A WEB APPLICATION THAT WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME

In 1999, the Level One team was approached by a group of doctors to design a web application that could manage medical records electronically. The system was envisioned to revolve around a robust medical database that interacted with patients and their records. A patient's medical records would be converted into an electronic format, enabling both new symptoms and existing medical history. The site would assist doctors with diagnoses by providing ordered lists of potential matches between symptoms and diseases, while simultaneously ruling out unlikely causes of illness.

It would also handle prescription drug management for patients, communicating correct drug names and dosages directly to the patient's chosen pharmacy. Errors caused by misinterpreting a doctor's handwriting would be completely eliminated, as would dosage mistakes, since the system would recognize the proper drugs and dosages to treat all ailments. The system would also manage drug refills automatically to ensure that patients would have a proper supply of medicine at all times.

Perhaps the most valuable piece of the Doctor's Chart concept was its universal accessibility. A patient could receive medical attention at any facility and provide complete medical records to those administering treatment. The doctors would immediately know what medications the patient was taking and what pre-existing conditions might be contributing to the current illness.

The complete concept was very well received by the conglomerate of doctors and we began initial development of the site after a round of revisions from the medical advisory team. Production was halted when economic conditions caused many of the participating physicians to withdraw their funding from the project.

Today, many elements of our Doctor's Chart concept have been developed by other organizations and are being used successfully. A complete application, universally used by patients, hospitals, and pharmacies, has yet to be produced.