Personal information system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically providing an updated portable optical disk to a patient having the patient'"'"'s medical record recorded thereon, the method comprising:
- providing a database management server having an optical disk writer;
connecting the database management server to a medical records archive of a healthcare service center, the healthcare service center having various modalities for capturing patient images and other related patient medical records and for storing them in the archive;
causing the archive to automatically transfer to the database management server updated patient images and other related medical records for a specified patient;
identifying the patient'"'"'s images and other related medical records using a unique patient identifier to control access and patient privacy;
using the unique patient identifier, causing the optical disk writer to automatically record on a portable optical disk the patient'"'"'s updated images and related medical records;
automatically customizing the portable optical disk with promotional or educational information specific to the healthcare service center and related to the type of the personal medical data recorded on the disk;
formatting the information on the disk to be viewable in a uniformly accessible manner; and
automatically labeling the portable optical disk using robotics technology.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods to realize the potential benefit of portable storage devices by taking advantage of standard PCs including an optical disk drive capable of reading an optical disk, such as a CD or a DVD, cost effective optical disks, and the Internet. In a preferred embodiment, an individual patient provides personal data to a healthcare service center. The healthcare service center then creates a portable optical disk for the patient to carry, if he/she so desires. The personal data that is written onto the portable optical disk is stored on a database management server database and is readable and updateable by the individual patient using his/her PC with an optical disk drive and connected to the Internet. The individual patient can choose to update his/her personal data on the portable optical disk and can receive a new portable optical disk that includes the update. The new portable optical disk containing the latest update is created and delivered to the patient by the database management server.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatically providing an updated portable optical disk to a patient having the patient'"'"'s medical record recorded thereon, the method comprising:
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providing a database management server having an optical disk writer;
connecting the database management server to a medical records archive of a healthcare service center, the healthcare service center having various modalities for capturing patient images and other related patient medical records and for storing them in the archive;
causing the archive to automatically transfer to the database management server updated patient images and other related medical records for a specified patient;
identifying the patient'"'"'s images and other related medical records using a unique patient identifier to control access and patient privacy;
using the unique patient identifier, causing the optical disk writer to automatically record on a portable optical disk the patient'"'"'s updated images and related medical records;
automatically customizing the portable optical disk with promotional or educational information specific to the healthcare service center and related to the type of the personal medical data recorded on the disk;
formatting the information on the disk to be viewable in a uniformly accessible manner; and
automatically labeling the portable optical disk using robotics technology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for providing a portable optical disk to a patient having at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s medical record recorded thereon and formatted to be viewable on a personal computer, the method comprising:
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receiving patient data at a database management server, the patient data being received from a patient data system network of a healthcare center, wherein the patient data system network includes an imaging device for capturing an image of the patient and at least one or more of the following;
a hospital information system for storing the patient'"'"'s medical history and personal data, an image archive for storing images of the patient only in a format not viewable on a typical personal computer, and a radiology information system for storing reports relating to the patient'"'"'s images;
identifying the patient within the patient data system network with a unique identifier;
associating the unique identifier with the image of the patient;
automatically causing the image of the patient to be electronically downloaded from the imaging device to the database management server;
using the unique patient identifier, automatically searching the patient data system network for related patient data that is related to the image of the patient;
downloading the related patient data to the database management server;
automatically recording the patient'"'"'s image and the related patient data on an optical disk using an optical disk writer that is in communication with the database management server;
adding to the optical disk (a) educational information customized to the patient, the patient'"'"'s image, the related patient data, and (b) promotional information related to the healthcare center;
formatting the information on the optical disk so as to be viewable on a typical personal computer; and
automatically labeling the optical disk for delivery to the patient using the unique patient identifier, whereby the patient may view his or her medical images and related data on a typical personal computer and also view the educational information and the promotional information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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identifying at least one diagnostic image of a patient;
retrieving a medical report of the patient associated with the at least one diagnostic image;
identifying educational or promotional content associated with the patient medical report, said educational content suitable for consumption by the patient; and
storing the at least one diagnostic image, the medical report, and the educational or promotional content on a portable computer memory device together with executable software for displaying the at least one diagnostic image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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