Medical device interfacing using a camera

摘要

Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for interfacing a medical device with an electronic medical record are provided. An image of an output of the medical device is received from a camera associated with the medical device. The image is analyzed to generate a result. The result is stored in the electronic medical record.

主权项

1. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of enabling a medical device to interface with an electronic medical record, wherein the medical device is unable to connect directly to and interface directly with the electronic medical record, the method comprising:
creating an electronic association between a camera and the medical device, wherein the medical device has been electronically associated with a patient, wherein the medical device is used to monitor a medical condition of the patient and to generate an output related to the monitored medical condition of the patient, and wherein the camera is positioned to capture an image of the output generated by the medical device; receiving, from the camera, the image of the output generated by the medical device; based on an identity of the medical device, determining a region of the image of the output generated by the medical device includes data relevant to the monitored medical condition of the patient; automatically and without human intervention analyzing the region of the image of the output generated by the medical device to generate at least one result associated with the monitored medical condition of the patient; and storing the at least one result in the electronic medical record for the patient.