Automated health review system

Abstract

A system and method for providing health care diagnosis, and more specifically, to a system and method for providing automated health condition review and diagnosis with testing recommendations is disclosed. The system includes a condition analyzer server coupled to online prior medical records sources, a current treating facility processor for generating a set of current patient data, the current patient data comprises observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints, and a data storage device containing one or more sets of one or more predetermined criteria from reference sources and record results. The condition analyzer server return a report containing recommendations potential diagnosis, additional testing recommendations, and reference source materials utilized in generating the potential diagnosis, and additional testing recommendations to the current treating facility.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing automated health condition review and diagnosis with testing recommendations utilizing a condition analyzer server coupled to online medical records sources, the method comprising:
 establishing a medical records database via the condition analyzer server, the medical records database comprises a library of known medical symptoms and conditions received via the condition analyzer server from the online medical records resources;   forming one or more sets of one or more predetermined criteria based on the library of known medical symptoms and conditions;   generating, via a current treating facility processor, one or more sets of current patient data based on current patient data received from a current treating facility via the condition analyzer server, the current patient data comprising current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints;   comparing, via a testing and diagnosis rules engine, the one or more sets of current patient data to the one or more sets of one or more predetermined criteria to determine one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options;   generating a report containing the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options, and reference source material utilized in generating the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options; and   returning the report containing the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options, and reference source material utilized in generating the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options to display on an interface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a current treating facility interface for a treating physician at the current treating facility to send the set of current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints for processing, wherein the processing comprises analyzing the prior medical records and current patient data to determine possible diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating individual relevant facts from the prior medical records for utilization by the rules engine in generating possible diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining authorization to obtain the patient's medical records from each provider via a medical records uploader, wherein obtaining authorization comprises submitting a proper request to each provider;   obtaining the patient's medical records from each provider from which authorization has been obtained; and   uploading the medical records to the medical records database.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing access to the criteria stored on the medical records database via a medical library interface. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 analyzing prior medical records to identify additional healthcare providers and related facilities who have provided treatment and testing; and   generating a request to all identified providers for access and electronic copies of all available medical records of the patient.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the analyzing prior medical records to identify additional healthcare providers and related facilities who have provided treatment and testing comprises:
 receiving, via a current condition receiver, the set of current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints from a current treating facility for use in the generation of possible diagnoses and potential additional testing recommendations;   parsing, via a current condition parser, the set of current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints from the current treating facility into data useful in additional processing; and   identifying possible healthcare providers and related facilities that who have provided testing and treatment.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising updating the library of known medical symptoms and conditions with additional studies and treatment regimes from the online medical records sources. 
     
     
         9 . A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 establishing a medical records database, the medical records database comprises a library of known medical symptoms and conditions received via a condition analyzer server from online medical records resources;   forming one or more sets of one or more predetermined criteria based on the library of known medical symptoms and conditions;   generating, via a current treating facility processor, one or more sets of current patient data based on current patient data received from a current treating facility via the condition analyzer server, the current patient data comprising current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints;   comparing, via a testing and diagnosis rules engine, the one or more sets of current patient data to the one or more sets of one or more predetermined criteria to determine one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options;   generating a report containing the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options, and reference source material utilized in generating the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options; and   returning the report containing the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options, and reference source material utilized in generating the one or more potential diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options to display on an interface.   
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising providing a current treating facility interface for a treating physician at the current treating facility to send the set of current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints for processing, wherein the processing comprises analyzing the prior medical records and current patient data to determine possible diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options. 
     
     
         11 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising generating individual relevant facts from the prior medical records for utilization by the rules engine in generating possible diagnoses and recommended testing and treatment options. 
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 obtaining authorization to obtain the patient's medical records from each provider via a medical records uploader, wherein obtaining authorization comprises submitting a proper request to each provider;   obtaining the patient's medical records from each provider from which authorization has been obtained; and   uploading the medical records to the medical records database.   
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising providing access to the criteria stored on the medical records database via a medical library interface. 
     
     
         14 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 analyzing prior medical records to identify additional healthcare providers and related facilities who have provided treatment and testing; and   generating a request to all identified providers for access and electronic copies of all available medical records of the patient.   
     
     
         15 . The computer program product of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 receiving, via a current condition receiver, the set of current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints from a current treating facility for use in the generation of possible diagnoses and potential additional testing recommendations;   parsing, via a current condition parser, the set of current observations, conditions, vital signs, and complaints from the current treating facility into data useful in additional processing; and   identifying possible healthcare providers and related facilities that who have provided testing and treatment.   
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising updating the library of known medical symptoms and conditions with additional studies and treatment regimes from the online medical records sources.