Patient search with common name data store
AssigneeCerner Innovation, Inc.
InventorsPAUL CANNON, CHARLES DONNICI, TANNER MARVIN, JOSHUA BRASEL
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Abstract
Computerized systems and methods facilitate patient searches by identifying instances in which search input includes a common name that may return a large number of search results. A common name data store is generated that includes common names identified in a patient database. When a user enters search input into a patient search tool, the common name data store is queried to determine if the search input matches a common name. If so, a notification may be provided to the user to indicate the search input matches a common name. In some instances, a search may not be allowed on the patient database if the search input matches a common name.
Claims20
One or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
- receiving user input entered by a user using a patient search user interface;
- querying a common name data store based on the user input;
- determining whether the user input corresponds with a common name in the common name data store;
- if the user input corresponds with a common name, providing a notice for presentation that indicates the user input corresponds with the common name;
- and
- if the user input does not correspond with a common name, querying a patient database.
A method in a clinical computing environment comprising:
- receiving, via a first computing process, user input entered in a patient search user interface;
- querying, via a second computing process, a common name data store to determine if the user input corresponds with a common name;
- determining, via a third computing process, the user input corresponds with a common name;
- and
- providing, via a fourth computing process, a notice for presentation on a computing device that indicates the user input corresponds with the common name;
- wherein the first, second, third, and fourth computing processes are performed by one or more computing devices.
A system comprising:
- a patient database storing information regarding a plurality of patients;
- a common name data store storing a plurality of common names from the patient database;
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer storage media storing instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive user input entered by a user in a patient search user interface;
- query the common name data store to determine if the user input matches a common name in the common name data store;
- if the user input matches a common name in the common name data store and no additional search input is received, provide an indication that the user input matches a common name;
- and
- if the user input does not match a common name or additional search input is received, perform a search on the patient database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.