SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY MANAGING MEDICAL DATA FILES
First Claim
1. In a data communication system, a method for updating medical information, the data communication system comprising:
- (a) network server arrangement in which is stored a medical record of a user;
(b) a mobile cellular telephone including machine readable storage and a display, the machine readable storage containing a medical file of the user, which can be displayed by the display, the method for updating medical information including;
i. transmitting data conveying new medical information about the user to the network server arrangement and storing the data in the medical record of the user;
ii. initiating by the network server arrangement a communication with the mobile cellular telephone when the data conveying the new medical information has been stored on the network server arrangement;
iii. transferring to the mobile cellular telephone at least a portion of the data conveying the new medical information;
iv. storing in the machine readable storage at least a portion of the data conveying the new medical information to update the medical file of the user.
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Abstract
A network server arrangement including a processor with a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor. The network server arrangement is responsive to requests to access a medical record of an individual and generates summary medical record data including summary information having a plurality of data elements associated with the individual, at least one of the data elements conveying medical information about the individual, and a pointers component including at least one pointer pointing to a network location containing importable medical information in connection with the individual that is not contained in the summary information component. The pointer includes a machine readable address part for processing by the client, allowing the client to import the medical information from the network location, and a label part for displaying to a user the nature of the medical information residing at the network location.
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36 Claims
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1. In a data communication system, a method for updating medical information, the data communication system comprising:
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(a) network server arrangement in which is stored a medical record of a user; (b) a mobile cellular telephone including machine readable storage and a display, the machine readable storage containing a medical file of the user, which can be displayed by the display, the method for updating medical information including; i. transmitting data conveying new medical information about the user to the network server arrangement and storing the data in the medical record of the user; ii. initiating by the network server arrangement a communication with the mobile cellular telephone when the data conveying the new medical information has been stored on the network server arrangement; iii. transferring to the mobile cellular telephone at least a portion of the data conveying the new medical information; iv. storing in the machine readable storage at least a portion of the data conveying the new medical information to update the medical file of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile cellular telephone for storing medical information about a user of the cellular telephone, the cellular telephone comprising:
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(a) machine readable storage containing medical information about a user of the mobile cellular telephone; (b) a display; (c) the mobile cellular telephone being responsive to a request sent over a data communication pathway initiated by a network server arrangement storing updated medical data for the user, for updating the medical information stored in the machine readable storage, the updating including; receiving new medical data and storing the new medical data in the machine readable storage to update the medical information about the user; (ii) the updated medical information in the machine readable storage being viewable on the display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A network server arrangement, comprising:
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(a) a processor; (b) a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor to service a request by a workstation client that is physically remote from the network server arrangement and communicates with the network server arrangement via a data link; (c) the network server arrangement being responsive to a request by the workstation client to access a medical record of an individual for generating a response, the response including; (i) a summary information component, the summary information component including a plurality of data elements associated with the individual at last one of the data elements conveying medical information about the individual; (ii) a pointers component including at least one pointer that points to a network location containing importable medical information about the individual, the pointer including; (iii) a machine readable address part for processing by the workstation client, to allow the workstation client to import the medical information from the network location; (iv) a label part for displaying to a user at the workstation client the nature of the medical information residing at the network location; (d) wherein the machine readable storage is a first machine readable storage and the network server arrangement stores medical records of a plurality of individuals, the network server arrangement being configured for; (i) in response to reception of data conveying new medical information about a user that has a medical record stored in the network server arrangement, establishing a communication session with a mobile cellular telephone of the user; (ii) transferring to the mobile cellular telephone at least a portion of the data conveying the new medical information for storage in a machine readable storage on the mobile cellular telephone for updating medical information about the user stored on the mobile cellular telephone.
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