Patents by Inventor Alan F. James

Alan F. James 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: 8825775
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to correlate healthcare information are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a healthcare message from a first entity of a healthcare enterprise, wherein the healthcare message is configured according to a first identification schema of the first entity; identifying one or more subjects of the healthcare message for correlation into an electronic clinical information system; selecting one of a plurality of correlators for each identified subject to correlate each identified subject, wherein each of the correlators are customizable to handle a specific type of healthcare message subject; and correlating the identified subjects of the message to associate each of the identified subjects with an identifier internal to the electronic clinical information system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wendy Lynne Bohner, David P. Murawski, Alan F. James, Niranjan Kumar Sharma
  • Publication number: 20120216219
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dynamic customization of clinical workflows are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a script that implements one or more actions of a clinical workflow from a first healthcare entity that utilizes an electronic clinical information system, wherein the electronic clinical information system aggregates healthcare information from a plurality of healthcare entities including the first healthcare entity; loading the script into a dynamic module core framework that interacts with a runtime environment to execute application bundles; and publishing the script of the dynamic module core framework to the runtime environment such that the clinical workflow is installed into the electronic clinical information system dynamically at runtime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Niranjan Kumar Sharma, Alan F. James
  • Publication number: 20120215857
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to correlate healthcare information are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a healthcare message from a first entity of a healthcare enterprise, wherein the healthcare message is configured according to a first identification schema of the first entity; identifying one or more subjects of the healthcare message for correlation into an electronic clinical information system; selecting one of a plurality of correlators for each identified subject to correlate each identified subject, wherein each of the correlators are customizable to handle a specific type of healthcare message subject; and correlating the identified subjects of the message to associate each of the identified subjects with an identifier internal to the electronic clinical information system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wendy Lynne Bohner, David P. Murawski, Alan F. James, Niranjan Kumar Sharma
  • Publication number: 20090217340
    Abstract: Certain embodiments present a system for managing access to patient data in a clinical information system that uses software applications, and a context manager that facilitates the sharing of context among the applications. The system has one access point, or a computer workstation terminal, allowing for user interaction with said at least two software applications. A centralized database stores information relating to patient data and user attempts to access patient data by the software applications. A first context identification module assigns a context label to each access attempt, and a second context identification module assigns a context label to data gathered by the software applications. An auditor regulates relationships between the software applications manager and provides a user interface enabling access to the centralized database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Sitomer, Vijayanand Tirumalai, William Murray Stoval, Herman Bailey Post, Alan F. James