1. A method for browsing a collection of clinical documents, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of clinical documents for a patient, the clinical documents associated with a plurality of care visits, the care visits including a first care visit and a second care visit;
determining from the plurality of documents a first importance rating for the first care visit and a second importance rating for the second care visit;
generating commands and data for displaying a timeline including graphical elements representing the plurality of care visits, the graphical elements including a first graphical element representing the first care visit and a second graphical element representing the second care visit; and
generating commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element on the timeline in accordance with a time of the first care visit, a time of the second care visit, the first importance rating and the second importance rating.
2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:
receiving a selection of a subset of the graphical elements representing the plurality of care visits; and
launching an application to browse clinical documents associated with care visits represented by the selected subset of the graphical elements.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element further includes generating commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element in accordance with care delivery organizations associated with the first care visit and the second care visit.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element includes generating commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element in a color indicating a care delivery organization associated with the first care visit and the second care visit.
5. The method of claim 1, and further comprising determining a visual prominence of the first graphical element in accordance with the first importance rating.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein a greater visual prominence represents a greater importance.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein determining from the plurality of documents the first importance rating for the first care visit and the second importance rating for the second care visit includes determining the first importance rating according to the a size of documents associated with the first care visit and determining the second importance rating according to the size of the documents associated with the second care visit.
8. A computer program product for browsing a collection of clinical documents, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising a computer usable program code configured to:
obtain a plurality of clinical documents for a patient, the clinical documents associated with a plurality of care visits, the care visits including a first care visit and a second care visit;
determine from the plurality of documents a first importance rating for the first care visit and a second importance rating for the second care visit;
generate commands and data for displaying a timeline including graphical elements representing the plurality of care visits, the graphical elements including a first graphical element representing the first care visit and a second graphical element representing the second care visit;
generate commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element on the timeline in accordance with a time of the first care visit, a time of the second care visit, the first importance rating and the second importance rating.
9. The computer program product of claim 8, and wherein the computer usable program code further comprises computer usable program code configured to:
receive a selection of a subset of the graphical elements representing the plurality of care visits; and
launch an application to browse clinical documents associated with care visits represented by the selected subset of the graphical elements.
10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer usable program code configured to generate commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element further includes computer usable program code configured to generate commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element in accordance with care delivery organizations associated with the first care visit and the second care visit.
11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer usable program code configured to generate commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element includes computer usable program code configured to generate commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element in a color indicating a care delivery organization associated with the first care visit and the second care visit.
12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer usable program code further comprises computer usable program code configured to determine a visual prominence of the first graphical element in accordance with the first importance rating.
13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein a greater visual prominence represents a greater importance.
14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer usable program code configured to determine from the plurality of documents the first importance rating for the first care visit and the second importance rating for the second care visit includes computer usable program code configured to determine the first importance rating according to the a size of documents associated with the first care visit and determining the second importance rating according to the size of the documents associated with the second care visit.
15. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
a health information server executable by the one or more processors and configured to:
obtain a plurality of clinical documents for a patient, the clinical documents associated with a plurality of care visits, the care visits including a first care visit and a second care visit;
determine from the plurality of documents a first importance rating for the first care visit and a second importance rating for the second care visit;
generate commands and data for displaying a timeline including graphical elements representing the plurality of care visits, the graphical elements including a first graphical element representing the first care visit and a second graphical element representing the second care visit; and
generate commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element on the timeline in accordance with a time of the first care visit, a time of the second care visit, the first importance rating and the second importance rating.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, and wherein the health information server is further configured to:
receive a selection of a subset of the graphical elements representing the plurality of care visits; and
launch an application to browse clinical documents associated with care visits represented by the selected subset of the graphical elements.
17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element further includes commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element in accordance with care delivery organizations associated with the first care visit and the second care visit.
18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element includes commands and data for displaying the first graphical element and the second graphical element in a color indicating a care delivery organization associated with the first care visit and the second care visit.
19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the health information server is further configured to determine a visual prominence of the first graphical element in accordance with the first importance rating.
20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein a greater visual prominence represents a greater importance.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
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12. An infrared (IR) sensor assembly, comprising:
an IR sensor element having a radiation-sensitive region responsive to IR radiation;
a first optical element arranged in front of the IR sensor element;
a second optical element arranged in front of the first optical element; and
a radiation trap arranged between the first optical element and the second optical element, the radiation trap configured to absorb a first portion of IR radiation incident the second optical element, and allow for the transmission of a second portion of IR radiation to the IR sensor element.
13. The sensor assembly of claim 12, wherein the first optical element comprises at least one of a refractive surface, a mirror, an aperture, and a wavelength-dependent filter.
14. The sensor assembly of claim 12, wherein the second optical element comprises at least one of a refractive surface, a mirror, an aperture, and a wavelength-dependent filter.
15. The sensor assembly of claim 12, wherein the IR sensor element is mounted within a heat sink.
16. The sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the second optical element comprises an aperture formed in the heat sink.
17. The sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the radiation trap is formed in the heat sink.
18. The sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the first and second optical elements are connected via the heat sink.
19. The sensor assembly of claim 15, further comprising a base plate mounted to the heat sink, wherein the IR sensor element is arranged on the base plate.
20. The sensor assembly of claim 19, further comprising a reference temperature sensor arranged on the base plate, the reference temperature sensor configured to detect an ambient temperature for calibrating the IR sensor element.
21. The sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the heat sink is formed from at least one of aluminum, copper, magnesium, and zinc.
22. The sensor assembly of claim 12, further comprising a housing defining an interior space, wherein the IR sensor element is arranged within the interior space of the housing.
23. The sensor assembly of claim 22, wherein the housing comprises one of a transistor outline (TO), leadless ceramic chip carrier (LCC), or a chip scale package (CSP) housing.
24. The IR sensor of claim 23, wherein the first optical element is arranged adjacent to the interior of the housing.
25. An infrared (IR) sensor package, comprising:
a heat sink defining a first interior space and a radiation trap adjacent the first interior space;
an IR sensor element having a radiation-sensitive region for detecting IR radiation, the IR sensor arranged within the first interior space of the heat sink;
a first optical element arranged at a first end of the radiation trap; and
a second optical element arranged at a second end of the radiation trap;
wherein the radiation trap is configured to allow for the passage of a first portion of IR radiation incident the second optical element, through the first optical element, and into communication with the IR sensor element, and to absorb a second portion of IR radiation incident the second optical element.
26. The sensor package of claim 25, wherein the radiation trap comprises a generally circular through-channel.
27. The sensor package of claim 25, wherein the first optical element comprises at least one of a refractive surface, a mirror, an aperture, and a wavelength-dependent filter.
28. The sensor package of claim 25, wherein the second optical element comprises at least one of a refractive surface, a mirror, an aperture, and a wavelength-dependent filter.
29. The sensor package of claim 28, wherein the second optical element comprises an aperture formed in the heat sink.
30. The sensor package of claim 25, further comprising a base plate mounted within the heat sink, wherein the IR sensor element is arranged on the base plate.
31. The sensor package of claim 30, further comprising a reference temperature sensor arranged on the base plate, the reference temperature sensor configured to detect an ambient temperature for calibrating the IR sensor element.