Method and system for providing medical decision support

Details Method and system for providing medical decision support Method and system for providing medical decision support

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G06F 19/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2567291

A medical information management system is disclosed comprising at least one patient record repository that includes information identifying treatments and corresponding outcomes for a plurality of different patients. The system further comprises a query generator for generating a message to acquire information concerning a medical condition of a particular patient from the record repository. The query message initiates the acquisition of information from the record repository including data identifying, (i) a group of patients and a number of patients in a group, (ii) those attributes of the patients in the group which are similar to attributes of the particular patient and, (iii) different treatments associated with a medical condition employed by the patients in the group. The system further includes a data analyzer for analyzing the information acquired by the query generator to provide analysis results including (1) mortality of the patients of the group, (2) the length of patient stay in a healthcare facility of the patients of the group and (3) the cost of treatment incurred by the patients of the group

L'invention porte sur un système de gestion d'informations médicales qui comprend au moins un organe d'archivage de dossiers patient contenant des informations identifiant les traitements et les résultats correspondants pour une pluralité de patients différents. Le système comprend en outre un générateur d'interrogations qui génère un message permettant d'acquérir des informations concernant l'état médical d'un patient particulier dans l'organe d'archivage de dossiers patient. Le message d'interrogation lance l'acquisition d'informations à partir de l'organe d'archivage de dossiers patient, lesquelles informations comprennent des données qui identifient: (i) un groupe de patients et un nombre de patients dans le groupe; (ii) les attributs des patients du groupe qui sont similaires aux attributs d'un patient particulier; et (iii) différents traitements associés à un état médical qui ont été utilisés par les patients du groupe. Le système comprend également un analyseur de données qui analyse les informations acquises par le générateur d'interrogations afin de fournir des résultats d'analyse comprenant: (1) la mortalité des patients dans le groupe; (2) la durée de séjour de patient dans un établissement de soins de santé pour les patients du groupe; et (3) le coût de traitement supporté par les patients du groupe.

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