System for supporting clinical decision-making
First Claim
1. A method using a repository of patient medical records in supporting clinical decision-making, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from a first source, data representing an order associated with treatment of a medical condition;
interpreting said order to determine search criteria for use in identifying records related to said patient medical condition;
searching a database of patient medical records based on said search criteria;
identifying, in said patient medical record database, information concerning different treatments previously employed for treating said medical condition based on said search criteria; and
providing said different treatment information to said first source.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a system that uses a repository of patient medical records in supporting clinical decision making, and which incorporates receiving, from a first source, data representing an order associated with treatment of a medical condition; interpreting the order to determine search criteria for use in identifying records related to the patient medical condition; searching a database of patient medical records based on the search criteria; identifying, in the patient medical record database, information concerning different treatments previously employed for treating the medical condition based on the search criteria; and providing the different treatment information to the first source.
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20 Claims
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1. A method using a repository of patient medical records in supporting clinical decision-making, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a first source, data representing an order associated with treatment of a medical condition;
interpreting said order to determine search criteria for use in identifying records related to said patient medical condition;
searching a database of patient medical records based on said search criteria;
identifying, in said patient medical record database, information concerning different treatments previously employed for treating said medical condition based on said search criteria; and
providing said different treatment information to said first source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system using a repository of patient medical records in supporting clinical decision-making comprising:
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an interface processor for receiving, from a first source, data representing an order associated with treatment of a medical condition;
a database of patient medical records; and
a data processor for interpreting said order to determine search criteria for use in identifying records related to said patient medical condition and for initiating search of said database of patient medical records based on said search criteria to identify information concerning different treatments previously employed for treating said medical condition based on said search criteria and providing said different treatment information to said first source.
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11. A system using a repository of patient medical records in supporting clinical decision-making, comprising:
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an interface processor for receiving, from a first source, data representing an order associated with treatment of a medical condition;
a database of patient medical records; and
a data processor for interpreting said order to determine search criteria for use in identifying records related to said patient medical condition and for initiating search of said database of patient medical records based on said search criteria to identify resource consumption characteristic information concerning treatment previously employed for treating said medical condition based on said search criteria and providing said resource consumption information to said first source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for supporting clinical decision-making comprising the steps of:
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receiving patient training data for a plurality of patients;
computing statistics for said patient training data;
creating at least one regression model using said patient statistics;
receiving patient test data for at least one test patient, said patient test data having diagnosis data; and
comparing said test data with said regression models using said diagnosis data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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17. An apparatus for supporting clinical decision-making comprising:
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an interface processor for receiving patient training data for a plurality of patients and patient testing data for at least one test patient, said patient test data having diagnosis data;
a data processor in communication with said interface processor and programmed for computing statistics for said patient training data;
creating at least one regression model using said patient statistics; and
comparing said test data with said regression models using said diagnosis data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. In a healthcare patient administration system, a user interface for use in supporting clinical decision making comprising at least one interactive display image programmed for user determination of data from a first source, said data representing an order associated with treatment of a medical condition;
- interpreting said order to determine search criteria for use in identifying records related to said patient medical condition;
searching a database of patient medical records based on said search criteria;
identifying, in said patient medical record database, information concerning different treatments previously employed for treating said medical condition based on said search criteria; and
providing said different treatment information to said first source.
- interpreting said order to determine search criteria for use in identifying records related to said patient medical condition;
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