System and methods for tracking medical encounters

A method for tracking a patient's medical encounters includes storing a record identifying the patient in a database, receiving notification of a medical encounter between the patient and a healthcare provider, adding encounter information to the record to generate an updated record, and storin...

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Main Authors THEODOSIOU ANDREAS H, BERGELSON MICHAEL N
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.05.2006
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HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method for tracking a patient's medical encounters includes storing a record identifying the patient in a database, receiving notification of a medical encounter between the patient and a healthcare provider, adding encounter information to the record to generate an updated record, and storing the updated record. The method also includes reporting the encounter information to the patient or to an authorized third party. A business method and system for tracking a patient's medical encounters also are disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040991351