Networked medical information system for clinical practices
First Claim
1. A method for creating a medical chart regarding a patient'"'"'s medical condition for which an appointment has been scheduled with a physician, comprising:
- enabling said patient to access a server site, and enabling said condition at said server site;
connecting said patient to said server site;
interactively interviewing said patient by said server site regarding said enabled condition, and storing information from said patient regarding said condition in patient files at said server site;
responsive to said interview, electronically generating, by said server site, pre-visit information that includes an editable preliminary chart note including information relating to said patient'"'"'s condition; and
transmitting said preliminary chart note to said physician.
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Abstract
A medical information (“MI”) system includes a networked server (10) providing information to patients (441) and physicians (444) prior to, during, and following an office visit. The patient connects to the MI system site, which interactively interviews the patient regarding the condition for which the patient will be seen by the physician. The MI system site generates pre-visit information including an editable preliminary chart note (180). A pre-visit physician report may include expert medical information relating to the patient'"'"'s condition(s), such as differential diagnoses, work-up algorithms, treatment considerations, and literature references. A pre-visit patient summary (145) relating to the patient'"'"'s condition, including key questions are provided to the patient. The pre-visit physician report may include these key questions and a rationale for each question. After examining the patient, the treating physician completes the patient'"'"'s chart note, and a post-visit report (255) selected by the physician may be sent to the patient.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for creating a medical chart regarding a patient'"'"'s medical condition for which an appointment has been scheduled with a physician, comprising:
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enabling said patient to access a server site, and enabling said condition at said server site;
connecting said patient to said server site;
interactively interviewing said patient by said server site regarding said enabled condition, and storing information from said patient regarding said condition in patient files at said server site;
responsive to said interview, electronically generating, by said server site, pre-visit information that includes an editable preliminary chart note including information relating to said patient'"'"'s condition; and
transmitting said preliminary chart note to said physician. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for creating a medical chart regarding an office visit for a specific condition of a patient, comprising:
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providing a server site connected to an electronic communication network, said server site including storage of patient files for a plurality of patients including said patient;
connecting said patient to said server site using said electronic communication network;
interviewing said patient by said server site regarding said specific condition, and storing information from said patient regarding said specific condition in said patient'"'"'s files at said server site;
electronically generating, by said server site, pre-visit information that includes a pre-visit patient summary and a preliminary chart note, and transmitting said pre-visit patient summary to said patient and said preliminary chart note to said physician;
examining said patient by said physician;
completing said patient'"'"'s chart note by said physician responsive to said examination; and
storing said completed chart note at said server site. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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17. A method for assisting a physician in providing medical services to a patient who has a medical condition, comprising:
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providing a server site connected to an electronic communication network, said server site including storage of patient files for a plurality of patients including said patient;
providing a patient with access information for logging on to said server site;
logging onto said server site by said patient, and in response to a request by said patient, registering said patient including creating an electronic file for said patient in said patient record database;
conducting a pre-visit interview of said patient using electronically selected information including interactively interviewing said patient in preparation for a medical consultation, and responsive to said pre-visit interview, electronically storing responses of said patient in said patient'"'"'s electronic file;
responsive to said pre-visit interview, electronically generating a pre-visit summary that includes condition-specific preliminary information and transmitting said pre-visit summary to said patient; and
responsive to said pre-visit interview, electronically generating pre-visit information that includes a preliminary chart note and condition-specific educational material, and transmitting said pre-visit information to said physician.
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24. A medical information system that utilizes an electronic communication network for facilitating delivery of medical services from physicians to patients, and for electronically storing patient files, comprising:
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a communication link to said electronic communication network;
a plurality of databases stored in computer-readable form, including condition-specific medical information and individual patient files;
a plurality of computer programs connected to said databases and said communication link;
a system for providing an interactive interview for said patient and storing responses thereto in said patient'"'"'s file;
a system, responsive to said interview, for generating a condition-specific pre-visit summary for said patient in preparation for a visit by said patient to a physician; and
a system, responsive to said interview, for generating pre-visit condition-specific material including a preliminary chart note for the physician in advance of said visit by said patient.
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32. A computerized method of clinically educating a physician over an electronic network, comprising the steps of:
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interviewing a plurality of patients, each patient having one or more of a plurality of medical conditions;
for each patient, generating a report in computerized form for said physician that includes condition specific information regarding medical practices relating to said one or more medical conditions applicable to said patient; and
prior to each of said consultations, providing said physician with said condition-specific information in computerized form regarding medical practices relating to said one or more medical conditions applicable to said patient, thereby clinically educating said physician with updated medical practices relating to said one or more medical conditions.
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