Medical claim data transfer to medical deposit box and/or medical visit record
First Claim
1. A method for generating a personal health record for a patient, comprising:
- providing a plurality of medical claim objects that are stored in a first format, the medical claim objects including medical claim codes indicative of medical claim events; and
translating the medical claim objects from the first format into a second format to generate personal health record data.
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Abstract
A method for generating a personal health record for a patient includes: providing a plurality of medical claim objects that are stored in a first format, the medical claim objects including medical claim codes indicative of medical claim events; and translating the medical claim objects from the first format into a second format to generate personal health record data. The personal health record can also include patient or practitioner entered data. The personal health record is portable and may be owned by the patient. Access to the personal health record can be given by a patient to a practitioner to the extent desired. The portable personal health record is stored in standard codes so that medical information, advertisements, queries, and the like can be readily translated to various reader levels to facilitate clear communication at the reader'"'"'s education level and language.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating a personal health record for a patient, comprising:
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providing a plurality of medical claim objects that are stored in a first format, the medical claim objects including medical claim codes indicative of medical claim events; and
translating the medical claim objects from the first format into a second format to generate personal health record data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing automated health advice for a patient, comprising:
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providing a personal health database stored on at least one data storage device, the personal health database including health data translated from coded provider diagnoses and procedure coded on medical claim forms;
defining a plurality of nodes corresponding to event triggers or medical problems, wherein each node designates through rules or algorithms one or more recommended activities to be performed or suggested upon the occurrence of an event trigger or problem; and
upon receiving data indicative of an event trigger or problem for a patient;
identifying one or more nodes to be acted upon and selecting one or more activities to be suggested;
referencing the personal health manager to identify any medical and health data that is relevant to the activities to be suggested, and if necessary, modifying the suggested activities; and
presenting the suggested activities as medical or health advice, queries, or suggestions to a patient or practitioner. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for communicating medical information to a patient, comprising:
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providing a personal health record containing information indicative of a patient'"'"'s medical history, the personal health record containing information about the patient'"'"'s education, literacy and/or language;
upon receiving a request from a user to access the patient'"'"'s medical history, translating codes indicative of the personal health record data into user readable text that describes the medical service provided and is at a reading level appropriate to a profile defined for the user; and
presenting the user readable text at the appropriate reading level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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