Healthcare information apparatus and method

• US 20050060192A1
• Filed: 11/17/2003
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abraham888, LLC, Modaco, Inc., PB Management, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Abraham888, LLC, Modaco, Inc., PB Management, Inc.
• Inventors: Brown, Alan H., Settlage, Stephen A., Lawson, Marc G.
• Application Number:
  US10/715,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20050060192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an improved apparatus and method for providing and/or processing patients'"'"' healthcare information by a user wherein said patients'"'"' healthcare information is located on a secured server.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing users with access to healthcare information wherein said healthcare information is accessed through a secured website and stored on a secured server.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said users comprise chiropractors, osteopaths, physicians, nurses, acupuncturists, or other healthcare providers.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said access comprises Internet browsing software on an Internet connected device.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said user has said access to said healthcare information by using a unique identifier.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said unique identifier is a confidential password.

6. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said Internet connected device comprises a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a wireless telephone, a wired telephone, or a palm pilot.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said healthcare information comprises patient'"'"'s symptom(s) and disease or condition information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said secured website is compliant under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein data on said secured website is coded.

10. A method for providing users with patient'"'"'s healthcare information, wherein said method comprises processing said patient'"'"'s healthcare information on a HIPAA compliant website.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said patient'"'"'s healthcare information data of patient'"'"'s disease or condition is input into said HIPAA compliant website.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said data comprises progressive analysis of said patient'"'"'s healthcare information.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein said patient'"'"'s healthcare information data is processed in a text report.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein said patient'"'"'s healthcare information data comprise data from previous patient testing.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein said text report comprises a graphic analysis of said patient'"'"'s healthcare information changes over time.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein said text report is printable by said users.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein said text report is submitted to said third party payer.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said third party payer comprise worker'"'"'s compensation insurance adjustor and/or other medical insurance adjustor.