Patent ID: 11886686
Assignee: INTELLIGENT MEDICAL OBJECTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method for dynamically-adjusting a patient problem list in an electronic medical record or an electronic health record, comprising:
displaying a patient problem list within an interface associated with the electronic medical record or electronic health record including a plurality of patient problem list entries, each patient problem list entry including a textual description corresponding to a problem reflected in the patient problem list entry,
encoding each patient problem list entry with a date of entry into the patient problem list and mapping each patient problem list entry textual description to at least one concept or lexical of an interface terminology separate from and interfacing with the electronic medical record or electronic health record, the interface terminology structured to include one or more domains including a plurality of concepts within each domain and one or more lexicals linked to each concept,
mapping the at least one concept or lexical to at least one external terminology concept,
mapping the at least one external terminology concept to a limited duration group comprising a respective grouping of a plurality of external terminology concepts, the limited duration group comprising a limited duration window, and
comparing a number of days that has elapsed since the date of entry of each patient problem list entry against the limited duration window,
wherein, when the number of days that has elapsed since the date of entry of a patient problem list entry from among the plurality of patient problem list entries is outside the limited duration window, the patient problem list is modifiable to remove the patient problem list entry from the patient problem list displayed to a user within the interface associated with the electronic medical record or electronic health record.