System and method for use in providing a healthcare information database
First Claim
1. A method for providing accessibility to a healthcare information database by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising the steps of:
- a. retrieving patient related data;
b. processing the retrieved patient related data to be suitable for incorporation in a transitional database, the traditional database further comprising;
i. a predetermined initial structure; and
ii. predetermined data;
c. applying a predetermined rule to the processed patient related data to ensure compatibility of the processed patient related data with the transitional database;
d. incorporating the processed patient related data into the transitional database in response to the determination; and
e. communicating transitional database data to a user healthcare information database.
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Abstract
A method for providing accessibility to an information database by users of application software is presented, comprising the steps of retrieving desired data from a first source; processing the data to be suitable for incorporation in a transitional database by using industry specific starter data to aid in merging the desired data; applying a predetermined rule to the processed data to ensure compatibility of the processed data with the transitional database; incorporating the processed data into the transitional database in response to the determination; and communicating transitional database data to a targeted information database. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing accessibility to a healthcare information database by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising the steps of:
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a. retrieving patient related data;
b. processing the retrieved patient related data to be suitable for incorporation in a transitional database, the traditional database further comprising;
i. a predetermined initial structure; and
ii. predetermined data;
c. applying a predetermined rule to the processed patient related data to ensure compatibility of the processed patient related data with the transitional database;
d. incorporating the processed patient related data into the transitional database in response to the determination; and
e. communicating transitional database data to a user healthcare information database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a user interface supporting merger of patient related data elements derived from a first repository and record data elements derived from a second repository, comprising the steps of:
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a. initiating generation of at least one display window supporting merging a data element held in the first repository and a data element held in the second repository into a composite repository, the at least one display window including;
i. an element derived from the first repository being presented horizontally adjacent to an element derived from the second repository permitting side by side comparison; and
ii. a selection icon permitting user selection of an individual element derived from the first repository and an individual element derived from the second repository for inclusion in the composite repository; and
b. initiating merger of the selected individual data element into a composite repository in response to user command. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system for use in providing a healthcare information database accessible by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising:
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a. a starter model, further comprising a transitional database with a particular record structure, the transitional database to be used to incorporate processed patient related data in response to a determination of validity and to store the incorporated processed patient related data for subsequent transfer to a user healthcare information database;
b. a data processor having operative access to the starter model, the data processor being capable of receiving patient related data and processing the received patient related data to be suitable for incorporation in the transitional database; and
c. a validation processor operatively in communication with the data processor and the starter model, the validation processor being useful for applying a predetermined rule to determine whether the processed patient related data is compatible with the particular record structure of the transitional database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of converting a database for health care, comprising the steps of:
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a. initiating a conversion system at a workstation;
b. querying the database for a list of tasks assigned to a specific user;
c. presenting the list of tasks and their associated status in a worklist;
d. selecting a specific task of the tasks listed in the worklist;
e. displaying a step required to complete the selected task;
f. determining if data is involved to complete the selected task; and
g. if data is involved;
i. running an internal data integrity check to verify that a predetermined electronic database system can use the data;
ii. if the data pass the internal data integrity check, marking the task as completed; and
iii. if the data is found to have errors, leaving the task status as incomplete. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of processing healthcare and patient related information to create a database supporting a healthcare information system for use by hospitals, comprising the steps of:
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a. populating a predetermined transitional table in a transitional database with a dataset comprising predetermined starter data representative of a healthcare data processing requirement;
b. accessing a dataset from a current healthcare data processing database;
c. processing the dataset from the current healthcare data processing database according to at least one predefined rule; and
d. merging the processed dataset with the dataset from the predetermined transitional table by;
i. displaying an element from both datasets for a user; and
ii. allowing a user to choose an element from either dataset to be used to further populate the transitional table. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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