Patents by Inventor Douglas W. Wager

Douglas W. Wager 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).

  • Publication number: 20220319683
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and presenting a clinical workforce management interface to assign staff in a clinical setting. The interface may present components including an aggregate patient population profile listing individual patients in a unit, the projected workload capacity the care for those patients represents, and an assignment bar depicting provider assignments for that patient over a designated time period. The interface may likewise present a provider population profile which lists available care providers in a unit, as well as their capacity ratings, skill sets, shifts, or other schedule data characterizing available clinical staff. A charge nurse or other staff manager may view and manipulate the provider-to-patient assignments, for instance by dragging and dropping visual elements to perform assignments. Compliance monitoring functions such as maintaining provider ratios may be automatically performed, and the staff manager may be alerted when ratios or criteria violate limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Douglas W. Wager
  • Patent number: 11404161
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and presenting a clinical workforce management interface to assign staff in a clinical setting. The interface may present components including an aggregate patient population profile listing individual patients in a unit, the projected workload capacity the care for those patients represents, and an assignment bar depicting provider assignments for that patient over a designated time period. The interface may likewise present a provider population profile which lists available care providers in a unit, as well as their capacity ratings, skill sets, shifts, or other schedule data characterizing available clinical staff. A charge nurse or other staff manager may view and manipulate the provider-to-patient assignments, for instance by dragging and dropping visual elements to perform assignments. Compliance monitoring functions such as maintaining provider ratios may be automatically performed, and the staff manager may be alerted when ratios or criteria violate limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas W. Wager
  • Publication number: 20170140112
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and presenting a clinical workforce management interface to assign staff in a clinical setting. The interface may present components including an aggregate patient population profile listing individual patients in a unit, the projected workload capacity the care for those patients represents, and an assignment bar depicting provider assignments for that patient over a designated time period. The interface may likewise present a provider population profile which lists available care providers in a unit, as well as their capacity ratings, skill sets, shifts, or other schedule data characterizing available clinical staff. A charge nurse or other staff manager may view and manipulate the provider-to-patient assignments, for instance by dragging and dropping visual elements to perform assignments. Compliance monitoring functions such as maintaining provider ratios may be automatically performed, and the staff manager may be alerted when ratios or criteria violate limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas W. Wager
  • Publication number: 20160188844
    Abstract: Methods are directed at utilizing a patient's electronic medical record (EMR) information accessed from a cloud, such as that used in Blue Button technology. Once the patient's EMR information is downloaded from the cloud, it is used to automatically determine if the patient is eligible to participate in a clinical trial. The EMR information of the patient is also utilized to determine if there is a potential drug-drug interaction from of the one or more medications the patient is prescribed to take. Furthermore, the patient's EMR information is used to identify any warnings and indications regarding the one or more medications the patient is prescribed to take. Notifications are then sent to a patient device and devices of those that have permission from the patient to receive such information, such as family members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: DOUGLAS W. WAGER, SARA JANE GRIFFIN, RYAN M. MOOG, MARSHA LAIRD-MADDOX
  • Publication number: 20160188811
    Abstract: Methods are directed at utilizing a cloud-based application for notifying a healthcare provider, such as a hospital or urgent care facility, that one or more patients from the healthcare provider qualify for clinical trial participation. A cloud-based application is also utilized for notifying one or more clinical trial sponsors, such as a university or pharmaceutical company, that one or more patients from one or more healthcare providers fulfill clinical trial eligibility. Furthermore, a cloud-based application is utilized for notifying one or more clinical trial sponsors that one or more patients of a second healthcare provider match the qualifications of one or more clinical trials, wherein at least one match was identified from a first healthcare provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: DOUGLAS W. WAGER, SARA JANE GRIFFIN, RYAN M. MOOG, MARSHA LAIRD-MADDOX
  • Patent number: 8706529
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for a method for linking the health records of two or more patients and alerting them of a change in at least one of the patient's health records are provided. One method comprises, in part, receiving an indication of a desire to link the first medical record of the first patient to a second medical record of a second patient and searching a connected health network for at least one of the first medical record associated with the first patient or the second medical record associated with the second patient. The method further comprises designating a sharing level between the first medical record of the first patient and the second medical record of the second patient, the sharing level indicating an extent of healthcare information that can be shared between the first medical record and the second medical record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas W. Wager
  • Patent number: 8000978
    Abstract: Care provider assignments to a patient may be automatically generated based on clinical evidence, documentation, workload, infectious status and other factors. The patient's chart may be accessed by a rules-based engine configured with rules to relate a patient's clinical status and needs to qualifications, certifications, capabilities and skills of care providers to select the care provider best qualified to assign to the patient. For instance, care providers having specialized training may be identified for assignment to patients presenting with specialized needs. Graphical displays of available providers may be displayed to and overridden by a manager. Because patient needs are automatically aligned with provider capabilities, availability and other factors, the errors, oversights and inefficiencies of manual or informal assignment systems are avoided and better health care delivery can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas W. Wager, Jerald T. Chamberlain
  • Publication number: 20100179835
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting one or more members of a connected health network is provided, wherein the connected health network includes two or more members having linked medical records. The method includes receiving a change in a first health record of a first member, the first health record being linked to a second health record of a second member based on a specified relationship. The method also includes using the change in the first health record to determine whether a condition exists that could affect the second member, and, if so, alerting the second member of the affect of the change in the first health record on the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas W. Wager
  • Publication number: 20100179834
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for a method for linking the health records of two or more patients and alerting them of a change in at least one of the patient's health records are provided. One method comprises, in part, receiving an indication of a desire to link the first medical record of the first patient to a second medical record of a second patient and searching a connected health network for at least one of the first medical record associated with the first patient or the second medical record associated with the second patient. The method further comprises designating a sharing level between the first medical record of the first patient and the second medical record of the second patient, the sharing level indicating an extent of healthcare information that can be shared between the first medical record and the second medical record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas W. Wager