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Computer display system and method for facilitating access to patient data records in a medical information system

  • US 5,361,202 A
  • Filed: 06/18/1993
  • Issued: 11/01/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating access to patient information in a medical information system for a health care facility, the medical information system including a computer with an input unit, a video display and a database containing a data file of a plurality of data records for at least one patient staying in the health care facility, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a first input from the input unit which identifies a patient for which a data file is to be accessed;

    determining, on the basis of data records in the data file for the identified patient, a duration of the stay in the health care facility of the identified patient;

    displaying on the video display a line having a length and being representative of the determined duration of the stay of the identified patient in the health care facility;

    receiving a second input from the input unit, which indicates a position on the displayed line; and

    accessing and displaying one of said data records from the data file for the identified patient according to the position on the displayed line indicated by the second input.

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