Portable personal health information package

• US 20030088439A1
• Filed: 11/08/2002
• Published: 05/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amos Grushka
• Original Assignee: Amos Grushka
• Inventors: Grushka, Amos
• Granted Patent: US 7,395,215 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies

Abstract

A health information package that a person carries with him at all times with all his health data, and enables him to grant caregivers instant access to all or any part of his health data, whenever the information is needed, at all points of care anywhere in the world, in computer readable and eye readable forms. A database management software program is contained in a portable computer readable storage device of the package. A blank data recording form and an updated health overview, organized by body organ systems, problems, types and sub-types of data can be printed when desired. With the package, any standard personal computer can be used to record, update, link, integrate and display health data from birth to death. The owner has absolute control on the availability, completeness, accuracy, integrity, privacy, confidentiality, security, backups and access to his health data that are stored on the package. A computer-readable storage medium, such as a floppy disk may be used for the storage.

Claims

1. A method for handling personal health data, comprising:

providing a personal programmable detachable portable computer readable and writable device;

providing a data processing system in the portable device;

providing a health data file in the portable device;

recording health data elements in the health data file;

providing attributes of health information data in fields of health information in the health data elements;

storing the health data elements in the fields of health information as records in the health data file in a standard universal structure;

storing identifications of the fields of health information in the portable device; and

storing body organ system designations in the portable health data file in the portable device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording comprises recording abnormal and normal relevant health data elements.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising inserting the portable device in a reader/writer and presenting the health data elements.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising organizing presentation of the health data elements according to the body organ systems for presenting the health data elements further grouped by topic and sequence according to labeling designations.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the presenting further comprises displaying the health data elements according to other labeling designations of the data elements in any of the fields.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the presenting further comprises printing the health data elements according to the labeling designations, by body systems, problem number, topic and sequence of the topics.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

temporarily transferring the recorded health data elements from the portable device into a hard disc of a personal computer;

inserting a second portable device into the reader/writer; and

transferring the health data elements from the hard disc to the second portable device.

8. The method of claim 3, further comprising performing a search of the health data elements in the health data file for specific attributes in the health data fields of the health data file.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing applications files in the portable device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the providing of applications files further comprises providing display screens on a display of a computer for selecting organizations and presentations of the data elements labeled by specific attributes in the fields.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising organizing and presenting the health data elements by body organ system, problem number, topic, sequence and subject.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of attributes of health information in fields in the health data elements comprises providing the health information data in fields of body organ system, problem number, topic, data, details, sequence of topic presentation, subject, date, time and source.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising inserting the portable device in an appropriate reader/writer, printing out a form from the portable device for a user and using the form for recording data elements.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising inserting the portable device in an appropriate reader/writer and enabling application software from the portable device for controlling the data processing system, application files and the health data files in the portable device by commands to a random access memory connected to the reader/writer.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing application files in the portable device, inserting the portable device in an appropriate reader/writer and temporarily accessing the application files and the health data file in the portable device as data to a random access memory and a hard disc, removing the portable device from the reader/writer, inserting a second portable device in the reader/writer and transferring the data from the hard drive via the random access memory to the second portable device.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying each health data element as one line on a display screen.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing the health data elements and organizing the health data elements into groups according to at least one body organ system designation when the displaying of the health data elements occurs.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising printing each health data element as one line on a printout.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing the health data elements and organizing the health data elements into groups according to at least one of the body organ system designations when the printing of the health data elements occurs.

20. Personal health data package apparatus, comprising:

a portable, programmable, detachable computer readable and writable device;

a data processing system in the portable device;

a health data file in the portable device;

health data elements recorded in the health data file;

the health data elements further comprising attributes of health information data in fields in the health data elements;

the health data elements and the fields of health information being stored in the health data file;

identifications of fields stored in the portable device; and

body organ system designations stored in the portable device.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the recorded health data elements comprise recorded abnormal and normal relevant health data elements.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising an appropriate reader/writer for receiving the portable device.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the health data elements are organized according to the body organ systems for presenting the health data elements according to the body organ systems.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a display for displaying the health data elements according to body organ systems.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a printer for printing the health data elements according to body organ systems.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a hard disc for temporarily storing the recorded health data elements from the portable device into the hard disc, a second portable device inserted in the reader/writer, the health data elements being transferred from the hard disc to the second portable device.

27. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising an application file in the portable device having search commands for searching the health data elements in the health data file for specific attributes in specific fields in the health data file.

28. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising applications files in the portable device.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the applications files comprise display screens for selecting organizations and presentations of the health data elements according to specific attributes and fields.

30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the health data elements are stored in the portable device and are organized when presented by body organ system, problem number, topic, sequence and subject.

31. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the attributes of the health data elements are grouped according to body organ system, problem number, topic, data, details, sequence, date, time and source.

32. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising information stored in the portable device for printing out a form for a user to use for recording data elements.

33. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising a reader/writer and the portable device in the reader/writer and enabling application software for controlling the data processing system, the application files and the health data files in the portable device with commands to a random access memory connected to a drive.

34. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising a reader/writer, and wherein the portable device is inserted in the reader/writer for temporarily transferring the health data file in the portable device to a hard drive via a random access memory before removing the portable device from the reader/writer, and a second portable device inserted in the reader/writer for transferring the health data file from the hard drive via the random access memory to the second portable device.

35. A method of storing and presenting health care information, comprising:

providing a portable readable and writable memory storage device;

storing a software program in the device for recording, organizing and linking health data elements;

storing applications programs in the device for controlling and linking screens;

placing the device in a processor;

accessing the stored software and applications programs from the device by a random access memory in the processor;

displaying screens on a display connected to the processor;

selecting screens for inputting health data;

inputting abnormal and relevant normal health data with inputs connected to the processor by completing available abnormal and relevant normal information in fields, including body systems, within line data elements in response to prompts;

temporarily storing the input line data elements in the random access memory;

automatically reorganizing the line data elements according to topic fields and chronology in the random access memory;

storing the line data elements on the portable memory storage device;

removing the device from the processor; and

removing the software program, applications programs and line data elements from the random access memory.

36. The method of claim 35, further comprising after the display selecting a form-printing, printing a form with a printer connected to the processor, completing the form by writing abnormal and relevant normal information on the form, and using the completed form for the inputting of the health data.

37. The method of claim 35, further comprising after the reorganizing printing a health view with a printer connected to the processor, and presenting on the health view line data elements organized according to body systems.

38. The method of claim 35, further comprising presenting the portable memory storage device to a health care giver, inserting the device in a computer, printing a form, completing the form with new abnormal and relevant normal health information, inputting information in the computer as new line data elements, and updating the portable memory storage device with the new line data elements.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising placing the updated device in a container and sealing the container.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising presenting the sealed container to a next health care giver.

41. A method for handling personal health data, comprising:

providing a health data file;

recording health data elements in the health data file;

providing attributes of health information data in fields of health information in the health data elements;

storing the health data elements in the fields of health information as records in the health data file;

storing identifications of the fields of health information; and

storing body organ system designations in the health data file.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the recording comprises recording abnormal and normal relevant health data elements.

43. The method of claim 41, wherein the storing comprises storing in a portable device and further comprising inserting the portable device in a reader/writer and presenting the health data elements.

44. The method of claim 41, further comprising organizing presentation of the health data elements according to the body organ systems for presenting the health data elements further grouped by topic and sequence according to labeling designations.

45. The method of claim 41, wherein the presenting further comprises displaying the health data elements according to other labeling designations of the data elements in any of the fields.

46. The method of claim 41, wherein the presenting further comprises printing the health data elements according to the labeling designations, by body systems, problem number, topic and sequence of the topics.

47. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

temporarily transferring the recorded health data elements from a first portable device into a hard disc of a personal computer;

inserting a second portable device into a reader/writer; and

transferring the health data elements from the hard disc to the second portable device.

48. The method of claim 41, further comprising performing a search of the health data elements in the health data file for specific attributes in the health data fields of the health data file.

49. The method of claim 41, further comprising providing applications files in the health data file.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein the providing of applications files further comprises providing display screens on a display of a computer for selecting organizations and presentations of the data elements labeled by specific attributes in the fields.

51. The method of claim 49, further comprising organizing and presenting the health data elements by body organ system, problem number, topic, sequence and subject.

52. The method of claim 41, wherein the providing of attributes of health information in fields in the health data elements comprises providing the health information data in fields of body organ system, problem number, topic, data, details, sequence of topic presentation, subject, date, time and source.

53. The method of claim 41, further comprising inserting the health data file in an appropriate reader/writer, printing out a form from the health data file for a user and using the form for recording data elements.

54. The method of claim 41, further comprising inserting the health data file in an appropriate reader/writer and enabling application software from the health data file for controlling the data processing system, application files and the health data file by commands to a random access memory connected to the reader/writer.

55. The method of claim 41, further comprising storing application files and the health data file in a first portable device, inserting the portable device in an appropriate reader/writer and temporarily accessing the application files and the health data file in the portable device as data by a random access memory and a hard disc, removing the portable device from the reader/writer, inserting a second portable device in the reader/writer and transferring, linking and integrating the data from the hard disc via the random access memory to the second portable device.

56. The method of claim 41, further comprising displaying each health data element as one line on a display screen.

57. The method of claim 56, further comprising storing the health data elements and organizing the health data elements into groups according to at least one body organ system designation when the displaying of the health data elements occurs.

58. The method of claim 41, further comprising printing each health data element as one line on a printout.

59. The method of claim 56, further comprising storing the health data elements and organizing the health data elements into groups according to at least one of the body organ system designations when the printing of the health data elements occurs.

60. Personal health data package apparatus, comprising:

a health data file;

health data elements recorded in the health data file;

the health data elements further comprising attributes of health information data in fields in the health data elements;

the health data elements and the fields of health information being stored in the health data file;

identifications of fields stored in the portable device; and

body organ system designations stored in the portable device.

61. The apparatus of claim 60, wherein the recorded health data elements comprise recorded abnormal and normal relevant health data elements.

62. The apparatus of claim 60, further comprising an appropriate reader/writer for receiving the health data file.

63. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the health data elements are organized according to the body organ systems for presenting the health data elements according to the body organ systems.

64. The apparatus of claim 62, further comprising a display for displaying the health data elements according to body organ systems.

65. The apparatus of claim 62, further comprising a printer for printing the health data elements according to body organ systems.

66. The apparatus of claim 62, further comprising a first portable device storing the health data file, a hard disc for temporarily transferring the recorded health data elements from the first portable device into the hard disc, a second portable device inserted in the reader/writer, the health data elements being transferred linked and integrated from the hard disc to the second portable device.

67. The apparatus of claim 66, further comprising application files in the first and second portable devices having search commands for searching the health data elements in the health data file for specific attributes in specific fields in the health data file.

68. The apparatus of claim 60, further comprising a portable device for storing the health data file and application files in the portable device.

69. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the applications files comprise display screens for selecting organizations and presentations of the health data elements according to specific attributes and fields.

70. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the health data elements are stored in the portable device and are organized when presented by body organ system, problem number, topic, sequence and subject.

71. The apparatus of claim 60, wherein the attributes of the health information data in the fields and the health data elements in fields of body organ system, problem number, topic, data, details, sequence, date, time and source.

72. The apparatus of claim 68, further comprising information stored in the portable device for printing out a form for a user to use for recording data elements.

73. The apparatus of claim 68, further comprising a reader/writer and the portable device in the reader/writer and enabling application software for controlling the data processing system, the application files and the health data files in the portable device with commands to a random access memory connected to a drive.

74. The apparatus of claim 68, further comprising a reader/writer and the portable device inserted in the reader/writer for temporarily transferring the data processing system, the application files and the health data files in the portable device to the random access memory before removing the portable device from the reader/writer, and a second portable device inserted in the drive for transferring the data from the random access memory to the second portable device.

75. A method of storing and presenting health care information, comprising:

storing a software program in a device for recording, organizing and linking health data elements;

storing applications programs in the device for controlling and linking screens;

placing the device in a processor;

installing the stored software and applications programs from the device into a random access memory in the processor;

displaying screens on a display connected to the processor;

selecting screens for inputting health data;

inputting abnormal and relevant normal health data with inputs connected to the processor by completing available abnormal and relevant normal information in fields, including body systems, within line data elements in response to prompts;

temporarily storing the input line data elements in the random access memory;

automatically reorganizing the line data elements according to topic fields and chronology in the random access memory;

storing the line data elements on the portable memory storage device;

removing the device from the processor; and

removing the software program, applications programs and line data elements from the random access memory.

76. The method of claim 75, further comprising after the display selecting a form-printing, printing a form with a printer connected to the processor, completing the form by writing abnormal and relevant normal information on the form, and using the completed form for the inputting of the health data.

77. The method of claim 75, further comprising after the reorganizing printing a health view with a printer connected to the processor, and presenting on the health view line data elements organized according to body systems.

78. The method of claim 75, further comprising presenting the device to a health care giver, inserting the device in a computer, printing a form, completing the form with new abnormal and relevant normal health information, inputting information in the computer as new line data elements, and updating the device with the new line data elements.

79. The method of claim 78, further comprising placing the updated device in a container and sealing the container.

80. The method of claim 79, further comprising presenting the sealed container to a next health care giver.

81. An animal health data record system comprising a health data record having multiple recorded health data elements and further comprising multiple health information fields within the health data elements by which and in which the health data elements are organized.

82. The system of claim 81, wherein the multiple health information fields comprise body organ systems, data and details.

83. The system of claim 82, wherein the multiple health information fields further comprise problem numbers, topics and subjects.

84. The system of claim 83, wherein the multiple health information fields further comprise dates of occurrence.

85. The system of claim 84, wherein the multiple health information fields comprise times of occurrence and sources of report.

86. The system of claim 81, wherein the health data elements and the health information fields are arranged orthographically.

87. The system of claim 81, wherein the health data elements are arranged horizontally and the health information fields are arranged vertically.