HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method to provide an integrated record of patient-specific information and requests, comprising:
- accessing patient-specific information and patient-specific requests via at least one portable electronic device (PED);
updating or creating new patient-specific information and patient-specific requests via said PED;
communicating via a network said patient-specific information and patient-specific requests to at least one server; and
communicating via said network said patient-specific information and patient-specific requests to any additional PEDs and servers.
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Abstract
An information and communications network for fulfilling information and communicating needs of health professionals is disclosed providing a system and method to provide an integrated record of patient-specific information and requests. According to one embodiment, this system and method includes first accessing patient-specific information and patient-specific requests via at least one portable electronic device (PED). Next, the system and method allows for updating or creating new patient-specific information and patient-specific requests via the PED. Subsequently, the system or method communicates via a network the patient-specific information and patient-specific requests to at least one server. Lastly, the system and method communicates via the network the patient-specific information and patient-specific requests to any additional PEDs and servers.
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104 Claims
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1. A method to provide an integrated record of patient-specific information and requests, comprising:
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accessing patient-specific information and patient-specific requests via at least one portable electronic device (PED); updating or creating new patient-specific information and patient-specific requests via said PED; communicating via a network said patient-specific information and patient-specific requests to at least one server; and communicating via said network said patient-specific information and patient-specific requests to any additional PEDs and servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for managing healthcare information and requests comprising:
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at least one PED having a data storage medium and a network communications interface; at least one server having a network communications interface; a network over which said at least one PED and said at least one server can communicate; and said at least one PED and said at least one server capable of communicating patient information and procedure requests and results over said network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method for managing healthcare information and procedures comprising:
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providing a networked computer system comprising at least one portable electronic device (PED), server, and network communication interface; entering patient information or procedure requests into said at least one PED; communicating via said network communication interface said patient information or procedure requests with said at least one server; and communicating responses to said requests from said at least one server via said network communication interface to said at least one PED. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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