| 5822544 |
Patient care and communication system |
| Oct-13-1998 |
A patient care and communication system which utilizes a central processing system and a plurality of remote stations electrically connected to the central processing system to facilitate audio, visual... |
| 5819229 |
Surgical assistance and monitoring system |
| Oct-6-1998 |
An integration of a plurality of subsystems of various types of equipment into a single monitorable system or unit, and more specifically a surgical assistance and monitoring subsystem integrating arrangement... |
| 5819228 |
Health care payment system utilizing an intensity adjustment factor applied to provider episodes of care |
| Oct-6-1998 |
A method for providing a payment mechanism for out-patient diagnostic imaging services based upon an episode of care payment methodology. An episode of care is selected as a given time period during which... |
| 5812983 |
Computed medical file and chart system |
| Sep-22-1998 |
A method for integrating and displaying medical data in which a computer program links a flow sheet of a medical record to medical charts. The flow sheet has a standardized time scale in the rows and a... |
| 5809477 |
Method, apparatus and medium for allocating beds in a pediatric intensive care unit and for evaluating quality of care |
| Sep-15-1998 |
Computer implemented processes are disclosed for quantifying the severity of condition of patients of a pediatric hospital or pediatric intensive care unit. The measure of severity of condition can be... |
| 5809476 |
System for converting medical information into representative abbreviated codes with correction capability |
| Sep-15-1998 |
The present invention relates to a system for coding data. An example implementation is disclosed whereby the coding system is a computer program especially suited to analysing text input to the computer... |
| 5802494 |
Patient monitoring system |
| Sep-1-1998 |
The patient monitoring system includes a patient-data-acquiring section and a monitor section. The patient data-acquiring section includes a data-inputting device for inputting at least one of two data... |
| 5799282 |
Methods for establishing certifiable informed consent for a medical procedure |
| Aug-25-1998 |
A method for establishing certifiable patient informed consent for a medical procedure, where, in one embodiment, the patient interacts with a video training system until mastery of all required information... |
| 5797130 |
Method for testing proficiency in screening images of biological slides |
| Aug-18-1998 |
An automatic screening apparatus that screens all pap smear slides called normal by cytotechnologist. These normal pap smears will contain the mistakes, false negatives, which must be recovered as a measure... |
| 5794208 |
Creating and using protocols to create and review a patient chart |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A method and apparatus for creating and using a reusable medical protocol to create a patient chart is provided. The protocol is created by selecting various medical findings from a database containing... |
| 5786816 |
Method and apparatus for graphical user interface-based and variable result healthcare plan |
| Jul-28-1998 |
An apparatus and method for providing a medical protocol graphic user interface which graphically merges medical treatments is provided. The apparatus and method generates a plurality of graphic images... |
| 5781891 |
Medical transcription system with text expansion |
| Jul-14-1998 |
A simplified method of storing and invoking standard phrases during text entry to an electronic computer allows a phrase to be recalled by typing an abbreviated phrase name preceded by a predetermined... |
| 5778345 |
Health data processing system |
| Jul-7-1998 |
A method and system for evaluating health care provider performance, forecasting health care resource consumption on a macroeconomic scale, and optimizing the allocation of health care resource. The method... |
| 5774865 |
Patient compliance and monitoring system for multiple regimens using a movable bar code reader |
| Jun-30-1998 |
The patient compliance and monitoring device utilizes a tray with a base for holding medicine containers such as bottles. Inside the base attached to the tray is a weight scale connected to a computer.... |
| 5758095 |
Interactive medication ordering system |
| May-26-1998 |
A system and method for ordering and prescribing drugs for a patient. This system includes an improved process for facilitating and automating the process of drug order entry. The user may interact with... |
| 5752234 |
Method and apparatus for managing disposable medical supplies appropriate for a single patient visit |
| May-12-1998 |
A method of supplying health care workers with disposable supplies appropriate for a single patient visit determines a requirement for disposable medical supplies for a patient during an associated single... |
| 5748907 |
Medical facility and business: automatic interactive dynamic real-time management |
| May-5-1998 |
An Interactive Dynamic Real-time Management System includes a microprocessor adapted to sense the automatic interaction of real-time inputs relating to the method of controlling the position, flow of patients,... |
| 5737539 |
Prescription creation system |
| Apr-7-1998 |
An electronic prescription creation system for use by professional prescribers at the point of care has a prescription division subsystem permitting creation of a single prescription to be automatically... |
| 5732401 |
Activity based cost tracking systems |
| Mar-24-1998 |
A system for tracking costs of medical procedures by monitoring the movements of personnel, supplies and equipment and processing data on these movements to produce detailed and accurate cost accounting... |
| 5732397 |
Automated decision-making arrangement |
| Mar-24-1998 |
An automated system for use in decision-making, comprises input, output processing and storage capabilities. The storage and processing portions of the system include a number of components which receive... |
| 5724580 |
System and method of generating prognosis and therapy reports for coronary health management |
| Mar-3-1998 |
A system and method of automatically formulating an alpha-numeric comprehensive management and prognosis report at a centralized data management center for a patient at a remote location is defined comprising:... |
| 5724379 |
Method of modifying comparable health care services |
| Mar-3-1998 |
Health care services are made more efficient by comparing health care services from different providers independently of the clinical complexity of treating the diseases of the patients involved. This... |
| 5724245 |
Apparatus for controlling a postage meter and selecting an inscription |
| Mar-3-1998 |
A postal scale having a programmable capability to automatically select inscriptions to be included in a postage meter indicia. The postal scale includes a CPU and memory, a load cell for determining the... |
| 5721913 |
Integrated activity management system |
| Feb-24-1998 |
A system for managing workflow of specific types of activities includes a database and at least one computer workstation connected to an integrated activities management system. The integrated activities... |
| 5715451 |
Method and system for constructing formulae for processing medical data |
| Feb-3-1998 |
A method and system for constructing formulae for processing medical data is provided by a formula construction facility. In a preferred embodiment, the facility displays a list of time-indexed medical... |
| 5706441 |
Method and apparatus for objectively monitoring and assessing the performance of health-care providers |
| Jan-6-1998 |
A method and apparatus for objectively assessing the complexity of health-care services delivered by each health-care provider within a group of health-care providers to patients serviced by the group... |
| 5704044 |
Computerized healthcare accounts receivable purchasing, collections, securitization and management system |
| Dec-30-1997 |
The present invention is a computerized method and system for financing health care service providers, especially pharmacies, by evaluating and purchasing their accounts receivables, scoring the creditworthiness... |
| 5696981 |
Personality analyzer |
| Dec-9-1997 |
Devices and methods for analyzing a subject's personality are provided using an automated personality analyzer. A subject's responses to a predefined quiz, responses to flashcards, a monograph, or a monologue,... |
| 5675744 |
Workstation for medical service |
| Oct-7-1997 |
A system bus for connecting modules in a workstation for medical service has connected thereto a CPU, a main memory device, an input-output apparatus comprising a CRT or a display device such as liquid... |
| 5666492 |
Flexible computer based pharmaceutical care cognitive services management system and method |
| Sep-9-1997 |
A computer based pharmaceutical care cognitive services management system and method allows the transformation of a pharmacist from a vendor to a health care provider. The pharmaceutical care cognitive... |
| 5664109 |
Method for extracting pre-defined data items from medical service records generated by health care providers |
| Sep-2-1997 |
A central medical record repository for a managed health care organization accepts and stores medical record documents in any format from medical service providers. The repository then identifies the document... |
| 5655118 |
Methods and apparatus for managing information on activities of an enterprise |
| Aug-5-1997 |
A system for maintaining various information representative of activities of an enterprise having four components. The first component creates the information including project data, subproject data, task... |
| 5652842 |
Analysis and reporting of performance of service providers |
| Jul-29-1997 |
A computer-based method aids comparison of competitive performance of a first provider of services with other providers of the services, where the services are provided to a mix of customers belonging... |
| 5644778 |
Medical transaction system |
| Jul-1-1997 |
A medical transaction system is disclosed which is capable of permitting a plurality of healthcare providers to communicate with a plurality of payors and financial institutions. The healthcare providers,... |
| 5622429 |
Medical apparatus for transferring data between a data monitoring unit and a remote data analysis unit via a contactless memory card |
| Apr-22-1997 |
The medical apparatus for an operating room, especially a heart-lung machine, includes an electrically-powered device for producing data and performing operation steps and a data monitoring and analysis... |
| 5610811 |
Surgical instrument file system |
| Mar-11-1997 |
A surgical instrument file system comprised of a screen on which the names and pictures of surgical instruments required for a surgical procedure are selectively displayed; surgical instruments to which... |
| 5594637 |
System and method for assessing medical risk |
| Jan-14-1997 |
A system and method for assessing the medical risk of a given outcome for a patient comprises obtaining test data from a given patient corresponding to at least one test marker for predicting the medical... |
| 5586262 |
Image data management system particularly for use in a hospital |
| Dec-17-1996 |
An imaging system in a hospital includes plural diagnostic units each having a picture filing memory in which medical picture data of patients are stored. The memories are located in the diagnostic units... |
| 5583758 |
Health care management system for managing medical treatments and comparing user-proposed and recommended resources required for treatment |
| Dec-10-1996 |
A health care management system for use by hospitals, physicians, insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, and others in the health care field includes a processing unit and health condition... |
| 5583760 |
System for establishing and administering funded and post-funded charge accounts |
| Dec-10-1996 |
A data processing system is disclosed that establishes and administers charge accounts, including both funded and post-funded accounts. In one embodiment, the system of the invention establishes charge... |
| 5572421 |
Portable medical questionnaire presentation device |
| Nov-5-1996 |
A hand-held, battery-powered medical questionnaire presentation device is provided for use by a patient. The device has means for displaying questions to the patient, a limited number of keys by which... |
| 5557514 |
Method and system for generating statistically-based medical provider utilization profiles |
| Sep-17-1996 |
A method and system for analyzing historical medical provider billings to statistically establish a normative utilization profile. Comparison of a medical provider's utilization profile with a normative... |
| 5550734 |
Computerized healthcare accounts receivable purchasing collections securitization and management system |
| Aug-27-1996 |
The present invention is a computerized method and system for financing health care service providers, especially pharmacies, by evaluating and purchasing their accounts receivables, scoring the creditworthiness... |
| 5549117 |
System for monitoring and reporting medical measurements |
| Aug-27-1996 |
A system for monitoring and reporting medical information includes a stand-alone monitor for storing data records comprising measured values and time stamps and for transmitting the records to a remote... |
| 5544044 |
Method for evaluation of health care quality |
| Aug-6-1996 |
A software-based medical information system performs a method of analyzing health care claims records for an enrolled population (e.g., HMO, Medicaid) to assess and report on quality of care based on conformance... |
| 5524073 |
Secure transaction system and method utilized therein |
| Jun-4-1996 |
A transaction system is disclosed wherein, when a transaction, document or thing needs to be authenticated, information associated with one or more of the parties involved is coded together to produce... |
| 5519607 |
Automated health benefit processing system |
| May-21-1996 |
An automated health benefit processing system. The system includes a database and three processors. The database includes, for each geographic area and for each medical procedures for which a benefit is... |
| 5517405 |
Expert system for providing interactive assistance in solving problems such as health care management |
| May-14-1996 |
A problem solving expert system is provided which is particularly useful in managing the health care of individual patients. A description of a problem (e.g., medical condition) and a proposed solution... |
| 5486999 |
Apparatus and method for categorizing health care utilization |
| Jan-23-1996 |
An apparatus and method for categorizing health care utilization provides an efficient aid in identifying patients who are seeking inappropriate care. The invention involves a computer system having a... |
| 5471382 |
Medical network management system and process |
| Nov-28-1995 |
In a medical network management system (NMS) (20), health plan beneficiaries access a team of health care professionals over the telephone to help them assess their health needs and select appropriate... |
