Health care network with durable medical equipment prescription and physician signature services
First Claim
1. A healthcare network supporting the prescription of durable medical equipment (DME), the healthcare network comprising:
- DME information regarding a patient and a certificate of medical necessity;
at least one database;
a first web server communicatively coupled to the at least one database;
a physician computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by a physician to review the DME information and the certificate of medical necessity;
at least one web page, selectively delivered by the web server to the physician computer, that presents the certificate of medical necessity and the DME information for review by the physician; and
the physician computer responding to input from the physician by at least initiating approval of the certificate of medical necessity and communicating an approved certificate of medical necessity to the web server, the web server storing the approved certificate of medical necessity in the at least one database for future access.
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Abstract
A health care network that is used by doctors, patients, nurses, DME offices, hospitals, etc. employs digital signatures and/or electronic image signatures for providing authentication, approval support, as well as security while accessing documents and other information. Electronic image signatures are attached to provide information about the approval, by physicians, of DME related documents and certificates of necessity. Electronic image signatures are used along with digital signatures to authenticate the documents and other information. When a user, such as a doctor, signs a document, such as a patient'"'"'s documents, an electronic image signature of the user is selectively employed, along with the user'"'"'s digital signatures that are based on public and private keys, to authenticate the user and determine the identity of the signer. Such a mechanism makes it possible to employ the electronic image signature as proof of the user having signed the document. In addition, when the document is printed or viewed on the screen, the inclusion of the electronic image signature on the display or the insertion of the watermarked electronic image signature in the printed output helps confirm the fact that the document has been previously signed, while also providing information about the signer'"'"'s identity.
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20 Claims
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1. A healthcare network supporting the prescription of durable medical equipment (DME), the healthcare network comprising:
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DME information regarding a patient and a certificate of medical necessity;
at least one database;
a first web server communicatively coupled to the at least one database;
a physician computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by a physician to review the DME information and the certificate of medical necessity;
at least one web page, selectively delivered by the web server to the physician computer, that presents the certificate of medical necessity and the DME information for review by the physician; and
the physician computer responding to input from the physician by at least initiating approval of the certificate of medical necessity and communicating an approved certificate of medical necessity to the web server, the web server storing the approved certificate of medical necessity in the at least one database for future access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of supporting the prescription durable medical equipment (DME) in a healthcare network, the method comprising:
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receiving DME information regarding a patient and a certificate of medical necessity;
presenting the DME information and the certificate of medical necessity to a physician computer;
receiving an approved certificate of medical necessity from the physician computer; and
storing the approved certificate of medical necessity in at least one database for future access. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A healthcare network supporting the prescription of durable medical equipment (DME), the healthcare network comprising:
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at least one database that stores DME information regarding a patient and a certificate of medical necessity;
a first web server communicatively coupled to the at least one database;
a physician computer, communicatively coupled to the web server, running browser software used by a physician to review the DME information and the certificate of medical necessity;
at least one web page, selectively delivered by the web server to the physician computer, that presents the certificate of medical necessity and the DME information for review by the physician; and
the physician computer responding to input from the physician by at least initiating approval of the certificate of medical necessity and communicating an approved certificate of medical necessity to the web server, the web server storing the approved certificate of medical necessity in the at least one database for future access.
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