Internet-based, customizable clinical information system
First Claim
1. A method for operating a computerized clinical information system for a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
- providing a clinical information system including a plurality of user computers operatively coupled to a computer network, and at least one computer server operatively coupled to the computer network, the computer server having access to at least one clinical information memory source, and being operative to communicate with the user computers and exchange clinical data between the clinical information memory source and the user computers over the computer network in a secure manner, each of the user computers operating a software tool allowing a user to view and modify at least certain of the clinical data;
providing an electronic patient chart database on the clinical information memory source, the electronic patient chart database having a plurality of patient chart records;
associating a patient chart record with a primary physician;
entering an event for submission to the patient chart record, by a user other than the primary physician, using the software tool on a first one of the user computers;
encrypting data pertaining to the event by the software tool on the first one of the user computers;
transmitting the encrypted data to the memory source via the server;
decrypting the data;
storing the data in the memory source;
in automatic response by the clinical information system to the step of entering the event for submission to the patient chart record, placing in a queue for viewing by the primary physician an electronic message pertaining to the event;
accessing the data pertaining to the event by the primary physician using a second one of the user computers, whereby the primary physician requests the data from the memory source, the memory source encrypts the data and transmits the encrypted data to the second one of the user computers via the server, and the software tool on the second one of the user computers decrypts the encrypted data;
reviewing and approving the event by the primary physician using the software tool on the second one of the user computers; and
adding the approved event to the patient chart record.
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Abstract
An Internet-based, or Web-based, customizable clinical (patients'"'"' records and care) information system (“CIS”) is provided. More specifically, the clinical information system is Web/Internet based, whether it utilizes a browser-type user interface or a distributed application-type user interface; the clinical information system may include automatic disease staging and associated treatment planning and/or scheduling; the clinical information system may track certain events/submissions and sort such events/submissions into a physician'"'"'s in-box for on-line approval by the physician, where such approval causes the event/submission to become an addendum to the patient'"'"'s record; the clinical information system may be customizable by an administrator; the clinical information system may establish, and make available for on-line review and approval, patient care or standing orders over a weekend; the clinical information system may utilize patients'"'"' photographs to ensure accurate identification and proper treatment; and the clinical information system may create and store an audit trail record for all significant events.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for operating a computerized clinical information system for a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
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providing a clinical information system including a plurality of user computers operatively coupled to a computer network, and at least one computer server operatively coupled to the computer network, the computer server having access to at least one clinical information memory source, and being operative to communicate with the user computers and exchange clinical data between the clinical information memory source and the user computers over the computer network in a secure manner, each of the user computers operating a software tool allowing a user to view and modify at least certain of the clinical data;
providing an electronic patient chart database on the clinical information memory source, the electronic patient chart database having a plurality of patient chart records;
associating a patient chart record with a primary physician;
entering an event for submission to the patient chart record, by a user other than the primary physician, using the software tool on a first one of the user computers;
encrypting data pertaining to the event by the software tool on the first one of the user computers;
transmitting the encrypted data to the memory source via the server;
decrypting the data;
storing the data in the memory source;
in automatic response by the clinical information system to the step of entering the event for submission to the patient chart record, placing in a queue for viewing by the primary physician an electronic message pertaining to the event;
accessing the data pertaining to the event by the primary physician using a second one of the user computers, whereby the primary physician requests the data from the memory source, the memory source encrypts the data and transmits the encrypted data to the second one of the user computers via the server, and the software tool on the second one of the user computers decrypts the encrypted data;
reviewing and approving the event by the primary physician using the software tool on the second one of the user computers; and
adding the approved event to the patient chart record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a computerized clinical information system for a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
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providing a clinical information system including a plurality of user computers operatively coupled to a computer network, and at least one computer server operatively coupled to the computer network, the computer server having access to at least one clinical information memory source, and being operative to communicate with the user computers and exchange clinical data between the clinical information memory source and the user computers over the computer network in a secure manner, each of the user computers operating a software tool allowing a user to view and modify at least certain of the clinical data, the clinical information memory source including a plurality of use schedules for a corresponding plurality of the healthcare facility'"'"'s resources;
providing an electronic patient chart database on the clinical information memory source, the electronic patient chart database having a plurality of patient chart records;
associating a patient chart record with a primary physician;
entering a diagnosis for submission to the patient chart record by a user other than the primary physician using the software tool on a first one of the user computers;
encrypting data pertaining to the event by the software tool on the first one of the user computers;
transmitting the encrypted data to the memory source via the server;
decrypting the data and storing the data in the memory source;
in automatic response by the clinical information system to the step of entering the event for submission to the patient chart record, placing in a queue for viewing by the primary physician an electronic message pertaining to the event;
accessing the data pertaining to the event by the primary physician using a second one of the user computers, whereby the primary physician requests the data from the memory source, the memory source encrypts the data and transmits the encrypted data to the second one of the user computers via the server, and the software tool on the second one of the user computers decrypts the encrypted data;
reviewing and approving the diagnosis by the primary physician using the software tool on the second one of the user computers;
adding the approved diagnosis to the patient chart record; and
automatically establishing a treatment program by the clinical information system for the treatment of the diagnosed disease. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a computerized clinical information system for a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
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providing a clinical information system including a plurality of user computers operatively coupled to a computer network, and at least one computer server operatively coupled to the computer network, the computer server having access to at least one clinical information memory source, and operative to communicate with the user computers and exchange clinical data between the clinical information memory source and the user computers over the computer network in a secure manner, each of the user computers operating a software tool allowing a user to view and modify at least certain of the clinical data;
providing an electronic patient chart database on the clinical information memory source, the electronic patient chart database having a plurality of patient chart records and a plurality of use schedules for a corresponding plurality of the healthcare facility'"'"'s resources;
associating a patient chart record with a primary physician;
entering a diagnosis for submission to the patient chart record by a user other than the primary physician using the software tool on a first one of the user computers;
encrypting data pertaining to the event by the software tool on the first one of the user computers;
transmitting the encrypted data to the memory source via the server;
decrypting the data and storing the data in the memory source;
in automatic response by the clinical information system to the step of entering the event for submission to the patient chart record, placing in a queue for viewing by the primary physician an electronic message pertaining to the event;
accessing the data pertaining to the event by the primary physician using a second one of the user computers, whereby the primary physician requests the data from the memory source, the memory source encrypts the data and transmits the encrypted data to the second one of the user computers via the server, and the software tool on the second one of the user computers decrypts the encrypted data;
reviewing and approving the diagnosis by the primary physician using the software tool on the second one of the user computers; and
adding the approved diagnosis to the patient chart record; and
automatically establishing a treatment program by the clinical information system for the treatment of the diagnosed disease;
wherein the diagnosed disease includes a stage of the diagnosed disease and the method further comprises the steps of;
providing a disease staging software tool on one of the user computers, wherein the disease staging software tool includes a plurality of condition fields pertaining to diagnosed or recorded conditions of a patient and includes a set of expert rules for determining a stage of the disease based upon the diagnosed or recorded conditions of the patient;
completing the condition fields on the disease staging software tool by a user on the one of the user computers; and
automatically processing the completed condition fields against the set of expert rules by the clinical information system to determine the stage of the disease in response to the step of completing the condition fields on the disease staging software tool by the user on the one of the user computers;
wherein the step of automatically establishing a treatment program by the clinical information system for the treatment of the diagnosed disease, automatically establishes a treatment program according to the determined stage of the disease.
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17. A method for operating a computerized clinical information system for a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
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providing a clinical information system including a plurality of user computers operatively coupled to a computer network, and at least one computer server operatively coupled to the computer network, the computer server having access to at least one clinical information memory source, and operative to communicate with the user computers and exchange clinical data between the clinical information memory source and the user computers over the computer network in a secure manner, each of the user computers operating a software tool allowing a user to view and modify at least certain of the clinical data;
providing an electronic patient chart database on the clinical information memory source, the electronic patient chart database having a plurality of patient chart records;
diagnosing a stage of a patient'"'"'s disease with the assistance of the software tool on a first one of the user computers, the patient having a chart record in the electronic patient chart database;
adding the diagnosed disease stage to the patient'"'"'s chart record using the software tool on the first one of the user computers by a user; and
automatically establishing a treatment program by the clinical information system for the treatment of the diagnosed disease stage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for operating a computerized clinical information system for a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
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providing a clinical information system including a plurality of user computers operatively coupled to a computer network, and at least one computer server operatively coupled to the computer network, the computer server having access to at least one clinical information memory source, and operative to communicate with the user computers and exchange clinical data between the clinical information memory source and the user computers over the computer network in a secure manner, each of the user computers operating a software tool allowing a user to view and modify at least certain of the clinical data;
providing an electronic patient chart database on the clinical information memory source, the electronic patient chart database having a plurality of patient chart records;
associating a patient chart record with a primary physician;
entering at least one request taken from a group consisting of a new prescription and an order for approval by the primary physician by a user taken from a group consisting of a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician, a nurse, a non-primary physician and a pharmacy assistant using the software tool on a first one of the user computers;
in automatic response to the entering of the new prescription or order, automatically checking a requested dosage of the new prescription or order against safety guidelines by the clinical information system;
in automatic response by the clinical information system to the step of entering the new prescription or order, placing in a queue for viewing by the primary physician an electronic message pertaining to the request;
reviewing and approving the request by the primary physician using the software tool on a second one of the user computers; and
adding the approved new prescription or order to the patient chart record. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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