System And Method For Customizing Workflow Using Standard Formats For Information Transfer

A computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer, the set of instructions comprising:

• a mapping routine for transforming from a first format a query from a healthcare information acquisition and management system into a second format;
• a coding routine for transforming data from the first format or a third format from an order scheduling system into the second format;
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• a query-filling routine for matching data from the order scheduling system with the query from the healthcare information acquisition and management system, wherein the query filling routine uses the second format to accomplish the matching.

A method for providing for information transfer among information systems in a healthcare setting, the method comprising:

• transforming at least part of a query from a healthcare information acquisition and management system provided in a first format into a second format;
• transforming at least part of a set of information from a clinical information system arranged in the first format or a third format into the second format;
• and
• filling the query from the healthcare information acquisition and management system with the set of information from the clinical information system.

A system for providing for information transfer among information systems in a healthcare setting, the system comprising:

• a healthcare information acquisition and management system that transmits a query conforming to a first format for information transfer;
• a clinical information system that transmits a set of clinical information in the first format for information transfer or a third format for information transfer;
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• a gateway system that:
• transforms at least a part of the query from the healthcare information acquisition and management system from the first format for information transfer into a second format for information transfer;
• transforms at least part of the set of clinical information from the clinical information system from the first format for information transfer or third format for information transfer into the second format for information transfer, and
• fills the query from the healthcare information acquisition and management system with the set of clinical information from the clinical information system.