Community based managed health kiosk and prescription dispensement system

• US 9,743,844 B2
• Filed: 03/19/2009
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Computerized Screening Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Computerized Screening Incorporated
• Inventors: Bluth, Charles P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Najarian, Lena
• Application Number:
  US12/407,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20090240528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,085 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2, 705 3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0013 Medical image data A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6888 Cabins
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/702 Posture restraints
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

The present invention is directed to systems and methods that provide community based managed health kiosks and prescription drug dispensing systems, and more particularly to facilitating automated drug dispensement by a kiosk system following authorization by a remotely located health care professional who can monitor and communicate with a patient via the kiosk system.

Claims

1. A kiosk system for providing prescription drugs comprising:

a computer configured to present a health assessment questionnaire to the user and one or more input devices configured to receive user input for the health assessment questionnaire;

a real-time communication system for communication with a health care professional, the real-time communication system comprising a camera, microphone, speaker, and video screen, the health care professional remote to the user;

a privacy screen;

a security mechanism comprising one or more of a thumbprint scanner, a signature pad, an access card, a pin, or verification of photo identification, the security mechanism operable to prevent unauthorized access to a personal health record accessible to the user and the health care professional;

a prescription issuance mechanism configured to transmit, to the health care professional, a set of diagnostic information comprising audio and video information from the real-time communication system, the personal health record, and user input for the health assessment questionnaire, the prescription issuance mechanism further configured to receive a prescription issued by the health care professional based on the set of diagnostic information, the health care professional legally and ethically able to issue the prescription; and

a drug dispenser configured to dispense a drug upon verification of the prescription, the drug dispenser further configured to dispense a prescribed amount of the drug in a consumer container.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein user input for the health assessment questionnaire is translated to English.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the kiosk further comprises an audio speaker located on a side of the kiosk, the speaker configured to emit audio obstructing sound emanating from the user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the kiosk further comprises a video display located on a side of the kiosk, the video display providing marketing or educational information to persons situated outside the kiosk.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the kiosk further comprises one or more inputs for diagnostic devices.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a mechanism operable to receive invasive testing results at the kiosk and transmit the results of invasive testing to the health care professional.