Systems and methods for processing medical data for employment determinations

• US 8,566,275 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2010
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: QTC Management, Inc. (Leidos Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: QTC Management, Inc. (Leidos Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kay, Lay K.
• Primary Examiner(s): BURKE, JEFF A
• Application Number:
  US12/884,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20110106848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,132 Days
• Field of Search: 707/600, 707/603, 707/941, 705 2- 4, 705/320, 705/321
• US Class Current: 707/603
• 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 data storage configured to store general medical information queries associated with an employment rules collection;

a query generation module configured to receive screening procedure data concerning an applicant, and to select a plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the applicant from a subset of the general medical information queries, the subset comprising queries that vary by applicant; and

an employment assessment module configured to provide an employment assessment based on answers to the selected medical information queries;

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

2. The automated system of claim 1, wherein the selection of the plurality of selected medical information queries is based at least in part on, and limited by, the screening procedure data and the employment rules collection.

3. The automated system of claim 1, wherein the screening procedure data further concerns an employer and an occupation, and the plurality of selected medical information queries are specific to the employer and the occupation.

4. The automated system of claim 3, wherein the selected medical information queries vary by applicant, vary by employer, and vary by occupation.

5. The automated system of claim 1, wherein the employment assessment comprising a recommended employment determination.

6. 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 based on answers to the selected medical information queries.

7. The automated system of claim 6, wherein the medical report includes a summary of queries specific to the applicant, and medical information and corresponding medical requirements.

8. The automated system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries includes a first set of exam queries and a second set of medical record queries.

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

10. The automated system of claim 1, further comprising a rules collection module configured to store the employment rules collection.

11. 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;

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

generating an employment assessment based on received medical information data indicative of respective responses to the plurality of selected medical information queries;

wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the individual is generated prior to receiving responses by the individual.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the employment event further concerns an employer and an occupation, and wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries are specific to the employer and the occupation.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the selected medical information queries vary by individual, vary by employer, and vary by occupation.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the employment assessment comprises a recommended employment determination.

15. The method of claim 14, additionally comprising displaying the recommended employment determination.

16. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising eliminating duplicate generated medical information queries.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the medical information data is received from an electronic computer-readable data storage.

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

19. The method of claim 18, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises reviewing and extracting data from medical records.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises receiving a medical history of the individual.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the medical history comprises at least one of a family history and a social history.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein receiving the medical information collected by the medical provider further comprises receiving data from a physical exam.

23. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in a medical provider'"'"'s exam protocol.

24. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in an assistant'"'"'s data collection protocol.

25. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising displaying at least a portion of the generated medical information queries in an applicant questionnaire.

26. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having machine-readable instructions for performing a method of:

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;

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

generating an employment assessment based on received medical information data indicative of respective responses to the plurality of selected medical information queries;

wherein the plurality of selected medical information queries specific to the individual is generated prior to receiving responses by the individual.