Web Based Access To Clinical Records

• US 20090328176A1
• Filed: 06/30/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Global Care Quest, Inc. (Karl Storz Se & Co. Kg), Regents of the University of California (University of California)
• Original Assignee: Global Care Quest, Inc. (Karl Storz Se & Co. Kg)
• Inventors: Martin, Neil A., Zlatev, Vesselin, Buxey, Farzad D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,443,428 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system and method for providing access to clinical data over the Internet. The system includes a server, and a database in communication with the server. The database stores clinical data sets. The system further includes a thin client, a communication link between the server and the Internet, and a communication link between the thin client and the Internet. Software executing on the server receives a request for one or more clinical data sets, retrieves the requested clinical data sets, and transmits the clinical data sets to the thin client.

Claims

1. A system for providing access to clinical data, comprising:

a server;

at least one database in communication with said server, said database comprising a plurality clinical data sets;

a client;

a communication link between said server and the Internet;

a communication link between said client and the Internet;

software executing on said server for receiving a request for one or more clinical data sets;

software executing on said server for retrieving said one or more clinical data sets in response to said request;

software executing on said server for transmitting said one or more clinical data sets to said client.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on said server for generating a first interface comprising a first plurality of window panes;

software executing on said server for transmitting said first interface to said client for display on said client.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein at least one of said first plurality of window panes displays said one or more responsive clinical data sets.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

software executing on said server for generating a second interface comprising a second plurality of window panes;

software executing on said server for transmitting said second interface to said client for display on said client;

wherein said first interface further comprises a link that causes said second interface to be displayed on said client when an item is selected in at least one of the first plurality of window panes.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein said first set of plurality of windows displays a first clinical data set related to a first aspect of a patient, and said second set of plurality of windows displays a second clinical data set related to a second aspect of said patient;

and

wherein said first aspect and said second aspect are different.

6. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

software executing on said server for reconfiguring said first interface by adjusting one or more of a size of a window pane, the number of window panes, the type of data displayed in a window pane.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

software executing on said server for storing said reconfigured first interface.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein said first interface is reconfigured in response to a command received from said client.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein at least one of said first plurality of first window panes displays a list comprising a plurality of patient.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said software receives a request for one or more clinical data sets related to at least one patient of said plurality of patients.

11. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

software executing on said server for providing a web browser for display in one of said first plurality of window panes;

wherein a user of said client can access the World Wide Web through said web browser.

12. A system for providing access to clinical data over the Internet, said system comprising:

a server;

at least one database in communication with said server, said database comprising a plurality of clinical data sets;

a client;

a communication link between said server and the Internet;

a communication link between said client and the Internet;

software executing on said server for receiving a request for a first clinical data set;

software executing on said server for retrieving said first clinical data set in response to said request;

software executing on said server for generating a first interface comprising a first plurality of window panes for display on said client;

software executing on said server for transmitting said first interface to said client;

wherein said first clinical data set is displayed in a window pane of said first plurality of window panes.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

software executing on said server for providing a web browser for display in a second window pane of said plurality of window panes;

wherein a user of said client can access the World Wide Web through said web browser.

14. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

software executing on said server for generating a second interface comprising a second plurality of window panes;

software executing on said server for transmitting said second interface to said client for display on said client;

wherein said first interface further comprises a link that causes said second interface to be displayed on said client when an item is selected in at least one of the first plurality of window panes.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said first set of plurality of windows displays a first clinical data set related to a first aspect of a patient, and said second set of plurality of windows displays a second clinical data set related to a second aspect of said patient, and said first aspect and said second aspect are different.

16. The system of claim 12 further comprising

software executing on said server for determining whether a user of said client is authorized to access said first clinical data set;

software executing on said server for transmitting a notice authorization status to said user in response to said determination of whether said user of said client is authorized to access said first clinical data det.

17. A method for providing access to clinical data over the Internet, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a server;

providing at least one database in communication with said server, said database comprising a plurality of clinical data sets;

providing a client;

providing a communication link between said server and the Internet;

providing a communication link between said client and the Internet;

receiving a request for a first clinical data set;

retrieving said first clinical data set in response to said request;

generating a interface comprising a plurality of window panes for display on said client;

transmitting said interface to said client;

displaying said first clinical data in a first window pane of said plurality of window panes.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

providing a web browser for display in a second window pane of said plurality of window panes;

wherein a user of said client can access the World Wide Web via said web browser.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

providing a list of a plurality of patients in a second window pane;

retrieving a clinical data set related to one of said plurality of patients.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

determining whether said user of said client is authorized to access said requested first clinical data set based on an identification of said user.

21. A method of providing web access to clinical data to one or more hospitals:

providing a central server facility, comprising one or more servers;

providing at least one database in communication with said server facility, said database comprising a plurality of clinical data sets;

providing a network communication link between said server facility and one or more hospital networks;

processing said one or more clinical data sets at said server facility in response to a request from said one or more hospital networks; and

transmitting said processed clinical data to said one or more hospital networks.

22. The method of claim 21 further including the step of:

charging said one or more hospitals on a subscription basis for providing web-based access to clinical records over the Internet.