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Medical network management system and process

  • US 5,764,923 A
  • Filed: 11/22/1995
  • Issued: 06/09/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An article of manufacture for use with a data processing system with an attached display and input means comprising:

  • (a) software that presents a first series of questions on aid display to select one of a plurality of branched chain logic algorithms which assess the patient'"'"'s level of medical risk and determine an appropriate tog, type, and level of medical care;

    (b) software that receives a first series of answers responsive to the first series of questions from the input means;

    (c) software that uses the first series of answers to select one of said plurality of branched chain logic algorithms;

    (d) software that presents in accordance with the selected branched chain logic algorithm a second series of questions from the input means,(e) software that receives a second series of answers responsive to the second series of questions from the input means;

    (f) software that presents further questions to the display determined by the second series of answers;

    (g) software that receives further answers from the input means;

    (h) software that assesses the patient'"'"'s level of risk;

    (i) software that categories the patient either as having a sufficiently low post-test probability of an illness or injury under consideration so as not to justify further medical provider care, or as not having a sufficiently low post-test probability of an illness or injury under consideration so as to eliminate possible need for further medical provider care; and

    (j) software that determines an appropriate timing, type, and level of medical care.

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