Patient diabetes data interchange with electronic medical records

A method for formatting and transferring patient diabetes data into an electronic medical record on a health record system with user validation, after testing a patient's blood glucose levels over a period of time with a blood glucose meter which stores the patient diabetes data containing blood glucose levels in a first electronic format and after a user transfers the patient diabetes data from the blood glucose meter into a patient record provided by a diabetes management system on a computer, creates an export file which provides the patient diabetes data in a second electronic format and stores the export filed to an output folder, said method comprising:

• providing an interface service which automatically monitors the output folder to determine when the export file is provided thereto;
• automatically detecting with the service the export file when provided to the output folder;
• after detection, automatically parsing and formatting with the interface service the export file into formatted patient diabetes data according to a pre-defined report template;
• automatically opening a dialog box which displays the formatted patient diabetes data;
• copying the displayed formatted patient diabetes data into a clipboard utility provided by the computer;
• selecting and displaying the electronic medical record of the patient in a client application of the health record system provided on the computer;
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• pasting and displaying the formatted patient diabetes data in the electronic medical record of the patient.