SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTRONIC MANAGING AND DISPENSING MEDICATION AND PROPHLYACTIC DRUGS IN AN EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENT

• US 20090099874A1
• Filed: 10/15/2008
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anita Verna Moncrease
• Original Assignee: Anita Verna Moncrease
• Inventors: Moncrease, Anita Verna
• Granted Patent: US 8,229,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• 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 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system and method for dispensing medication and prophylactic drugs to specific parties at a designated mobile medical workstation during either a municipal, state or national emergency event. The system includes a plurality of mobile medical workstations provided at various geographic locations that are activated only during a municipal, state or national emergency situation. A electronic card is provided to a party for storing personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the party. Upon an identification verification sequence, the medication and prophylactic drugs may be dispensed to the party.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of mobile medical workstations designated at a specified geographic location that are activated during one of a municipal, state and national emergency;

a storage device in a possession of a first party for storing one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party;

a request channel for permitting a second party located at one of the mobile medical workstations to request, during one of a municipal, state and national emergency, the one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party stored in the storage device;

an authorization channel for permitting the first party to authorize transmission of the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party data and information relating to the first party from the storage device to the second party; and

a transmission channel for transmitting at least selected portions of the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party data and information relating to the first party from the storage device to the second party at one of the designated medical work stations when the second party has requested the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party through the request channel and the first party has authorized transmission of the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party through the authorization channel.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a data and information providing channel for permitting at least one of the first party and the second party to at least one of provide and modify the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information at one of the mobile medical workstations.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the data and information providing channel permits the second party to modify only the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information that relates to the first party and which is relevant to a medical service provided by the second party.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmission channel transmits selected portions of the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party in accordance with instructions provided by the first party over the authorization channel.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage device comprises a computer memory and the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information is stored in a database remote from the mobile medical workstations, the computer memory being associated with an information service provider.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the request channel, the authorization channel, and the transmission channel comprise a wireless network.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless communication medium by which data and information may travel between the storage device and one of a computing device and a network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first party is one of a first responder, infrastructure personnel and family members thereof.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization channel includes a card having an integrated circuit.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage device includes a card having computer readable memory.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the card stores the one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to a first party for transmission over the authorization channel.

12. A method comprising:

providing a plurality of mobile medical workstations designated at a specified geographic location; and

then

activating the mobile medical workstations only upon one of a municipal, state and national emergency situation; and

then

presenting a personal electronic storage device having a unique first party identification number to one of the mobile medical workstations during one of a municipal, state and national emergency, the personal electronic device facilitating the storage of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party; and

then

authenticating at one of the mobile medical workstations and after the presentation of the personal electronic storage device, the identity of the first party based on at least one of the unique first party identification number and the biometric data and information; and

then

transmitting, at one of the mobile medical workstations, and after authenticating the identity of the first party, at least portions of the one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party from the personal electronic storage device to a receiving device; and

then

providing, at one of the mobile medical workstations, one of medical and pharmaceutical care to the first party based on the transmitted one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party; and

then

modifying, at one of the mobile medical workstations, the one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information stored in the personal electronic storage device after providing one of medical and pharmaceutical care to the first party.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising, after modifying the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party:

storing the one of one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to the first party at a site located remote from the mobile medical workstations.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the site includes a server.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the personal electronic storage device comprises a computer memory and the record is stored in a site located remote from the mobile medical workstations, the computer memory being associated with an information service provider.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the request channel, the authorization channel, and the transmission channel comprise a wireless network.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless communication medium by which data and information may travel between the personal electronic storage device and one of a computing device and a network.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the first party is one of a first responder, infrastructure personnel and family members thereof.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the personal electronic storage device includes a card having computer readable memory.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the card wirelessly transmits the one of personal, medical, biometric and pharmaceutical data and information relating to a first party to the reading device.