USER INTERFACE FOR PRODUCING AUTOMATED MEDICAL REPORTS AND A METHOD FOR UPDATING FIELDS OF SUCH INTERFACE ON THE FLY

摘要

A system for producing automated medical reports. The interface includes a menu area and a medical report area which is distinct from the menu area. The menu area includes a list of names representing medical conditions. The doctor may make different selections of names from the menu area as the medical service is being rendered to build a report in the medical report area. If a medical condition is not listed in the menu area, the doctor may add a new field for it and select/enter a name and a descriptor for the new field. Whereby, the field is automatically added in the menu area, and the name is automatically displayed in the new field without exiting the report/interface. Upon receiving a user selection of the new name, the descriptor associated therewith is retrieved from the memory and added in the medical report area without exiting the report/interface.