Linking Health Care Applications for Information Management

• US 20140244296A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IQVIA, Inc. (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IMS Health Incorporated (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Linn, Stefan Clemens, MacCarthy, John Diarmuid, Reid, Seth David
• Granted Patent: US 9,734,287 B2
• 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 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for managing information exchange between medical care applications and an analytical infrastructure for medical care information. The disclosure also describes implementations that manage user access to medical care applications and communications between medical care applications

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method performed by a medical care application portal comprising:

providing a user with access to a first medical application on a mobile device, wherein the first medical application is relevant to a medical condition of the user;

receiving medical data, wherein at least a portion of the medical data is received from the user via the first medical application at an information gateway provided by the mobile device, the medical data comprising private information relevant to the medical condition;

transmitting the medical data to a secure information repository for subsequent use in generating a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user;

identifying a second medical application that is relevant to the medical condition of the user;

authenticating the second medical application to provide access for the second medical application to the medical data at the secure information repository;

sharing the medical data with the authenticated second medical application; and

using the medical data by the second medical application to generate a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the conclusion is a conclusion that aids in the treatment of the medical condition of the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the conclusion is one of:

a diagnosis, a determination that a user should begin a particular therapy, a determination that a user should cease a particular therapy, a determination that the user should alter a plan of care, a determination that the user should access a medical care application to treat a medical condition, or a determination that the user should schedule an appointment with a medical professional.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the conclusion is information that helps a participant in the health care process to make a business decision.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the conclusion is based at least in part comparing the medical data for the user to de-identified aggregated medical data obtained for other users.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first medical care application is associated with a particular pharmaceutical compound, a particular medical condition, a particular pharmaceutical manufacturer, or a particular health care professional.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the medical information is obtained from data received from at least one of:

an electronic medical records system, a medical claims records system, a retail pharmacy records system, a health care professional records system, a pharmaceutical company records system or a sensor communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.

8. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

providing a user with access to a first medical application on a mobile device, wherein the first medical application is relevant to a medical condition of the user;

receiving medical data, wherein at least a portion of the medical data is received from the user via the first medical application at an information gateway provided by the mobile device, the medical data comprising private information relevant to the medical condition;

transmitting the medical data to a secure information repository for subsequent use in generating a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user;

identifying a second medical application that is relevant to the medical condition of the user;

authenticating the second medical application to provide access for the second medical application to the medical data at the secure information repository;

sharing the medical data with the authenticated second medical application; and

using the medical data by the second medical application to generate a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the conclusion is a conclusion that aids in the treatment of the medical condition of the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the conclusion is one of:

a diagnosis, a determination that a user should begin a particular therapy, a determination that a user should cease a particular therapy, a determination that the user should alter a plan of care, a determination that the user should access a medical care application to treat a medical condition, or a determination that the user should schedule an appointment with a medical professional.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the conclusion is information that helps a participant in the health care process to make a business decision.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the conclusion is based at least in part comparing the medical data for the user to de-identified aggregated medical data obtained for other users.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the first medical care application is associated with a particular pharmaceutical compound, a particular medical condition, a particular pharmaceutical manufacturer, or a particular health care professional.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the medical information is obtained from data received from at least one of:

an electronic medical records system, a medical claims records system, a retail pharmacy records system, a health care professional records system, a pharmaceutical company records system or a sensor communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

providing a user with access to a first medical application on a mobile device, wherein the first medical application is relevant to a medical condition of the user;

receiving medical data, wherein at least a portion of the medical data is received from the user via the first medical application at an information gateway provided by the mobile device, the medical data comprising private information relevant to the medical condition;

transmitting the medical data to a secure information repository for subsequent use in generating a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user;

identifying a second medical application that is relevant to the medical condition of the user;

authenticating the second medical application to provide access for the second medical application to the medical data at the secure information repository;

sharing the medical data with the authenticated second medical application; and

using the medical data by the second medical application to generate a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the conclusion is a conclusion that aids in the treatment of the medical condition of the user.

17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the conclusion is one of:

a diagnosis, a determination that a user should begin a particular therapy, a determination that a user should cease a particular therapy, a determination that the user should alter a plan of care, a determination that the user should access a medical care application to treat a medical condition, or a determination that the user should schedule an appointment with a medical professional.

18. The medium of claim 15, wherein the conclusion is information that helps a participant in the health care process to make a business decision.

19. The medium of claim 15, wherein the conclusion is based at least in part comparing the medical data for the user to de-identified aggregated medical data obtained for other users.

20. The medium of claim 15, wherein the first medical care application is associated with a particular pharmaceutical compound, a particular medical condition, a particular pharmaceutical manufacturer, or a particular health care professional.

21. The medium of claim 15, wherein at least a portion of the medical information is obtained from data received from at least one of:

an electronic medical records system, a medical claims records system, a retail pharmacy records system, a health care professional records system, a pharmaceutical company records system or a sensor communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.