Method, apparatus and system for communicating heatlhcare information to and from a portable, hand-held device
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1. A server system configured to communicate healthcare information, the server system comprising:
- a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions; and
memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to;
wirelessly transmit, via a wireless network configured to provide communication between the server system and a portable terminal that is associated with a physician and that is capable of voice and data communication, a file including a list of diagnosis codes to the portable terminal for storage of the list of diagnosis codes within on-board memory of the portable terminal;
present, via the wireless network to the portable terminal, a data entry interface for ordering clinical laboratory tests;
receive, via the wireless network from the portable terminal, an order for a clinical laboratory test and a name of a patient that are entered by the physician via the data entry interface;
in response to receiving the order for the clinical laboratory test and the name of the patient, request a diagnosis code that describes a clinical condition of the patient;
receive, via the wireless network from the portable terminal, a diagnosis code selected by the physician from the list of diagnosis codes stored in the on-board memory of the portable terminal;
in response to receiving the diagnosis code, request the physician to provide confirmation of the diagnosis code by voice;
in response to receiving the confirmation of the diagnosis code, retrieve healthcare information to be made available to the patient from a database, wherein the healthcare information includes a medical diagnosis corresponding to the diagnosis code and educational information for the patient; and
transmit the healthcare information to a device associated with the patient via an Internet-connected web server.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for communicating healthcare information utilize a set of codes to communicate healthcare data in a convenient manner. A set of codes each corresponding to respective healthcare data is generated. The set of codes is stored in a memory associated with a portable terminal. Selection of at least one code corresponding to healthcare data relevant to a patient is detected, where after the selected at least one code is wirelessly transmitted to a recipient.
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1. A server system configured to communicate healthcare information, the server system comprising:
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a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions; and memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; wirelessly transmit, via a wireless network configured to provide communication between the server system and a portable terminal that is associated with a physician and that is capable of voice and data communication, a file including a list of diagnosis codes to the portable terminal for storage of the list of diagnosis codes within on-board memory of the portable terminal; present, via the wireless network to the portable terminal, a data entry interface for ordering clinical laboratory tests; receive, via the wireless network from the portable terminal, an order for a clinical laboratory test and a name of a patient that are entered by the physician via the data entry interface; in response to receiving the order for the clinical laboratory test and the name of the patient, request a diagnosis code that describes a clinical condition of the patient; receive, via the wireless network from the portable terminal, a diagnosis code selected by the physician from the list of diagnosis codes stored in the on-board memory of the portable terminal; in response to receiving the diagnosis code, request the physician to provide confirmation of the diagnosis code by voice; in response to receiving the confirmation of the diagnosis code, retrieve healthcare information to be made available to the patient from a database, wherein the healthcare information includes a medical diagnosis corresponding to the diagnosis code and educational information for the patient; and transmit the healthcare information to a device associated with the patient via an Internet-connected web server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
executing, on a processor of a server system, computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; wirelessly transmitting, via a wireless network configured to provide communication between the server system and a portable terminal that is associated with a physician and that is capable of voice and data communication, a file including a list of diagnosis codes to the portable terminal for storage of the list of codes within on-board a memory of the portable terminal; presenting, via the wireless network to the portable terminal, a data entry interface for ordering clinical laboratory tests; receiving, via the wireless network from the portable terminal, an order for a clinical laboratory test and a name of a patient that are entered by the physician via the data entry interface; in response to receiving the order for the clinical laboratory test and the name of the patient, requesting a diagnosis code that describes a clinical condition of the patient; receiving, via the wireless network from the portable terminal, a diagnosis code selected by the physician from the list of codes stored in the on-board memory of the portable terminal; in response to receiving the diagnosis code, requesting the physician to provide confirmation of the diagnosis code by voice; in response to receiving the confirmation of the diagnosis code, retrieving healthcare information to be made available to the patient from a database, wherein the healthcare information includes a medical diagnosis corresponding to the diagnosis code and educational information for the patient; and transmitting the healthcare information to a device associated with the patient via an Internet-connected web server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 17, 18)
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11. A system configured to communicate healthcare information, the system comprising:
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a gateway configured to; wirelessly communicate with a portable terminal that is associated with a physician and that is capable of voice and data communication via a wireless network, and transmit, via the wireless network, a file including a list of codes to the portable terminal for storage of the list of codes within on-board memory of the portable terminal; and an application server configured to; present, to the portable terminal via the gateway and the wireless network, a data entry interface for ordering clinical laboratory tests, receive, from the portable terminal via the wireless network and the gateway, an order for a clinical laboratory test and a name of a patient that are entered by the physician via the data entry interface, in response to receiving the order for the clinical laboratory test and the name of the patient, request a diagnosis code that describes a clinical condition of the patient, receive, from the portable terminal via the wireless network and the gateway, a diagnosis code selected by the physician from the list of codes stored in the on-board memory of the portable terminal, in response to receiving the diagnosis code, request the physician to provide confirmation of the diagnosis code by voice, in response to receiving the confirmation of the diagnosis code, retrieve healthcare information to be made available to a patient from a database, wherein the healthcare information includes a medical diagnosis corresponding to the diagnosis code and educational information for the patient, and transmit the healthcare information to a device associated with the patient via an Internet-connected web server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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