System and method for image processing with assignment of medical codes
View Patent ↗A method of adding information to a displayed electronic image includes receiving a search request based on information from the displayed electronic image, locating at least one information responsive to the search request, and receiving identification of a selected information of the at least one information. The method also includes receiving selection of a position on the displayed electronic image at which the selected information is to be added and adding the selected information at the position on the displayed electronic image.
1. A method comprising:
on a computer system comprising at least one server computer, maintaining a stored list of medical codes;
for each electronic medical-chart image in a plurality of batches of electronic medical-chart images, the computer system allowing the electronic medical-chart image to be viewed and coded in a single software application, the allowing comprising:
causing the electronic medical-chart image to be displayed in a first part of the single software application; and
providing a search interface for searching the stored list of medical codes in a second part of the single software application;
receiving, via the search interface, a search request based on information from the displayed electronic medical-chart image;
locating at least one medical code in the stored list responsive to the search request;
receiving identification of a selected medical code of the at least one medical code;
receiving selection of a position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image at which the selected medical code is to be published;
publishing the selected medical code, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and
causing the published selected medical code to be displayed, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and
saving the electronic medical-chart image with the published selected medical code as a modified electronic medical-chart image; and
the computer system tracking a number of medical codes assigned per electronic medical-chart image and per batch.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the list of medical codes comprises medical codes selected from the group consisting of ICD codes and CPT codes.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the publishing step comprises publishing the selected medical code in a format selected from the group consisting of vertical, horizontal, and mixed.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received selection results from manual selection of the position on the displayed electronic image.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received selection results from specification of coordinates of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image.
6. An article of manufacture comprising:
at least one non-transitory computer readable medium;
processor instructions contained on the at least one computer-readable medium, the process instructions configured to be readable from the at least one computer-readable medium by at least one processor and thereby cause the at least one processor to operate as to:
maintain a stored list of medical codes;
for each electronic medical-chart image in a plurality of batches of electronic medical-chart images, allow the electronic medical-chart image to be viewed and coded in a single software application, the allowance comprising operability to:
cause the electronic medical-chart image to be displayed in a first part of the single software application;
provide a search interface for searching the stored list of medical codes in a second part of the single software application;
receive, via the search interface, a search request based on information from the displayed medical-chart electronic image;
locate at least one medical code in the stored list responsive to the search request;
receive identification of a selected medical code of the at least one medical code;
receive selection of a position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image at which the selected medical code is to be published;
publish the selected medical code, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and
cause the published selected medical code to be displayed, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and
track a number of medical codes assigned per electronic medical-chart image and per batch.
7. The article of manufacture of claim 6 , wherein the list of medical codes comprises medical codes selected from the group consisting of ICD codes and CPT codes.
8. The article of manufacture of claim 6 , wherein the published selected medical code is published in a format selected from the group consisting of vertical, horizontal, and mixed.
9. The article of manufacture of claim 6 , wherein the received selection results from manual selection of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image.
10. The article of manufacture of claim 6 , wherein the received selection results from specification of coordinates of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image.
11. A system for adding information to a displayed electronic image, the system comprising:
a server computer comprising a processor, wherein the server computer is operable to implement a method comprising:
maintaining a stored list of medical codes;
for each electronic medical-chart image in a plurality of batches of electronic medical-chart images, allowing the electronic medical-chart image to be viewed and coded in a single software application, the allowing comprising:
causing the electronic medical-chart image to be displayed in a first part of the single software application; and
providing a search interface for searching the stored list of medical codes in a second part of the single software application;
receiving, via the search interface, a search request based on information from the displayed electronic medical-chart image;
locating at least one medical code in the stored list responsive to the search request;
receiving identification of a selected medical code of the at least one medical code;
receiving selection of a position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image at which the selected medical code is to be published;
publishing the selected medical code, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and
causing the published selected medical code to be displayed, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and
saving the electronic medical-chart image with the published selected medical code as a modified electronic medical-chart image; and
tracking a number of medical codes assigned per electronic medical-chart image and per batch.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the list of medical codes comprises medical codes selected from the group consisting of ICD codes and CPT codes.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the selected medical code can be added in a format selected from the group consisting of vertical, horizontal, and mixed.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the received selection results from manual selection of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the received selection results from specification of coordinates of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image.