System and method for handling the acquisition and analysis of medical data over a network
First Claim
1. A central server configured to control the receipt and analysis of patient medical data and patient information, wherein selective access to the patient medical data is provided to an analysis workstation that is responsive to a medical specialist, wherein the analysis workstation analyzes the patient medical data and prepares a medical report associated with the patient medical data, the central server comprising:
- a first communication interface for receiving the patient medical data and the patient information from a remote computer and for transmitting the medical report associated with the patient medical data to the remote computer;
a storage system for storing the received patient medical data, patient information, and the associated medical report;
a processor configured to associate patient medical data with patient information and to control access to and analysis of the stored patient medical data by the analysis workstation and configured to control access to the medical report; and
a second communication interface for transmitting patient medical data to the analysis workstation and for receiving the associated medical report from the analysis workstation.
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Abstract
The invention is a central server configured to control the receipt and analysis of patient medical data and patient information. The central server controls access to the patient medical data by an analysis workstation that is responsive to a medical specialist. The analysis workstation analyzes the patient medical data and prepares a medical report associated with the patient medical data. The central server comprises a first communication interface for receiving patient medical data and patient information from a remote computer and for transmitting the medical report associated with the patient medical data to the remote computer. A storage system stores the received patient medical data, patient information, and the associated medical report. A processor is configured to control access to and analysis of the patient medical data by the analysis workstation and the medical specialist and is configured to control access to the medical report. A second communication interface transmits the patient medical data to the analysis workstation and receives the associated medical report from the analysis workstation. The invention is also a method of controlling the acquisition and analysis of patient medical data over a network by a central server from a remote computer operably interconnected by the network with the central server.
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24 Claims
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1. A central server configured to control the receipt and analysis of patient medical data and patient information, wherein selective access to the patient medical data is provided to an analysis workstation that is responsive to a medical specialist, wherein the analysis workstation analyzes the patient medical data and prepares a medical report associated with the patient medical data, the central server comprising:
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a first communication interface for receiving the patient medical data and the patient information from a remote computer and for transmitting the medical report associated with the patient medical data to the remote computer;
a storage system for storing the received patient medical data, patient information, and the associated medical report;
a processor configured to associate patient medical data with patient information and to control access to and analysis of the stored patient medical data by the analysis workstation and configured to control access to the medical report; and
a second communication interface for transmitting patient medical data to the analysis workstation and for receiving the associated medical report from the analysis workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for handling patient medical data over a network, comprising:
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a remote computer configured to receive patient medical data from a medical sensor and configured to transfer the received patient medical data and patient information corresponding to the patient medical data;
a central server configured to receive and store the transferred patient medical data and corresponding patient information and configured to control access to the patient medical data and its corresponding patient information; and
an analysis workstation associated with the central server, the analysis workstation being operated by a medical specialist to access and analyze the patient medical data stored on the central server, the analysis workstation responsive to the medical specialist to create a medical report associated with the patient medical data, the analysis workstation transmitting the medical report to the central server;
wherein the central server is configured to receive from the analysis workstation the medical report associated with the patient medical data and corresponding patient information, and is configured to transmit the medical report to the remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling the acquisition and analysis of patient medical data over a network by a central server from a remote computer operably interconnected by the network with the central server, the method comprising:
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receiving at a central server patient medical data and corresponding patient information from the remote computer;
controlling at the central server access to and analysis of the received patient medical data by providing secure access by an analysis workstation;
transferring the patient medical data to an analysis workstation, wherein the analysis workstation is responsive to the medical specialist for analyzing the medical data and for creating a medical report associated with the patient medical data;
transferring the medical report to the central server from the analysis workstation;
receiving from the analysis workstation the medical report associated with the patient medical data and corresponding patient information; and
transmitting the medical report to the remote workstation over the network. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method for managing the receipt and analysis of Holter monitor patient medical data received at a remote computer and analyzed by a medical specialist located at a location remote from the remote computer, the method comprising:
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At a patient site;
recording patient medical data on a medical sensor;
storing the patient medical data on a local storage medium;
transmitting the stored patient medical data to a remote computer;
At a remote computer site;
creating patient information corresponding to the patient medical data;
receiving patient medical data from the medical sensor;
storing the patient medical data on the remote computer;
compressing the patient medical data;
transmitting the compressed patient medical data and corresponding patient information to the central server;
At a central server site;
receiving the compressed patient medical data and corresponding patient information;
decompressing the patient medical data;
storing the patient medical data and patient information;
controlling access to the patient medical data and patient information;
transferring the patient medical data to an analysis workstation;
At an analysis workstation site;
receiving the patient medical data from the central server;
analyzing the patient medical data;
generating a medical report associated with medical data;
transferring the medical report to the central server;
At the central server site;
receiving the medical report from the analysis workstation;
storing the medical report;
controlling access to the medical report;
transmitting the medical report to the remote computer;
At the remote computer site;
receiving the medical report from the central server; and
displaying the medical report.
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