System, method and program product for delivering medical services from a remote location
First Claim
1. A system of enhanced medical services delivery to geographically distributed patients by remotely separated physicians located at a remote physician site, the system comprising:
- an at least one remote medical information management computer including memory to store data therein to thereby define a remote medical services server;
a database associated with the remote medical services server and including a plurality of patient electronic medical records providing a single consolidated medical service delivery record for each of a corresponding plurality of patients, each record accessible by a patient clinic medical service provider, a medical services scheduler, and a remote physician;
a remote medical services program product stored in the memory of the remote medical services server and adapted to accept remote input from medical personnel to access the plurality of patient electronic medical records to thereby allow display of and data entry in a selected patient electronic medical record;
a dedicated communications link in communication with the remote medical services server and providing dedicated communications between a patient treatment location and the remote physician site located remote from the patient treatment location to thereby establish a private network connection between the patient treatment location and the remote physician site, defining a private physician'"'"'s network;
a plurality of patient medical service delivery stations each positioned in a patient clinic located at the patient treatment location, in communication with the remote medical services server through the private physician'"'"'s network, and each including a video input device to capture patient video images and a video display device monitored by the patient clinic medical service provider;
at least one remote physician medical service delivery suite positioned remote from the patient clinic at the remote physician site and in communication with the remote medical services server and each of the plurality of patient medical service delivery stations through the private physician'"'"'s network, and including an audio input device to capture audio and a video input device to capture video images of the remote physician and a video display device to display patient areas of interest and patient electronic medical records, to thereby allow the remote physician to perform remote patient medical service delivery through the remote physician medical service delivery suite and a respective patient medical service delivery station; and
at least one patient clinic computer associated with the patient clinic and positioned remote from the at least one remote physician medical services delivery suite, in communication with the remote medical services server through the private physician'"'"'s network, and including memory and software stored in the memory adapted to provide access to the remote medical services program product to allow remote computerized physician medical service request entry so that the patient clinic medical service provider can input a physician'"'"'s medical service request, and to allow display of the patient electronic medical record so that the patient clinic medical service provider can review current patient medical administration data and can enter additional patient medical administration data.
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Abstract
A system, program product, and methods related to enhanced medical services delivery to geographically distributed patient populations by remotely located physicians are provided. An embodiment of the system includes a remote medical services server, a plurality of patient electronic medical records stored in the memory of the remote medical services server, and a remote medical services program product stored in the memory of the remote medical services server adapted to access the plurality of patient electronic medical records to thereby allow display of and data entry in a selected patient electronic medical record. A patient medical service delivery station captures patient video images and displays remote physician video images. A remote physician medical service delivery suite in communication with the patient medical service delivery station through the communications network captures remote physician video images and displays patient video images and patient electronic medical records, to allow the remote physician to perform remote patient medical service delivery.
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37 Claims
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1. A system of enhanced medical services delivery to geographically distributed patients by remotely separated physicians located at a remote physician site, the system comprising:
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an at least one remote medical information management computer including memory to store data therein to thereby define a remote medical services server;
a database associated with the remote medical services server and including a plurality of patient electronic medical records providing a single consolidated medical service delivery record for each of a corresponding plurality of patients, each record accessible by a patient clinic medical service provider, a medical services scheduler, and a remote physician;
a remote medical services program product stored in the memory of the remote medical services server and adapted to accept remote input from medical personnel to access the plurality of patient electronic medical records to thereby allow display of and data entry in a selected patient electronic medical record;
a dedicated communications link in communication with the remote medical services server and providing dedicated communications between a patient treatment location and the remote physician site located remote from the patient treatment location to thereby establish a private network connection between the patient treatment location and the remote physician site, defining a private physician'"'"'s network;
a plurality of patient medical service delivery stations each positioned in a patient clinic located at the patient treatment location, in communication with the remote medical services server through the private physician'"'"'s network, and each including a video input device to capture patient video images and a video display device monitored by the patient clinic medical service provider;
at least one remote physician medical service delivery suite positioned remote from the patient clinic at the remote physician site and in communication with the remote medical services server and each of the plurality of patient medical service delivery stations through the private physician'"'"'s network, and including an audio input device to capture audio and a video input device to capture video images of the remote physician and a video display device to display patient areas of interest and patient electronic medical records, to thereby allow the remote physician to perform remote patient medical service delivery through the remote physician medical service delivery suite and a respective patient medical service delivery station; and
at least one patient clinic computer associated with the patient clinic and positioned remote from the at least one remote physician medical services delivery suite, in communication with the remote medical services server through the private physician'"'"'s network, and including memory and software stored in the memory adapted to provide access to the remote medical services program product to allow remote computerized physician medical service request entry so that the patient clinic medical service provider can input a physician'"'"'s medical service request, and to allow display of the patient electronic medical record so that the patient clinic medical service provider can review current patient medical administration data and can enter additional patient medical administration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of enhanced medical services delivery to geographically distributed patients by a remotely separated physician located at a remote physician site, the system comprising:
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at least one remote medical information management computer including memory to store data therein to thereby define a remote medical services server;
a plurality of patient electronic medical records stored in the memory accessible to the remote medical services server and providing a medical service delivery record for a corresponding plurality of patients;
a remote medical services program product stored in the memory of the remote medical services server and comprising a set of instructions adapted to accept remote input from medical personnel to access the plurality of patient electronic medical records to thereby allow display of and data entry in a selected patient electronic medical record;
a patient medical service delivery station positioned in a patient clinic located at a patient treatment location, in communication with the remote medical services server through a communications network adapted to capture patient video images and to display remote physician video images; and
a remote physician medical service delivery suite positioned remote from the patient clinic at the remote physician site and in communication with the patient medical service delivery station and the remote medical services server through the communications network and adapted to capture remote physician video images, and to display patient video images and a respective patient electronic medical record, to thereby allow the remote physician to perform remote patient medical service delivery through the remote physician medical service delivery suite and the patient medical service delivery station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing enhanced medical services delivery by a remote physician to a patient being serviced in a facility having a facility medical service provider and a patient medical service delivery station, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating a remote physician medical service delivery encounter by connecting a remote physician medical service delivery suite to the patient medical service delivery station through a network, the facility medical service provider assigned to the patient medical service delivery station and the remote physician assigned to a remote physician medical service delivery suite;
displaying on a remote physician medical service delivery suite video screen an electronic medical record of the patient; and
providing to the remote physician audio data and visual data of the patient and the medical service provider through the remote physician medical service delivery suite and the patient medical service delivery station when simultaneously displaying the electronic medical record. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of providing enhanced medical services delivery by a remote specialist physician to a patient being serviced in a facility having a medical service provider and a patient medical service delivery station, the method comprising the steps of:
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evaluating a patient medical services request, comparing patient clinical information contained in the patient medical services request against predetermined screening criteria;
generating an automated authorization responsive to approval data recordation;
accessing a patient electronic medical record and admitting the patient to add the patient to a remote physician medical service delivery schedule to thereby initiate a remote patient medical service encounter with the scheduled remote specialist physician; and
providing remote patient medical service delivery through the patient medical service delivery station and a remote physician medical service delivery suite remotely positioned with the scheduled remote specialist physician. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A method of generating revenue from and reducing physician costs in providing medical services to a correctional facility having a patient clinic, the method including the steps of:
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contracting for a plurality of dedicated lines each serially connected between a central remote physician facility and a correctional facility to thereby establish a private network connection between the central remote physician facility and the correctional facility, defining a physician'"'"'s private network, the central remote physician facility connected to a plurality of separate substantially similar private networks;
establishing patient electronic medical records in a structured database for each pre-identified prison inmate in the correctional facility, the database partitioned such that only entities connected to the physician'"'"'s private network can access the electronic medical records for the correctional facility;
establishing an IP address and password for a patient medical service delivery station positioned in the correctional facility;
establishing a communications interface with a remote medical services program product stored in memory of a remote medical services server associated with the central remote physician facility, the interface adapted to accept remote input from correctional facility medical personnel to access the patient electronic medical records; and
establishing a communications interface between a remote physician medical service delivery suite located at the remote physician facility and the patient medical service delivery station positioned in the correctional facility, the interface adapted to provide a video and audio connection between the remote physician medical service delivery suite and the patient medical service delivery station. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of generating revenue from a patient medication compliance knowledgebase, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a database stored in memory of a computer for maintaining a plurality of patient specific electronic medical records for individual patients including data indicating a patient medication prescription history for a plurality of prescribed medications having a predetermined set of delivery attributes and a corresponding patient prescription administration compliance history for the prescribed medications; and
providing access to the database to perform a statistical analysis study on at least one of the plurality of prescribed medications, the study including analysis of medication compliance with at least one of the delivery attributes. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A computer readable medium that is readable by a computer to provide enhanced medical services delivery by a remote physician to a patient being serviced in a facility having a patient medical service delivery station, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:
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establishing a communications link in between a remote physician medical service delivery suite and the patient medical service delivery station through a communications network;
providing data to display on a first remote physician medical service delivery suite video screen an electronic medical record of the patient; and
providing data to display on a second remote physician medical service delivery suite video screen a real-time video image of the patient transmitted from the patient medical service delivery station, to thereby provide for simultaneously displaying to the remote physician both the electronic medical record and the real-time video image of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A computer readable medium that is readable by a computer to provide enhanced medical services delivery by a remote physician to a patient being serviced in a facility having a patient medical service delivery station, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:
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capturing video images of the a remote physician to display to a patient positioned at a patient medical service delivery station;
providing data to display patient areas of interest captured by a patient medical service delivery station video input device; and
providing data to display a patient electronic medical record of the patient to thereby provide for displaying simultaneously to the remote physician both the electronic medical record and the real-time video image of the patient so that the remote physician can review current patient medical administration data and can enter additional patient medical administration data. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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