Time coordination and synchronization of event times in electronic medical records
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of recording the times of events related to the medical care delivered to patient, and for integrating those times to provide a patient history, the method comprising recording a first time of occurrence of a first event;
- recording first clock information characterizing a first time source from which the first time of occurrence was obtained;
recording a second time of occurrence of a second event;
recording second clock information characterizing a second time source from which the second time of occurrence was obtained, wherein the first time source and the second time source are independent of one another and not synchronized with one another;
transferring recorded data so that the first time of occurrence, first clock information, second time of occurrence, and second clock information are accessible at a computer; and
producing a patient history using at least the first and second times of occurrence.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of recording the times of events related to the medical care delivered to patient, and for integrating those times to provide a patient history, including recording a first time of occurrence of a first event, recording first clock information characterizing a first time source from which the first time of occurrence was obtained, recording a second time of occurrence of a second event, recording second clock information characterizing a second time source from which the second time of occurrence was obtained, wherein the first time source and the second time source are independent of one another and not synchronized with one another, transferring recorded data so that the first time of occurrence, first clock information, second time of occurrence, and second clock information are accessible at a computer; and producing a patient history using at least the first and second times of occurrence.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of recording the times of events related to the medical care delivered to patient, and for integrating those times to provide a patient history, the method comprising
recording a first time of occurrence of a first event; -
recording first clock information characterizing a first time source from which the first time of occurrence was obtained;
recording a second time of occurrence of a second event;
recording second clock information characterizing a second time source from which the second time of occurrence was obtained, wherein the first time source and the second time source are independent of one another and not synchronized with one another;
transferring recorded data so that the first time of occurrence, first clock information, second time of occurrence, and second clock information are accessible at a computer; and
producing a patient history using at least the first and second times of occurrence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method of recording the times of events related to the medical care delivered to patient, and for integrating those times to provide a patient history, the method comprising
using a first device to create one or more first event records, each comprising a time of occurrence of an event and clock information characterizing a first time source from which the time of occurrence was obtained; -
using a second device to create one or more second event records, each comprising a time of occurrence of an event and clock information characterizing a second time source from which the time of occurrence was obtained, wherein the first time source and the second time source are independent of one another and not synchronized with one another, integrating the first and second event records on a computer;
selecting one of the first and second time sources as a reference time source, synchronizing the first and second times of occurrence to the reference time source, and producing a patient history in which times of occurrence of events are expressed relative to the reference time source.
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