Network-based healthcare information systems
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an electronic healthcare message from a sender'"'"'s address and destined for a recipient'"'"'s address, the electronic healthcare message having an attached object, the object associated with a sender legacy system;
associating the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address to a list of health care participant addresses;
when both the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address are matched to the list of health care participant addresses, then sending the electronic healthcare message to a rule-based engine, interpreting the object according to the rule-based engine to categorize the object as (1) data associated with an access agent, (2) data associated with a security agent, (3) data associated with a messaging agent, (4) data associated with a transactional agent, and (5) data associated with a troubleshooting agent, and converting the attached object from a format compatible with the sender'"'"'s legacy system into another format compatible with the receiver'"'"'s legacy system; and
when the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address do not match the list of health care participant addresses, then receiving an identifier and categorizing the electronic healthcare message, the identifier associating the electronic healthcare message with another legacy system and a non-participant legacy system,the sender legacy system and the receiver legacy system associated with an integrated delivery system that enables an exchange of healthcare data between healthcare participants.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling a telecommunications network-based healthcare information system (NBHIS). A data connection is established with a rule-based application dataserver of a telecommunications network facility to control access, sharing, notification, security, and/or management of electronic healthcare data exchanged between or among different legacy systems of NBHIS participants. Typically, the rule-based application dataserver is associated with a central office (“CO”), a mobile telephone switching center (“MTSO”), or a combination CO/MTSO.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an electronic healthcare message from a sender'"'"'s address and destined for a recipient'"'"'s address, the electronic healthcare message having an attached object, the object associated with a sender legacy system; associating the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address to a list of health care participant addresses; when both the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address are matched to the list of health care participant addresses, then sending the electronic healthcare message to a rule-based engine, interpreting the object according to the rule-based engine to categorize the object as (1) data associated with an access agent, (2) data associated with a security agent, (3) data associated with a messaging agent, (4) data associated with a transactional agent, and (5) data associated with a troubleshooting agent, and converting the attached object from a format compatible with the sender'"'"'s legacy system into another format compatible with the receiver'"'"'s legacy system; and when the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address do not match the list of health care participant addresses, then receiving an identifier and categorizing the electronic healthcare message, the identifier associating the electronic healthcare message with another legacy system and a non-participant legacy system, the sender legacy system and the receiver legacy system associated with an integrated delivery system that enables an exchange of healthcare data between healthcare participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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means for receiving an electronic healthcare message from a sender'"'"'s address and destined for a recipient'"'"'s address, the electronic healthcare message having an attached object, the object associated with a sender legacy system; means for associating the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address to a list of health care participant addresses; when both the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address are matched to the list of health care participant addresses, then means for sending the electronic healthcare message to a rule-based engine, interpreting the object according to the rule-based engine to categorize the object as (1) data associated with an access agent. (2) data associated with a security agent. (3) data associated with a messaging agent, (4) data associated with a transactional agent, and (5) data associated with a troubleshooting agent, and means for converting the attached object from a format compatible with the sender'"'"'s legacy system into another format compatible with the receiver'"'"'s legacy system; and when the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address do not match the list of health care participant addresses, then means for receiving an identifier and categorizing the electronic healthcare message, the identifier associating the electronic healthcare message with another legacy system and a non-participant legacy system, the sender legacy system and the receiver legacy system associated with an integrated delivery system that enables an exchange of healthcare data between healthcare participants. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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detecting and decoding an incoming electronic healthcare data communication to identify a participating sender'"'"'s communications address and a participating receiver'"'"'s communications address, the electronic healthcare communication associated with an object; associating the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address to a list of health care participant addresses; when both the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address are matched to the list of health care participant addresses, then sending the electronic healthcare message to a rule-based application dataserver; establishing a data connection between the participating sender'"'"'s legacy system and the participating receiver'"'"'s legacy system, the data connection using the rule-based application dataserver to control access between the sender legacy system and the receiver legacy system; interpreting the object according to a set of rules that categorize the object as (1) data associated with an access agent, (2) data associated with a security agent, (3) data associated with a messaging agent, (4) data associated with a transactional agent, and (5) data associated with a troubleshooting agent; and converting the object according to the category selected by the rule-based application dataserver, the object converted from a format that is compatible with the sender legacy system into another format that is compatible with the receiver legacy system; communicating the electronic healthcare data communication and the converted object via the data connection to exchange healthcare data between healthcare participants; and when the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address do not match the list of health care participant addresses, then receiving an identifier and categorizing the electronic healthcare message, the identifier associating the electronic healthcare message with another legacy system and a non-participant legacy system.
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19. A system operative to:
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detect and decode an incoming electronic healthcare data communication to identify a participating sender'"'"'s communications address and a participating receiver'"'"'s communications address, the electronic healthcare communication associated with an object; associate the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address to a list of health care participant addresses; when both the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address are matched to the list of health care participant addresses, then send the electronic healthcare message to a rule-based application dataserver; establish a data connection between the participating sender'"'"'s legacy system and the participating receiver'"'"'s legacy system, the data connection using the rule-based application dataserver to control access between the sender legacy system and the receiver legacy system; interpret the object according to a set of rules that categorize the object as (1) data associated with an access agent, (2) data associated with a security agent, (3) data associated with a messaging agent, (4) data associated with a transactional agent, and (5) data associated with a troubleshooting agent; convert the object according to the category selected by the rule-based application dataserver, the object converted from a format that is compatible with the sender legacy system into another format that is compatible with the receiver legacy system; communicate the electronic healthcare data communication and the converted object via the data connection to exchange healthcare data between healthcare participants; and when the sender'"'"'s address and the recipient'"'"'s address do not match the list of health care participant addresses, then receive an identifier and categorize the electronic healthcare message, the identifier associating the electronic healthcare message with another legacy system and a non-participant legacy system.
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