SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICAL CARE USING RFID AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGIES
First Claim
1. A method for managing and tracking medical care and medical service transactions between a patient at a location identified by an RFID tag and a care provider having a portable care unit (PCU) with an RFID reader using a network connected application on a server coupled to a database with stored data pertaining to the patient, comprising:
- confirming that the care provider PCU and the patient location are in proximity to one another based on communication between the RFID reader and the tag;
if proximity is confirmed, said PCU electronically retrieving information needed for a service to be performed from said database and displaying said information to the care provider on said PCU;
biometrically authenticating the patient'"'"'s identity a first time using a biometric scanning device associated with said PCU or, if the patent is unable to authenticate, biometrically authenticating a second employee to act as a witness;
biometrically authenticating the care provider'"'"'s identity a first time using a biometric scanning device associated with said PCU;
upon successful authentication of both patient and care provider identities, and following confirmation of the proximity of the PCU and the RFID tag, offering said service to said patient;
upon patient acceptance of said service, said care provider performing said service;
upon completion of said service, biometrically authenticating the patient'"'"'s identity a second time or, if the patent is unable to authenticate, biometrically authenticating the second employee to act as a witness; and
biometrically authenticating the care provider'"'"'s identity a second time to complete said service transaction.
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Abstract
A medical management system and method operates over a computer network to supervise and manage services and medication provided by a care provider to one or more patients in a care facility. The system uses RFID and biometric authentication technologies to determine appropriate proximity of the patient to the care provider and the identities of the patient and care provider, respectively, both before and after a service event to effectively manage and document interactions between the care provider and the patient. Electronic voice technology and electronic notification generation capability are also incorporated to audibly confirm identities and services, and to notify supervisory personnel of anomalies in service events, respectively.
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1. A method for managing and tracking medical care and medical service transactions between a patient at a location identified by an RFID tag and a care provider having a portable care unit (PCU) with an RFID reader using a network connected application on a server coupled to a database with stored data pertaining to the patient, comprising:
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confirming that the care provider PCU and the patient location are in proximity to one another based on communication between the RFID reader and the tag; if proximity is confirmed, said PCU electronically retrieving information needed for a service to be performed from said database and displaying said information to the care provider on said PCU; biometrically authenticating the patient'"'"'s identity a first time using a biometric scanning device associated with said PCU or, if the patent is unable to authenticate, biometrically authenticating a second employee to act as a witness; biometrically authenticating the care provider'"'"'s identity a first time using a biometric scanning device associated with said PCU; upon successful authentication of both patient and care provider identities, and following confirmation of the proximity of the PCU and the RFID tag, offering said service to said patient; upon patient acceptance of said service, said care provider performing said service; upon completion of said service, biometrically authenticating the patient'"'"'s identity a second time or, if the patent is unable to authenticate, biometrically authenticating the second employee to act as a witness; and biometrically authenticating the care provider'"'"'s identity a second time to complete said service transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling and tracking transactions between a patient at a location and a care provider over a computer network, comprising:
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a network connected application on a server connected to said computer network; a database coupled to said server and storing a range of patient data in a plurality of database files by category; an RFID tag at the patient location; a portable care unit in communication with said network connected application over the computer network, said portable care unit having a touch screen display and an RFID reader configured to communicate with said RFID tag to verify proximity of the portable care unit to the patient location; a biometric scanning device associated with said portable care unit, said scanning device configured to biometrically verify the identities of the patient and one or more care providers both before and after a given transaction; said network connected application including a plurality of software modules, each of said modules configured to manipulate data from at least one of said database files to generate a patient course of action in one of said categories. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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