US 12,039,495 B2
Systems and methods for coding data from a medical encounter
James Ward, Plano, TX (US); Richard Wunnebuger, Westcliffe, CO (US); Stephen Hilliard, Richardson, TX (US); and Hank Hikspoors, McKinney, TX (US)
Assigned to T-System, Inc., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by T-System, Inc., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/351,824.
Application 18/351,824 is a continuation of application No. 16/121,591, filed on Sep. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,783,291.
Application 16/121,591 is a continuation of application No. 14/170,437, filed on Jan. 31, 2014, granted, now 10,078,729, issued on Sep. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0368137 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G16H 15/00 (2018.01); G16H 30/00 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.01); G16H 70/00 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 10/10 (2013.01) [G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 15/00 (2018.01); G16H 30/00 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.02); G16H 70/00 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01)] 28 Claims
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1. A method for controlling elements of a graphical user interface (GUI) for a medical data entry system, said method comprising:
providing a processing device having a first GUI element, the processing device configured to receive an input relating to a clinical concept,
wherein the clinical concept is associated with a diagnosis code; and
wherein the diagnosis code is associated with a data requirement;
determining at the processing device, in receipt of the input, whether the data requirement is met to associate the clinical concept with the diagnosis code;
designating the diagnosis code as a fully specified diagnosis code when the data requirement is met;
generating, in response to receiving the input and in response to determining that the data requirement is not met to associate the clinical concept with the diagnosis code, a second GUI element on the processing device configured to present a selectable data item adapted to include a positive selection state and a negative selection state, the selectable data item corresponding to the data requirement, the second GUI element configured to indicate whether the data requirement is met;
determining at the processing device, in response to the selection of the selectable data item, whether the data requirement has been met to associate the clinical concept with the diagnosis code,
wherein determining whether the data requirement is met to associate the clinical concept with the diagnosis code comprises iteratively obtaining additional inputs associated with the clinical concept until a stop condition is met; and
evaluating each of the additional inputs against a plurality of diagnosis codes;
excluding one or more of the plurality of diagnosis codes from the evaluating each of the additional inputs step based on the additional inputs;
designating the stop condition as met upon identification of the diagnosis code from the plurality of diagnosis codes that corresponds to the clinical concept and is identified based on the additional inputs;
configuring the second GUI element based on determining, in response to the selection of the selectable data item, to one of a first state indicating the data requirement has not been met and a second state indicating the data requirement has been met;
executing, in response to determining that the data requirement has not been met, a GUI control adapted to require a user to positively or negatively select the selectable data item such that the data requirement is met to associate the clinical concept with the diagnosis code;
wherein executing the GUI control includes activating a graphical indicator on the second GUI element indicating that the data requirement has not been met;
providing a feedback report to the user in response to receipt of a selection of the selectable data item;
wherein the feedback report identifies a deficiency in received data to generate the fully specified diagnosis code;
designating the diagnosis code as the fully specified diagnosis code in response to determining that the data requirement has been met; and
updating the graphical indicator to display an indication that the data requirement has been met to designate the diagnosis code as the fully specified diagnosis code.