Records access and management

• US 10,818,385 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2018
• Issued: 10/27/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eIngot LLC
• Original Assignee: eIngot LLC
• Inventors: Raduchel, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reza, Mohammad W
• Application Number:
  US15/998,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20190027234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• Field of Search: 726 9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys

Abstract

An electronic device for aggregating electronic medical records, in which electronic medical records are aggregated from multiple electronic repositories and displayed as a single set of records. The multiple electronic repositories may store records for a particular patient using varying identifying/access information to facilitate anonymous access to the electronic medical records. Emergency medical services providers may be able to access medical records for a patient using the electronic device after being authenticated as a valid/licensed medical services provider.

Claims

1. A method of aggregating medical records for a user, the method comprising:

transmitting, from a computing device to a first communication device, a first request for a first electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the first communication device, the first request including an authentication token;

transmitting, from the computing device to a second communication device different from the first communication device, a second request for a second electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the second communication device, the second request including the authentication token;

receiving, at the computing device from the first communication device, the first electronic medical record in response to the first communication device receiving the first request and authenticating the first request based on the authentication token;

receiving, at the computing device from the second communication device, the second electronic medical record in response to the second communication device receiving the second request and authenticating the second request based on the authentication token;

establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the computing device and a recipient device associated with a medical service provider;

receiving, at the computing device, a request for a medical record application of the computing device to deliver the first and second electronic medical records to the recipient device using the secure, authenticated connection;

assembling the first and second electronic medical records to generate an aggregated electronic medical record in response to receiving the request to deliver the first and second electronic medical records using the secure, authenticated connection; and

transmitting, in response to the request to deliver the first and second electronic medical records to the recipient device, the aggregated electronic medical record as a single file from the computing device to the recipient device using the secure, authenticated connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electronic medical record and the second electronic medical record comprises a dental record.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a request to add an electronic medical record;

receiving, at the computing device, information associated with the electronic medical record; and

updating, by the computing device and based on the request to add the electronic medical record and the information associated with the electronic medical record, medical record information stored on an electronic database.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the request to add an electronic medical record is received from a third communication device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the request to add an electronic medical record is received based at least in part on a treatment or diagnosis provided to the user by the medical service provider.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the information associated with the electronic medical record is received from at least one of the first communication device or the second communication device.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the information associated with the electronic medical record is received from the recipient device over a network.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the information associated with the electronic medical record relates to one or more treatments received by the user and provided by the medical service provider.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the information associated with the electronic medical record comprises at least one of information identifying the electronic medical record, information identifying a location at which the electronic medical record is stored, information identifying an electronic device storing the electronic medical record, information related to a type of the electronic medical record, information related to a provider, information related to a date of the electronic medical record, or information identifying a user with which the electronic medical record is associated.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein the information associated with the electronic medical record is based at least in part on an entry made by the user or a medical service provider using a graphical user interface.

11. The method of claim 3, wherein the electronic database comprises a database stored locally on the computing device.

12. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a new electronic medical record.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the new electronic medical record is received, at least in part, based on a treatment or diagnosis provided to the user.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

storing, by the computing device, the new electronic medical record.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting, by the computing device, the new electronic medical record to a database.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein assembling the first and second electronic medical records to generate the aggregated electronic medical record comprises resolving at least one of an inconsistency or a redundancy between the first and second electronic medical records.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, from a computing device to a first communication device, a first request for a first electronic medical record associated with a user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the first communication device, the first request including an authentication token;

transmitting, from the computing device to a second communication device different from the first communication device, a second request for a second electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the second communication device, the second request including the authentication token;

receiving, at the computing device from the first communication device, the first electronic medical record in response to the first communication device receiving the first request and authenticating the first request based on the authentication token;

receiving, at the computing device from the second communication device, the second electronic medical record in response to the second communication device receiving the second request and authenticating the second request based on the authentication token;

establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the computing device and a recipient device associated with a medical service provider;

receiving, at the computing device, a request for a medical record application of the computing device to deliver the first and second electronic medical records to the recipient device using the secure, authenticated connection;

assembling the first and second electronic medical records to generate an aggregated electronic medical record in response to receiving the request to deliver the first and second electronic medical records using the secure, authenticated connection; and

transmitting, in response to the request to deliver the first and second electronic medical records to the recipient device, the aggregated electronic medical record as a single file from the computing device to the recipient device using the secure, authenticated connection.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a request to add an electronic medical record;

receiving, at the computing device, information associated with the electronic medical record; and

updating, by the computing device and based on the request to add the electronic medical record and the information associated with the electronic medical record, medical record information stored on an electronic database.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein assembling the first and second electronic medical records to generate the aggregated electronic medical record comprises resolving at least one of an inconsistency or a redundancy between the first and second electronic medical records.

20. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

transmitting, from a computing device to a first communication device, a first request for a first electronic medical record associated with a user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the first communication device, the first request including an authentication token;

transmitting, from the computing device to a second communication device different from the first communication device, a second request for a second electronic medical record associated with the user and stored in electronic storage accessible by the second communication device, the second request including the authentication token;

receiving, at the computing device from the first communication device, the first electronic medical record in response to the first communication device receiving the first request and authenticating the first request based on the authentication token;

receiving, at the computing device from the second communication device, the second electronic medical record in response to the second communication device receiving the second request and authenticating the second request based on the authentication token;

establishing a secure, authenticated connection between the computing device and a recipient device associated with a medical service provider;

receiving, at the computing device, a request for a medical record application of the computing device to deliver the first and second electronic medical records to the recipient device using the secure, authenticated connection;

assembling the first and second electronic medical records to generate an aggregated electronic medical record in response to receiving the request to deliver the first and second electronic medical records using the secure, authenticated connection wherein assembling the first and second electronic medical records to generate the aggregated electronic medical record comprises resolving at least one of an inconsistency or a redundancy between the first and second electronic medical records; and

transmitting, in response to the request to deliver the first and second electronic medical records to the recipient device, the aggregated electronic medical record as a single file from the computing device to the recipient device using the secure, authenticated connection.