Method and system for providing storage and retrieval of clinical information
First Claim
1. A method for communicating given clinical information, comprising:
- having a first entity generate a message comprising a result associated with a given clinical test;
providing a second entity the message including a test attribute, the result associated with the test attribute, and a prompt to enter the result;
upon confirmation that the second entity has provided the result, notifying the first entity that the second entity has received and understood the result.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a managed or “hosted” service offering that facilitates timely and accurate communication of clinical information, such as critical test results, within a health care environment. The inventive system enables pathologists, laboratory technicians, and laboratory staff to communicate to ordering physicians clinical information (such as lab results) in real-time via a traceable and verifiable communication system. According to the invention, a recipient of the clinical test results is prompted to verify the test results that he or she has just heard to confirm receipt of such results, as well as confirmation that the information provided was properly understood. The read back function ensures that the actual communication of complete clinical information (such as critical tests results) occurs in a seamless, real-time manner.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for communicating given clinical information, comprising:
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having a first entity generate a message comprising a result associated with a given clinical test; providing a second entity the message including a test attribute, the result associated with the test attribute, and a prompt to enter the result; upon confirmation that the second entity has provided the result, notifying the first entity that the second entity has received and understood the result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for communicating given clinical test result data, comprising:
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providing a receiving entity a voice message including a test attribute, a result associated with the test attribute, and a prompt to enter the result; upon confirmation that the receiving entity has provided the result, notifying an entity that created the voice message that the receiving entity has received and understood the result, and prompting the receiving entity to determine whether the result is to be forwarded; and upon confirmation that the result is to be forwarded, forwarding at least the result to another entity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. In a computer system that provides a hosted service, a method for communicating given clinical information, comprising:
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having a laboratory clinician generate a message comprising a result associated with a given clinical test; providing a nurse with a notification concerning the message; in response to receipt of an access request from the nurse, providing the message to the nurse including a test attribute, a result associated with the test attribute, and a prompt to enter the result; upon confirmation that the nurse has provided the result, notifying the laboratory clinician that the nurse has received and understood the result; providing the nurse an option to forward the message to an ordering clinician; determining if the message is to be forwarded; and if so, forwarding the message to the ordering clinician.
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