Individual health record system and apparatus
First Claim
1. A system for more efficiently processing, storing, handling, and providing health care information on a computer system, comprising:
- a computing device comprising an information input component, an information output component, and a central health record component;
wherein said information input component receives health care information from one or more health care information sources, wherein at least a portion of said health care information is received from preexisting external electronic data records in different or incompatible formats; and
wherein said central health record component transforms said health care information to create or modify one or more separate health care objects from that information, wherein each health care object is an object-oriented software environment object subject to an object hierarchy associated with an individual-centric health information model;
wherein the creation or modification of each health care object comprises the steps of;
automatically validating the health care information;
automatically parsing the health care information;
automatically transforming the health care information using a central health care ontology comprising a specific set or hierarchy of concepts and relationships related to health care;
automatically assigning one or more ontology concept codes to the transformed information;
automatically determining whether to create a new health care object or modify an existing health care object using the transformed information by obtaining and applying a first set of matching criteria rules that identify whether the transformed information sufficiently matches an existing health care object as a function of one or more person or entity criteria;
automatically creating a new health care object or modifying an existing health care object using the transformed information; and
automatically obtaining and applying a second set of rules involving time-dependent criteria for scheduling healthcare events every time said new health care object is created or said existing health care object is modified;
wherein the health care object after creation or modification comprise a health care object containing the best composite information about a health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for an individual; and
wherein said information output component outputs, over the Internet and via a platform-independent portal, a subset of the best composite information about the health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for the individual.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and related methods for the collection, processing, evaluation, transformation, and reporting of individual health care information from diverse information systems and sources. A individual health record (IHR) of the present invention provides a structure for individuals to participate in, and manage, their health and their medical care, while still meeting the needs of health care organizations and caregivers. An IHR object may be formed by obtaining information from diverse health care information systems and sources, and transforming and re-purposing into a coherent account of the individual'"'"'s overall health and care using a comprehensive health care ontology. As information from various sources is updated or available, the IHR is dynamically updated on a continuous or periodic basis. In one embodiment, the IHR system is contained in a self-contained package or “appliance” designed to “plug and play” in existing health care information technology systems and networks, with minimal effort and intervention.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for more efficiently processing, storing, handling, and providing health care information on a computer system, comprising:
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a computing device comprising an information input component, an information output component, and a central health record component; wherein said information input component receives health care information from one or more health care information sources, wherein at least a portion of said health care information is received from preexisting external electronic data records in different or incompatible formats; and wherein said central health record component transforms said health care information to create or modify one or more separate health care objects from that information, wherein each health care object is an object-oriented software environment object subject to an object hierarchy associated with an individual-centric health information model; wherein the creation or modification of each health care object comprises the steps of; automatically validating the health care information; automatically parsing the health care information; automatically transforming the health care information using a central health care ontology comprising a specific set or hierarchy of concepts and relationships related to health care; automatically assigning one or more ontology concept codes to the transformed information; automatically determining whether to create a new health care object or modify an existing health care object using the transformed information by obtaining and applying a first set of matching criteria rules that identify whether the transformed information sufficiently matches an existing health care object as a function of one or more person or entity criteria; automatically creating a new health care object or modifying an existing health care object using the transformed information; and automatically obtaining and applying a second set of rules involving time-dependent criteria for scheduling healthcare events every time said new health care object is created or said existing health care object is modified; wherein the health care object after creation or modification comprise a health care object containing the best composite information about a health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for an individual; and wherein said information output component outputs, over the Internet and via a platform-independent portal, a subset of the best composite information about the health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17)
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9. A computer-based method for handling transforming, and providing health care data, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, in a computer memory, health care information from one or more health care information sources, wherein at least a portion of said health care information is received from preexisting external electronic data records in different or incompatible formats; and transforming, using a processor or microprocessor, said health care information to create or modify one or more separate health care objects from that information, wherein each health care object is an object-oriented software environment object subject to an object hierarchy associated with an individual-centric health information model; wherein the step of transforming said health care information to create or modify one or more health care objects comprises the steps of; automatically validating the health care information; automatically parsing the health care information; automatically transforming the health care information using a central health care ontology comprising a specific set or hierarchy of concepts and relationships related to health care; automatically assigning one or more ontology concept codes to the transformed information; automatically determining whether to create a new health care object or modify an existing health care object using the transformed information by obtaining and applying a first set of matching criteria rules that identify whether the transformed information sufficiently matches an existing health care object as a function of one or more person or entity criteria; automatically creating a new health care object or modifying an existing health care object using the transformed information; and automatically obtaining and applying a second set of rules involving time-dependent criteria for scheduling healthcare events every time said new health care object is created or said existing health care object is modified; wherein the health care object or objects after creation or modification comprise a health care object or objects containing the best composite information about a health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for an individual; and outputting, over the Internet and via a platform-independent portal, a subset of the best composite information about the health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having executable computer readable program code thereon for processing, storing handling and providing health care information, wherein the program code instructs one or more processors or microprocessors to perform the following steps:
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receiving, in a computer memory, health care information from one or more health care information sources, wherein at least a portion of said health care information is received from preexisting external electronic data records in different or incompatible formats; and transforming said health care information to create or modify one or more health care objects, wherein each said health care object is an object-oriented software environment object subject to an object hierarchy associated with an individual-centric health information model; wherein the step of transforming said health care information to create or modify one or more health care objects comprises the steps of; automatically validating the health care information; automatically parsing the health care information; automatically transforming the health care information using a central health care ontology comprising a specific set or hierarchy of concepts and relationships related to health care; automatically assigning one or more ontology concept codes to the transformed information; automatically determining whether to create a new health care object or modify an existing health care object using the transformed information by obtaining and applying a first set of matching criteria rules that identify whether the transformed information sufficiently matches an existing health care object as a function of one or more person or entity criteria; automatically creating a new health care object or modifying an existing health care object using the transformed information; and automatically obtaining and applying a second set of rules involving time-dependent criteria for scheduling healthcare events every time said new health care object is created or said existing health care object is modified; wherein the health care object after creation or modification comprise a health care object containing the best composite information about a health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for an individual; and outputting, over the Internet and via a platform-independent portal, a subset of the best composite information about the health care condition, service, result, product, test, care relationship, or event for the individual.
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