Patents by Inventor Catherine Whelchel

Catherine Whelchel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8799009
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system and computer program product are provided for determining one or more current or future conditions regarding capacity and allocation of resources in an institution. The apparatus enables personnel to utilize predictive tools to identify in real-time or in the near future areas of capacity constraints within the institution. The apparatus includes a processor configured to analyze data which includes information associated with the institution. A portion of the data is generated in real-time during an actual time in which events occur. The processor is capable of using at least a portion of the data to identify current conditions or generate one or more predictions regarding conditions to occur in the future that are associated with resources and capacity of the institution. Also, the processor is capable of analyzing results of the predictions and allocating resources of the institution on the basis of the predicted results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: McKesson Financial Holdings
    Inventors: Andrew Mellin, Keith Willard, Catherine Whelchel, Mike Myers, Kristin Oswald, Michael Altmann
  • Patent number: 8401870
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are provided for generating one or more patient timelines corresponding to a patient(s). The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive medical information, associated with a patient(s), from one or more different computer systems and store the received medical information in a memory. The processor is configured to examine the received medical information stored in the memory and identify whether data in the medical information indicates the medical information corresponds to a patient(s). The data may include a unique identifier(s) (ID(s)) associated with a patient(s). The processor is also configured to determine if content in the received medical information is designated for inclusion in at least one graphical representation. The content may include one or more unique codes. The processor is also configured to generate a graphical representation(s) corresponding to a chronological sequence of medical events associated with a patient(s) during a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventors: Catherine Whelchel, Becky Ralston, Melissa Roberts, Melissa Cummings, Josef Pusedu, Dianne Koepping, David Williams
  • Publication number: 20120053954
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for monitoring quality metrics for patients in health care facilities. For example, in one embodiment, a monitoring server can monitor a set of quality metrics associated with a patient in a health care facility. During the monitoring process, the monitoring server can determine whether activities associated with the respective quality metrics have been or need to be performed, providing medical providers information in time to correct care documentation. The monitoring server can also cause display of graphics that indicate the results of such determinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Catherine Whelchel, Andrew Mellin, John Faughnan, Michael Altmann
  • Publication number: 20110077970
    Abstract: A method for providing a patient quality monitor may include receiving an identification of quality metrics associated with each of a plurality of health care conditions in which the quality metrics correspond to external standards of care for the respective health care conditions, extracting clinical patient quality data regarding activities corresponding to the quality metrics identified from a database, sorting the clinical patient quality data according to health care condition, and presenting compliance data on a dashboard display indicative of compliance with the quality metrics of a selected one of the health care conditions based on the sorted clinical patient quality data. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Mellin, Keith Willard, Catherine Whelchel, Josef Pusedu
  • Publication number: 20100198609
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system and computer program product are provided for determining one or more current or future conditions regarding capacity and allocation of resources in an institution. The apparatus enables personnel to utilize predictive tools to identify in real-time or in the near future areas of capacity constraints within the institution. The apparatus includes a processor configured to analyze data which includes information associated with the institution. A portion of the data is generated in real-time during an actual time in which events occur. The processor is capable of using at least a portion of the data to identify current conditions or generate one or more predictions regarding conditions to occur in the future that are associated with resources and capacity of the institution. Also, the processor is capable of analyzing results of the predictions and allocating resources of the institution on the basis of the predicted results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Mellin, Keith Willard, Catherine Whelchel, Mike Myers, Kristin Oswald, Michael Altmann
  • Publication number: 20100198619
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are provided for generating one or more patient timelines corresponding to a patient(s). The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive medical information, associated with a patient(s), from one or more different computer systems and store the received medical information in a memory. The processor is configured to examine the received medical information stored in the memory and identify whether data in the medical information indicates the medical information corresponds to a patient(s). The data may include a unique identifier(s) (ID(s)) associated with a patient(s). The processor is also configured to determine if content in the received medical information is designated for inclusion in at least one graphical representation. The content may include one or more unique codes. The processor is also configured to generate a graphical representation(s) corresponding to a chronological sequence of medical events associated with a patient(s) during a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Catherine Whelchel, Becky Ralston, Melissa Roberts, Melissa Cummings, Josef Pusedu, Dianne Koepping, David Williams