Medical data management system and process
First Claim
1. A system for managing medical data on a communication network, the system comprising at least one server connectable for communication on the communication network with at least one healthcare provider computer, at least one computer of an authorized payor entity, and computers of other users, the at least one server being configured for:
- receiving payment request information from the at least one healthcare provider computer, the payment request information being associated with a medical treatment of a first subject by a healthcare provider;
storing the received payment request information having individual identifiers that identify the first subject in a first storage area of one or more databases, storing medical data having individual identifiers for each of the first subject and a second subject in the first storage area, and storing medical data that is free of individual identifiers for each of the first subject and the second subject in a second storage area of the one or more databases, the medical data being associated with the medical treatment of each of the first subject and the second subject by the at least one healthcare provider;
providing access to stored payment request information in the first storage area for the authorized payor entity, but not for other users on the communication network;
providing access to the stored medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the first subject for the authorized payor entity, but not the stored medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the second subject; and
providing access to the stored medical data corresponding to each of the first and second subjects without the individual identifiers in the second storage area for the authorized payor entity and the other users on the communication network.
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Abstract
Systems and processes for managing data relating to one or more medical or biological conditions of a plurality of subjects (such as patients) over a wide area network, such as the Internet, may be employed for diabetes subjects or subjects with other medical conditions requiring monitoring and/or treatment over time. Such systems and processes provide various functions for several types of users, including patients or subject-users, healthcare provider-users and payor entity-users and combinations thereof, which allow for improved treatment and medical data management of individual subjects and groups of subjects and which allow collection and analysis of aggregate data from many subject sources, for improving overall healthcare practices of providers and subjects (e.g., patients).
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21 Claims
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1. A system for managing medical data on a communication network, the system comprising at least one server connectable for communication on the communication network with at least one healthcare provider computer, at least one computer of an authorized payor entity, and computers of other users, the at least one server being configured for:
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receiving payment request information from the at least one healthcare provider computer, the payment request information being associated with a medical treatment of a first subject by a healthcare provider; storing the received payment request information having individual identifiers that identify the first subject in a first storage area of one or more databases, storing medical data having individual identifiers for each of the first subject and a second subject in the first storage area, and storing medical data that is free of individual identifiers for each of the first subject and the second subject in a second storage area of the one or more databases, the medical data being associated with the medical treatment of each of the first subject and the second subject by the at least one healthcare provider; providing access to stored payment request information in the first storage area for the authorized payor entity, but not for other users on the communication network; providing access to the stored medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the first subject for the authorized payor entity, but not the stored medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the second subject; and providing access to the stored medical data corresponding to each of the first and second subjects without the individual identifiers in the second storage area for the authorized payor entity and the other users on the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing medical data on a communication network on which at least one server is connected for communication with at least one healthcare provider computer, at least one computer of an authorized payor entity, and computers of other users, the method comprising:
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receiving payment request information from the at least one healthcare provider computer, the payment request information being associated with a medical treatment of a first subject by a healthcare provider; storing the received payment request information having individual identifiers that identify the first subject in a first storage area of one or more databases, storing medical data having individual identifiers for each of the first subject and a second subject in the first storage area, and storing medical data that is free of individual identifiers for each of the first subject and the second subject in a second storage area of the one or more databases, the medical data being associated with the medical treatment of each of the first subject and the second subject by the at least one healthcare provider; providing access to stored payment request information in the first storage area for the authorized payor entity, but not for other users on the communication network; providing access to the stored medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the first subject for the authorized payor entity, but not the stored medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the second subject; and providing access to the stored medical data corresponding to each of the first and second subjects without the individual identifiers in the second storage area for the authorized payor entity and the other users on the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for managing medical data on a communication network, the system comprising:
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at least one server connectable for communication over the communication network for communication with at least one computer of an authorized payor entity and computers of other users; at least one data storage device that stores payment request information with individual identifiers in a first storage area of the at least one data storage device, the payment request information being associated with a medical treatment provided to a first subject, the individual identifiers identifying the first subject; the at least one data storage device storing medical data having individual identifiers for each of the first subject and a second subject in the first storage area; the at least one data storage device storing medical data that is free of individual identifiers for each of the first subject and the second subject in a second storage area of the at least one data storage device, the medical data being associated with the medical treatment of each of the first subject and the second subject; the at least one server providing access to stored payment request information in the first storage area for the authorized payor entity, but not for other users on the communication network; the at least one server providing access to the stored medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the first subject for the authorized payor entity, but not the store medical data in the first storage area corresponding to the second subject; and the at least one server providing access to the stored medical data corresponding to each of the first and second subjects without the individual identifiers in the second storage area for the authorized payor entity and the other users on the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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