System and method for managing medical facility procedures and records

Abstract

The invention facilitates the efficient administration of medical offices and patient records including visual coordination of room, patient, and task status indicators. The invention also enables improved document review and transcription management.

1 . A computer-implemented method to facilitate management of medical records comprising:
 associating an electronic document with an electronic patient chart;   submitting said electronic document for first physician review; and   automatically restricting another submission of said electronic document for second physician review upon detection of first physician review of said electronic document.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising automatically updating a review status indicator for said electronic document associated with said electronic patient chart upon detection of first physician review of said electronic document. 
     
     
         3 . A computer-implemented method for facilitating management of medical records and documents comprising:
 compiling multiple patient transcripts into a single document file;   inputting said document file into a computer system; and   separating said patient transcripts within said computer system according to at least one of predetermined character sets, patient specific information, and patient identifiers to obtain separated patient transcripts.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , further comprising automatically associating said separated patient transcripts with a corresponding patient record. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein said step of separating said patient transcripts is facilitated by detecting patient specific information in at least one of transcription headers, footers, titles, and metadata. 
     
     
         6 . A computer-implemented method for facilitating management of medical records and documents comprising:
 storing patient records in at least one database and in at least one file format; and   exporting at least a portion of said patient records to a single file of a uniform format.