ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM, METHOD FOR STORING MEDICAL RECORD DATA IN THE MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM, AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE LOADING THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM THEREIN

• US 20090037334A1
• Filed: 04/07/2008
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taipei Medical University WAN Fan Hospital (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: Taipei Medical University WAN Fan Hospital (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Rau, Hsiao-Hsien, Hsu, Chien-Yeh, Hao, Te-Hui, Jian, Wen-Shan
• Application Number:
  US12/098,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20090037334A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• 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

Abstract

An electronic medical record system is disclosed. The disclosed electronic medical record system comprises a data input module for receiving medical record data; a certificate module for receiving the medical record data from the data input module and processing the medical record data; a medical record data module for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and storing the medical record data therein; and a data output module for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and outputting the medical record data. A method for storing the medical record data into the electronic medical record system and a portable electronic device loading the electronic medical record system are also disclosed.

Claims

1. An electronic medical record system, comprising:

a data input module, for receiving medical record data;

a certificate module, for receiving the medical record data from the data input module and processing the medical record data;

wherein the certificate module includes a data encrypting and decrypting unit, a certifying unit and an authorization management unit;

a medical record data module, for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and storing the medical record data therein; and

a data output module, for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and outputting the medical record data;

wherein the data encrypting and decrypting unit encrypts and decrypts the medical record data, the certifying unit is provided for ensuring the accuracy of the medical record data, and the authorization management unit is provided to control the access to the medical record data.

2. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data encrypting and decrypting unit encrypts or decrypts the medical record data with the Advanced Encryption Standard.

3. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the certifying unit includes a signature portion and an authentication portion.

4. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the signature portion includes a content signature for assuring the accuracy of the medical record data, and a time signature for indicating the time of the modification to the medical record data.

5. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the authorization management unit has three kinds of authorization attribute values, including the grade of sensitivity of the medical record data, the owner'"'"'s identification of the medical record data, and the user'"'"'s identification permitted for accessing the medical record data.

6. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the three kinds of authorization attribute values has plural code values.

7. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the medical record data module includes a text data unit, a multimedia data unit, and a data structure unit.

8. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the text data unit is compiled with the Taiwan Electronic Medical Record Template.

9. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the multimedia data unit is compiled with the Taiwan Electronic Medical Record Template.

10. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a program plug-in module coupled with the certificate module.

11. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 10, further comprising an information application module coupled with the program plug-in module.

12. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the information application module is coupled with an external application program so as to access the medical record data.

13. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a medical record viewing and managing module including a data transmission unit and a program plug-in unit.

14. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data transmission unit is coupled with the medical record data module so as to access the medical record data.

15. The electronic medical record system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the program plug-in unit is coupled with the information application module so as to access the medical record data.

16. A method for storing medical record data in an electronic medical record system, comprising the following steps:

providing the electronic medical record system including a data input module, a certificate module, a medical record data module and a data output module;

wherein the certificate module includes a data encrypting and decrypting unit, a certifying unit and an authorization management unit;

inputting a user'"'"'s identification of the electronic medical record system and an owner'"'"'s identification of the medical record data to the data input module, and transmitting the user'"'"'s identification of the electronic medical record system and the owner'"'"'s identification of the medical record data to the authorization management unit of the certificate module; and

inputting the medical record data to the data input module, and transmitting the medical record data to the certificate module;

wherein the authorization management unit of the certificate module controls whether the medical record data can or cannot be transmitted from the certificate module to the medical record data module and whether the medical record data can or Cannot be stored in the medical record data module, according to the user'"'"'s identification of the electronic medical record system and the owner'"'"'s identification of the medical record data.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein after the medical record data being transmitted to the certificate module, the data encrypting and decrypting unit of the certificate module encrypts the medical record data.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the data encrypting and encrypting unit encrypts the medical record data with the Advanced Encryption Standard.

19. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein after the medical record data being transmitted to the certificate module, the certifying unit of the certificate module signing the medical record data.

20. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the authorization management unit has three kinds of authorization attribute values, including grade of sensitivity of the medical record data, the owner'"'"'s identification of the medical record data, and the user'"'"'s identification permitted for accessing the medical record data.

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein each of the three kinds of authorization attribute values has plural code values.

22. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the medical record data module includes a text data unit, a multimedia data unit, and a data structure unit.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the text data unit is compiled with the Taiwan Electronic Medical Record Template.

24. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the multimedia data unit is compiled with the Taiwan Electronic Medical Record Template.

25. A portable electronic device, loading an electronic medical record system within, the electrical record system comprising:

a data input module, for receiving medical record data;

a certificate module, for receiving the medical record data from the data input module and processing the medical record data;

wherein the certificate module includes a data encrypting and decrypting unit, a certifying unit and an authorization management unit;

a medical record data module, for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and storing the medical record data therein; and

a data output module, for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and outputting the medical record data;

wherein the data encrypting and decrypting unit encrypts and decrypts the medical record data, the certifying unit is provided for ensuring the accuracy of the medical record data, and the authorization management unit is provided to control the access to the medical record data.

26. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the portable electronic device is electrically connected with a display device.

27. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 26, wherein the display device is an LCD device.

28. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the data encrypting and decrypting unit of the electronic medical record system encrypts or decrypts the medical record data with the Advanced Encryption Standard.

29. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the certifying unit of the certificate module of the electronic record system includes a signature portion and an authentication portion.

30. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 29, wherein the signature portion includes a content signature for assuring the accuracy of the medical record data, and a time signature for indicating the time of the modification time to the medical record data.

31. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the authorization management unit of the certificate module of the electronic medical record system has three kinds of authorization attribute values, including grade of sensitivity of the medical record data, the owner'"'"'s identification of the medical record data, and the user'"'"'s identification permitted for accessing the medical record data.

32. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 31, wherein each of the three kinds of authorization attribute values has plural code values.

33. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the medical record data module includes a text data unit, a multimedia data unit, and a data structure unit.

34. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 33, wherein the text data unit is compiled with the Taiwan Electronic Medical Record Template.

35. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 33, wherein the multimedia data unit is compiled with the Taiwan Electronic Medical Record Template.

36. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the electronic medical record system further comprises a program plug-in module coupled with the certificate module.

37. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 36, wherein the electronic medical record system further comprises an information application module coupled with the program plug-in module.

38. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 37, wherein the information application module is coupled with an external application program so as to access the medical record data.

39. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 37, wherein the electronic medical record system further comprises a medical record viewing and managing module including a data transmission unit and a program plug-in unit.

40. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 39, wherein the data transmission unit is coupled with the medical record data module so as to access the medical record data.

41. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 39, wherein the program plug-in unit is coupled with the information application module so as to access the medical record data.

42. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the data input module of the electronic medical record system is operated in a data input unit of the portable electronic device.

43. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 42, wherein the data input unit accesses the medical record data from a portable disk.

44. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the certificate module and the medical record data module of the electronic medical record system are stored in a memory unit of the portable electronic device.

45. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the processing procedures required by the certificate module of the electronic medical record system during the encrypting procedure, the decrypting procedure, the certifying procedure, and the authorization managing procedure are performed in a processing unit of the portable electronic device.

46. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the data output module of the electronic medical record system is operated in a data output unit of the portable electronic device.

47. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 46, wherein the data output unit of the portable electronic device is an image output port.