METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TOXICOLOGY REPORTS
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1. A method for generating a toxicology report comprising:
- receiving a toxicology sample;
receiving patient data, the patient data including patient medication information;
performing a lab test on the toxicology sample to produce a lab result, the lab result including data indicative of the presence of a drug in the toxicology sample;
storing the lab result in association with the data indicative of the lab test;
submitting the lab result to a rules engine to produce a rules engine output, the rules engine including a toxicology rule, the toxicology rule being associated with the drug and the patient medication information; and
generating a supplemental explanation report based on the lab result and the rules engine output, the supplemental explanation report including a plain language sentence explaining the lab result.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for generating toxicology reports. Using the methods and apparatus disclosed herein, physicians can more easily understand toxicological lab test results. Physicians receive a toxicology report that explains, in plain language, the toxicological lab test results. A rules engine provides rules for interpreting the toxicological lab test results. Detailed explanations are associated with the rules, and the explanations appear on the toxicology report. The toxicology report greatly reduces the need for the physician to call the toxicology scientist.
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1. A method for generating a toxicology report comprising:
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receiving a toxicology sample; receiving patient data, the patient data including patient medication information; performing a lab test on the toxicology sample to produce a lab result, the lab result including data indicative of the presence of a drug in the toxicology sample; storing the lab result in association with the data indicative of the lab test; submitting the lab result to a rules engine to produce a rules engine output, the rules engine including a toxicology rule, the toxicology rule being associated with the drug and the patient medication information; and generating a supplemental explanation report based on the lab result and the rules engine output, the supplemental explanation report including a plain language sentence explaining the lab result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for generating a toxicology result, the system comprising:
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a testing device to perform a lab test on a toxicology sample and to produce a lab result, the lab result including data indicative of the presence of a drug in the toxicology sample; an input device to receive the lab result and patient data, the patient data including patient medication information; a memory capable of storing the lab result and a toxicology rule, the toxicology rule being associated with the drug and the patient medication information; a processor to analyze the lab result based on the toxicology rule and to create a summary explanatory report, the supplemental explanation report including a plain language sentence explaining the lab result; and an output device to display the summary explanatory report. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium storing instructions structured to cause a computing device to:
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receive a lab result and patient data, the patient data including patient medication information and the lab result being based on a lab test preformed on a toxicology sample, wherein the lab result includes data indicative of the presence of a drug in the toxicology sample; store the lab result and a toxicology rule, the toxicology rule being associated with the drug and the patient medication information; produce a rules engine output by analyzing the lab result with a rules engine, the rules engine including the toxicology rule; and generate a supplemental explanation report based on the lab result and the rules engine output, the supplemental explanation report including a plain language sentence explaining the lab result. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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