Electronic medical records system
First Claim
1. A medical records system, comprising:
- a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care wherein the point of care system comprises;
patient data capture to enter information provided by a patient,a clinical data capture, in data communication with the patient data capture to enter clinical data for the patient,an encounter data capture, in data communication with the patient data capture, to enter diagnoses and procedures administered to the patient, andprogress notes, in data communication with the patient data capture, the clinical data capture and the encounter data capture, to enter information related to changes in the patient'"'"'s condition, anda patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system.
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Abstract
A medical records system that creates and maintains all patient data electronically. The system captures patient data, such as patient complaints, lab orders, medications, diagnoses, and procedures, at its source at the time of entry using a graphical user interface having touch screens. Using pen-based portable computers with wireless connections to a computer network, authorized healthcare providers can access, analyze, update and electronically annotate patient data even while other providers are using the same patient record. The system likewise permits instant, sophisticated analysis of patient data to identify relationships among the data considered. Moreover, the system includes the capability to access reference databases for consultation regarding allergies, medication interactions and practice guidelines. The system also includes the capability to incorporate legacy data, such as paper files and mainframe data, for a patient.
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46 Claims
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1. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care wherein the point of care system comprises; patient data capture to enter information provided by a patient, a clinical data capture, in data communication with the patient data capture to enter clinical data for the patient, an encounter data capture, in data communication with the patient data capture, to enter diagnoses and procedures administered to the patient, and progress notes, in data communication with the patient data capture, the clinical data capture and the encounter data capture, to enter information related to changes in the patient'"'"'s condition, and a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care; and a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system, wherein the patient data repository comprises a server computer having access to patient data stored in a relational database that accepts SQL data queries.
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6. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care; and a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system, wherein the patient data repository comprises a server computer having access to patient data stored in a relational database that is ODBC compatible.
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7. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care; and a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system, wherein the patient data repository comprises; a patient locator having a patient identifier, a data manager, in communication with the patient locator, to organize patient data for storage and retrieval using the patient identifier, and a data interface, in communication with the data manager, to transmit patient data to external systems and to receive patient data from the external systems. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care; a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system; and a reference database in communication with the point of care system. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care; a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system; and a legacy data system in communication with the patient data repository. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture patient data at a point of care wherein the point of care system provides for annotation of the patient data; and a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the patient data for access by the point of care system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture data at a point of care; and a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the data in a patient record for access by the point of care system, wherein the data comprises interface files and wherein the patient record includes, a patient identifier, and at least one data structure including the patient identifier and the data.
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27. A medical records system, comprising:
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a point of care system to capture data at a point of care; and a patient data repository, in communication with the point of care system and with external systems, to store and organize the data in a patient record for access by the point of care system, wherein the data comprises legacy files and wherein the patient record includes, a patient identifier, and at least one data structure including the patient identifier and the data.
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28. A method of using an electronic medical records system, comprising the steps of:
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capturing patient data electronically at the point of care; organizing the patient data so as to form a patient record; filing the patient record; and retrieving the patient record to access the patient data for use in the care of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of retrieving patient data in an electronic medical records system having a patient data repository, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a patient identifier; locating a patient record corresponding to the patient identifier in the patient data repository; determining the location of the patient data within the patient record. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of managing a patient data repository having a cache and a data archive, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a status of data within the cache; and moving the data to the data archive when the status exceeds a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method of communicating with an external source having an interface to an electronic medical records system, comprising the steps of:
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finding an interface for the external source; connecting to the external source using the interface; and converting patient data for transfer between the external source and the electronic medical records system. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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Specification