Facilitating patient monitoring
A method includes receiving from a health care practitioner input corresponding to creation of a first health care order which includes one or more parameters associated with a health care goal for the patient, one or more parameters associated with one or more rules for communicating notifications regarding the first health care order to the first health care practitioner via the electronic health records application, and instructions for the patient for complying with the first health care order. The method further includes displaying to the patient a patient portal comprising a goals interface which displays information associated with the first health care order for the patient created by the first health care practitioner, and allowing the patient to input readings for the order. The method further includes communicating one or more notifications back to the electronic health records application based on the readings.
1. A computing system, comprising
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
causing an interface of a first electronic health records application (EHR) to be displayed on a display device of a first electronic device, wherein the interface of the first EHR includes an order creation interface of the first EHR for creating a first healthcare order, wherein the order creation interface of the first EHR receives first input from a first healthcare practitioner corresponding to creation of the first healthcare order, the first input comprising:
a first parameter associated with a first healthcare goal of a patient;
a second parameter associated with a first rule for communicating notifications regarding the first healthcare order to the first EHR, wherein the first rule governs:
communication of a first notification that the first healthcare order has not been accepted a first number of days after creation of the first healthcare order, the first number of days are specified within the second parameter;
communication of a second notification that a first reading has not been input by the patient for a second number of days, the second number of days are specified within the second parameter; and
communication of a third notification if the first reading is outside of a first target range, the first target range is specified within the second parameter; and
first instructions for the patient for complying with the first healthcare order;
receiving the first parameter, the second parameter, and the first instructions from the first electronic device;
creating the first healthcare order based upon the first parameter, the second parameter, and the first instructions;
causing an interface of a second EHR to be displayed on a display device of a second electronic device, wherein the interface of the second EHR includes an order creation interface of the second EHR for creating a second healthcare order, wherein the order creation interface of the second EHR receives second input from a second healthcare practitioner corresponding to creation of the second healthcare order, the second input comprising:
a third parameter associated with a second healthcare goal of the patient;
a fourth parameter associated with a second rule for communicating notifications regarding the second healthcare order to the second EHR, wherein the second rule governs:
communication of a fourth notification that the second healthcare order has not been accepted a third number of days after creation of the second healthcare order, the third number of days are specified within the fourth parameter;
communication of a fifth notification that a second reading has not been input by the patient for a fourth number of days, the fourth number of days are specified within the fourth parameter; and
communication of a sixth notification if the second reading is outside of a second target range, the second target range is specified within the fourth parameter; and
second instructions for the patient for complying with the second healthcare order;
receiving the third parameter, the fourth parameter, and the second instructions from the second electronic device;
creating the second healthcare order based upon the third parameter, the fourth parameter, and the second instructions; and
causing an interface of a patient portal application to be displayed on a display device of a third electronic device of the patient, wherein the interface of the patient portal application comprises a goals interface, and wherein the goals interface displays information associated with the first healthcare order and information associated with the second healthcare order, wherein the information associated with the first healthcare order comprises the first healthcare goal of the patient, and further wherein the information associated with the second healthcare order comprises the second healthcare goal of the patient.
2. The computing system of claim 1 , the acts further comprising:
receiving, from the third electronic device, an indication of acceptance of the first healthcare order; and
causing the first instructions for the patient for complying with the first healthcare order to be presented within the interface of the patient portal application.
3. The computing system of claim 2 , the acts further comprising:
receiving the first reading, wherein the first reading comprises vital readings of the patient associated with the first healthcare order; and
upon determining that the first reading is outside of the first target range, communicating the third notification to the first EHR.
4. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the first reading is one of:
a weight measurement;
a blood pressure measurement; or
a blood glucose measurement.
5. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first electronic device, the second electronic device, or the third electronic device comprises a touchscreen.
6. The computing system of claim 1 , the acts further comprising:
upon determining that the first healthcare order has not been accepted within the first number of days after creation of the first healthcare order, communicating the first notification to the first EHR.
7. The computing system of claim 1 , the acts further comprising:
upon determining that the first reading has not been input by the patient for the second number of days, communicating the second notification to the first EHR.
8. A method executed by a processor of a computing system, the method comprising:
causing an interface of a first electronic health records application (EHR) to be displayed on a display device of a first electronic device, wherein the interface of the first EHR includes an order creation interface of the first EHR for creating a first healthcare order, wherein the order creation interface of the first EHR receives first input from a first healthcare practitioner corresponding to creation of the first healthcare order, the first input comprising:
a first parameter associated with a first healthcare goal of a patient;
a second parameter associated with a first rule for communicating notifications regarding the first healthcare order to the first EHR, wherein the first rule governs:
communication of a first notification that the first healthcare order has not been accepted a first number of days after creation of the first healthcare order, the first number of days are specified within the second parameter;
communication of a second notification that a first reading has not been input by the patient for a second number of days, the second number of days are specified within the second parameter; and
communication of a third notification if the first reading is outside of a first target range, the first target range is specified within the second parameter; and
first instructions for the patient for complying with the first healthcare order;
receiving the first parameter, the second parameter, and the first instructions from the first electronic device;
creating the first healthcare order based upon the first parameter, the second parameter, and the first instructions;
causing an interface of a second EHR to be displayed on a display device of a second electronic device, wherein the interface of the second EHR includes an order creation interface of the second EHR for creating a second healthcare order, wherein the order creation interface of the second EHR receives second input from a second healthcare practitioner corresponding to creation of the second healthcare order, the second input comprising:
a third parameter associated with a second healthcare goal of the patient;
a fourth parameter associated with a second rule for communicating notifications regarding the second healthcare order to the second EHR, wherein the second rule governs:
communication of a fourth notification that the second healthcare order has not been accepted a third number of days after creation of the second healthcare order, the third number of days are specified within the fourth parameter;
communication of a fifth notification that a second reading has not been input by the patient for a fourth number of days, the fourth number of days are specified within the fourth parameter; and
communication of a sixth notification if the second reading is outside of a second target range, the second target range is specified within the fourth parameter; and
second instructions for the patient for complying with the second healthcare order;
receiving the third parameter, the fourth parameter, and the second instructions from the second electronic device;
creating the second healthcare order based upon the third parameter, the fourth parameter, and the second instructions; and
causing an interface of a patient portal application to be displayed on a display device of a third electronic device of the patient, wherein the interface of the patient portal application comprises a goals interface, and wherein the goals interface displays information associated with the first healthcare order and information associated with the second healthcare order, wherein the information associated with the first healthcare order comprises the first healthcare goal of the patient, and further wherein the information associated with the second healthcare order comprises the second healthcare goal of the patient.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, from the third electronic device, an indication of acceptance of the first healthcare order; and
causing the first instructions for the patient for complying with the first healthcare order to be presented within the interface of the patient portal application.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving the first reading, wherein the first reading comprises vital readings of the patient associated with the first healthcare order; and
upon determining that the first reading is outside of the first target range, communicating the third notification to the first EHR.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first reading is one of:
a weight measurement;
a blood pressure measurement; or
a blood glucose measurement.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first electronic device, the second electronic device, or the third electronic device comprises a touchscreen.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
upon determining that the first healthcare order has not been accepted within the first number of days after creation of the first healthcare order, communicating the first notification to the first EHR.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
upon determining that the first reading has not been input by the patient for the second number of days, communicating the second notification to the first EHR.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing system, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
causing an interface of a first electronic health records application (EHR) to be displayed on a display device of a first electronic device, wherein the interface of the first EHR includes an order creation interface of the first EHR for creating a first healthcare order, wherein the order creation interface of the first EHR receives first input from a first healthcare practitioner corresponding to creation of the first healthcare order, the first input comprising:
a first parameter associated with a first healthcare goal of a patient;
a second parameter associated with a first rule for communicating notifications regarding the first healthcare order to the first EHR, wherein the first rule governs:
communication of a first notification that the first healthcare order has not been accepted a first number of days after creation of the first healthcare order, the first number of days are specified within the second parameter;
communication of a second notification that a first reading has not been input by the patient for a second number of days, the second number of days are specified within the second parameter; and
communication of a third notification if the first reading is outside of a first target range, the first target range is specified within the second parameter; and
first instructions for the patient for complying with the first healthcare order;
receiving the first parameter, the second parameter, and the first instructions from the first electronic device;
creating the first healthcare order based upon the first parameter, the second parameter, and the first instructions;
causing an interface of a second EHR to be displayed on a display device of a second electronic device, wherein the interface of the second EHR includes an order creation interface of the second EHR for creating a second healthcare order, wherein the order creation interface of the second EHR receives second input from a second healthcare practitioner corresponding to creation of the second healthcare order, the second input comprising:
a third parameter associated with a second healthcare goal of the patient;
a fourth parameter associated with a second rule for communicating notifications regarding the second healthcare order to the second EHR, wherein the second rule governs:
communication of a fourth notification that the second healthcare order has not been accepted a third number of days after creation of the second healthcare order, the third number of days are specified within the fourth parameter;
communication of a fifth notification that a second reading has not been input by the patient for a fourth number of days, the fourth number of days are specified within the fourth parameter; and
communication of a sixth notification if the second reading is outside of a second target range, the second target range is specified within the fourth parameter; and
second instructions for the patient for complying with the second healthcare order;
receiving the third parameter, the fourth parameter, and the second instructions from the second electronic device;
creating the second healthcare order based upon the third parameter, the fourth parameter, and the second instructions; and
causing an interface of a patient portal application to be displayed on a display device of a third electronic device of the patient, wherein the interface of the patient portal application comprises a goals interface, and wherein the goals interface displays information associated with the first healthcare order and information associated with the second healthcare order, wherein the information associated with the first healthcare order comprises the first healthcare goal of the patient, and further wherein the information associated with the second healthcare order comprises the second healthcare goal of the patient.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the acts further comprising:
receiving, from the third electronic device, an indication of acceptance of the first healthcare order; and
causing the first instructions for the patient for complying with the first healthcare order to be presented within the interface of the patient portal application.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , the acts further comprising:
receiving the first reading, wherein the first reading comprises vital readings of the patient associated with the first healthcare order; and
upon determining that the first reading is outside of the first target range, communicating the third notification to the first EHR.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first reading is one of:
a weight measurement;
a blood pressure measurement; or
a blood glucose measurement.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first electronic device, the second electronic device, or the third electronic device comprises a touchscreen.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the acts further comprising:
upon determining that the first healthcare order has not been accepted within the first number of days after creation of the first healthcare order, communicating the first notification to the first EHR.