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Method and apparatus for coordinating concurrent updates to a medical information database

  • US 5,546,580 A
  • Filed: 04/15/1994
  • Issued: 08/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for coordinating updates to a medical database in a medical information system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • entering a first data value for a record in said medical database at a first workstation and a second data value for said record at a second workstation, each of the workstations including a display screen;

    permitting said first workstation to access said record in said medical database during data entry into said record at said second workstation and permitting said second workstation to access said record in said medical database during data entry into said record at said first workstation;

    storing said first data value in said record in said medical database after completion of data entry for said record at said first workstation and storing said second data value in said record in said medical database after completion of data entry for said record at said second workstation, said first and second data values being stored in said medical database in dependent of the order in which they are entered at said first and second workstations; and

    recording a correction history for said record, said correction history containing information as to the update of said record with said first data value and information as to the update of said record with said second data value.

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