System and method for generating and updating a user interface to evaluate an electronic medical record

Abstract

A method for generating a user interface for analyzing a patient-specific electronic medical or health record that includes a problem list includes the steps of grouping related potential problems into problem list categories, grouping a subset of the problems into clusters within the categories, mapping, using a computer, entries in the problem list with a respective description in an interface terminology, associating one or more of other medical data, e.g., medication, lab results, procedures, imaging results, past medical history or surgeries, notes, vital signs, or allergy data in the record with at least one problem, receiving a request corresponding to a problem or problem list category or to other medical data, identifying non-problem data in the record grouped in a cluster with the requested data, and modifying a user interface to display the identified data separate from other similar medical data included in the electronic medical or health record.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for generating a user interface for analyzing a patient-specific electronic medical record or an electronic health record that includes a problem list with one or more problems selected from among a plurality of potential problems, the method comprising:
 grouping related potential problems into one or more problem list categories;   grouping a subset of the related potential problems into one or more clusters within the one or more problem list categories;   mapping, using a computer, entries in a problem list with a respective description in an interface terminology, wherein the interface terminology comprises a plurality of domains, a plurality of concepts, and a plurality of descriptions, wherein each concept is unique within a given domain, and wherein each description maps to a respective concept in the interface terminology and is an alternative way to express the respective concept;   associating one or more of medication, lab result, procedure, imaging result, past medical history or surgery, note, vital sign, or allergy data in the electronic medical record or electronic health record with at least one problem;   receiving a user request corresponding to a problem or a problem list category;   identifying medication, lab result, procedure, imaging result, past medical history or surgery, note, vital sign, or allergy data contained in the electronic medical record or electronic health record and associated with the requested data by virtue of being grouped in a cluster with the requested data; and   modifying a user interface to display the identified data separate from other medication, lab result, procedure, imaging result, past medical history or surgery, note, vital sign, or allergy data included in the electronic medical record or electronic health record.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user request corresponds to a problem not present in the patient-specific electronic medical record or electronic health record. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the modifying step includes generating separate regions in the user interface for each of the identified medication, lab result, procedure, imaging, and allergy data. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving step comprises receiving a textual input. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving step comprises receiving a user selection of a region of the user interface corresponding to the problem or problem list category. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user request corresponds to a plurality of problems. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a first problem list category and a second one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a second, separate problem list category. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein a first and second one of the plurality of problems are grouped in a common problem list category, but wherein the first one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a first cluster within the common problem list category and the second one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a second, separate cluster within the common problem list category. 
     
     
         9 . A method for generating a user interface for analyzing a patient-specific electronic medical record or an electronic health record that includes a problem list with one or more problems selected from among a plurality of potential problems, the method comprising:
 grouping related potential problems into one or more problem list categories;   grouping a subset of the related potential problems into one or more clusters within the one or more problem list categories;   mapping, using a computer, entries in a problem list with a respective description in an interface terminology, wherein the interface terminology comprises a plurality of domains, a plurality of concepts, and a plurality of descriptions, wherein each concept is unique within a given domain, and wherein each description maps to a respective concept in the interface terminology and is an alternative way to express the respective concept;   associating one or more of medication, lab result, procedure, imaging result, past medical history or surgery, note, vital sign, or allergy data in the electronic medical record or electronic health record with at least one problem;   receiving a user request corresponding to of medication, lab result, procedure, imaging, or allergy data;   identifying medication, lab result, procedure, imaging result, past medical history or surgery, note, vital sign, or allergy data other than the requested data, the identified data contained in the electronic medical record or electronic health record and associated with the requested data by virtue of being grouped in a cluster with the requested data; and   modifying a user interface to display the identified data separate from other medication, lab result, procedure, imaging, or allergy data included in the electronic medical record or electronic health record.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the modifying step includes generating separate regions in the user interface for each of the identified medication, lab result, procedure, imaging, and allergy data. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the receiving step comprises receiving a textual input. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the receiving step comprises receiving a user selection of a region of the user interface corresponding to the problem or problem list category. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user request corresponds to a plurality of problems. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a first problem list category and a second one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a second, separate problem list category. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein a first and second one of the plurality of problems are grouped in a common problem list category, but wherein the first one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a first cluster within the common problem list category and the second one of the plurality of problems is grouped in a second, separate cluster within the common problem list category. 
     
     
         16 . A method for identifying patient-specific care plans through a patient-specific problem list in an electronic medical record or an electronic health record, comprising:
 mapping, using a computer, entries in a problem list with a respective description in an interface terminology, wherein the interface terminology comprises a plurality of domains, a plurality of concepts, and a plurality of descriptions, wherein each concept is unique within a given domain, and wherein each description maps to a respective concept in the interface terminology and is an alternative way to express the respective concept;   analyzing, by a computer, interface terminology concepts mapped to each mapped entry to determine related problem list entries;   grouping related entries into one or more problem list categories;   
       for each problem in a problem list category, identifying one or more care plans triggered by the problem;
 for each problem list category, aggregating the one or more care plans triggered by each problem in that category into one or more types of care plans; 
 accessing a user profile stored on a computer; and 
 displaying each type of care plan in separate regions of the graphical user interface, each region including a unique header wherein the regions are dynamically arranged in the user interface in accordance with the user profile. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the patient-specific problem list triggering the one or more care plans includes both previous and current medical conditions. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more care plans triggered by the previous and current medial conditions include previous and current care plans. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the types of care plans include one or more of medications, laboratory tests, or procedures.