System and method for electronically managing medical data files

• US 7,984,079 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2010
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Luc Bessette
• Original Assignee: Luc Bessette
• Inventors: Bessette, Luc
• Primary Examiner(s): LEWIS, CHERYL RENEA
• Application Number:
  US12/946,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20110060762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 245 Days
• Field of Search: 707/803, 705/2, 709/203, 455/414.3, 455/3.01
• US Class Current: 707/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/00 ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/30 Data warehousing; Computing architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols

Abstract

A network server arrangement including a processor with a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor. The network server arrangement is responsive to requests to access a medical record of an individual and generates summary medical record data including summary information having a plurality of data elements associated with the individual, at least one of the data elements conveying medical information about the individual, and a pointers component including at least one pointer pointing to a network location containing importable medical information in connection with the individual that is not contained in the summary information component. The pointer includes a machine readable address part for processing by the client, allowing the client to import the medical information from the network location, and a label part for displaying to a user the nature of the medical information residing at the network location.

Claims

1. A network server arrangement, comprising;

a) a processor;

b) a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor for managing the operation of the server arrangement, the server arrangement storing in the machine readable storage a plurality of medical records, each medical record containing medical information about a respective individual, the network server arrangement being operative for;

i) performing an update of a particular medical record when new medical information becomes available for the individual associated with the particular medical record, the performing including;

(1) receiving from a remote network node data conveying the new medical information;

(2) storing the data in the machine readable storage; and

(3) outputting data conveying at least a portion of the new medical information for transmission to a wireless mobile communication device.

2. A method for updating medical information stored in a wireless cellular telephone of a user, wherein the cellular telephone includes a machine readable storage and a user interface with a display, the machine readable storage storing medical information about the user which can be displayed via the display, the method comprising:

a) providing a network server in which is stored a medical record of the user;

b) when new medical information becomes available for the user, transmitting data conveying the new medical information from a remote node to the network server and storing the data in the medical record of the user; and

c) transmitting to the wireless cellular telephone data conveying at least a portion of the new medical information for storage in the machine readable storage.

3. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores nominative information in connection with the user.

4. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores a name of the user.

5. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores a telephone number of the user.

6. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores emergency contact information of the user.

7. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores a date of birth of the user.

8. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores a blood type of the user.

9. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about a genetic marking of the user.

10. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about genetic deficiencies of the user.

11. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about tissue antigens of the user.

12. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about medication prescribed to the user.

13. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about allergies from which the user is suffering.

14. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about past hospitalizations of the user.

15. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about therapeutic treatments to which the user has been subjected.

16. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about a surgery to which the user has been subjected.

17. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about a radiology procedure to which the user has been subjected.

18. A wireless cellular telephone for storing medical information about a user of the cellular telephone, the cellular telephone comprising:

(1) machine readable storage containing medical information about a user of the wireless cellular telephone;

(2) a user interface including a display;

(3) the wireless cellular telephone being responsive to a request sent over a data communication pathway from a network server storing new medical data in connection with the user of the cellular telephone, to;

(a) download the new medical data and store the new medical data in the machine readable storage to update the medical information about the user;

(b) the updated medical information in the machine readable storage being viewable on the display;

(c) wherein at least a portion of the data communication pathway being wireless.

19. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores nominative information in connection with the user.

20. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores a name of the user.

21. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores a telephone number of the user.

22. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores emergency contact information of the user.

23. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores a date of birth of the user.

24. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores a blood type of the user.

25. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about a genetic marking of the user.

26. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about genetic deficiencies of the user.

27. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about tissue antigens of the user.

28. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about medication prescribed to the user.

29. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about allergies from which the user is suffering.

30. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about past hospitalizations of the user.

31. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about therapeutic treatments to which the user has been subjected.

32. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about a surgery to which the user has been subjected.

33. A wireless cellular telephone as defined in claim 18, wherein the machine readable storage stores information about a radiology procedure to which the user has been subjected.