SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND PROCESSING PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION

• US 20120278093A1
• Filed: 04/26/2011
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Russell Henry Amundson
• Original Assignee: Russell Henry Amundson
• Inventors: AMUNDSON, Russell Henry
• Granted Patent: US 10,467,699 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• 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

Abstract

Approaches for converting analog health information to a digital database are described. Worksheets comprising questions for a patient are displayed in an interface that can be used to review and edit responses. A system receives responses to the questions, displays the responses, and sends the responses to a healthcare provider. The system includes a provider interface that can be used to annotate and edit worksheet data. The system converts and declares a worksheet as a medical record for the patient. The system securely stores worksheet data and medical records and receives a selection of a subset of this information. The system grants access to the subset of information to designated entities. The system concisely presents health information for analysis and workflow improvement. The system receives login credentials, determines a login type, and displays an interface based upon the login type. The system securely transmits personal health information to designated entities.

Claims

1. A method for processing medical data comprising:

displaying, in a client interface, an interactive worksheet comprising a plurality of questions associated with a registered patient;

receiving responses to the plurality of questions;

displaying, in the client interface, the received responses, wherein the client interface is configured to receive edits to the responses;

sending the received responses to a provider;

displaying, in a provider interface, the received responses as worksheet data, wherein the provider interface is configured receive annotations and edits to the worksheet data; and

converting the worksheet data into a medical record for the registered patient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the provider is one or more of a personal health record (PHR) vendor, a healthcare provider, a pharmacy, a hospital, a medical clinic, an assisted living facility, a government organization, or an insurance company.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, in the client interface, a drop down box for respective ones of the plurality of questions having a predefined list of responses.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining if there can be another response to a question.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, in response to determining that there can be another response to the question:

displaying, in the client interface, after receiving a previous response to the question, an option dialog box comprising a prompt for a subsequent response to the question; and

repeating the determining and the displaying until the determining determines that there is not another response to the question.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the worksheet is one or more of:

an exam worksheet, an allergy worksheet, a chief complaint worksheets, a history of present illness worksheet, an accident worksheet, a collision worksheet, a medication worksheet, a past medical history worksheet, a surgery worksheet, a family history worksheets, a social history worksheets and a review of systems worksheet.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, displaying, in the client interface, a plurality of data fields related to a question in response to receiving a response to the question.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the worksheet is an accident worksheet and the plurality of data fields comprises:

an attorney associated with an accident; and

attorney contact information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the client interface can be used to grant permission to a third party to view the worksheet data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the third party is a registered provider.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the permission is granted for a duration of time.

12. A system for conveying personal health information, comprising:

a server computer having a processor and a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising;

an authentication routine comprising instructions to cause the server computer to receive login credentials;

a determination routine comprising instructions to cause the server computer to determine, based upon the login credentials, a login type;

a reception routine comprising instructions to cause the server computer to present an interactive interface for receiving worksheet data, wherein the presented interface and worksheet data are based in part upon the login type; and

a conversion routine comprising instructions to convert at least a portion of the worksheet data into a medical record.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a storage routine comprising instructions to cause the server computer to store the worksheet data and medical record in a secure database;

a selection routine comprising instructions for causing the server computer to receive a selection of a subset of the secure database; and

an access routine comprising instructions for causing the server computer to grant access to the subset of secure database to a designated entity.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the login type is one or more of a patient, provider, administrator, or super administrator.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the provider is one or more of a personal health record (PHR) vendor, a healthcare provider, a pharmacy, a hospital, a medical clinic, an assisted living facility, a government organization, or an insurance company.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein in response to determining that the login type is a patient, the reception routine comprises instructions to receive data entry via one or more worksheets.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein in response to determining that the login type is a provider, the reception routine comprises instructions to cause the server computer to present an exam worksheet, and wherein reception routine enables a provider to perform exam worksheet data operations comprising:

review;

annotation;

correction;

data entry;

finalization; and

declaration of the worksheet as a medical record, wherein the declaration invokes a conversion routine comprising instructions for causing the server computer to convert data from the worksheet into a medical record, and wherein the medical record becomes property of the provider.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein in response to determining that the login type is an administrator, the reception routine comprises enables a patient to perform worksheet data operations comprising:

editing;

modification;

formatting;

data entry;

review;

annotation; and

correction.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the storage routine comprises instructions to cause the server computer to store the medical record in a HIPAA-compliant secure database.

20. An apparatus comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to convey personal health information by a method comprising:

receiving login credentials;

determining, based upon the login credentials, a login type;

presenting an interactive interface for receiving worksheet data, wherein the presented interface and worksheet data are based in part upon the login type;

converting at least a portion of the worksheet data into a medical record; and

granting access to at least a subset of the worksheet data or the medical record to a designated entity.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the apparatus is a mobile device having wireless communications capabilities.

22. A computer implemented method for conveying personal health information comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, login credentials;

determining, by the computing device, based upon the login credentials, a login type;

presenting on a display of the computing device, an interactive interface for receiving worksheet data, wherein the presented interface and worksheet data are based in part upon the login type;

converting at least a portion of the worksheet data into a medical record;

storing, in a secure database, the worksheet data and the converted medical record;

transmitting the medical record to a designated entity.

23. The computer implemented method of claim 22, wherein the storing further comprises encrypting the worksheet data and the converted medical record.

24. The computer implemented method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting further comprises encrypting the medical record prior to transmitting the medical record.