Systems and methods for documentation of encounters and communications regarding same
First Claim
1. A system for documenting an encounter and communicating about same, the system comprising:
- an electronic records system for creating and maintaining information in electronic records;
a point-of-encounter system in communication with the electronic records system, wherein the point-of-encounter system is capable of allowing a scribe to document the encounter into a predetermined electronic record; and
a library of event-specific templates usable in the point-of-encounter system and the electronic records system for documenting the encounter.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for documenting an encounter and communicating about same are described. The systems and methods of this invention generally comprise an electronic records system for creating and maintaining information in electronic records; a point-of-encounter system in communication with the electronic records system, wherein the point-of-encounter system allows a scribe to document the encounter into a predetermined electronic record; and a library of event-specific templates usable for documenting the encounter. The systems of this invention allow new dynamically-generated templates to be created and added to the library of event-specific templates as needed. These systems may comprise various other components, such as, a website comprising information about a specific event; an access system that is capable of allowing a user to view, create and store details in their own electronic record in the electronic records system; a communications system for providing information to recipients; a library of documents for communicating information to the recipients; a compliance system for identifying whether or not each electronic record is complete; and/or a purchasing system capable of allowing goods and supplies to be purchased via a website.
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44 Claims
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1. A system for documenting an encounter and communicating about same, the system comprising:
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an electronic records system for creating and maintaining information in electronic records;
a point-of-encounter system in communication with the electronic records system, wherein the point-of-encounter system is capable of allowing a scribe to document the encounter into a predetermined electronic record; and
a library of event-specific templates usable in the point-of-encounter system and the electronic records system for documenting the encounter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic patient healthcare system for documenting a clinical encounter and communicating about same, the system comprising:
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an electronic medical records system for creating and maintaining patient information in electronic medical records;
a point-of-care system in communication with the electronic medical records system, wherein the point-of-care system is capable of allowing a scribe to document a clinical encounter into a patient'"'"'s electronic medical record; and
a library of practice-specific templates usable in the point-of-care system and the electronic medical records system for documenting the clinical encounter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An electronic patient healthcare method for documenting a clinical encounter and communicating about same, the method comprising:
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utilizing a scribe to create an electronic medical record for a patient;
utilizing a scribe to document a clinical encounter into a patient'"'"'s electronic medical record; and
utilizing a library of practice-specific templates to aid the scribe in documenting the clinical encounter. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An electronic patient healthcare system for documenting a clinical encounter and communicating about same, the system comprising:
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a means for allowing a patient to obtain medical event-specific information and pre-register for a clinical encounter, via a predetermined website, prior to the clinical encounter;
a means for allowing the patient to save their pre-registration information into an electronic medical record, wherein the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record is saved on a predetermined computer;
a means for allowing a scribe to document the clinical encounter directly into the patient'"'"'s saved electronic medical record, wherein at least one practice-specific template is utilized to guide the scribe through the documentation of the clinical encounter; and
a means for communicating information electronically to a predetermined recipient after the clinical encounter. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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