Interactive knowledge base system

A system for automatically processing verbal input, the system comprising logic code configured for execution by a processor, wherein execution of the code causes the system to

• a) provide an interactive voice interface for receiving and analyzing one or more verbal inputs defining one or more terms, wherein the one or more verbal inputs if accepted are used to fill one or more corresponding fields in an electronic form;
• b) accept a first verbal input for a corresponding first field, if the first verbal input complies with a set of requirements;
• c) prompt for a second verbal input, if the first verbal input is not accepted;
• d) continue to receive and analyze further verbal inputs until the electronic form is completed;
• e) associate individual words within the electronic form with one or more industry standard codes, wherein said one or more industry standard codes can be used to identify the one or more terms or code numbers defined by the one or more verbal inputs;
• and
• f) arrange said one or more industry standard codes in a predetermined manner to generate a claim for reimbursement that can be processed by a processing facility.

A system for receiving and processing verbal input from a user of the system describing a medical procedure, analysis, examination, diagnosis, treatment record or similar activity and preparing an electronically transmittable record of that activity comprising

• a) an input device in communication with a computer based data storage system and computer based knowledge library, said input device having user specific voice recognition capability
• b) a set of preestablished procedural descriptions stored in said knowledge library, said procedural descriptions including blank fields for completion by the user
• c) one or more industry standard reimbursement codes electronically stored in said knowledge library
• d) a computer based logic program interactive with the preestablished procedural descriptions and said reimbursement codes for alerting the user to blank field input unacceptable to the system
• such that a user, upon accessing the system, is provided with
• a) means for accessing interactive data stored in the system for a specific patient
• b) a user specific standard description of a selected medical, procedure, analysis, diagnosis, treatment record or similar activity, said procedure including blank fields for completion by the user,
• c) prompting to assist the user in completing the blank fields and identifying unacceptable verbal inputs provided to complete such blank fields
• and, upon completion by the user of the interactive user specific standard description for a selected patient, means for generating a permanent electronically stored record for said specific patient, means for producing a written transcription of said stored record, and means for providing the stored record to medical claims reimbursement generation personnel or software.