System and method for implementing medical risk algorithms at the point of care
First Claim
1. A method of managing a patient encounter using an electronic medical records system for use within a medical office, the method comprising:
- a plurality of medical personnel collecting and storing individual patient medical information in specified fields on a computer;
the computer providing a calculated field, said calculated field including a value calculated from information in at least one of said specified fields; and
said calculated field providing an indication to a user of a health risk associated with said information in said at least one of said specified fields.
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Abstract
In a further aspect of the invention, the calculated results may be communicated as a graphical output 196, such as is illustrated in FIG. 27. The graphical output 196 may be accessed by pressing a graph report button 198 on the report output dialog box (FIG. 26). The graphical output 196 is useful to further illustrate to the physician and the patient the changes in the calculated risk value over time, and in relation to the cholesterol levels. The graphical output 196 is also useful as a further tool in enabling a patient to understand the relationship between their health habits and the associated risk factor, and in encouraging the patient to participate in their own medical decision making.
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1. A method of managing a patient encounter using an electronic medical records system for use within a medical office, the method comprising:
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a plurality of medical personnel collecting and storing individual patient medical information in specified fields on a computer; the computer providing a calculated field, said calculated field including a value calculated from information in at least one of said specified fields; and said calculated field providing an indication to a user of a health risk associated with said information in said at least one of said specified fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
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9. A method of assessing a patient'"'"'s risk of a disease state for use within a medical office, the method comprising:
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a plurality of medical personnel collecting and storing individual patient medical diagnostic information on a computer; collecting and storing a medical algorithm that operates on said medical diagnostic information to generate a disease risk assessment; applying said algorithm to said diagnostic information to generate a risk assessment value; and generating a report to communicate said risk assessment value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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