Karen R Clark

US Patent:

20110295620, Dec 1, 2011

Filed:

May 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/117733

Inventors:

Matthew Joseph LOSCALZO - Sierra Madre CA, US
Karen Lynn Clark - Carlsbad CA, US

Assignee:

CITY OF HOPE - Duarte CA

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

A computer-based screening instrument system and method comprising a patient interactive device coupled with a data network and an administrative server, the administrative server operatively connected to a database and a printer, wherein the administrative server is configured to serve as a screening instrument to the patient interactive device and to receive responsive information from the patient interactive device; and a triage module, wherein the screening instrument comprises a plurality of issues, an issue having a patient prompt and one or more patient selectable responses, wherein the patient interactive device, for each issue in the screening instrument, displays the related patient prompt, receive an indication of a patient selection of a related patient selectable response and transmit information representing the indication to the administrative server; wherein the administrative server receives the information and stores a patient response record comprising the information received; wherein the triage module compares a particular patient's response record with a set of triage rules and performs at least one of the following: (1) generate and transmit a triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the patient's professional health care team, and (2) generate and transmit a message indicating the patient's request to discuss an issue with a member of the patient's professional health care team to the communication device.