Enhanced electronic health record graphical user interface system

Abstract

An enhanced electronic health record system. A user device having a display accesses electronic health records and clinic note templates stored on digital storage segments. A template selection screen is presented on the display of the user device. The template selection screen has at least two view modes. One view mode is a grid view, in which icon representations of various clinic note templates are displayed, each icon representation having a number of secondary icons providing additional functionality and information to the user. Also available is a list view, which also contains a vertical listing of available clinic note templates, each list element also having secondary icons. Upon selection of a template, the user is presented with a formatted clinic note. Additional functionality is available to the user to aid in the efficient capture of information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device for managing electronic health records, comprising a processor, a display unit and a graphical user interface,
 wherein the graphical user interface is configured to:   download a plurality of templates from a remote storage medium;   store the plurality of downloaded templates at a storage medium local to the electronic device;   display a plurality of first icons presenting templates of clinical notes;   display a search box for searching the plurality of templates;   generate a clinical note of a patient based on a template selected by a user;   automatically bookmark predetermined information of a patient;   automatically insert bookmarked information in the generated clinical note;   store the generated clinical note in the remote storage medium; and   generate and store, after the clinical note is finalized, a subnote file having additional information associated with the clinical note and display the subnote file together with the clinical note.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display, on a same screen as the first icons, a plurality of secondary icons associated with each first icon, the plurality of secondary icons indicating a user's favorite templates or a brief summary of an associated first icon. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to receive input from a user and detect an acronym from the input of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein, when an acronym is detected, the electronic device expands the acronym and displays the expanded acronym to the user for selection. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display a grid view icon and a list view icon that are used to switch between a grid view and a list view of the plurality of the first icons. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display a list of category icons related to medical categorization of clinical notes, each icon associated with a list of templates. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 6 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display a numerical value in proximity to each category icon, the numerical value representing the number of templates associated with that category icon. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display a subnote icon that causes a subnote to be affixed to the bottom of a clinic note displayed on a screen. 
     
     
         9 . A method for capturing clinical notes via an electronic device having a display unit and a graphical user interface, comprising:
 downloading a plurality of templates from a remote storage medium;   storing the plurality of downloaded templates at a storage medium local to the electronic device;   displaying a plurality of first icons presenting templates of clinical notes; and   displaying a search box for searching the plurality of templates;   generating a clinical note of a patient based on a template selected by a user;   automatic bookmarking predetermined information of a patient;   automatically inserting bookmarked information in the generated clinical note;   storing the generated clinical note in the remote storage medium; and   generating and storing, after the clinical note is finalized, a subnote file having additional information associated with the clinical note and displaying the subnote file together with the clinical note.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory digital storage medium storing an executable program that, when executed, causing an electronic device to implement a method for capturing clinical notes, the method comprising:
 downloading a plurality of templates from a remote storage medium;   storing the plurality of downloaded templates at a storage medium local to the electronic device;   displaying a plurality of first icons presenting templates of clinical notes; and   displaying a search box for searching the plurality of templates;   generating a clinical note of a patient based on a template selected by a user;   automatic bookmarking predetermined information of a patient;   automatically inserting bookmarked information in the generated clinical note;   storing the generated clinical note in the remote storage medium; and   generating and storing, after the clinical note is finalized, a subnote file having additional information associated with the clinic note and displaying the subnote file together with the clinical note.