Software System for Providing Access Via Pop-Up Windows to Medical Test Results and Information Relating Thereto
First Claim
1. A computer software system having a set of instructions for controlling a general purpose computer so as to provide to a medical professional using the computer access to medical test results and information pertaining thereto, the software system carrying out a method comprising:
- receiving a message related to at least one of a medical test result and information pertaining to at least one medical test result; and
presenting the received message in a pop-up window on a display of the computer, the pop-up window being visible to the medical professional.
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Abstract
A software system is disclosed having pop-up windows that efficiently deliver informational and/or actionable messages that provide access to medical test results and related information. The otherwise invisible software receives and displays the messages on a computer where a medical professional can immediately access test results and related information. A pop-up window can include controls that delete messages and/or close the window, and can also include codes used to access medical test results, and/or hyperlinks that automatically open separate windows to display medical test results, context information, and/or other related information. Message elements can be arranged in columns and can be sorted by selecting column headers. In preferred embodiments, the medical professional provides identifying information so that only messages directed to the medical professional are displayed, and in some embodiments displayed messages and responding actions are logged.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer software system having a set of instructions for controlling a general purpose computer so as to provide to a medical professional using the computer access to medical test results and information pertaining thereto, the software system carrying out a method comprising:
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receiving a message related to at least one of a medical test result and information pertaining to at least one medical test result; and presenting the received message in a pop-up window on a display of the computer, the pop-up window being visible to the medical professional. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer software system having a set of instructions for controlling a general purpose computer so as to provide to a medical professional using the computer access to medical test results and information pertaining thereto, the software system carrying out a method comprising:
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receiving a message related to at least one of a medical test result and information pertaining to at least one medical test result; presenting a pop-up window on a display of the computer, the pop-up window being visible to the medical professional; and presenting at least one message in the pop-up window, the message including a hyperlink that can be activated by the medical professional so as to at least view information relating to the message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing to a medical professional access to medical test results and information pertaining thereto, the method comprising:
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delivering to a computer at least one message related to at least one of a medical test result and information pertaining to at least one medical test result; and presenting at least one received message in a pop-up window on a display of the computer, the pop-up window being visible to the medical professional. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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