Abstract: A computerized system provides a set of terminal devices accessible to physicians allowing for the electronic exchange of information through a display and data input device and the server system communicating between the anonymous medical record database and the terminal devices to: (1) allow a searching by a given physician of the anonymous medical record database according to search criteria entered by the given physician to provide a search result of patients; and (2) allow communication by the given physician with at least one patient's physician for a patient in the search result using the anonymous identifier to the patient's physician.

Abstract: A computerized system provides a set of terminal devices accessible to physicians allowing for the electronic exchange of information through a display and data input device and the server system communicating between the anonymous medical record database and the terminal devices to: (1) allow a searching by a given physician of the anonymous medical record database according to search criteria entered by the given physician to provide a search result of patients; and (2) allow communication by the given physician with at least one patient's physician for a patient in the search result using the anonymous identifier to the patient's physician.

Abstract: A computerized system allows intercommunication of patients with respect to the treatment of their diseases. This system includes an electronic medical record database providing electronic medical records of a given set of patients as developed by healthcare professionals and linked to an anonymous identifier for each patient and a set of terminal devices accessible to the patients allowing for the electronic exchange of information through a display and data input device.

Abstract: A room-based terminal near the patient's bedside is used to supplement the operation of a patient care computing device to improve contemporaneous data capture and information accessibility during a healthcare provider's rounds. The particular benefits of the stationary terminal and patient care computing device augment each other in providing superior workflow.

Abstract: An integrated system provides patients with secure, real-time access to their Personal Health Record and an Enterprise Health Information System (PHR and EHIS, respectively). Access may be provided by way of the Internet and via a Personal Health Portal (PHP) web page. From the secure PHP web page, patients can view information created and maintained by their health care providers and their affiliated staff. The patients can also request services and information from their health care providers and affiliated staff, directly access EHIS-related services, such as scheduling an appointment, scheduling, paying a bill, enrolling in a class, completing insurance and other forms, and viewing information and Internet services that are relevant to their particular health status.

Abstract: A system for facilitating patient ownership of his or her medical data through the use of third-party health repositories that preserves the maximum information content of the medical records by displaying information relevant to the authority of the medical data as reflected by its source and types of modification as it has moved between institutions, as well as the data itself. In this way, improved use of this data is made possible.

Abstract: A system for facilitating patient ownership of his or her medical data through the use of third-party health repositories that preserves the maximum information content of the medical records by displaying information relevant to the authority of the medical data as reflected by its source and types of modification as it has moved between institutions, as well as the data itself. In this way, improved use of this data is made possible.

Abstract: A system for facilitating patient data entry for mobile physicians provides for a task queue allowing partial data entry on different devices during the day according to the comparative advantage of the device. Thus, for example, a patient note may be prepared at an office terminal and some transcription added at a later time as dictated into a cell phone or the like. The queue structure provides informational cues to the physician to remind him or her of later data entry tasks and permits seamless integration of fragmented data entry into a common record.

Abstract: A system for facilitating patient ownership of his or her medical data through the use of third-party health repositories that preserves the maximum information content of the medical records by displaying information relevant to the authority of the medical data as reflected by its source and types of modification as it has moved between institutions, as well as the data itself. In this way, improved use of this data is made possible.

Abstract: An interface for a medical record database allows multiple different applications to be opened accessing the records of a common and/or different patients. For those applications accessing the records of a common patient, a visual indication is provided indicating whether or not records of the same patient are being accessed to prevent the user from mistakenly comparing the records of different patients.

Abstract: A computerized system allows intercommunication of patients with respect to the treatment of their diseases. This system includes an electronic medical record database providing electronic medical records of a given set of patients as developed by healthcare professionals and linked to an anonymous identifier for each patient and a set of terminal devices accessible to the patients allowing for the electronic exchange of information through a display and data input device.

Abstract: A method of sharing patient information including creating a release authorization containing sufficient information to identify a patient and information authorized for transmission, which is a subset of information stored by an electronic health record (EHR) entity for that patient; the release authorization associated with a patient or a person acting as a proxy for the patient; receiving a request from a recipient entity for information; identifying the subset of information associated with the release authorization to be transmitted from the EHR entity to the recipient entity; and transmitting the subset of information from the EHR entity to the recipient entity.

Abstract: A system for facilitating patient ownership of his or her medical data through the use of third-party health repositories that preserves the maximum information content of the medical records by displaying information relevant to the authority of the medical data as reflected by its source and types of modification as it has moved between institutions, as well as the data itself. In this way, improved use of this data is made possible.

Abstract: A healthcare portal aggregator collects data from healthcare portals of different institutions to provide patients with a comprehensive view of their healthcare information. The aggregator visually organizes data by datatypes for easy reference while visually linking the data to healthcare institution identifiers to preserve the healthcare institution's connections to their patients.

Abstract: A graphical user interface for use on a computer coupled to an enterprise electronic medical records system for accepting order data including an order entry window corresponding to an identified order, the identified order including one or more parameters. The graphical user interface also including an expandable order editing box linked to the order entry window and responsive to identification of the order and adapted to accept an input from a user; an order parameter manager coupled to the enterprise electronic medical records system that is adapted to populate at least one of the one or more order parameters based on information associated with a patient for whom the order is being placed; and the graphical user interface adapted to display to the user the order and the at least one or more populated order parameters.

Abstract: A system to allow self-scheduling of appointments via an electronic network. The electronic network is configured to permit secure access thereto by a service recipient. The system comprises a self-scheduling server coupled to the electronic network for secure communications therewith. The self-scheduling server is adapted to receive appointment scheduling requests from the service recipient securely via the electronic network The self-scheduling server includes a processor which is coupled to a rule base, to a scheduling database, and receives the appointment scheduling requests. The processor is operable upon the appointment scheduling requests to authorize the appointment scheduling request to send appointment schedule information to the scheduling database for inclusion therein and to send an appointment acknowledgment to the service recipient securely via the electronic network.

Abstract: An electronic health care system includes a modular framework and a display in communication with the modular framework for providing a graphical user interface to a system user. The modular framework includes a plurality of activities, each activity providing an aspect of patient care, where the framework is adaptable for accepting additional activities forming a single integrated system. The graphical user interface is adaptable for displaying information corresponding to one or more of the activities, and includes a common menu format for communicating available operations in the graphical user interface, and common visual components for displaying information to a system user.

Abstract: A method of determining and displaying a plurality of tasks to a user in a healthcare environment is provide that includes receiving an order associated with a patient, determining a type of the order, and identifying a task template associated with the order. The method further includes determining if an overriding template exists for the order, linking one of the task template or the overriding template to the order, and associating one or more task records with the linked template. The method also includes determining a plurality of tasks corresponding to the task records, adding the plurality of tasks to a work list, filtering the plurality of tasks on the work list for a patient list based on an attribute of the user and displaying the filtered list to the user.

Abstract: A method of responding to an order placed in a patient's electronic medical record including receiving the order associated with the patient, determining a type of the order, identifying a task template associated with the order, and linking the task template to the order. The method also includes determining if an overriding template exists for the order, linking the overriding template to the order if the overriding template exists, and reacting to the order with a response, wherein the response is one of the following responses: scheduling a task on a work list, adding a row to a flowsheet, adding an educational topic to an educational record associated with the patient, adding a care plan intervention to the patient's electronic medical record, sending a notification, executing a custom programming, or adding a group of text to a discharge instruction associated with the patient.

Abstract: A system to allow self-scheduling of appointments via an electronic network. The electronic network is configured to permit secure access thereto by a service recipient. The system comprises a self-scheduling server coupled to the electronic network for secure communications therewith. The self-scheduling server is adapted to receive appointment scheduling requests from the service recipient securely via the electronic network The self-scheduling server includes a processor which is coupled to a rule base, to a scheduling database, and receives the appointment scheduling requests. The processor is operable upon the appointment scheduling requests to authorize the appointment scheduling request to send appointment schedule information to the scheduling database for inclusion therein and to send an appointment acknowledgment to the service recipient securely via the electronic network.