Method and System for Providing Current Industry Specific Data to Physicians
First Claim
1. A method for distributing medical information stored on a computer system, the method comprising:
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identifying a group of one or more physicians to receive customized medical information;
generating an interactive message comprising said customized medical information and objects that the one or more physicians in the group can select to respond to, or dispose of, the interactive message;
receiving, at the server, a signal from a respective handheld computing device operated by a respective physician of the group, wherein the signal indicates an availability of the respective handheld computing device for receipt of the interactive message; and
in response to the signal, automatically transmitting the interactive message from the computer system to the respective handheld computing device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides physicians access to formulary data as well as important clinical and practice management information at the point of care on easy-to-use handheld electronic devices. The invention also provides a method for distributing medical data to medical personnel. The method comprises the steps of storing medical data in a database and periodically communicating selected medical data between the database and an electronic device to establish a medical data distribution system subsidized by sponsoring entities. The invention also provides a computer readable memory storing executable instructions for execution by a computer system such that the computer system functions in a specified manner. The instructions comprise instructions for storing medical data in a database, and instructions for periodically communicating selected medical data between the database and an electronic device to establish a medical data distribution system subsidized by sponsoring entities.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for distributing medical information stored on a computer system, the method comprising:
at a server in the computer system; identifying a group of one or more physicians to receive customized medical information; generating an interactive message comprising said customized medical information and objects that the one or more physicians in the group can select to respond to, or dispose of, the interactive message; receiving, at the server, a signal from a respective handheld computing device operated by a respective physician of the group, wherein the signal indicates an availability of the respective handheld computing device for receipt of the interactive message; and in response to the signal, automatically transmitting the interactive message from the computer system to the respective handheld computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable storage medium, storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors at a server system, the one or more programs storing instruction for distributing medical information stored on a computer system, the one or more programs comprising:
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instructions for identifying a group of one or more physicians to receive customized medical information; instructions for generating an interactive message comprising said customized medical information and objects that the one or more physicians in the group can select to respond to, or dispose of, the interactive message; instructions for receiving, at the server, a signal from a respective handheld computing device operated by a respective physician of the group, wherein the signal indicates an availability of the respective handheld computing device for receipt of the interactive message; and instructions for automatically transmitting the interactive message from the computer system to the respective handheld computing device in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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