Symptom based custom protocols

• US 20060245651A1
• Filed: 04/27/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Quinion, Susan M.
• Application Number:
  US11/115,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20060245651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/181
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method and computer instructions for protocol selection. In an embodiment, a protocol selection system includes: an input module for inputting procedure data; a protocol selection module for selecting a protocol based on the procedure data; and an output module for outputting a selected protocol. The protocol selection system may also include: a protocol editing module for editing a protocol; an exam package module for outputting exam package information based on a selected protocol; and a billing module for outputting billing information based on a selected protocol, for example.

Claims

1. A protocol selection system comprising:

an input module for inputting procedure data;

a protocol selection module for selecting a protocol based on said procedure data; and

an output module for outputting a selected protocol.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said procedure data is one of:

a procedure; and

an International Classification of Diseases code.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said procedure data is one of:

a patient name;

a referring physician name; and

a radiologist name.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a protocol editing module for editing a protocol.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an exam package module for outputting exam package information based on said selected protocol.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said exam package information is one of:

an image; and

a report.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a billing module for outputting billing information based on said selected protocol.

8. A protocol selection method comprising:

inputting procedure data;

selecting a protocol based on said procedure data; and

outputting a selected protocol.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said procedure data is one of:

a procedure; and

an International Classification of Diseases code.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said procedure data is one of:

a patient name;

a referring physician name; and

a radiologist name.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising editing a protocol.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising outputting exam package information based on said selected protocol.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said exam package information is one of:

an image; and

a report.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising outputting billing information based on said selected protocol.

15. A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer, the set of instructions comprising:

an input routine for inputting procedure data;

a protocol selection routine for selecting a protocol based on said procedure data; and

an output routine for outputting a selected protocol.

16. The set of instructions of claim 15, wherein said procedure data is one of:

a procedure; and

an International Classification of Diseases code.

17. The set of instructions of claim 15, wherein said procedure data is one of:

a patient name;

a referring physician name; and

a radiologist name.

18. The set of instructions of claim 15, further comprising a protocol editing routine for editing a protocol.

19. The set of instructions of claim 15, further comprising an exam package routine for outputting exam package information based on said selected protocol.

20. The set of instructions of claim 19, wherein said exam package information is one of:

an image; and

a report.

21. The set of instructions of claim 15, further comprising a billing routine for outputting billing information based on said selected protocol.