Apparatus and method for processing and/or for providing healthcare information and/or healthcare-related information
First Claim
1. In an apparatus for providing healthcare information, said apparatus comprising a processor for processing at least one of symptom information and condition information corresponding to a patient, in conjunction with at least one of healthcare information, healthcare theories, healthcare principles, and healthcare research, wherein said processor generates a diagnostic report, and further wherein said diagnostic report contains information regarding at least one of a diagnosis and a possible diagnosis for the at least one of symptom information and condition information, the improvement comprising:
- said processor generating a diagnostic report containing at least one of a diagnosis, a possible diagnosis, and a list of possible diagnoses, wherein said improved apparatus further comprises;
a transmitter for transmitting said diagnostic report to at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with a healthcare provider; and
a receiver for receiving a final diagnosis from said at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with the healthcare provider, and further wherein said processor generates a claim form for submission to at least one of a healthcare payer and a healthcare insurer.
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Abstract
An improved apparatus and method for providing healthcare information, the apparatus comprising a processor for processing at least one of symptom information and condition information corresponding to a patient, in conjunction with at least one of healthcare information, healthcare theories, healthcare principles, and healthcare research, wherein the processor generates a diagnostic report, and further wherein the diagnostic report contains information regarding at least one of a diagnosis and a possible diagnosis for the at least one of symptom information and condition information. The improvement includes the processor generating a diagnostic report containing a list of possible diagnoses, a transmitter for transmitting the diagnostic report to at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with a healthcare provider, and a receiver for receiving a final diagnosis from the list of possible diagnoses, wherein the final diagnosis is received from the at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with the healthcare provider. The processor generates a claim form for submission to at least one of a healthcare payer and a healthcare insurer.
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20 Claims
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1. In an apparatus for providing healthcare information, said apparatus comprising a processor for processing at least one of symptom information and condition information corresponding to a patient, in conjunction with at least one of healthcare information, healthcare theories, healthcare principles, and healthcare research, wherein said processor generates a diagnostic report, and further wherein said diagnostic report contains information regarding at least one of a diagnosis and a possible diagnosis for the at least one of symptom information and condition information, the improvement comprising:
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said processor generating a diagnostic report containing at least one of a diagnosis, a possible diagnosis, and a list of possible diagnoses, wherein said improved apparatus further comprises;
a transmitter for transmitting said diagnostic report to at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with a healthcare provider; and
a receiver for receiving a final diagnosis from said at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with the healthcare provider, and further wherein said processor generates a claim form for submission to at least one of a healthcare payer and a healthcare insurer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
an input device for inputting information regarding at least one of healthcare information, patient information, and a command, into said apparatus; and
at least one of a display device for displaying information at least one of processed by and provided by the apparatus and an output device for outputting information at least one of processed by and provided by the apparatus.
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9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said healthcare information is at least one of medical information, surgical information, psychiatric information, psychological information, and dental information.
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10. In an apparatus for providing healthcare information, said apparatus comprising a processor for processing at least one of symptom information and condition information corresponding to a patient, in conjunction with at least one of healthcare information, healthcare theories, healthcare principles, and healthcare research, wherein said processor generates at least one of a diagnostic report and a treatment report, wherein said diagnostic report contains information regarding at least one of a diagnosis and a possible diagnosis for the at least one of symptom information and condition information, and wherein said treatment report contains information regarding a treatment for the at least one of a diagnosis and a possible diagnosis, the improvement comprising:
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a receiver for receiving treatment information regarding a treatment to be administered to a patient, wherein said treatment information is received from at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with a healthcare provider, wherein said processor processes said treatment information in conjunction with said at least one of a diagnostic report and a treatment report, and further wherein said processor generates a treatment response message, wherein said treatment response message contains information for at least one of verifying a treatment to be performed as being correct and providing information for correcting an incorrect treatment; and
a transmitter for transmitting said treatment response message to the at least one of a computer and communication device associated with the healthcare provider. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. In a method for providing healthcare information, said method comprising processing at least one of symptom information and condition information corresponding to a patient, in conjunction with at least one of healthcare information, healthcare theories, healthcare principles, and healthcare research, and generating a diagnostic report, wherein said diagnostic report contains information regarding at least one of a diagnosis and a possible diagnosis for the at least one of symptom information and condition information, the improvement comprising:
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generating a diagnostic report containing at least one of a diagnosis, a possible diagnosis, and a list of possible diagnoses;
transmitting said diagnostic report to at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with a healthcare provider;
receiving a final diagnosis from said at least one of a computer and a communication device associated with the healthcare provider; and
generating a claim form for submission to at least one of a healthcare payer and a healthcare insurer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
generating a treatment report, wherein said treatment report contains treatment information for the possible diagnoses.
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17. The method of claim 16, wherein said treatment report contains at least one of drug interaction information and treatment interaction information.
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18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
updating a patient file to include information regarding the final diagnosis.
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19. The method of claim 14, further comprising;
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receiving treatment information regarding a treatment to be administered to a patient;
processing said treatment information in conjunction with at least one of said diagnostic report and said treatment report; and
generating a treatment response message, wherein said treatment response message contains information for at least one of verifying a treatment to be performed as being correct and providing information for correcting an incorrect treatment.
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20. The method of claim 14, wherein said healthcare information is at least one of medical information, surgical information, psychiatric information, psychological information, and dental information.
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