System for managing healthcare related information supporting operation of a healthcare enterprise
First Claim
1. A system for managing healthcare related information supporting operation of a healthcare enterprise, comprising:
- a first database including healthcare data derived from a plurality of different sources, said healthcare data including(a) information identifying a plurality of organizations,(b) location information identifying a plurality of locations in an individual organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes, and(c) data elements common to a plurality of healthcare organizations, the common data elements comprising healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers and supporting use of consistent terminology between said plurality of organizations said healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers support identifying a medical condition and an associated service provided at a location of an organization; and
a processor for intermittently receiving healthcare data update data sets to update said codes, terms and identifiers in said first database and for providing at least a portion of said update data sets including healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers in said first database to a second database employed by at least one of said plurality of organizations in response to user command, said second database also supporting user access to selectable items of healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers.
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Abstract
A comprehensive database system employs common medical terms, vocabularies and identifiers in identifying organizational characteristics as well as location availability and suitability for delivering services by a particular physician to a patient with particular medical conditions via a user friendly display interface. A system for managing healthcare data including codes, terms and identifiers supports operation of a healthcare enterprise. The system includes a first database including healthcare data including elements common to a plurality of healthcare organizations and derived from a plurality of different sources. The healthcare data common elements support use of consistent terminology between the plurality of organizations. A processor provides at least a portion of the healthcare data in the first database to a second database employed by at least one of the plurality of organizations in response to user command. The second database also supports use of user selectable items of healthcare data. An interface processor intermittently receives healthcare data updates for incorporation in the first database.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for managing healthcare related information supporting operation of a healthcare enterprise, comprising:
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a first database including healthcare data derived from a plurality of different sources, said healthcare data including (a) information identifying a plurality of organizations, (b) location information identifying a plurality of locations in an individual organization available to accommodate a patient for different purposes, and (c) data elements common to a plurality of healthcare organizations, the common data elements comprising healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers and supporting use of consistent terminology between said plurality of organizations said healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers support identifying a medical condition and an associated service provided at a location of an organization; and a processor for intermittently receiving healthcare data update data sets to update said codes, terms and identifiers in said first database and for providing at least a portion of said update data sets including healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers in said first database to a second database employed by at least one of said plurality of organizations in response to user command, said second database also supporting user access to selectable items of healthcare data codes, terms and identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for supporting user access to healthcare data, comprising the steps of:
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generating of at least one displayed image including image elements supporting user entry of search criteria for finding information concerning a service associated with treatment of a medical condition; searching a electronic first database in response to user command and receiving said search criteria, said first electronic database incorporating healthcare data intermittently provided by a electronic second database, said healthcare data including, (a) information identifying a plurality of organizations, (b) location information identifying a plurality of locations in an individual organization, and (c) data elements common to a plurality of healthcare organizations, the common data elements comprising codes, terms and identifiers and supporting use of consistent terminology between said plurality of organizations said codes, terms and identifiers enabling identifying a medical condition and an associated service provided at a location of an organization; intermittently receiving healthcare data update data sets derived from said first database to update said codes, terms and identifiers in said second database; and generating at least one displayed image presenting results of said search.
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