System and method for automating the completion of complex tasks
AssigneeCaregroup Healthcare System
InventorJohn Halamka
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Abstract
In a system and method for automatically completing tasks, a request to complete a task is received, and a plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task are identified. After an event associated with the task in the request is received, it is determined whether the event satisfies all of the plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task. Additional events are received and analyzed to determine whether they satisfy the plurality of rules until all of the plurality of rules have been satisfied.
Claims24
A method performed in a computer system for the automatic completion of a healthcare related task, comprising:
- receiving a request at the computer system via a network from a user to complete a healthcare related task;
- identifying a plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task from a database stored in the computer system;
- recognizing the occurrence of an event associated with the task;
- determining whether the event satisfies all of the plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task;
- and
- repeating the recognizing and determining if any of the plurality of rules have not been satisfied.
A computer system for the automatic completion of a healthcare related task, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory, coupled to the processor, comprising a plurality of instructions executed by the process, the plurality of instructions configured to:
- receive a request at the computer system via a network from a user to complete a healthcare related task;
- identify a plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task from a database stored in the computer system;
- recognize the occurrence of an event associated with the task;
- determine whether the event satisfies all of the plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task;
- and
- repeat the recognize and determine instructions if any of the plurality of rules have not been satisfied.
A computer readable medium operable on a computer system for the automatic completion of a healthcare related task, the computer readable medium configured to:
- receive a request at the computer system via a network from a user to complete a healthcare related task;
- identify a plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task from a database stored in the computer system;
- recognize the occurrence of an event associated with the task;
- determine whether the event satisfies all of the plurality of rules that must be satisfied to complete the task;
- and
- repeat the recognize and determine instructions if any of the plurality of rules have not been satisfied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.