Patent ID: 6426759
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: B23B,G06F,G16H

Abstract:
A method for managing a change to a medical treatment plan, wherein the medical treatment plan indicates an outline of future diagnostic tests and/or treatment options, including:storing the medical treatment plan as a global template object, said global template object stored as a binary file; designating a version number to the medical treatment plan; creating a new binary file when said medical treatment plan is changed; and designating a new version number to said new binary file, said new version number being higher than said version number; making a copy of said global template object, thus creating a specific patient template object; designating said specific patient template object as assigned to said patient; wherein said version number includes a major version number and a minor version number, and changing the major version number if a major change is made to the medical treatment plan and changing the minor version number if a minor change is made to the medical treatment plan, wherein a major change is one that is intended to alter said global template object and a minor change is one that is intended to alter said specific patient template object; and displaying elements of the medical treatment plan and the linkages between said elements via a user interface.