Data capture and workflow management technique

摘要

Data capture and workflow management devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a data processing system having a processor and a storage device. The storage device may include application instructions encoded therein, and the application instructions may include a workflow engine to facilitate healthcare delivery to a patient. The system may further a data capture device to communicate data to the data processing system over a network. The data capture device may be provided in the form of a magnet board including a plurality of magnetic sensors to detect user-placement of a magnet within a region associated with a magnetic sensor.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a data processing system including: a processor; and a storage device including application instructions encoded in one or more computer-readable media for execution by the processor, wherein the application instructions include a workflow engine configured to facilitate management of one or more workflow steps during healthcare delivery to a patient; wherein the steps of the workflow process correspond to activities performed by various personnel of a healthcare facility as part of a treatment administered to or performed on a patient; a communications network; and a data capture device comprises: a magnet board including a plurality of magnetic sensors configured to detect placement of plurality removable magnets on regions of the magnet board associated with the magnetic sensors when a user places a respective removable magnet on the magnet board; and a removable template with indicia corresponding to locations of some or all of the magnetic sensors and each representing a respective step of the one or more workflow steps, wherein the removable template is positioned on a front surface of the magnet board so as to be visible to the users when the users place or remove magnets on the magnet board; wherein the data capture device is configured to communicate the state of one or more magnetic sensors of the plurality of magnetic sensors to the data processing system; wherein the application instructions of the data processing system include routines to receive an indication of an active state of the plurality magnetic sensors and associate the active state with completion of a healthcare delivery event and drive the workflow engine in response to activation of multiple magnetic sensors of the plurality of magnetic sensors indicative of a plurality of healthcare delivery events.