METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PATIENT SCREENING AND TRIAGE
First Claim
1. An individual screening and triage system comprising:
- a patient interactive device;
an administrative server;
a data network operatively connected to at least the patient interactive device and the administrative server, wherein issues and prompts are directed from the administrative server over the data network to the patient interactive device and responses are received at the administrative server from the patient interactive device; and
a triage module,wherein the patient interactive device presents the issues and related possible prompts to a user of the patient interactive device and transmits the user responses over the data network;
wherein the user responses can include data and information related to the presented issue;
wherein the administrative server receives the transmitted data and information for storage into a patient record; and
wherein the triage module is configured to compare a user'"'"'s response data and information with a set of triage rules and, if the response triggers a triage message, automatically generate and transmit a triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the user'"'"'s care team.
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Abstract
A computer-based screening instrument system and method comprising a patient interactive device coupled with a data network and an administrative server, the administrative server operatively connected to a database and a printer, wherein the administrative server is configured to serve as a screening instrument to the patient interactive device and to receive responsive information from the patient interactive device; and a triage module, wherein the screening instrument comprises a plurality of issues, an issue having a patient prompt and one or more patient selectable responses, wherein the patient interactive device, for each issue in the screening instrument, displays the related patient prompt, receive an indication of a patient selection of a related patient selectable response and transmit information representing the indication to the administrative server; wherein the administrative server receives the information and stores a patient response record comprising the information received; wherein the triage module compares a particular patient'"'"'s response record with a set of triage rules and performs at least one of the following: (1) generate and transmit a triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team, and (2) generate and transmit a message indicating the patient'"'"'s request to discuss an issue with a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team to the communication device.
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20 Claims
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1. An individual screening and triage system comprising:
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a patient interactive device; an administrative server; a data network operatively connected to at least the patient interactive device and the administrative server, wherein issues and prompts are directed from the administrative server over the data network to the patient interactive device and responses are received at the administrative server from the patient interactive device; and a triage module, wherein the patient interactive device presents the issues and related possible prompts to a user of the patient interactive device and transmits the user responses over the data network; wherein the user responses can include data and information related to the presented issue; wherein the administrative server receives the transmitted data and information for storage into a patient record; and wherein the triage module is configured to compare a user'"'"'s response data and information with a set of triage rules and, if the response triggers a triage message, automatically generate and transmit a triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the user'"'"'s care team. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A screening instrument system comprising:
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a patient interactive device coupled with a data network; an administrative server coupled with the data network, the administrative server operatively connected to a database and a printer, wherein the administrative server is configured to serve as a screening instrument to the patient interactive device and to receive responsive information from the patient interactive device; and a triage module, wherein the screening instrument comprises a plurality of issues, each issue having a patient prompt and one or more patient selectable responses; wherein the patient interactive device is operable to, for each issue in the screening instrument, display the related patient prompt, receive an indication of a patient selection of a related patient selectable response and transmit information representing the indication to the administrative server;
wherein the administrative server is configured to receive the information and store a patient response record comprising the information received; andwherein the triage module is configured to compare a particular patient'"'"'s response information with a set of triage rules and perform at least one of the following;
(1) generate and transmit a triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team, the communication device operatively connected to the data network, and (2) generate and transmit a message indicating the patient'"'"'s request to discuss an issue with a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of administering a screening instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a screening instrument in an electronic screening instrument store, the electronic screening instrument store operatively connected to an administrative server, the screening instrument comprising a plurality of issues, each issue having a patient prompt and one or more patient selectable responses; transmitting, by the administrative server, one or more issues to a patient interactive device via a data network; receiving from the patient interactive device, by the administrative server, patient responses representing a patient'"'"'s selected responses to the screening instrument items; storing, in a database, the responses as an electronic patient record; and triaging, by the administrative server, the triaging comprising electronically comparing one or more data representing the patient'"'"'s responses with a set of triage rules and performing at least one of the following;
(1) electronically generating and transmitting an triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team, the communication device operatively connected to the data network, and (2) electronically generating and transmitting a message indicating the patient'"'"'s request to discuss an issue with a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a computer, provide for administering a patient screening instrument, wherein the instructions provide for:
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retrieving a patient screening instrument from an electronic screening instrument store, the patient screening instrument comprising a plurality of issues, each issue comprising a patient prompt and one or more patient selectable responses; transmitting one or more issues to a patient interactive device via a data network; receiving from the patient interactive device patient response data representing a patient'"'"'s responses to the screening instrument issues; and triaging, wherein triaging comprises electronically comparing data representing the patient'"'"'s responses with a set of triage rules and performing at least one of the following;
(1) electronically generating and transmitting an triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team, the communication device operatively connected to the data network, and (2) electronically generating and transmitting a message indicating the patient'"'"'s request to discuss an issue with a member of the patient'"'"'s professional health care team to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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