MEDICAL DECISION SYSTEM INCLUDING MEDICAL OBSERVATION LOCKING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
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1. A medical decision system comprising:
- a patient information database including patient information;
a questions database including a plurality of questions to be presented to a user relating to medical care, each of the plurality of questions having question text associated therewith and a predetermined question code associated with the question text;
an answers database including a plurality of answers related to the plurality of questions in said questions database, the answers having answer text associated therewith and a predetermined answer code associated with the answer text; and
a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information directed to a medical decision to be made by the user based on the answers to the questions, said plurality of medical related information databases in communication with one another;
wherein said patient information database, said questions database, said answers database and said plurality of medical related information databases are stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and computer memory to be accessible by the user using a user interface;
wherein at least one of the question text and answer text are locked to prevent alteration thereof.
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Abstract
A medical decision system includes a patient information database including patient information, a questions database including a plurality of questions to be presented to a user, each having question text associated therewith and a predetermined question code associated with the question text, an answers database including a plurality of answers each having answer text associated therewith and a predetermined answer code associated with the answer text, and a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information. At least one of the question text and answer text are locked to prevent alteration thereof.
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1. A medical decision system comprising:
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a patient information database including patient information; a questions database including a plurality of questions to be presented to a user relating to medical care, each of the plurality of questions having question text associated therewith and a predetermined question code associated with the question text; an answers database including a plurality of answers related to the plurality of questions in said questions database, the answers having answer text associated therewith and a predetermined answer code associated with the answer text; and a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information directed to a medical decision to be made by the user based on the answers to the questions, said plurality of medical related information databases in communication with one another; wherein said patient information database, said questions database, said answers database and said plurality of medical related information databases are stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and computer memory to be accessible by the user using a user interface; wherein at least one of the question text and answer text are locked to prevent alteration thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of making a medical decision using a medical decision system including a patient information database, a questions database, an answers database, and a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information, and a plurality of medical conditions, each of the patient information database, the questions database, the answers database and the plurality of medical information databases being in communication with one another and stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and a computer memory to be 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, the at least one question being stored on the questions database and having question text associated therewith and a predetermined question code associated with the question text; prompting the user for an answer relating to the at least one question the answer being stored on the answers database, the answer having answer text associated therewith and a predetermined answer code associated with the answer text; prompting the user to select a medical condition from the plurality of medical conditions stored on at least one of the plurality of medical related information databases, the medical condition selected by the user being based on at least one medical observation made by the user and a comparison of the rules stored on at least one of the plurality of medical related information databases with the answer relating to the at least one question, the medical condition having medical condition text associated therewith and a predetermined medical condition code associated with the medical condition text; and locking at least one of the question text, answer text and medical condition text to prevent alteration thereof. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of making a medical decision using a medical decision system including a patient information database, a questions database, an answers database, and a plurality of medical related information databases including medical related information, and a plurality of medical conditions, each of the patient information database, the questions database, the answers database and the plurality of medical information databases being in communication with one another and stored on at least one of a computer readable medium and a computer memory to be 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, the at least one question being stored on the questions database and having question text associated therewith and a predetermined question code associated with the question text; prompting the user for an answer relating to the at least one question the answer being stored on the answers database, answer having answer text associated therewith and a predetermined answer code associated with the answer text; transmitting the questions presented to the user and the answers to the respective questions selected by the user to a processing center; and locking at least one of the question text, answer text, predetermined question code and predetermined answer code at one of a point of use and the processing center to prevent alteration thereof. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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