Computerized risk management module for medical diagnosis
First Claim
1. Apparatus for improving the medical care of patients, comprising:
- A. an input device for entering medical data presented by a patient, the data defining a patient data record;
B. a medical risk database that associates;
i. certain patient data in said patient data record that increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, with ii. additional medical care that would reduce the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, despite the presentation of said certain patient data;
C. a data processor programmed to compare said patient data record with said medical risk database to identify patient data in said record that increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity;
D. a communication device, responsive to the identification of patient data that increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, that communicates additional medical care that will reduce the risk of a missed medical care opportunity.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided including an input device, a medical risk database, a data processor, and a communication device. Data entered in the input device, usually by a health care professional, defines a patient data record. The medical risk database associates certain patient data entered into the data record, which increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, with additional medical care to address the risk. The communication device responds to the identification of patient data presenting a medical risk by communicating to a health care professional additional medical care selected to identify and take advantage of a medical care opportunity. Templates are also disclosed having “red light green light” indicators that indicate red to prompt consideration of a system and green to indicate it has been considered. A triage template and key information to provide additional information to the diagnosing or treating professional are also provided.
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45 Claims
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1. Apparatus for improving the medical care of patients, comprising:
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A. an input device for entering medical data presented by a patient, the data defining a patient data record;
B. a medical risk database that associates;
i. certain patient data in said patient data record that increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, with ii. additional medical care that would reduce the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, despite the presentation of said certain patient data;
C. a data processor programmed to compare said patient data record with said medical risk database to identify patient data in said record that increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity;
D. a communication device, responsive to the identification of patient data that increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, that communicates additional medical care that will reduce the risk of a missed medical care opportunity. - 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)
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33. An interactive method for avoiding medical risk during a medical diagnostic procedure carried out by a health care professional, comprising:
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A. identifying medical data presented by the patient;
B. recording said medical data in a data storage device, forming data records;
C. maintaining on a data storage medium a medical risk database that associates;
i. certain medical data that increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, and iii. additional medical care that would reduce the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, despite the presentation of said certain medical data;
D. comparing the medical data presented by the patient with said medical risk database to identify whether medical data presented by the patient is associated with a risk of a missed medical care opportunity;
E. if medical information presented by the patient is associated with a risk of a missed medical care opportunity, communicating to said health care professional information about additional medical care that would reduce the risk of a missed medical care opportunity.
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34. An interactive diagnostic template for medical diagnosis, said template comprising:
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A. a multiplicity of indicia indicating potential symptoms contributing to a diagnosis;
B. said symptoms including;
i. a first subset of prompted symptoms that should routinely be checked to properly document the diagnosis; and
ii. a second subset of optional symptoms that can be checked at the option of an attending health care professional; and
C. symbols associated with said prompted symptoms that have a first condition when the evaluation of a prompted symptom has not yet been documented and a second, visibly distinct condition when evaluation of the prompted symptom has been documented. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. An interactive diagnostic template for medical triage of a patient, comprising:
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A. a display presenting a list of acute emergencies that require immediate notification to a treating medical professional;
B. at least one symbol associated with at the acute emergency list that has a first condition prompting a triaging medical professional to evaluate whether any of the acute emergencies exists and a second, visibly distinct condition when the triaging medical professional has ruled out all of the acute emergencies; and
C. a warning signal to the triaging medical professional, responsive to the documentation of an acute emergency, to notify a treating medical professional immediately. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An interactive diagnostic template for medical diagnosis, said template comprising:
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A. a multiplicity of indicia indicating potential symptoms contributing to a diagnosis; and
B. at least one key information icon associated with at least one potential symptom, indicating that additional information pertinent to the potential symptom is available for review upon request; and
C. an input device for requesting a display of the additional information associated with said icon. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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