System for managing documents and associated document information deficiencies

A healthcare document processing system for processing data indicating a document deficiency preventing a document from being designated complete, comprising:

• an interface for receiving data including a patient record identifier and data identifying a document, and an associated document type, said document having been added to a patient record having said patient record identifier;
• at least one repository including chain data identifying, a plurality of document deficiencies, individual document deficiency type and an order for addressing said document deficiencies for providing completed documents;
• and
• a document processor for, automatically employing said at least one repository to identify deficiency chain information associated with said document and indicating deficiencies of said deficiency chain associated with absence of said document from said patient record are corrected, in response to said received data.

A healthcare document processing system for processing data indicating a document deficiency preventing a document from being designated complete, comprising:

• an interface for receiving data including a patient record identifier and data identifying a document, and an associated document type, said document having been added to a patient record having said patient record identifier;
• and
• a document processor for, in response to said received data, automatically,
• searching deficiency information associated with said patient record to identify a document deficiency associated with said document of said document type,
• indicating a deficiency associated with absence of said document from said patient record is corrected,
• determining if a new deficiency is associated with said document and generating associated deficiency data identifying said new deficiency for incorporation in said deficiency information,
• identifying a type of said new deficiency, and
• initiating a process for correcting said deficiency, said process being determined in response to said identified deficiency type.

A method for processing data indicating a document deficiency preventing a document from being designated complete, comprising the activities of:

• receiving data including a patient record identifier and data identifying a document, and an associated document type, said document having been added to a patient record having said patient record identifier;
• searching deficiency information associated with said patient record to identify a document deficiency associated with said document of said document type;
• indicating a deficiency associated with absence of said document from said patient record is corrected;
• and
• determining if a new deficiency is associated with said document and generating associated deficiency data identifying said new deficiency for incorporation in said deficiency information.

A method for processing data indicating a document deficiency preventing a document from being designated complete, comprising the activities of:

• receiving data including a patient record identifier and data identifying a document, and an associated document type, said document having been added to a patient record having said patient record identifier;
• storing chain data identifying, a plurality of document deficiencies, individual document deficiency type and an order for addressing said document deficiencies for providing completed documents;
• and
• automatically employing said at least one repository to identify deficiency chain information associated with said document and indicating deficiencies of said deficiency chain associated with absence of said document from said patient record are corrected, in response to said received data.

A method for processing data indicating a document deficiency preventing a document from being designated complete, comprising the activities of:

• receiving data including a patient record identifier and data identifying a document, and an associated document type, said document having been added to a patient record having said patient record identifier;
• searching deficiency information associated with said patient record to identify a document deficiency associated with said document of said document type,
• indicating a deficiency associated with absence of said document from said patient record is corrected;
• determining if a new deficiency is associated with said document and generating associated deficiency data identifying said new deficiency for incorporation in said deficiency information;
• identifying a type of said new deficiency;
• and
• initiating a process for correcting said deficiency, said process being determined in response to said identified deficiency type.