Patent ID: 7720692
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented, triage category method for determining a medical triage disposition, the method executed by a computer including a processor and coupled with storage, the method comprising: providing, by the computer to a triage operator, a set of tiered triage questions consisting of a plurality of only yes/no questions arranged in a plurality of tiers, wherein the plurality of tiers are ranked according to a level of urgency; providing, by the computer to the triage operator, a plurality of dispositions corresponding to the plurality of tiers, wherein a first “yes” answer received in response to any of the plurality of only yes/no questions directly results in selection by the computer of a disposition that corresponds to the tier which contains the affirmatively-answered question, wherein triage dispositions are final determinations whether and to what level of medical care a person undergoing triage is directed, the plurality of only yes/no questions and the plurality of dispositions designed to allow inquiry of the person by the triage operator when the person is located remotely from the triage operator; and storing the plurality of only yes/no questions in relation to the corresponding plurality of dispositions in a database within the storage of the computer.