Medical Information Access System Using Tag Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical information access and processing systems require cumbersome navigation and are prone to human errors due to manual data entry, and adding new reader technologies or vendors involves expensive and time-consuming custom modifications.
Innovation Solution
A medical information access and processing system that includes multiple wireless tag reader devices and interfaces, with a repository of map information associating tag information with specific actions, allowing the system to automatically initiate corresponding actions without the need for extensive programming of adaptation layers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual data entry is used to navigate to patient records, then the system can access medical information, but the process becomes cumbersome and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing patients to autonomously access their own medical records through the patient portal, eliminating the need for manual navigation by healthcare providers. Patients can independently search, view, and download their records without requiring staff intervention for routine access tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data entry and navigation processes with automated electronic systems. The electronic health record system automatically retrieves, displays, and manages patient information through digital interfaces, substituting the manual mechanical actions of typing, browsing, and navigating through multiple screens with automated electronic retrieval and presentation of records.
2Productivity
If barcode readers are integrated into the system, then data entry speed improves, but the system becomes tightly coupled with specific hardware and vendors
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by implementing a unified electronic health record platform that can interface with multiple types of input devices from different vendors. The system is designed to accommodate various barcode readers, RFID scanners, and other data collection devices through standardized communication protocols, allowing a single system to serve multiple functions and hardware configurations without requiring vendor-specific adaptation layers.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adaptation layers are created for different reader technologies, then the system can support various input devices, but development time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal adaptation layer that provides a standardized interface for multiple reader technologies. Rather than creating separate adaptation layers for each vendor or device type, the system uses a single universal layer that can accommodate barcode readers, RFID scanners, and other input devices through standardized protocols, significantly reducing development time and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by separating the universal communication interface from the vendor-specific device drivers. The adaptation layer is segmented into a universal interface layer that handles standardized protocols and a device-specific layer that manages vendor particulars. This segmentation allows new reader technologies to be integrated by only modifying the device-specific layer while the universal interface remains unchanged, minimizing overall system modification requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
A medical information access and processing system includes a plurality of different wireless tag reader devices and a plurality of interfaces for receiving tag information, derived from reading a plurality of corresponding identification tags, from the tag reader devices. At least one repository of map information associates tag information received from the reader devices with reader device specific actions to be performed by a medical information access and processing system. A data processor uses the map information to associate tag information received from a specific reader device via an interface with a corresponding action to be performed by the medical information access and processing system and automatically initiates performance of the corresponding action by the medical information access and processing system.