Healthcare organization central record and record identifier management system

a technology of central record and record identification, applied in the field of record keeping and database organization system, can solve the problems of high volume waste of pre-labeled folders, information fragmentation, etc., and achieve the effect of simplifying the workflow of hospital personnel, reducing the number of duplicate medical record number, and improving the accuracy of the assignment process of medical record number
US20060010015A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-12THOMAS DENISE MARIE +2
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
THOMAS DENISE MARIE
Publication Date
2006-01-12
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A system (100) for providing multiple facility healthcare corporations the ability to assign and maintain shared medical record numbers (43) across multiple entities. The system establishes a parent / child relationship among the entities to share medical record number ranges, formats, and data. A patient record identifier database (102) contains patient records in a searchable unit record file (50) and an identification number file (3). A search processor (105) locates relevant records and a rules processor (104) applies various tests to the returned data in order to assign a medical record number (43, 13) to a single unique unit reference number (2, 5, 11) to a person without duplication or conflict with identifiers used at other entities (4, 9, 190). The reference numbers and their associated medical records are shared among the various entities. The sharing relationships may be altered by authorized users accessing on line file maintenance (312) and programs (311).
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[0001] This is a divisional application of non-provisional application Ser. No. 10 / 281,602 filed Oct. 28, 2002 of provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 364,539 by D. M. Thomas et al. filed Mar. 16, 2002.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates generally to a record keeping and database organization system, and more specifically to a system that permits multiple facility healthcare corporations to assign and maintain shared medical record numbers across multiple entities. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The healthcare industry has traditionally suffered from information fragmentation. Frequently, multiple medical record numbers are assigned to a patient who is cared for by each of several facilities within a multiple facility hospital organization, creating high volumes of duplicate medical record numbers and causing other waste of, e.g. prelabeled folders. Maintaining decentralized or multiple Medical Records Departments within a multientity organization causes addition...

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