WO2024044820A1

WO2024044820A1 - Medmap information display system (mids )

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Publication number: WO2024044820A1
Application number: PCT/AU2023/050846
Authority: WO
Inventors: Michael Van Der Merwe
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-08-31
Filing date: 2023-08-31
Publication date: 2024-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 2025-02-28
Also published as: AU2023219927A1

Abstract

The 3D MEDMAP Figure (MF 1) is a slowly rotating anatomical figure representing a patient, where multipurpose TP/'s 2 are superimposed on the MF 1, indicating where a patient's medical issues are located, while these TPl's are linked to Medical Information Blocks MIB's 4 using LL s 3, where MIB's consist of DH/'s 4a, M's 4b linked to AB 13, MM's4c as well as MUT's 4d. LL 7 show internal connections between MMs and File Strips (FSs 6) located within File Information Blocks (FIBs), where FIBs contains all the medical files of an adjacent MIB ( DH/4a), and where a LLB link line show a FS's and Patient Portal (PPs 14) external connections - also a Key Pad Matrix ( KPM 9) is used to provide access to only to certain FS categories, while in another mode it provides Body System ( BS) options for replacement of the internal structure of MF1. Sensitive Strips (SS's 10) and a SL/ 15 provide further patient information while PH 1:a primarily identifies the patient, with areas A and B set aside as OS operational areas for a multitude of uses, including Al.

Description

MEDMAP INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM (MIDS) For many years patients health records were kept in paper form , which has now been superseded by Electronic Health Records ( EHR) systems worldwide, such as for example Australia's My Health Record , where all patients EHR 's now reside in one Centralized data base. These systems are now fully integrated as well as being multi-layered, and are in essence an electronic collated version of the old, implying low operational efficiencies where the larger benefits of having such a system in place , remain largely unrealized. This fact was recently confirmed by The Health Grades report in the USA , stating that 10.5% of all doctors surveyed have admitted to have made at least one major medical mistake in the last three months, and that medical mistakes are now the third leading cause of death, right after cancer and heart disease - a fact to which Australia will be no exception to. Vastly improving health outcomes for patients is therefore a much more complicating and challenging task than simply having an EHRsystem in place, which implies that a novel , new innovative approach to health care is required to greatly improve health outcomes for all patients. As a direct consequence of the issues mentioned above, this invention has been specifically devised in order to provide a comprehensive and fully integrated _, highly visual ' Front Page ' (Dashboard) display to be 'attached ' to new or existing EHR systems worldwide, where all of a patient's health issues can be viewed simultaneously, allowing for rapid assessment and interpretation by health professionals - now visible within a single glance. This immense advantage is of incredible value to Medical Practitioners, where time is of the essence , even more so for those working in Emergency Wards , where the added value of having a MIDS system in place, can literally mean the difference between life and death for a large number of patients. In addition , it uses a basic / simplified version of the MIDS system as a means of patient communication enabling direct two-way visual portal communication to take place between medical professionals and their patients. The MIDS system in accordance with this invention is a multi-purpose, multi functional system as well as being multilayered focusing mainly on Health Care improvements and comprises of a readily expandable system by displaying all of _a patient's health information simultaneously and by preferably using touch screen portable technology in addition to desk I laptop use, or other future technologies , and consists of : A three dimensional MEDMAP Figure (MF) which ls preferably a male / female anatomical figure representing a patient, as identified by the Patient Heading (PH), which rotates slowly and where multipurpose Triangular Position Indicators ( TPI 's) are superimposed on the MF connected with Link Lines ( LL 's )to Medication Information Blocks ( MIB's) , where the said TPl's firstly display the various locations where a patient's health issues are located on their body, and secondly showing clearly where an operation / medical intervention had taken place at a specific TPI , where applicable, and thirdly that these said ^TPl's may be filled with a specific colour to display the degree of severity of a specific health issue. MIB's comprise firstly of a Diagnostic Medical Issue ( DMI) heading , and secondly showing an Allergy Alert ( M) box ,cross-referenced to an Allergy Block (AB), and thirdly of several Medicational Matrices ( MM's) where these matrices contain all the relevant medication information pertaining to the (DMI) heading including a Medication Usage Time-line ( MUT) attached to MM's, to indicate the time duration which a specific medication has been taken by a patient. File Information Blocks ( FIB's) are located adjacent to every said MIB which comprises of Frie Strips ( FS's ) of the health issue as shown in adjacent DMl's , where a File Strip Indicator ( FSI ), part of a FS, may for example indicate an alert to any unread reports , notification of regular scheduled tests/ scans/ etc. to be conducted , display Patient Portal (PP) Communication information ,etc. - to name a few. A Key Pad Matrix ( KPM) enables access to different functions and displays used within the MIDS system, where in its default position it comprises of various File Category ( FC) options used for selection of FC's , which can be activated from the key-pad layout to have only specific FC's displayed on a FS listing for viewing , editing , etc. - whilst in another mode , the key-pad displays various Body Systems (BS) options used for selection, where a selected BS option can be activated on the key-pad to replace the internal anatomical structure within the said MF with the newly selected BS, as well as allowing for enlargement of a selected BS's parts within the MF - in addition additional medical image options can be used. Further KPM options could also be added to further expand KPMfunctionality. Various Sensitive Strips ( SS) show representations containing obscured sensitive patient information with their respective identifiers whilst also indicating their respective degrees of severity, which are revealed by medical professionals when dragging a cursor, finger or other means , across these SS's. A System Location Indicator (SL/) is used to show a patient's location, when treated within the health system. The top and bottom areas of the 'Front Page ' are preferably set aside for use as Operational System (OS) areas. Artificial Intelligence (Al) forms an integral part of the MIDS system design , to for example provide assistance to Medical Professionals with diagnostics, taking into account all of a patient's health issues, indicate medical / medication contradictions and anomalies where they occur , recommend further treatment options to health professionals , provide for the issuing of regular prescriptions to patients and may be used to coordinate communications with patients as required by health professionals - to name a few. In addition, in terms of structural and systemic improvements , the issuing of specific documentation to patients as directed by health professionals preceding patient advancement to the next step in the process , concept like Treatment Point Location ( TPL ), Demand Leveling ( DL ), etc.- to name a few- all becomes possible as methods to increase efficiency and the overall performance of the system. In addition , a basic / simplified highly visual version, supported by Al, of the MIDS system is used to enable patient/ medical professional reciprocal communication via the Patient Portal ( PP), preferably by using portable touch screen technology aided by a special pen used to point, circle , draw attention to certain areas , etc. - to name a few . This submission focuses both on local as well as systemic / structural efficiency improvements of typical EHR systems worldwide for both existing and newly developed EHR systems , however further expansive additions may also be developed , to include for example Hospital Operations and others, thereby allowing further integration within EHR systems or these may be developed as separate Stand- alone systems. Various simplified Stand-alone or fully integrated systems within EHR systems may also be developed for areas such as for example Aged care , Palliative care , etc. -to name a few. In addition, non-medical applications may also be developed such as for example for Gym applications, training programs for Elite Athletes , etc. - to name just a few of many possibilities. The ' Front Page ' MIDS system comprises of various separate entities which are listed below showing some of their respective options/ variations which may be used in this Front Page' MIDS composition: The 3D MEDMAP figure ( MF 1) - is preferably a centrally placed anatomical figure representing a patient, male or female , however other representations may also be used such as for example those of animated figures, box-structured compositions of a figure , holographical presentatrons , etc. - to name a few. Triangular Position indicators ( TPI 2) - Firstly these multipurpose TPl's are used as medical issue position indicators superimposed on the Mt figure however other geometrical forms may also be used for this purpose such as for example circles, squares as well as highlighted areas, arrows, etc. -to name a _few. Secondly , some TPl's may have a circle 2b around them, to indicate that an operation / medical intervention had taken place at a specific TPI location point , however any other means may also be used such as for example by using a background colour , pulsating methods , various other geometrical forms , etc. -to name a few, and thirdly, the said TP/'s may be filled with a specific colour such as for example red, yellow and green to display their respective degrees of severity, however other methods may also be used for this purpose such as for example progressively enlarging the size of these TPl's, using various pulsating methods , background colour combination variations , etc. - to name a few. Medication Information Blocks ( MIB 4) -these MIB's consist of a number of entities such as a Diagnosis I Health Issue (DH/) heading 4a , an Allergy Alert 4b, Medication Matrices ( MM's) with Medication Headings 4c and Medication Usage Timelines 4d, however other methods may also be used for this purpose such as for example other forms of grouped information blocks lists of medication information or references to the actual documentation , direct entries showing various links, etc. -to name a few. * Diagnosis I Health Issue headings ( DH/ 4a), DH 1,DH 2.... these headings describe a specific Diagnosis Health Issue linked to a specific TPI however other methods may also be used for this purpose such as for example referenced to the actual diagnosis , category indictors, abbreviations , a number system, etc. - to name a few. * Allergy Alert (M's) 4b- the number shown in this box act as notification of the presence of an allergy, cross referenced to a corresponding number in AB 13 , however other methods may also be used for this purpose such as for example by placing an full allergy description in a MIB's 4 box , using categories to define these , colour coding of these references, etc. - to name a few. ^* Medication Matrices ( MM's 4c) M1,M2... - these matrices for example have their own respective Medication Headings and contain references to detailed information on specific Medications within a specially formatted matrix structure used for activation purposes , including subsections of this matrix lighting-up when medication contradictions / anomalies are detected , however other methods may also be used for this purpose such as for example presenting the information as separate sub headings , references and links to the actual documentation , highlighting certain sections , etc. - to name a few. Medication Usage Timeline ( MUT 4d), a line is used to represent the duration which a patient has been taking a specific medication, shown as a coloured line attached to each MM. Other methods of representation are also possible such as for example triangles showing an increase in colour, progressive linked box structures , increasing numbers, etc. - to name a few. File Information Blocks ( FIB's) 5 contain all of the FS's pertaining to a specific health issue shown on an adjacent DH/ 4a heading , while other methods of representation are also possible such as for example text groups identifying these files , various other file boxed groups, references to existing files, specially formatted icons , etc. - to name a few. File Strips ( FS) 6 - are located within FIB's 5 where these FS's comprise firstly of a File Status Indicator ( FS!) 6 a , secondly of a File Category Indicator ( FC) 6 b, and thirdly of a File Descriptor (FD) 6 c, however other means for example may also be used for these presentations such as text combinations , composite geometrical forms, icon groups or specifically constructed images , direct file references, etc. - to name a few . File Status Indicators ( FSl's) 6a - these said indicators are designed to show FS activity with regard to internal as well as external communications and interactions represented by a group of coloured strips , however other means may also be used such as for example other forms to indicate activity such as pulsating methods , text indications linked to an activity highlighted backgrounds, a specific number system, etc. -to name a few. * File Category ( FC 6b) - indicates an abbreviated identifier of a FS's major category , however other means may also be used such as for example coded words, references to actual tests/ files/ reports , location references , etc. -to name a few. File Descriptor 6c - contains a FS's complete file content information such as for example dates , tests / scan results / location indicator_s / report headings, file references , analysis , recommendations ,etc. - however other means may also be used such as for example references to document location centers, special headings, etc. -to name a few Link-lines (LL) 3, 7, 8- are examples of link-lines, connecting firstly TPl's and M!B's such as for example LL 3, , secondly MIB's and F!B's internally such as for example LL 7 , and thirdly showing external communication links to a Patient Portal( PP 14 ) , such as f^or example LL 8 from a FSI where applicable , however other methods may also be used for this purpose such as for example corresponding alphanumerical characters placed at the two connection end points , similar coloured end points , coded methods , various coloured geometrical representations , etc. - to name a few Patient Portal ( PP 14 )- PP's are used mainly for interactive patient / medical practitioner communication purposes by the use of a highly visual basic/simplified MIDS system however other means may also be used for this purpose such as for example non portal communication methods such as for example phone-to-phone contact , phone-to-computer communication , etc. - to name a few. Sensitive Strips ( SS) 10-these display obscured sensitive personal information of a patient including an identifier and severity indicator, however other means may also be used for this purpose such as for example a combination of smaller blocks to progressively show the various increments , a horizontal coloured triangle progressively indicating an increase by the use of tonal value, coloured _I uncoloured areas, etc. -to name a few. Key Pad Matrices ( KPM's) 9 - a KPM allows for example access to different functions such as FC and BS selection options by the use of various key-pad displays , however other means may also be used for this purpose such as for example various icons representing these , text sections contained in various rectangular boxed combinations ,differently structured anatomical system presentations , etc. - to name a few. Allergy Blocks (AB) 13-these entries for example are used to list the various allergies of a patient by number , where these numbers are cross referenced to a AA 4b box within a MIB , however other methods may also be used such as for example linking these end points by colour , the use of alphabetical letters , descriptions within a MIB ,etc. - to name a few. Systemic Location Indicator ( SL/ 15) - this is a box-structured-line, multi coloured used to indicate a patient's current location within the health system - however other means may also be used for this purpose such as for example a text list of these locations, icon representations, etc. - to name a few. The invention may be better understood with reference to the illustrations and embodiments of the invention which :- Fig. 1 is an example of a " Front Page ' ( Dashboard ) layout of the MIDS system showing all the respective interactive elements of this display . The 3D MF 1 is preferably an anatomical figure, male or female, identified by a PH12 heading to represent a patient, which rotates slowly and may be stopped in any position to show a specific side of the said MF 1, or by using the rapid Rotational Activator ( RA 11) to reach a specific rotational position thereby displaying for example a specific TPI 2 which may for example only be visible from the rear of this figure. The said multipurpose TPl's 2 are superimposed on the said MF 1 by firstly representing the various locations on a patient's body where a patient's health issues are located , and secondly the said TPl's may have a circle 2b around them, where appropriate, to indicate clearly where an operation / medical intervention had taken place in the past , and thirdly , the said TPl's may be filled with a specific colour to display the degree of severity of a specific health issue. All of these said TPl's 2 are for example individually linked with their own LL 's 3 to their respective MIB's 4, where MIB's firstly contain a TPl's respective Diagnosis Health Issue ( DH! 4a) description such as DH! 1, DH/ 2 , ...... etc. - and secondly it contains an inserted box AA 4b with a number ( where applicable ) cross referenced to a corresponding number in AB 13, where these entries can be viewed for editing , insertion , etc. , by dragging the cursor, finger or other means, across the listed entries for enlargement and selection and then by activating a specific entry in order to gain more information, or simply activate the number shown in AA4b if the allergy only pertains to that specific MIB. Also within the said MIB's 4 are several MM's 4c displaying their respective Medication Headings M 1 ,M 2, ..... etc. which contain detailed referenced information of specific Medications involved , as specified in a DH! heading, where this information is contained in a specially formatted manner within the said MM's 4c matrix subsections , such as for example specific sub sections containing information on dosage rates , regular test requirements , side effects , etc. - to name a few , and where any of these clearly marked parts of this structured matrix's sub sections can be activated to provide access to this detailed information, and where for example one specific part of these MM subsections may light-up to show mediation/ medical contradictions and anomalies between various MM's . The Medication Usage Time-line ( MUT 4d ) shown is a linear representation depicting the duration which a specific medication has been taken by the patient FIB's 5 contain all the FS's 6 file entries of an adjacent said DH! where each FS comprises firstly of a FSI 6a, indicating the file status of a said FS at any point in Ume , and secondly of a File Category ( FC) 6b showing the major category of the listed FS's 6 and thirdly a File Descriptor (FD) 6c containing details of a FS's file contents, which may be viewed by dragging the cursor, moving a finger or other means , across FS's for enlargement viewing prior to activation for file retrievals , checking details , editing, additions , etc, The interconnectivity of the said MIB's 4 and FIB's 5 information blocks is shown by linking for example a specific regular test(s )/ scan(s) / etc. , where frequency requirements are contained within a specific matrix subsection within a MM 4c linked to a specific FS 6, which contains the details of the test(s) / scan(s) / etc. informational details, shown by the internal link LL7 from a MMto a listed file entry part FS6a . The said FSl's6a internal link for example would indicate that it is active , by displaying a specific lit colour strip within the said FSI 6 a showing that this connection has been made. In addition to this internal link , another coloured section contained within the FS/ Ba structure, may for example become active and light-up to show that an external notification has been automatically sent to a patient via the PP15 portal, as shown for example by the LL 8 connection line. A Key Pad Matrix ( KPM 9) allows access for example to different KPM functions shown on the key-pad layout which involves the display of separate entities such as for example enabling the selection of a specific File Category (FCBb) to be displayed on listed FS's, thus providing rapid access to only a selected FC grouping. In addition, by using a Arrow Indicator 9a located on the keypad , it allows for switching to another mode such as for example the Body System (BS) options used to select a specific BS option from this keypad layout by activation, such as for example a Circulatory , a Muscular Body System , etc. - to name a few , thereby replacing the internal anatomical structure within the MF 1 with the newly selected BS, which can then for example be used for anatomical explanations to patients , also by using a special pen as an a.id in the MIDS system to indicate , circle and draw attention to certain aspects during visual communication , etc. - to name a few. Any of the MF's BS options contained within the said MF 1 at any point in time can have their individual parts enlarged as required with further references and access provided by a library of supplementary images and additional information as required . Various SS's 10 representations contains highly sensitive patient information ,which remain obscured and consists of firstly an identifier for each issue and secondly of an incremental coloured line 10a, indicating their respective degrees of severity ranging from low, moderate to high . By dragging the cursor , a finger and other means, or similar future technology , across a specific SS , the obscured issue is revealed and identified to provide further information about a specific sensitive patient health issue to an authorized health professional, such as for example the extent of a patient's mental health issues , the extent of their smoking and drinking habits ,etc.- to name a few. A Systemic Location Indicator ( SL/ 15) is provided which consists of a series of individually coloured boxes representing the specific locations within the health system where services are being provided to a patient, strung together as separate coloured boxes to form a line , where these locations are identified by abbreviated letters Details of a patient's Personal Heading ( PH 12) is preferably centrally displayed above the MF 1 figure such as for example their identity details such as their name , DOB, weight , height, etc. used for identification and treatment purposes. Areas A and Bare preferably set aside for Operational System (OS) requirements which includes for example links to existing data bases , Internet information sources, interfacing requirements, A/support functions, navigational functionality , tool bars , security links ,etc. - to name a few.

Claims

The claims defining this invention are as follows: This invention consists of a readily expandable MIDS ' Fron t Page' system comprising of separate interactive entities such as a MF with RA multipurpose TPl's superimposed on the MF with LL sto their respective M!Bs and where M!Bs comprise of a DH/ heading, several MMs , a M cross referenced to an AB, where applicable, and a MUT, also showing LL's between parts of MMs located within MIB's, and FS's located within F/Bs as well as LL s to PPs from FS's , where applicable , complemented by a KPM which provides selection options for FCselection groups within FIB's as well as BS insertion options for the MF, complemented by SSs, OS operational areas, a SL/ and PH, fully supported by Al. The MF as claimed in claim 1, is a 3D male/ female anatomical figure representing a patient , rotating slowly with multipurpose TPl's superimposed on the MF and having a RA option, as well as BS options located within a KPM for the replacement of the internal anatomical structure of the MF plus provision for additional detailed images and enlargement options forBS options. ThePH consists of patient identification details plus other information such Weight and Height, etc. TPl's as claimed in claim 1 and 2, are multipurpose triangles superimposed on the MF to represent firstly the various location points of the patient's health issues on their body , and secondly TPl's are allocated specific colours to display the degree of severity of these individual health issues, and thirdly they are circled to indicate that an operationI medical intervention had taken place at a specific TPI location . MIB's as claimed in claim 1, are linked to TP!'s displayed on the MF by the use of LL 's , where MJB's consist of a heading showing the DH/ involved, a M cross-referenced to an AB, a number of MM's consisting of subsections to be activated to obtain medication information, and MM subsections which light-up when a contradiction(s) are detected , where certain subsections of MM's show links to FS's , where applicable, including MM's having a MUT feature. F/B's as claimed in claim 1 and 4, contain all the FS 's of the nominated adjacent DH! within a MIB , where each individual FS comprises of a FSI, a FC and a FD while also showing the interactive internal connectional relationships between MIB's and F/B's , including PP connections to a patient using a basic/simplified MIDS system aided by Al. The KPM as claimed in claim I and 2, is a multi-level option selection entity, which displays key-pad FCoptions for all listed FS's located within FIB's enabling rapid file selection by activating a specific FCoption, and where the contenls FD of FS's are revealed and enlarged by dragging a cursor, finger or other means, across these FS's for assessment prior to activation for viewing, etc. The KPM as claimed in claim 1,2 and _6, is a multi-level operation , which displays on its next level the BS options on its keypad layout used for the replacement, by activation of any of these, the anatomical structure within the MF, while also enabling any anatomical part contained within the MF at any time to be enlarged and supplemented with additional anatomical and other medical images, as required. The AB as claimed in claim 1 and 4, I ists all known patient allergies prec.eded by a number, cross referenced to AA 's contained within MIB's where applicable, and where these listed entries can be viewed individually by dragging the cursor across these entries, finger or other means , for enlargement and assessment of their contents, prior to activation for selection, etc. - in addition , the number within a AA can also be activated to provide allergy det.ails of the adjacent DMI. SS's as claimed in claim 1 , are representations of a patient's sensitive medical information which are obscured and includes an identifier and incremental coloured I ine indicating the degree of severity of a SS issue, only made visible by moving the cursor across a SS, a finger or other means, to reveal the contents. The Al component, as claimed in claim 1 and 5, provides medical practitioner support in t.ern,s of patient diagnostics ,detection of medical / medication contradictions and other anomalies, recommend treatment options, provide for the regular issuing of prescriptions as well as documentation for patient advancement to the next step in the process , etc - to nameafew The Al component , as claimed in claim 1, 5 and 10 enables two way visual communication via a PP for a variety of purposes by the use of a basic / simplified MIDS patient communication system, aided by the use of a special pen , including options for the placement of a patient in the next step of the process to include the issuing of documentation , etc. - to name a few. The Al component of the MEDSsystem, as claimed in claim 1,5, 10 and 11 enables extensive systElmic improvements of a EHR system's overall performance through the use of concepts such as POTA, LBT and others-to name a few.