Method and apparatus for constructing and viewing a multi-media patient summary
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4. A method for providing a multi-media patient summary, comprising:
- accessing patient information of one or more formats from one or more systems to a compilation workstation;
assembling the patient information into a digital file;
storing the digital file onto a machine readable medium; and
accessing the digital file at one or more client workstations.
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Abstract
The present technique provides a novel method and apparatus for generating a multi-media patient summary which integrates patient information including a wide range of information having disparate formats and originating from isolated systems. The multi-media may be delivered to care providers and patients for use in medical diagnosis and care. The contents of the multi-media patient summary may be tailored to meet the needs of the specific care provider, and may include, for example, clinical data, patient demographics, and reference materials. The summary may be a digital file that encapsulates patient information having formats, such as text, images, sound files, video, waveforms, hypertext links, and so forth. The file may be encrypted and require a proprietary or non-proprietary reader to view. Additionally, the flow of information may be bi-directional between the multi-media patient summary and users of the summary.
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31 Claims
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4. A method for providing a multi-media patient summary, comprising:
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accessing patient information of one or more formats from one or more systems to a compilation workstation;
assembling the patient information into a digital file;
storing the digital file onto a machine readable medium; and
accessing the digital file at one or more client workstations. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for generating a multi-media patient summary, comprising:
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configuring an electronic template at a compilation workstation to receive patient information of one or more formats from one or more systems;
receiving and encapsulating the patient information in the electronic template and compiling a multi-media patient summary;
storing the multi-media patient summary on a machine readable medium; and
displaying the multi-media patient summary at one or more remote client workstations. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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19-1. The method of claim 14, wherein patient information is received from a hospital information system.
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20-2. The method of claim 14, wherein patient information is received from a radiology department information system.
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24. A system for creating a multi-media patient summary, comprising:
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at least one compilation workstation configured to receive patient information of one or more formats from one or more sources;
the at least one compilation workstation configured to assemble and encapsulate the patient information into a digital file;
the at least one compilation workstation configured to store the digital file on at least one machine readable medium; and
at least one client workstation capable of accessing the digital file. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for providing a multi-media patient summary, comprising:
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means for accessing patient information of one or more formats from one or more systems;
means for assembling the patient information into an electronic file capable of encapsulating patient information having different formats;
means for storing the electronic file; and
means for accessing the electronic file.
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28. A computer program, provided on one or more tangible media, for generating a multi-media patient summary, comprising:
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a routine for receiving patient information of one or more formats from one or more systems at to one or more compilation workstations;
a routine for assembling and encapsulating the patient information into a digital file;
a routine for storing the digital file onto one or more machine readable media; and
a routine for loading the digital file at one or more client workstations. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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