JAMES R FLANAGAN, MD PHD
Osteopathic Medicine at Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA

License number
Iowa 27590
Category
Osteopathic Medicine
Type
Internal Medicine
Address
Address
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 353-7127
(319) 356-3086 (Fax)

Professional information

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Chief Medical Information Officer - Clinical R&Amp;D At Nuance Communications

Position:
Chief Medical Information Officer - Clinical R&D at Nuance Communications, Steering Committee for Automated Coding at AHIMA Professional Association Member, Chief Medical Officer at Language and Computing Inc, VP Clinical Research and Development at Language and Computing, Inc.
Location:
Iowa City, Iowa Area
Industry:
Computer Software
Work:
Nuance Communications since Feb 2010 - Chief Medical Information Officer - Clinical R&D AHIMA Professional Association Member since 2006 - Steering Committee for Automated Coding Language and Computing Inc since 2002 - Chief Medical Officer Language and Computing, Inc. since Sep 2002 - VP Clinical Research and Development University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Information Systems Jun 1995 - Jun 2006 - Medical Director
Education:
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1983 - 1986
Specialty Certification, Internal Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine 1979 - 1983
M.D.
University of Washington 1974 - 1975
PhD, Genetics
Marquette University 1970 - 1974
BS, Biology


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Physician And Clinical Documentation Specialist Workflow Integration

US Patent:
2013029, Nov 7, 2013
Filed:
Jun 18, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/921014
Inventors:
James R. Flanagan - Iowa City IA, US
Brian P. Boyer - Smyrna GA, US
International Classification:
G06F 19/00, G06Q 50/24
US Classification:
705 3
Abstract:
A medical documentation system and a CDI system may be linked together, or integrated, so there is a tie between the two systems that allows for a much more efficient and effective CDI process. In one disclosed embodiment, a medical documentation system transmits to a CDI system a structured data set including at least some information relating to one or more medical facts the medical documentation system automatically extracted from text documenting a patient encounter.


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Physician And Clinical Documentation Specialist Workflow Integration

US Patent:
2013029, Nov 7, 2013
Filed:
Jun 18, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/921038
Inventors:
James R. Flanagan - Iowa City IA, US
Brian P. Boyer - Smyrna GA, US
International Classification:
G06F 19/00
US Classification:
705 3
Abstract:
A medical documentation system and a CDI system may be linked together, or integrated, so there is a tie between the two systems that allows for a much more efficient and effective CDI process. In one disclosed embodiment, a CDI system receives from a medical documentation system a structured data set including at least some information relating to one or more medical facts the medical documentation system automatically extracted from text documenting a patient encounter.


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Dr. James R Flanagan, Iowa City IA - MD (Doctor of Medicine)

Specialties:
Internal Medicine
Address:
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City 52242
(319) 356-8486 (Phone)
Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 1986
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll
Languages:
English
Hospitals:
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City 52242
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City 52242
Education:
Medical School
Univ Of Wa Sch Of Med
Graduated: 1983
University of Minnesota
NIAID


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James Raymond Flanagan, Iowa City IA

Specialties:
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
Work:
University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinic
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52243
Education:
University of Washington (1983)


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Methods And Apparatus For Formatting Text For Clinical Fact Extraction

US Patent:
2012024, Sep 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun 5, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/489266
Inventors:
Frank Montyne - Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
David Decraene - Drongen, BE
Joeri Van der Vloet - Bornem, BE
Johan Raedemaeker - Buggenhout, BE
Ignace Desimpel - Mont de l'enclus, BE
Frederik Coppens - Kerksken, BE
Tom Deray - Meise, BE
James R. Flanagan - Iowa City IA, US
Mariana Casella dos Santos - Gent, BE
Marnix Holvoet - Mariakerke (Ghent), BE
Maria van Gurp - Heusden (Destelbergen), BE
David Hellman - Oak Hill VA, US
Girija Yegnanarayanan - Bedford MA, US
Karen Anne Doyle - Annapolis MD, US
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA
International Classification:
G06F 17/27
US Classification:
704 9
Abstract:
An original text that is a representation of a narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician may be received and re-formatted to produce a formatted text. One or more clinical facts may be extracted from the formatted text. A first fact of the clinical facts may be extracted from a first portion of the formatted text, and the first portion of the formatted text may be a formatted version of a first portion of the original text. A linkage may be maintained between the first fact and the first portion of the original text.


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Methods And Apparatus For Formatting Text For Clinical Fact Extraction

US Patent:
2012021, Aug 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb 18, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/030959
Inventors:
Frank Montyne - Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
David Decraene - Drongen, BE
Joeri Van der Vloet - Bornem, BE
Johan Raedemaeker - Buggenhout, BE
Ignace Desimpel - Mont de l'enclus, BE
Frederik Coppens - Kerksken, BE
Tom Deray - Meise, BE
James R. Flanagan - Iowa City IA, US
Mariana Casella dos Santos - Gent, BE
Marnix Holvoet - Mariakerke (Ghent), BE
Maria van Gurp - Heusden (Destelbergen), BE
David Hellman - Oak Hill VA, US
Girija Yegnanarayanan - Bedford MA, US
Karen Anne Doyle - Annapolis MD, US
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA
International Classification:
G06K 9/00, G08B 23/00, G10L 15/26
US Classification:
340501, 704201, 382128, 704E15044
Abstract:
An original text that is a representation of a narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician may be received and re-formatted to produce a formatted text. One or more clinical facts may be extracted from the formatted text. A first fact of the clinical facts may be extracted from a first portion of the formatted text, and the first portion of the formatted text may be a formatted version of a first portion of the original text. A linkage may be maintained between the first fact and the first portion of the original text.


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Methods And Apparatus For Identifying Unspecified Diagnoses In Clinical Documentation

US Patent:
2012021, Aug 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb 18, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/030969
Inventors:
James R. Flanagan - Iowa City IA, US
Frank Montyne - Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
David Decraene - Drongen, BE
Mariana Casella dos Santos - Gent, BE
Marnix Holvoet - Mariakerke (Ghent), BE
Karen Anne Doyle - Annapolis MD, US
Roubik Manoukian - Belmont MA, US
Anthony J. Elcocks - Natick MA, US
Matthew R. Shelton - Framingham MA, US
Scott Abrutyn - Stow MA, US
Isam Habboush - Lexington MA, US
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA
International Classification:
G06Q 50/00, G06Q 10/00
US Classification:
705 2
Abstract:
A set of one or more clinical facts may be collected from a clinician's encounter with a patient. It may be determined that an unspecified diagnosis not included in the set of facts may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. A user may be alerted that the unspecified diagnosis may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter.


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Methods And Apparatus For Updating Text In Clinical Documentation

US Patent:
2012021, Aug 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb 18, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/030964
Inventors:
James R. Flanagan - Iowa City IA, US
Frank Montyne - Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
David Decraene - Drongen, BE
Mariana Casella dos Santos - Gent, BE
Marnix Holvoet - Mariakerke (Ghent), BE
Joeri Van der Vloet - Bornem, BE
Johan Raedemaeker - Buggenhout, BE
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA
International Classification:
G06Q 50/00
US Classification:
705 3
Abstract:
Based on a free-form narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician, it may be determined that one or more clinical facts could possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. One or more options corresponding to the one or more clinical facts may be provided to a user. A selection of a first option of the one or more options may be received from the user. The first option may correspond to a first fact of the one or more clinical facts. A textual representation of the free-form narration may be updated to identify the first fact as having been ascertained from the patient encounter.


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Methods And Apparatus For Linking Extracted Clinical Facts To Text

US Patent:
2012021, Aug 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb 18, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/030981
Inventors:
James R. Flanagan - Iowa City IA, US
Davide Zaccagnini - Cambridge MA, US
Frank Montyne - Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
David Decraene - Drongen, BE
David Hellman - Oak Hill VA, US
Matthew R. Shelton - Framingham MA, US
Mariana Casella dos Santos - Gent, BE
Karen Anne Doyle - Annapolis MD, US
Johan Raedemaeker - Buggenhout, BE
Joeri Van der Vloet - Bornem, BE
Isam Habboush - Lexington MA, US
Anthony J. Elcocks - Natick MA, US
Anush Hartunian - Belmont MA, US
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA
International Classification:
G06Q 50/00
US Classification:
705 3
Abstract:
A plurality of clinical facts may be extracted from a free-form narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician. The plurality of clinical facts may include a first fact and a second fact. The first fact may be extracted from a first portion of the free-form narration, and the second fact may be extracted from a second portion of the free-form narration. A first indicator that indicates a first linkage between the first fact and the first portion of the free-form narration may be provided to a user. A second indicator, different from the first indicator, that indicates a second linkage between the second fact and the second portion of the free-form narration may also be provided to the user.