MULTI-USER, KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING APPROPRIATE MEDICAL REFERRALS TO SPECIALISTS

摘要

Disclosed herein is a multi-user, interactive, medical knowledge based system utilizing disease or problem specific analysis by which healthcare providers, specifically primary care providers, can be notified about the appropriateness and completeness of a patient's medical referral to a specialist.

主权项

1. A interactive system for reducing patient referral errors, the system comprising
a central computer unit communicatingly connected to a first provider computer unit and a display associated therewith, central computer unit comprising a processing module and a memory component onto which a plurality of program code modules are stored; the plurality of program code modules comprising: a first program code module for causing a field to be displayed on said display for selecting of a medical specialty of interest by a first medical provider; a second program code module for causing a field to be displayed on said display for selecting a specific disease or medical condition related to the selected medical specialty; a third program code module for causing a first question node to be displayed on the display, wherein the first question node is displayed with a field for inputting a first response, wherein said first response is a selection from a group of two or more responses or a medical information input; a fourth program code module for causing a first output to be displayed on said display generated based on said first response, wherein said first output indicates that a referral to the medical specialty is approved, denied, requires additional data/results or initiates a second question node; and optionally: a fifth program code module for causing a second question node to be displayed on the display, wherein the second question node is displayed with a field for inputting a second response, wherein said second response is a selection from a group of two or more responses or a medical information input; and a sixth program code module for causing a second output to be displayed on said display generated based on said second response, wherein said second output indicates that a referral to the medical specialty is approved, denied, or requires additional data/results; wherein said first through sixth program code modules are executed entirely or partly on said central computer unit or entirely or partly on said first provider computer unit.