Patent ID: 8165898

Claim:
A method for generating a medical history for a patient, comprising: obtaining from a user an identification of each of the medications the patient is taking; obtaining demographic data for the patient; creating a list of probable additional medications using a computer processor, including determining which known medications are the probable medications that are more likely taken by the patient based on the medication identifications received from the user, a first knowledge base of medications, and based on the patient's demographic data; displaying the list of probable medications to the user; and receiving a selection from the user of one of the probable medications on the list of probable medications; for each one of the selected probable medications: (i) creating a list of probable medical indications associated with the respective medication, wherein the probable medical indications are diseases or symptoms, including determining which known medical indications are probable medical indications for which the patient most likely takes the identified medication based on a second knowledge base of known medical indications for the respective medication; (ii) displaying the list of medical indications to the user; and (iii) receiving a selection from the user of one or more of the probable medical indications on the list; and generating a medical history for the patient based on the user selected probable medical indications and respective medications.