System for maintaining patient medical records for participating patients
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1. A system for maintaining patient medical records for a plurality of participating patients, and in which such records are remotely accessible by participating patients and by physicians for reading and editing of the respective patient medical records, and permitting entry of patient medical information by authorized persons, the system employinga wide area computer network that permits communication between computer devices connected to said network, with the computer devices includingat least one patient access computer device and at least one physician access computer device;
- each said computer device being suitably programmed with a web browser; and
a server including a suitably programmed computer device including means for connecting with said network,a memory for storing said patient medical records, andsoftware providing data modules to each of said computer devices connected to said server over said wide area computer network, and providing to each said patient access computer device for the associated one of said participating patients a set of patient-viewable patient history screens containing a patient medical record of the associated one of said participating patients, and said server also providing to the at least one physician access computer device for each of said participating patients a set of physician-only access screens containing the physician medical record of the associated participating patient, the screens of the set of physician-only access screens being distinct from the screens of the associated set of patient-viewable screens, the physician-only access screens including medical information for said respective patient that is not provided on the patient-viewable screens, each said set being a plurality of screens; and
wherein said server also includes a two-way firewall program that allows both the associated participating patient and the physician to access the patient medical record of the associated participating patient for reading and editing, but includes a firewall feature that allows only the physician access computer device and not the associated participating patient access computer device to access the physician-only access screens of the medical record of the associated participating patient; and
wherein at least one screen of the physician-only access screens containing the physical medical record of the associated participating patient includes at least one space for physician entry, in said space, of notes concerning symptoms, diagnosis, medical procedures performed, and/or medications prescribed for said associated participating patient by the physician.
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A portable heath care records system employs a server on which the health care records of participating patients are stored. The patients may access the system using cards or CD-ROMS that are inserted into the patient'"'"'s computer. The patients can review their own records via Internet and can edit them. The patient may also access via cell phone or handheld device. The patient record is protected by patient ID and password. Treating physicians have access to each patient'"'"'s records for review and update. A two-way firewall permits patients to review their own health records only, but permits the physician to review both the physician files and the patient files. The physician can override the firewall to send patient information from his or her record. A read-only emergency screen with medical data about the patient may be accessed for emergency use. Records of many patients and of many clinics are maintained on a common server, so that the patient record can be accessed globally.
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1. A system for maintaining patient medical records for a plurality of participating patients, and in which such records are remotely accessible by participating patients and by physicians for reading and editing of the respective patient medical records, and permitting entry of patient medical information by authorized persons, the system employing
a wide area computer network that permits communication between computer devices connected to said network, with the computer devices including at least one patient access computer device and at least one physician access computer device; -
each said computer device being suitably programmed with a web browser; and a server including a suitably programmed computer device including means for connecting with said network, a memory for storing said patient medical records, and software providing data modules to each of said computer devices connected to said server over said wide area computer network, and providing to each said patient access computer device for the associated one of said participating patients a set of patient-viewable patient history screens containing a patient medical record of the associated one of said participating patients, and said server also providing to the at least one physician access computer device for each of said participating patients a set of physician-only access screens containing the physician medical record of the associated participating patient, the screens of the set of physician-only access screens being distinct from the screens of the associated set of patient-viewable screens, the physician-only access screens including medical information for said respective patient that is not provided on the patient-viewable screens, each said set being a plurality of screens; and wherein said server also includes a two-way firewall program that allows both the associated participating patient and the physician to access the patient medical record of the associated participating patient for reading and editing, but includes a firewall feature that allows only the physician access computer device and not the associated participating patient access computer device to access the physician-only access screens of the medical record of the associated participating patient; and wherein at least one screen of the physician-only access screens containing the physical medical record of the associated participating patient includes at least one space for physician entry, in said space, of notes concerning symptoms, diagnosis, medical procedures performed, and/or medications prescribed for said associated participating patient by the physician. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for maintaining patient medical records for a plurality of participating patients, and in which such records are remotely accessible by patients and by physicians for reading and editing of the respective patient medical records of the participating patients, and permitting entry of patient medical information by authorized persons, the system employing
a wide area computer network that permits communication between computer devices connected to said network, with the computer devices including at least one patient access computer device and at least one physician-only access computer device; - each said computer device being suitably programmed with a web browser; and
a server including a suitably programmed computer device including means for connecting with said network, a memory for storing said patient medical records, and software providing data modules to each of said computer devices connected to said server over said wide area computer network, and providing to each said patient access computer device for the associated one of said participating patients a set of patient-viewable patient history screens containing a patient medical record of a respective one of said patients, and said server also providing to the at least one physician-only access computer device for each of said participating patients a set of physician-only access screens containing the physician medical record of the participating patient, the screens of the set of physician-only access screens being distinct from the screens of the associated set of patient-viewable screens, the physician-only access screens including medical information for said respective patient that is not provided on the patient-viewable screens, each said set being a plurality of screens; and wherein said server also includes a two-way firewall program that allows both the respective patient and the physician computer device to access the patient-viewable screens of the medical record of the participating patient for reading and editing, but includes a firewall feature that allows only the physician access computer device and not the patient access computer device to access the physician-only viewable screens of the medical record of said participating patient; and wherein one screen of the set of physician-only access screens containing a physician medical record of the participating patient include at least one space for physician entry, in said space, of notes concerning symptoms, diagnosis, medical procedures performed, and medications prescribed for said participating patient by the physician. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
- each said computer device being suitably programmed with a web browser; and
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