Healthcare Medical Information Management System
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating an image of a finger print of a patient, wherein the image is electronic;
generating from the image an identification number;
comparing the identification number to a stored number corresponding to the patient;
authenticating the patient'"'"'s identity when the comparing results in a match between the identification number and the stored number; and
controlling electronic access of remote healthcare records of the patient in response to the authenticating of the patient, wherein the access of the healthcare records is initiated from the point of treatment.
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Abstract
A medical information management system and corresponding methods are described for providing access to healthcare records. The system includes a database system comprising healthcare records of a patient, a healthcare workstation coupled to the database system and an authentication system comprising a processor coupled to the database system. The healthcare workstation is located at a treatment facility or point of treatment that is remote to the database system. The authentication system generates an image of a finger of the patient at the point of treatment, and generates from the image an identification number. The authentication system compares the identification number to a stored number corresponding to the patient, and authenticates the patient'"'"'s identity when the comparison produces a match between the identification number and stored number. Access to the healthcare records is controlled via the healthcare workstation in response to authentication of the patient.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating an image of a finger print of a patient, wherein the image is electronic; generating from the image an identification number; comparing the identification number to a stored number corresponding to the patient; authenticating the patient'"'"'s identity when the comparing results in a match between the identification number and the stored number; and controlling electronic access of remote healthcare records of the patient in response to the authenticating of the patient, wherein the access of the healthcare records is initiated from the point of treatment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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2. A method comprising:
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generating an image of a finger print of a patient using an authentication system comprising a processor; generating from the image an identification number; comparing the identification number to a stored number corresponding to the patient; authenticating the patient'"'"'s identity when the comparing results in a match between the identification number and the stored number; and controlling access of healthcare records of the patient via a healthcare workstation in response to the authenticating of the patient, wherein the healthcare workstation is at a point of treatment and the healthcare records are stored in a remote database system. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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