Medical database for litigation
First Claim
1. A method of generating a medical database for litigation comprising the steps of:
- supplying a general medical database having an information section for reviewing medical records and for preparing medical chronology, a drug reference look up section and a drug information section, wherein information in one section of the database may be selectively pasted into another section of the database;
entering specific medical information relative to at least a given litigation in a storage medium, wherein said medical information is entered by selecting a plurality of templates corresponding to specific medical records forms or situations;
displaying, upon entry of the specific medical information a definition or example in the general medical database, wherein at least some terms in the specific medical information are automatically referenced to definitions or examples of such terms in the general medical database such that the selecting of one of the referenced terms in the specific medical information causes the desired information to be displayed.
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Abstract
A medical database and associated methods are especially suited for compiling information in a medical malpractice situation. A general medical database is provided and specific medical information corresponding to a given situation is entered. Entry of the information automatically cross-references some terms of the entered data to definitions in the general medical database. Terms are readily looked up when reviewing specific medical information and definitions are easily inserted where desired. A drug reference display provides two-way lookup from drugs to their side effects (or contraindications or interactions) and back. Significant information from an entered medical chronology is easily copied to a significant information section when a reviewer finds the information important.
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1. A method of generating a medical database for litigation comprising the steps of:
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supplying a general medical database having an information section for reviewing medical records and for preparing medical chronology, a drug reference look up section and a drug information section, wherein information in one section of the database may be selectively pasted into another section of the database; entering specific medical information relative to at least a given litigation in a storage medium, wherein said medical information is entered by selecting a plurality of templates corresponding to specific medical records forms or situations; displaying, upon entry of the specific medical information a definition or example in the general medical database, wherein at least some terms in the specific medical information are automatically referenced to definitions or examples of such terms in the general medical database such that the selecting of one of the referenced terms in the specific medical information causes the desired information to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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