Adaptable Electronic Medical Record System and Method
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1. A method for operating an electronic medical records system in a physician'"'"'s office comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a workstation operating spreadsheet software and office productivity software and having an associated data storage device;
b) providing a folder on the data storage device for the storage of patients'"'"' electronic medical records;
c) providing a template operable in the spreadsheet software for collecting patient data;
d) recording data from a patient encounter to create a patient electronic medical record; and
e) storing the patient electronic medical record in the folder.
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Abstract
An electronic medical records system is implemented in spreadsheet software utilizing an electronic master patient form adaptable to a physician preferences, storing patient records in that form in an electronic folder and interacting with software modules to automate physician office administrative tasks.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating an electronic medical records system in a physician'"'"'s office comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a workstation operating spreadsheet software and office productivity software and having an associated data storage device;
b) providing a folder on the data storage device for the storage of patients'"'"' electronic medical records;
c) providing a template operable in the spreadsheet software for collecting patient data;
d) recording data from a patient encounter to create a patient electronic medical record; and
e) storing the patient electronic medical record in the folder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating an electronic medical records system in a physician'"'"'s office compromising the steps of:
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a) providing a workstation operating spreadsheet software and office productivity software and having an associated data storage device;
b) providing a folder on the data storage device for the storage of patients'"'"' electronic medical records;
c) providing a template operable in the spreadsheet software for collecting patient data;
d) receiving lab results transmitted to the physician'"'"'s office electronically and associating a lab report automatically with an existing patient electronic medical record. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer software product for managing an electronic medical records system in a physician'"'"'s office wherein the computer software product comprises software instructions that enable a computer to perform predetermined operations and a computer readable medium bearing the software instructions, wherein the predetermined operations include:
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a) implementing a user menu in spreadsheet software;
b) creating a folder on a data storage device for the storage of patients'"'"' electronic medical records;
c) providing a template operable in the spreadsheet software for collecting patient data;
d) updating a patient'"'"'s pre-existing electronic medical record to current template format on an ad hoc basis prior to subsequent patient encounter by calling a routine to convert the existing patient electronic medical record to the current template format;
e) adding optically scanned data to the template;
f) recording data input pertaining to a patient encounter in the template operating within the spreadsheet software to create a patient electronic medical record;
g) displaying a contact list to a user and in response to user selections adding a distribution list selected from physicians, pharmacies, insurance companies, and laboratories to the patient electronic medical record together with a preferred mode of communication with each entity on the distribution list;
h) adding medication data to the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record and validating medications on the patient electronic medical record against patient conditions, allergies, and drug conflicts;
i) adding a medical image to the patient electronic medical record together with bibliographic data and radiologist'"'"'s interpretation of the image;
j) providing a word processing template and populating the word processing template with data from a patient'"'"'s electronic medical record to create a textual summary of a patient encounter; and
k) storing the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record in the folder.
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20. A computer system for the operation of an electronic medical records system in a physician'"'"'s office comprising a processor and memory for storing software instructions executable to instruct the computer to:
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a) implement a user menu in spreadsheet software;
b) create a folder on a data storage device for the storage of patients'"'"' electronic medical records;
c) provide a template operable in the spreadsheet software for collecting patient data;
d) update a patient'"'"'s pre-existing electronic medical record to current template format on an ad hoc basis prior to subsequent patient encounter by calling a routine to convert the existing patient electronic medical record to the current template format;
e) add optically scanned data to the template;
f) record data input pertaining to a patient encounter in the template operating within the spreadsheet software to create a patient electronic medical record;
g) display a contact list to a user and in response to user selections adding a distribution list selected from physicians, pharmacies, insurance companies, and laboratories to the patient electronic medical record together with a preferred mode of communication with each entity on the distribution list;
h) add medication data to the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record and validate medications on the patient electronic medical record against patient conditions, allergies, and drug conflicts;
i) add a medical image to the patient electronic medical record together with bibliographic data and radiologist'"'"'s interpretation of the image;
j) provide a word processing template and populating the word processing template with data from a patient'"'"'s electronic medical record to create a textual summary of a patient encounter; and
k) store the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record in the folder.
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