Integrated emergency medical transportation database system
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1. A computerized integrated data management system for tracking a patient incident, comprising:
- a first module capable of dispatching an emergency transport crew specific to a patient incident requiring emergency medical care by the emergency transport crew, wherein transportation tracking information relating to the dispatch is recorded; and
a second module capable of receiving information from the first module and billing the patient appropriately for costs indicative of the patient incident, including transportation costs.
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Abstract
An integrated medical database system for the emergency medical transportation business is disclosed. The system includes a dispatch module, clinical module, administration module and billing module. Each module may communicate data with one or more of the other modules to form a system incorporating data sharing, thus achieving an end-to-end automation of emergency medical care accounting. Internal consistency checks are performed by the system to ensure that proper treatments are performed according to a chosen diagnosis.
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1. A computerized integrated data management system for tracking a patient incident, comprising:
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a first module capable of dispatching an emergency transport crew specific to a patient incident requiring emergency medical care by the emergency transport crew, wherein transportation tracking information relating to the dispatch is recorded; and a second module capable of receiving information from the first module and billing the patient appropriately for costs indicative of the patient incident, including transportation costs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized integrated data management system for tracking a patient incident, comprising:
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a first module capable of interpreting data relating to the medical condition of a patient involved in a patient incident requiring emergency medical care by an emergency medical transport crew and determining a diagnosis for the patient, wherein the first module prompts for physical findings relating to a physical examination of the patient at the site of the patient incident; and a second module capable of receiving information from the first module and billing the patient appropriately for the patient incident. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computerized method of generating a patient encounter record, comprising the steps of:
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collecting flight information relating to an emergency transport crew dispatch; collecting patient information from a clinical encounter associated with a patient incident requiring emergency medical care by the emergency transport crew; and integrating the patient information with the flight information to produce an encounter record indicative of the patient'"'"'s clinical encounter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of diagnosing an illness in a patient, comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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collecting information from a physical exam at the site of a patient'"'"'s incident requiring emergency medical care by an emergency medical transport crew; determining a list of possible diagnoses based on the physical exam; and recording the diagnosis results in a centralized database of patient emergency medical information; and recording a treatment of the patient at the site of the patient incident. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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