Computer system for optical scanning, storage, organization, authentication and electronic transmitting and receiving of medical records and patient information, and other sensitive legal documents
First Claim
1. A computer system for inputting, storing, organizing, retrieving, and authenticating, medical records, clinical data, and patient data, the system comprising:
- an optical scanner for converting medical records, clinical data, and patient data to digital records using a digitizing processsaid optical scanner creating a digital data matrix layer of said digital recordssaid optical scanner simultaneously assigning, embedding and matrixing a unique patient identifier watermark into each said digital record matrix layer during said digitizing processsaid optical scanner simultaneously assigning, embedding and matrixing a first digital physician signature watermark into each said digital record matrix layers during said digitizing processmemory for storing said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, within said computer systemmeans for storing said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, in said memory and retrieving said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, from said memory,a physician signature database having a plurality of physician names and corresponding second digital physician signature watermarks stored therein,means for authenticating said stored digital records including means for comparing said first digital physician signature watermark retrieved from a selected one of said stored digital records with a corresponding one of said second digital physician signature watermarks retrieved from said physician signature database, andmeans for organizing and ranking said authenticated digital records based on their chronology and clinical utility in treating said patient,means for outputting said authenticated digital records based on said organization and ranking.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein relates to an improved method and system for the optically scanning, storage, management, retrieval and electronic mailing of a persons medical records and identification information on a 24 hour a day basis, primarily for use in a medical emergency of other medical scenario. The invention disclosed also encompasses unique and novel methods of verifying the authenticity of original medical records via a unique physicians digital signature embedded into the documents, a means for standardizing and prioritizing the history and prior medical records of a patient so as to provide an edited or abbreviated medical chart for emergencies which is current and clinically significant, a means of encrypting medical records for security, and a means of providing a unique alpha numerical identified code for each patient and digitally embedding the identifier into said patient records within the system and a means of 24 hour a day electronic access, transmission and updating of said records using a unique telephone exchange system, Internet, wesbite Intranet or other appropriate electronic or wireless means.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer system for inputting, storing, organizing, retrieving, and authenticating, medical records, clinical data, and patient data, the system comprising:
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an optical scanner for converting medical records, clinical data, and patient data to digital records using a digitizing process said optical scanner creating a digital data matrix layer of said digital records said optical scanner simultaneously assigning, embedding and matrixing a unique patient identifier watermark into each said digital record matrix layer during said digitizing process said optical scanner simultaneously assigning, embedding and matrixing a first digital physician signature watermark into each said digital record matrix layers during said digitizing process memory for storing said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, within said computer system means for storing said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, in said memory and retrieving said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, from said memory, a physician signature database having a plurality of physician names and corresponding second digital physician signature watermarks stored therein, means for authenticating said stored digital records including means for comparing said first digital physician signature watermark retrieved from a selected one of said stored digital records with a corresponding one of said second digital physician signature watermarks retrieved from said physician signature database, and means for organizing and ranking said authenticated digital records based on their chronology and clinical utility in treating said patient, means for outputting said authenticated digital records based on said organization and ranking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A process for inputting, storing, organizing, retrieving and authenticating medical records, clinical data, and personal data, the process comprising the steps of:
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converting a plurality of medical records into corresponding digital records using an optical scanner digitizing process creating a digital data matrix layer of said digital records during said optical scanner digitizing process assigning and embedding a unique patient identifier watermark into each said digital record matrix layer simultaneous with said optical scanner digitizing process assigning and embedding a first digital physician signature watermark into each said digital record matrix layer simultaneous with said digitizing process storing said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, in a computer memory; storing a plurality of physician names and corresponding second digital physician signature watermarks in a computer memory; authenticating said stored digital records by comparing said first physician signature watermark to a corresponding one of said second physician signature watermarks; automatically organizing and ranking said authenticated digital records based on their chronology and clinical utility in treating a patient, retrieving said authenticated digital records for a selected patient; and outputting said authenticated digital records based on said organizing and ranking. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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