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Brian Fors, Barrington, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090240651Systems and Methods for a Predictive Notification Engine - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for predictive notification including a notification engine adapted to receive a sequence of data values for a parameter from a medical device. The notification engine is adapted to determine a prediction based at least in part on the sequence of data values. The notification engine is adapted to generate a notification based on the prediction.09-24-2009

Steve Fors, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100004023METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTABILITY OF CLINICAL IMAGES USING A HIGH-QUALITY DISPLAY AND PORTABLE DEVICE - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for improved clinical workflow using wireless communication. A system for remote image display includes a data source with image data, wherein the data source is capable of transmitting the image data. The system also includes an identifiable display device capable of displaying image data transferred from the data source and a portable device capable of identifying the display device and requesting image data transfer from the data source to the display device without the transfer of the image data between the portable device and the data source. The system may also include an access point for relaying communication between the portable device and the data source. Communication between the portable device, the data source, and/or the display may include wireless communication, for example.01-07-2010

Steve Lawrence Fors, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080235049Method and System for Predictive Modeling of Patient Outcomes - A method and system for predictive modeling of patient outcomes. The predictive method includes the steps of applying an algorithm to patient data and displaying predicted patient data. The predictive method may further include the step of adjusting one or more clinical variables. The system includes a database of patient data, a rules engine operably connected to the database wherein the rules engine is capable of applying algorithms to the patient data to generate predicted patient data, and a user interface operably connected to the database.09-25-2008
20080270187SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER-CONFIGURABLE RANGE SETTINGS IN CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a clinical information system including a user interface and a custom range storage component. The user interface is adapted to allow a user to configure a custom range. The custom range is configured for a lab result. The custom range storage component adapted to store the configured custom range.10-30-2008

Steven Fors, Chicago, IL US

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20100131283METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLINICAL WIDGET DISTRIBUTION - Certain examples of the presently describe technology provide systems, methods, and apparatus for development, testing, validation, and distribution of third party clinical content via a content provider. Certain examples provide an apparatus for development, validation, and distribution of third party clinical content. The apparatus includes a development subsystem providing tools, standard program code, and workflow assistance for user development of clinical content for execution via a clinical interface. The apparatus also includes a certification subsystem automatically facilitating validation and verification of user developed clinical content according to a regulatory specification. The apparatus further includes a distribution subsystem distributing user developed clinical content after approval of the clinical content via the certification subsystem.05-27-2010
20100131293INTERACTIVE MULTI-AXIS LONGITUDINAL HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide graphical patient health record timeline systems and methods for providing electronic health record information within and across clinical patient encounters. Certain embodiments provide a graphical patient health record timeline interface system. The system includes a spectrum representation graphically representing different types of patient information. The representation is navigable by a user to access one or more clinical data elements relating to the patient. The system also includes a plurality of indicators dividing the representation based on encounter. Selecting a clinical data element in the representation provides additional information related to the clinical data element to the user.05-27-2010
20100131482ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for providing adaptive, work-centered healthcare services via an adaptive user interface are provided. An example adaptive user interface apparatus includes a plurality of widgets providing applications and/or data to a user based on a particular data context, the plurality of widgets responsive to input from the user. The apparatus also includes a query engine providing customized query results from a connectivity framework of data sources based on a user query and the particular data context. The apparatus further includes a user interface display area configurable by the user to position widget(s) and query engine access to enable the user to access, input, and search medical information across a healthcare enterprise. The user interface includes an adaptive, work-centered interface employing an ontology modeling approach to characterize the user's workspace based on workflow activities and computation mechanisms to support the user's workflow and access to enterprise applications and data.05-27-2010
20100131498AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION COMPOSITION AND QUERY ENHANCEMENT - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for information composition and query enhancement. Certain embodiments provide an information composition and query enhancement system. The system includes a query generation and enhancement engine generating and conducting a query of one or more data sources based on user input and a data context to produce query results. The system also includes an information composition engine assembling the query results to provide a bundle of documents meaningful to the particular user. The system further includes a document summarization engine clustering and summarizing the bundle of documents to provide a content summary in addition to the bundle of documents for output in a presentation to a user.05-27-2010
20100131874SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ACTIVE LISTENER AGENT IN A WIDGET-BASED APPLICATION - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for providing adaptive, work-centered healthcare services via an adaptive user interface. An example adaptive user interface system includes a user interface including clinical content retrieved from a plurality of clinical information sources for graphical display to a user. The user interface facilitates user interaction with the displayed clinical content, the clinical content including applications and patient data. The example system also includes an active listener agent monitoring the clinical content and user interaction with the clinical content transparently to the user to provide additional clinical content for user interaction via the user interface based on the monitored clinical content and user input.05-27-2010
20100131883METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC MULTIRESOLUTION CLINICAL DATA DISPLAY - A multi-level information display system graphically represents clinical information for a user. The system includes a user interface providing clinical content to a user and accepting user input with respect to clinical content. The system also includes a graphical summary representation of a patient-related clinical data value. The graphical summary representation has one or more visible characteristics indicating an importance of the patient-related clinical data value. The system also includes a thumbnail trend view providing a graph of data elements used to provide the patient-related clinical data value shown in the graphical summary representation. The system further includes an originating data view retrieving and displaying, via the user interface, a source document corresponding to at least one data element on the graph shown in the thumbnail trend view. The various views are displayed via the user interface based on user manipulation of a cursor with respect to the displayed views.05-27-2010
20110063323METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTABILITY OF IMAGES USING A HIGH-QUALITY DISPLAY - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for improved clinical workflow using wireless communication. A system for remote image display includes a data source with image data, wherein the data source is capable of transmitting the image data. The system also includes an identifiable display device capable of displaying image data transferred from the data source and a portable device capable of identifying the display device and requesting image data transfer from the data source to the display device without the transfer of the image data between the portable device and the data source. The system may also include an access point for relaying communication between the portable device and the data source. Communication between the portable device, the data source, and/or the display may include wireless communication, for example.03-17-2011

Patent applications by Steven Fors, Chicago, IL US

Steven L. Fors, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100138231SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLINICAL ELEMENT EXTRACTION, HOLDING, AND TRANSMISSION IN A WIDGET-BASED APPLICATION - Certain example embodiments provide systems and methods for providing clinical element extraction, holding, and transmission in a widget-based application. An example clinical data element communicator system includes a user interface including clinical content retrieved from a plurality of clinical information sources for graphical display to a user. The user interface facilitates user interaction with the displayed clinical content, the clinical content including applications and patient data. The example system also includes a holding area for clinical content and a transmission unit for transmitting the clinical content to one or more recipients. The holding area is displayed as part of the user interface and holds clinical content selected by the user and deposited in the holding area. The clinical element transmission unit receives the clinical content deposited in the holding area, packages the clinical content, and transmits the clinical content in an electronic data message to one or more recipients.06-03-2010

Patent applications by Steven L. Fors, Chicago, IL US

Steven Lawrence Fors, Chicago, IL US

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20080208624METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DISPLAY AND SEARCH OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD DATA FROM A VARIETY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for providing clinical display and search of electronic medical data from a variety of information systems. Certain embodiments provide a user interface system including a processor aggregating data relating to a patient from a plurality of information systems to form an aggregated electronic patient record; a filter focusing the aggregated data based on one or more criteria; and an output providing the focused data to a user. Certain embodiments provide a method for electronic patient data aggregation including aggregating data for a patient from a plurality of systems without individual manual login by the user at each of the plurality of systems; filtering the aggregated data based on one or more user-defined criteria entered through a unified interface to provide a filtered subset of the aggregated data; and displaying the aggregated data via the unified interface.08-28-2008
20080208630METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCESSING A SAVED PATIENT CONTEXT IN A CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for saving and accessing a saved patient context within a clinical information system via a user interface. Certain embodiments provide a clinical information system displaying electronic patient information. The system includes a user interface displaying at least one or more applications and data relating to a patient. The system also includes a processor capturing a current state of the user interface including one or more applications and data display via the user interface. The system further includes a memory storing the state as a patient context in associated with a representation visible via the user interface, the representation used to retrieve the saved patient context by selecting the representation via the user interface.08-28-2008
20080256181SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS COLLABORATION AND ANNOTATION OF PATIENT INFORMATION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for improved collaboration. Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for electronic medical record collaboration and annotation. Certain embodiments provide an electronic medical record collaboration system. The system includes a workstation having a user interface and access to electronic clinical data. The user interface allows annotation and saving of the electronic clinical data. The system also includes a collaboration manager coordinating collaboration between the workstation and another entity regarding the electronic clinical data. The collaboration is capable of being asynchronous or synchronous collaboration. Certain embodiments provide a method for collaboration with respect to electronic medical data. The method includes accessing electronic medical data; identifying a collaborator with respect to the electronic medical data; and collaborating in at least an annotation of the electronic medical data. The collaboration is capable of being an asynchronous or a synchronous collaboration.10-16-2008
20090094529METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTEXT SENSITIVE WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT IN CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for execution of clinical workflows via a clinical application system. Certain embodiments provide a clinical application system facilitating completion of clinical workflow tasks. The system includes a processor configured to associate tasks in a clinical workflow with external actors. The system also includes a user interface displaying clinical information to a user. The tasks are represented as links in the user interface. Each of the links triggers access to a corresponding external actor. Selection of at least one of the task links via the user interface triggers at least one of execution of and access to at least one of the external actors.04-09-2009
20100057496METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION TO UNSEEN RADIOLOGY IMAGES - Certain embodiments present a system for navigating medical images of a patient file stored in an image database. An image labeler labels medical images based upon whether the images have previously been displayed on an interface. The system also provides an image search engine that searches the images based on the labels. The image search engine generates a subset of images from a larger group of medical images within a database based upon the labels. The interface includes a graphical meter that corresponds to medical images that have not previously been displayed on the interface. The graphical meter may enumerate the quantity of images that have not previously been displayed. The graphical meter may also illustrate the proportion of images that have not previously been displayed. The graphical meter may include a hyperlink that points to an image that has not previously been displayed. The graphical meter may also include a hyperlink that points to a location containing the images that have not been previously displayed.03-04-2010

Patent applications by Steven Lawrence Fors, Chicago, IL US