Medical device interfacing using a camera

Abstract

Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for interfacing a medical device with an electronic medical record are provided. An image of an output of the medical device is received from a camera associated with the medical device. The image is analyzed to generate a result. The result is stored in the electronic medical record.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors;   computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method comprising:
 receiving, from a camera associated with a medical device, an image of an output of the medical device, wherein the medical device monitors a medical condition of a patient and the output of the medical device is associated with the monitored medical condition, 
 based on an identity of the medical device, determining that a region of the image of the output includes data relevant to the monitored medical condition, 
 analyzing the region to generate a result associated with the monitored medical condition, and 
 storing the result in an electronic medical record for the patient. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises causing the camera to record the image based on determining the image has changed in a material way. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
 storing the image in a work queue for a user; and   based on the identity of the medical device, assigning a work queue priority to the image.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving an indication that the result is valid for the image; and   based on the indication that the result is valid, storing the result as a validated result in the electronic medical record.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a location at which the result is stored in the electronic medical record is determined based on the identity of the medical device. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises receiving, from the camera, a product identification image, the product identification image including a product identification of the medical device. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the product identification of the medical device comprises at least one of a serial number or a bar code. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
 tagging the region with the result;   receiving an indication that the tagged region is valid for the image; and   based on the indication that the tagged region is valid for the image, storing the tagged region in the electronic medical record.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the camera is physically attached to the medical device and is positioned to record the image of the output of the medical device. 
     
     
         10 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, from a camera associated with a medical device, an image of an output of the medical device;   based on an identity of the medical device, determining at least a portion of the image that is to be analyzed;   analyzing the at least the portion of the image in order to generate a result; and   tagging the image with the result.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the at least the portion of the image comprises a region of the image, wherein the region comprises less than an entirety of the image and the region is selected for analysis based on the identity of the medical device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the at least the portion of the image comprises an entirety of the image, wherein the entirety of the image is selected for analysis based on the identity of the medical device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein tagging the image with the result comprises associating the result with the image. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the result is presented in association with the image. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication that the result is valid for the image; and   based on the indication that the result is valid for the image, storing the result as a validated result in an electronic medical record.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing the image in a work queue for a user; and   based on the identity of the medical device, assigning a work queue priority to the image.   
     
     
         17 . Computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computing device having a processor and a memory, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
 receiving, from a camera associated with a medical device, an image of an output of the medical device;   based on an identity of the medical device, determining at least a portion of the image that is to be analyzed;   analyzing the at least the portion of the image in order to generate a result;   receiving an indication that the result is valid for the image; and   based on the indication that the result is valid for the image, storing the result as a validated result in an electronic medical record.   
     
     
         18 . The computer storage media of  claim 17 , wherein the medical device is used to monitor a medical condition of a patient and the output of the medical device is associated with the monitored medical condition. 
     
     
         19 . The computer storage media of  claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises, based on the identity of the medical device, determining the at least the portion of the image of the output includes data relevant to the monitored medical condition. 
     
     
         20 . The computer storage media of  claim 19 , wherein the result is associated with the monitored medical condition.