US Patent:
20110238442, Sep 29, 2011
Inventors:
Yongjian Bao - Vernon Hills IL, US
Thanjavur N. Viswanathan - New Belin WI, US
Marie-Jose Lacroix - Paris, FR
Khaldoun A. Rai - Round Lake IL, US
Andrew Sorrentino - Northbrook IL, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
G06Q 50/00
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present system and method relate generally to standardized electronic communications in a healthcare setting. Certain embodiments of the system include a healthcare information acquisition and management system capable of using information that conforms to an industry standard format for information transfer, an order scheduling system capable of managing information flow within the healthcare setting, and a gateway system interconnecting the healthcare information acquisition and management system and the order scheduling system. In certain embodiments, the gateway system provides for a transfer of nonconforming information between the order scheduling system and the healthcare information acquisition and management system.