US Patent:
20060265249, Nov 23, 2006
Inventors:
Howard Follis - Springfield MO, US
Shannon McMurtrey - Willard MO, US
Debra Marti - Monett MO, US
Joshua Marble - Ozark MO, US
Wesley Trantham - Springfield MO, US
Timothy Franklin - Springfield MO, US
International Classification:
G06F 19/00
G06F 17/00
Abstract:
A computer-readable medium for displaying and providing access to a stored patient electronic medical record (EMR), the computer-readable medium comprising a code segment executable by a processor for providing a user interface screen for display to a user, the user interface screen comprising a graphically-displayed timeline, the timeline comprising a first axis for time and a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the second axis being divided into a plurality of sections in parallel with each other, each section corresponding to a different type of patient information, each section comprising a display of patient data corresponding to that section's type of patient information, wherein the displayed patient data in each section is located on the timeline at a position such that the patient data is chronologically-ordered. The displayed timeline can be used as an access point for retrieving a wealth of information about the patient. Also disclosed herein are corresponding methods and systems for displaying and providing access to electronic patient medical records.