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System, method and program product for delivering medical services from a remote location

  • US 20060271400A1
  • Filed: 05/02/2006
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system of enhanced medical services delivery to geographically distributed patients by remotely separated physicians located at a remote physician site, the system comprising:

  • an at least one remote medical information management computer including memory to store data therein to thereby define a remote medical services server;

    a database associated with the remote medical services server and including a plurality of patient electronic medical records providing a single consolidated medical service delivery record for each of a corresponding plurality of patients, each record accessible by a patient clinic medical service provider, a medical services scheduler, and a remote physician;

    a remote medical services program product stored in the memory of the remote medical services server and adapted to accept remote input from medical personnel to access the plurality of patient electronic medical records to thereby allow display of and data entry in a selected patient electronic medical record;

    a dedicated communications link in communication with the remote medical services server and providing dedicated communications between a patient treatment location and the remote physician site located remote from the patient treatment location to thereby establish a private network connection between the patient treatment location and the remote physician site, defining a private physician'"'"'s network;

    a plurality of patient medical service delivery stations each positioned in a patient clinic located at the patient treatment location, in communication with the remote medical services server through the private physician'"'"'s network, and each including a video input device to capture patient video images and a video display device monitored by the patient clinic medical service provider;

    at least one remote physician medical service delivery suite positioned remote from the patient clinic at the remote physician site and in communication with the remote medical services server and each of the plurality of patient medical service delivery stations through the private physician'"'"'s network, and including an audio input device to capture audio and a video input device to capture video images of the remote physician and a video display device to display patient areas of interest and patient electronic medical records, to thereby allow the remote physician to perform remote patient medical service delivery through the remote physician medical service delivery suite and a respective patient medical service delivery station; and

    at least one patient clinic computer associated with the patient clinic and positioned remote from the at least one remote physician medical services delivery suite, in communication with the remote medical services server through the private physician'"'"'s network, and including memory and software stored in the memory adapted to provide access to the remote medical services program product to allow remote computerized physician medical service request entry so that the patient clinic medical service provider can input a physician'"'"'s medical service request, and to allow display of the patient electronic medical record so that the patient clinic medical service provider can review current patient medical administration data and can enter additional patient medical administration data.

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