Healthcare database management offline backup and synchronization system and method
First Claim
26. A healthcare data record storage system, comprising:
- an active healthcare record database having a plurality of active healthcare data records stored therein, wherein each of the plurality of active healthcare data records has a healthcare data record group associated therewith;
means for associating the healthcare data record group with the active healthcare data records; and
, means for purging at least one active healthcare data record from the active healthcare record database, wherein the purging is based at least in part on the period of inactivity of the at least one active healthcare data record.
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Abstract
A healthcare database management offline backup and synchronization system having an active database for storing active records and an archive database for storing inactive records. The databases are coupled by a communication link and the system is able to transfer and store records that have become inactive from the active database to the archive database. The database records are archived and purged based on predefined rules. The system allows continuous access to a local medical depot computer database on a network even when the network link is severed. The system updates local and central computer databases regularly, while the link is active and synchronizes database records after computer communications are restored.
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250 Claims
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26. A healthcare data record storage system, comprising:
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an active healthcare record database having a plurality of active healthcare data records stored therein, wherein each of the plurality of active healthcare data records has a healthcare data record group associated therewith;
means for associating the healthcare data record group with the active healthcare data records; and
, means for purging at least one active healthcare data record from the active healthcare record database, wherein the purging is based at least in part on the period of inactivity of the at least one active healthcare data record. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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52. A method of archiving records in a healthcare data record storage system, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of active healthcare data records in an active healthcare record database, wherein each of the plurality of active healthcare data records is assigned a healthcare data record group; and
,archiving at least one active healthcare data record from the active healthcare record database to an archive healthcare record database as an archive healthcare data record, wherein the archiving is based at least in part on the period of inactivity of the at least one active healthcare data record. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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77. A method of archiving records in a healthcare data record storage system comprising:
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storing a plurality of active healthcare data records in an active healthcare record database, wherein each of the plurality of active healthcare data records has a healthcare data record group; and
,purging at least one active healthcare data record from the active healthcare record database, wherein the purging is based at least in part on the period of inactivity of the at least one active healthcare data record. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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102. A method of archiving records in a healthcare data record storage system, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of active healthcare data records in an active healthcare record database, wherein each of the plurality of active healthcare data records is assigned a healthcare data record group; and
,archiving at least one active healthcare data record from the active healthcare record database to the archive healthcare record database as archive healthcare data records, wherein the archiving is based at least in part on the period of inactivity of the at least one active healthcare data record.
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103. A computer readable medium having a computer program thereon for storing healthcare data records, the medium comprising:
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a first code segment for storing a plurality of active healthcare data records in an active healthcare record database, wherein each of the plurality of active healthcare data records is assigned a healthcare data record group; and
,a second code segment for archiving at least one active healthcare data record from the active healthcare record database to an archive healthcare record database as an archive healthcare data record, wherein the archiving is based at least in part on the period of inactivity of the at least one active healthcare data record. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127)
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128. A computer readable medium having a computer program thereon for storing healthcare data records, comprising:
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a first code segment for storing a plurality of active healthcare data records in an active healthcare record database, wherein each of the plurality of active healthcare data records is assigned a healthcare data record group; and
,a second code segment for purging at least one active healthcare data record from the active healthcare record database, wherein the purging is based at least in part on the period of inactivity of the at least one active healthcare data record. - View Dependent Claims (129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153)
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154. A method of accessing healthcare data in a healthcare facility having a communication network, a medical storage depot, and a central memory communicating with the medical storage depot, the medical storage depot having a depot memory, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing healthcare data relating to the medical storage depot in the central memory and the depot memory;
determining whether the central memory is communicating with the medical storage depot; and
,using the healthcare data relating to the medical storage depot in the depot memory when it is determined that the central memory is not communicating with the depot memory. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181)
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175-1. The method of claim 154 wherein healthcare data relating to the medical storage depot includes medical item information.
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182. A computer readable medium having a computer program thereon for accessing healthcare data in a healthcare facility having a communication network, a medical storage depot, and a central memory communicating with the medical storage depot, the medical storage depot having a depot memory, the medium comprising:
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a first code segment for storing healthcare data relating to the medical storage depot in the central memory and the depot memory;
a second code segment for determining whether the central memory is communicating with the medical storage depot; and
,a third code segment for using the healthcare data relating to the medical storage depot in the depot memory when it is determined that the central memory is not communicating with the depot memory. - View Dependent Claims (183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210)
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211. A system for accessing healthcare data in a healthcare facility, comprising:
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a central memory having a central database;
a depot memory having a depot database; and
,a network communicatively connecting the depot and central memories, wherein database modifications are sent from the central memory to the depot memory. - View Dependent Claims (212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218)
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219. A system for accessing healthcare data in the healthcare facility, comprising:
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a medical storage depot having a depot processor and a depot memory, wherein the depot memory comprises healthcare data and a communication module;
a communication network; and
,a central processor having a central memory and being capable of communicating with the depot processor and depot memory over the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250)
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