Diagnostic method including uniform encoding of information
First Claim
1. A method for diagnosing patients, comprising:
- assigning a first plurality of identifiers to an anatomical structure of the human body;
assigning a second plurality of identifiers to diagnostic criterion by which caregivers evaluate patients; and
wherein when diagnosing a patient, recording findings of the diagnosis of the patient using at least one of each of the first plurality and the second plurality of identifiers.
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Abstract
A diagnostic encoding method is provided. The method includes assigning a first plurality of identifiers to an anatomical structure of the human body and assigning a second plurality of identifiers to diagnostic criterion by which caregivers evaluate patients. The method further includes, when diagnosing a patient, recording findings of the diagnosis of the patient using at least one of each of the first plurality and the second plurality of identifiers. In one embodiment, the first plurality of identifiers includes a first subset of identifiers identifying each organ in the human body (e.g., a right ear) and a second subset of identifiers identifying component parts of each of the organs in the first subset (e.g., an ear drum of the right ear). In one embodiment, the second plurality of identifiers includes a third subset of identifiers identifying symptoms relating to the first and the second identifiers.
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1. A method for diagnosing patients, comprising:
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assigning a first plurality of identifiers to an anatomical structure of the human body;
assigning a second plurality of identifiers to diagnostic criterion by which caregivers evaluate patients; and
wherein when diagnosing a patient, recording findings of the diagnosis of the patient using at least one of each of the first plurality and the second plurality of identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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