Integrated Record System and Method
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1. A system for managing medical information of a patient, comprising:
- a computer programmed to receive information associated with the patient;
said computer being programmed to generate from said received information, at least one form customized to the patient, for use during the examination of the patient, said form including at least one area for receiving an annotation and a dedicated field associated with said at least one area;
a data entry interface, in communication with said computer, for entering information from said at least one form into the system after the form has been modified;
said computer being programmed to interpret said entered information to determine the presence or absence of an annotation in said at least one area, and, if present, to capture image data from said dedicated field; and
storing the entered information in a file associated with the patient.
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Abstract
An integrated records system and method is provided that permits rapid encounter recording via a simplified, customized, flexible encounter form uniquely generated on a per-customer basis, and additionally providing unique hand-written and/or dictated impressions. In the case of medical records, the system can be used to generate patient specific encounter forms for use during a patient visit.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for managing medical information of a patient, comprising:
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a computer programmed to receive information associated with the patient; said computer being programmed to generate from said received information, at least one form customized to the patient, for use during the examination of the patient, said form including at least one area for receiving an annotation and a dedicated field associated with said at least one area; a data entry interface, in communication with said computer, for entering information from said at least one form into the system after the form has been modified; said computer being programmed to interpret said entered information to determine the presence or absence of an annotation in said at least one area, and, if present, to capture image data from said dedicated field; and storing the entered information in a file associated with the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for managing medical information of a patient, comprising:
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a computer programmed to receive information associated with the patient; said computer being programmed to generate from said received information, at least one form customized to the patient, for use during the examination of the patient, said form including at least one area for receiving an annotation; a data entry interface, in communication with said computer, for entering information from said at least one form into the system after the form has been modified; said computer being programmed to break down said entered information into a plurality of components and to automatically provide at least one of said plurality of component to at least one station. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for information of a customer, comprising:
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a computer programmed to receive information associated with the customer; said computer being programmed to generate from said received information, at least one form customized to the customer, for use while providing a service to said customer, said form including at least one area for receiving an annotation; a data entry interface, in communication with said computer, for entering information from said at least one form into the system after the form has been modified; said computer being programmed to break down said entered information into a plurality of components and to provide at least one component to at least one station. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method for processing patient information, comprising the steps of:
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entering information specific to a patient into a computer; generating, with the computer, at least one patient specific form for use during a patient encounter; providing the at least one patient specific form to a medical professional for use during the patient encounter; processing the at least one patient specific form, with the computer, to identify the presence of at least one annotation made in a first particular portion of the form as a result of the patient encounter; capturing image data from a second particular portion of the form as a result of the identification of the presence of an annotation made in the first particular location of the form; storing the captured image data in an electronic data record associated with the patient. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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