System for storing medical records accessed using patient biometrics

• US 20060293925A1
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Leonard Flom
• Original Assignee: Leonard Flom
• Inventors: Flom, Leonard
• Application Number:
  US11/471,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20060293925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

A system for viewing and updating medical records using patient biometrics including at least one biometrics database including a plurality of biometric identifiers, at least one records database including a plurality of medical data records, at least one biometrics reader for receiving two or more biometric identifiers from a patient, a central records processor, software executing on the processor for querying the at least one biometrics database to verify the two or more biometric identifiers, and software executing on the processor for retrieving a medical data record corresponding to the two or more biometric identifiers from the at least one records database.

Claims

1. A system for viewing and updating medical records using patient biometrics, comprising:

at least one biometrics database including a plurality of biometric identifiers;

at least one records database including a plurality of medical data records;

at least one biometrics reader for receiving two or more biometric identifiers from a patient;

a central records processor;

software executing on said processor for querying the at least one biometrics database to verify the two or more biometric identifiers; and

software executing on said processor for retrieving a medical data record corresponding to the two or more biometric identifiers from the at least one records database.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pass code reader for receiving a unique pass code corresponding to the medical data record; and

software executing on said processor for receiving medical data and storing the medical data in the records database upon verification of the unique pass code.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the pass code reader is selected from a group consisting of a keyboard, a secure keypad, and a voice recognition device.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pass code reader for receiving a pass code; and

software executing on said processor for receiving medical data and storing the medical data in the records database upon verification of the pass code and the two or more biometric identifiers.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the medical data is stored in a location of the records database corresponding to the pass code and the two or more biometric identifiers.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the two or more biometric identifiers include at least two of fingerprint data, iris data, and DNA data.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the two or more biometric identifiers include skeletal topography data.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the two or more biometric identifiers include one of digital data and physical specimens.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said central processor is in communication with said at least one biometrics reader via the Internet.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one biometrics reader is located at a healthcare facility, wherein the system further comprises software executing on said processor for providing the medical data record to the healthcare facility.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the medical record includes an electronic birth certificate.

12. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on said processor for determining a subscription status upon receipt of the two or more biometric identifiers;

software executing on said processor for generating a payment request; and

software executing on said processor for receiving an electronic payment.

13. A system for viewing and updating medical records using patient biometrics, comprising:

at least one biometrics database including a plurality of biometrics identifiers;

at least one records database including a plurality of medical data records;

at least one biometrics reader for receiving at least one biometric identifier from a patient;

a central records processor;

software executing on said processor for querying the at least one biometrics database to verify the at least one biometric identifier;

software executing on said processor for retrieving a medical data record corresponding to the at least one biometric identifier from the at least one records database;

software executing on said processor for receiving a pass code; and

software executing on said processor for receiving update data and storing the update data in the records database upon verification of the pass code.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said software for receiving the update data and storing the update data further verifies the at least one biometric identifier.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the medical data in stored in a location of the records database corresponding to the pass code and the at least one biometric identifier.

16. A method of generating an electronic medical record accessible using patient biometrics, comprising the steps of:

receiving a new record request from a user;

receiving a plurality of biometric identifiers from the user;

storing the plurality of biometric identifiers in a biometrics database;

associating a pass code with the plurality of biometric identifiers;

receiving medical data; and

storing the medical data in a location of a record database corresponding to at least one of the pass code and the plurality of biometric identifiers.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the medical record data includes electronic birth certificate data.

18. The method according to claim 18, wherein the step of receiving biometric identifiers includes receiving one or more physical specimens from the user and generating the plurality of biometric identifiers therefrom.

19. A method of accessing an electronic medical record using patient biometrics, comprising the steps of:

receiving at least one biometric identifier pertaining to a patient from a healthcare computer;

querying a biometrics database to determine a medical data record associated with the at least one biometric identifier;

querying a medical records database to retrieve the medical data record; and

sending the medical data record to the healthcare computer for viewing.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a pass code;

verifying the pass code;

receiving medical data; and

updating the medical data record with the medical data.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the pass code is a unique alphanumeric pass code.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the step of verifying the pass code further includes verifying the at least one biometric identifier.