US2003167185A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for integrating data with guidelines to generate displays containing the guidelines and data

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Priority: Nov 1, 2000Filed: Nov 1, 2001Published: Sep 4, 2003
Est. expiryNov 1, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Tim H. GordonJanet DavidsonNancy A. DunneRoger Steven MazzeRachel RobinsonGregg SimonsonPaul UphamTodd Weaver
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Abstract

A system and method for automatically integrating data with guidelines to generate displays containing the guidelines and data. The automated system and method can integrate patient data with treatment guidelines to assist a healthcare provider, such as a physician or the like, in providing treatment to the patient. The system and method employ a data storage component, adapted to store guideline data representing guidelines for assessing a condition of an entity, guidelines for taking action on the entity, or both, and to store feature data representing at least one feature of the entity. The system and method further employ an output device, adapted to output at least one diagram representing the guideline data, with the diagram including at least one component representing a relationship of at least a portion of the feature data to at least a portion of the guideline data. The guideline and feature data could pertain to a medical condition, such as diabetes, and the output device could output the diagram as a display or a printed diagram.

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A system for integrating guidelines with data, comprising: 
 a data storage component, adapted to store guideline data representing at least one of guidelines for assessing a condition of an entity and guidelines for taking action on said entity, and to store feature data representing at least one feature of said entity; and    an output device, adapted to output at least one diagram representing said guideline data, said diagram including at least one component representing a relationship of at least a portion of said feature data to at least a portion of said guideline data.    
     
     
         2 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said output device includes a display, adapted to display said diagram.    
     
     
         3 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said entity is a person, said feature data represents at least one physical condition of said person, and said guideline data represents medical information.    
     
     
         4 . A system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein: 
 said physical condition includes a form of diabetes, and said medical information pertains to diabetes.    
     
     
         5 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 sad output device is further adapted to generate an output which is separate from said diagram and includes information determined from said relationship of at least a portion of said feature data to at least a portion of said guideline data.    
     
     
         6 . A system as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein: 
 said output includes one of a display and a printable document.    
     
     
         7 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said output device is further adapted to selectably generate a plurality of said diagrams, each of which representing different said guideline data.    
     
     
         8 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said output device is further adapted to highlight at least a portion of said diagram based on said feature data.    
     
     
         9 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said diagram includes a least one component which is adapted to cause said output device to output information pertaining to said at least one component of said diagram.    
     
     
         10 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 at least one database input, adapted to input one of said guideline data and said feature data into said database.    
     
     
         11 . A method for integrating guidelines with data, comprising: 
 storing guideline data representing at least one of guidelines for assessing a condition of an entity and guidelines for taking action on said entity;    storing feature data representing at least one feature of said entity; and    outputting at least one diagram representing said guideline data, said diagram including at least one component representing a relationship of at least a portion of said feature data to at least a portion of said guideline data.    
     
     
         12 . A method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said outputting includes displaying said diagram.    
     
     
         13 . A method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said entity is a person, said feature data represents at least one physical condition of said person, and said guideline data represents medical information.    
     
     
         14 . A method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein: 
 said physical condition includes a form of diabetes, and said medical information pertains to diabetes.    
     
     
         15 . A method as claimed in  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 generating an output which is separate from said diagram and includes information determined from said relationship of at least a portion of said feature data to at least a portion of said guideline data.    
     
     
         16 . A method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein: 
 said output includes one of a display and a printable document.    
     
     
         17 . A method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said outputting includes selectably generating a plurality of said diagrams, each of which representing different said guideline data.    
     
     
         18 . A method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said outputting includes highlighting at least a portion of said diagram based on said feature data.    
     
     
         19 . A method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said diagram includes a least one component which is adapted to cause an output device to output information pertaining to said at least one component of said diagram.    
     
     
         20 . A method as claimed in  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 inputting one of said guideline data and said feature data for storage by said storing.    
     
     
         21 . A computer-readable medium of instructions, adapted to control a system to integrate guidelines with data, comprising: 
 a first set of instructions, adapted to control said system to store guideline data representing at least one of guidelines for assessing a condition of an entity and guidelines for taking action on said entity;    a second set of instructions, adapted to control said system to store feature data representing at least one feature of said entity; and    a third set of instructions, adapted to control said system to output at least one diagram representing said guideline data, said diagram including at least one component representing a relationship of at least a portion of said feature data to at least a portion of said guideline data.    
     
     
         22 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein: 
 said third set of instructions is adapted to control said system to output said diagram by displaying said diagram on a display.    
     
     
         23 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein: 
 said entity is a person, said feature data represents at least one physical condition of said person, and said guideline data represents medical information.    
     
     
         24 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein: 
 said physical condition includes a form of diabetes, and said medical information pertains to diabetes.    
     
     
         25 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 a fourth set of instructions, adapted to control said system to generate an output which is separate from said diagram and includes information determined from said relationship of at least a portion of said feature data to at least a portion of said guideline data.    
     
     
         26 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein: 
 said output includes one of a display and a printable document.    
     
     
         27 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein: 
 said third set of instructions is further adapted to control said system to selectably generating a plurality of said diagrams, each of which representing different said guideline data.    
     
     
         28 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein: 
 said third set of instructions is further adapted to control said system to highlight at least a portion of said diagram based on said feature data.    
     
     
         29 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein: 
 said diagram includes a least one component which is adapted to cause an output device to output information pertaining to said at least one component of said diagram.    
     
     
         30 . A computer-readable medium of instructions as claimed in  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 a fifth set of instructions, adapted to control said system to input one of said guideline data and said feature data for storage.

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