Navigation system and method for using the same
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a relational database system containing a plurality of disease specific diagnosis and treatment algorithms, each of the plurality of algorithms comprises a plurality of diagnosis/treatment steps in a diagnosis or treatment of a disease, each diagnosis/treatment step being associated with one or more of the following inputs;
a keyword or key phrase pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a medical procedure code pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a billing procedure code pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a drug pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a diagnostic or surgical procedure pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step; and
a server in communication with the relational database system;
the database system further containing a plurality of disease information components, each of the disease information components comprising descriptive information about one of the diagnosis/treatment steps;
the database system and server being adapted and configured to enable a user to navigate a disease process and gain access to the descriptive information about one of the diagnosis/treatment steps upon inputting one or more of the inputs associated with such diagnosis/treatment step.
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Abstract
A navigation and cataloging system is described. In one embodiment, the navigation and cataloging system comprises a database and a server. The database stores content that is associated with a combination of locational information from a series of diagrams (which function as decision trees or flow diagrams) and from standardized, but specific categories of information typically sought by users of that particular type of information (e.g., technology, law, medicine, travel, etc.). Each location on the diagram is cross-indexed with a category of information and that combination leads to specific information being requested from the database. The server retrieves content in response to a request. The request has a context based on which diagram is showing on a display, a selection of a location on the diagram, and a selection of the category of content. In its cataloging role, the system provides the context, and thereby the unique location, to which content can and should be associated.
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15 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a relational database system containing a plurality of disease specific diagnosis and treatment algorithms, each of the plurality of algorithms comprises a plurality of diagnosis/treatment steps in a diagnosis or treatment of a disease, each diagnosis/treatment step being associated with one or more of the following inputs;
a keyword or key phrase pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a medical procedure code pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a billing procedure code pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a drug pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step, a diagnostic or surgical procedure pertinent to the diagnosis/treatment step; and
a server in communication with the relational database system;
the database system further containing a plurality of disease information components, each of the disease information components comprising descriptive information about one of the diagnosis/treatment steps;
the database system and server being adapted and configured to enable a user to navigate a disease process and gain access to the descriptive information about one of the diagnosis/treatment steps upon inputting one or more of the inputs associated with such diagnosis/treatment step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
a server, the server being adapted and configured to retrieve healthcare information from at least one database and send the healthcare information via the Internet to a client computer in a manner to cause the client computer to display a hierarchical series of windows with each window of the series of windows containing information about a step of a disease symptom, diagnosis or treatment, the hierarchical series of windows combining to provide information about a plurality of symptom, diagnosis or treatment steps of a disease. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method comprising:
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providing a server that is adapted and configured to retrieve healthcare information from at least one database and send the healthcare information via the Internet to a client computer;
retrieving the healthcare information via the server and sending the healthcare information to the client computer via the server in a manner to cause the client computer to display a hierarchical series of windows with each window of the series of windows containing information about a step of a disease symptom, diagnosis or treatment, the hierarchical series of windows combining to provide information about a plurality of symptom, diagnosis or treatment steps of a disease. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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