Computerized methods for displaying clinically-related in-patient information

Abstract

Methods for use in, e.g., in-patient care computing environment, for displaying clinically-related in-patient information on at least one patient-viewable display device are provided. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention may include receiving a clinical order associated with an in-patient, automatically generating one or more tasks based on the clinical order received, and automatically displaying the task(s) on the patient-viewable display device. If desired, the method may additionally include associating the clinical order and the task(s) with an electronic record associated with the in-patient (e.g., an electronic medical record), and accessing the electronic record to obtain the one or more tasks for display on the patient-viewable display device.

1 . A computer-implemented method for displaying clinically-related in-patient information, the method comprising:
 receiving at least one of a clinical order, a clinical diagnosis, and information pertaining to a clinical issue, the clinical order, clinical diagnosis, and/or clinical issue being associated with an in-patient; and   displaying one or more of advertising content and clinical information pertaining to the clinical order, clinical diagnosis, and/or clinical issue on at least one patient-viewable display device.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 associating the at least one of the clinical order, the clinical diagnosis, and the information pertaining to the clinical issue with an electronic record associated with the in-patient; and   accessing the electronic record to obtain the at least one of the clinical order, the clinical diagnosis, and the information pertaining to the clinical issue; and   utilizing the at least one of the clinical order, the clinical diagnosis, and the information pertaining to the clinical issue accessed to select the one or more of the advertising content and the clinical information for display on the at least one patient-viewable display device.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising filtering the one or more of the advertising content and the clinical information based on at least one criterion prior to displaying the one or more of the advertising content and the clinical information on the at least one patient-viewable display device. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein each of the at least one criterion comprises one of care giver-specified criterion, an in-patient-specified criterion, and an institution-specified criterion. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises displaying clinical information pertaining to the clinical order, clinical diagnosis, and/or clinical issue, and wherein the clinical information comprises one or more of educational materials, support group information, and selectable links thereto.