Phone-assisted clinical document information computer system for use in home healthcare, post-acute clinical care, hospice and home infusion applications

• US 6,292,783 B1
• Filed: 03/06/1998
• Issued: 09/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Plexar Associates, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Plexar & Associates
• Inventors: Rohler, David P., Dechant, Thomas E., Boasten, Michelle F.
• Primary Examiner(s): MacDonald, Allen R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thompson, Jr., Forest
• Application Number:
  US09/036,179
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2, 705/3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/28 Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A document information system and a computer implemented method for use in the field of home healthcare, post-acute clinical care, hospice and home infusion comprising a data storage means, phone interface means for inputting and retrieving data and a verification means using one or more calendars to verify medical tasks.

Claims

1. A document information system for use in the field of home healthcare, post-acute clinical care, hospice and home infusion, comprising:

storage means for storing document data, said document data including medical-related task information;

phone interface means for communicating said document data between said storage means and at least one associated phone, wherein the associated phone is used to input document data into the storage means, and retrieve said document data from the storage means and wherein said document data is inputted or retrieved from a user by audible voice data, alphanumeric data or combinations thereof;

computer interface means for communicating said document data between said storage means and at least one associated computer, wherein the associated computer is used to input said document data into the storage means, and retrieve said document data from the storage means; and

verification means for verifying said medical-related task information wherein said verification means access to said storage means to generate one or more verification calendars, said verification calendars indicating dates associated with said medical-related tasks.

2. A document information system according to claim 1, including the step of a second verification means for verifying, whether a user is authorized to complete a medical-related task.

3. A document information system according to claim 1, wherein said verification means verifies the completion of one or more medical-related tasks.

4. A document information system according to claim 1, wherein a first verification calendar displays a first information set with a first attribute, a second verification calendar displays a second information set with a second attribute, a third verification calendar displays a third information set with a third attribute, said third information set derived from a comparison of said first information set to said second information set.

8. A document information system according to claim 1, wherein said medical-related task information includes medical-supply data associated with supplies used to complete a medical-related task.

5. A document information system for use in the field of home healthcare, post-acute clinical care, hospice and home infusion, comprising:

storage means for storing document data, said document data including medical-related task information;

phone interface means for communicating said document data between said storage means and at least one associated phone, wherein the associated phone is used to input document data into the storage means, and retrieve said document data from the storage means; and

wherein said document data is inputted or retrieved from a user by audible voice data, alphanumeric data or combinations thereof;

computer interface means for communicating said document data between said storage means and at least one associated computer, wherein the associated computer is used to input said document data into the storage means, and retrieve said document data from the storage means;

verification means for verifying said medical-related task information wherein said verification means access to said storage means to generate one or more verification calendars, said verification calendars indicating dates associated with said medical-related tasks, record generation means for generating a medical data chart including said medical-related task information.

6. A document information system according to claim 5, wherein said medical-related task information includes measured data associated with a client'"'"'s condition, and task data associated with a medical-related task performed by a user.

7. A document information system according to claim 5, wherein said medical-related task information takes the form of both alphanumeric data and audible voice data.

9. A computer-implemented method for generating medical-related documents, the method comprising:

audibly outputting information queries over a phone communications device for acquiring document data, said document data including medical-related task information;

receiving document data via the phone communications device in response to said information queries;

storing the received document data in a database means;

generating documents from the document data stored in said database means; and

verifying said medical-related task information wherein said verifying means access to said verification calendar indicators dates associated with said medical related task information.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the step of verifying includes verifying whether a user is authorized to complete a medical-related task.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the step of verifying includes verifying the completion of one or more medical-related tasks.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the step of verifying includes generating one or more verification calendars, said calendars indicating dates associated with said medical-related tasks.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein said calendars include a first verification calendar for displaying a first information set with a first attribute, a second verification calendar for displaying a second information set with a second attribute, and a third verification calendar for displaying a third information set with a third attribute, said third information set derived from a comparison of said first information set to said second information set.

14. A computer-implemented method for generating medical-related documents, the method comprising:

audibly outputting information queries over a phone communications device for acquiring document data, said document data including medical-related information;

receiving document data via the phone communications device in response to said information queries;

storing the received document data in a database means;

generating a medical data chart including said medical-related information verifying means access to said verification calendar indicators dates associated with said medical related task information.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein said medical-related information includes measured data associated with a client'"'"'s condition, and task data associated with a medical-related task performed by a user.

16. A method according to claim 14, wherein said medical-related information takes the form of both alphanumeric data and audible voice data.

17. A method according to claim 14, wherein said medical-related information includes medical supply data associated with supplies used to complete a medical-related task.