Creating records of patients using a browser based hand-held assistant

• US 20050171762A1
• Filed: 03/05/2003
• Published: 08/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Professional Pharmaceutical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Professional Pharmaceutical Incorporated
• Inventors: Ryan, Patrick, Neptune, Steve, Packheiser, Andrea, Bakken, Paul
• Application Number:
  US10/506,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20050171762A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/200
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

A method, computer program product and system for creating records using a hand-held device capable of recording a voice file. A server may receive a request to select an encounter template, e.g., knee template, from the user of a hand-held computer. The server may transmit one or more screens of the selected encounter template to the hand-held computer. The server may receive a request to generate a voice file from the hand-held computer. A tag file may be generated in response to the request to generate a voice file where the tag file associates the voice file to be generated with the appropriate field the transcription of the voice file is to be inserted in the selected encounter template. Upon transcription of the voice file, the server may insert the transcription in the appropriate field in the template created by the user using the tag file.

Claims

1. A method for creating records using a hand held device capable of recording a voice file comprising the steps of:

receiving a request to select an encounter template;

transmitting one or more screens of said selected encounter template;

receiving a request to generate a voice file to be inserted at a selected field in one of said one or more screens;

generating a tag file in response to said request to generate said voice file, wherein said tag file associates said voice file with said selected field in one of said one or more screens; and

transmitting said tag file to a requesting device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said tag file comprises at least one of the following:

a tracking number, a voice file sequence number, a topic, and an Internet Protocol address.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving said voice file; and

transmitting said received voice file to be transcribed.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 further comprising the steps of:

receiving said transcribed voice file; and

integrating said transcribed voice file in said encounter template using said tag file.

5. The method as recited in claim 4 further comprising the step of:

verifying accuracy of said transcribed voice file prior to integrating said transcribed voice file in said selected encounter template.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving said voice file; and

transcribing said received voice file.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 further comprising the step of:

integrating said transcribed voice file in said selected encounter template using said tag file.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting a set of screens, wherein a first of said set of screens being operable for selecting an environment, wherein a second of said set of screens being operable for selecting said encounter template.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising the steps of:

receiving results as a user completes each of said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template; and

recording results as said user completes each of said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising the step of:

selecting a next one or more screens to be transmitted upon said user completing said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein said selection of said next one or more screens to be transmitted is based on said results received.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein said selection of said next one or more screens to be transmitted is effected by referencing a database containing a sequence of screens to be transmitted for said selected encounter template.

13. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving a request to write a prescription;

receiving a name of a prescribed drug; and

checking said name of said prescribed drug against a patient profile.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 further comprising the step of:

transmitting a notification indicating a problem with prescribing said prescribed drug if there exists a problem with prescribing said prescribed drug.

15. The method as recited in claim 13 further comprising the step of:

printing out said prescription.

16. The method as recited in claim 13 further comprising the step of:

transmitting said prescription for filling.

17. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of:

receiving a request for drug information.

18. The method as recited in claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

searching said requested drug information in a database; and

transmitting said requested drug information.

19. A computer program produce embodied in a machine readable medium for creating records using a hand held device capable of recording a voice file comprising the programming steps of:

receiving a request to select an encounter template;

transmitting one or more screens of said selected encounter template;

receiving a request to generate a voice file to be inserted at a selected field in one of said one or more screens;

generating a tag file in response to said request to generate said voice file, wherein said tag file associates said voice file with said selected field in one of said one or more screens; and

transmitting said tag file to a requesting device.

20. The computer program product as recited in claim 19, wherein said tag file comprises at least one of the following:

a tracking number, a voice file sequence number, a topic, and an Internet Protocol address.

21. The computer program product as recited in claim 19 further comprising the programming steps of:

receiving said voice file; and

transmitting said received voice file to be transcribed

22. The computer program product as recited in claim 21 further comprising the programming steps of:

receiving said transcribed voice file; and

integrating said transcribed voice file in said encounter template using said tag file.

23. The computer program product as recited in claim 22 further comprising the programming step of:

verifying accuracy of said transcribed voice file prior to integrating said transcribed voice file in said selected encounter template.

24. The computer program product as recited in claim 19 further comprising the programming steps of:

receiving said voice file; and

transcribing said received voice file.

25. The computer program product as recited in claim 24 further comprising the programming step of integrating said transcribed voice file in said selected encounter template using said tag file.

26. The computer program product as recited in claim 19 further comprising the programming step of:

transmitting a set of screens, wherein a first of said set of screens being operable for selecting an environment, wherein a second of said set of screens being operable for selecting said encounter template.

27. The computer program product as recited in claim 26 further comprising the programming steps of:

receiving results as a user completes each of said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template; and

recording results as said user completes each of said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template.

28. The computer program product as recited in claim 27 further comprising the programming step of:

selecting a next one or more screens to be transmitted upon said user completing said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template.

29. The computer program product as recited in claim 28, wherein said selection of said next one or more screens to be transmitted is based on said results received.

30. The computer program product as recited in claim 28, wherein said selection of said next one or more screens to be transmitted is effected by referencing a database containing a sequence of screens to be transmitted for said selected encounter template.

31. The computer program product as recited in claim 19 further comprising the programming steps of:

receiving a request to write a prescription;

receiving a name of a prescribed drug; and

checking said name of said prescribed drug against a patient profile.

32. The computer program product as recited in claim 31 further comprising the programming step of:

transmitting a notification indicating a problem with prescribing said prescribed drug if there exists a problem with prescribing said prescribed drug.

33. The computer program product as recited in claim 31 further comprising the programming step of:

printing out said prescription.

34. The computer program product as recited in claim 31 further comprising the programming step of:

transmitting said prescription for filling.

35. The computer program product as recited in claim 19 further comprising the step of:

receiving a request for drug information.

36. The computer program product as recited in claim 35 further comprising the programming steps of:

searching said requested drug information in a database; and

transmitting said requested drug information.

37. A system, comprising:

a memory unit operable for storing a computer program operable for creating records; and

a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises;

circuitry operable for receiving a request to select an encounter template;

circuitry operable for transmitting one or more screens of said selected encounter template;

circuitry operable for receiving a request to generate a voice file to be inserted at a selected field in one of said one or more screens;

circuitry operable for generating a tag file in response to said request to generate said voice file, wherein said tag file associates said voice file with said selected field in one of said one or more screens; and

circuitry operable for transmitting said tag file to a requesting device.

38. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said tag file comprises at least one of the following:

a tracking number, a voice file sequence number, a topic, and an Internet Protocol address.

39. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for receiving said voice file; and

circuitry operable for transmitting said received voice file to be transcribed.

40. The system as recited in claim 39, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for receiving said transcribed voice file; and

circuitry operable for integrating said transcribed voice file in said encounter template using said tag file.

41. The system as recited in claim 40, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for verifying accuracy of said transcribed voice file prior to integrating said transcribed voice file in said selected encounter template.

42. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for receiving said voice file; and

circuitry operable for transcribing said received voice file.

43. The system as recited in claim 42, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for integrating said trans%nWed voice file in said selected encounter template using said tag file.

44. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for transmitting a set of screens, wherein a first of said set of screens being operable for selecting an environment, wherein a second of said set of screens being operable for selecting said encounter template.

45. The system as recited in claim 44, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for receiving results as a user completes each of said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template; and

circuitry operable for recording results as said user completes each of said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template.

46. The system as recited in claim 45, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for selecting a next one or more screens to be transmitted upon said user completing said one or more transmitted screens of said selected encounter template.

47. The system as recited in claim 46, wherein said selection of said next one or more screens to be transmitted is based on said results received.

48. The system as recited in claim 46, wherein said selection of said next one or more screens to be transmitted is effected by referencing a database containing a sequence of screens to be transmitted for said selected encounter template.

49. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for receiving a request to write a prescription;

circuitry operable for receiving a name of a prescribed drug; and

circuitry operable for checking said name of said prescribed drug against a patient profile.

50. The system as recited in claim 49, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for transmitting a notification indicating a problem with prescribing said prescribed drug if there exists a problem with prescribing said prescribed drug.

51. The system as recited in claim 49, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for printing out said prescription.

52. The system as recited in claim 49, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for transmitting said prescription for filling.

53. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable for receiving a request for drug information.

54. The system as recited in claim 53, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry operable searching said requested drug information in a database; and

circuitry operable transmitting said requested drug information.