Method and apparatus for operative event documentation and related data management
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- a plurality of physicians who perform operative events and wherein each of the plurality of physicians has a subscription to an on-line system provided by an application service provider;
at least a first of the plurality of physicians performing different operative events at two or more different clinic or hospital organizations;
wherein the first physician enters operative event data for the different operative events into an operative event database, wherein the operative event data documents the different operative events;
the first physician entering the operative event data using a wide area network through a user interface assisting the first physician in coding operative events in a consistent manner at least in part by presenting for selection at least one pre-determined group of codes related to the operative event being coded;
the first physician accessing the operative event database to obtain information concerning the operative events entered by the first physician;
the application service provider maintaining the on-line system including one or more servers to support the entering of operative event data into the database through the wide area network and the user interface;
wherein the first physician can make the operative event data entered by the first physician available to only first selected ones of the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations;
at least one second physician entering operative event data respecting operative events performed by the second physician using the wide area network through the user interface assisting the second physician in coding operative events in a consistent manner by presenting for selection at least one pre-determined group of codes related to the operative event being coded;
wherein a second physician can make the operative event data entered by the second physician available to only second selected ones of the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations the second physician allows to access the operative event data entered by the second physician;
each of the plurality of physicians paying at least one charge to the application service provider for use of the on-line system to document operative events and to distribute operative event data to the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations;
wherein the plurality of physicians retain control over the use and disposition of the operative event data entered by the physicians;
entering at least some patient outcome data for operative events wherein the outcome data is correlated with at least some of the coded operative events entered by the plurality of physicians, and wherein the application service provider maintains the integrity of the patient outcome data; and
making at least some of the operative event data and associated outcome data for at least some of the plurality of physicians available to at least some other parties.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, method and apparatus are disclosed which provide that a plurality of physicians each enter operative event data into an operative event database, wherein the operative event data documents planned or completed operative events and the physicians enter the operative event data use a wide area network through a user interface assisting the physicians in coding operative events in a consistent manner. The physicians access the operative event database to obtain information concerning upcoming or previously performed operative events, with a service provider maintaining an on-line system including one or more servers to support the entering of operative event data into the database through the Internet and the user interface. The physicians subscribe to the on-line system wherein the physicians are allowed access and use the on-line system, and wherein the physicians retain control over the use and disposition of the operative event data entered by the physician.
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56 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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a plurality of physicians who perform operative events and wherein each of the plurality of physicians has a subscription to an on-line system provided by an application service provider; at least a first of the plurality of physicians performing different operative events at two or more different clinic or hospital organizations; wherein the first physician enters operative event data for the different operative events into an operative event database, wherein the operative event data documents the different operative events; the first physician entering the operative event data using a wide area network through a user interface assisting the first physician in coding operative events in a consistent manner at least in part by presenting for selection at least one pre-determined group of codes related to the operative event being coded; the first physician accessing the operative event database to obtain information concerning the operative events entered by the first physician; the application service provider maintaining the on-line system including one or more servers to support the entering of operative event data into the database through the wide area network and the user interface; wherein the first physician can make the operative event data entered by the first physician available to only first selected ones of the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations; at least one second physician entering operative event data respecting operative events performed by the second physician using the wide area network through the user interface assisting the second physician in coding operative events in a consistent manner by presenting for selection at least one pre-determined group of codes related to the operative event being coded; wherein a second physician can make the operative event data entered by the second physician available to only second selected ones of the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations the second physician allows to access the operative event data entered by the second physician; each of the plurality of physicians paying at least one charge to the application service provider for use of the on-line system to document operative events and to distribute operative event data to the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations; wherein the plurality of physicians retain control over the use and disposition of the operative event data entered by the physicians; entering at least some patient outcome data for operative events wherein the outcome data is correlated with at least some of the coded operative events entered by the plurality of physicians, and wherein the application service provider maintains the integrity of the patient outcome data; and making at least some of the operative event data and associated outcome data for at least some of the plurality of physicians available to at least some other parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system, comprising:
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an on-line system including one or more servers to support the entering of operative event data into an operative event database through a wide area network and a user interface presented on a client computer, wherein the on-line system is an application service provider system; the operative event database containing operative event data documenting completed operative events performed by a plurality of physicians who perform operative events and wherein each of the plurality of physicians has a subscription to the on-line system and at least a first of the plurality of physicians performs different operative events at two or more different clinic or hospital organizations and at least a second of the plurality of physicians performs other operative events at the same or other of the two or more different clinic or hospital organizations; the client computer connected to the one or more servers through a wide area network; the user interface adapted to assist the first physician in coding operative events in a consistent manner at least in part by presenting for selection at least one pre-determined group of codes related to the operative event being coded; wherein the first physician enters operative event data for the different operative events into the operative event database, wherein the operative event data documents the different operative events; an account management system operative on the one or more servers and maintaining a list of subscribing physicians authorized to use the on-line system; a billing module operative on the one or more servers to charge each of the plurality of physicians at least one charge payable to the application service provider for use of the on-line system to document operative events and to distribute operative event data from the on-line system to the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations; an operative event data management system operative on the one or more servers allowing authorized physicians to control the use and disposition of the operative event data entered by the physician in the on-line system; wherein the operative event data management system is further operative on the one or more servers to enable the first physician or the second physician to make the operative event data entered by the respective first physician or second physician available to only respective first selected ones or second selected ones of the plurality of clinic or hospital organizations; a data input module to enter at least some patient outcome data for operative events and to correlate the outcome with at least some of the coded operative events entered by the plurality of physicians, and wherein the application service provider maintains the integrity of the patient outcome data; and a data output module to make at least some of the operative event data and associated outcome data for at least some of the plurality of physicians available to at least some other parties. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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