Apparatus and method for integrated healthcare management
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
a memory coupled to said processor;
at least one RFID tag;
at least one RFID tag reader, said at least one RFID tag reader being configured to communicate with said at least one RFID tag;
an asset management mechanism residing in said memory, said asset management mechanism being configured to communicate with said at least one RFID tag reader to track at least one asset;
a personal health management mechanism residing in said memory, said asset management mechanism being configured to communicate with at least one RFID tag reader to track at least one person; and
a clinical knowledgebase residing in said memory, said clinical knowledgebase being configured to store and retrieve data relative to said at least one asset and said at least one patient.
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Abstract
The apparatus and methods disclosed herein implement a convenient and efficient standards based healthcare management system. The various preferred embodiments of the present invention enable the healthcare industry to deliver efficient, low cost and higher quality services through value added RFID technology and information processing solutions. The most preferred embodiments of the present invention enable the tracking of medical assets, processing of portable electronic patient health information, and provides a robust web-enabled interface for monitoring and managing interoperable healthcare information. The three main components of the present invention are the Asset Management component, the Personal Health Manager component, and the Clinical Information Management component. These components, taken together, offer a standards-based modular, platform for delivering efficient and effective healthcare management solutions.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to said processor; at least one RFID tag; at least one RFID tag reader, said at least one RFID tag reader being configured to communicate with said at least one RFID tag; an asset management mechanism residing in said memory, said asset management mechanism being configured to communicate with said at least one RFID tag reader to track at least one asset; a personal health management mechanism residing in said memory, said asset management mechanism being configured to communicate with at least one RFID tag reader to track at least one person; and a clinical knowledgebase residing in said memory, said clinical knowledgebase being configured to store and retrieve data relative to said at least one asset and said at least one patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising the steps of:
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a) reading an RFID tag to extract RFID data; b) decrypting said RFID data if said RFID data has been previously encrypted; c) decompressing said RFID data if said RFID data has been previously compressed; d) transforming said RFID data to an XML stream if said RFID data has been previously tagged as XML data; and e) linking said RFID data to an appropriate data storage location based on the content of the RFID data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A program product comprising:
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an asset management mechanism, said asset management mechanism being configured to communicate with at least one RFID tag reader to track at least one asset; a personal health management mechanism, said asset management mechanism being configured to communicate with at least one RFID tag reader to track at least one patient; a clinical knowledgebase, said clinical knowledgebase being configured to store and retrieve data relative to said at least one asset and said at least one patient; and signal bearing media bearing said asset management mechanism and said personal health management mechanism and said clinical knowledgebase. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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