Method and apparatus for storing and reading medical records from a magnetic card

• US 20060060648A1
• Filed: 09/22/2004
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas C. Valenza
• Original Assignee: Thomas C. Valenza
• Inventors: Valenza, Thomas C.
• Application Number:
  US10/947,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20060060648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD

Abstract

A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information. The method comprises the steps of providing a card having at least one magnetic strip disposed thereon and embedding the patient'"'"'s preselected medical information into the at least one magnetic strip disposed on said card.

Claims

1. A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a storage means for storing said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information thereon;

(b) embedding said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information into said storage means;

(c) giving said storage means having said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information embedded therein to a predetermined medical technician;

(d) having said predetermined medical technician access said storage means;

(e) providing a print out of said predetermined medical information accessed in step (d);

(f) determining at least one of a treatment to be administered to said patient and what medications should be given based on said print out of said predetermined medical information printed in step (e);

(g) updating said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information embedded in said storage means based on step (f); and

(h) returning said storage means having said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information embedded therein and updated in step (g) to said patient when said patient is discharged from care.

3. A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, according to claim 1, wherein said step of embedding said patient'"'"'s medical information includes embedding said patient'"'"'s medical information on a card having at least one magnetic strip disposed thereon.

5. A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, according to claim 3, wherein said method includes the additional step of embedding said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information on a predetermined plurality of magnetic strips.

6. A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, according to claim 5, wherein said method includes the additional step of embedding said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information on two magnetic strips.

7. A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, according to claim 5, wherein said method includes the additional step of embedding said patient'"'"'s preselected medical information on four magnetic strips.

8. A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, according to claim 3, wherein said preselected medical information embedded in step (b) includes at least one of current medications, allergies, immunizations, current doctors, specialists, medical and surgical history, and results of lab tests.

9. A method of providing medical personnel with a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, according to claim 8, wherein said preselected medical information embedded in step (b) includes current medications, allergies and medical and surgical history.

2. (canceled)

4. (canceled)

10. An apparatus for storing and reading a patient'"'"'s preselected medical information, said apparatus comprising:

(a) a storage means having a predetermined shape for storing such patient'"'"'s preselected medical information;

(b) a first means engageable with said storage means for embedding such preselected medical information in said storage means;

(c) a computer engageable with said storage means for reading said preselected medical information stored in said storage means; and

(d) a printer connected to said computer for providing a hard copy.

14. The apparatus, according to claim 10, wherein said storage means is a card having at least one magnetic strip disposed thereon.

15. The apparatus, according to claim 14, wherein said predetermined shape is substantially rectangular.

16. The apparatus, according to claim 14, wherein said preselected medical information for a patient includes at least one of current medications, allergies, immunizations, current doctors, specialists, medical and surgical history, and results of lab tests.

17. The apparatus, according to claim 16, wherein said preselected medical information for a patient includes current medications, allergies and medical and surgical history.

18. The apparatus, according to claim 14, wherein said preselected medical information for a patient is embedded onto a predetermined plurality of magnetic strips.

19. The apparatus, according to claim 18, wherein said preselected medical information for a patient is embedded onto two magnetic strips.

20. The apparatus, according to claim 18, wherein said preselected medical information for a patient is embedded onto four magnetic strips.

21. The apparatus, according to claim 14, wherein said preselected medical information embedded on said at least one magnetic strip includes all medications currently prescribed for such patient.

22. The apparatus, according to claim 21, wherein said preselected medical information embedded on another of said at least one magnetic strip includes all information relating to a primary care physician.

23. The apparatus, according to claim 21, wherein said preselected medical information embedded on another of said at least one magnetic strip includes all information relating to specialists that are treating such patient.

11-13. -13. (canceled)