Patient relationship management
First Claim
1. A system for providing patient care in an institutional setting comprising:
- a computer;
a computer network permitting communication by a plurality of participants to said computer;
a patient information database accessible by said computer containing a plurality of data associated with a patient;
a plurality of functional software modules executing on said computer for enabling a plurality of participants to manipulate said plurality of data associated with a patient;
an access interface of said computer for permitting said plurality of participants access to said plurality of functional software modules;
communications integration software executing on said computer for integrating a plurality of computer and communication protocols with said access interface utilized by said plurality of participants, and a rules based processing subsystem software executing on said computer for evaluating results of manipulation of said plurality of data associated with a patient by said plurality of participants through said functional modules.
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Abstract
A system for providing patient care in an institutional setting is provided. The system comprises a computer; a computer network that permits communication by a plurality of participants to said computer. It further, comprises a patient information database accessible by said computer containing a plurality of data associated with a patient; a plurality of functional software modules executing on said computer for enabling a plurality of participants to manipulate said plurality of data associated with a patient; an access interface of said computer for permitting said plurality of participants access to said plurality of functional software modules; communications integration software executing on said computer for integrating a plurality of computer and communication protocols with said access interface utilized by said plurality of participants, and a rules based processing subsystem software executing on said computer for evaluating results of manipulation of said plurality of data associated with a patient by said plurality of participants through said functional modules.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for providing patient care in an institutional setting comprising:
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a computer;
a computer network permitting communication by a plurality of participants to said computer;
a patient information database accessible by said computer containing a plurality of data associated with a patient;
a plurality of functional software modules executing on said computer for enabling a plurality of participants to manipulate said plurality of data associated with a patient;
an access interface of said computer for permitting said plurality of participants access to said plurality of functional software modules;
communications integration software executing on said computer for integrating a plurality of computer and communication protocols with said access interface utilized by said plurality of participants, and a rules based processing subsystem software executing on said computer for evaluating results of manipulation of said plurality of data associated with a patient by said plurality of participants through said functional modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing patient care in an institutionalized setting comprising:
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a computer;
a computer network permitting communication between a plurality of participants and said computer;
a patient information database accessible by said computer containing a plurality of patient files, each of said patient files containing a plurality of data associated with a particular patient;
assessment data related to a patient submitted to said computer by a participant over said computer network;
a clinical functional software module executing on said computer for facilitating assessment data entry over said computer network from said participant;
a financial functional software module executing on said computer for providing financial management of services provided to the patient by the institutionalized setting;
a general functional software module executing on said computer for facilitating a plurality of general functions of the institutionalized setting; and
,a rules based processing subsystem executing on said computer for evaluating results from said functional software modules according to predetermined workflow rules, said subsystem comprising software for receiving assessment data submitted by said participant through said clinical functional software module, evaluating said submitted data against said predetermined workflow rules, updating a patient file to reflect said assessment data and directing said submitted data to one or more of said functional software modules based on said evaluation;
wherein said clinical functional software module comprises software for interacting with said participant, receiving said assessment data from said participant, and directing said assessment data to said rules-based processing subsystem;
said financial functional software module comprises software for receiving said assessment data from said rules-based subsystem, determining fees associated with said assessment data, and updating said patient file to reflect said determined fees; and
said general functional software module comprises software for receiving said assessment data from said rules-based processing subsystem, determining appointments associated with said assessment data, scheduling said determined appointments, updating said patient profile to reflect said determined appointments, and notifying at least one of said plurality of participants of said determined appointments. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system for providing patient care in an institutional setting comprising:
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a computer;
a computer network permitting communication by a plurality of participants to said computer;
a patient information database accessible by said computer containing a plurality of data associated with a patient;
a plurality of functional software modules executing on said computer for enabling a plurality of participants to manipulate said plurality of data associated with a patient computer and for evaluating results of manipulation of said plurality of data associated with a patient by said plurality of participants through said functional modules;
an access interface of said computer for permitting said plurality of participants access to said plurality of functional software modules; and
communications integration software executing on said computer for integrating a plurality of computer and communication protocols with said access interface utilized by said plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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