Client management system

• US 8,756,250 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2010
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Conex MPS, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Conex MPS, Inc.
• Inventors: Unger, Paul, Ernesto, Brian R., Fox, Rem L.
• Primary Examiner(s): BURKE, JEFF A
• Application Number:
  US12/800,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20110119307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,489 Days
• Field of Search: 707/783, 707/941, 705/3
• US Class Current: 707/783
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

This invention relates to permission based collaborative health record system. Specifically, it relates to systems of and methods for creating authorized health records that care givers and patients can use to document their diagnoses, symptoms, outcomes, instructions and participation in the effort toward wellness.

Claims

1. A permissions-based collaborative patient and data management system for use in a clinical environment comprising:

a chronological record database residing on at least one remote server, the chronological record database comprising;

a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of patient-specific database tables, and wherein access to the patient-specific database is granted upon reception of either (a) a predetermined patient ID, or (b) a predetermined caregiver ID;

a caregiver-specific database comprising a plurality of caregiver-specific database tables, wherein access to the caregiver-specific database is granted upon reception of a predetermined caregiver ID; and

wherein at least one of the plurality of patient-specific database tables comprises a logical binding to at least one of the plurality of caregiver-specific database tables, and further wherein the logical binding is created upon creation of the at least one of the plurality of patient-specific database tables is built;

the at least one remote server configured to be accessible by a user operated device capable of accessing the Internet through a web browser;

the chronological record database configured to permit asynchronous recordkeeping;

a user interface (UI) for accessing the chronological record database;

a photograph application configured to (a) store photographs in the chronological record database, and (b) display photographs as a folder overlay in the UI;

an audio application configured to (a) record audio, (b) store audio in the chronological record database, and (c) play back audio via the UI;

a goal setting application configured to (a) present goals, (b) store goals in the chronological record database, (c) store awards associated with a predetermined goal, (d) calculate a progress towards completion of a predetermined goal based upon a predetermined formula, and (e) display a visual representation associated with a progress towards completion of a predetermined goal via the UI;

a motivation application configured to (a) set and store milestone motivators to the chronological record database, and (b) present milestone motivators to patients as encouragement to reach goals stored in the goal setting application via the UI; and

an assignment application configured to (a) store assignments to the chronological record database, (b) present assignments to patients via the UI, and (c) and track completion of assignments, wherein assignments comprise a choice-driven task comprising watching a video, reading a document, information, or sending a document.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a set of collaboration tools comprising:

a calendaring application configured to (a) store appointment entries to the chronological record database, (b) display appointment entries via the UI, and (c) facilitate access to patient-specific database entries to caregivers;

a notes application configured to (a) store notes to the chronological record database, and (b) display notes only to a predetermined caregiver ID via the UI;

a messaging application configured to (a) transmit email like messages between a patient account and a caregiver account, and (b) store messages to the chronological record database; and

a video application configured to (a) store links to videos to the chronological record database, (b) store text-based key points from associated videos, (c) store a due date and completion flag configured to track whether a patient has viewed an associated video, and (d) display videos via the UI.

3. The system of claim 2 further comprising an authorization process for setting permissions for accessing each collaboration tool.

4. The system of claim 3 further comprising a unique database for each data owner.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein one or more of the collaboration tools are logically bound to one or more unique databases.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising at least one database associated with a unique user ID and one or more unique collaboration tables per user account.

7. The system of claim 6 further comprising at least one table that includes data that is tagged with identifying information.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising a history table presented to the user.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the chronological record database is an SQL database.

10. A method of managing patient data in a permissions-based collaborative patient and data management system for use in a clinical environment, the method comprising:

receiving a log-in request via an Internet-connected device using a predetermined caregiver ID, the log-in request being received via secured transmission;

verifying the caregiver ID in a chronological record database;

transmitting data from the chronological record database upon verification of the caregiver ID, wherein the transmitted data is associated with the caregiver ID;

receiving a request to create a patient-specific account;

receiving patient specific information including patient (a) name, (b) address, (c) contact information, (d) email address, and (e) selected collaboration tools corresponding to applications that will be accessible to patients via a user interface (UI);

building a patient-specific database corresponding to received patient specific information, the patient-specific database comprising a plurality of patient-specific tables;

receiving account permission settings configured to restrict access to predetermined patient-specific tables;

binding at least one of the plurality of patient-specific tables to the caregiver ID;

assigning a patient ID to the patient-specific database, and transmitting the patient ID to the patient;

receiving a request from the caregiver ID to enable access to the patient-specific database by a second caregiver ID;

transmitting an authorization to the patient ID to allow the second caregiver ID to access the patient-specific database; and

binding at least one of the plurality of patient-specific tables to the second caregiver ID.

11. An asynchronous permissions-based collaborative patient and data management system for use in a clinical environment, the system comprising:

a chronological record database residing on at least one remote server, the chronological record database comprising;

a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of patient-specific database tables; and

a caregiver-specific database, and wherein the patient-specific database and the caregiver-specific database are asynchronously bound;

the at least one remote server configured to be accessible by a user operated device capable of accessing the Internet through a web browser;

a user interface (UI) for accessing the chronological record database;

a goal setting application configured to (a) present goals, (b) store goals in the chronological record database, (c) store awards associated with a predetermined goal, (d) calculate a progress towards completion of a predetermined goal based upon a predetermined formula, and (e) display a visual representation associated with a progress towards completion of a predetermined goal via the UI;

a motivation application configured to (a) set and store milestone motivators to the chronological record database, and (b) present milestone motivators to patients as encouragement to reach goals stored in the goal setting application via the UI; and

an assignment application configured to (a) store assignments to the chronological record database, (b) present assignments to patients via the UI, and (c) and track completion of assignments, wherein assignments comprise a choice-driven task comprising watching a video, reading a document, information, or sending a document.