COMPUTERIZED RISK MANAGEMENT MODULE FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS
First Claim
1. A computerized medical chart system for improving the medical care of patients by communicating with a health care professional preparing a medical record in connection with preparing or recording diagnoses, symptoms, physical examination or other patient information that lead to the diagnosis or treatment, and including important elements of the patient'"'"'s medical condition, comprising:
- a medical risk database containing medical care information regarding a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, and further at least containing information regarding increased risks of missed diagnoses;
means for recording the symptoms or other patient information;
means for comparing the recorded symptoms or other patient information with the medical care information stored in the medical risk database to determine the existence of at least one increased risk of a missed diagnosis based on the symptoms or other patient information recorded; and
, means for prompting the health care professional to take particular actions or record additional important items of the diagnoses, symptoms, physical examination, or other patient information in the medical record that lead to the diagnoses or treatment, so as to provide the health care professional with an opportunity to avoid a missed diagnosis and adequately record the action taken.
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Abstract
Apparatus and a method are provided for improving the medical care of patients. The apparatus includes an input device, a medical risk database, a data processor, and a communication device. Data entered in the input device, usually by a health care professional, defines a patient data record. The medical risk database associates certain patient data entered into the data record, which increases the risk of a missed medical care opportunity, with additional medical care to address the risk. The communication device responds to the identification of patient data presenting a medical risk by communicating to a health care professional additional medical care selected to identify and take advantage of a medical care opportunity.
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65 Claims
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1. A computerized medical chart system for improving the medical care of patients by communicating with a health care professional preparing a medical record in connection with preparing or recording diagnoses, symptoms, physical examination or other patient information that lead to the diagnosis or treatment, and including important elements of the patient'"'"'s medical condition, comprising:
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a medical risk database containing medical care information regarding a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, and further at least containing information regarding increased risks of missed diagnoses;
means for recording the symptoms or other patient information;
means for comparing the recorded symptoms or other patient information with the medical care information stored in the medical risk database to determine the existence of at least one increased risk of a missed diagnosis based on the symptoms or other patient information recorded; and
,means for prompting the health care professional to take particular actions or record additional important items of the diagnoses, symptoms, physical examination, or other patient information in the medical record that lead to the diagnoses or treatment, so as to provide the health care professional with an opportunity to avoid a missed diagnosis and adequately record the action taken. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for improving the medical care of patients by using a computerized medical chart creation system for communicating with a health care professional preparing a medical record in connection with recording signs, symptoms, physical examinations and other patient information leading to the diagnosis and treatment, and including important elements of the patient'"'"'s medical condition, the computerized medical chart creation system including a medical risk database having information on a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording said symptoms or other patient information;
comparing said recorded symptoms or other patient information with the information stored in the medical risk database containing at least information regarding the risk of missed diagnoses as to the existence of at least one such increased risk with respect to the symptoms and patient information; and
,prompting the health care professional to take particular actions and include important items of said diagnosis, symptoms, treatment or other patient information in said medical record. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computerized risk management system for assisting a health care professional in diagnosing, treating and documenting actions taken with respect to possible illnesses, diseases or injuries of a patient, associated with a computerized medical chart preparation system comprising:
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a medical risk database containing information regarding a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, and comprising medical care information regarding at least increased risks of missed diagnoses;
means to input data concerning the patient symptoms into a patient data record;
a data processor, wherein the data processor compares the recorded patient symptoms in the patient data record with the medical care information in the medical risk database to determine the existence of an increased risk of at least one missed diagnosis of the patient having one or more of the illnesses, diseases or injuries; and
,means for prompting the health care professional to take appropriate action and record relevant patient information and the actions taken by the health care professional with respect to the patient in the medical record, so as to provide the health care professional with an opportunity to avoid at least a missed diagnosis, and adequately document the diagnosis of said illnesses, diseases or injuries and the actions taken. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A computerized medical chart system for improving the medical care of patients by communicating with a healthcare professional preparing a medical record in connection with recording diagnosis, symptoms, treatment or other patient information, comprising:
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a medical risk database containing medical care information regarding the treatment and diagnosis of a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, wherein the information contained in the database comprises at least factors regarding increased risk of missed diagnoses that should be addressed in connection with the proper diagnosis and treatment of the patients so as to provide an opportunity for the healthcare professional to meet the requisite medical standard of care in treating the patients and provide proper medical treatment relating to said factors;
means for comparing the recorded symptoms or other patient information with the information stored in the medical risk database to determine compliance with the current medical standard of care with respect to an increased risk of a missed diagnosis as to one or more of the plurality of illnesses, diseases or injuries and whether any additional action should be taken by the health care professional in order to comply with the current medical standard of care; and
means for prompting said healthcare professional to take additional action and include important items of the diagnosis, symptoms, treatment or other patient information in said medical record to maintain a record of said healthcare professional'"'"'s compliance with said current medical standard of care. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computerized medical chart system for communicating with an individual preparing a medical record in connection with preparing or recording diagnosis, symptoms, treatment or other patient information, and including important elements of the patient'"'"'s medical condition, comprising:
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a collection of medical risk information containing medical care information regarding a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, and further at least containing information regarding increased risks of missed diagnoses;
means for recording the symptoms or other patient information;
means for comparing the recorded symptoms or other patient information with the medical care information stored in the collection of medical risk information to determine the existence of at least one increased risk of a missed diagnosis based on the symptoms recorded; and
,means for prompting the individual to take particular actions or record additional important items of said diagnosis, symptoms, treatment or other patient information in said medical record, so as to provide the individual with an opportunity to avoid a missed diagnosis and adequately record the action taken. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computerized medical chart system for communicating with an individual preparing a medical record in connection with recording signs, symptoms, physical examinations and other patient information leading to the diagnosis and treatment, and including important elements of the patient'"'"'s medical condition, comprising:
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a collection of medical risk information containing medical care information regarding a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, and further at least containing information regarding increased risks of missed diagnoses;
means for recording the signs, symptoms, physical examination or other patient information;
means for comparing the recorded symptoms or other patient information with the medical care information stored in the collection of medical risk information to determine the existence of at least one increased risk of a missed diagnosis based on the symptoms recorded; and
,means for prompting the individual to record at least one element of the patient medical condition in said medical record, so as to provide the individual with an opportunity to adequately document the patient medical condition. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computerized medical chart system for improving the medical care of patients by communicating with a health care professional preparing a medical record in connection with preparing or recording signs, symptoms, treatment, physical examination or other patient information, and including important elements of the patient'"'"'s medical condition, comprising:
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a medical risk database containing medical care information regarding a plurality of illnesses, diseases and/or injuries, and further at least containing information regarding increased risks of missed diagnoses;
means for providing the health care professional with relevant medical care information so as to reduce the risk of the health care professional missing at least one diagnosis from the plurality of illnesses, diseases, or injuries based on the signs, symptoms, physical examinations or other information regarding the patient leading to the diagnosis and treatment; and
,means for prompting the health care professional to take particular actions or record additional important items of said signs, symptoms, physical examinations, treatment or other information regarding the patient leading to the diagnosis and treatment in said medical record, so as to provide the health care professional with an opportunity to avoid a missed diagnosis and to adequately record the action taken. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computerized medical chart system for communicating with a healthcare professional comprising:
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Input means for inputting information regarding a patient;
Data storage means operably connected to the input means for receiving the patient information;
A collection of medical information comprising at least one of the following;
risk, healthcare quality or patient safety information;
Means for comparing being operably associated with the data storage means and having access to said collection of medical risk information for comparing said patient information to the medical risk information; and
,Warning means operably associated with said comparing means for issuing one or more of the following;
a warning to the healthcare professional when certain conditions arise;
or, an alert to the healthcare professional regarding at least one recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 64, 65)
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54. A method for alerting a healthcare professional to patient information comprising:
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Inputting patient information into data storage means operably connected thereto;
Comparing such patient information to information contained in a collection of medical information including at least one of the following;
risk;
healthcare quality;
or, patient safety information, operably accessible thereto; and
,Warning the healthcare professional when certain conditions arise. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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