Expert system for providing interactive assistance in solving problems such as health care management
October 14, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMedical insurance verification and processing system Computer system and method for suggesting treatments for physical trauma Interactive system and method for creating and editing a knowledge base for use as a computerized aid to the cognitive process of diagnosis Method and apparatus for evaluating a potentially insurable risk Automated processing of provider billings Computer system with easy input means for consultation Document generation apparatus and methods Computer-assisted documentation system for enhancing or replacing the process of dictating and transcribing Integrated group insurance information processing and reporting system based upon an enterprise-wide data structure Method and apparatus providing an intelligent help explanation paradigm paralleling computer user activity InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 136649 filed on 10/14/1993US Classes:706/45, KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING SYSTEM705/2, Health care management (e.g., record management, ICDA billing)706/924MedicalExaminersPrimary: Weinhardt, Robert A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 159/00G06F 017/60 AbstractA problem solving expert system is provided which is particularly useful in managing the health care of individual patients. A description of a problem (e.g., medical condition) and a proposed solution therefor (e.g., medical procedure) is entered via a user interface. A topical library is searched to identify information relevant to the problem and proposed solution. Access to the identified information is available in either a full text or synopsis format, to assist a user in assessing the appropriateness of the proposed solution. An inference engine provides a recommendation to the user as to the appropriateness of the proposed solution based on information entered via the user interface and rules associated with the inference engine. A user can interact with the inference engine in either a structured or guided mode. The structured mode is directed to inexperienced users and dynamically generates questions in response to previous answers provided by the user to enable the inference engine to make its recommendation. The guided mode is directed to experienced users and provides a predefined questionnaire enabling the user to decide which questions to answer in order to obtain a recommendation.Other References
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