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

• US 20140288961A1
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bayne C. Gresham
• Original Assignee: Bayne C. Gresham
• Inventors: Bayne, C. Gresham
• Application Number:
  US14/300,161
• Publication Number:
  US 20140288961A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• 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 for communicating patient information from a patient, comprising:

providing a patient computer located generally in the proximity of the patient;

providing at least one medical care device located generally in the proximity of the patient for monitoring ongoing patient information;

transmitting wirelessly the ongoing patient information from the medical care device to the patient computer; and

transmitting wirelessly the ongoing patient information from the patient computer to a remotely located service provider computer.

2. A system for communicating patient information from a patient, comprising:

a patient computer located generally in the proximity of the patient;

at least one medical care device located generally in the proximity of the patient for monitoring ongoing patient information;

a first wireless interface coupled to the medical care device for transmitting wirelessly the ongoing patient information from the medical care device to the patient computer; and

a second wireless interface coupled to the patient computer for transmitting wirelessly the ongoing patient information from the patient computer to a remotely located service provider computer.