Health care management system and method
OwnerGlenn Vonk, Richard Rumbaugh +2inventors
InventorsGlenn Vonk, Richard Rumbaugh, David Whellan, Christopher O'Connor
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Abstract
An electronic health care management system is provided which collects both subjective and objective information regarding a patient into a clinical patient record, and uses the record to determine evidence-based recommendations. A healthcare provider may decide to implement certain recommendations, and/or provide additional interventions which are collectively implemented using automated support tools. Often, a plan can include follow-up activities which may be automatically scheduled by the electronic health care management system, and may include external scheduling programs and corresponding application-programming interfaces (APIs).
Claims31
A method for managing an electronic based healthcare facility, comprising:
- finding a clinic patient record for an established patient, or creating a new clinic patient record for a new patient;
- recording patient information into the patient's clinic patient record;
- submitting the patient's clinic patient record to a rules engine wherein the patient's clinic patient record is run according to a rules engine protocol;
- verifying that the recorded patient's information is correct and correcting the recorded patient's information if it is not correct;
- prescribing a course of treatment based on the rules engine recommendations;
- and
- fulfilling the prescribed course of treatment.
A method for calendar and event scheduling for use in an electronic care health management system comprising
- selecting a calendar and a calendar view;
- reviewing calendar view data;
- updating the calendar with new calendar information.
A method for entering patient encounter data into a clinical patient record for use in an electronic care health management system, comprising:
- opening a patient record from a clinical patient record;
- selecting a patient history tab on the patient record for a patient, thereby opening a patient encounter form;
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- entering new information for the patient in the patient's patient encounter form, or, editing an existing patient encounter form for the patient.
A method for utilizing a doctor/physician extender bulletin board in an electronic care health management system comprising:
- opening a patient's patient record from a clinical patient record;
- reviewing the patient's patient record selecting a bulletin tab on the patient record for a patient, thereby opening a bulletin form;
- entering text regarding the patient in the patient's patient bulletin form;
- selecting one or more doctors/physician extenders to receive the patient's patient bulletin form;
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- forwarding the patient's patient bulletin form to the one or more doctors/physician extenders.
An electronic healthcare management system, comprising:
- a data center, adapted to comprise a first network server and data storage, the network server hosting a rules engine, and providing for the operation of various web-based interfaces to the electronic healthcare management system including a system administration interface;
- a healthcare facility, adapted to comprise a second network server and providing for the operation of various web-based interfaces and functions to the electronic healthcare management system;
- a patient, adapted to comprise an intelligent device which provides for remote monitoring and an education and support function;
- other information systems;
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- a network providing for communications between the data center, healthcare facility, patient, and other information systems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.