Storage and access of aggregate patient data for analysis
First Claim
1. A method of analyzing healthcare patient data, the method comprising:
- providing a database including patient data of data sets, each data set being for a different patient and having a unique patient identifier, the patient data being located in tables of categories including at least two of diagnosis, treatment, and outcome, wherein the patient data within the categories are stored as selected data options and the patient data of a data set relate by the patient identifier;
receiving at least one criterion for patient data located in at least one category;
determining patient data results for all data sets in a group common to the criterion; and
presenting the patient data results.
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Abstract
The storage and retrieval of healthcare information is provided by use of a database that facilitates a number of different tasks that require manipulation of patient data. Comprehensive patient data representing a group of patients may be retrieved based on patient descriptive categories including diagnosis, e.g. anatomy, pathology or clinical presentation as well as treatment and outcome factors of each case. Symbolic codes assist in storage and retrieval of some of the data. In storage, various of the patient data related to particular patient issues and events may be linked for easy retrieval of relevant data. The catagories include data options that may be organized in the form of a hierarchical tree that has branching levels of data options with increasing specificity. Data from the various levels may be compared, as well as data between individual categories. In some embodiments, selected multimedia data may also be accessed based on criteria from data options of the patient descriptive categories.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of analyzing healthcare patient data, the method comprising:
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providing a database including patient data of data sets, each data set being for a different patient and having a unique patient identifier, the patient data being located in tables of categories including at least two of diagnosis, treatment, and outcome, wherein the patient data within the categories are stored as selected data options and the patient data of a data set relate by the patient identifier;
receiving at least one criterion for patient data located in at least one category;
determining patient data results for all data sets in a group common to the criterion; and
presenting the patient data results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method implemented in a computer system for organizing healthcare patient data in a database, comprising:
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receiving selected patient data from data options in at least one category including diagnosis, treatment and outcome;
storing in the database, the patient data with a unique patient identifier to relate the patient data within a data set, each data set being for a different patient; and
storing a linking event identifier for linking event data to link at least some of the patient data related to a patient management cycle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium having stored therein a plurality of sequences of executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause a healthcare data analysis system to:
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receive selected patient data from data options in at least one category including diagnosis, treatment and outcome;
store the patient data with a unique patient identifier to relate the patient data within a data set, each data set being for a different patient, store a linking event identifier for corresponding linking event data to link at least some of the patient data related to a patient management cycle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A healthcare data analysis system for patient data analysis comprising:
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a processor;
an input device in communication with the processor for receiving patient data;
a storage unit in communication with the processor having a relational database for;
(i) storing data options within data option tables by increasing levels of specificity in a hierarchical tree, the data option tables being for diagnosis, treatment or outcome, and (ii) storing patient data of data sets within category tables, each data set being for a different patient and having a unique patient identifier, the patient data being selected from the data options in at least one data option table, the processor comprising a means for receiving patient data from the input, storing the patient data in the storage unit and linking patient data of a data set from the categories for a patient management cycle. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A healthcare data analysis system comprising:
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a database having patient data of data sets, each data set being for a different patient and having a unique patient identifier stored within category tables, the patient data being chosen from data options in at least one data option table being for diagnosis, treatment and outcome, and at least one user interface to allow a user to selectively view data options to be selected by the user and entered through the input device as patient data. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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