Method and apparatus for symptom-based order protocoling within the exam ordering process
First Claim
1. A system for supporting a patient workflow, said system comprising:
- a computer system for executing computer software, said computer software analyzing data and returning available procedure types based on said data.
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Abstract
A system and method to increase the efficiency of the healthcare system. Computer software for analyzing data and returning recommended procedure types based on the data. The data may include, for example, medical data, patient symptoms, patient vitals, patient history, chief complaint of a patient, intakes, outputs, physical information, medications, or demographic information and/or other information relevant to a patient'"'"'s health. The data may be input from a user or information recommended from another source, such as a database. Computer software may analyze the data and return recommended procedure types based on the data. The analysis performed by the computer software may include mapping the data among potential procedures to determine which procedures should be performed based on the data. Procedures that are successfully mapped with the data may be recommended to a user and ordered from a user interface.
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1. A system for supporting a patient workflow, said system comprising:
a computer system for executing computer software, said computer software analyzing data and returning available procedure types based on said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for supporting a patient workflow using computer software, said method comprising:
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receiving patient data;
analyzing said patient data; and
returning recommended procedure types based on said patient data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer, the set of instructions comprising:
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a receipt routine for receiving patient data;
an analysis routine for analyzing said patient data; and
a return routine for returning recommended procedure types based on said patient data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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