System and method for storage and dissemination of personal health information

• US 20100063846A1
• Filed: 09/11/2008
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ravi Shakamuri
• Original Assignee: Ravi Shakamuri
• Inventors: Shakamuri, Ravi
• Application Number:
  US12/283,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20100063846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

The invention disclosed herein is a system and method for the collection and dissemination of personal health information, including demographic data, medical history and insurance coverage. The individual is issued a card containing a microchip to which information is downloaded from each healthcare provider or a central medical database. The information downloaded on the card is easily carried by the patient and provides ready access to other healthcare providers of personal health information such as past medical history, current medications, available insurance and name and address of the patient, among others. The personal health information contained on the card may be viewed by the individual and corrected if necessary.

Claims

1. A method for the collection, storage and transport of data by way of a computer readable card comprising steps of:

sending data to the computer readable card;

storing data on said computer readable card;

transporting said with said computer readable card;

retrieving data from the computer readable card.

Whereby data is transferred from one computer database to another computer database by way of a computer readable card.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said data is personal health information.

3. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said computer readable card is a small plastic card into which a computer chip containing computer memory is embedded.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said data is information regarding available health insurance.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said data is demographic information of a patient.

6. A system for the collection, storage and transport of data comprising a small plastic card into which a computer chip containing computer memory is embedded.

7. The system as defined in claim 6 wherein said data is personal health information.

8. The system as defined in claim 6 wherein said data is information regarding available health insurance.

9. The system as defined in claim 6 wherein said data is demographic information of a patient.

10. A method for personal health information management comprising steps of:

entering personal health information into a computer database;

transferring said personal health information to a portable computer readable card;

sending said personal health information on said portable computer readable card to another computer database;

reading said personal health information on said another computer database;

whereby said personal health information is transferred to and from healthcare providers by way of a readily transportable computer readable card so as to facilitate the provision of healthcare to the patient.

11. A method for personal health information management comprising steps of:

entering personal health information into a computer database;

transferring said personal health information to a central computer database;

sending said personal health information on said central computer database to a readily portable computer readable card;

transmitting said personal health information on said readily portable computer readable card to another computer database;

whereby the said personal health information is transferred from one healthcare provider to a central database where said personal health information is then transferred to a readily transportable computer readable card which in turn transmits the health information contained on the computer readable card to another computer database for review and evaluation by another healthcare provider.

12. A system for personal health information management comprising:

entry of personal health information into a computer database;

transfer of said personal health information to a readily transportable computer readable card;

transfer of said personal health information contained within said readily transportable computer readable card to another computer database;

review of said personal health information contained on said another computer database for effective management of the patients healthcare needs.

13. A system for personal health information management comprising:

entry of health information into a computer database;

transfer of said personal health information to a central computer database;

sending said personal health information contained in said central computer database to a readily transportable computer readable card;

transfer of said personal health information from said readily transportable computer readable card to another computer database;

review of said personal health information contained in said another computer database by a healthcare provider for effective management of the patient'"'"'s healthcare needs.