System and method for electronically managing medical data files
First Claim
1. A method for performing automatic updates of summary medical information for a first patient residing at a first node of a data network when new medical information for the first patient is recorded at a second node of the data network that is remote from the first node, the first node being configured for receiving data from the second node over a communication path linking the first and second nodes, the data network storing medical information in a distributed fashion, the medical information including a plurality of medical records associated with respective patients, the first node storing the summary medical information about the first patient without including an entire content of the medical record of the first patient available in the data network, the first node and the second node including respective hardware computing devices, the summary medical information including:
- (a) a plurality of information items identifying medical care services dispensed to the first patient; and
(b) a plurality of pointers associated with at least some of the information items, each pointer identifying a location in the data network that is remote from the first node and which contains additional medical information for the medical care service identified by the information item associated with the pointer;
the method including;
(i) pushing to the first node a medical information update when new medical information about the first patient is recorded at the second node, including initiating at the second mode a data transmission to the first node, the data transmission conveying to the first node update data;
(ii) receiving at the first node the update data sent by the second node; and
(iii) creating at the first node a new information item on the basis of the update data.
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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.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for performing automatic updates of summary medical information for a first patient residing at a first node of a data network when new medical information for the first patient is recorded at a second node of the data network that is remote from the first node, the first node being configured for receiving data from the second node over a communication path linking the first and second nodes, the data network storing medical information in a distributed fashion, the medical information including a plurality of medical records associated with respective patients, the first node storing the summary medical information about the first patient without including an entire content of the medical record of the first patient available in the data network, the first node and the second node including respective hardware computing devices, the summary medical information including:
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(a) a plurality of information items identifying medical care services dispensed to the first patient; and (b) a plurality of pointers associated with at least some of the information items, each pointer identifying a location in the data network that is remote from the first node and which contains additional medical information for the medical care service identified by the information item associated with the pointer; the method including; (i) pushing to the first node a medical information update when new medical information about the first patient is recorded at the second node, including initiating at the second mode a data transmission to the first node, the data transmission conveying to the first node update data; (ii) receiving at the first node the update data sent by the second node; and (iii) creating at the first node a new information item on the basis of the update data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A server arrangement in a data network, the data network storing medical information in a distributed fashion, the medical information including a plurality of medical records associated with respective patients, the server arrangement including one or more hardware computing devices and being configured for performing automatic updates of summary medical information for a first patient stored at a node of the data network that is remote from the server arrangement when new medical information for the first patient is recorded at the server arrangement, the node storing the summary medical information about the first patient without including an entire content of the medical record of the first patient available in the data network, the summary medical information including:
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(a) a plurality of information items identifying medical care services dispensed to the first patient; and (b) a plurality of pointers associated with at least some of the information items, each pointer identifying a location in the data network that is remote from the first node and which contains additional medical information for the medical care service identified by the information item associated with the pointer; the server arrangement being configured for pushing to the first node a medical information update when new medical information about the first patient is recorded at the second node, including initiating at the second mode a data transmission to the first node, the data transmission conveying to the first node update data, the update data conveying; (i) an identifier distinguishing the first patient from other patients; and (ii) information identifying the new medical care service dispensed to the first patient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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