Device and Method for Continuity of Care in a Health Care Environment
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1. A method for ensuring patient continuity of care, the method comprising the step of:
- a) providing to a patient a hand-held portable device having at least a first portion of said patient'"'"'s medical record stored electronically therein, such that said patient can carry said at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s medical record on said patient'"'"'s person for access by said patient or another authorized individual when access is desired.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and device for ensuring patient continuity of care. One aspect of the present method includes providing to a patient a hand-held portable device that has at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s medical record stored thereon. The patient can then carry the hand-held portable device on his person for access of the information thereon whenever necessary or desired.
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1. A method for ensuring patient continuity of care, the method comprising the step of:
a) providing to a patient a hand-held portable device having at least a first portion of said patient'"'"'s medical record stored electronically therein, such that said patient can carry said at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s medical record on said patient'"'"'s person for access by said patient or another authorized individual when access is desired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 9, 10, 11)
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3. A device for storing a patient electronic medical record, the device comprising:
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a housing; and an electronic memory portion within said housing, said electronic memory portion adapted to retain at least a portion of a medical record in electronic memory, wherein said device is sized and shaped such that a patient may carry said device on his person for retrieval of said at least a portion of a medical record therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12)
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13. A method of providing secure continuity of care in a health care environment, the method comprising the step of:
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a) providing to a patient a hand-held portable device having at least a first portion of said patient'"'"'s medical record stored electronically therein, such that said patient can carry said at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s medical record on said patient'"'"'s person, said hand-held portable device being adapted to read and store at a first point in time first biometric data from said patient, said hand-held device further being adapted to read and store at a second point in time second biometric data corresponding to said first biometric data, said hand-held device further being adapted to compare said first and second biometric data, wherein said hand-held device is programmed to allow access to said at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s medical record when said first biometric data and said second biometric data match to confirm the identity of said patient.
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