Medical self-service

• US 20110130635A1
• Filed: 11/30/2009
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Ross, Gary A.
• Application Number:
  US12/592,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20110130635A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1072 measuring distances on the body, e.g. measuring length, height or thickness A61B5/1076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1171 based on the shapes or appearances of their bodies or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6888 Cabins
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Techniques for medical self-service are provided. A kiosk interacts with a patient to establish a patient identity, acquire medical records for the patient, and acquire one or more medical vital readings for the patient. The kiosk then packages the information in a summary that is electronically provided to medical personnel before a patient is addressed by the medical personnel at a medical facility.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method to execute on a processor configured to execute the method, comprising:

identifying, via a biometric sensor, an identity of a medical patient;

accessing medical data, over a network, to acquire medical records for the medical patient using the identity;

interacting with the medical patient via one or more automated sensors to acquire one or more readings for medical vitals experienced by the medical patient; and

automatically assembling the medical records and the readings into an information packet for medical personnel to address the medical patient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying further includes acquiring one or more of the following from the medical patient via the biometric sensor to establish the identity:

a fingerprint reading, a retinal scan, and a facial scan.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein interacting further includes using the automated sensors to acquire the one or more readings as one or more of the following:

a height, a weight, a blood pressure, a pulse rate, an oxygenation level, a respiration rate, and a blood-sugar level.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein using further includes automatically calibrating at least one of the automated sensors based on the medical records to acquire the blood-sugar level of the medical patient.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein interacting further includes automatically uploading some of the readings or a history of some readings from a portable medical device in the possession of the medical patient.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein automatically uploading further includes automatically acquiring a medical report, an x-ray, a doctor'"'"'s written order, a doctor'"'"'s prescription, or transferred medical records no available in the medical data from a portable medical device in the possession of the medical patient.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising, processing the method as a standalone medical kiosk at a medical facility.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising, processing the method as a portable device operated by a medic on behalf of the medical patient.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising, automatically prioritizing a schedule to address the medical patient by the medical personnel in response to the readings and the medical records.

10. A processor-implemented method to execute on a processor configured to execute the method, the method, comprising:

automatically, interacting with a patient, via a kiosk having the processor, the interaction including;

establishing a patient identity for the patent via biometric sensors integrated into the kiosk;

acquiring medical records for the patent from one or more data sources via one or more network connections to and from the kiosk; and

assembling an intake packet for medical personal to address the patient using the patient identity and the medical records.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein establishing further includes taking biometric readings and searching a biometric database using the biometric readings to find a match on the biometric readings to the patient identity in the biometric database.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein acquiring further includes acquiring additional information via answers provided by the patient in response to questions presented to the patient on a display of the kiosk.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein acquiring further includes automatically wirelessly interfacing to a portable device in the possession of the patent to acquire additional information regarding a medical history of the patient.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein acquiring further includes automatically acquiring readings for medical vitals experienced by the patient via sensors integrated into the kiosk.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein assembling further includes automatically prioritizing an order for the medical personnel to address the patient in response to the medical records and the readings.

16. A processor implemented system, comprising:

a kiosk having one or more processors and interfaced to a network;

a biometric reader integrated into the kiosk; and

medical vital sensors integrated into the kiosk;

the kiosk is configured to interact with the biometric reader to acquire biometric readings from a patient that interacts with the kiosk to establish a patient identity for the patient, and the kiosk is configured to access the network to acquire medical records in response to the patient identity, and the kiosk is further configured to interact with the medical vital sensors to acquire vital readings being experienced by the patient, the one or more processors configured to package the patient identity, the medical records and the vital readings in a summary for electronic delivery over the network to medical personnel before the medical personnel address the patient.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to modify an intake schedule to place the patient identity in a queue that the medical personnel uses to address the patient and other patients at a medical facility.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to contact an insurance carrier system of the network to preauthorize the patient for being addressed by the medical personnel.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to send an alter to medical staff to dispense medicine or ask a physician for authorization to dispense medicine in response to the vital readings.

20. The system of claim 16 further comprising, one or more wireless ports integrated into the kiosk and configured to wireless upload additional medical information from portable devices of the patient that are integrated into the summary.