Araxsys, Inc.

Confer Software, Inc.

Mark Steven Schroeder

Chung-Jen Ho

Annsheng C Ting

Kenneth I Macrae

Annsheng Ting

Michael Aaron Thompson

Kenneth L Macrae

A method and apparatus for managing changes to computerized medical protocols is provided. Each change to a medical protocol results in a new binary file being generated. Each binary file associated with the protocol then has a version number, which may be divided into two parts: a major version number and a minor version number. The default is that major changes to the medical protocol result in an incremented major number while minor changes to the medical protocol result in an incremented minor number. At assignment time, the version of the medical protocol to be assigned is assumed to be the one with the highest major number. At execution time, the version of the medical protocol to be executed is assumed to be the one with the highest minor number. This allows for the constant modification of treatment protocols without interfering with the protocols of patients already receiving treatment.

Apparatus and method for managing changes of computerized medical protocols

A computer system is programmed to display a set of order triplet icons which are linked together to represent a medical treatment plan. Each of the order triplet icons represent a step within the medical treatment plan. Each link between two order triplet icons, such as a first order triplet icon and a second order triplet icon, represents a sequence between two steps within the medical treatment plan. Each sequence, as represented by a link, includes a rule which may be configured to have a time delay. When configured to have a time delay, the second order triplet icon is activated upon expiration of the time delay, forming a sequence from the first order triplet icon to the second order triplet icon. The computer system may also be programmed to display a medical treatment plan in process flow form, referred to as a publisher's view. The process flow shows the contents of a set of order triplet icons which may include at least one healthcare activity and at least one rule, and the relationship between the icons in the medical protocol.

Graphical user interface in a medical protocol system having time delay

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Mark Steven Schroeder