System and method for storing, accessing, and displaying specialized patient information and other medical information

• US 20050177050A1
• Filed: 02/10/2005
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Todd J. Cohen
• Original Assignee: Todd J. Cohen
• Inventors: Cohen, Todd J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,171,129 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method of providing a user with specialized patient information comprising: uploading, storing, requesting, receiving, and displaying cardiological patient information for a patient. The display of the cardiological information is configured to optimal care to be provided to a patient.

Claims

1. A method of providing a user with specialized patient information comprising:

uploading the specialized patient information for a patient into a secure database;

storing said specialized patient information in said database;

receiving a request for said specialized patient information from a user; and

transmitting said requested specialized patient information to said user to allow said user to display the specialized patient information;

wherein said specialized patient information is configured to display the specialized information such that optimal health care can be provided to the patient.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the specialized patient information comprises cardiological patient information.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the specialized patient information comprises a patient history.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the specialized patient information includes an image.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the cardiological patient information further includes a electrocardiogram.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the cardiological patient information further includes a patient history comprising a medical history of the patient, said medical history comprising a cardiologically relevant factor.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the cardiologically relevant factor is selected from:

Hypertension;

CNS Bleed;

Diabetes;

GI Bleed;

Asthma;

Anemia;

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;

Deep Vein Thrombosis;

Chronic Renal Insufficiency;

Pulmonary Embolus;

Hemodialysis;

Inferior Vena Cava Filter;

Cerebral Vascular Accident;

Carotid Endarterectomy;

Transient Ischemia Attack;

a malignancy;

an allergy; and

a medication.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the cardiological patient information further includes a patient history comprising a cardiac history of the patient, said cardiac history comprising a cardiologically relevant factor.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the cardiologically relevant factor is selected from:

Neurocardiogenic Syncope;

Cardiomyopathy;

Orthostatic Syncope;

HOCM/IHSS;

Syncope due to Autonomic Dysfunction;

Cardiac Transplant;

Coronary Artery Disease;

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm;

Myocardial Infarction;

AAA Repair;

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting;

Congestive Heart Failure;

Aortic Valve Replacement;

Ejection Fraction;

Mitral Valve Replacement; and

data regarding Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the factor further comprises the history of an implant.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the implant is selected from:

a Permanent Pacemaker;

an ICD;

a stent;

a BiVentricular Device; and

an Implantable Loop Recorder,

wherein the history includes identifying information about the implant.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the user comprises the patient and said patient is prevented from altering the displayed information.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the user of said method is also a provider of said method.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises enrolling the patient into said database.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said provider is a health care professional.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

preventing access to the database until provision of a user identifier.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the method further comprises offering the health care professional an option, wherein said option selected from:

an option to enroll a patient into said database; and

an option to access the stored specialized patient information of a patient associated with the health care professional.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the specialized patient information further comprises patient identification information.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein a password must be provided in combination with the user identifier.

20. The method of claim 2 wherein the method further comprises confirming the cardiological patient information uploaded into said database.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

offering access to the database for a user fee.

22. The method of claim 13 wherein the method further comprises:

offering access to the database for a user fee; and

offering the provider a part of the fee for enrolling a user.

23. The method of claim 15 wherein the method comprises allowing the health care professional to alter the stored specialized patient information.

24. The method of claim 17 wherein the stored specialized patient information of a patient associated with the health care professional is searchable by a user identifier.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the user identifier is selected from:

a user identification number;

a user identification password;

a user name;

a user date of birth;

an enrollment date; and

an account status.

26. The method of claim 2 wherein the display comprises:

a electrocardiogram; and

a patient history comprising a medical history of the patient including a cardiologically relevant medical history factor and a cardiac history including a cardiologically relevant cardiac history factor.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the cardiologically relevant medical history factor is selected from:

an allergy; and

a medication.

28. The method of claim 1 wherein access is provided to an entity giving emergency treatment to the enrolled patient.

29. The method of claim 1 wherein the user is a health care professional.

30. The method of claim 16 wherein user identifier is selected from:

a) a provider identifier,

b) a patient identifier, and

c) an administrator code.

31. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further includes:

storing said transmitted specialized patient information on a storage device.

44. The method of claim 1 wherein the specialized patient information comprises:

neurological patient information;

psycho-centric patient information;

nephrological patient information;

radiological patient information;

musculo-skeletal patient information;

oncological patient information;

patient information related to internal medicine;

endrocrinological patient information;

or

gastroenterological patient information.

32. A system for visually presenting specialized patient information comprising:

a computer executable program;

a program memory for storing specialized patient information;

the program, when executed by a processor, being structured to;

accept, via an input, specialized patient information about a patient;

store said specialized patient information in said database;

receive via the input a request for said specialized patient information from a user; and

transmit via an output said requested specialized patient information to said user to allow said user to display the specialized patient information;

wherein said specialized patient information is configured to display the specialized information such that optimal care can be provided to a patient.

33. The system of claim 32 wherein the specialized patient information comprises cardiological patient information.

34. The system of claim 32 wherein the specialized patient information comprises a patient history.

35. The system of claim 34 wherein the patient history comprises an image.

36. The system of claim 32 wherein the memory is in a secure environment.

37. The system of claim 32 wherein the memory is remotely located from the user.

38. The system of claim 32 wherein the requested specialized patient information is transmitted via the internet.

39. The system of claim 33 wherein the cardiological patient information further comprises a electrocardiogram.

40. The system of claim 33 wherein the cardiological patient information further comprises:

a patient history comprising a medical history of the patient, said medical history comprising a cardiologically relevant factor.

41. The system of claim 33 wherein the cardiological patient information further comprises;

a patient history comprising a cardiac history of the patient, said cardiac history comprising a cardiologically relevant factor.

42. The system of claim 41 wherein the factor further comprises the history of an implant.

43. The system of claim 33 wherein the display comprises:

an electrocardiogram.

45. The system of claim 32 wherein the specialized patient information comprises:

neurological patient information;

psycho-centric patient information;

nephrological patient information;

radiological patient information;

musculo-skeletal patient information;

oncological patient information;

patient information related to internal medicine;

endrocrinological patient information;

or

gastroenterological patient information.