Systems and methods for documenting medical findings of a physical examination
First Claim
1. A device for documenting one or more medical findings of a physical examination, each of the one or more medical findings corresponding to at least one selected medical problem associated with a particular location on a body, the device accessed by a user, the device comprising:
- an output interface that displays to the user health-related information and a graphical representation of body locations related to such health related information;
an input interface that allows the user to navigate the displayed body locations in order to derive the medical findings;
control circuitry responsive to data and/or instructions, the instructions enabling a determination of the one or more medical findings;
a memory for storing the data and/or instructions;
a memory for storing the one or more medical findings.
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Abstract
An electronic system and a method for efficiently documenting medical findings that consist of both a problem and a location on or in the body. This invention further provides a method for documenting multiple problems in related body locations. This invention further provides a method for efficiently issuing orders associated with medical findings that consist of both a problem and a location on or in the body. The invention is able to enhance efficiency during the Physical exam making the invention an essential component of the physician'"'"'s practice workflow. This, in turn, will enable the invention to serve as a single point of integration for a vast array of useful electronic tools and information. For example, in a computer-implemented system and method for documenting one or more medical findings having a body location and a type of medical finding, the method includes the steps of: displaying a body location selection view for a user, the user selecting a body location, the system then displaying a means of selecting possible types of medical findings, the system also then displaying a means of selecting to display a more detailed body location selection view, wherein the user selecting a type of medical finding causes the system to store a finding comprising the user-selected location and problem, and wherein the user selecting to display a more detailed body location selection view causes the system to display a more detailed body location selection view. The method may further include the finding types that may be selected are of a group of finding types and further comprising a means for selecting a different group of finding types to be displayed. Moreover, the groups of finding types each may correspond to a set of finding types related to one system of the body. The system may include a means for selecting one or more appropriate procedures that may be performed at the selected body location and a means for recording an annotation regarding the selected location of the body. The means for recording an annotation may be selected from a group including selecting a pre-generated annotation, recording a text annotation, recording a graphical annotation, recording a sound annotation, and recording a photographic annotation.
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26 Claims
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1. A device for documenting one or more medical findings of a physical examination, each of the one or more medical findings corresponding to at least one selected medical problem associated with a particular location on a body, the device accessed by a user, the device comprising:
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an output interface that displays to the user health-related information and a graphical representation of body locations related to such health related information;
an input interface that allows the user to navigate the displayed body locations in order to derive the medical findings;
control circuitry responsive to data and/or instructions, the instructions enabling a determination of the one or more medical findings;
a memory for storing the data and/or instructions;
a memory for storing the one or more medical findings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for documenting medical findings of a physical examination, the method comprising:
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displaying anatomical information;
accepting from a user a first selection from the anatomical information;
displaying medical information in response to the step of accepting the first selection;
accepting from the user a second selection from the diagnostic information; and
combining the first and second selections to derive at least one medical finding. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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11. The method of 10, wherein the first selection comprises a response indicative of one of the plurality of body locations.
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13. The method of 12, wherein the first selection comprises a responses indicative of a selection of a body system from the list of body systems.
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18. A device for documenting medical findings of a physical examination, the device comprising:
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a electronically readable media for storing instructions;
a processor, associated with the memory;
that executes the instructions; and
the instructions comprising;
instructions for displaying anatomical information;
instructions for accepting from a user a first selection from the anatomical information;
instructions for displaying medical information in response to the step of accepting the first selection;
instructions for accepting from the user a second selection from the diagnostic information; and
instructions for combining the first and second selections to derive at least one medical finding. - View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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20. The device of 19, wherein the first selection comprises a response indicative of one of the plurality of body locations.
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22. The device of 21, wherein the first selection comprises a responses indicative of a selection of a body system from the list of body systems.
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