Data capturing and structuring method and system

1. A method for capturing and structuring data, comprising:

determining, using a processor in a data processing environment, a data capture mode for creating a structured document from an unstructured document that lacks a format to configure the data processing environment to recognize the content of the unstructured document;

capturing the unstructured document under the data capture mode using the processor;

automatically determining, using-the data capture mode, a record owner having a plurality of existing data records to be associated with the unstructured document by comparing the plurality of existing data records with the unstructured document;

collecting metadata from data associated with the record owner, the unstructured document, and data generated during the capturing;

selecting automatically detected metadata that includes data from real-time messaging or other communications;

creating the structured document using the metadata and automatically detected metadata;

generating from the structured document multiple structured formats designed to configure the structured document to be used by multiple systems through standardized transport protocols;

converting the structured document to a file format having one of the structured formats based on a document type and a healthcare facility system;

exporting the structured document; and

importing the structured document by a receiving application.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the existing data records are electronic medical records; and

the record owner is a patient.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the data capture mode includes;

a proximity-based capture mode, an event-based capture mode, a schedule-based capture mode, an inquiry-based capture mode, or a transaction-based capture mode.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein collecting metadata includes:

collecting both static metadata and dynamic metadata.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein creating structured documents further includes:

creating the structured documents in one of a health level seven (HL7) format, a cross enterprise document sharing (XDS) format, an extensible markup language (XML) format, and a clinical document architecture (CDA) format.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein creating structured further includes:

creating multiple structured documents in two formats from a health level seven (HL7) format, a cross enterprise document sharing (XDS) format, an extensible markup language (XML) format, and a clinical document architecture (CDA) format.

7. The method according to claim 2 , wherein:

the metadata is collected from an HL7 message received by the processor.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein exporting the structured documents further includes:

exporting the structured documents to multiple recipients in multiple formats, selected based on the recipients.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further including:

updating the metadata dynamically based on data received from a messaging network.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the proximity-based capture mode uses a proximity between the processor and a plurality of patients to select a list of patients within the proximity, and selects the record owner from the plurality of patients.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the event-based capture mode uses events associated with a plurality of patients that happen within a preset period of time to select a list of patients, and selects the record owner from the plurality of patients.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the schedule-based capture mode uses scheduled visits of a plurality of patients to select a list of patients, and

selects the record owner from the plurality of patients.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the inquiry-based capture mode uses an inquiry made by a user of the processor to select a plurality of patients satisfying the inquiry, and selects the record owner from the plurality of patients.

14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the transaction-based capture mode uses a transaction associated with the existing data records of the record owner to select an existing data record to be associated with the unstructured document.

15. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer executable programs for, when being executed by a processor in a data capturing and structuring device in a data processing environment, performing a data management method comprising:

determining a data capture mode for processing an unstructured document into a structured document, the unstructured document lacking a format that configures the data processing environment to recognize the content of the unstructured document;

capturing the unstructured document under the data capture mode;

automatically selecting, based on the data capture mode, a record owner having a plurality of existing data records to be associated with the unstructured document by comparing the plurality of existing data records with the unstructured document;

collecting metadata from data associated with the record owner, the unstructured document, and data generated during the capturing;

selecting automatically detected metadata that includes data from real-time messaging or other communications;

creating the structured document using the metadata and automatically detected metadata;

generating multiple structured formats from the structured document such that the structured document is submitted to and used by multiple systems through standardized transport protocols;

converting the structured document to a file format based on a document type and a healthcare facility system;

exporting the structured document; and

importing the structured document by a receiving application.

16. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein:

the existing data records are electronic medical records, and

the record owner is a patient.

17. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the method further includes:

updating the metadata dynamically based on data received from a messaging network.

18. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein collecting metadata includes:

collecting both static metadata and dynamic metadata.

19. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein:

the data capture mode includes of a proximity-based capture mode, an event-based capture mode, a schedule-based capture mode, an inquiry-based capture mode, or a transaction-based capture mode; and

wherein the method includes

using proximity between the device and a plurality of patients in the proximity-based capture mode to select a list of patients within the proximity, and selecting the record owner from the plurality of patients,

using events associated with a plurality of patients happened within a preset period of time in the event-based capture mode to select a list of patients, and selecting the record owner from the plurality of patients,

selecting scheduled visits of a plurality of patients to select a list of patients in the schedule-based capture mode, and selecting the record owner from the plurality of patients,

using an inquiry made by a user of the device to select a plurality of patients satisfying the inquiry in the inquiry-based capture mode, and selecting the record owner is selected from the plurality of patients, and

using a transaction associated with the existing data records of the record owner in the transaction-based capture mode to select an existing data record to be associated with the unstructured document.

20. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein creating structured documents further includes:

creating the structured documents in one of a health level seven (HL7) format, a cross enterprise document sharing (XDS) format, an extensible markup language (XML) format, and a clinical document architecture (CDA) format.

21. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein creating structured documents further includes:

creating multiple structured documents in two or more formats from a health level seven (HL7) format, a cross enterprise document sharing (XDS) format, an extensible markup language (XML) format, and a clinical document architecture (CDA) format.

22. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein:

the metadata is collected from an HL7 message received by the device.

23. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein exporting the structured documents further includes:

exporting the structured documents to multiple recipients in multiple formats, wherein the metadata is selected based on the recipients and the multiple formats are generated based on the recipients.

24. A method for data capturing and structuring, comprising:

determining, using a processor, a data capture mode for creating a structured document from an unstructured document that lacks a format to configure a data processing environment including the processor to recognize the content of the unstructured document, wherein the data capture mode is selected from a plurality of predetermined data capture modes including a proximity-based capture mode, an event-based capture mode, a schedule-based capture mode, and a transaction-based capture mode and wherein the data capture mode further includes an inquiry-based capture mode;

capturing the unstructured document under the data capture mode using the processor;

determining, using the processor and based on the data capture mode, a record owner having a plurality of existing data records to be associated with the unstructured document by comparing the plurality of existing data records with the captured unstructured document;

collecting metadata from data associated with the record owner, the unstructured document, and data generated during the capturing;

selecting automatically detected metadata that includes data from real-time messaging or other communications;

creating the structured document using the metadata;

generating from the structured document multiple structured formats that configure the structured document to be used by multiple systems through standardized transport protocols;

converting the structured document to a file format based on a document type and a healthcare facility system;

exporting the structured document; and

importing the structured document by a receiving application.