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Health care management system for managing medical treatments and comparing user-proposed and recommended resources required for treatment
Assignee: McKesson Health Solutions LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1996-12-10
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract 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 guidelines. A user inputs information related to the health condition of an individual and guideline treatment options are identified. The user also inputs actual or proposed and final recommendation treatments for the same individual. The resulting comparative information can be used to modify the actual or proposed treatment, or provide explanatory information as to reasons for the difference between the final recommendation treatment and guideline treatment options. Also, the comparative information can be used by a reviewer for evaluation or utilization purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary T. McIlroy
- 👤 Julie E. Kees
- 👤 Jacquelyn A. Kalscheuer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:12
CPC Classifications
G; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/20; G16H50/00; G16H50/20; G16H50/70; G16H70/00; G16H70/20; G16H10/00; G16H10/20; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A90/00; Y02A90/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
An electronic system for managing medical treatments and resources required for the treatments, wherein a treatment is recommended to a care giver and the care giver proposes a treatment, comprising: means for entering a user-proposed treatment and the resources required for the proposed treatment; resource display means for displaying on a display device for a user one or more medical resources required to implement a recommended treatment and those required for the proposed treatment so that the required resources can be readily compared; treatment comparison means for comparing the resources required for the proposed treatment with the resources required for a recommended treatment, and notifying a user that specialist review is required for a proposed treatment that requires resources that vary from those required for a recommended treatment; final recommendation for treatment input means for entering a final recommendation for a treatment identified by a care giver and for accepting from a user information to explain any variance in resources between the final recommendation and the recommended treatment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
An electronic system for managing medical treatments and resources required for the treatments, wherein a treatment is recommended to a care giver and the care giver proposes a treatment, comprising: means for entering a user-proposed treatment and the resources required for the proposed treatment; resource display means for displaying on a display device for a user one or more medical resources required to implement a recommended treatment and those required for the proposed treatment so that the required resources can be readily compared; treatment comparison means for comparing the resources required for the proposed treatment with the resources required for a recommended treatment, and notifying a user that specialist review is required for a proposed treatment that requires resources that vary from those required for a recommended treatment; final recommendation for treatment input means for entering a final recommendation for a treatment identified by a care giver and for accepting from a user information to explain any variance in resources between the final recommendation and the recommended treatment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein the resources displayed by the means for displaying are a setting for the recommended treatment, a length of stay for the recommended treatment, and a number of preop days for the recommended treatment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A system according to claim 2 further wherein the means for displaying includes means for displaying the resources for the recommended treatment and final recommendation in side-by-side columns, respectively, and for displaying in a third column aligned with the side-by-side columns the reason codes accepted by a user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system according to claim 3 further wherein the treatment comparison means includes means for accepting from the user a selection of one of at least two different types of specialist review, and for displaying one or more of at least two different reasons for specialist review.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system according to claim 2 further wherein the resource display means includes means for displaying for a recommended treatment whether an assistant surgeon is required for the treatment.
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