Multi-specialty integrated care clinic and laboratory scheduling electronic medical record system (EMR)
A method of automated medical scheduling including the steps of receiving data on a processor via a checklist, said data being a plurality of predetermined physical conditions of a patient, each of the plurality of predetermined physical conditions having a predetermined assigned weight based on level of severity, generating a summation of the total weight for each predetermined physical condition, generating a predetermined specialty acuity score by comparing the corresponding range of the total weight and generating a report to output of the specialty acuity score, the specialty acuity score used to determine priority of scheduling patients in a system. A specialty acuity score may be generated for each system affected, the systems each assigned a value of 1. A comorbidity score may be generated by the summation of each system. A TOR score may generated by multiplying the summation of each system by the total specialty acuity scores.
1. A method of automated medical scheduling comprising:
receiving user specified data on a processor via a checklist, said data being a plurality of predetermined physical conditions of a patient, each of the plurality of predetermined physical conditions having a predetermined assigned weight based on level of severity;
generating a summation of the total weight for each predetermined physical condition;
generating a predetermined specialty acuity (“SPA”) score by comparing the corresponding range of the total weight; and
generating a report to output of the SPA score, the SPA score used to determine priority of scheduling appointments for patients in a system.
2. The method of automated medical scheduling of claim 1 wherein a SPA score is generated for each system affected, the systems including Cardiac, Renal, Neurological, Vascular, Medical/Metabolic and Pulmonary, each assigned a value of 1.
3. The method of automated medical scheduling of claim 2 wherein a comorbidity score is generated by the summation of each system.
4. The method of automated medical scheduling of claim 3 wherein a Total Overall Risk (“TOR”) score is generated by multiplying the summation of each system by the total SPA scores, generating a report of the TOR score.
5. The method of automated medical scheduling of claim 4 to determine frequency of appointment scheduling, comparing the TOR score to a set of predetermined ranges, assigning an appointment interval corresponding with the TOR score value.
6. The method of automated scheduling of claim 5 wherein an appointment interval is assigned for ancillary care assessments corresponding to the TOR score value.
7. The method of automated scheduling of claim 4 wherein the TOR score is used to determine visit frequency as an amplifier for SPA score passed on physician visits.