Medical information card

• US 20040199408A1
• Filed: 04/01/2003
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tolbert R. Johnson
• Original Assignee: Tolbert R. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Tolbert R.
• Application Number:
  US10/403,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20040199408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

The medical information card is a card which may be carried by a patient, e.g., in the patient'"'"'s wallet, and includes pertinent information about the patient'"'"'s medical history and current medications in a form which is readable without the use of a machine. A computerized system and method for producing the card includes a database maintained by or accessible by the pharmacy, and by the patient through the Internet. When the patient visits the pharmacy with a new prescription, the database is updated to include the new prescription and a new or replacement medical information card is printed out and provided to the patient.

Claims

1. A computerized system for providing a medical information card, comprising:

at least one server computer having a processor, an area of main memory for executing program code under the direction of the processor, a storage device for storing data and program code and a bus connecting the processor, the main memory, and the storage device;

at least one database stored on said storage device;

a data communications device connected to said bus for connecting said server computer to the Internet; and

a computer program stored in said storage device and executing in said main memory under the direction of said processor, the computer program including;

means for inputting a patient'"'"'s personal identifying information and entering the patient'"'"'s personal identifying information into a database;

means for inputting the patient'"'"'s medical summary information from a customer and entering the patient information into a database;

means for inputting the patient'"'"'s new prescription information and entering the new prescription information into the database;

means for adding the patient'"'"'s new prescription information into a patient prescription history log;

means for recalling the patient'"'"'s personal identifying information, the patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log from the database;

means for formatting the patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log for printing onto a medical information card; and

printing means for printing the formatted customer'"'"'s medical summary information, the customer'"'"'s new prescription information, and the customer'"'"'s prescription history log for printing onto a medical information card.

2. The computerized system for providing a medical information card of claim 1, wherein said printing means further comprises means for printing the formatted patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log for printing onto a medical information card in a machine readable format.

3. A computer program product that includes a medium readable by a processor, the medium having stored thereon a set of instructions comprising:

a first sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to input a patient'"'"'s personal identifying information and enter the patient'"'"'s personal identifying information into a database;

a second sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to input the patient'"'"'s medical summary information from a customer and enter the patient information into a database;

a third sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to input the patient'"'"'s new prescription information and enter the new prescription information into the database;

a fourth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to add the patient'"'"'s new prescription information into a patient prescription history log;

a fifth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to recall the patient'"'"'s personal identifying information, the patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log from the database;

a sixth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to format the patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log for printing onto a medical information card; and

a seventh sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to print the formatted patient'"'"'s medical summary information, patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and patient'"'"'s prescription history log onto a medical information card.

4. A computerized method for providing a medical information card, comprising the steps of:

inputting a patient'"'"'s personal identifying information and entering the patient'"'"'s personal identifying information into a database;

inputting the patient'"'"'s medical summary information from a customer and entering the patient'"'"'s information into a database;

inputting the patient'"'"'s new prescription information and entering the new prescription information into the database;

adding the patient'"'"'s new prescription information into a patient prescription history log;

recalling the patient'"'"'s personal identifying information, the patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log from the database;

formatting the patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log for printing onto a medical information card; and

printing the formatted patient'"'"'s medical summary information, the patient'"'"'s new prescription information, and the patient'"'"'s prescription history log for printing onto a medical information card.

5. The computerized method for providing a medical information card of claim 4, wherein the step of inputting a patient'"'"'s personal identifying information further comprises the steps of:

inputting the patient'"'"'s name; and

inputting the patient'"'"'s address.

6. The computerized method for providing a medical information card of claim 4, wherein the step of inputting a patient'"'"'s medical summary information further comprises the steps of:

inputting the patient'"'"'s allergies;

inputting the patient'"'"'s medical equipment and devices;

inputting the patient'"'"'s doctor names and telephone numbers;

inputting the patient'"'"'s surgical history and dates;

inputting the patient'"'"'s hospital visits and reasons; and

inputting the patient'"'"'s special transportation needs.

7. The computerized method for providing a medical information card of claim 4, wherein the step of inputting a patient'"'"'s new prescription information further comprises the steps of:

inputting the patient'"'"'s name and address;

inputting the prescribing doctor'"'"'s name and telephone number;

inputting the prescription number and the prescription issue date;

inputting the medication name and dosage; and

inputting the reason for the prescription.