SEARCH AND FIND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION
First Claim
1. Apparatus for use in retrieving information from a physician practice management system and providing the retrieved information to a laboratory information system, the physician practice management system including a first database for storing therein a plurality of first patient records, each of which corresponds to a patient, said apparatus comprising an application for generating a search request based on a search criterion supplied by a user;
- a second database for storing a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of said first records stored in the first database; and
a search engine for conducting a search through said second database in response to the search request received from said application and for retrieving at least one of the second records based on the search criterion, said application being configured to provide to the user the at least one of the second records retrieved from said second database.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for use in retrieving information from a physician practice management system and providing the retrieved information to a laboratory information system. The physician practice management system includes a first database for storing therein a plurality of first patient records, each of which corresponds to a patient. The apparatus includes an application for generating a search request based on a search criterion supplied by a user and a second database for storing a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of the first records stored in the first database. The apparatus also includes a search engine for conducting a search through the second database in response to the search request received from the application and for retrieving at least one of the second records based on the search criterion. The application is configured to provide to the user the at least one of the second records retrieved from the second database. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus is provided with a synchronizing system for synchronizing the second records with the first records.
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25 Claims
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1. Apparatus for use in retrieving information from a physician practice management system and providing the retrieved information to a laboratory information system, the physician practice management system including a first database for storing therein a plurality of first patient records, each of which corresponds to a patient, said apparatus comprising an application for generating a search request based on a search criterion supplied by a user;
- a second database for storing a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of said first records stored in the first database; and
a search engine for conducting a search through said second database in response to the search request received from said application and for retrieving at least one of the second records based on the search criterion, said application being configured to provide to the user the at least one of the second records retrieved from said second database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- a second database for storing a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of said first records stored in the first database; and
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11. Apparatus comprising a physician practice management system having a first database for storing a plurality of first patient records, each of which corresponds to a patient;
- a laboratory information system configured to receive patient information retrieved from said physician practice management system;
an application for generating a search request based on a search criterion supplied by a user;
a second database for storing a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of the first records stored in said first database;
a search engine for conducting a search through said second database in response to the search request received from said application and retrieving at least one of the second records from said second database based on the search criterion, said application being configured to provide the at least one of the second records to the user; and
a bridge for communicating with said physician practice management system, said laboratory information system, said application and said search engine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a laboratory information system configured to receive patient information retrieved from said physician practice management system;
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17. Apparatus for use in retrieving information from a physician practice management system and providing the retrieved information to a laboratory information system, the physician practice management system including a first database for storing therein a plurality of first patient records, each of which corresponds to a patient, said apparatus comprising an application for generating a search request based on a search criterion supplied by a user;
- a second database for storing a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of the first records stored in the first database;
a search engine for conducting a search through said second database in response to the search request received from said application and for retrieving at least one of the second records from said second database based on the search criterion, said application being configured to provide the at least one of the second records to the user; and
a synchronizing system for synchronizing the second records with the first records. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- a second database for storing a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of the first records stored in the first database;
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19. A method for use in retrieving information from a physician practice management system and providing the retrieved information to a laboratory information system, the physician practice management system including a first database for storing therein a plurality of first patient records, each of which corresponds to a patient, said method comprising the steps of generating a search request based upon a search criterion supplied by a user;
- conducting a search through a second database in response to the search request, the second database storing therein a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of the first records stored in the first database;
retrieving at least one of the second records from the second database based on the search criterion; and
providing the at least one of the second records retrieved from the second database to the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- conducting a search through a second database in response to the search request, the second database storing therein a plurality of second records, each of which corresponds to one of the first records stored in the first database;
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