System and method for generating a medical history
First Claim
1. A method for generating a medical history for a patient, comprising:
- obtaining from a user at least a portion of the names of each of the medications the patient is taking;
obtaining demographic data for the patient and historical data for other users of the method;
creating a list of probable medications using a computer processor, including determining which known medications are the probable medications that are more likely taken by the patient based on the at least a portion of the medication name received from the user, based on the patient'"'"'s demographic data and the historical data, and based on a first knowledge base of medications,causing the list of probable medications to be displayed to the user; and
receiving a selection from the user of one of the probable medications on the list of probable medications;
for each one of the selected probable medications;
(i) creating a list of probable medical indications associated with the respective medication using a computer processor, wherein the probable medical indications are diseases or symptoms, including determining which known medical indications are probable medical indications for which the patient most likely takes the identified medication based on the patient'"'"'s demographic data and the historical data, and based on a second knowledge base of known medical indications for the respective medication;
(ii) causing the list of medical indications to be displayed to the user; and
(iii) receiving a selection from the user of one or more of the probable medical indications on the list; and
generating a medical history for the patient based on the user selected probable medical indications and respective medications.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating a medical history that is determined based on the patient'"'"'s medication list. Medications are taken for specific indications, i.e., disease and/or symptom, and the system includes a knowledge base of all known medications and associated indications. Preferably, an expert system allows the patient, nurse or other user, to enter all or part of the name of the patient'"'"'s medications, and creates a list of probable medications by determining which of the known medications the patient most likely takes. Based on a user selected probable medication, the system creates a list of probable medical indications associated with the selected medication. Based on a user selected probable indication, the system generates a medical history for the patient. The probable medications and probable medical indications are determined preferably based on the patient'"'"'s demographic data, historical data for other patients, and responses to follow-up questions generated by the system.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for generating a medical history for a patient, comprising:
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obtaining from a user at least a portion of the names of each of the medications the patient is taking; obtaining demographic data for the patient and historical data for other users of the method; creating a list of probable medications using a computer processor, including determining which known medications are the probable medications that are more likely taken by the patient based on the at least a portion of the medication name received from the user, based on the patient'"'"'s demographic data and the historical data, and based on a first knowledge base of medications, causing the list of probable medications to be displayed to the user; and receiving a selection from the user of one of the probable medications on the list of probable medications; for each one of the selected probable medications; (i) creating a list of probable medical indications associated with the respective medication using a computer processor, wherein the probable medical indications are diseases or symptoms, including determining which known medical indications are probable medical indications for which the patient most likely takes the identified medication based on the patient'"'"'s demographic data and the historical data, and based on a second knowledge base of known medical indications for the respective medication; (ii) causing the list of medical indications to be displayed to the user; and (iii) receiving a selection from the user of one or more of the probable medical indications on the list; and generating a medical history for the patient based on the user selected probable medical indications and respective medications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 17)
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5. A method for generating a medical history for a patient, comprising:
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obtaining from a user at least a portion of the names of each of the medications the patient is taking; obtaining historical data for other patients who have used the method; creating a list of probable medications using a computer processor, including determining which known medications are the probable medications that are more likely taken by the patient based on the at least a portion of the medication name received from the user, based on the historical data, and based on a first knowledge base of medications, causing the list of probable medications to be displayed to the user; and receiving a selection from the user of one of the probable medications on the list of probable medications; for each one of the selected probable medications; (i) creating a list of probable medical indications associated with the respective medication using a computer processor, wherein the probable medical indications are diseases or symptoms, including determining which known medical indications are probable medical indications for which the patient most likely takes the identified medication based on the historical data, and based on a second knowledge base of known medical indications for the respective medication; (ii) causing the list of medical indications to be displayed to the user; and (iii) receiving a selection from the user of one or more of the probable medical indications on the list; and generating a medical history for the patient based on the user selected probable medical indications and respective medications. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for generating an automated medical history of a patient, comprising:
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a user interface for receiving from the user at least a portion of the names of each of the medications; a first computer database for storing a library of known medications and their respective medical indications; a second computer database for storing demographic data for the patient and a third database for storing historical data of other patients obtained through prior uses of the system; a computer implemented expert system for creating a list of probable medications based on a determination of which known medications are probable medications based on the at least a portion of the medication name received from the user, based on the patient'"'"'s demographic data stored in the second database and the historical data stored in the third database, and based on the known medications in the first database; wherein the user interface is further for causing the list of probable medications to be displayed to the user, and for receiving selection from the user of one of the probable medications from the list of probable medications;
the expert system is further for creating a list of probable medical indications associated with the selected probable medication based on a determination of which known medical indications are probable medical indications for which the patient most likely takes the selected medication using the known medications and their respective medical indications stored in the first database and based on the patient'"'"'s demographic data stored in the second database and the historical data stored in the third database;the user interface is further for causing the list of probable medical indications to be displayed to the user and for receiving selection from the user one or more of the probable medical indications on the list of probable medical indications; and wherein the expert system operative to generate a medical history for the patient that includes at least the selected probable medication and the selected one or more probable medical indications. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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