| 摘要 |
A system and method for a patient to initiate and complete a voice-enabled, computerized, symptom-based medical history, at the time the patient is concerned about a medical problem. The interview mimics the real in-office medical interview between a patient and physician, complete with voice audible questions and responses, and is constructed to uncover factual information related to the patient's current complaint. Once the medical history is complete it is sent to the patient's physician through the physician's Electronic Health Record system, the physician is then alerted that history report is waiting, and after reviewing the report, the physician calls the patient for a follow up interview to determine an appropriate next action for the patient. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of taking a remote medical history interview comprising:
a. Maintaining an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, which includes medical records for patients of an individual physician; b. Maintaining an Internet-enabled, automated, branched logic, symptom-based medical history program (“Medical History Program”), which has means for capturing text-based patient data associated with a specific medical complaint; c. Establishing a direct data link between the EHR system and the Medical History Program, wherein any patient who has a medical record in the physician's EHR system can opt into the Medical History Program, with means for directly establishing login credentials of the patient into the Medical History Program so that said patient can directly and securely access the Medical History Program at any time; d. Providing said credentialed patient with a computerized application program (“Medical History App”) specific for use on a remote communication device to allow the patient to have direct communication to the Medical History Program; e. Allowing the patient to initiate and conduct a medical history interview at any time simply starting the Medical History App on the remote communication device; f. Converting text instructions from the Medical History Program to synthesized speech on the patient's communication device and converting the patient's speech delivered into the patient's communication device to text instructions for the Medical History Program by means of a voice/text processor located between the Medical History Program and the patient communication device, and which communicates with the Medical History App; g. Presenting to the patient, the voice-enabled instructions from the Medical History Program on the patient's communication device in a location that is remote from the physician's office, through a secured wired or wireless internet communication protocol; h. Providing the Medical History Program with a means for summarizing a text based Medical History Report (“Medical History Report”) after the medical complaint data has been captured; i. Sending the text based Medical History Report to the physician's EHR for attachment to the patient's medical record; j. After the Medical History Report is attached to the patient's medical record in the physician's EHR, sending to the physician a notification alerting the physician that the patient's report is ready; k. Having the physician enter the EHR and review the patient's Medical History Report; l. Once the physician has reviewed the Medical History Report, having the physician directly contact the patient, wherein the physician is using a physician communication device and the patient is using a patient communication device, and both are having a consultation on the patient's condition, and conclude with a next action plan for the patient; |
