# US 2018/0025115 A1 · Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for providing an annotated clinical data management process

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- Number: US 2018/0025115 A1
- Document ID: US20180025115A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/588,552
- Filed: 2017-05-05
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2014-02-21
- Assignees: Caradigm USA LLC
- Applicants: Caradigm USA LLC
- Inventors: Jessica Brier Smail; Jay W. Daugherty; Jennifer Ann Crandall; Linda Renee Walmer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025115A1

## CPC

- G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
- G16H 10/20: for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
- G16H 20/10: relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
- G16Z 99/00: Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- G16Z: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An apparatus is provided for managing clinical information. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to automatically receive one or more items of clinical information, corresponding to respective patients, from different sources. The processor is also configured to detect an indication of a comparison indicating whether medications identified in the clinical information were utilized by the patients as prescribed by a health care provider(s). The processor is also configured to generate a user interface including visible indicia indicating medications prescribed to respective patients and statuses of the medications. The statuses may be designated responsive to determining that one or more respective items of the clinical information is newly received from one of the different sources or based in part on the comparison indicating whether the medications were utilized by the patients as prescribed. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of controlling an apparatus by a processor comprising:
automatically receiving one or more items of clinical information, corresponding to one or more respective patients, from a plurality of different sources;
detecting an indication of a comparison indicating whether one or more medications identified in the clinical information were utilized by the patients as prescribed by at least one health care provider, the indication of the comparison is detected by detection of input by a user indicating whether the patients utilized the medications as prescribed; and
generating, a user interface comprising visible indicia indicating corresponding medications prescribed to respective patients and respective statuses of the corresponding medications, the user interface generated based on the one or more items of clinical information received from the plurality of different sources, the statuses are designated in response to determining that one or more respective items of the clinical information is newly received from one of the different sources or based in part on the comparison indicating whether the medications were utilized by the patients as prescribed;
wherein the input by the user indicating whether the patients utilized the medications as prescribed is performed in the user interface.

### Claim 2

(canceled)

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein prior to generating the user interface, the method further comprises:
detecting input of one or more items of clinical data corresponding to one or more of the patients, the input being specified by a user, and
wherein generating the user interface further comprises additional visible indicia indicating the input of the items of the clinical data specified by the user, at least one of the items of clinical data comprises medication information corresponding to at least one of the patients.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
designating at least one of the statuses as validated in response to detection of an indication specifying that a corresponding medication was utilized by a respective patient as prescribed.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
designating at least one of the statuses as being in review in response to detection of an indication specifying that a corresponding medication was not utilized by a respective patient as prescribed or for a reason that a user desires to review the corresponding medication.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
designating at least one of the statuses for review in response to detecting that a corresponding item of the clinical information is newly received from the different source, the status designated for review denotes that a medication indicated in the clinical information was not previously reviewed by a user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
generating additional visible indicia in the user interface denoting that at least one of the medications needs review in response to detection of an indication specifying that a respective medication was not utilized by a patient as prescribed.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein:
the additional visible indicia signifies at least one flag to remind a user to review the at least one medication.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
changing at least one of the statuses in response to detection of another indication specifying that a respective medication is subsequently utilized by a corresponding patient different from a prior usage of the respective medication by the patient in comparison to usage of the respective medication as prescribed by the health care provider.

### Claim 10

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
automatically receive one or more items of clinical information, corresponding to one or more respective patients, from a plurality of different sources;
detect an indication of a comparison indicating whether one or more medications identified in the clinical information were utilized by the patients as prescribed by at least one health care provider, the indication of the comparison is detected by detection of input by a user indicating whether the patients utilized the medications as prescribed; and
generate a user interface comprising visible indicia indicating corresponding medications prescribed to respective patients and respective statuses of the corresponding medications, the user interface generated based on the one or more items of clinical information received from the plurality of different sources, the statuses are designated in response to determining that one or more respective items of the clinical information is newly received from one of the different sources or based in part on the comparison indicating whether the medications were utilized by the patients as prescribed;
wherein the input by the user indicating whether the patients utilized the medications as prescribed is performed in the user interface.

### Claim 11

(canceled)

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein prior to generate the user interface, the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
detect input of one or more items of clinical data corresponding to one or more of the patients, the input being specified by a user; and
generate the user interface by including additional visible indicia in the user interface indicating the input of the items of the clinical data specified by the user, at least one of the items of clinical data comprises medication information corresponding to at least one of the patients.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
designate at least one of the statuses as validated in response to detection of an indication specifying that a corresponding medication was utilized by a respective patient as prescribed.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
designate at least one of the statuses as being in review in response to detection of an indication specifying that a corresponding medication was not utilized by a respective patient as prescribed or for a reason that a user desires to review the corresponding medication.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
designate at least one of the statuses for review in response to detecting that a corresponding item of the clinical information is newly received from the different source, the status designated for review denotes that a medication indicated in the clinical information was not previously reviewed by a user.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
generate additional visible indicia in the user interface denoting that at least one of the medications needs review in response to detection of an indication specifying that a respective medication was not utilized by a patient as prescribed.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein:
the additional visible indicia signifies at least one flag to remind a user to review the at least one medication.

### Claim 18 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
change at least one of the statuses in response to detection of another indication specifying that a respective medication is subsequently utilized by a corresponding patient different from a prior usage of the respective medication by the patient in comparison to usage of the respective medication as prescribed by the health care provider.

### Claim 19

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer executable program code instructions comprising:
program code instructions configured to automatically receive one or more items of clinical information, corresponding to one or more respective patients, from a plurality of different sources;
program code instructions configured to detect an indication of a comparison indicating whether one or more medications identified in the clinical information were utilized by the patients as prescribed by at least one health care provider, the indication of the comparison is detected by detection of input by a user indicating whether the patients utilized the medications as prescribed; and
program code instructions configured to generate a user interface comprising visible indicia indicating corresponding medications prescribed to respective patients and respective statuses of the corresponding medications, the user interface generated based on the one or more items of clinical information received from the plurality of different sources, the statuses are designated in response to determining that one or more respective items of the clinical information is newly received from one of the different sources or based in part on the comparison indicating whether the medications were utilized by the patients as prescribed;
wherein the input by the user indicating whether the patients utilized the medications as prescribed is performed in the user interface.

### Claim 20

(canceled)