System and method for creating and updating a mobile patient care plan in real-time
First Claim
1. A radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by a patient and configured to store and transmit medical data.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating and updating a mobile medical record are provided. The system and method include a radio frequency identification tag storing medical record data such as patient data. A handheld computing device downloads a medical care plan from a record database via a communication network. The handheld computing device is equipped with a radio frequency identification interrogator that is capable of reading data from and writing data to the radio frequency identification tag. Thus, the handheld computing device is capable of creating and updating a medical record stored on the radio frequency identification tag.
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38 Claims
- 1. A radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by a patient and configured to store and transmit medical data.
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7. A mobile medical record system, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by a patient; and
a handheld computing device having a radio frequency identification reader, the handheld computing device configured to read and write information to the radio frequency identification tag via the radio frequency identification reader. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile medical record system, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by a patient;
a handheld computing device having a radio frequency identification reader, the handheld computing device configured to read and write information to the radio frequency identification tag via the radio frequency identification reader;
at least one medical database, the medical database storing medical information;
a communication network; and
a communication device in communication with the handheld computing device, the communication device configured to receive the medical information from the medical database via the communication network and to transmit information to the medical database via the communication network.
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18. A mobile medical record system, comprising:
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at least one medical database, the medical database storing medical information;
a communication network;
a radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by a patient; and
a handheld computing device having a radio frequency identification reader, the handheld computing device configured to communicate with the radio frequency identification tag via the radio frequency identification reader, the radio frequency identification reader further configured to allow the handheld computing device to communicate with the medical database via the communication network.
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19. A patient monitoring system, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by a patient; and
at least one radio frequency identification reader, the radio frequency identification reader adapted to read and write information to the radio frequency identification tag when the tag comes within a predetermined range of the reader. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of generating a radio frequency identification tag, the method comprising the steps of:
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gathering identification infonnation from a patient;
locating the patient'"'"'s medical record in a medical database using the identification information; and
generating a radio frequency identification tag, the tag storing at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s medical record. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of keeping an electronic record of a medical activity performed on a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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downloading a patient care plan from a medical database via a communication network;
reviewing the patient care plan to determine a medical activity to perform on the patient;
verifying patient information by reading a radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by the patient;
performing the medical activity;
indicating that the medical activity has been completed; and
updating the patient information by writing to the radio frequency identification tag;
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29. A method of tracking a movement of a patient within a desired environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing at least one radio frequency identification reader in a strategic location within the desired environment, the reader designed to read a radio frequency identification tag adapted to be worn by the patient;
reading the tag when the tag comes within a predetermined area surrounding the reader; and
writing information to the tag each time the tag comes within the predetermined area surrounding the reader. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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