Physician information system and software with automated data capture feature
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting, storing, processing, and referencing information in a personal digital assistant system configured as an electronic physician assistant is provided. The system comprises a personal digital assistant having an electronic physician data module therein, a scanning device coupled to the electronic physician assistant, and an automated data collection module for electronically storing scanned data, the automated data collection module being associated with the electronic physician data module. The method scans a patient identification and associates the identified patient with a patient record. Furthermore, the method records medical data as an electronic file of information and assigns a readable code to the information. Then, when the code is accessed, the method associates the information with a patient record.
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41 Claims
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22. A personal assistant system, comprising:
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a personal assistant;
an electronic physician data module for collecting, storing, processing, and referencing information, the electronic physician data module being in said personal assistant;
an automated data collection module for inputting a patient identifier and relating said identifier with said information, the automated data collection module being in said personal assistant;
a sound recording device integral with said personal assistant; and
a dictation module for electronically storing recorded voice from said sound recording device as a voice file, the automated dictation module being adapted to associate said voice file with said information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of automatically associating information with an individual identified by an identifier, said method comprising:
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storing said information in a personal assistant;
recording a voice file associated with said information;
reading an identifier and relating said identifier with said voice file; and
automatically associating the identifier with the information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A software program for operating a personal assistant system, comprising:
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a personal assistant;
an electronic physician data module for collecting, storing, processing, and referencing information, the electronic physician data module being in said personal assistant;
an automated data collection module for inputting a patient identifier and relating said identifier with said information, the automated data collection module being in said personal assistant;
a sound recording device integral with said personal assistant; and
a dictation module for electronically storing recorded voice from said sound recording device as a voice file, the automated dictation module being adapted to associate said voice file with said information. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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