System for processing and consolidating records
First Claim
1. A method for consolidating multiple records associated with a single entity and stored in at least one record repository, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a first record;
identifying a second record;
applying record matching criteria to compare data element content of said first and second identified records to determine commonality data indicative of a likelihood said first and second records are associated with a common entity; and
merging said first and second record content into a composite record in response to said determined commonality data and excluding at least a portion of replicated and redundant information occurring in said content.
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Abstract
A system prevents the creation of duplicate records and identifies, groups, and consolidates duplicate records and manages the associated workload. A method consolidates multiple records that are associated with a single entity and are stored in at least one record repository. The method involves identifying first and second records and applying record matching criteria to compare data element content of the first and second identified records to determine commonality data. The commonality data is indicative of a likelihood the first and second records are associated with a common entity. The first and second record content is merged into a composite record in response to the determined commonality data. One of the first and second records are selected as a surviving record based on earliest date of record creation or relative content of the first and second records.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for consolidating multiple records associated with a single entity and stored in at least one record repository, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a first record;
identifying a second record;
applying record matching criteria to compare data element content of said first and second identified records to determine commonality data indicative of a likelihood said first and second records are associated with a common entity; and
merging said first and second record content into a composite record in response to said determined commonality data and excluding at least a portion of replicated and redundant information occurring in said content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for consolidating multiple healthcare records associated with a patient and stored in at least one record repository, comprising the steps of:
in response to a single entry of user identification and password information for accessing a plurality of concurrently operating applications for, identifying a first record;
identifying a second record;
applying record matching criteria to compare data element content of said first and second identified records to determine commonality data indicative of a likelihood said first and second records are associated with a common patient; and
merging said first and second record content into a composite record in response to said determined commonality data and excluding at least a portion of replicated and redundant information occurring in said content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28)
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26. A method for consolidating multiple records associated with a single entity and stored in at least one record repository, comprising the steps of:
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identifying first and second records as being associated with a single entity;
determining from stored record information whether said first and second records are indicated as being associated with different entities;
in response to said determination, applying record matching criteria to compare data element content of said first and second identified records to determine commonality data indicative of a likelihood said first and second records are associated with a common entity; and
merging said first and second record content into a composite record in response to said determined commonality data by excluding at least a portion of replicated and redundant information occurring in said content. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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