Method and system to facilitate decision point information flow and to improve compliance with a given standardized vocabulary
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1. A method of searching for pharmaceutical compounds for use in generating a prescription, comprising:
- (a) display a text entry interface having a first field on a screen;
(b) receiving an input of a first character in the first field of the text entry interface;
(c) providing the first character to a remote server via a network;
(d) receiving a set of pharmaceutical compounds that are possible matches to the first character from the remote server in substantially real time;
(e) displaying at least a portion of the set of pharmaceutical compounds in a static data set display area on the screen;
(f) automatically updating the display of pharmaceutical compounds in response to an input of a second character, the updating being provided in substantially real time; and
(g) accepting a selection of one of the pharmaceutical compounds.
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Abstract
An information search system incorporating computer algorithms that provide for (1) enforcement of compliance with a standardized vocabulary by a user or users, in a manner that is much more acceptable to users than known existing methods; 2) instant or essentially instant provision of information that is context sensitive, that is, sensitive to the sequence of characters that are entered by a user, in a manner that is highly acceptable to users.
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1. A method of searching for pharmaceutical compounds for use in generating a prescription, comprising:
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(a) display a text entry interface having a first field on a screen;
(b) receiving an input of a first character in the first field of the text entry interface;
(c) providing the first character to a remote server via a network;
(d) receiving a set of pharmaceutical compounds that are possible matches to the first character from the remote server in substantially real time;
(e) displaying at least a portion of the set of pharmaceutical compounds in a static data set display area on the screen;
(f) automatically updating the display of pharmaceutical compounds in response to an input of a second character, the updating being provided in substantially real time; and
(g) accepting a selection of one of the pharmaceutical compounds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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(a) displaying a text entry interface on a screen;
(b) accepting a character input from a user;
(c) transmitting the symbol to a remote server via a network substantially simultaneously with displaying the symbol in the text entry interface on the screen;
(d) receiving a set of possible matches to the first symbol;
(e) displaying on the screen at least a first portion of the set of possible matches in a static data set display area;
(f) in response to an input of an additional character by the user, updating the display of the set of possible matches in substantially real time; and
(g) in response to a selection of one of the possible matches, displaying the selection in a first field. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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