SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING NFC TECHNOLOGY TO IMPLEMENT AN ON-DEMAND PORTABLE MEDICAL RECORD

• US 20090248437A1
• Filed: 03/27/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Padate, Priya, Gucciardi, Robert, Chu, Jeff I., Cerreta, Scott Michael, Hutchinson, Jeff, Jain, Nikhil, Vassa, Ashish
• Application Number:
  US12/056,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20090248437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD

Abstract

In certain embodiments, an on-demand portable medical record system using near field communication includes a near field communication (NFC) storage device adapted to retrieve patient medical data for storage on the NFC storage device and a NFC retrieval device adapted to engage in near field communication with the NFC storage device to retrieve the patient medical data from the NFC storage device. An emergency on-demand portable medical record system using near field communication includes a NFC-enabled medical alert device storing a patient identifier, and a NFC retrieval device adapted to engage in near field communication with the NFC-enabled medical alert device to retrieve the patient identifier from the NFC storage device. The NFC-enabled medical alert device transfers the patient identifier to the NFC retrieval device via near field communication, and patient medical data is transferred to a medical facility upon verification of the patient identifier.

Claims

1. An on-demand portable medical record system using near field communication, the system comprising:

a near field communication (NFC) storage device adapted to retrieve patient medical data for storage on the NFC storage device; and

a NFC retrieval device adapted to engage in near field communication with the NFC storage device to retrieve the patient medical data from the NFC storage device.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a personal medical information management service aggregating and storing medical data in association with a patient.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an input device facilitating patient input and upload of medical data to the patient medical information management service.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a medical facility storage storing patient medical data from the NFC storage device as received by the NFC retrieval device for use by medical facility personnel.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the NFC storage device comprises a cellular phone.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the NFC storage device comprises an NFC-enabled identification card.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the NFC retrieval device comprises an NFC-enabled kiosk.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the NFC retrieval device uses a configurable retention algorithm to dynamic retrieves patient medical data for patients within a range and release from local storage patient medical data for patients leaving the range.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the NFC storage device uses a configurable retention algorithm to dynamically retrieve patient medical data for patients within a range and release from local storage patient medical data for patients leaving the range.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface allowing a user to specify rules regarding types of patient information to be loaded to at least one of the NFC storage device and the NFC retrieval device.

11. A method for near field communication of patient medical data, the method comprising:

retrieving patient medical data from a medical information service to a near field communication (NFC)-enabled storage device;

initiating a transfer of the patient medical data from the NFC-enabled storage device to a NFC retrieval device by positioning the NFC-enabled storage device in close proximity to the NFC retrieval device; and

transferring the patient medical data from the NFC retrieval device to a medical facility data storage for use in patient examination.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising confirming the patient medical data at the NFC retrieval device prior to the transferring step.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the patient medical data is confirmed by the patient.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the confirming step further comprises verifying the patient medical data against existing data stored at the medical facility data storage.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising inputting and uploading patient medical data from an input device to the medical information service.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the NFC-enabled storage device comprises a cellular phone.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the NFC-enabled storage device comprises an NFC-enabled identification card.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the NFC retrieval device comprises an NFC-enabled kiosk.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein said initiating step further comprises initiating a transfer of the patient medical data from the NFC-enabled storage device to a NFC retrieval device in response to emergency personal by positioning the NFC-enabled storage device in close proximity to the NFC retrieval device, wherein the NFC-enabled storage device comprises a medical alert device.

20. An emergency on-demand portable medical record system using near field communication, the system comprising:

a near field communication (NFC)-enabled medical alert device storing a patient identifier; and

a NFC retrieval device adapted to engage in near field communication with the NFC-enabled medical alert device to retrieve the patient identifier from the NFC-enabled medical alert device,

wherein the NFC-enabled medical alert device transfers the patient identifier to the NFC retrieval device via near field communication and wherein patient medical data is transferred to a medical facility upon verification of the patient identifier.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the patient medical data is transferred to the medical facility from a patient medical information service upon verification of the patient identifier.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the patient identifier correlates with a patient medical record stored with the patient medical information service.

23. The system of claim 20, wherein the NFC-enabled medical alert device comprises at least one of a cellular phone and an identification card.

24. The system of claim 20, wherein the NFC retrieval device uses a configurable retention algorithm to dynamic retrieves patient medical data for patients within a range and release from local storage patient medical data for patients leaving the range.

25. The system of claim 20, wherein the NFC-enabled medical alert device uses a configurable retention algorithm to dynamically retrieve patient medical data for patients within a range and release from local storage patient medical data for patients leaving the range.

26. The system of claim 20, further comprising a user interface allowing a user to specify rules regarding types of patient information to be loaded to at least one of the NFC-enabled medical alert device and the NFC retrieval device.