METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ORGANIZE PATIENT MEDICAL HISTORIES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method to organize a patient medical history, comprising:
- receiving a medical report and analyzing the medical report to extract information related to a clinical event associated with the medical report;
assigning a classification to the medical report using the extracted information;
determining a severity of the clinical event associated with the medical report using the extracted information and assigning a severity score to the medical report;
updating a record corresponding to the medical report in a data store to reflect the assigned classification and severity score; and
enabling a healthcare practitioner to query the data store using the classification and severity score.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to organize patient medical histories are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a medical report and analyzing the medical report to extract information related to a clinical event associated with the medical report; assigning a classification to the medical report using the extracted information; determining a severity of the clinical event associated with the medical report using the extracted information and assigning a severity score to the medical report; updating a record corresponding to the medical report in a data store to reflect the assigned classification and severity score; and enabling a healthcare practitioner to query the data store using the classification and severity score.
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1. A computer-implemented method to organize a patient medical history, comprising:
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receiving a medical report and analyzing the medical report to extract information related to a clinical event associated with the medical report; assigning a classification to the medical report using the extracted information; determining a severity of the clinical event associated with the medical report using the extracted information and assigning a severity score to the medical report; updating a record corresponding to the medical report in a data store to reflect the assigned classification and severity score; and enabling a healthcare practitioner to query the data store using the classification and severity score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus to organize a patient medical history, comprising:
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a report analyzer to extract information from a medical report, wherein the information is related to a clinical event associated with the medical report; a classification module to assign a classification to the medical report using the extracted information; a severity measurement module to determine a severity of the clinical event associated with the medical report using the extracted information and to assign a severity score to the medical report; a record updater to update a record corresponding to the medical report in a data store to reflect the assigned classification and severity score; and a user interface to enable a healthcare practitioner to query the data store using the classification and severity score. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical information system, comprising:
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one or more data entry systems to receive medical reports including information related to clinical events associated with the medical reports; a data center in communication with the data entry systems to receive and store the medical reports in a data store; a record organizer comprising; a classification module to assign classifications to the medical reports; a severity measurement module to assign severity scores to the medical reports based on the information related to the clinical events associated with the medical reports; a record updater to update records corresponding to the medical reports in the data store to reflect the assigned classifications and severity scores; and one or more workstations in communication with the data store, wherein the workstations implement a user interface to enable a healthcare practitioner to query the data store using the classifications and severity scores. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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