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Method and system to offer and to acquire clinical knowledge using a centralized knowledge server

  • US 7,685,001 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2005
  • Issued: 03/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing clinical knowledge from a provider to a medical user, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a clinical knowledge communication server with an associated knowledge data base of said provider;

    said user having a user interface for communicating with said communication server of said provider;

    providing an authentication, authorization, and encryption device associated with said user interface and providing an authentication, authorization, and encryption device associated with said communication server;

    said user obtaining patient symptoms for a specific patient;

    said user creating a plurality of diagnostic questions based on said patient symptoms representing a plurality of potential diagnoses for a medical problem causing said symptoms in said patient;

    said user sending said plurality of diagnostic questions along with said patient symptoms to said server;

    with the server conducting an initial examination of the plurality of diagnostic questions and patient symptoms;

    with the server associating for each of the diagnostic questions a corresponding set of examination steps to create a corresponding sequence of examination steps for each of the diagnostic questions, at least one of said sequences comprising use of a medical imaging machine, and providing a respective examination protocol for said imaging machine including sequences, and a post-processing software for use with an image created by said imaging machine; and

    encrypting and then sending said sequence of examination steps for each of said diagnostic questions to said medical user interface where they are decrypted.

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