HEALTH CARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE AND DOING BUSINESS

• US 20080052124A1
• Filed: 08/01/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education (State of Nevada)
• Original Assignee: Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education (State of Nevada)
• Inventors: Inda, Sven, Goodman, Philip
• Application Number:
  US11/832,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052124A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A computerized system is described which can facilitates a health care practitioner in tracking clinical data about a patient, linking diagnostic and procedural code charges at the point of care, and exchanging such data with clinicians responsible for the cross-coverage of management responsibilities. Data may be captured on remote computer devices, such as handheld devices or other networked devices or client applications, and transmitted to a server which warehouses and distributes data elements to the billing office of the practitioner. The server may provide additional functionality for transferring patient data, such as demographic, medication, and evaluation records, between office-based computer systems and the remote device or between remote devices. Hospital-managed data systems with networked viewing capabilities may also be queried for server-effectuated transfer of patient data to a remote device to augment clinical care and charge capture. Data may be aggregated across multiple health care practitioners participating in the system, so that their administrative and clinical performance may be compared to others of the same specialty or in the same geographic region. Data on and between platforms may be encrypted and an audit trail may be generated in compliance with federal standards

Claims

1. A system for collecting and reviewing point-of-patient-care medical information and for sharing point-of-care medical information between medical providers, the system comprising:

one or more remote data entry devices configured;

to receive medical data from a health care worker during patient examination and/or treatment with reference to one or more predetermined codes;

to share the medical data with additional devices such that the data is available for use during patient care; and

one or more networked centralized storage devices configured to receive the medical data and to process the medical data.

2. A method for receiving and processing data related to medical care for a patient, the method comprising:

entering data related to medical care at a patient point-of-care computer;

transmitting the data, via a network, from the point-of-care computer to a networked server;

transmitting the data from either the networked server or the patient point-of-care computer to a second patient point-of-care computer;

at the second patient point-of-care computer, reviewing the data related to medical care during patient care to facilitate examination or treatment.

3. A method of providing a facility for a medical care worker to enter and maintain patient medical information, the method comprising:

providing, on a device located at a patient point-of care, one or more user interfaces configured to accept medical data from a medical care worker;

receiving medical data at the device; and

transmitting the medical data from device, to a central server via a network;

wherein the user interfaces are configured to constrain entry of medical data such that the data can be reviewed at a later date.