METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN UP-TO-DATE ELECTRONIC VITAL MEDICAL INFORMATION RECORD

• US 20140156309A1
• Filed: 12/04/2013
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hassan Sannoufi
• Original Assignee: Hassan Sannoufi
• Inventors: SANNOUFI, Hassan
• Application Number:
  US14/096,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20140156309A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method for providing an electronic health record of a patient to a healthcare provider, the method comprising obtaining health information pertaining to the patient assembling an electronic health record comprising the health information pertaining to the patient; storing the electronic health record in an database on a read-writable storage medium; selecting from the health information vital medical information; organizing the vital medical information in a readable-only electronic format to create a vital medical information record; and enabling a healthcare provider or patient to access the vital medical information record via a server or trough a memory storage device.

Claims

1. A method for providing an electronic health record of a patient to a healthcare provider the method comprising:

a) obtaining health information pertaining to the patient;

b) assembling an electronic health record comprising the health information pertaining to the patient;

c) storing the electronic health record in an database on a read-writable storage medium;

d) selecting from the health information vital medical information;

e) organizing the vital medical information in a readable-only electronic format to create a vital medical information record; and

f) enabling a healthcare provider or patient to access the vital medical information record via a server or through a memory storage device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory storage device is a universal serial bus (USB) drive, microchip, smartphone or an internet-enabled computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic health record is stored in a central read-writable database accessible via a server to the internet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vital medical information record comprises:

electronic hyperlinks to health information in the electronic health record.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vital medical information comprises a plurality of health information selected from one or more of blood pressure, blood type, immunization record, medical history, surgical history, blood work results, pulmonary function test, pharmaceutical prescriptions, electrocardiogram and family history.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the vital medical information comprises a plurality of personal information selected from one or more of name, date of birth, phone number, address, emergency contact information, marital status, employer, medical insurance information and government identification.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an electronic alert to the patient and/or healthcare provider.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic alert comprises a drug-drug interaction alert, an alert indicating that the electronic health record has been updated, a medication dosing alert or an alert to update health information.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic alert is provided via electronic mail, telephone, cellular telephone, text message, secure private message, voice-over internet protocol (VoIP), instant messaging, or satellite communication systems.

10. A method of providing vital medical information of a patient to a healthcare provider the method comprising:

a) assembling health information pertaining to the patient in an electronic health record;

b) selecting vital medical information from the health information in the electronic health record to create a vital medical information record; and

c) storing the vital medical information in a readable-only format on a memory storage device,

wherein the vital medical information is accessible to the healthcare provider from the memory storage device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the electronic medical record, or parts thereof is also stored on the memory storage device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the memory storage device is a USB drive, optical disc, solid state drive, or a microchip.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the vital medical information comprises a plurality of health information selected from one or more of blood pressure, blood type, immunization record, medical history, surgical history, and family history.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the vital medical information comprises a plurality of personal information selected from one or more of name, date of birth, phone number, address, emergency contact information, marital status, employer, medical insurance information and government identification.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the vital medical information record comprises electronic hyperlinks to health information in the electronic health record.