Method for consolidating medical records through the world wide web
First Claim
1. A method of managing patient information, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring patient information from medical instruments or imaging systems and existing medical records, including film and documents;
storing the information on one or more computer networks associated with medical practices or institutions;
providing one or more interfaces to a wide-area network independent from the computer networks associated with the medical practices or institutions, the interfaces allowing access to the information by the patient'"'"'s physician or clinician; and
wherein the interfaces further provide secure access to the information directly by the patient.
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Abstract
Medical records, clinical observations, and medical imagery are organized and aggregated into a common database, enabling the data to be viewed and/or updated by medical practitioners world-wide. The information may also be viewed and monitored by patients or their relatives for accuracy, also regardless of their location. The invention further allows the records to be updated by manually controlled or automated instrumentation which measures medical parameters whether located in a doctors office, in a hospital setting, in the patient'"'"'s home, or worn by the patient. Common access and point-to-point data transmission is via the global grid, or over public access common data networks supporting TCP/IP, most often referred to as the Internet. The same approach can be using insider an organization over an internal network or Intranet.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of managing patient information, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring patient information from medical instruments or imaging systems and existing medical records, including film and documents; storing the information on one or more computer networks associated with medical practices or institutions; providing one or more interfaces to a wide-area network independent from the computer networks associated with the medical practices or institutions, the interfaces allowing access to the information by the patient'"'"'s physician or clinician; and wherein the interfaces further provide secure access to the information directly by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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