Method of transmitting medical information over a network
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting medical information relating to a patient over a network, said medical information including patient identifiable data and patient medical condition/treatment data, said method comprising the steps of:
- encrypting the patient identifiable data, and transmitting the encrypted patient identifiable data and the unencrypted patient medical condition/treatment data over the network, wherein the network comprises a teleconferencing network having at least two separate channels, wherein said transmitting step further comprises the steps of transmitting the encrypted patient identifiable data over one channel and retransmitting the unencrypted patient medical condition/treatment data over the other channel.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting medical information relating to a patient over a network, such as a telecommunication network. The medical information includes both patient identifiable data as well as patient medical condition/treatment data. The method includes the first step of encrypting the patient identifiable data and then transmitting both the encrypted patient identifiable data and the unencrypted patient medical condition/treatment data over the network. The network preferably includes two channels, and the encrypted patient identifiable data is transmitted over one channel while the unencrypted patient medical condition/treatment data is transmitted over the other channel.
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1. A method for transmitting medical information relating to a patient over a network, said medical information including patient identifiable data and patient medical condition/treatment data, said method comprising the steps of:
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encrypting the patient identifiable data, and transmitting the encrypted patient identifiable data and the unencrypted patient medical condition/treatment data over the network, wherein the network comprises a teleconferencing network having at least two separate channels, wherein said transmitting step further comprises the steps of transmitting the encrypted patient identifiable data over one channel and retransmitting the unencrypted patient medical condition/treatment data over the other channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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