Icon Queues for Workflow Management
First Claim
1. A medical information management system, comprising:
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means for connecting a plurality of geographically dispersed medical professionals over the network;
means for transmitting patient data to the plurality of medical professionals over the network;
a remote command and control system connected to the network, wherein the remote command and control system further includes;
a database having stored data on a first status of the plurality of medical professionals and a stored data element relating to a patient;
means for enrolling the plurality of geographically dispersed medical professionals in the medical information management system;
means for distributing a workload among the plurality of medical professionals;
a patient care management system adapted for;
receiving first information on a second status of a patient relating to a clinical pathway of the patient;
storing diagnostic information of the patient;
applying a rules engine to a data element stored in the database;
generating a notification of upcoming action items for the patient; and
providing periodic estimates of upcoming needs requirements of the medical information management system.
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Abstract
Telemedicine is the practice of medicine at a distance by physicians dispersed over small to large geographic locations. The scheduling and tracking the activities of a plurality of physicians who deliver professional services by telemedicine, namely telephysicians, at discontinuous geographic locations is cumbersome and inefficient. This invention describes a command and control system for managing the schedules of decentralized physicians, tracking their activities, and managing other human resources in a decentralized healthcare system. The command and control system uses computer graphic elements (e.g. icons) as telephysician identifiers. Each icon is unique in appearance and represents an individual service provider. Icons can be electronically inserted into queue diagrams represented at the presentation layer of the command and control system. Icons are archived in an icon library and linked to physician personnel records. These icons are used for many tasks including adding healthcare service providers to case work lists and sorting healthcare providers according to qualifications such as expertise.
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42 Claims
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1. A medical information management system, comprising:
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a network;
means for connecting a plurality of geographically dispersed medical professionals over the network;
means for transmitting patient data to the plurality of medical professionals over the network;
a remote command and control system connected to the network, wherein the remote command and control system further includes;
a database having stored data on a first status of the plurality of medical professionals and a stored data element relating to a patient;
means for enrolling the plurality of geographically dispersed medical professionals in the medical information management system;
means for distributing a workload among the plurality of medical professionals;
a patient care management system adapted for;
receiving first information on a second status of a patient relating to a clinical pathway of the patient;
storing diagnostic information of the patient;
applying a rules engine to a data element stored in the database;
generating a notification of upcoming action items for the patient; and
providing periodic estimates of upcoming needs requirements of the medical information management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of providing multiple diagnoses simultaneously to a plurality of geographically dispersed multi-specialty clinics from a remote location, comprising:
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recording the diagnoses for patients obtained from the plurality of geographically dispersed multi-specialty clinics;
communicating a progression of a patient through a clinical pathway to a command and control system at a remote location via a first network;
storing a monitored patient data element in a database coupled through the command and control system; and
applying a rules engine to a patient data element stored in the database to monitor the progress of the patient through the clinical pathway. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented system for monitoring, distributing, and documenting healthcare resources to geographically dispersed patients and providers, comprising:
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a workflow control module for controlling a patient flow, diagnostic images, and consultations documentation, the workflow control module including a database, wherein the workflow control module applies a rules engine to a patient data element stored in the database to monitor the progress of the patient through a clinical pathway;
a business activity monitoring module, connected to the workflow control module, for providing management information on productivity and distribution of workload;
a notification module, connected to the business activity monitoring module, for providing alerts to requesters, providers, and clinic management;
a workload queuing module, operational in conjunction with the workflow control module, for controlling incoming requests and to insure the incoming requests are received and processed in a defined order; and
a scheduling module, operational in conjunction with the workflow control module, for scheduling available resources. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-implemented information management system for an individual healthcare service provider or pool of providers, comprising:
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an enrollment module for electronically enrolling the healthcare service provider, or pool of providers, in a provider pool, wherein the enrollment module allows the individual healthcare service provider to generate a computer graphic element including a unique personal icon (UPI) to be used to represent the individual healthcare service provider in presentation layers of the information management system;
an eligibility module for establishing the eligibility for the healthcare service provider, or pool of providers, in the provider pool;
a tracking module for tracking the level of activity of the individual healthcare service providers, or pool of providers, and tracking the proficiency of the individual healthcare service provider, or pool of providers; and
a recording module for recording the billing and reimbursement activities of the individual healthcare service provider, or pool of providers. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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