Content Integration Service

• US 20100268552A1
• Filed: 04/21/2010
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IMD Soft Ltd. (Constellation Software Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: IMD Soft Ltd. (Constellation Software Incorporated)
• Inventors: Schoenberg, Ido, David, Eran
• Application Number:
  US12/764,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20100268552A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies

Abstract

Among other things, a computer implemented method is described. The method comprises identifying medical information from a plurality of information sources, the medical information having one or more data structures; converting the data structure of the identified medical information into a predefined data structure; and presenting the transformed medical information having the predefined data structure.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

identifying medical information from a plurality of information sources, the medical information having one or more data structures;

converting the data structure of the identified medical information into a predefined data structure; and

presenting the transformed medical information having the predefined data structure.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising periodically updating the medical information from the plurality of information sources.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein converting the data structure of the identified medical information comprises resolving data structure discrepancies among the information from the plurality of information sources.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein presenting the medical information comprises deploying a portal system that is accessible by a plurality of authorized users within a healthcare environment.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the portal system comprises a communication gateway module configured to manage data flow and control operations on the identified medical information.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the portal system comprises an interface configured to provide access to and enable sharing of the medical information among the plurality of authorized users within a healthcare environment.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

assigning each of a plurality of patients a unique identifier;

associating the medical information related to each patient with the unique identifier of the patient; and

accessing medical information of a patient by referencing the unique identifier.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the medical information comprises clinical applications that make use of clinical data.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein presenting the transformed medical information comprises enabling a user to browse online a content catalog of the medical information.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising enabling a user to download online content applications of the medical information.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising billing the user for downloading the content applications.

12. A system, comprising:

a server computer including a processor configured to;

identify medical information from a plurality of information sources, the medical information having one or more data structures;

convert the data structure of the identified medical information into a predefined data structure; and

present the transformed medical information having the predefined data structure

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising a data repository for storing the medical information from the plurality of information sources.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein to convert the data structure of the identified medical information comprises resolving data structure discrepancies among the medical information from the plurality of information sources.

15. The system of claim 12 further comprising a portal system in communication with the server computer, the portal system comprising an interface configured to provide access to and enable sharing of the medical information among a plurality of authorized users within a healthcare environment.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the portal system is deployed within a healthcare environment.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the portal system comprises a communication gateway module configured to manage data flow and control operations on the identified medical information.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to periodically update the medical information from the plurality of information sources.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to:

assign a unique identifier to each of a plurality of patients;

associate medical information that is related to each patient with the unique identifier of the patient; and

access medical information of the patient by referencing the unique identifier.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the medical information comprises clinical applications that make use of clinical data.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein to present the transformed medical information comprises enabling a user to browse online a content catalog of the medical information.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to enable a user to download online content applications of the medical information.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to bill the user for downloading the content applications.

24. A computer-readable medium for storing instructions that are executable by a computer, the execution of the instructions causing the computer to:

identify medical information from a plurality of information sources, the medical information having one or more data structures;

convert the data structure of the identified medical information into a predefined data structure; and

present the transformed medical information having the predefined data structure.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 24 further comprising causing the computer to store the medical information from the plurality of information sources in a data repository.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein to convert the data structure of the identified medical information comprises resolving data structure discrepancies among the medical information from the plurality of information sources.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 24 further comprising causing a computer to provide access to and enable sharing of the medical information among a plurality of authorized users within a healthcare environment.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the computer is deployed within a healthcare environment.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 24 further comprising causing a computer to manage data flow and control operations on the identified medical information.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 24 further comprising causing the computer to periodically update the medical information from the plurality of information sources.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 24 further comprising causing the computer to:

assign a unique identifier to each of a plurality of patients;

associate medical information that is related to each patient with the unique identifier of the patient; and

access medical information of the patient by referencing the unique identifier.

32. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein medical information comprises clinical applications that make use of clinical data.

33. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein to present the transformed medical information comprises enabling a user to browse online a content catalog of the medical information.

34. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, further comprising causing the computer to enable a user to download online content applications of the medical information.

35. The computer-readable medium of claim 34, further comprising causing the computer to bill the user for downloading the content applications.