Patent ID: 6192345
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
A method for producing keyboard-generated medical progress notes comprisingpreparing a set of handwritten alphanumeric codes based on language of abbreviations of didactic medical terminology and supplementary notations subsequent to a doctor-patient encounter, each alphanumeric code and supplementary identifying notation identifying a specific process used in the doctor-patient encounter;entering the set of alphanumeric codes based on a language of abbreviations of didactic medical terminology and supplementary notations into a programmed processor by means of a keyboard, the programmed processor storing the text of the progress notes in sentence form, the text of the progress notes being addressable by the alphanumeric codes and supplementary notations;addressing the text of the medical progress notes with the entered set of alphanumeric codes and supplementary notations to generate a set of medical progress notes;printing the medical progress notes addressed by the alphanumeric codes and supplementary notations; andentering the printed progress notes into the patient's file.