| US 7,461,079 B2 | ||
| Patient encounter electronic medical record system, method, and computer product | ||
| Thomas M. Walker, Commonwealth Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation 1850 Town Center Pkwy., Suite 400, Reston, Va. 20190 (US); and Mark Madden, Commonwealth Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation 1850 Town Center Pkwy., Suite 400, Reston, Va. 20190 (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 17, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/736,621. | ||
| Application 10/736621 is a continuation of application No. 09/818832, filed on Mar. 28, 2001, granted, now 6,684,276. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0128323 A1, Jul. 01, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—102 [707/1; 707/104.1; 707/200; 705/2; 705/3; 705/17] | 36 Claims |
| 1. A patient encounter electronic medical record apparatus comprising:
a processor;
an interface configured to receive data input by a physician and an output interface coupled to said processor;
a memory; and
a plurality of diagnosis specific pre-populated templates stored in said memory and accessible by said processor, default
entries in said diagnosis specific pre-populated templates being changeable to alternate values by said physician, said default
entries being associated with a pre-determined diagnosis, wherein
said interface is configured to receive an input of a diagnosis entered by said physician, and, in response to the entered
diagnosis, the interface is configured to output one or a plurality of said diagnosis specific pre-populated templates that
correspond with the diagnosis entered by the physician,
said processor is configured to produce an electronic medical record from said output one said diagnosis specific pre-populated
templates,
said diagnosis specific pre-populated templates being configured to enable said physician to perform said diagnosis in at
least one of an office setting, a surgery setting, an analgesic setting, and a therapy setting, wherein
said diagnosis specific pre-populated templates are derived at least one of a selective specialty specific database and an
anatomic specific database, and
wherein said diagnosis specific pre-populated templates are end-user modifiable.
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