Healthcare examination reporting system and method

• US 20060173679A1
• Filed: 11/14/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Taylor, Donald, Teres, Arnold, Pressler, James, DelMonego, Brian, Fink, Betty, Grzywacz, Gary
• Application Number:
  US11/273,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20060173679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation

Abstract

A system and method for managing recorded audio information concerning a patient'"'"'s medical condition including receiving a signal comprising dictated information; processing the signal by parsing data representing the dictated information in the signal and identifying key words in the dictated information and providing data representing a text translation of the dictated information; populating an electronic form compatible with a reporting standard with a data item associated with the identified key word and with the text translation; and initiating generation of data representing a display image, enabling viewing of the populated electronic form and visual confirmation of data contained therein.

Claims

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

an interface for receiving a signal comprising dictated information;

a voice recognition processor for automatically processing the signal by parsing data representing the dictated information in the signal and identifying key words in the dictated information and providing data representing a text translation of the dictated information;

a form processor for populating an electronic form compatible with a reporting standard with a data item associated with the identified key word and with the text translation; and

a display processor for initiating generation of data representing a display image, enabling viewing of the populated electronic form and visual confirmation of data contained therein.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a prompt unit for prompting a user for more specific answers or with optional answers.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the prompt unit provides at least one of voice directions and a display image indicating directions.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a prompt unit for guiding a user through dictation of a report.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the prompt unit provides at least one of voice directions and a display image indicating directions.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a database containing the electronic form compatible with the reporting standard, wherein the form processor retrieves the electronic form for populating.

7. The system according to claim 6, including an update processor for automatically updating the electronic form in the database to be compatible with the latest requirements of one or more of a standards body, healthcare organization and hospital.

8. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a task processor for automatically initiating alteration in a task schedule of a worker in response to data entered in the electronic form.

9. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a task processor for automatically initiating at least one of, (a) communication of a message, (b) assigning a task to a worker to initiate sending a letter, in response to data entered in the electronic form and (c) generating a patient letter.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the dictated audio information is recorded.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the patient letter is generated automatically.

18. The method according to claim 12, according to claim 1, further comprising automatically initiating alteration in a task schedule of a worker in response to data entered in the electronic form.

12. A method for managing audio information comprising:

receiving a signal comprising dictated information;

processing the signal by parsing data representing the dictated information in the signal and identifying key words in the dictated information and providing data representing a text translation of the dictated information;

populating an electronic form compatible with a reporting standard with a data item associated with the identified key word and with the text translation; and

initiating generation of data representing a display image, enabling viewing of the populated electronic form and visual confirmation of data contained therein.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising generating a patient letter.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the patient letter is automatically generated.

15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising prompting a user for more specific answers or optional answers using at least one of voice directions and a display image indicating directions.

16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising prompting a user for guiding the user through dictation of a report using at least one of voice directions and a display image indicating directions.

17. The method according to claim 12, further comprising automatically updating the electronic form in a database to be compatible with the latest requirements of one or more of a standards body, a healthcare organization and a hospital.

19. The method according to claim 12, further comprising automatically initiating at least one of, (a) communication of a message, (b) assigning a task to a worker to initiate sending a patient letter, in response to data entered in the electronic form, and (c) generating a patient letter.

20. A computer system comprising at least one server computer;

and at least one user computer coupled to at least one server through a network, wherein the at least one server computer includes at least one program stored therein, said program performing the steps of;

receiving a signal comprising dictated information;

processing the signal by parsing data representing the dictated information in the signal and identifying key words in the dictated information and providing data representing a text translation of the dictated information;

populating an electronic form compatible with a reporting standard with a data item associated with the identified key word and with the text translation; and

initiating generation of data representing a display image, enabling viewing of the populated electronic form and visual confirmation of data contained therein.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising generating a patient letter.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the patient letter is automatically generated.

23. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for processing by a machine, the computer program comprising:

a first segment of code for receiving a signal comprising dictated information;

a second segment of code for processing the signal by parsing data representing the dictated information in the signal and identifying key words in the dictated information and providing data representing a text translation of the dictated information;

a third segment of code for populating an electronic form compatible with a reporting standard with a data item associated with the identified key word and with the text translation; and

a fourth segment of code for initiating generation of data representing a display image, enabling viewing of the populated electronic form and visual confirmation of data contained therein.

24. The method according to claim 23, further comprising a fifth segment of code for generating a patient letter.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the patient letter is automatically generated.

26. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave comprising:

a first segment of code for receiving a signal comprising dictated information;

a second segment of code for processing the signal by parsing data representing the dictated information in the signal and identifying key words in the dictated information and providing data representing a text translation of the dictated information;

a third segment of code for populating an electronic form compatible with a reporting standard with a data item associated with the identified key word and with the text translation; and

a fourth segment of code for initiating generation of data representing a display image, enabling viewing of the populated electronic form and visual confirmation of data contained therein.

27. The method according to claim 26, further comprising a fifth segment of code for generating a patient letter.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein the patient letter is automatically generated.