Patent ID: 8515989

Claim:
A dynamic computer-based system for locating and obtaining patient information, the computer-based system comprising: at least one hardware processor that includes memory; an order in the form of a query that requests information regarding a specific patient or group of patients; the information residing as source information in at least one location within multiple distributed data sources; the location within the multiple data sources identified as being on a first server; the source information including both a data collection routine and a tool collection routine; wherein the order is submitted by a user or requester; a document management and storage system (DMSS) having an application processor and a tool processor designed to manage and control the storage of electronic documents through the use of an application program; the application program including functionality that can select a tool and authenticate the order; at least one tool to send the query to the first server and retrieving the source information; the tool utilizing appropriate code to access the source information stored in the identified data source via an interface application when an appropriate request is received; the interface application being configured to continuously monitor and extract in real-time the fact that a test has been ordered at the same time the data is entered as source information into the data source; a communication channel that allows communication between the application processor and the tool processor; and a computer-based data collection and conversion system (DCCS); the DCCS linking the tool with both the DMSS and the source information; wherein the DMSS can reside on the first server or at a remote site from the source information; wherein the dynamic system locates and obtains the patient information in real-time from the location in the multiple distributed data sources.