Patent ID: 8473308

Claim:
A computer method for sharing medical information, comprising: performing processing associated with creating, utilizing at least one information sharing application in communication with at least one client computer and/or at least one server computer, a plurality of relational problem-oriented records utilizing at least one problem pattern for each of a plurality of medical problems, wherein each of the plurality of relational problem-oriented records comprises relationship information for each of the plurality of medical problems, wherein the relationship information comprises: at least one other medical problem caused by at least one medical problem, or at least one other medical problem that is a result of the at least one medical problem, or at least one other medical problem exacerbated by the at least one medical problem, or at least one other medical problem often related to the at least one medical problem, or any combination thereof; performing processing associated with organizing at least two of the plurality of relational problem-oriented records, utilizing the at least one information sharing application in communication with at least one client computer and/or at least one server computer, wherein the organizing comprises matching at least one problem pattern in at least two relational problem-oriented records; and performing processing associated with sharing information related to at least one of the at least two relational problem-oriented records from the at least one information sharing application with at least one user utilizing at least one client computer and/or at least one server computer, wherein the sharing comprises searching at least two organized relational problem-oriented records for at least one problem pattern and making, available search results to the at least one user.