System and method for electronic medical file management

• US 20020169637A1
• Filed: 05/09/2001
• Published: 11/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William Rex Akers
• Original Assignee: Healthcare Vision, Inc.
• Inventors: Rau, Karen D., Normyle, Robert J., Walker, Craig Alan, Canterbury, Jeff W., Akers, William Rex, King, James R., Graves, Jerry L., Watts, Brandon T., Miller, Blake B., Hale, Kevin P., Patterson, Jay Travis
• Granted Patent: US 7,885,822 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system for transferring electronic medical files is provided, such as for providing for patient file integrity and continuity in a telemedicine system. The system includes a record server that has a medical record data file for each patient, wherein each patient'"'"'s medical record data file holds medical record data for that patient. A record client coupled to the record server receives the medical record data file. The medical record data is encapsulated to prevent modification of the medical record data, thus providing for integrity and continuity of the patient'"'"'s medical record.

Claims

1. A system for transferring electronic medical files comprising:

a record server having a medical record data file, the medical record data file having medical record data;

a record client coupled to the record server, the record client receiving the medical record data file; and

wherein the medical record data is encapsulated to prevent modification of the medical record data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the record server further comprises a sync system verifying that the record client has received a sync file before transferring the medical record data file.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the record server further comprises a tracking system updating a tracking record when the medical record data file is transferred.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the record client further comprises a tracking system updating a tracking record when the medical record data file is accessed.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the record client further comprises a remote data system, the remote data system generating medical record data, wherein the record client encapsulates the medical record data to prevent it from being modified.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the record client system further comprises a detail encapsulation system receiving comment data and encapsulating the comment data to prevent it from being modified.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the record server further comprises a record storage system, the record storage system storing each version of the medical record data file received by the record server.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the record server further comprises an excerpt transfer system, the excerpt transfer system receiving medical record excerpt data and transferring it to a predetermined recipient.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising a notification system transferring notification data to a party regarding the availability of medical record data.

10. A method for transferring electronic medical files comprising:

encapsulating medical record data to prevent it from being modified;

assembling the medical record data into a medical record data file;

receiving a request to transfer the medical record data file; and

transferring the medical record data file to a remote location.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein transferring the medical record data file to the remote location further comprises transferring a sync file to the remote location.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein assembling the medical record data into the medical record data file further comprises storing a tracking record with the medical record data file.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising generating notification data at the remote location.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

accessing the medical record data file at the remote location; and

updating a tracking record to show that the medical record data file has been accessed at the remote location.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving medical record data at the remote location;

encapsulating the medical record data to prevent the medical record data from being modified; and

updating the medical record data file to include the medical record data.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising an inventory tracking system receiving the verification data and incrementing order data.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the record server further comprises a record encapsulation system receiving the verification data and encapsulating the verification data in a medical record data file.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the record client further comprises a remote data system, the remote data system generating counseling data and transmitting the counseling data to the record server.

16. A system for distributing medical supplies comprising:

a record server receiving package data;

a record client coupled to the record server, the record client receiving the package data from the record server and verification data; and

wherein the record server receives the verification data from the record client and correlates the verification data to the package data.

20. A method for distributing medical supplies comprising:

storing package data corresponding to a sealed package;

transmitting the sealed package to a remote site;

receiving the package data from the remote site; and

authorizing release of the package if the stored package data matches the received package data.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein receiving the package data from the remote site further comprises:

counseling a patient if the patient has not received the medical supplies before; and

generating counseling data.

22. The method of claim 20 further comprising incrementing order data after the package is released.