System for providing healthcare related information
First Claim
1. A system for providing healthcare related information, comprising:
- a database incorporating, (a) information identifying an encompassing organization and a plurality of constituent organizations of said encompassing organization including a constituent organization type identifier, and (b) location information identifying a plurality of locations in a constituent organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes and including a location type identifier; and
an interface processor for employing said database in providing a user with location information related to a particular constituent organization in response to user command.
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Abstract
A comprehensive database system employs common medical terms, vocabularies and identifiers in identifying organizational characteristics as well as location availability and suitability for delivering services by a particular physician to a patient with particular medical conditions via a user friendly display interface. A system for providing healthcare related information comprises a database incorporating information identifying an encompassing organization and multiple constituent organizations of the encompassing organization including a constituent organization type identifier. The database information also incorporates location information identifying multiple locations in a constituent organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes and includes a location type identifier. An interface processor employs the database in supporting business applications of an organization and in providing a user with service and location information related to a particular constituent organization in response to user command.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for providing healthcare related information, comprising:
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a database incorporating, (a) information identifying an encompassing organization and a plurality of constituent organizations of said encompassing organization including a constituent organization type identifier, and (b) location information identifying a plurality of locations in a constituent organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes and including a location type identifier; and
an interface processor for employing said database in providing a user with location information related to a particular constituent organization in response to user command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing healthcare related information, comprising:
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a database incorporating, information identifying an encompassing organization and a plurality of constituent organizations of said encompassing organization, and location information identifying a plurality of locations in a constituent organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes, and at least one of, (a) codes, (b) terms and (c) identifiers for use in ensuring consistent terminology between said plurality of constituent organizations in identifying a medical condition and an associated service provided at a location of a constituent organization; and
an interface processor for processing information derived from said database to provide processed information suitable for output. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing a user interface supporting accessing of healthcare related information, comprising the steps of:
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initiating generation of at least one displayed image including image elements supporting user entry of search criteria for finding information concerning a service associated with treatment of a medical condition;
searching a database in response to user command and receiving said search criteria, said database incorporating, information identifying a plurality of organizations, and location information identifying a plurality of locations in an individual organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes, and at least one of, (a) codes, (b) terms and (c) identifiers for use in ensuring consistent terminology between said plurality of organizations in identifying a medical condition and an associated service provided at a location of an organization; and
initiating generation of at least one displayed image presenting results of said search.
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25. A method for providing healthcare related information, comprising the steps of:
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accumulating healthcare related information in a database, said healthcare related information incorporating, (a) information identifying an encompassing organization and a plurality of constituent organizations of said encompassing organization including a constituent organization type identifier, and (b) location information identifying a plurality of locations in a constituent organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes and including a location type identifier; and
employing said database in providing a user with location information related to a particular constituent organization in response to user command.
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26. A method for providing healthcare related information, comprising the steps of:
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accumulating healthcare related information in a database, said healthcare related information incorporating, information identifying an encompassing organization and a plurality of constituent organizations of said encompassing organization, and location information identifying a plurality of locations in a constituent organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes, and at least one of, (a) codes, (b) terms and (c) identifiers for use in ensuring consistent terminology between said plurality of constituent organizations in identifying a medical condition and an associated service provided at a location of a constituent organization; and
processing information derived from said database in providing processed information suitable for output. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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Specification