Direct physician delivery of patient care over a network
First Claim
1. A method of delivering medical care, the method comprising:
- maintaining, in a computer system, patient profiles associated with patients and physician profiles associated with physicians, each of the patient profiles including medical history, voice communication information and text communication information, each of the physician profiles including payee information;
receiving, from a first personal mobile computing device, medical symptoms and payer information associated with one of the patient profiles, the system storing the symptoms in the history of the one of the patient profiles, the first device operated by one of the patients, the first device running a software application in a patient mode, the patient mode having a symptom graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the symptoms, the patient mode having a payer graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the payer information;
causing the symptoms to be displayed on a second personal mobile computing device, the second device displaying a text field associated with one of the physician profiles, the system authorizing the physician associated with the one of the physician profiles to view the history of the one of the patient profiles, the second device operated by one of the physicians, the second device running the software application in a physician mode operative to display the symptoms and the text field;
causing a voice datalink to be established, from the second device via the physician mode, according to the voice information of the one of the patient profiles in order to provide oral consultation regarding the symptoms, the physician mode operative to display a voice datalink graphical user interface element configured to initiate the voice datalink in response to physician activation; and
causing a clinical advice, as entered into the text field via the physician mode, to be sent according to the text communication information of the one of the patient profiles, the system storing the advice in the history of the one of the patient profiles, the advice memorializing the consultation, the system billing according to the payer information and the payee information of the one of the physicians, the physician mode operative to display a text field graphical user interface element configured to initiate sending contents of the text field in response to physician activation.
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Abstract
A system and method of providing delivery of medical care through instant patient access to a physician via an application (app) on a smartphone connecting over a network. A patient signs into the system through a smartphone app and selects a category for an emerging medical issue and further submits a detailed description of the presenting issue. A physician instantly receives a notice through the app on a physician smartphone that the patient is waiting a consultation. The physician opens the app, reviews the category and the detailed description and calls the patient directly through the app for a consultation. After the consultation is complete, the physician submits clinical advice through the app, the app electronically mailing the patient with the advice in writing. The physician also submits a prescription to a pharmacy, makes a referral, bills an insurance provider and accepts payment through the app.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of delivering medical care, the method comprising:
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maintaining, in a computer system, patient profiles associated with patients and physician profiles associated with physicians, each of the patient profiles including medical history, voice communication information and text communication information, each of the physician profiles including payee information; receiving, from a first personal mobile computing device, medical symptoms and payer information associated with one of the patient profiles, the system storing the symptoms in the history of the one of the patient profiles, the first device operated by one of the patients, the first device running a software application in a patient mode, the patient mode having a symptom graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the symptoms, the patient mode having a payer graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the payer information; causing the symptoms to be displayed on a second personal mobile computing device, the second device displaying a text field associated with one of the physician profiles, the system authorizing the physician associated with the one of the physician profiles to view the history of the one of the patient profiles, the second device operated by one of the physicians, the second device running the software application in a physician mode operative to display the symptoms and the text field; causing a voice datalink to be established, from the second device via the physician mode, according to the voice information of the one of the patient profiles in order to provide oral consultation regarding the symptoms, the physician mode operative to display a voice datalink graphical user interface element configured to initiate the voice datalink in response to physician activation; and causing a clinical advice, as entered into the text field via the physician mode, to be sent according to the text communication information of the one of the patient profiles, the system storing the advice in the history of the one of the patient profiles, the advice memorializing the consultation, the system billing according to the payer information and the payee information of the one of the physicians, the physician mode operative to display a text field graphical user interface element configured to initiate sending contents of the text field in response to physician activation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system of delivering medical care, the system comprising:
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a computer system storing patient profiles corresponding to patients and physician profiles corresponding to physicians, each of the patient profiles including medical history, voice communication information and text communication information, each of the physician profiles including payee information; a first personal mobile computing device running a first instance of a software application having a patient mode and a physician mode, the patient mode initiated via a patient login corresponding to one of the patient profiles of one of the patients, the physician mode initiated via a physician login corresponding to one of the physician profiles of one of the physicians, the first instance running in the patient mode, the first instance sending medical symptoms and payer information to the computer system, the computer system storing the symptoms in the history of the one of the patient profiles, the patient mode having a symptom graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the symptoms, the patient mode having a payer graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the payer information; a second personal mobile computing device running a second instance of the application in the physician mode, the second instance displaying the symptoms and a text field, the computer system authorizing the physician associate with the one of the physician profiles to view the history of the one of the patient profiles, the second instance establishing a voice datalink according to the voice information of the one of the patient profiles in order to provide oral consultation regarding the symptoms, the second instance sending a clinical advice, as input into the text field, according to the text communication information of the one of the patient profiles, the advice memorializing the consultation, the computer system storing the advice in the history of the one of the patient profiles, the computer system billing according to the payer information and the payee information of the one of the physicians, the physician mode operative to display a voice datalink graphical user interface element configured to initiate the voice datalink in response to physician activation, the physician mode operative to display a text field graphical user interface element configured to initiate sending contents of the text field in response to physician activation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of delivering medical care, the method comprising:
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inputting a medical symptom and payer information associated with a patient profile into a patient mode of a software application running on a first personal mobile computing device, the patient profile including medical history, voice communication information and text communication information, the first device operated by a patient associated with the patient profile, the patient mode having a symptom graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the symptoms, the patient mode having a payer graphical user interface element operative to receive input for the payer information; sending the symptoms and the payer information to a computer system for storing the symptoms in the history and the payee information in the patient profile; retrieving, via a second personal mobile computing device, the symptom from the system and displaying the symptom and a text field in a physician mode of the software application running on the second device, the text field associated with a physician profile storing payee information, the second device operated by a physician associated with the physician profile; authorizing, via the system, the physician associated with the physician profile to view the history; establishing a voice datalink, from the second device, according to the voice information in order to provide oral consultation regarding the symptoms, the physician mode displaying a voice datalink graphical user interface element operative to initiate the voice datalink in response to physician activation; sending a clinical advice, as entered into the text field, according to the text communication information, the advice memorializing the consultation, the physician mode displaying a text field graphical user interface element operative to initiate sending contents of the text field in response to physician activation; storing, via the system, the advice in the history; and billing, via the system, according to the payer information and the payee information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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