System and method for providing secure remote access to patient files by authenticating personnel with biometric data
First Claim
1. A method for providing security to health care information systems, comprising the steps of:
- compiling within a database, biometric data relating to a set of users user wherein said biometric data is unique to an individual user;
establishing a connection between a user and the information system;
terminating said connection if said user'"'"'s identity cannot be verified;
providing health care data from said user to the information system or from the information system to said user;
storing said health care data in a memory location accessible by the information system;
disconnecting said first user from the information system; and
repeating the above steps as necessary when additional health care data is to be added to or reviewed from the information system by said set of users.
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Abstract
One aspect of the present invention is a biometric module, comprising a serial adaptor that inserts into a personal digital assistant'"'"'s series port, a serial port that accepts an a separate peripheral device'"'"'s serial adaptor, a means for authenticating a user connected to the microprocessor, whereby the authentication means scans the user'"'"'s biometric data, and a microprocessor connected to the serial adaptor, the serial port, and the authentication means, where the microprocessor regulates a data flow with the personal digital assistant. A different aspect of the present invention is a method to remotely authenticate a health care worker, the method comprising scanning the worker'"'"'s biometric data into a PDA, scanning a patient'"'"'s biometric data into a PDA, transmitting the patient'"'"'s and worker'"'"'s biometric data wirelessly from the PDA to a central location, and receiving authorization to access the patient'"'"'s health care data wirelessly on a PDA from the central location.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for providing security to health care information systems, comprising the steps of:
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compiling within a database, biometric data relating to a set of users user wherein said biometric data is unique to an individual user;
establishing a connection between a user and the information system;
terminating said connection if said user'"'"'s identity cannot be verified;
providing health care data from said user to the information system or from the information system to said user;
storing said health care data in a memory location accessible by the information system;
disconnecting said first user from the information system; and
repeating the above steps as necessary when additional health care data is to be added to or reviewed from the information system by said set of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing security to health care information systems, comprising the steps of:
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compiling within a database, biometric data relating to a set of users user wherein said biometric data is unique to an individual user, and wherein said biometric data comprises fingerprint information collected by a biometric authentication module coupled to a networked computing device, and wherein said database relates biometric data to a name of said user and a DEA or employee number assigned to said user;
establishing a connection between a user and the information system;
terminating said connection if said user'"'"'s identity cannot be verified;
providing health care data from said user to the information system or from the information system to said user;
storing said health care data in a memory location accessible by the information system;
disconnecting said first user from the information system; and
repeating the above steps as necessary when additional health care data is to be added to or reviewed from the information system by said set of users. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A health care information system comprising:
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at least one remote computing device operable to provide or receive health care data from a set of health care providers;
a biometric scanning module operable to scan biometric data unique to each health care provider;
at least one host computer system operable to store said healthcare data for future review by said set of health care providers, said host computer system comprising;
a software engine;
a storage device operable to store said health care data;
a memory operable to store said software engine;
a processor coupled to said storage device and said memory, said processor operable to execute said software engine such that the health care information system is directed by said software engine to securely receive and store health care date for future review by performing the steps of;
validating individual health care provider access to the health care information system; and
receiving or providing said health care data from the health care information system to said individual health care provider after validating said individual health care provider'"'"'s access to the health care information system; and
a secure communication pathway between said at least one remote workstation and said at least one host computer system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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