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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2011
Laurie Mullin, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Colin Barringer, Portland, OR (US);
James Chenausky, Dorchester, MA (US);
Kai Chuang, Qunicy, MA (US);
Christin Fetterolf, Watertown, MA (US);
Richard C. Guaqueta, Cambridge, MA (US);
Bradley Jordan Kriesman, Brighton, MA (US);
Amit Patel, Waltham, MA (US);
Adam Sterns, Watertown, MA (US);
Shuang You, Cambridge, MA (US);
Marjorie Otterson, Framingham, MA (US);
Krista Genest, Ashland, MA (US);
Laurie Mullin, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Colin Barringer, Portland, OR (US);
James Chenausky, Dorchester, MA (US);
Kai Chuang, Qunicy, MA (US);
Christin Fetterolf, Watertown, MA (US);
Richard C. Guaqueta, Cambridge, MA (US);
Bradley Jordan Kriesman, Brighton, MA (US);
Amit Patel, Waltham, MA (US);
Adam Sterns, Watertown, MA (US);
Shuang You, Cambridge, MA (US);
Marjorie Otterson, Framingham, MA (US);
Krista Genest, Ashland, MA (US);
athenahealth, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for facilitating an automated configuration of a component of a practice management system for use by a healthcare provider associated with a medical practice. An initial configuration of the component is generated based, at least in part, on global content stored by the practice management system. A self-service implementation tool provided by the practice management system enables a user at the medical practice to refine the initial configuration via a user interface that presents the user with a plurality of tasks to perform. By allowing providers to actively participate in the configuration process by completing assigned tasks via the user interface, the process of configuring a component of the practice management system is simplified compared to conventional practice management systems, which often require an administrator of the practice management system to create a customized solution for each provider or medical practice from scratch.