Remote data management system with business intelligence in real-time

A method of locating, obtaining, analyzing, and reporting desired patient information in real-time, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing information via the at least one hardware processor regarding a specific patient or group of patients as source information in at least one location within multiple data sources residing on an electronics records server;
• receiving by at least one hardware processor, an order in the form of a query that requests information regarding the specific patient or group of patients;
• managing and controlling via the at least one hardware processor the storage of electronic documents through the use of an application program located on a document management and storage system (DMSS) having an application processor and a tool processor;
• wherein the application program selects at least one tool and authenticates the order;
• sending the query via the at least one hardware Processor to the electronics records server and retrieving the source information using an interface application with at least one tool that includes appropriate code to access the source information stored in the at least one location within the multiple data sources when an appropriate request is received;
• continuously monitoring and extracting in real-time using the interface application in the at least one hardware processor the fact that a test has been ordered at the same time the information is entered as source information into the at least one location within multiple data sources;
• linking in the at least one hardware processor a query processor in a data collection and conversion system (DCCS) with the electronics records server through the use of a generic interface established by an application interface in the DCCS;
• allowing the at least one hardware processor via a business intelligence engine to communicate with the DCCS;
• transporting by the DCCS in the at least one hardware processor the source information from the electronic records server;
• creating a document by the DCCS in the at least one hardware processor that includes extensible markup language (XML) data;
• breaking down the XML data by the business intelligence engine in the at least one hardware processor to form at least one de-normalized fact table containing the desired patient information;
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• using the de-normalized fact table by the at least one hardware processor to report the desired information in real-time from the location in the multiple distributed data sources.