Systems and methods for patient records manipulation

• US 8,452,616 B1
• Filed: 04/13/2010
• Issued: 05/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James William Soong
• Original Assignee: James William Soong
• Inventors: Soong, James W.
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor, Gerald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHONGSVIRAJATI, POONSIN
• Application Number:
  US12/798,897
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 4, 707/783
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/941 Human sciences
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access

Abstract

A site computer includes a database for manipulating and handling health care records. A communication device, coupled to the site computer and the database, receives commands, which are provided to the site computer and the database to perform various functions, including creating, displaying, modifying, and initiating organization of the health care records. The health records can be automatically transmitted to interested persons upon creation of the health records. Upon detection of the occurrence of threshold events as indicated in the health records, the site computer automatically transmits notifications to interested persons.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

storing, via a computer system, records including types of data concerning a patient;

receiving, via the computer system, access rules to selectively control electronic access to the types of data, the access rules determined by the patient;

controlling, via the computer system, access to the types of data by applying the access rules determined by the patient;

providing, via the computer system, to a first group of individuals access to a first type of data concerning the patient according to the access rules determined by the patient;

providing, via the computer system, to a second group of individuals access to a second type of data concerning the patient according to the access rules determined by the patient;

receiving, via the computer system, an indication about a threshold event relating to the patient;

determining, via the computer system, occurrence of the threshold event by comparing a numerical value indicative of a condition of the patient with a threshold value associated with the threshold event;

providing, via the computer system, a notification to an entity selected by the patient in response to the occurrence of the threshold event, wherein the selected entity is not the patient, the threshold event and the notification relating to the first type of data; and

withholding, via the computer system, the notification from the second group of individuals.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the first type of data is identical to at least a portion of the second type of data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of data and the second type of data are stored in at least one database.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of data includes sensitive information of the patient.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of data includes medical information of the patient.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of data includes financial information of the patient.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of data includes medical information of the patient, and the second type of data includes financial information of the patient.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the access rules deny the second group of individuals access to the first type of data.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the access rules are determined exclusively by the patient.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the first group of individuals includes health care providers.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the first type of data includes health information relating to the patient.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the second group of individuals includes billing personnel.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the second type of data includes account information relating to the patient.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein under the access rules the second group of individuals is denied access to the first type of data.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the first group of individuals includes the selected entity.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the first group of individuals does not include the selected entity.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the threshold event relates to an amount of money owed by the patient.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the threshold event relates to a medical condition of the patient.

19. A tangible computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for performing a computer implemented method, the method comprising:

storing records including types of data concerning a patient;

receiving access rules to selectively control electronic access to the types of data, the access rules determined by the patient;

controlling access to the types of data by applying the access rules determined by the patient;

providing to a first group of individuals access to a first type of data concerning the patient according to the access rules determined by the patient;

providing to a second group of individuals access to a second type of data concerning the patient according to the access rules determined by the patient;

receiving an indication about a threshold event relating to the patient;

determining occurrence of the threshold event by comparing a numerical value indicative of a condition of the patient with a threshold value associated with the threshold event;

providing a notification to an entity selected by the patient in response to the occurrence of the threshold event, wherein the selected entity is not the patient, the threshold event and the notification relating to the first type of data; and

withholding the notification from the second group of individuals.

20. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to perform;

storing records including types of data concerning a patient;

receiving access rules to selectively control electronic access to the types of data, the access rules determined by the patient;

controlling access to the types of data by applying the access rules determined by the patient;

providing to a first group of individuals access to a first type of data concerning the patient according to the access rules determined by the patient;

providing to a second group of individuals access to a second type of data concerning the patient according to the access rules determined by the patient;

receiving an indication about a threshold event relating to the patient;

determining occurrence of the threshold event by comparing a numerical value associated with a condition of the patient with a threshold value indicative of the threshold event;

providing a notification to an entity selected by the patient in response to the occurrence of the threshold event, wherein the selected entity is not the patient, the threshold event and the notification relating to the first type of data; and

withholding the notification from the second group of individuals.