Method for providing medical test results

Abstract

In an exemplary embodiment, this invention provides a method of providing medical test results. The method includes a step of selecting formulary information that corresponds to a result of a medical test. The method also includes a step of generating a medical report. The medical report includes a laboratory report that corresponds to the medical test. The medical report also includes the selected formulary information.

1 . A method of providing a result of a laboratory test performed on a patient who participates with a prescription care provider, the method being performed by a computer system that comprises one or more processors and one or more interfaces operatively coupled to at least one of the processors, the method comprising:
 receiving the result through one of the interfaces;   automatically in response to receiving the result, determining that the result results in a trigger;   automatically in response to the trigger, receiving formulary information that is specific to the trigger and specific to the prescription care provider;   automatically in response to receiving the formulary information, generating a single medical report that includes (1) the formulary information and (2) a laboratory report that includes the result; and   transmitting the medical report through one of the interfaces.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the medical report consists of a representation of a single printed or electronic page. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the trigger is an abnormal test result. 
     
     
         4 . A computer system for providing a result of a laboratory test performed on a patient who participates with a prescription care provider, the computer system comprising:
 one or more processors;   one or more interfaces operatively coupled to at least one of the processors; and one or more computer-readable storage media operatively coupled to at least one of the processors and encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more of the processors, causes the computer system at least to:
 receive the result through one of the interfaces; 
 automatically in response to receiving the result, determine that the result results in a trigger; 
 automatically in response to the trigger, receive formulary information that is specific to the trigger and specific to the prescription care provider; 
 automatically in response to receiving the formulary information, generate a single medical report that includes (1) the formulary information and (2) a laboratory report that includes the result; and 
 transmit the medical report through one of the interfaces. 
   
     
     
         5 . The computer system of  claim 4 , wherein the medical report consists of a representation of a single printed or electronic page. 
     
     
         6 . The computer system of  claim 4 , wherein the trigger is an abnormal test result. 
     
     
         7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more processors within a computer system that comprises one or more interfaces operatively coupled to at least one of the processors, cause the computer system at least to:
 receive through one of the interfaces a result of a laboratory test performed on a patient who participates with a prescription care provider;   automatically in response to receiving the result, determine that the result results in a trigger;   automatically in response to the trigger, receive formulary information that is specific to the trigger and specific to the prescription care provider;   automatically in response to receiving the formulary information, generate a single medical report that includes (1) the formulary information and (2) a laboratory report that includes the result; and   transmit the medical report through one of the interfaces.   
     
     
         8 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 7 , wherein the medical report consists of a representation of a single printed or electronic page. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 7 , wherein the trigger is an abnormal test result.