PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of patient management for clinicians making house calls, comprising:
- receiving appointment data regarding an appointment for a patient with a selected clinician at a predetermined time;
inserting an appointment entry on an electronic calendar of the selected clinician;
attaching patient data to the appointment entry on the electronic calendar;
providing a first electronic link on the appointment entry to medical records of the patient;
providing a second electronic link on the appointment entry to a map showing an address of the patient;
partially pre-filling a patient visit form using the attached patient data;
receiving patient visit data electronically entered by the selected clinician on the patient visit form during the appointment; and
storing the patient visit data into a patient database.
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Abstract
A patient management system and method are provided. The method of patient management may include receiving appointment data regarding an appointment for a patient with a selected clinician at a predetermined time, inserting an appointment entry on an electronic calendar of the selected clinician, attaching patient data to the appointment entry on the electronic calendar, providing a first electronic link on the appointment entry to medical records of the patient, providing a second electronic link on the appointment entry to a map showing an address of the patient, partially pre-filling a patient visit form using the attached patient data, receiving patient visit data electronically entered by the selected clinician on the patient visit form during the appointment, and storing the patient visit data into a patient database.
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76 Claims
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1. A method of patient management for clinicians making house calls, comprising:
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receiving appointment data regarding an appointment for a patient with a selected clinician at a predetermined time; inserting an appointment entry on an electronic calendar of the selected clinician; attaching patient data to the appointment entry on the electronic calendar; providing a first electronic link on the appointment entry to medical records of the patient; providing a second electronic link on the appointment entry to a map showing an address of the patient; partially pre-filling a patient visit form using the attached patient data; receiving patient visit data electronically entered by the selected clinician on the patient visit form during the appointment; and storing the patient visit data into a patient database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A patient management system for clinicians making house calls, comprising:
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means for receiving appointment data regarding an appointment for a patient with a selected clinician at a predetermined time; means for inserting an appointment entry on an electronic calendar of the selected clinician; means for attaching patient data to the appointment entry on the electronic calendar; means for providing a first electronic link on the appointment entry to medical records of the patient; means for providing a second electronic link on the appointment entry to a map showing an address of the patient; means for partially pre-filling a patient visit form using the attached patient data; means for receiving patient visit data electronically entered by the selected clinician on the patient visit form during the appointment; and means for storing the patient visit data into a patient database. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A patient management system for clinicians making house calls, comprising:
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a first module for receiving appointment data regarding an appointment for a patient with a selected clinician at a predetermined time; a second module for inserting an appointment entry on an electronic calendar of the selected clinician; a third module for attaching patient data to the appointment entry on the electronic calendar; a fourth module for providing a first electronic link on the appointment entry to medical records of the patient; a fifth module for providing a second electronic link on the appointment entry to a map showing an address of the patient; a sixth module for partially pre-filling a patient visit form using the attached patient data; a seventh module for receiving patient visit data electronically entered by the selected clinician on the patient visit form during the appointment; and an eighth module for storing the patient visit data into a patient database. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A method of patient management, comprising:
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receiving patient data resulting from a patient house call; transmitting the patient data to a remotely located office; validating the patient data at the remotely located office; and merging the validated patient data with the patient'"'"'s medical record stored in a centralized patient database.
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Specification