Automatic Processing of Handwritten Physician Orders
First Claim
1. A method for automated processing of handwritten physician orders, the method comprising:
- scanning a prescription from a physician, the prescription handwritten on paper;
receiving the scanned prescription in a computerized order entry system;
applying, by a processor of the computerized order entry system, character recognition to the scanned prescription from the physician, the character recognition using a lexicon limited to approved medications, the applying matching the handwritten prescription to one of the approved medications; and
communicating the matched medication to an order fulfillment system.
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Abstract
Physician orders are automatically processed. Rather than requiring entry with a user interface in a computerized order entry system, physician orders may be handwritten on a piece of paper or entered on another handwriting device. The orders are scanned or transmitted. Using a lexicon limited to the vocabulary of possible orders, handwriting recognition is applied to the scanned order. By limiting the lexicon, the accuracy of the optical character recognition may be increased. The lexicon may be further limited by determining a diagnosis and/or treatment or imaging modality for the patient and selecting a lexicon limited to orders associated with the diagnosis or modality. The recognized order is then implemented by the computerized order entry system.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for automated processing of handwritten physician orders, the method comprising:
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scanning a prescription from a physician, the prescription handwritten on paper; receiving the scanned prescription in a computerized order entry system; applying, by a processor of the computerized order entry system, character recognition to the scanned prescription from the physician, the character recognition using a lexicon limited to approved medications, the applying matching the handwritten prescription to one of the approved medications; and communicating the matched medication to an order fulfillment system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for automated processing of physician orders, the storage medium comprising instructions for:
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identifying a diagnosis or modality for a patient; establishing a lexicon as a function of the diagnosis or modality, the lexicon limited to a vocabulary of the physician orders; receiving an image of one of the physician orders; recognizing the one of the physician orders as being for one of the physician orders of the vocabulary; and arranging for fulfillment of the one of the physician orders. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for automated processing of handwritten physician orders, the system comprising:
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a memory operable to store a list of orders for physicians; and a processor configured to adapt a lexicon to the list, constrain character recognition based on the lexicon as adapted to the list, identify a first order of a physician with the constrained character recognition, and export the first order to a computerized physician order entry system. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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