Charles J Fox

US Patent:

20050086071, Apr 21, 2005

Filed:

Oct 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/684820

Inventors:

Charles Fox - Leawood KS, US
Thomas Fangman - Shawnee KS, US
Nelson Holton - Boulder CO, US
Ray Jones - Longmont CO, US
Greg Meyer - Smithville MO, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705002000

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a method and system for managing patient care. The system may include a central information system containing patient records, caregiver data, and task-related information. The system may additionally include a patient identification device including a patient identifier linking a patient to a patient record in the central information system and a caregiver identifier associated with the caregiver data in the central information system. The system may further include a portable information device for collecting data from the patient identification device and communicating with the central information system to retrieve the patient record and verify the caregiver identifier. The system may further include a device link server and a patient link micro-server for locally caching data. Other identification devices such as a medication identification device and a medical device identifier may also be provided in the system.

US Patent:

20050086072, Apr 21, 2005

Filed:

Oct 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/684834

Inventors:

Charles Fox - Leawood KS, US
Greg Meyer - Smithville MO, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705002000

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a method and system for managing patient care in order to minimize caregiver error. The system may be driven by machine readable identifiers. The identifiers may include bar codes. The system is also task-based so as to minimize caregiver input and the possibility of caregiver error. The system includes a caregiver portable information device having a scanning device. The system additionally includes a patient machine readable identifier and a medication machine readable identifier. The system further includes a dynamically generated patient task list for an identified patient, the task list including instructions for administration of at least one medication, wherein the task list becomes available upon scanning of the patient machine readable identifier by the scanning device.

US Patent:

20050251418, Nov 10, 2005

Filed:

Jan 3, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/025970

Inventors:

Charles Fox - Leawood KS, US
Steven Kirsch - Prairie Village KS, US
Greg Meyer - Smithville MO, US

Assignee:

Cerner Innovation, Inc. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705002000

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a method and system for managing patient care in order to minimize caregiver error and to accommodate ad hoc entry of orders. The system may be driven by machine readable identifiers. The identifiers may include bar codes. The system may include a portable computing device having an identifier recognition mechanism and a patient machine-readable identifier. The system may additionally include a patient task list for an identified patient, wherein the task list becomes automatically available upon recognition of the patient machine readable identifier. The system may also include recognition tools for determining if an entered task is a recognized task that is consistent with any task contained within the patient task list. The portable computing device may include a user interface mechanism for allowing an authorized caregiver to enter a new order including an unrecognized task. A method of the invention may include recognizing a patient machine-readable identifier, matching the patient machine-readable identifier with a patient task list, determining whether an entered task request is consistent with any task on the patient task list, and allowing entry of an order including an unrecognized task by an authorized caregiver.

US Patent:

20060149599, Jul 6, 2006

Filed:

Jan 3, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/025993

Inventors:

Charles Fox - Leawood KS, US
Kristopher Kline - Mission KS, US
Deborah Durrell - Kansas City MO, US
Mandra Isernhagen - Kansas City MO, US

Assignee:

Cerner Innovation, Inc. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

705003000

Abstract:

A system and method are provided for using a caregiver portable computing device for documenting performance of patient-related tasks during an emergency care process. The system includes an emergency interface for regulating communication between a user and the portable caregiver computing device during performance of emergency care processes and a recognition mechanism for recognizing performance of each patient-related task during the emergency care process. The system additionally includes a queue for storing each recognized performed patient-related task and an approval interface for allowing validation of each performed task after each performed task is stored in the queue.

US Patent:

20070187476, Aug 16, 2007

Filed:

Feb 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/351460

Inventors:

Deborah Durrell - Kansas City MO, US
Charles Fox - Leawood KS, US
Stephanie Rogers - Kansas City MO, US
Kris Kline - Kansas City MO, US

Assignee:

Cerner Innovation, Inc. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

235375000

Abstract:

A system method for determining whether a location on a patient's body is available for an attachment is provided. A patient identifier is received and the patient's electronic medical record is accessed. An interactive graphical representation of at least a portion of a human body is displayed. A selection of a location of the patient's body from the interactive graphical human body representation is received and it is determined whether the location is available for an attachment.

US Patent:

20070187477, Aug 16, 2007

Filed:

Feb 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/351575

Inventors:

Deborah Durrell - Kansas City MO, US
Charles Fox - Leawood KS, US
Stephanie Rogers - Kansas City MO, US
Kris Kline - Kansas City MO, US

Assignee:

Cerner Innovation, Inc. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

235375000

Abstract:

A method and system in a computerized health care environment for determining whether a consumable may be safely administered to a body site of a patient is provided. A patient identifier to identify a patient and a consumable identifier identifying a consumable are received. A body site identifier identifying a location on the body of the patient to which the attachment is to be placed is received. The patient identifier, consumable identifier and body site identifier are utilized to determined whether the consumable may be safely administered to the body site of the patient.

US Patent:

20070187478, Aug 16, 2007

Filed:

Feb 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/351576

Inventors:

Deborah Durrell - Kansas City MO, US
Charles Fox - Leawood KS, US
Stephanie Rogers - Kansas City MO, US
Kris Kline - Kansas City MO, US

Assignee:

Cerner Innovation, Inc. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06K 7/10

US Classification:

235375000, 235462450, 235462460

Abstract:

A method and system in a computerized health care environment for determining whether an attachment may be safely attached to a body site of a patient is provided. A patient identifier is received and the patient's electronic medical record is accessed. An attachment identifier is received and data for the attachment is accessed. A body site identifier identifying the area of the body of the patient to which the attachment is to be placed is received and data for the body site is accessed. Some or all of the data are used to determine whether the attachment may be safely attached to the body site of the patient.

US Patent:

20070290028, Dec 20, 2007

Filed:

Jun 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/424378

Inventors:

CHARLES S. FOX - Leawood KS, US
DEBORAH J. DURRELL - Kansas City MO, US
KRIS KLINE - Kansas City MO, US
DAMON HERBST - Shawnee KS, US

Assignee:

CERNER INNOVATION, INC. - OVERLAND PARK KS

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06K 5/00

US Classification:

235375, 235380

Abstract:

A system and method in a computerized healthcare environment for determining whether one or more supply items are associated with one or more task items for a patient is provided. A patient identifier is received and patient data is accessed from the patient's electronic medical record. A scanned medical supply item identifier is received and data for the scanned supply item is accessed. The supply item data and patient data are utilized to determine whether one or more task items for the patient are associated with the scanned supply item.