Automated clinical documentation system and method

A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a patient encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a core functionality module that verbally interacts with an encounter participant of the patient encounter, wherein the core functionality module verbally interacts with at least one of a patient and a medical professional as the encounter participant during a portion of the patient encounter;
• determining, by the compartmentalized virtual assistant, that a medical treatment topic was mentioned by at least one of the patient and the medical professional while verbally interacting with the virtual assistant during the portion of the patient encounter;
• downloading and activating one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic to the compartmentalized virtual assistant during the patient encounter based upon, at least in part, the compartmentalized virtual assistant determining that the medical treatment topic was mentioned during the portion of the patient encounter, wherein at least one of the one or more additional functionalities added and activated to the compartmentalized virtual assistant during the patient encounter includes an adverse interaction functionality configured to identify any potential adverse interactions associated with the medical treatment topic, wherein the one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic has not been downloaded and activated prior to the compartmentalized virtual assistant determining that one of the medical treatment topic was mentioned, and wherein the one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic is downloaded and activated after the compartmentalized virtual assistant determines that the medical treatment topic was mentioned;
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• providing feedback to the medical professional from the compartmentalized virtual assistant based upon the one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic and the medical treatment topic being mentioned.

A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a patient encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a core functionality module that verbally interacts with an encounter participant of the patient encounter, wherein the core functionality module verbally interacts with at least one of a patient and a medical professional as the encounter participant during a portion of the patient encounter;
• determining, by the compartmentalized virtual assistant, that a medical treatment topic was mentioned by at least one of the patient and the medical professional while verbally interacting with the virtual assistant during the portion of the patient encounter;
• downloading and activating one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic to the compartmentalized virtual assistant during the patient encounter based upon, at least in part, the compartmentalized virtual assistant determining that the medical treatment topic was mentioned during the portion of the patient encounter, wherein at least one of the one or more additional functionalities added and activated to the compartmentalized virtual assistant during the patient encounter includes an adverse interaction functionality configured to identify any potential adverse interactions associated with the medical treatment topic, wherein the one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic has not been downloaded and activated prior to the compartmentalized virtual assistant determining that one of the medical treatment topic was mentioned, and wherein the one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic is downloaded and activated after the compartmentalized virtual assistant determines that the medical treatment topic was mentioned;
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• providing feedback to the medical professional from the compartmentalized virtual assistant based upon the one or more additional functionalities associated with the medical treatment topic and the medical treatment topic being mentioned.