Method and system for processing medical records
AssigneeAviacode Inc.
InventorDavid H. Jensen
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Abstract
A method is provided for processing medical documentation for a health care provider. The method includes the step of receiving a medical source document for a health care provider into a hosting server enabled to receive the medical source document. Another step is enabling a medical documentation hander to access the medical source document on the hosting server via a computer network coupled to the hosting server. A further step is facilitating the electronic creation of processed medical data based on the medical source document analyzed by a medical documentation hander. An additional step is transmitting the processed medical data to the health care provider.
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A method for processing medical documentation for a health care provider, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a medical source document for a health care provider;
- assigning the medical source document to a work queue defined for specific medical treatment types;
- and
- enabling a medical coder to access the medical source document in the work queue through a computer network;
- allowing the medical coder to electronically code the medical source document to create coded medical information;
- and
- transmitting the coded medical information including encoded treatment procedures to the health care provider electronically.
A method for processing medical documentation for a health care provider, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a medical source document for a health care provider into a hosting server enabled to receive the medical source document;
- enabling a medical coder to access the medical source document on the hosting server via a computer network coupled to the hosting server;
- facilitating the electronic creation of coded medical information including encoded treatment procedures based on the medical source document as analyzed by the medical coder;
- and
- transmitting the coded medical information to the health care provider.
A method for processing medical documentation for a health care provider, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a medical source document for a health care provider into a hosting server enabled to receive the medical source document;
- enabling a medical documentation hander to access the medical source document on the hosting server via a computer network coupled to the hosting server;
- facilitating the electronic creation of processed medical data based on the medical source document analyzed by a medical documentation hander;
- and
- transmitting the processed medical data to the health care provider.
A medical documentation processing system, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic inputs configured to receive medical source documents for a health care provider;
- a coding server, coupled to the electronic inputs, having electronic storage to store the medical source documents received;
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- a plurality of coding queues within the coding server to which the medical source documents are assigned and through which a medical coder can access the medical source documents and create coded medical information from the medical source document;
- a plurality of electronic output channels configured to transmit the coded medical information to the health care provider.
A method for processing medical documentation for health care providers, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a treatment record from a health care service provider;
- converting the treatment record to a medical source document;
- assigning the medical source document to a work queue defined for a specific medical specialty;
- and
- enabling a medical coder to access the medical source document in the work queue through a computer network;
- allowing the medical coder to code the medical source document which creates coded medical information;
- and
- transmitting the coded medical information to the health care service provider.
A method for processing electronic medical source documentation received for a health care provider, comprising the steps of:
- assigning the electronic medical source document to a work pool defined for specific medical treatment types;
- prioritizing the electronic medical source document for further processing based on priority factors;
- enabling a medical coder to access the electronic medical source document accompanied by a priority designation in the work queue through a computer network;
- allowing the medical coder to code the medical source document to create coded medical information;
- and
- transmitting the coded medical information to the health care provider.
A medical records processing system, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic inputs configured to receive a medical source document for a health care provider;
- a hosting server, coupled to the electronic inputs, having electronic storage to store the medical source document received;
- and
- a plurality of coding queues within the hosting server to which the medical source document is assigned based on a priority designation assigned to the medical source document;
- a networked interface through which a medical coder can access the medical source document with the priority designation and create coded medical information from the medical source document;
- a plurality of electronic output channels configured to transmit the coded medical information to the health care provider.
A medical records processing system for integrating a medical document imaging system with a medical coding application, comprising:
- a medical source document window configured to display a medical source document for a health care provider;
- a hosting server, coupled to the medical source document window, having electronic storage to store the medical source document being viewed in the medical source document window;
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- a coding window configured to capture information from the medical source document window and assist a medical coder in creating coded medical information from the medical source document that is viewed in the medical source document window.
A method for assisting a medical coder in processing medical records, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a medical source document, containing medical terminology from a health care provider, in a medical source document window;
- selecting medical terminology from the medical source document in the medical source document window;
- copying the selected medical terminology to a coding window from the medical source document window;
- searching for medical codes related to the medical terminology copied to the coding window;
- allowing a medical coder to select a medical code representing an applied medical procedure for a patient from a medical codes list displayed to the medical coder as a result of the searching step, to created coded medical information;
- sending coded medical information that has been created from the medical source document to a hosting server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.