Electronic Appointment Scheduling For Medical Resources
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented scheduling system for scheduling patient appointments, comprising:
- a) a patient interface terminal configured to receive a patient identifier and to display a patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment;
b) a computer system adapted forreceiving the patient identifier;
generating the patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment based on an electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier and a comprehensive listing of reasons stored in a reasons database;
receiving a selection of a reason for a medical appointment and a range of times for scheduling an appointment from the patient interface terminal, the computer system being adapted to identify medical resources necessary for the requested medical appointment;
generating and providing one or more specialized appointment scheduling options based on a combination of the selected reason and data from the electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier, the specialized appointment scheduling options including scheduling options for specialized medical resources specifically associated with the combination;
providing instructions for a patient at the patient interface terminal to prepare for the medical appointment based on the selected reason; and
providing a questionnaire at the patient interface terminal to obtain data from the patient prior to the medical appointment based on the selected reason.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system for scheduling patient appointments including a patient interface terminal configured to receive a patient identifier and to display a patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment. The system further includes a computer system adapted for receiving the patient identifier, generating the patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment based on an electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier and a comprehensive listing of reasons stored in a reasons database, receiving a selected reason for a requested medical appointment from the patient interface terminal, and generating and providing one or more specialized appointment scheduling options based on a combination of the selected reason and data from the electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier, the specialized appointment scheduling options including scheduling options for specialized medical resources specifically associated with the combination.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented scheduling system for scheduling patient appointments, comprising:
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a) a patient interface terminal configured to receive a patient identifier and to display a patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment; b) a computer system adapted for receiving the patient identifier; generating the patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment based on an electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier and a comprehensive listing of reasons stored in a reasons database; receiving a selection of a reason for a medical appointment and a range of times for scheduling an appointment from the patient interface terminal, the computer system being adapted to identify medical resources necessary for the requested medical appointment; generating and providing one or more specialized appointment scheduling options based on a combination of the selected reason and data from the electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier, the specialized appointment scheduling options including scheduling options for specialized medical resources specifically associated with the combination; providing instructions for a patient at the patient interface terminal to prepare for the medical appointment based on the selected reason; and providing a questionnaire at the patient interface terminal to obtain data from the patient prior to the medical appointment based on the selected reason. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-implemented system for scheduling patient appointments comprising:
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a) a patient interface terminal configured to receive a patient identifier and to display a patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment; b) a computer system adapted for receiving the patient identifier; generating the patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment based on an electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier and a comprehensive listing of reasons stored in a reasons database; receiving a selected reason for a requested medical appointment from the patient interface terminal; and generating and providing one or more specialized appointment scheduling options based on a combination of the selected reason and data from the electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier, the specialized appointment scheduling options including scheduling options for specialized medical resources specifically associated with the combination.
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25. A computer-implemented system for scheduling patient appointments comprising:
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a) a patient interface tell final configured to receive a patient identifier and to display a patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment; b) a database including a listing of reasons for a medical appointment, wherein each reason is associated with one or more medical condition typically indicated in an electronic medical record, each combination of reason and medical condition being associated with specialized appointment scheduling options, the specialized appointment scheduling options including scheduling options for specialized medical resources specifically associated with the combination; c) a computer system adapted for receiving the patient identifier; generating the patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment based on an electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier and a comprehensive listing of reasons stored in a reasons database; and receiving a selected reason for a requested medical appointment from the patient interface terminal; generating and providing one or more specialized appointment scheduling options based on a combination of the selected reason and data from the electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier; and scheduling an appointment.
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