Medical information system
First Claim
1. A medical information system for facilitating the treatment of a patient by a clinician, comprising:
- a processor;
at least one input device readable by the processor;
a demographic information interface configured to allow the input of patient demographic information for the patient from the at least one input device;
a medical history interface configured to allow the input of medical history information for the patient from the at least one input device;
an examination interface configured to allow the input of examination information for the patient from the at least one input device; and
a diagnosis interface configured to allow the clinician to select a diagnosis using the at least one input device.
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Abstract
A medical information system for facilitating the treatment of a patient by a clinician is provided. The medical information system may include a processor. The medical information system may include an input device readable by the processor. The medical information system may include a demographic information interface configured to allow the input of patient demographic information for the patient from the input device. The medical information system may include a medical history interface configured to allow the input of medical history information for the patient from the input device. The medical information system may include an examination interface configured to allow the input of examination information for the patient from the input device The medical information system may include a diagnosis interface configured to allow the clinician to select a diagnosis using the input device.
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55 Claims
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1. A medical information system for facilitating the treatment of a patient by a clinician, comprising:
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a processor;
at least one input device readable by the processor;
a demographic information interface configured to allow the input of patient demographic information for the patient from the at least one input device;
a medical history interface configured to allow the input of medical history information for the patient from the at least one input device;
an examination interface configured to allow the input of examination information for the patient from the at least one input device; and
a diagnosis interface configured to allow the clinician to select a diagnosis using the at least one input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A medical information system for facilitating the treatment of a patient by a clinician, comprising:
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a processor;
at least one input device readable by the processor;
a demographic information interface configured to allow the input of patient demographic information for the patient from the at least one input device;
a medical history interface configured to allow the input of medical history information for the patient from the at least one input device;
an examination interface configured to allow the input of examination information for the patient from the at least one input device;
a diagnosis interface configured to prompt the clinician with candidate diagnoses based in part on the patient'"'"'s medical history and to allow the clinician to select a diagnosis using diagnosis interface;
a symptom table accessible to the processor, the symptom table including at least one symptom table entry associating a symptom with at least one diagnosis;
a physical exam table accessible to the processor, the physical exam table including at least one physical exam table entry associating an organ system and a possible physical finding, and including at least one possible diagnosis associated with the organ system and the possible physical finding;
a medical history table accessible by the processor including information about the patient'"'"'s prior medical history;
a pharmaceutical information table accessible to the processor, the pharmaceutical information table including at least one pharmaceutical information table entry associating a pharmaceutical with an indication;
a procedure table accessible to the processor, the procedure table including a procedure table entry associating a procedure with a candidate diagnosis; and
an examination information table, including at least one examination information table entry associating a possible finding with an organ system.
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47. A method for facilitating a clinician'"'"'s medical examination of a patient, comprising:
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receiving demographic data for the patient;
receiving patient medical history data for the patient;
receiving current medication data for the patient;
receiving examination data for the patient;
displaying at least one candidate diagnosis;
receiving a selected diagnosis from the clinician; and
generating candidate medications as a function of the selected diagnosis. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, define a series of steps to be used to control a method facilitating a clinician'"'"'s medical examination of a patient, said steps comprising:
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receiving demographic data for the patient;
receiving patient medical history data for the patient;
receiving current medication data for the patient;
prompting the clinician for an examination finding on an organ system;
receiving examination data for the patient from the clinician in response to the prompting;
generating at least one candidate diagnosis;
displaying the at least one candidate diagnosis;
receiving a selected diagnosis from the clinician;
prompting the clinician to select a more specific diagnosis after a general selected diagnosis has been received from the clinician;
generating candidate medications as a function of the selected diagnosis; and
displaying the candidate medications in a rank order based on pre-programmed preferences.
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