Multifunction telemedicine software with integrated electronic medical record
First Claim
1. A teleconferencing system comprising:
- a first teleconferencing station having a first digital camera;
a second teleconferencing station located remotely from the first teleconferencing system, wherein the second teleconferencing station receives image data from the first digital camera over a network; and
an electronic medical records database having a plurality of medical records, the electronic medical records database being accessible to the second teleconferencing station;
wherein the second teleconferencing station selectively records image data received from the first digital camera into one of the plurality of medical records.
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Abstract
A teleconferencing system is disclosed that enables patient and physician teleconferencing stations (100) to communicate over a global network (104), wherein the teleconferencing stations include access to a database of electronic medical records (110). The system includes means for instant text messaging (130), audio/video conferencing (142), and secure e-mail exchange (146). The patient and physician have differential access to the electronic medical records, such that the electronic medical records can be updated. The physician station includes means for capturing image data received from the patient station and storing the captured image data into a medical record. In the preferred embodiment the system is able to teleconference more than two stations at a time. In the preferred embodiment, the physician station includes means for entering a prescription (310) and for entering hospital orders (304).
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27 Claims
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1. A teleconferencing system comprising:
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a first teleconferencing station having a first digital camera;
a second teleconferencing station located remotely from the first teleconferencing system, wherein the second teleconferencing station receives image data from the first digital camera over a network; and
an electronic medical records database having a plurality of medical records, the electronic medical records database being accessible to the second teleconferencing station;
wherein the second teleconferencing station selectively records image data received from the first digital camera into one of the plurality of medical records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A teleconferencing station comprising:
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a computer having a monitor and a central processing unit, the computer adapted to receive and display live video data over the Internet;
a digital peripheral connected to the computer that records live audio and video data for transmission over the Internet; and
an electronic medical records database having a plurality of medical records, the electronic medical records database being accessible to the computer;
wherein the computer is adapted to selectively record at least a portion of the received video data into one of the plurality of medical records. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A teleconferencing system comprising:
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a first teleconferencing station including a computer that is functionally connected to a global data network and digital video camera;
a second teleconferencing station including a computer that is functionally connected to the global data network, wherein the first and second teleconferencing stations are functionally connected such that they can exchange data over the global data network; and
an electronic medical records database comprising a plurality of medical records, each medical record including fields identifying a patient and at least one image field, wherein at least some of the plurality of medical records are accessible by the second teleconferencing station;
wherein the second teleconferencing station receives image data from the image recording device and selectively stores at least a portion of the image data in the at least one image field of a medical record.
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21. A method for generating an electronic medical record comprising:
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connecting a patient teleconferencing station to a physician teleconferencing station over a global data network, wherein the patient teleconferencing station includes a camera for recording digital image data;
generating a form for receiving data for a medical record, the form including at least one image data field;
receiving at the physician teleconferencing station, digital image data recorded by the camera;
selectively storing at least a portion of the digital image data received by the physician teleconferencing station in the at least one image data field; and
storing the data in the form into an electronic medical record. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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