Patent ID: 7908154

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, including receiving input from the user of at least a portion of the name of each of the medications the patient is taking; obtaining demographic data for the patient and historical data from other users of the method; creating a list of probable medications, including determining which known medications are the probable medications that are more likely taken by the patient based on the at least a portion of the medication name received from the user and a first knowledge base of medications, and based on the patient's demographic data and the historical data; displaying the list of probable medications to the user; and receiving selection from the user of one of the probable medications from 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, the determining based on the historical data of other users of the method, and 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 selection from the user of one or more of the probable medical indications from the list; and generating a medical history for the patient based on the user selected probable medical indications and respective medications.