IP Library Granted Patent US 11,586,808
Granted Patent B2
US 11,586,808 · App. 16/581,149 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Insertion of standard text in transcription

Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman (Wellesley, MA); Paul Egerman (Weston, MA); Robert G. Titemore (Lexington, MA); George Zavaliagkos (Acton, MA)
Assignee: DeliverHealth Solutions LLC
G06F40/186G06F40/274G16H10/60
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Patent No.
US 11,586,808
App. No.
16/581,149
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer program product, for automatically editing a medical record transcription, resides on a computer-readable medium and includes computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to obtain a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient, analyze the first medical transcription for presence of a first trigger phrase associated with a first standard text block, determine that the first trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the first trigger phrase, and insert the first standard text block into the first medical transcription.

Claims (30)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to carry out a method for automatically editing a medical record transcription, the method comprising:

comparing multiple medical transcriptions corresponding to multiple dictations;

identifying similar portions of the multiple medical transcriptions;

determining an automatically-determined standard text block comprising text corresponding to the similar portions;

storing an automatically-determined trigger phrase corresponding to the automatically-determined standard text block;

obtaining a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient;

analyzing the first medical transcription for presence of the trigger phrase associated with the automatically-determined standard text block, wherein the analyzing comprises determining that the trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the trigger phrase; and

in response to determining that the trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription, inserting into the first medical transcription the text of the automatically-determined standard text block wherein prior to the inserting the first medical transcription does not include the text of the automatically-determined standard text block.

2. A method for processing a medical dictation transcription, the method comprising:

comparing multiple edited medical transcriptions corresponding to multiple dictations;

identifying similar portions of the multiple medical transcriptions;

determining an automatically-determined standard text block comprising text corresponding to the similar portions;

storing the standard text block and a trigger phrase that, when present in a medical transcription that does not include the text of the automatically-determined standard text block, indicates that the text of the automatically-determined standard text block is to be inserted into the medical transcription;

obtaining a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient;

analyzing the first medical transcription for presence of the trigger phrase associated with the automatically-determined standard text block, wherein the analyzing comprises determining that the trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the trigger phrase; and

in response to determining that the trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription, inserting into the first medical transcription the text of the automatically-determined standard text block wherein prior to the inserting the first medical transcription does not include the text of the automatically-determined standard text block.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein determining the automatically-determined standard text block comprises determining that the similar portions are above a threshold amount of being identical.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprises verifying the similar portions at least in part by comparing at least one of the similar portions to at least one other transcription for a speaker of at least one of the multiple dictations to determine presence of another text portion similar to the at least one of the similar portions.

5. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions for causing the processor to carry out a method for processing a medical dictation transcription, the method comprising:

comparing multiple edited medical transcriptions corresponding to multiple dictations;

identifying similar portions of the multiple medical transcriptions;

determining an automatically-determined standard text block comprising text corresponding to the similar portions;

storing the standard text block and a trigger phrase that, when present in a medical transcription that does not include the text of the automatically-determined standard text block, indicates that the text of the automatically-determined standard text block is to be inserted into the medical transcription;

obtaining a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient;

analyzing the first medical transcription for presence of the trigger phrase associated with the automatically-determined standard text block, wherein the analyzing comprises determining that the trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the trigger phrase; and

in response to determining that the trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription, inserting into the first medical transcription the text of the automatically-determined standard text block wherein prior to the inserting the first medical transcription does not include the text of the automatically-determined standard text block.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein determining the automatically-determined standard text block comprises determining that the similar portions are above a threshold amount of being identical.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising verifying the similar portions at least in part by comparing at least one of the similar portions to at least one other transcription for a speaker of at least one of the multiple dictations to determine presence of another text portion similar to the at least one of the similar portions.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2021
From: ZIMMERMAN, ROGER S.; EGERMAN, PAUL; ZAVALIAGKOS, GEORGE; TITEMORE, ROBERT
To: ESCRIPTION INC.
Reel/Frame 058059/0755 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2021
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: DELIVERHEALTH SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 055827/0853 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 27, 2021
From: ESCRIPTION, INC.
To: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055042/0246 →
Continuity (3)
Division 13584052 · Aug 13, 2012
Division 11478711 · Jun 29, 2006
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