TRIAGE BASED MANAGED HEALTH KIOSK SYSTEM
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1. A managed health system, comprising:
- a user input and display system including a user display screen displaying a health assessment questionnaire to a user and two or more input devices receiving one or more pieces of health information and one or more pieces of personal identification information from the users and receiving a completed questionnaire based on the user'"'"'s input to the health assessment questionnaire, and including a first network connection transmitting the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information and the one or more pieces of personal identification information; and
a health care professional input and display system including a second network connection receiving the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information, and the one or more pieces of personal identification information, a health care professional display screen displaying the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information, and the one or more pieces of personal identification information, and two or more health care professional input devices receiving one or more health care professional authorizations based on a health care professional'"'"'s assessment of the completed questionnaire and the one or more pieces of health information, the one or more health care professional authorization transmitted by the second network connection.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to triage based managed health kiosk systems, and more particularly to facilitating a more automated approach to emergency triage situations through use of kiosk systems in combination with on-site health care professionals. The disclosed system allows a user to answer automated health assessment questions, provide health data, and consult with an on-site health care professional, and then receive a health care professional authorized triage assessment of the extent and relative urgency of care needed.
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1. A managed health system, comprising:
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a user input and display system including a user display screen displaying a health assessment questionnaire to a user and two or more input devices receiving one or more pieces of health information and one or more pieces of personal identification information from the users and receiving a completed questionnaire based on the user'"'"'s input to the health assessment questionnaire, and including a first network connection transmitting the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information and the one or more pieces of personal identification information; and a health care professional input and display system including a second network connection receiving the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information, and the one or more pieces of personal identification information, a health care professional display screen displaying the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information, and the one or more pieces of personal identification information, and two or more health care professional input devices receiving one or more health care professional authorizations based on a health care professional'"'"'s assessment of the completed questionnaire and the one or more pieces of health information, the one or more health care professional authorization transmitted by the second network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A managed health system, comprising:
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a kiosk system, including a user input and display system communicatively coupled to a health care professional input and display system, the user input and display system having a user display screen displaying a health assessment questionnaire to a user, two or more input devices receiving one or more pieces of health information from the user, one or more pieces of personal identification information from the user, and a completed questionnaire based on the user'"'"'s input to the health assessment questionnaire, and transmitting the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information, and the one or more pieces of personal identification information, the health care professional input and display system, having a health care professional display screen, receiving and displaying the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information and the one or more pieces of personal identification information from the user, having two or more health care professional input devices receiving one or more health care professional authorizations based on a health care professional'"'"'s assessment of the completed questionnaire and the one or more pieces of health information, and transmitting the health care professional'"'"'s assessment and the one or more health care professional authorizations; a storage system communicatively coupled to the kiosk system and securely receiving and storing the one or more pieces of health information, the one or more pieces of personal identification information, the completed questionnaire, the health care professional'"'"'s assessment and the one or more health care professional authorizations from the kiosk system in a personal health record for the user; and a printer communicatively coupled to the kiosk system and printing a situation-specific user-identifying label based on the one or more pieces of personal identification information, the health care professional'"'"'s assessment of the completed questionnaire and the one or more pieces of health information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A managed health system, comprising:
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a kiosk systems including a user input and display system communicatively coupled to a health care professional input and display system, the user input and display system having a user display screen displaying a health assessment questionnaire to a user, two or more input devices receiving one or more pieces of health information from the user, one or more pieces of personal identification information from the user, and a completed questionnaire based on the user'"'"'s input to the health assessment questionnaire, and transmitting the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information, and the one or more pieces of personal identification information to the health care professional input and display system, the health care professional input and display system having a health care professional display screen receiving and displaying the completed questionnaire, the one or more pieces of health information and the one or more pieces of personal identification information from the user, having two or more health care professional input devices receiving one or more health care professional authorizations based on a health care professional'"'"'s assessment of the completed questionnaire and the one or more pieces of health information, determining a triage assessment for the user based upon the one or more pieces of health information, the one or more pieces of personal identification information, and the health care professional'"'"'s assessment, and transmitting the triage assessment; a storage system communicatively coupled to the kiosk system and securely receiving and storing the one or more pieces of health information, the one or more pieces of personal identification information, and the triage assessment from the kiosk system in a personal health record; and a printer communicatively coupled to the kiosk system and printing a situation-specific user-identifying label based on the triage assessment. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for developing a triage assessment of a user, comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more pieces of health information from the user through a kiosk system equipped with a display and two or more input devices; receiving one or more pieces of personal identification information from the user through the two or more input devices; displaying a health assessment questionnaire to the user; receiving a completed questionnaire based on the user'"'"'s input to the health assessment questionnaire through at least one of the two or more input devices; and generating the triage assessment from a health care professional based on the one or more pieces of health information, the one or more pieces of personal identification information, and the completed questionnaire. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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