RECORDS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT

• US 20150046192A1
• Filed: 10/24/2014
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eIngot LLC
• Original Assignee: eIngot LLC
• Inventors: Raduchel, William J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,619,616 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

An electronic device for aggregating electronic medical records, in which electronic medical records are aggregated from multiple electronic repositories and displayed as a single set of records. The multiple electronic repositories may store records for a particular patient using varying identifying/access information to facilitate anonymous access to the electronic medical records. Emergency medical services providers may be able to access medical records for a patient using the electronic device after being authenticated as a valid/licensed medical services provider.

Claims

1. A method of using a wireless device that has a medical record application to aggregate electronic medical records associated with a user, and then to transmit the aggregated electronic medical records to a medical provider record system that is configured to use the wireless device as a source for the aggregated electronic medical records, the method comprising:

transmitting, from the wireless device to a first communication device, a first request for a first electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the first communication device, the first request including first authentication information;

transmitting, from the wireless device to a second communication device different than the first communication device, a second request for a second electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the second communication device, the second request including second authentication information;

receiving, at the wireless device from the first communication device, the first electronic medical record in response to the first communication device receiving the first request and authenticating the first request based on the first authentication information, the wireless device also receiving third authentication information;

     1) confirming identity of the first communication device, and

     2) confirming authenticity of the data received;

receiving, at the wireless device from the second communication device, the second electronic medical record in response to the second communication device receiving the second request and authenticating the second request based on the second authentication information so as to thereby aggregate the first and second medical records at the wireless device, the wireless device also receiving fourth authentication information;

     1) confirming identity of the second communication device, and

     2) confirming authenticity of the data received;

establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the wireless device and the medical provider record system by receiving, at the wireless device, fifth authentication information from the medical provider record system; and

transmitting, from the wireless device, the first and second electronic medical records to the medical provider record system using the secure, authenticated connection.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the first communication device and the second communication device to deny the first and second requests for transmission of the first and second electronic medical records to the wireless device if the first and second requests fail to include one of the first and second authentication information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth authentication information is an electronic signature.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the third, fourth, and fifth authentication information is a digital certificate.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the third and fourth authentication information is an electronic postmark.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling display of the assembled first and second electronic medical records at the medical provider record system using the secure, authenticated connection.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device and the medical provider record system constitute separate devices, and further comprising enabling display of the assembled first and second electronic medical records at the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing filter criteria associated with a service to be provided for the user, wherein the first and second requests include the filter criteria, and the first and second medical records received at the wireless device meet the filter criteria.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of confirming authenticity of the data received includes confirming that the data has not been altered subsequent to transmission of the data by at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the steps of confirming authenticity of the data received include use of at least one of:

a digital certificate, an electronic postmark, a hash code, and a watermark.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is at least one of a server and a personal computer.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical provider record system is associated with a pharmacy, and at least one of the first and second electronic medical records include prescription information, the medical provider record system transmitting the request for the medical record application of the wireless device to deliver the prescription information upon the wireless device being disposed proximate the pharmacy.

13. The method of claim 12, further including enabling delivery and printing of the prescription information at the pharmacy upon receipt of the request for the medical record application of the wireless device to deliver the prescription information.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the wireless device and the medical provider record system comprises establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the wireless device and the medical provider record system over the Internet.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one of a summary and a statistical analysis of the first and second electronic medical records; and

enabling display of the at least one of the summary and the statistical analysis of the first and second electronic medical records.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second electronic medical records only constitute a partial record, such that the assembling of the first and second electronic medical records provides a complete and usable record based on the separate partial records.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the wireless device, (i) a request to add an electronic medical record, and (ii) information associated with the electronic medical record to be added; and

generating, by the wireless device and based on the request to add the electronic medical record, an electronic medical record that includes at least a portion of the information associated with the medical record to be added.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device communicates through a server to make requests for electronic medical records from communication devices.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic medical records downloaded to the medical provider record system may contain restrictions in use.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the electronic medical records expire after a period of time and are no longer accessible.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the electronic medical records cannot be printed.

22. The method of claim 1, further including multiple medical provider record systems, wherein electronic medical records are transmitted from the wireless device to the multiple medical provider record systems.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

transmitting, from the wireless device, a request for a bid to at least one of the medical provider record systems;

receiving, at the wireless device, a bid from at least one of the multiple medical provider record systems; and

ranking the received bids based on at least one of price, background experience, availability, safety record, and number of patients, the ranking being performed by the wireless device.

24. An apparatus for using a wireless device that has a medical record application to aggregate electronic medical records associated with a user, and then to transmit the aggregated electronic medical records to a medical provider record system that is configured to use the wireless device as a source for the aggregated electronic medical records, the apparatus comprising:

means for transmitting, from the wireless device to a first communication device, a first request for a first electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the first communication device, the first request including first authentication information;

means for transmitting, from the wireless device to a second communication device different than the first communication device, a second request for a second electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the second communication device, the second request including second authentication information;

means for receiving, at the wireless device from the first communication device, the first electronic medical record in response to the first communication device receiving the first request and authenticating the first request based on the first authentication information, the wireless device also receiving third authentication information;

     1) confirming identity of the first communication device, and

     2) confirming authenticity of the data received;

means for receiving, at the wireless device from the second communication device, the second electronic medical record in response to the second communication device receiving the second request and authenticating the second request based on the second authentication information so as to thereby aggregate the first and second medical records at the wireless device, the wireless device also receiving fourth authentication information;

     1) confirming identity of the second communication device, and

     2) confirming authenticity of the data received;

means for establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the wireless device and the medical provider record system by receiving, at the wireless device, fifth authentication information from the medical provider record system; and

means for transmitting, from the wireless device, the first and second electronic medical records to the medical provider record system using the secure, authenticated connection.

25. A computer program for using a wireless device that has a medical record application to aggregate electronic medical records associated with a user, and then to transmit the aggregated electronic medical records to a medical provider record system that is configured to use the wireless device as a source for the aggregated electronic medical records, the computer program being implemented by a processor to perform the following:

transmitting, from the wireless device to a first communication device, a first request for a first electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the first communication device, the first request including first authentication information;

transmitting, from the wireless device to a second communication device different than the first communication device, a second request for a second electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the second communication device, the second request including second authentication information;

receiving, at the wireless device from the first communication device, the first electronic medical record in response to the first communication device receiving the first request and authenticating the first request based on the first authentication information, the wireless device also receiving third authentication information;

     1) confirming identity of the first communication device, and

     2) confirming authenticity of the data received;

receiving, at the wireless device from the second communication device, the second electronic medical record in response to the second communication device receiving the second request and authenticating the second request based on the second authentication information so as to thereby aggregate the first and second medical records at the wireless device, the wireless device also receiving fourth authentication information;

     1) confirming identity of the second communication device, and

     2) confirming authenticity of the data received;

establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the wireless device and the medical provider record system by receiving, at the wireless device, fifth authentication information from the medical provider record system; and

transmitting, from the wireless device, the first and second electronic medical records to the medical provider record system using the secure, authenticated connection.

26. The computer program of claim 25, further comprising configuring the first communication device and the second communication device to deny the first and second requests for transmission of the first and second electronic medical records to the wireless device if the first and second requests fail to include one of the first and second authentication information.

27. The computer program of claim 25, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth authentication information is an electronic signature.

28. The computer program of claim 25, wherein at least one of the third, fourth, and fifth authentication information is a digital certificate.

29. The computer program of claim 25, wherein at least one of the third and fourth authentication information is an electronic postmark.

30. The computer program of claim 25, further comprising enabling display of the assembled first and second electronic medical records at the medical provider record system using the secure, authenticated connection.

31. The computer program of claim 25, wherein the wireless device and the medical provider record system constitute separate devices, and further comprising enabling display of the assembled first and second electronic medical records at the wireless device.

32. The computer program of claim 25, further comprising accessing filter criteria associated with a service to be provided for the user, wherein the first and second requests include the filter criteria, and the first and second medical records received at the wireless device meet the filter criteria.

33. The computer program of claim 25, wherein the steps of confirming authenticity of the data received includes confirming that the data has not been altered subsequent to transmission of the data by at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device.

34. The computer program of claim 33, wherein the steps of confirming authenticity of the data received include use of at least one of:

a digital certificate, an electronic postmark, a hash code, and a watermark.

35. The computer program of claim 25, wherein the wireless device is at least one of a server and a personal computer.

36. The computer program of claim 25, wherein the medical provider record system is associated with a pharmacy, and at least one of the first and second electronic medical records include prescription information, the medical provider record system transmitting the request for the medical record application of the wireless device to deliver the prescription information upon the wireless device being disposed proximate the pharmacy.

37. The computer program of claim 36, further including enabling delivery and printing of the prescription information at the pharmacy upon receipt of the request for the medical record application of the wireless device to deliver the prescription information.

38. The computer program of claim 25, wherein establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the wireless device and the medical provider record system comprises establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the wireless device and the medical provider record system over the Internet.

39. The computer program of claim 25, further comprising:

determining at least one of a summary and a statistical analysis of the first and second electronic medical records; and

enabling display of the at least one of the summary and the statistical analysis of the first and second electronic medical records.

40. The computer program of claim 25, wherein each of the first and second electronic medical records only constitute a partial record, such that the assembling of the first and second electronic medical records provides a complete and usable record based on the separate partial records.

41. The computer program of claim 25, further comprising:

receiving, at the wireless device, (i) a request to add an electronic medical record, and (ii) information associated with the electronic medical record to be added; and

generating, by the wireless device and based on the request to add the electronic medical record, an electronic medical record that includes at least a portion of the information associated with the medical record to be added.

42. The computer program of claim 25, wherein the wireless device communicates through a server to make requests for electronic medical records from communication devices.

43. The computer program of claim 25, wherein the electronic medical records downloaded to the medical provider record system may contain restrictions in use.

44. The computer program of claim 43, wherein the electronic medical records expire after a period of time and are no longer accessible.

45. The computer program of claim 43, wherein the electronic medical records cannot be printed.

46. The computer program of claim 25, further including multiple medical provider record systems, wherein electronic medical records are transmitted from the wireless device to the multiple medical provider record systems.

47. The computer program of claim 46, further comprising:

transmitting, from the wireless device, a request for a bid to at least one of the medical provider record systems;

receiving, at the wireless device, a bid from at least one of the multiple medical provider record systems; and

ranking the received bids based on at least one of price, background experience, availability, safety record, and number of patients, the ranking being performed by the wireless device.