System and method for optimizing behaviorial health care collection
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1. A method for collecting behavioral health care data on a patient comprising the steps of:
- accessing a first database comprising an electronic chart for the patient;
accessing a second database comprising questions, each question linked to a set of possible answers thereto;
creating a questionnaire by selecting at least one question from the second database;
storing the questionnaire in a third database;
electronically linking the questionnaire to the patient chart;
displaying the questionnaire to a behavioral health care provider;
determining whether the questionnaire is adequate;
if the questionnaire is not adequate, performing the following steps;
creating a second questionnaire by accessing the second database;
determining if a question is desired to be added to the second questionnaire is not present in the second database; and
adding the desired question to the second questionnaire;
administering the desired questionnaire; and
electronically entering patient answers into the patient chart by selecting among the set of possible answers, the patient answers useful in determining a behavioral health status of the patient.
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting behavioral health care data for a patient include a mechanism for creating an evaluation instrument from a database of questions having linked answers thereto. New questions can also be entered into the database, along with a user-defined branching logic dependent upon the patient'"'"'s answer to the question. Patient answers that are numerically scaleable can be displayed graphically against time over a plurality of sessions and also against indicia labeled for values representing a predetermined goal and a value determined upon an initial evaluation, for tracking patient progress.
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1. A method for collecting behavioral health care data on a patient comprising the steps of:
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accessing a first database comprising an electronic chart for the patient; accessing a second database comprising questions, each question linked to a set of possible answers thereto; creating a questionnaire by selecting at least one question from the second database; storing the questionnaire in a third database; electronically linking the questionnaire to the patient chart; displaying the questionnaire to a behavioral health care provider; determining whether the questionnaire is adequate; if the questionnaire is not adequate, performing the following steps; creating a second questionnaire by accessing the second database; determining if a question is desired to be added to the second questionnaire is not present in the second database; and adding the desired question to the second questionnaire; administering the desired questionnaire; and electronically entering patient answers into the patient chart by selecting among the set of possible answers, the patient answers useful in determining a behavioral health status of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for assisting a behavioral health care provider to evaluate the behavioral health of a patient comprising the steps of:
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accessing a first database comprising an electronic chart for the patient, the chart containing results from an initial evaluation; accessing a second database comprising at least one questionnaire, the questionnaire comprising at least one question, each question linked to a set of possible answers thereto; selecting and displaying to the behavioral health care provider a questionnaire from the second database to permit the provider to administer the questionnaire to the patient; determining if the questionnaire is adequate; if the questionnaire is not adequate, creating a new questionnaire comprising a new question and a set of possible answers thereto; displaying to the behavioral health care provider the new questionnaire to permit the provider to administer the new questionnaire to the patient; entering a patient answer to the question into the patient chart; and displaying the patient answer to the provider simultaneously with an initial answer and a goal answer to the question determined during the initial evaluation for determining patient progress. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for collecting behavioral health care data on a patient comprising:
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a database including a plurality of questions and an electronic chart for a patient; means for creating a questionnaire by selecting at least one question from the plurality of questions; means for determining if a desired question is not among the plurality of questions; means for adding a new question to the database; means for adding the new question to the questionnaire; means for storing the questionnaire in the database; means for electronically linking the questionnaire with the electronic chart; means for displaying the questionnaire to a behavioral health care provider and for the provider to enter an answer to the selected question for permitting an online administration of the questionnaire to the patient; and means for storing the answer in the electronic chart. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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