Patent ID: 7853459
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A machine-implemented method of assisting medical evidence collection for adjudication of a medical disability request, the method comprising: providing an electronic medical record of a patient, the electronic medical record comprising evidence confirming or disconfirming at least one claimable medical disability condition; locating in the electronic medical record at least one keyword associated with the at least one claimable medical disability condition; processing, by a computer, an inference rule associated with the at least one claimable medical disability condition, such that the evidence confirming or disconfirming the at least one claimable medical disability condition is identified in the electronic medical record; and outputting, to a display, (1) information indicative of the identified evidence confirming or disconfirming the at least one claimable medical disability condition, and (2) a location reference of the identified evidence in the electronic medical record; wherein the processing an inference rule comprises locating an indicator of a value in the electronic medical record that tends to confirm an existence of the claimable medical disability condition in the patient; and wherein the outputting results in the display providing a visible association between the identified evidence confirming or disconfirming the at least one claimable medical disability condition, and the location reference of the identified evidence in the electronic medical record.