System for managing recorded audio medical information

• US 20050256746A1
• Filed: 02/28/2005
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Zaleski, John R.
• Application Number:
  US11/068,588
• Publication Number:
  US 20050256746A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

An automated system automatically provides a linkage (e.g., using a hyperlink) between an audio recording (specifically, metadata associated with the audio recording) and a patient electronic medical record. A system manages recorded audio information concerning a patient medical condition. An interface receives a signal comprising recorded dictated audio information concerning a patient medical condition and including dictated patient identification information. A voice recognition processor automatically processes the signal by parsing data representing the audio information in the signal and identifying a patient identifier in the parsed data. A database manager compares the identified patient identifier with a plurality of patient identifiers derived from a repository to identify one or more matching patient identifiers associated with records stored in the repository.

Claims

1. A system for managing recorded audio information concerning a patient medical condition, comprising:

an interface for receiving a signal comprising recorded dictated audio information concerning a patient medical condition and including dictated patient identification information;

a voice recognition processor for automatically processing said signal by parsing data representing said audio information in said signal and identifying a patient identifier in said parsed data; and

a database manager for comparing said identified patient identifier with a plurality of patient identifiers derived from a repository to identify one or more matching patient identifiers associated with records stored in said repository.

2. A system according to claim 1, including

a display generator for initiating generation of a display image including image elements representing said identified patient identifier and said one or more matching patient identifiers.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein

said display image includes an image item enabling a user to create an association linking said recorded dictated audio information and a matching patient identifier.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein

said records stored in said repository comprise medical records of a plurality of different patients and

said image item enables a user to create an association linking said recorded dictated audio information and a stored patient medical record corresponding to said matching patient identifier.

5. A system according to claim 4, including

a link processor for automatically creating an Internet compatible hyperlink in said stored patient medical record to said recorded dictated audio information in response to said created association.

6. A system according to claim 1, including

a link processor for automatically creating an association linking said recorded dictated audio information and a matching patient identifier.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein

said records stored in said repository comprise medical records of a plurality of different patients and

said linking processor automatically creates an Internet compatible hyperlink in said stored patient medical record to said recorded dictated audio information in response to said created association.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein

said stored patient medical record also includes an Internet compatible hyperlink to a medical image of said patient.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said records stored in said repository comprise recorded dictated audio data files concerning patient medical information.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein

a patient identifier comprises at least one of, (a) a patient name and (b) a patient identification code.

11. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said database manager compares said identified patient identifier with said plurality of patient identifiers by using text/character comparison to match at least a portion of said identified patient identifier with at least a portion of one or more of said plurality of patient identifiers derived from said repository.

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said interface automatically downloads said recorded dictated audio information from a voice recorder and stores said recorded dictated audio information in a .wav compatible file format.

13. A system according to claim 12, wherein

said recorded dictated audio information in .WAV compatible file format is stored within a patient specific location in said repository and is accessible in response to user selection of a hyperlink in a retrieved patient medical record.

14. A method for managing recorded audio information concerning a patient medical condition, comprising the activities of:

receiving a signal comprising recorded dictated audio information concerning a patient medical condition and including dictated patient identification information;

automatically processing said signal by parsing data representing said audio information in said signal;

identifying a patient identifier in said parsed data; and

comparing said identified patient identifier with a plurality of patient identifiers derived from a repository; and

identifying one or more matching patient identifiers associated with records stored in said repository in response to said comparison.

15. An electronic patient medical record, comprising:

stored data including,

clinical information of a particular patient,

financial information of a particular patient,

administrative information of a particular patient and wherein said clinical information includes an Internet compatible hyperlink to recorded dictated audio information.

16. The electronic patient medical record of claim 15, wherein

said stored patient medical record also includes an Internet compatible hyperlink to a medical image of said patient.

17. The electronic patient medical record of claim 15, wherein

said Internet compatible hyperlink to said recorded dictated audio information is automatically created in response to linking a patient identifier derived from said recorded dictated audio information with a patient identifier of a stored patient medical record.

18. The electronic patient medical record of claim 17, wherein

said linking of said patient identifier derived from said recorded dictated audio information with said patient identifier of said stored patient medical record is performed in response to comparing said patient identifier derived from said recorded dictated audio information with a plurality of patient identifiers derived from a repository.

19. The electronic patient medical record of claim 15, wherein

said administrative information includes information concerning address, patient relatives and contact information of said particular patient.