Patent ID: 6014630
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
A system for producing individualized patient educational documents for patients about to undergo medical procedures, such as surgery, said documents including data relating to said medical procedure to be undergone, the medical facility to be used, and the responsible physician, said system includinga computer having a medical procedure database, a medical facility database, and a physician database,said medical procedure database storing data about a plurality of medical procedures,said medical facility database storing data about how said medical procedures are carried out at at least one medical facility,said physician database storing data about how individual physicians vary said medical procedures,manual entry means associated with said computer for entering data about a prospective patient and for selecting from said databases said medical facility, said medical procedure and said physician to be used for said patient,software in said computer for taking from said databases data about said medical procedure to be undergone, said medical facility to be used, and said responsible physician, and organizing a document providing information for said patient about the said medical procedure said patient is about to undergo, anda printer associated with said computer for printing said document,whereby said patient is advised in writing as to what to anticipate and what is expected of him.