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WO2015023687A1 - Système de communication de laboratoire de résultats critiques - Google Patents

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WO2015023687A1
WO2015023687A1 PCT/US2014/050761 US2014050761W WO2015023687A1 WO 2015023687 A1 WO2015023687 A1 WO 2015023687A1 US 2014050761 W US2014050761 W US 2014050761W WO 2015023687 A1 WO2015023687 A1 WO 2015023687A1
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    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
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    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
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  • This disclosure relates to a system and method for medical information communication.
  • the present disclosure is related to a system and method for communicating medical information. Specifically, the present disclosure is related to sending an alert to assigned or on call medical personnel when a medical test result exceeds a critical threshold.
  • One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a system and method for providing medical lab test result alert, the system and method comprising: transmitting an alert to one or more communication devices when a medical lab test result exceeds a critical threshold.
  • Another embodiment according to the present disclosure includes a system and method for providing medical lab test result alert, the system and method comprising: accessing a table comprising at least one medical test identifier and at least one critical threshold associated with the at least one medical test identifier; comparing a medical lab test result with the critical threshold; transmitting an alert to one or more communication devices when a medical lab test result exceeds a critical threshold, wherein the alert comprises: a lab test identifier; and at least one of: i) an alert message, ii) the lab test result, and iii) the critical threshold; recording at least one acknowledgement of receipt in an alert database when the at least one acknowledgement of receipt is received by at least one of the one or more communication devices, wherein the at least one acknowledgement of receipt comprises an identifier associated with the at least one communication device; and a time/date of the receipt; transmitting a notice of no contact when an acknowledgement of the transmitted alert is not received within a predetermined time; and recording the notice of no contact in an alert database when
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of a medical communication system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method of communicating medical information according to one embodiment of the pending disclosure.
  • the present disclosure relates to communicating medical information. Specifically, the present disclosure is related to sending an alert to assigned or on call medical personnel when a medical test result exceeds a critical threshold.
  • the present disclosure is susceptible to embodiments of different forms. There are shown in the drawings, and herein will be described in detail, specific embodiments of the present disclosure with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the principles of the present disclosure and is not intended to threshold the present disclosure to that illustrated and described herein.
  • FIG. 1 shows a system 100 for communicating medical information to a communication device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • a medical test may be performed by lab test equipment 110.
  • the lab test equipment 110 may transmit the result of the test to the lab information system 120 configured to store lab results.
  • the lab test equipment 110 may also transmit the result to a communication module 130.
  • the communication module 130 may include a critical thresholds table 140 comprising a set of medical test identifiers and critical result values associated with each of the medical test identifiers.
  • the communications module 130 may include a communications database 150 configured to record one or more of: i) outgoing alert messages, ii) incoming alert acknowledgements, and iii) incoming patient location information, iv) no response timeouts.
  • the communications module 130 may comprise a processor 160 configured to compare the incoming test result from lab test equipment 110 with the critical thresholds table 140 to determine if an alert message should be transmitted.
  • the processor 160 may be configured to automatically transmit the alert message when the test result exceeds a critical threshold from the critical threshold table 140.
  • the processor 160 may be configured to provide the alert message to communication device 180 in real time.
  • the processor 160 may also be configured to generate reports of the information stored in communications database 150.
  • the communications module 130 may comprise a communications link 170 configured to transmit alert messages to one or more communication devices 180.
  • the communication devices 180 may be configured to acknowledge alert messages.
  • the communication devices 180 may be configured to transmit an identifier of the communication device 180 and/or an identifier of the person operating the communication device 180.
  • the communications devices 180 may be one or more of: i) assigned to a location or region of medical facility, ii) configured to transmit a GPS location, and iii) configured to transmit a wireless node identifier.
  • the alert messages may include one or more of: i) the identifier for the medical test, ii) an identifier of the patient associated with the medical test, iii) an alert message, iv) the critical lab result threshold, v) the lab result, and vi) an instruction for immediate action.
  • the alert acknowledgement may include one or more of: i) an identifier of the communication device 180 acknowledging the message, ii) an identifier of user operating the communications device 180, and ⁇ ) an alert acknowledgment with a time/date stamp.
  • the communication device 180 may also be configured to transmit a message indicating that the patient associated with the test result is i) not present or ii) present.
  • the communications devices 180 may be configured for wired or wireless communication.
  • FIG. 1 shows the critical communication module 130 as separate from the lab test equipment 110 and the lab information system 120, this is illustrative and exemplary only, as in some embodiments, the critical communication module 130 may be integrated with the lab test equipment 110 or the lab information system 120. Further, in some embodiments, the communication database 150 may not be present, but die alert/acknowledgement data may be stored in lab information system 120.
  • FIG. 2 shows a flow chart of a method 200 for communicating medical information according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • a test result from lab test equipment 110 is compared with a corresponding critical threshold value in the critical thresholds table 140.
  • a test result alert message may be automatically transmitted to one or more communication devices 180 via the communications link 150 when the test result exceeds the critical threshold value. The transmission may be sent to all communication devices 180 or to specific devices based on one or more of: assigned location, physical location, and priority.
  • Step 230 is a decision block that indicates whether a timeout period has expired while waiting for an acknowledgement of the alert transmitted in step 220. The timeout period may be designated within the communication system.
  • an acknowledgement is received by the communication module 130.
  • the alert acknowledgement may include one or more of: i) an identifier of the communication device 180 acknowledging the message, ii) an identifier of user operating the communications device 180, and in) an alert acknowledgment with a time/date stamp.
  • the communication device 180 may also be configured to transmit a message indicating that the patient associated with the test result is i) not present or ii) present.
  • the acknowledgement may be recorded in communication database 160.
  • the record of the acknowledgement may include a time/date stamp of when the acknowledgement was received.
  • a No Contact alert may be generated and sent to the lab alert personnel, so that alternative means may be used to alert medical personnel of the critical lab result.
  • the record of the timeout and the subsequent No Contact alert may be recorded in the communication database 160.
  • the communication module 130 may be configured to clear an alert if a first type of acknowledgement is received (such as ''received") and to continue the alert (until the timeout is reached) if a second type of acknowledgement is received (such as "patient not present"). Having multiple types of acknowledgements processed by the communication module 130 reduces the likelihood of redundant alerts while also reducing the risk that an alert will not reach medical personnel at the patient's location.
  • the alternative means of alerting medical personnel in step 270 may include generating a report of outstanding acknowledgements (pending, timed out, or both) for the medical personnel. The report may be generated physically or electronically.
  • the alert process may be configured to be in compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1967 and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

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L'invention concerne un système et un procédé de communication d'informations médicales associées à un test médical. Le procédé consiste à comparer un résultat de test de laboratoire avec un seuil de test critique et à générer une alerte si le seuil est dépassé. L'alerte peut être transmise à des dispositifs de communication utilisés par le personnel médical. Le personnel médical peut accuser réception de l'alerte ou générer un retour, quant à l'emplacement du patient associé aux résultats de test de laboratoire. L'alerte et l'accusé de réception peuvent être recensés dans une base de données, et des alertes sans accusé de réception peuvent être enregistrées et redirigées vers le personnel médical à l'aide d'autres moyens. Le système peut comprendre un module de communication pourvu d'une table de résultats critiques et un processeur conçu pour effectuer le procédé.
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