Cynthia L Hess

US Patent:

20030130872, Jul 10, 2003

Filed:

Nov 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/304822

Inventors:

Carl Dvorak - Madison WI, US
Khiang Seow - Madison WI, US
Cynthia Hess - Madison WI, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/002000, 705/003000

Abstract:

A method of creating a shift report for a healthcare provider in a hospital environment including creating an electronic shift note for a hospital patient, wherein creating the electronic shift note includes providing a content for the electronic shift note, saving the electronic shift note as a saved shift note, linking the saved shift note to an electronic medical record for the patient, and displaying the saved shift note to the healthcare provider via a user interface. Creating the shift report also includes creating a patient list based on a set of criteria, building the shift report based on the patient list, for each patient on the shift report having a saved shift note, adding the saved shift note to the shift report, and displaying the shift report including the added shift notes to the healthcare provider. Creating the shift report further includes providing the healthcare provider the ability to convert the saved shift note to a progress note, the progress note being a permanent addition to the patient's electronic medical record and deleting the saved shift note linked to the patient's electronic medical record when the patient is discharged from the hospital if the saved shift note was not converted to a progress note.