System and method for intake of a patient in a hospital emergency room

摘要

The present invention provides a novel system and method for intake of medical patients to emergency rooms at hospitals. An embodiment of the invention includes a kiosk with an audio assisted touch screen that presents a number of intake questions to a patient in their preferred language to automate the repetitive component of the interviews. In response to the questions, the kiosk generates an intake report for presentation to a health care worker such as a doctor or a nurse to create a jump-start for the live interview. In this manner, waiting times at hospital emergency rooms can be used to initiate the patient care, even before they see the health care staff, safely since the application can also streamline the waiting room population and save time for all involved parties including the patients, nurses, the physicians and the health care facility. The application has desktop and web versions. The interview is customizable at every level for the questions, flow and language. The suggested consistent and methodical screening for all system/organs and documentation of the interview's findings helps to reduce physician errors and provides a malpractice shield.