System and method for secure medical and dental record interchange
First Claim
1. A system for secure medical and dental record communication comprising:
- a provider system having a processing unit, a digital imager, a data transmission/reception device, and a memory wherein a provider management unit resides, for generating a unique image identification associated with an image, creating a message that includes the image, and sending the message to a payer system; and
a payer system having a processing unit, a data transmission/reception device, and a memory wherein a payer management unit resides, for selectively requesting a transmission that includes the message from the provider system, receiving the message from the provider system, performing record evaluation and processing, and selectively generating a message acceptance notification or a message rejection notification.
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Abstract
A system for secure medical and dental record interchange comprises a provider system and a payer system. The provider system includes a digital imager, a processing unit, a data transmission/reception device, and a memory having a provider management unit and a security unit. For each image acquired from the digital imager, the provider management unit generates a unique image ID, and creates an image relation structure having a source indicator, a status indicator, and a copy-from indicator. The provider management unit organizes images into a message for transmission to a payer system. The security unit performs message encryption, image signature generation, and message signature generation. The payer system includes a processing unit, a data transmission/reception device, and a memory having a payer management unit and a security unit. The payer system'"'"'s security unit validates message signatures and image signatures received. The payer management unit generates a message rejection notification or a message acceptance notification. A method for provider-side secure medical and dental record interchange comprises the steps of: acquiring an image; generating a unique image ID and an image relation structure; maintaining a status indicator, a source indicator, and a copy-from indicator; generating an image signature; creating a message that includes the image; and generating a message signature. A method for payer-side secure medical and dental record interchange comprises the steps of: validating a message signature; validating an image signature; and selectively generating a message acceptance notification or a message rejection notification.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for secure medical and dental record communication comprising:
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a provider system having a processing unit, a digital imager, a data transmission/reception device, and a memory wherein a provider management unit resides, for generating a unique image identification associated with an image, creating a message that includes the image, and sending the message to a payer system; and a payer system having a processing unit, a data transmission/reception device, and a memory wherein a payer management unit resides, for selectively requesting a transmission that includes the message from the provider system, receiving the message from the provider system, performing record evaluation and processing, and selectively generating a message acceptance notification or a message rejection notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A provider system for secure medical and dental record communication with a payer system, wherein the payer system performs record evaluation and processing, the provider system comprising:
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a processing unit having an input and an output, for executing computer program steps; a digital imager having an output, the digital imager for capturing an image; a memory wherein a provider management unit resides, the memory having an input and an output, the provider management unit controlling the generation of an image identification corresponding to the image, the creation of an image relation structure having a status indicator that corresponds to a manner in which the image was acquired, and the generation of a message that includes the image, the input of the memory coupled to the output of the processing unit and to the output of the digital imager, the output of the memory coupled to the input of the processing unit; and a data transmission/reception device having an input, for transmitting and receiving data between the payer system and a provider system, the input of the data transmission/reception device coupled to the output of the memory and to the output of the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A payer system for performing record evaluation and processing and for secure medical and dental record communication with a provider system, the payer system comprising:
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a processing unit having an input and an output, for executing computer program steps; a memory wherein a payer management unit resides, the memory having an input and an output, the payer management unit selectively requesting from a provider system a message having an image, and selectively generating;
a message acceptance notification or a message rejection notification, the input of the memory coupled to the output of the processing unit, the output of the memory coupled to the input of the processing unit; anda data transmission/reception device having an input, for transmitting and receiving data between the payer system and a provider system, the input of the data transmission/reception device coupled to the output of the memory and to the output of the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A means for secure medical and dental record communication comprising:
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a means for capturing an image; a means for generating an image identification corresponding to the image; and a means for associating a status indicator with the image, the status indicator corresponding to a manner in which the image was captured; and a means for sending the image to a payer system for record evaluation and processing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for provider-side medical and dental record communication for a provider system having a processing unit and a memory wherein a provider management unit and a security unit reside, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image; generating a unique image identification corresponding to the image; and creating an image relation structure corresponding to the image, the image relation structure including a status indicator corresponding to a manner in which the image was captured. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for payer-side medical and dental record communication for a payer system which performs record evaluation and processing and having a processing unit and a memory wherein a payer management unit and a security unit reside, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message from a provider system; validating a message signature; and generating one from a group consisting of; a message rejection notification in the event that the message signature validation is unsuccessful; and a message acceptance notification in the event that the message signature validation is successful.
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25. A method for payer-side medical and dental record communication for a payer system which performs record evaluation and processing and having a processing unit and a memory wherein a payer management unit and a security unit reside, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message from a provider system, the message including an image having a corresponding image signature; validating an image signature; and generating one from a group consisting of; a message rejection notification in the event that the image signature validation is unsuccessful; and a message acceptance notification in the event that the image signature validation is successful.
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26. A method for payer-side medical and dental record communication for a payer system which performs record evaluation and processing and having a processing unit and a memory wherein a payer management unit and a security unit reside, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message from a provider system, the message having a message signature and including an image having a corresponding image signature; validating the message signature; validating each image signature associated with the message; and generating a message acceptance notification in the event that the message signature validation and each image signature validation is successful.
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