Medical Testing Workflow with Local Patient Information Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical image testing apparatuses, such as ultrasonic and X-ray diagnostic devices, face issues with incomplete patient information in testing orders, leading to potential patient mix-ups and limitations in editing patient details, compromising reliability.
Innovation Solution
A medical testing apparatus equipped with a communication unit, processors, and storage units that allow for obtaining, displaying, editing, and temporarily storing patient information, enabling medical workers to complete missing fields and enhance data reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the testing apparatus receives testing information from the server with incomplete patient information, then the testing process can proceed, but the reliability of patient information is compromised and patient mix-ups may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation of patient information completeness before the testing process begins. The determination unit checks whether required patient information fields are filled in advance, and the notification unit alerts operators to complete missing information before testing proceeds, preventing patient mix-ups while maintaining efficient testing workflows
2Stability of the object's composition
If the server holds master information and the testing apparatus cannot edit patient information, then data consistency is maintained, but medical workers cannot complement missing patient information
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the information management function into two parts: the server maintains master information for data consistency, while the testing apparatus gains localized editing capability for incomplete information. The control unit allows medical workers to edit and complement patient information at the testing apparatus level when deficiencies are detected, without compromising the server's master data integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The testing apparatus acts as an intermediary between the server's master information and the actual testing process. It receives testing information from the server, validates completeness, allows local editing when needed, and then proceeds with testing, bridging the gap between data consistency requirements and operational flexibility
3Reliability
If the testing apparatus allows editing of patient information, then missing information can be complemented, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service validation where the determination unit automatically identifies incomplete patient information fields and triggers notifications to operators. The control unit provides automated guidance for completing missing information, reducing the need for complex manual verification procedures while ensuring information completeness
Data Source
AI summary
A medical testing apparatus includes: a communication unit communicably connected to a worklist server via a network; one or more processors configured to execute functions of: a testing information obtainer to obtain testing information (having patient information and a testing ID), which is used to order testing, from the worklist server; a display controller to cause a display operation unit to display the obtained testing information; a testing information editor to edit the obtained testing information; and a volatile storage unit to store the edited testing information edited by the testing information editor. The medical testing apparatus records the edited testing information temporarily stored in the volatile storage unit in a non-volatile storage unit, as edited testing information.