Patent ID: 7788040

Claim:
A system for processing patient medical information for storage in an electronic patient medical record repository and suitable for use in a hospital information system, comprising: an interface for receiving electronic transaction data including data representing genomic information indicating identity of a first patient, the received genomic information being associated with medical data of said first patient; a repository including a record of a particular patient incorporating medical data and data representing genomic information indicating identity of said particular patient; and a data processor, electronically coupled to said interface and said repository, for, comparing said genomic information indicating identity of said particular patient with the received genomic information associated with medical data of said first patient, automatically identifying a genomic match indicating said first patient and said particular patient are the same patient in response to the comparison and predetermined matching criteria, and initiating storage of said medical data of said first patient in said record of said particular patient in response to said genomic match and merging of at least a portion of said record of said particular patient with another record of said particular patient in response to said genomic match and using terms, codes, or identifiers that are predefined in the system and that facilitate the integration of clinical and genetic data, to provide a merged record.