Abstract: A system and method for processing patient data permits physicians and other medical staff personnel to record, accurately and precisely, historical patient care information. An objective measure of a physician's rendered level of care, as described by a clinical status code, is automatically generated. Data elements used in the determination of the generated clinical status code include a level of history of the patient, a level of examination of the patient, a decision-making process of the physician treating the patient, and a “time influence factor.” The quantity and quality of care information for a particular patient is enhanced allowing future care decisions for that patient to be based on a more complete medical history. Enhanced care information can be used in outcome studies to track the efficacy of specific treatment protocols. Archiving of patient information is done in a manner which allows reconstruction of the qualitative aspects of provided medical services.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 21, 2003
Publication date:
October 14, 2004
Applicant:
Rensimer Enterprises, Ltd.
Inventors:
Edward R. Rensimer, Jacqueline P. Tomsovic, Pamela A. Wright
Abstract: A system and method for processing patient data permits physicians and other medical staff personnel to record, accurately and precisely, historical patient care information. An objective measure of a physician's rendered level of care, as described by a clinical status code, is automatically generated. Data elements used in the determination of the generated clinical status code include a level of history of the patient, a level of examination of the patient, a decision-making process of the physician treating the patient, and a "time influence factor." The quantity and quality of care information for a particular patient is enhanced allowing future care decisions for that patient to be based on a more complete medical history. Enhanced care information can be used in outcome studies to track the efficacy of specific treatment protocols. Archiving of patient information is done in a manner which allows reconstruction of the qualitative aspects of provided medical services.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 9, 1998
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2000
Assignee:
Rensimer Enterprises, LTD
Inventors:
Edward R. Rensimer, Jacqueline P. Tomsovic, Pamela A. Wright
Abstract: A system and method for processing patient data permits physicians and other medical staff personnel to record, accurately and precisely, historical patient care information. An objective measure of a physician's rendered level of care, as described by a clinical status code, is automatically generated. Data elements used in the determination of the generated clinical status code include a level of history of the patient, a level of examination of the patient, a decision-making process of the physician treating the patient, and a "time influence factor." The quantity and quality of care information for a particular patient is enhanced allowing future care decisions for that patient to be based on a more complete medical history. Enhanced care information can be used in outcome studies to track the efficacy of specific treatment protocols. Archiving of patient information is done in a manner which allows reconstruction of the qualitative aspects of provided medical services.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 24, 1994
Date of Patent:
December 1, 1998
Assignee:
Rensimer Enterprises, Ltd.
Inventors:
Edward R. Rensimer, Jacqueline P. Tomsovic, Pamela A. Wright