Systems and methods for processing medical data for employment determinations

• US 7,818,339 B1
• Filed: 01/19/2006
• Issued: 10/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: QTC Management, Inc. (Leidos Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: QTC Management, Inc. (Leidos Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kay, Lay K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trujillo; James
• Assistant Examiner(s): BURKE, JEFF A
• Application Number:
  US11/335,255
• Time in Patent Office: 1,734 Days
• Field of Search: 707/104.1, 707/769, 707/771, 705/4, 705/3
• US Class Current: 707/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for automated processing of medical information for employment determinations. Based on an employment screening procedure for an applicant, medical information queries are automatically generated to provide instructions to medical providers for conducting physical exams and laboratory tests and for retrieving medical records. After medical information is collected according to the queries, the medical information and related requirements codes are displayed to program administrative personnel in a user-friendly format to assist in making an employment determination.

Claims

1. An automated system for processing medical information for an employment determination, the automated system comprising:

a mapping module configured to map an employment rules collection into general medical information queries;

a data storage configured to store the general medical information queries;

a query generation module configured to receive screening procedure data concerning an applicant, an employer, and an occupation, and to generate, based at least in part on, and limited by, the screening procedure data and the employment rules collection, a plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, from a subset of the general medical information queries;

a protocol module configured to create, in computer-readable form, at least one data collection protocol based on and limited by the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation; and

an employment assessment module configured to provide an employment assessment based on answers to the selected medical information queries, the employment assessment comprising a recommended employment determination;

wherein the selected medical information queries vary by the applicant, vary by the employer, and vary by the occupation,

wherein the query generation module is configured to generate the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, prior to receiving responses by the applicant to the subset of general medical information queries.

2. The automated system of claim 1, further comprising a report creation module configured to output data indicative of a medical report based at least on medical information obtained in response to the data collection protocol.

3. The automated system of claim 2, wherein the medical report includes a summary of queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, and medical information and corresponding medical requirements.

4. The automated system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, includes a first set of exam queries and a second set of medical record queries.

5. The automated system of claim 1, further comprising a database configured to store information from electronic medical records (EMR) associated with the applicant.

6. The automated system of claim 1, further comprising a rules collection module in communication with the mapping module, the rules collection module configured to store the employment rules collection.

7. A method for assisting medical information collection for an employment determination of an applicant, the method comprising:

identifying a screening procedure for assisting in an employment determination, wherein the screening procedure is correlated, by a computer, with an employment event concerning an individual, an employer, and an occupation;

automatically generating a plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the individual, an employer, and an occupation, based at least in part on, and limited by, the screening procedure and an employment rules collection;

storing the plurality of selected medical information queries in computer-readable form in a first computer-readable data storage;

receiving into a second computer-readable data storage medical information data indicative of respective responses to the plurality of selected medical information queries; and

generating an employment assessment based on the medical information data, the employment assessment comprising a recommended employment determination;

wherein the selected medical information queries vary by the individual, vary by the employer, and vary by the occupation,

wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, is generated prior to receiving responses by the applicant.

8. The method of claim 7, additionally comprising displaying the recommended employment determination.

9. The method of claim 7, additionally comprising eliminating duplicate generated medical information queries.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of the medical information data is received from an electronic computer-readable data storage.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the medical information data further comprises receiving medical information collected by a medical provider.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises reviewing and extracting data from medical records.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises receiving a medical history of the individual.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the medical history comprises at least one of a family history and a social history.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises receiving data from a physical exam.

16. The method of claim 7, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in a medical provider'"'"'s exam protocol.

17. The method of claim 7, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in an assistant'"'"'s data collection protocol.

18. The method of claim 7, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in an applicant questionnaire.

19. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing the method of claim 7.

20. An automated system for assisting medical information collection for an employment determination, the system comprising:

an identification component that identifies at least one screening procedure for assisting in the employment determination, wherein the screening procedure is correlated with an employment event concerning an individual, an employer, and an occupation;

a query generating component that generates a plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the individual, the employer, and the occupation, the selected medical information queries being based at least in part on, and limited by, the at least one screening procedure and an employment rules collection;

a memory configured to store the plurality of selected medical information queries;

an intake component that receives into a computer storage medical information data concerning the individual, the medical information data representing responses to at least a portion of the selected medical information queries; and

an employment assessment module configured to provide an employment assessment based on answers to the selected medical information queries, the employment assessment comprising a recommended employment determination;

wherein the selected medical information queries vary by the individual, vary by the employer, and vary by the occupation,

wherein the query generating component is configured to generate the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, prior to receiving responses by the applicant.

21. The automated system of claim 20, further comprising a report creation module configured to output data indicative of a medical report based at least on medical information obtained in response to the medical information queries.

22. The automated system of claim 21, wherein the medical report includes a summary of queries specific to the individual, the employer, and the occupation, and medical information and corresponding medical requirements.

23. The automated system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the individual, the employer, and the occupation, includes a first set of exam queries and a second set of medical record queries.

24. The automated system of claim 20, further comprising a database configured to store information from electronic medical records (EMR) associated with the individual.

25. The automated system of claim 20, further comprising a rules collection module in communication with the mapping module, the rules collection module configured to store the employment rules collection.

26. A medium having computer-readable instructions for performing a computer-implemented method of:

providing a plurality of general medical information queries that are based on an employment rules collection;

receiving screening procedure data;

generating, based at least in part on, and limited by, the screening procedure data and the employment rules collection, a plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, from a subset of the plurality of general medical information queries;

creating at least one data collection protocol based on and limited by the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation;

receiving medical information data indicative of respective responses to at least one of the medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation;

generating an employment assessment based on the medical information data, the employment assessment comprising a recommended employment determination; and

outputting data indicative of the employment assessment based on the received medical information data;

wherein the selected medical information queries vary by the applicant, vary by the employer, and vary by the occupation,

wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant, the employer, and the occupation, is generated prior to receiving responses by the applicant to the subset of general medical information queries.

27. The medium of claim 26, additionally comprising displaying the recommended employment determination.

28. The medium of claim 26, additionally comprising eliminating duplicate generated medical information queries.

29. The medium of claim 26, wherein at least a portion of the screening procedure data is received from an electronic computer-readable data storage.

30. The medium of claim 26, wherein receiving the screening procedure data further comprises receiving medical information collected by a medical provider.

31. The medium of claim 30, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises reviewing and extracting data from medical records.

32. The medium of claim 30, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises receiving a medical history of the applicant.

33. The medium of claim 32, wherein the medical history comprises at least one of a family history and a social history.

34. The medium of claim 30, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises receiving data from a physical exam.

35. The medium of claim 26, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in a medical provider'"'"'s exam protocol.

36. The medium of claim 26, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in an assistant'"'"'s data collection protocol.

37. The medium of claim 26, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in an applicant questionnaire.