PHYSICIAN ACCREDITATION SYSTEM WITH MECHANISM FOR AUTOMATED RECORDS EXTRACTION
First Claim
1. A distributed computer system for accrediting a health care provider comprising:
- a first database comprising health records associated with said health care provider;
a records extraction system connected to the first database, the records extraction system comprising;
an extraction module configured to copy selected health records, translate the selected health records into a pre-specified XML format, store the translated health records in a single XML file, encrypt the XML file using a pre-specified encryption scheme, and transmit the encrypted XML file across a network,a data collection server, wherein the data collection server receives the encrypted XML file, decrypts the encrypted XML file using the pre-specified encryption scheme, translates the XML file into an internal data storage format comprising health care review data records, and computes a preliminary accreditation score for the health care review data records, andan extraction database for temporarily storing the health care review data records; and
a physician review system connected to the records extraction system for receiving and scoring the stored health care review data records from the extraction database.
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Abstract
A system for accrediting physicians based on pre-determined best practices by examining the records for a subset of the physician'"'"'s patients as measured against a set of criteria for the desired accreditation. The system provides a mechanism for automatically extracting patient records from a physician'"'"'s electronic health records (EHR) system, thus minimizing the risks of data entry error and minimizing the risk of physician falsification of data. The system also provides security and privacy in order to avoid the malicious theft or accidental disclosure of patient records. The system further allows physicians to review and approve a submission before it is finally copied into the review system, allowing for correction of a submission where, for example, the wrong patient was included. The system also isolates patient data so that no user of the system has access to confidential information, apart from the physician.
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20 Claims
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1. A distributed computer system for accrediting a health care provider comprising:
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a first database comprising health records associated with said health care provider; a records extraction system connected to the first database, the records extraction system comprising; an extraction module configured to copy selected health records, translate the selected health records into a pre-specified XML format, store the translated health records in a single XML file, encrypt the XML file using a pre-specified encryption scheme, and transmit the encrypted XML file across a network, a data collection server, wherein the data collection server receives the encrypted XML file, decrypts the encrypted XML file using the pre-specified encryption scheme, translates the XML file into an internal data storage format comprising health care review data records, and computes a preliminary accreditation score for the health care review data records, and an extraction database for temporarily storing the health care review data records; and a physician review system connected to the records extraction system for receiving and scoring the stored health care review data records from the extraction database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A health care provider accreditation method comprising:
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providing a first database comprising health records; extracting said health records, said extracting step comprising copying selected health records, translating the selected health records into a pre-specified XML format, storing the translated health records in a single XML file, encrypting the XML file using a pre-specified encryption scheme, and transmitting the encrypted XML file across a network to a data collection server; said data collection server decrypting the encrypted XML file using the pre-specified encryption scheme, translating the XML file into an internal data storage format comprising health care review data records, and computing a preliminary accreditation score for the health care review data records; temporarily storing the health care review data records; and transmitting the health care review data records to a physician review system for scoring the stored health care review data records. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An automated health care provider accreditation system for acquiring and scoring stored health records associated with a health care provider;
- the system comprising a records extraction system connected to the first database, the records extraction system configured to copy selected health records, translate the selected health records into a pre-specified XML format, store the translated health records in a single XML file, encrypt the XML file using a pre-specified encryption scheme, and transmit the encrypted XML file across a network;
a data collection server configured to receive the encrypted XML file, wherein a data collection server decrypts the encrypted XML file using the pre-specified encryption scheme and translates the XML file into an internal data storage format comprising health care review data records; and a physician review system configured to receive and score the stored health care review data records.
- the system comprising a records extraction system connected to the first database, the records extraction system configured to copy selected health records, translate the selected health records into a pre-specified XML format, store the translated health records in a single XML file, encrypt the XML file using a pre-specified encryption scheme, and transmit the encrypted XML file across a network;
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