System and Method for Administration of On-Line Healthcare

• US 20080077434A1
• Filed: 07/15/2005
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meddynamics Limited
• Original Assignee: Meddynamics Limited
• Inventors: Amir, Avner, Man, Avner
• Application Number:
  US11/632,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20080077434A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

The present invention discloses a healthcare administration system useful for the management of anamnesis and medical records, data analysis, guided diagnosis, medical treatment, and clinical investigation. The novel system comprising: a plurality of self-sufficient subsystems adapted to record, store, share, clinically investigate and analyze information by means of a common medical information protocol (CMIP); at least one end-unit device adapted to diagnose and/or treat patients, in communication with a subsystem for controlling, monitoring and recording the treatment process and its outcome by means of a medical protocol; at least one module adapted for a CMIP. The end-unit device is guided by the CMIP so that anamnesis, diagnosis and targeted treatment is dictated, provided, monitored, recorded and/or clinically investigated. The present invention also discloses a guided method for a healthcare administration system, useful for the management of medical records, data analysis, diagnosis, guided treatment and medical investigation by means of the medical system as defined above.

Claims

1. A healthcare administration system useful for the management of anamnesis and medical records, data analysis, guided diagnosis, medical treatment, and clinical investigation;

said system comprising;

a. a plurality of self-sufficient subsystems adapted to record, store, share, clinically investigate and analyze information by means of a common medical information protocol (CMIP);

b. at least one end-unit device adapted to diagnose and/or treat patients, in communication with a subsystem for controlling, monitoring and recording the treatment process and its outcome by means of a medical protocol;

c. at least one module adapted for a common medical information protocol (CMIP);

wherein said end-unit device is guided by said CMIP so that anamnesis, diagnosis and targeted treatment is dictated, provided, monitored, recorded and/or clinically investigated.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the CMIP'"'"'s module is selected from the group of patient data archiving module;

practitioner data archiving module;

anamnesis data module;

diagnosis protocols data module, diagnosis registration data module;

treatment protocols data module;

clinical investigation management module;

medical knowledge data module;

information security data module;

registry data module;

controlling, monitoring and recording module, data retrieving module or any combination thereof.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the end-unit device is an assembly for directing energy for performing treatment on a patient, said assembly comprising means for emitting energy to be directed toward the patient'"'"'s body, and communication means.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the end-unit device also includes a device monitoring the energy absorbed in the body;

said energy includes forms of light, electromagnetic wave, sound, ultrasound, pressure wave and other forms of radiation.

5. The system according to claim 2, wherein the end-unit device is an energy emitting device comprising an applicator and sensor applying a medical treatment at a treatment point;

said energy includes forms of light, electromagnetic wave, sound, ultrasound, pressure wave and other forms of radiation.

6. The system according to claim 2, additionally comprising at least one sensor and one transmitter;

said sensor is adapted to detect predetermined physical, biological or chemical parameters;

said transmitter is adapted to transmit a energy form for treatment and/or diagnosis, characterized by any of the said detected parameters, so that remote anamnesis and targeted treatment is dictated, provided, monitored, and/or recorded;

said energy includes forms of light, electromagnetic wave, sound, ultrasound, pressure wave and other forms of radiation.

7. The system according to claim 2, additionally comprising software adapted to collect the transmitted data and analyze said data so as to help the medical professional in producing a medical diagnosis.

8. The system according to claim 2, additionally comprising software adapted to use a treatment protocol for performing a treatment according to a defined diagnosis.

9. The system according to claim 2 additionally comprising a unit for collecting the therapy data for future review and/or statistical analysis.

10. The system according to claim 2, additionally comprising software to perform statistical analysis for improving the treatment and diagnostic protocol.

11. The system according to claim 2, additionally comprising software for analyzing the collected data according to generally accepted clinical investigation so as to enhance the reliability of treatment and diagnostic protocols.

12. The system according to claim 2, adapted to intercommunicate data selected from the group of:

patient data archiving record;

practitioner data archiving record;

anamnesis data record;

diagnosis protocols data record, diagnosis registration data record;

treatment protocols data record;

clinical investigation management record;

medical knowledge data record;

information security data record;

registry data record;

controlling, monitoring and recording record, data retrieving record or any combination thereof.

13. The system according to claim 2, adapted to intercommunicate in either an open system or a closed system or any combination thereof.

14. The system according to claim 2 wherein the end unit comprises at least two compatible parts:

end unit hardware, and end unit software;

said end unit hardware is a designated device providing the analysis and/or treatment and said end unit software is adapted to facilitate interfacing of said end-unit with user'"'"'s computer, its operating system and/or other software on it.

15. The system according to claim 2, wherein the subsystems are especially useful as a home use system;

comprising a personal computer;

an end unit, an on-line connection and management software, so that non-professional users are permitted and guided to analyze and/or treat predetermined medical problems at home.

16. The system according to claim 2, wherein the subsystems are especially useful as mobile self use systems;

with or without a palm computer;

with or without a cell phone;

an end unit, an on-line connection and a management software, so that non-professional users are permitted and guided to analyze and/or treat predetermined medical problems in any location.

17. The system according to claim 2, especially useful as a professional system;

comprising a personal computer;

an end unit, an on-line connection and management software adapted for use by medical practitioners.

18. The system according to claim 2 or any of its dependent claims, especially useful as a healthcare provider (i.e., Enterprise) system utilizable professionally.

19. A clinic enterprise system according to claim 18, adapted to be used by medical clinics;

comprising a server computer;

at least one end unit;

an on-line connection to the sub-systems;

an on-line connection to the main system, and management software.

20. A healthcare provider enterprise system according to claim 18, adapted to be used by healthcare providers, comprising a server computer;

at least one end unit;

an on-line connection to the sub-systems;

an on-line connection to the main system, and management software.

21. A large enterprise system according to claim 18 comprising a server computer;

at least one end unit;

an on-line connection to the sub-systems;

an on-line connection to the main system, and management software.

22. A guided method for a healthcare administration system, useful for the management of medical records, data analysis, diagnosis, guided treatment and medical investigation by means of the medical system as defined in claim 1 or in any of its dependent claims.

23. The method according to claim 22, comprising the steps of interconnecting a plurality of self-sufficient subsystems adapted to share information by means of a common medical protocol and at least one end-unit device adapted to diagnose and/or treat patients, in communication with a subsystem for controlling, monitoring and recording the treatment process and its outcome by means of of CMIP;

wherein said end-unit device is guided by said CMIP so that anamnesis, diagnosis and targeted treatment is dictated, provided, monitored, and/or recorded.

24. The method according to claim 22, additionally comprising the steps of communicating with a database, so that data archiving and/or data retrieving is applicable.

25. The method according to claim 22, additionally comprising the step of collecting the transmitted analysis data and analyzing said data so as to produce a medical diagnosis in a remote location.

26. The method according to claim 22, additionally comprising the step of collecting the transmitted analysis data and analyzing said data so as to produce a medical diagnosis in a remote location, with the aid of a medical practitioner or a medical board.

27. The method according to claim 22, additionally comprising the step of performing statistical analysis for clinical investigation of diagnostic and treatment protocols.

28. The method according to claim 22, additionally comprising the step of performing statistical analysis for improving the diagnostic and treatment protocols with or without the aid of a medical practitioner or a medical board.

29. The method according to claim 22, additionally comprising the step of analyzing the collected data according to widely accepted clinical investigation standards to augment the reliability of treatment and diagnostic protocols.

30. The method according to claim 22, additionally comprising the step of collecting therapy data for future review and/or for statistic analysis.

31. The method according to claim 22 or any of its dependent claims, provided by a healthcare provider (i.e., Enterprise) system comprising a server computer;

at least one end unit;

an on-line connection to the sub-systems;

an on-line connection to the main system, and management software.