Apparatus and method for providing consolidated medical information
First Claim
1. A handheld device for providing medical information to a user, comprising:
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a display screen located on said housing;
a memory having one or more instructions;
a port to accept a security token from the user; and
, a processor, coupled to the memory and the display screen, the processor, in response to said one or more instructions, to, validate said security token provided by said user;
receive medical information electronically stored on a remote server over a network in response to one or more requests by said user, said remote server to be accessible by a plurality of remotely located users; and
, display said medical information on said display screen.
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Abstract
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to efficiently retrieving, organizing and updating medical information over a communication network, and to provide a seamless display of the organized information to a healthcare provider. In one embodiment, a healthcare provider uses a wireless handheld computer to access a patient'"'"'s medical records that are stored on a remote server. In order to access the medical records, the patient first provides a patient identification card, while the healthcare provider supplies a user ID to the handheld computer. Once logged in, the healthcare provider can view the patient'"'"'s medical records, or update those medical records with new data.
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52 Claims
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1. A handheld device for providing medical information to a user, comprising:
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a housing;
a display screen located on said housing;
a memory having one or more instructions;
a port to accept a security token from the user; and
,a processor, coupled to the memory and the display screen, the processor, in response to said one or more instructions, to, validate said security token provided by said user;
receive medical information electronically stored on a remote server over a network in response to one or more requests by said user, said remote server to be accessible by a plurality of remotely located users; and
,display said medical information on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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14. A system for providing medical information to a user over a network, comprising:
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a user computer having a display screen, a memory with one or more instructions, a card port for accepting an identification card, and a processor coupled to the display screen and the memory;
means for electronically storing medical information on a remote server which is accessible to a plurality of remotely located users;
means for said user to provide a security token to said user computer;
means for validating said security token; and
,means for transmitting a portion of said medical information from said remote server to said user computer over said network, said portion of medical information to be displayed to said user on the display screen.
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26. A graphical user interface to display medical information on a user computer having a display screen, said display screen comprising,
a first screen portion to display a plurality of access keys corresponding to medical information electronically stored on a remote server, said user computer to provide a request to said remote server over a network corresponding to a user selection of one or more of said plurality of access keys, said remote server to provide a portion of said medical information in response to said request, said remote server to be accessible by a plurality of remotely located users; -
a second screen portion to display a request for a security token to be provided by a user of said user computer prior to being able to select one or more of said access keys;
a third screen portion to display said portion of medical information.
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33. A method of providing medical information over a network comprising:
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storing medical information on a remote server which is accessible to a plurality of remotely located users;
providing a security token to a user computer which is in communication with said remote server;
validating said security token;
transmitting a portion of said medical information from said server to said user computer over a network; and
displaying said portion of medical information on a display screen of said user computer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for providing medical information to a user computer having a display screen, a memory with one or more instructions, a card port for accepting an identification card, and a processor coupled to the display screen and the memory, said user computer being interconnected with a remote server over a network, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment that electronically stores medical information on said remote server, said remote server to be accessible to a plurality of remotely located users;
a code segment for accepting a security token from a user of said user computer;
a code segment that validates said security token;
a code segment for transmitting a request from said user computer to view a portion of said medical information to said remote server;
a code segment for responding to said request by transmitting said portion of medical information from said remote server to said user computer over the network; and
,a code segment for displaying said portion on said user computer. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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