Patent Document ID: 20070226008
Application ID: 11603911
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computerized method for automated prioritization of waiting patients, comprising the steps of: for a plurality of patients, gathering with the assistance of a computer at least one medical factor associated with each patient's medical condition taken from a group consisting of (a) a type of injury, (b) a symptom, (c) a condition of the patient, and (d) a demographic statistic of the patient; for the plurality of the patients, gathering with the assistance of a computer at least one subjective perception associated each patient's medical condition taken from a group consisting of (a) anxiety of the patient, (b) anxiety of the referring physician, (c) anxiety of the reviewing attendee, and (d) whether the referring physician ordered the case STAT; ordering, by a computerized algorithm, the plurality of patients for at least one of (a) medical treatment and (b) medical assessment, based at least upon a combination of the at least one medical factor and the at least one subjective perception gathered for each of the plurality of patients.