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System and method for a seamless user interface for an integrated electronic health care information system

  • US 7,275,220 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2001
  • Issued: 09/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic healthcare system, comprising:

  • a graphical user-interface;

    at least one electronic computer communicating with the graphical user interface to provide;

    (a) at least one electronic healthcare database including medical records;

    (b) a set of different software applications usable in any order by a single user on the electronic computer, the software applications allowing a user to access records of the electronic healthcare database for different patients;

    (c) a provider program running on the at least one electronic computer to;

    (i) receive input from a user through the graphical user-interface identifying a first software application to be initialized and opened;

    (ii) upon receipt of the user input, analyze other software applications currently open by the user to determine if any patient'"'"'s records are being accessed by a currently open second software application;

    (iii) if any patient'"'"'s records are not being accessed, allowing an identification of a first patient through the graphical user-interface and initializing and opening the first software application to access records related to the identified first patient;

    (iv) if any patient'"'"'s records are being accessed, automatically opening and initializing the first software application to also access records of the patient accessed by the second software application.

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