Medical Record Dashboard Layout for Multi-Source Patient Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are complex and inefficient, leading to medical errors due to the lack of intuitive data display, difficulty in accessing relevant information, and inability to correlate data across different systems, which complicates decision-making and communication among healthcare providers.
Innovation Solution
A data command center visual display system that integrates patient data from multiple sources, allowing for intuitive data visualization and navigation within a single interface, enabling dynamic display configurations and automated data correlation, including patient flowsheets and ordering panels directly from the display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional EHR systems are used to store and display patient data, then data can be stored in databases, but the visual display systems are difficult to understand and require multiple screens and menus to access relevant information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments patient data into distinct functional panels (patient demographics panel, clinical data panel, examination findings panel, medications panel, procedures panel, diagnostic tests panel, assessment and plan panel) that can be independently configured and displayed. Each panel contains specific types of information and can be customized separately, allowing providers to access relevant data without navigating through complex menus while maintaining data completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple data sources and display functions into a single integrated visual display interface. The dashboard combines patient demographics, clinical data, examination findings, medications, procedures, diagnostic tests, and assessment plans into one unified view that can be accessed from a single screen, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple screens and menus while maintaining data accessibility.
2Loss of information
If multiple screens and menus are used to display comprehensive patient information, then all relevant data can be accessed, but the system becomes complex and time-consuming to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic display configurations where panels can be automatically adjusted based on patient needs, provider preferences, and clinical context. The system dynamically prioritizes and repositions relevant information without requiring manual navigation, allowing comprehensive patient information to be presented in an optimized layout that reduces navigation time while maintaining data completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary organization and prioritization of patient data before display. The system pre-configures panels with relevant information based on the patient's condition, upcoming procedures, or active care plans, so that when the provider accesses the record, the most critical information is already positioned and highlighted, eliminating the need for time-consuming navigation through multiple menus and screens.
3Loss of information
If traditional EHR interfaces are used for care coordination, then data can be stored centrally, but communication and sharing care between multiple providers becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal display interface that can be accessed and configured by multiple providers with different roles and specialties. The panel-based system allows each provider to customize the display according to their specific needs while viewing the same underlying patient data, facilitating seamless care coordination. The configuration settings can be shared across providers, allowing efficient handoffs and collaborative care without requiring separate systems or complex communication protocols.
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AI summary
A computer implemented method of creating display configurations includes generating, via a medical record dashboard system, a dashboard display comprising at least a first visible panel of one or more visible panels having selected information corresponding to information stored in one or more medical record databases related to different respective medical services. A configuration menu associated with the first panel is displayed and display configuration parameters selected by a first user for a first display configuration are received in response to user interaction with the display configuration menu. The first panel is configured based on the first configuration and the display configuration parameters of the first configuration are stored. A selection of the first display configuration by a second user may be received via a configuration sharing panel. The first display configuration is retrieved as is data defined by the first display configuration. The first display configuration is then applied to a second panel selected by the second user.