PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An improved personal medical records system including a business method comprising the combination of steps of a business:
- a. providing first software for providing at least one database and security on a USB device;
b. providing second software for retrieving, sorting, and securely storing medical records data onto said USB device;
c. installing said second software on a computer linked to a hospital computer system used for storing and managing at least one medical record wherein;
i. said at least one medical record comprises at least one document;
ii. said at least one document comprises at least one document identifier;
iii. said at least one document is sortable into at least one predetermined category responsive to said at least one document identifier and to a patient identifier of a particular patient; and
iv. said sorted at least one document is thereafter associated with said at least one category and such particular patient;
d. training hospital personnel to use said second software for securely storing said at least one document in said USB device;
e. preparing at least one said USB device by installing said first software onto said at least one said USB device;
f. providing said at least one prepared USB device to said hospital;
g. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in storing said at least one document in said at least one prepared USB device, wherein said at least one document stored in said at least one database of said at least one prepared USB device comprises at least one document authored by at least one physician;
h. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in providing to such particular patient, when such particular patient is discharged from said hospital, at least one discharge kit comprising;
i. said at least one prepared USB device having said stored at least one document;
ii. at least one emergency card providing emergency contact information and instructions for emergency use of said at least one prepared USB device; and
iii. at least one of a wallet and a piece of jewelry operable to assist in carrying said at least one prepared USB device and said at least one emergency card; and
i. verifying that such particular patient'"'"'s primary care physician has received said at least one document.
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Abstract
A business method for providing improved portable health care records management that is HIPAA compliant and legally reliable from the physician'"'"'s perspective. The method provides service for providing a USB portable medical records database to a hospital patient in a USB device with multiple layers of security. The USB device and first and second softwares for implementing updates of the USB portable medical records database are provided. A first software resident on the USB device auto-runs a resident database of patient medical records and provides security and HMI functions. Second software resides on a business computer linked to the hospital medical records database for acquiring, sorting, and storing medical records on the USB device. A discharge service includes creating a USB portable medical records database for a patient being discharged, and may optionally include reviews of the records for compliance with medical and insurance standards. Only physician-dictated records are stored.
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20 Claims
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1. An improved personal medical records system including a business method comprising the combination of steps of a business:
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a. providing first software for providing at least one database and security on a USB device; b. providing second software for retrieving, sorting, and securely storing medical records data onto said USB device; c. installing said second software on a computer linked to a hospital computer system used for storing and managing at least one medical record wherein; i. said at least one medical record comprises at least one document; ii. said at least one document comprises at least one document identifier; iii. said at least one document is sortable into at least one predetermined category responsive to said at least one document identifier and to a patient identifier of a particular patient; and iv. said sorted at least one document is thereafter associated with said at least one category and such particular patient; d. training hospital personnel to use said second software for securely storing said at least one document in said USB device; e. preparing at least one said USB device by installing said first software onto said at least one said USB device; f. providing said at least one prepared USB device to said hospital; g. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in storing said at least one document in said at least one prepared USB device, wherein said at least one document stored in said at least one database of said at least one prepared USB device comprises at least one document authored by at least one physician; h. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in providing to such particular patient, when such particular patient is discharged from said hospital, at least one discharge kit comprising; i. said at least one prepared USB device having said stored at least one document; ii. at least one emergency card providing emergency contact information and instructions for emergency use of said at least one prepared USB device; and iii. at least one of a wallet and a piece of jewelry operable to assist in carrying said at least one prepared USB device and said at least one emergency card; and i. verifying that such particular patient'"'"'s primary care physician has received said at least one document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An improved personal medical records system including a business method comprising the combination of steps of a business:
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a. providing first software for providing at least one database and security on a USB device; b. providing second software for retrieving, sorting, and securely storing medical records data onto said USB device; c. installing said second software on a computer linked to a hospital computer system used for storing and managing at least one medical record wherein; i. said medical records data comprise at least one document; ii. said at least one document comprises at least one document identifier; iii. said at least one document is sortable into at least one predetermined category responsive to said at least one document identifier; and iv. said sorted at least one document is associated with said at least one category; d. training hospital personnel to use said second software for securely storing said at least one document in said USB device, wherein; i. said at least one document comprises at least one document associated with a particular patient'"'"'s patient identifier; and ii. said at least one document comprises at least one document dictated by at least one physician; e. preparing at least one said USB device by installing said first software onto said at least one USB device; f. providing said at least one prepared USB device to said hospital, wherein said training is not provided for each particular prepared USB device; g. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in storing said at least one document in said at least one prepared USB device; h. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in providing to such particular patient, when such particular patient is discharged from said hospital, at least one discharge kit comprising; i. said at least one prepared USB device having said stored at least one document; ii. at least one emergency card providing emergency contact information and instructions for emergency use of said at least one prepared USB device; and iii. at least one of a wallet and a piece of jewelry operable to assist in carrying said at least one prepared USB device and said at least one emergency card; and i. verifying that such particular patient'"'"'s primary care physician has received said at least one document. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An improved personal medical records system including a business method comprising the combination of steps of a business:
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a. providing first software for providing at least one database and security on a USB device; b. providing second software for retrieving, sorting, and securely storing medical records data onto said USB device; c. installing said second software on a computer linked to a hospital computer system used for storing and managing at least one medical record wherein; i. said medical records data comprise at least one document; ii. said at least one document comprises at least one document identifier; iii. said at least one document is sortable into at least one predetermined category responsive to said at least one document identifier; and iv. said sorted at least one document is associated with said at least one category; d. training hospital personnel to use said second software for securely storing said at least one document in said USB device, wherein; i. said at least one document comprises at least one document associated with a particular patient; and ii. said at least one document consists of at least one document dictated by at least one physician; iii. wherein said training comprises at least one of; 1. initial training; and 2. continuing education; 3. wherein said training is not provided for each particular USB device to be prepared; e. preparing said USB device by installing said first software onto said at least one USB device; f. providing a plurality of said prepared USB devices to said hospital and charging a fee to said hospital based on the number of prepared USB devices provided to said hospital; g. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in storing said at least one document in said prepared USB device; h. supervising such trained personnel of said hospital in providing, to such particular patient when such particular patient is discharged from said hospital, at least one discharge kit comprising; i. said at least one prepared USB device having said stored at least one document; ii. at least one emergency card providing emergency contact information and instructions for emergency use of said at least one prepared USB device; and iii. at least one of a wallet and a piece of jewelry operable to assist in carrying said at least one prepared USB device and said at least one emergency card; and i. verifying that such particular patient'"'"'s primary care physician has received said at least one document.
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