METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS UTILIZING PORTABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

• US 20130325514A1
• Filed: 08/05/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gresham Bayne
• Original Assignee: Bayne C. Gresham
• Inventors: Bayne, C. Gresham
• Granted Patent: US 8,751,160 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

Mobile clinicians conduct in-home patient visits utilizing on-site diagnostic and treatment equipment, where service is enhanced by the use of portable computing and communications equipment. A mobile care entity provides mobile clinicians preprogrammed portable computers. Each portable computer updates patient data in the local storage utilizing a wireless communications device to download updates from a central storage facility. The entity selects a mobile clinician and dispatches him/her to the patient'"'"'s premises. The clinician visits the patient'"'"'s premises accompanied by an assortment of electronic diagnostic and treatment devices. The mobile clinician utilizes various diagnostic devices to prepare machine-readable reports of related aspects of the patient'"'"'s condition. The clinician directs the portable computer to perform follow-up tasks including: (1) electronically collecting the prepared reports and graphically presenting them in human-readable form, (2) storing a machine-readable medical record, and (3) utilizing the wireless device to transmit the reports and records.

Claims

1. A method of providing an electronic medical record for facilitating treatment of a given patient, comprising:

wirelessly transmitting from a remote central storage facility to one of a plurality of portable computers a sufficiently complete electronic medical record for the given patient to enable a mobile to treat the given patient;

storing the transmitted sufficiently complete electronic medical record in a local storage in the selected portable computer;

transporting the selected portable computer storing the sufficiently complete electronic medical record to the given patient'"'"'s location by the mobile;

wirelessly transmitting patient information from at least one on-site medical care device directly to the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location;

storing the transmitted patient information in the local storage of the selected portable computer;

wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient;

wirelessly receiving in the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location the analysis from the at least one remote medical care device;

storing the analysis received from the remote medical care device in the local storage of the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location;

updating the sufficiently complete electronic medical record based on the stored patient information and the stored analysis; and

wirelessly transmitting the updated sufficiently complete medical record from the local storage of the selected portable computer to the remote central facility.

2. The method of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

storing in the selected portable computer a machine-readable record including a summary of the selected clinician'"'"'s treatment of the patient.

3. The method of claim 1, the clinician further directing the selected portable computer to perform operations comprising:

directing the selected portable computer to transmit selected machine-readable reports and records from the local storage to a patient referral source.

4. The method of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

wirelessly transmitting the sufficiently complete electronic medical records to the portable computer from the central storage facility via the Internet.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient further comprises:

transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device via the Internet.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising;

sending wireless dispatch information to the mobile clinician, including the given patient'"'"'s electronic medical record, current medical condition information, and location information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising:

transmitting a machine-readable response to the given patient including at least one of the following;

posting a message upon an Internet web site, or transmitting an e-mail message or text message.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising:

generating and transmitting a request for medical services to a mobile care entity.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising:

preparing and making wireless transmission of one or more orders for items related to the examination for delivery to the given patient.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly ordering delivery of medication for the given patient via the selected portable computer.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly ordering delivery of medical equipment for the given patient via the selected portable computer.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of wirelessly transmitting the patient information from the portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the patient information for the given patient further comprises:

transmitting the patient information from the portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device via the Internet.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient information further comprises bodily conditions of the given patient.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising;

sending wireless dispatch information to the mobile clinician, including the given patient'"'"'s electronic medical record, current medical condition information, and location information.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising:

generating and transmitting a request for medical services to a mobile care entity.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising:

preparing and making wireless transmission of one or more orders for items related to the examination for delivery to the given patient.

12. A method of providing an electronic medical record for facilitating treatment of a given patient, comprising:

wirelessly transmitting from a remote central storage facility to one of a plurality of portable computers an electronic medical record for the given patient to enable a mobile clinician to treat the given patient;

transporting the selected portable computer storing the electronic medical record to the given patient'"'"'s location by the mobile clinician;

13. The method of claim 12, the operations further comprising:

storing in the portable computer a machine-readable record including a summary of the selected clinician'"'"'s treatment of the patient.

14. The method of claim 12, the mobile clinician further directing the selected portable computer to perform operations comprising:

directing the portable computer to transmit selected machine-readable reports and records to a patient referral source.

15. The method of claim 12, the operations further comprising:

wirelessly transmitting the electronic medical records to the portable computer from the central storage facility via the Internet.