Method for dynamically including diagnostic findings in report summary

• US 20020184053A1
• Filed: 06/05/2001
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Arling, Robert Stanley
• Application Number:
  US09/874,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20020184053A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof

Abstract

A software program assisting the generation of a medical report. The software program (a) displaying pre-chosen findings and a separate medical report simultaneously on an electronic display, the medical report comprising a summary section; and (b) automatically copying electronically a respective pre-chosen finding selected from the pre-chosen findings into the summary section of the medical report.

Claims

1. A method of generating a medical report, comprising:

displaying pre-chosen findings and a separate medical report simultaneously on an electronic display, the medical report comprising a summary section; and

automatically copying electronically a respective pre-chosen finding selected from the pre-chosen findings into the summary section of the medical report.

2. A method as recited in claim 1,

wherein the medical report further comprises a plurality of group sections, and

automatically copying electronically each pre-chosen finding into a group section of the plurality of group sections which corresponds to the pre-chosen finding.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a twice selected pre-chosen finding, the twice selected pre-chosen finding being previously selected and copied into the summary section of the medical report; and

automatically removing electronically the twice selected pre-chosen finding from the summary section of the medical report.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising selecting the pre-chosen findings from a list of available findings.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising displaying on the electronic display an indicator next to the selected pre-chosen finding, separate from the medical report

6. A method as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a twice selected pre-chosen finding, the twice selected pre-chosen finding being previously selected and copied into the medical report;

automatically removing electronically the twice selected pre-chosen finding in the summary section of the medical report; and

automatically removing electronically the indicator next to the twice selected pre-chosen finding.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the copying further comprises converting the selected pre-chosen finding into a more descriptive form before copying into the summary section.

8. A method comprising:

displaying a list of predetermined findings and a medical report simultaneously on an electronic display; and

when a respective predetermined finding is electronically selected from the list, automatically electronically copying said respective predetermined finding into the medical report.

9. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program instructing a computer to perform a method of generating a medical report, the method comprising:

displaying pre-chosen findings and a separate medical report simultaneously on an electronic display, the medical report comprising a summary section; and

automatically copying electronically a respective pre-chosen finding selected from the pre-chosen findings into the summary section of the medical report.

10. A computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9,

wherein the medical report further comprises a plurality of group sections, and

automatically copying electronically each pre-chosen finding into a group section of the plurality of group sections which corresponds to the pre-chosen finding.

11. A computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a twice selected pre-chosen finding, the twice selected pre-chosen finding being previously selected and copied into the summary section of the medical report; and

automatically removing electronically the twice selected pre-chosen finding from the summary section of the medical report.

12. A computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, further comprising selecting the pre-chosen findings from a list of available findings.

13. A computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, further comprising displaying on the electronic display an indicator next to the selected pre-chosen finding, separate from the medical report

14. A computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a twice selected pre-chosen finding, the twice selected pre-chosen finding being previously selected and copied into the medical report;

automatically removing electronically the twice selected pre-chosen finding in the summary section of the medical report; and

automatically removing electronically the indicator next to the twice selected pre-chosen finding.

15. A computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the copying further comprises converting the selected pre-chosen finding into a more descriptive form before copying into the summary section.

16. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program instructing a computer to perform a method of generating a medical report, the method comprising:

displaying a list of predetermined findings and a medical report simultaneously on an electronic display; and

when a respective predetermined finding is electronically selected form the list, automatically electronically copying said respective predetermined finding into the medical report.

17. An apparatus comprising:

means for displaying a list of predetermined findings and a medical report simultaneously on an electronic display; and

when a respective predetermined finding is electronically selected form the list, means for automatically electronically copying said respective predetermined finding into the medical report.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a display unit displaying pre-chosen findings and a separate medical report simultaneously on an electronic display, the medical report comprising a summary section; and

a processing unit automatically copying a respective pre-chosen finding selected from the pre-chosen findings into the summary section of the medical report.