Method and device for maintaining and providing access to electronic clinical records
First Claim
1. A method for providing consistent and appropriate medical treatment, said method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a database for receiving and maintaining comprehensive clinical records of medical patients, said database being remotely accessible by one or more care givers;
providing security means for obtaining permission from a patient to gain access to said patient'"'"'s clinical records resident on said database, the extent of said access being selectively controllable by access permissions given by said patient;
remotely accessing said database by applying said security means to electronically retrieve at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s clinical records, said clinical records already resident in said database being read only; and
downloading and displaying said clinical records for viewing by said caregiver;
diagnosing a patient;
entering said diagnosis into said database; and
wherein software-based programming associated with said database causes a preferred treatment plan based on said diagnosis to be downloaded to a tablet for viewing by a care giver.
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Abstract
A method for maintaining and providing access to electronic medical records preferably utilizing multifunctional handheld tablet computers for real-time access to patients location and their records and rapidly updating those records. Using the tablets, tests can be ordered, results accessed and prescriptions sent electronically to pharmacists after being checked for allergic or drug interaction complications. Many medical provider'"'"'s'"'"' records on the same patient reside on a central database giving a full view of the patient'"'"'s complete medical history. Privacy of patient records is assured using permission and security protocols to secure the records from unauthorized access.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing consistent and appropriate medical treatment, said method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a database for receiving and maintaining comprehensive clinical records of medical patients, said database being remotely accessible by one or more care givers;
providing security means for obtaining permission from a patient to gain access to said patient'"'"'s clinical records resident on said database, the extent of said access being selectively controllable by access permissions given by said patient;
remotely accessing said database by applying said security means to electronically retrieve at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s clinical records, said clinical records already resident in said database being read only; and
downloading and displaying said clinical records for viewing by said caregiver;
diagnosing a patient;
entering said diagnosis into said database; and
whereinsoftware-based programming associated with said database causes a preferred treatment plan based on said diagnosis to be downloaded to a tablet for viewing by a care giver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for treating medical patients, accessing, recording and maintaining the clinical records of the medical patients, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a medical patient;
b) providing a data terminal;
c) recording and electronically storing information relevant to said patient in memory forming part of said data terminal;
d) providing communications means for inputting, receiving, and accessing information concerning said medical patient, said communications means being in the possession of a care provider;
e) sending information from said data terminal to said communications means indicative of said medical patient'"'"'s arrival and location, said communications means receiving and displaying said information;
f) causing said communications means to access a database for receiving and maintaining comprehensive clinical records of medical patients, at least a portion of said database being populated with said medical patient'"'"'s clinical records;
g) obtaining permission from said medical patient to access at least a portion of said medical patient'"'"'s clinical records;
h) downloading and displaying said at least a portion of said medical patient'"'"'s clinical records to said communications means;
i) examining said medical patient;
j) determining a diagnosis for said medical patient;
k) downloading a preferred treatment plan from said database to said data terminal;
l) updating said patient'"'"'s clinical records by inputting information concerning said medical patient into said communications terminal and causing said communications terminal to upload said information to said database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for treating medical patients, accessing, recording and maintaining the clinical records of the medical patients, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a medical patient;
b) providing a data terminal;
c) recording and electronically storing information relevant to said patient in memory forming part of said data terminal;
d) providing communications means for inputting, receiving, and accessing information concerning said medical patient, said communications means being in the possession of a care provider;
e) sending information from said data terminal to said communications means indicative of said medical patient'"'"'s arrival and location, said communications means receiving and displaying said information;
f) causing said communications means to access a database for receiving and maintaining comprehensive clinical records of medical patients, at least a portion of said database being populated with said medical patient'"'"'s clinical records;
g) obtaining permission from said medical patient to access at least a portion of said medical patient'"'"'s clinical records;
h) downloading and displaying said at least a portion of said medical patient'"'"'s clinical records to said communications means;
i) examining said medical patient;
j) determining a diagnosis for said medical patient;
k) updating said patient'"'"'s clinical records by inputting information concerning said medical patient into said communications terminal and causing said communications terminal to upload said information to said database;
l) causing said communications terminal to download information relevant to selecting E&
M codes, said information including an explanation of what is required to assign each E&
M code; and
m) determining all of the needed documentation and information required to assign the E&
M code is present;
n) assigning the E&
M code and storing said code assignment and said documentation and information on said database.
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