METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATIVE EVENT DOCUMENTATION AND RELATED DATA MANAGEMENT

• US 20080221922A1
• Filed: 01/30/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Integration Management, Inc. (Centauri Health Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Boundarymedical Incorporated (Centauri Health Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Smith, Mark G., Putnam, Matt D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,409 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

In one embodiment, method and apparatus are disclosed which provide that a plurality of physicians each enter operative event data into an operative event database, wherein the operative event data documents planned or completed operative events and the physicians enter the operative event data use a wide area network through a user interface assisting the physicians in coding operative events in a consistent manner. The physicians access the operative event database to obtain information concerning upcoming or previously performed operative events, with a service provider maintaining an on-line system including one or more servers to support the entering of operative event data into the database through the Internet and the user interface. Further, the physicians subscribe to the on-line system wherein the physicians are allowed access and use the on-line system, and wherein the physicians retain control over the use and disposition of the operative event data entered by the physician.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving patient outcome data associated with an operative event;

correlating the patient outcome data with a coded operative event, the coded operative event being associated with the operative event, the correlating defining a correlation of the patient outcome data with the coded operative event; and

storing the patient outcome data and the correlation into an operative event database, the operative event database being included in an on-line system maintained by an application service provider, the application service provider maintaining an integrity of the patient outcome data, the operative event database being configured to further store a plurality of operative event data associated with a plurality of operative events performed at a plurality of organizations.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient outcome data is entered through a user interface, the user interface being based on a predefined template.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the predefined template configures the user interface in a particular language.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the predefined template configures the user interface to provide a surgical plan.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the predefined template is modifiable by a user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising making one or more of the patient outcome data or the plurality of operative event data available to the plurality of organizations.

7. A method comprising:

receiving patient outcome data and a coded operative event that is correlated with the patient outcome data, wherein the patient outcome data, the coded operative event, and a correlation of the patient outcome data with the coded operative event being entered through a user interface; and

storing the patient outcome data and the coded operative event into an operative event database, the operative event database being included in an on-line system maintained by an application service provider, the application service provider maintaining an integrity of the patient outcome data, the operative event database being configured to further store a plurality of operative event data associated with a plurality of operative events performed at a plurality of organizations.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the patient outcome data is associated with an operative event from the plurality of operative events.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user interface is based on a predefined template.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the coded operative event is one or more of a CPT code or an ICD9 code.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the user interface is configured to enable one or more of an input or a selection of the coded operative event.

12. A method comprising:

receiving patient outcome data associated with an operative event, patient outcome data being entered through a user interface, the user interface being based on a predefined template;

correlating the patient outcome data with a coded operative event, the coded operative event being associated with the operative event, the correlating defining a correlation of the patient outcome data with the coded operative event;

storing the patient outcome data and the correlation into an operative event database, the operative event database being included in an on-line system maintained by an application service provider, the application service provider maintaining an integrity of the patient outcome data, the operative event database being configured to further store a plurality of operative event data associated with a plurality of operative events performed at a plurality of organizations; and

making one or more of the patient outcome data or the operative event data available to the plurality of organizations.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the predefined template configures the user interface in a particular language.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the predefined template configures the user interface to provide a surgical plan.

15. An on-line system, comprising:

an operative event database; and

a satisfaction data input module operatively associated with the operative event database, the satisfaction data module to;

receive patient outcome data associated with an operative event; and

correlate the patient outcome data with the coded operative event, the coded operative event being associated with the operative event.

16. The on-line system of claim 15, wherein the operative event database and the satisfaction data input module are included in an on-line system maintained by an application service provider, the application service provider maintaining an integrity of the patent outcome data.

17. The on-line system of claim 15, wherein the operative event database is configured to further store a plurality of operative event data associated with a plurality of operative events performed by a plurality of organizations.

18. The on-line system of claim 15, further comprising a system database configured to store a predefined template, the patient outcome data is entered through a user interface that is based on the predefined template.

19. The on-line system of claim 18, wherein the predefined template configures the user interface to provide a surgical plan.

20. The on-line system of claim 18, wherein the predefined template configures the user interface in a particular language.