US-12616788-B2 - Clinical notifications

Abstract

Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage medium are provided for providing clinical information for a person, such as a test result, in real time where the information is automatically pushed to a selected notification device of a physician. A graphical representation is generated for a clinician to select clinical notification options. Received selections create a notification to be automatically sent to one or more clinician devices. Automatic notifications reduce delay in clinician action when new clinician information is provided.

Inventors

• Michael McCurdy
• Matt R. Anderson
• MATTHEW JOSEPH HENKES

Assignees

• CERNER INNOVATION, INC.

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20240410

Claims (20)

1. 1 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform actions comprising: provide access to a clinical notification management application via a cloud computing network that hosts a control server, wherein the control server manages the clinical notification management application; automatically generate, by the clinical notification management application via the control server, one or more graphical user interfaces that display a medical order screen having one or more user selectable clinical notification options that identify notification preferences that are assignable to (1) one or more patients being treated and (2) one or more notification devices for receiving clinical notifications based on the notification preferences; receive one or more user selections, via the one or more graphical user interfaces and the control server, representing the notification preferences selected including at least a type of medical result data relating to a patient for which a clinical notification will be generated; receive one or more user selections, via the one or more graphical user interfaces, representing a notification preference for errors identified in a patient medical chart associated with the one or more patients; generate the notification preferences that are selected and assigned to the one or more patients and to the one or more notification devices, and store the notification preferences in a cloud-accessible database maintained in the cloud computing network; monitor subsequent medical data that is received into one or more electronic medical records (EMR) associated with the one or more patients being treated; determine whether the subsequent medical data received via the one or more electronic medical records (EMR) for the one or more patients being treated includes data that matches the notification preferences stored in the cloud-accessible database including the type of medical result data; determine whether the subsequent medical data received includes an error identified in the patient medical chart associated with the one or more patients; in response to determining the subsequent medical data matches the notification preferences, automatically generate in real-time, via the control server, the clinical notification and a notification route associated with the one or more notification devices assigned in the notification preferences; and transmit the clinical notification, via network communications, to the one or more notification devices based on at least the notification route to provide an alert to one or more users.
2. 2 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , further comprising executable instructions for receiving an input, via the control server, representing a notification device preference that identifies the one or more notification devices to receive the clinical notification, the notification device preference corresponding to an encounter between a user clinician and the one or more patients being treated and a location of the one or more patients.
3. 3 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , further comprising executable instructions for automatically retrieving the notification preferences, via the control server, and generating the notification route to deliver the clinical notification to the one or more notification devices, wherein the notification route is based on an electronic address location of the one or more notification devices and a priority of the clinical notification.
4. 4 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the clinical notification is configured to provide real-time access to the subsequent medical data of the one or more patients to the one or more users via the one or more notification devices.
5. 5 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the user selectable clinical notification options comprise critical alerts, patient vitals and pathology results as selectable options for the notification preferences; and wherein the computer-executable instructions are further configured to cause the computing system to perform actions comprising: designate in the notification preferences, via the one or more graphical user interfaces, that the type of medical result data is a critical result or a non-critical result; designate in the notification preferences that a notification criterion is for the critical result; and determine, from the associated notification preferences, whether the type of medical result from the subsequent medical data is designated as the critical result that causes a match, otherwise is not a match.
6. 6 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the user selectable clinical notification options comprise a date range and a notification type.
7. 7 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the clinical notification is filtered by the control server to remove one or more types of medical data about the one or more patients that is identified as sensitive.
8. 8 . A computer-implemented method in a computing environment for providing a clinical notification, the method comprising: providing access to a clinical notification management application via a cloud computing network that hosts a control server, wherein the control server manages the clinical notification management application; automatically generating, by the clinical notification management application via the control server, one or more graphical user interfaces that display a medical order screen having one or more user selectable clinical notification options that identifies selectable notification preferences that are assignable to (1) one or more patients being treated and (2) one or more notification devices for receiving clinical notifications based on the selectable notification preferences; receiving one or more user selections, via the one or more graphical user interfaces and the control server, identifying the notification preferences selected including at least a type of medical result data relating to one or more patients for which a clinical notification will be generated and identifying one or more devices of the one or more notification devices to receive the clinical notification; receiving one or more user selections, via the one or more graphical user interfaces, representing a notification preference for errors identified in a patient medical chart associated with the one or more patients; generating the notification preferences that are selected and assigned to the one or more patients and to the one or more notification devices, and storing the notification preferences in a cloud-accessible database maintained in the cloud computing network; monitoring subsequent medical data that is received into one or more electronic medical records (EMR) associated with the one or more patients being treated; determining whether the subsequent medical data received via the one or more electronic medical records (EMR) for the one or more patients being treated includes data that matches the notification preferences stored in the cloud-accessible database by the control server including the type of medical result data; determining whether the subsequent medical data received includes an error identified in the patient medical chart associated with the one or more patients; in response to determining the subsequent medical data matches the notification preferences, automatically generating in real-time, via the control server, the clinical notification and a notification route associated with the one or more notification devices assigned in the notification preferences; and transmitting the clinical notification, via network communications, to the one or more notification devices based on at least the notification route to provide an alert to one or more users.
9. 9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the medical order screen comprises a medical summary for one of the one or more patients being treated by a user clinician; and wherein the method further comprises: designating in the notification preferences, via the one or more graphical user interfaces, that the type of medical result data is a critical result or a non-critical result; designating in the notification preferences that a notification criterion is for the critical result; and determining, from the associated notification preferences, whether the type of medical result from the subsequent medical data is designated as the critical result that causes a match, otherwise is not a match.
10. 10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising: automatically retrieving the notification preferences, via the control server, and generating the notification route to deliver the clinical notification to the one or more notification devices, wherein the notification route is based on a location of the one or more notification devices and a priority of the clinical notification.
11. 11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the clinical notification is configured to provide real-time access to the subsequent medical data of the one or more patients to the one or more users via the one or more notification devices that receive the clinical notification.
12. 12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the clinical notification includes the subsequent medical data about the one or more patients being treated by a user clinician, and wherein logging into the clinical notification management application causes logging into the control server hosting the EMR.
13. 13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more graphical user interfaces with the subsequent medical data are displayed only when a user clinician authenticates on at least one of the one or more notification devices.
14. 14 . A system for providing a clinical notification, the system comprising: one or more processors; and one or more computer storage media storing instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: provide access to a clinical notification management application via a cloud computing network that hosts a control server, wherein the control server manages the clinical notification management application; automatically generate, by the clinical notification management application via the control server, one or more graphical user interfaces that display a medical order screen having one or more user selectable clinical notification options that identifies selectable notification preferences that are assignable to (i) one or more patients being treated and (ii) one or more notification devices for receiving clinical notifications based on the selectable notification preferences; receive one or more user selections, via the one or more graphical user interfaces and the control server, that (i) identify the notification preferences selected including at least a type of medical data relating to one or more patients for which a clinical notification will be generated and (ii) identify one or more of the one or more notification devices to receive the clinical notification; receive one or more user selections, via the one or more graphical user interfaces, representing a notification preference for errors identified in a patient medical chart associated with the one or more patients; monitor subsequent medical data that is received into one or more electronic medical records (EMRs) associated with the one or more patients being treated; determine whether the subsequent medical data received via the electronic medical records (EMRs) for the one or more patients being treated includes data that matches the notification preferences stored in a cloud-accessible database by the control server including the type of medical data; determine whether the subsequent medical data received includes an error identified in the patient medical chart associated with the one or more patients; in response to determining the subsequent medical data matches the notification preferences, automatically generate in real-time, via the control server, the clinical notification and a notification route associated with the one or more notification devices assigned in the notification preferences; and transmit the clinical notification, via network communications, to the one or more notification devices based on at least the notification route to provide an alert to one or more users.
15. 15 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising the one or more computer storage media storing instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive an input via the one or more graphical user interfaces and the control server representing a notification device preference that identifies the one or more notification devices to receive the clinical notification.
16. 16 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising the one or more computer storage media storing instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to automatically retrieve the notification preferences via the control server and generate the notification route to deliver the clinical notification to the one or more notification devices selected to receive the clinical notification.
17. 17 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising the one or more computer storage media storing instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: configure the user selectable clinical notification options to include selectable options for critical alerts, patient vitals, and pathology results as part of the notification preferences.
18. 18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the clinical notification is configured to provide real-time access to the subsequent medical data of the one or more patients to one or more users via the one or more notification devices that receive the clinical notification.
19. 19 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the medical order screen comprises a medical summary for one of the one or more patients being treated by a clinician, and wherein the medical summary comprises patient vitals and measurements, reported symptoms, and a prior diagnosis.
20. 20 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the notification preferences comprise an electronic location of the one or more notification devices, a date range, and a notification type, and wherein the clinical notification is a push notification.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This disclosure is a continuation of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. “16/236,881” filed Dec. 31, 2018, entitled “CLINICAL NOTIFICATIONS”, inventors: Michael McCURDY, Matt R. ANDERSON and Matthew Joseph HENKES; which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. “62/612,482” filed Dec. 31, 2017 entitled “CLINICAL NOTIFICATIONS”, inventors Michael McCURDY, Matt R. ANDERSON and Matthew Joseph HENKES, and assigned to the present assignee, which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. BACKGROUND Today, the speed at which individuals receive medical care is dependent upon manual processes. For instance, a patient's treatment is dependent upon the ordering physician's receipt of test results. This is typically accomplished one of three manual ways. First, the results are faxed to a physician. Second, test results are entered into an individual's electronic medical chart, such as an EMR, and the clinician logs into the electronic medical chart to view the results. Third, test results are delivered to the ordering physician or nurse by a telephone call. For example, an MRI of the knee reveals a meniscus tear. The radiologist calls the ordering physician to provide results, and then dictates the report. The process is duplicate effort for the radiologist and requires phone availability from the ordering physician. Each scenario delays care because it requires users to purposefully (and manually) retrieve or deliver results. Each manual process is time consuming, costly, and significantly delays treatment of the individual. SUMMARY Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for providing clinical information for a person, such as a test result, immediately and the information is automatically and immediately pushed to one or more designated devices associated with an ordering physician. The present system/method removes previous issues with generating notification alerts, accessing specified clinical information in a timely manner, and/or the manual processes that create bottlenecks in healthcare today. Patients may begin treatment earlier, providing the greatest opportunity for positive outcomes. Systems, methods and computer readable media for providing clinical notifications in a cloud-computing environment are described. The system/method/media is configured to provide access to a clinical notification management application via a cloud computing network that hosts a control server, wherein the control server manages the clinical notification management application; automatically generate, by the clinical notification management application via the control server, one or more graphical user interfaces that display a medical order screen having one or more user selectable clinical notification options that identify notification preferences that are assignable to (1) one or more patients being treated and (2) one or more notification devices for receiving clinical notifications based on the notification preferences; receive one or more user selections, via the one or more graphical user interfaces and the control server, representing the notification preferences selected including at least a type of medical result data relating to a patient for which a clinical notification will be generated; generate the notification preferences that are selected and assigned to the one or more patients and to the one or more notification devices, and store the notification preferences in a cloud-accessible database maintained in the cloud computing network; monitor subsequent medical data that is received into one or more electronic medical records (EMR) associated with the one or more patients being treated; determine whether the subsequent medical data received via the electronic medical records (EMR) for the one or more patients being treated includes data that matches the notification preferences stored in the cloud-accessible database including the type of medical result data; in response to determining the subsequent medical data matches the notification preferences, automatically generate in real-time, via the control server, the clinical notification and a notification route associated with the one or more notification devices assigned in the notification preferences; and transmit the clinical notification, via network communications, to the one or more notification devices based on at least the notification route to provide an alert to one or more users. In one embodiment, input is received by the control server representing a user selection of a multiple medical devices selected to receive the clinical notification option. In this described embodiment in response to determining if the subsequent medical data satisfies the user selection of the clinical notification option, the control server displays an event notification on multiple medical devices selected to receive the clinical notification option. In some