MEDICAL DECISION SYSTEM INCLUDING INTERACTIVE PROTOCOLS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. An interactive protocol system for a medical decision system comprising:
- a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information and rules;
a patient information database including patient information;
a medical practices database including information relating to medical practices;
a questions database including questions to be presented to a user relating to medical care; and
an answers database including answers related to the respective questions in said questions database, wherein the user provides at least one of an answer included within the answers database and a customized answer, wherein the customized answer includes the medical related information presented by the user related to the respective question in the questions database, and wherein the answers are compared to the rules contained within the plurality of medical related information databases;
wherein the plurality of medical related information databases, said patient information database, said medical practices database, said questions database and said answers database are stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and a computer memory, and are accessible by a user using a user interface;
wherein the medical practices database includes a plurality of protocols, and wherein each of the plurality of protocols includes a different plurality of narrowing questions to be presented to the user, and wherein the questions relating to at least one of the plurality of protocols are presented to the user based on the answers to the questions provided by the user, and wherein the narrowing questions in at least one of the plurality of protocols are to be answered by the user to provide the user an indication relating to medical practices; and
wherein the answers to the questions that are not in compliance with the rules generates an error message, wherein the error message prevents a medical professional from making a medical related decision, wherein entry of an answer in response to the question that is in compliance with the rules is required for presentation of another narrowing question, and wherein the answer that prompts presentation of questions relating to at least one of the plurality of protocols to the medical professional is in compliance with the rules prior to presentation of the at least one protocol;
wherein the user is enabled to make the medical related decision upon entering a predetermined number of answers that relates to the number of additional narrowing questions presented to the user.
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Abstract
An interactive protocol system for a medical decision system includes a plurality of medical related information databases containing medical related information and rules, a patient information database including patient information, a medical practices database including information relating to medical practices, a questions database including questions to be presented to a user relating to medical care, and an answers database including answers related to the respective questions in said questions database. The medical practices database may include a plurality of protocols. Each of the plurality of protocols may include a different plurality of narrowing questions to be presented to the user. The questions may relate to at least one of the plurality of protocols and may be presented to the user based on the answers to the questions provided by the user. The narrowing questions in at least one of the plurality of protocols may be answered by the user to provide the user an indication relating to medical practices.
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29 Claims
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1. An interactive protocol system for a medical decision system comprising:
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a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information and rules; a patient information database including patient information; a medical practices database including information relating to medical practices; a questions database including questions to be presented to a user relating to medical care; and an answers database including answers related to the respective questions in said questions database, wherein the user provides at least one of an answer included within the answers database and a customized answer, wherein the customized answer includes the medical related information presented by the user related to the respective question in the questions database, and wherein the answers are compared to the rules contained within the plurality of medical related information databases; wherein the plurality of medical related information databases, said patient information database, said medical practices database, said questions database and said answers database are stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and a computer memory, and are accessible by a user using a user interface; wherein the medical practices database includes a plurality of protocols, and wherein each of the plurality of protocols includes a different plurality of narrowing questions to be presented to the user, and wherein the questions relating to at least one of the plurality of protocols are presented to the user based on the answers to the questions provided by the user, and wherein the narrowing questions in at least one of the plurality of protocols are to be answered by the user to provide the user an indication relating to medical practices; and wherein the answers to the questions that are not in compliance with the rules generates an error message, wherein the error message prevents a medical professional from making a medical related decision, wherein entry of an answer in response to the question that is in compliance with the rules is required for presentation of another narrowing question, and wherein the answer that prompts presentation of questions relating to at least one of the plurality of protocols to the medical professional is in compliance with the rules prior to presentation of the at least one protocol; wherein the user is enabled to make the medical related decision upon entering a predetermined number of answers that relates to the number of additional narrowing questions presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of making a medical related decision using an interactive protocol system including a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information and rules, and a medical practices database including a plurality of protocols, the plurality of medical related information databases being stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and a computer memory and accessible by a user using a user interface, the method comprising:
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presenting the user with at least one question relating to medical care stored on a questions database; prompting the user for an answer relating to the at least one question; determining at least one of the plurality of protocols to be presented to the user based on the answers to the questions; presenting the user with additional narrowing questions relating to the at least one protocol from the questions database to be answered; providing the user an indication relating to medical practices based on the respective answers to the narrowing questions; and wherein the answers to the questions include at least one of an answer included within the answers database and a customized answer, and wherein the customized answer includes the medical related information presented by the user related to the respective question in the questions database; and wherein the answers to the questions provided by the user that are not in compliance with the rules generates and error message and wherein the error message prevents the user from making a medical related decision; wherein entry of an answer in response to the at least one question that is in compliance with the rules is required for determining at least one of the plurality of protocols to be presented to the user; wherein entry of an answer in response to the at least one question that is in compliance with the rules is required for presenting the user with additional narrowing questions; wherein entry of an answer to that prompts presentation of additional narrowing questions relating to at least one of the plurality of protocols that is in compliance with the rules is required prior to presentation of the at least one protocol; and wherein entry of a predetermined number of answers that relates to the number of additional narrowing questions that are in compliance with the rules is required prior to the user being enabled to make the medical related decision. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of making a medical related decision using an interactive protocol system including a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information and rules, and a medical practices database including a plurality of protocols, the plurality of medical related information databases being stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and a computer memory and accessible by a user using a user interface, the method comprising:
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presenting the user with at least one question relating to medical care stored on a questions database; prompting the user for an answer relating to the at least one question; determining at least one of the plurality of protocols to be presented to the user based on the answers to the questions; presenting the user with additional narrowing questions relating to the at least one protocol from the questions database to be answered; entering patient information into a patient information database using the at least one user interface responsive to a prompted indication; and preventing presentation of a prompted indication requiring entry of patient information that is currently stored in the patient information database; wherein the answers to the questions include at least one of an answer included within the answers database and a customized answer, and wherein the customized answer includes the medical related information presented by the user related to the respective question in the questions database; and wherein the answers to the questions that are not in compliance with the rules generate an error message, and wherein the error message prevents the user from making a medical related decision; wherein entry of an answer in response to the at least one question that is in compliance with the rules is required for determining at least one of the plurality of protocols to be presented to the user; wherein entry of an answer in response to the at least one question that is in compliance with the rules is required for presenting the user with additional narrowing questions; wherein entry of an answer that prompts presentation of additional narrowing questions relating to at least one of the plurality of protocols that is in compliance with the rules is required prior to presentation of the at least one protocol; and wherein entry of a predetermined number of answers that relates to the number of additional narrowing questions that are in compliance with the rules is required prior to the user being enabled to make the medical related decision. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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