Linking health care applications for information management

• US 9,734,287 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IQVIA, Inc. (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Quintiles IMS Incorporated (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Linn, Stefan Clemens, MacCarthy, John Diarmuid, Reid, Seth David
• Primary Examiner(s): KANAAN, MAROUN P
• Application Number:
  US13/826,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20140244296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,615 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for managing information exchange between medical care applications and an analytical infrastructure for medical care information. The disclosure also describes implementations that manage user access to medical care applications and communications between medical care applications.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method performed by a medical care application portal, the method comprising:

receiving, at the medical care application portal, data regarding a medical condition of a user, wherein a portion of the data is generated by the first medical application at a mobile device of the user based on measurements from a biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user and wherein the medical care application portal manages access to the data regarding the medical condition of the user from more than one medical care applications on the mobile device of the user;

in response to receiving the data regarding the medical condition of the user, identifying a second medical application configured to manage the medical condition of the user and downloadable for installation on the same mobile device of the user, wherein the second medical application is different from the first medical application and is not configured to access the portion of the data based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device directly from the first medical application at the mobile device;

in response to identifying the second medical application configured to manage the medical condition of the user, providing a recommendation to the mobile device of the user for the user to use the second medical application on the mobile device;

authenticating the second medical application based on authentication information received from the user through the second medical application on the mobile device of the user, the authentication information including information indicating that the second medical application has been prescribed by a healthcare professional for the user of the mobile device;

determining whether the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should be accessible to the authenticated second medical application;

in response to determining that the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should be accessible to the authenticated second medical application, granting the second medical application on the mobile device of the user access to the data regarding the medical condition including the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user such that a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user is generated by the second medical application in response to the user'"'"'s inquiry at the second medical application; and

in response to determining that the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should not be accessible to the authenticated second medical application, denying the second medical application on the mobile device access to the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the conclusion is a conclusion that aids in the treatment of the medical condition of the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the conclusion comprises one of:

a diagnosis, a determination that a user should begin a particular therapy, a determination that a user should cease a particular therapy, a determination that the user should alter a plan of care, a determination that the user should access a medical care application to treat a medical condition, or a determination that the user should schedule an appointment with a medical professional.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the conclusion includes information that helps a participant in the health care process to make a business decision.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the conclusion is generated at least in part by comparing the data regarding the medical condition for the user to de-identified aggregated medical data obtained for other users regarding the same medical condition and stored at the medical care application portal.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first medical care application is associated with a particular pharmaceutical compound, a particular medical condition, a particular pharmaceutical manufacturer, or a particular health care professional.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of data regarding the medical condition is received at the medical care application portal from at least one of:

an electronic medical records system, a medical claims records system, a retail pharmacy records system, a health care professional records system, a pharmaceutical company records system or a sensor communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.

8. 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;

receiving, at the medical care application portal, data regarding a medical condition of a user, wherein a portion of the data is generated by the first medical application at a mobile device of the user based on measurements from a biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user and wherein the medical care application portal manages access to the data regarding the medical condition of the user from more than one medical care applications on the mobile device of the user;

in response to receiving the data regarding the medical condition of the user, identifying a second medical application configured to manage the medical condition of the user and downloadable for installation on the same mobile device of the user, wherein the second medical application is different from the first medical application and is not configured to access the portion of the data based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device directly from the first medical application at the mobile device;

in response to identifying the second medical application configured to manage the medical condition of the user, providing a recommendation to the mobile device of the user for the user to use the second medical application on the mobile device;

authenticating the second medical application based on authentication information received from the user through the second medical application on the mobile device of the user, the authentication information including information indicating that the second medical application has been prescribed by a healthcare professional for the user of the mobile device;

determining whether the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should be accessible to the authenticated second medical application;

in response to determining that the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should be accessible to the authenticated second medical application, granting the second medical application on the mobile device of the user access to the data regarding the medical condition including the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user such that a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user is generated by the second medical application in response to the user'"'"'s inquiry at the second medical application; and

in response to determining that the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should not be accessible to the authenticated second medical application, denying the second medical application on the mobile device access to the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the conclusion is a conclusion that aids in the treatment of the medical condition of the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the conclusion comprises one of:

a diagnosis, a determination that a user should begin a particular therapy, a determination that a user should cease a particular therapy, a determination that the user should alter a plan of care, a determination that the user should access a medical care application to treat a medical condition, or a determination that the user should schedule an appointment with a medical professional.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the conclusion includes information that helps a participant in the health care process to make a business decision.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the conclusion is generated at least in part by comparing the data regarding the medical condition for the user to de-identified aggregated medical data obtained for other users regarding the same medical condition and stored at the medical care application portal.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the first medical care application is associated with a particular pharmaceutical compound, a particular medical condition, a particular pharmaceutical manufacturer, or a particular health care professional.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of data regarding the medical condition is received at the medical care application portal from at least one of:

an electronic medical records system, a medical claims records system, a retail pharmacy records system, a health care professional records system, a pharmaceutical company records system or a sensor communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable 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:

receiving, at the medical care application portal, data regarding a medical condition of a user, wherein a portion of the data is generated by the first medical application at a mobile device of the user based on measurements from a biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user and wherein the medical care application portal manages access to the data regarding the medical condition of the user from more than one medical care applications on the mobile device of the user;

in response to receiving the data regarding the medical condition of the user, identifying a second medical application configured to manage the medical condition of the user and downloadable for installation on the same mobile device of the user, wherein the second medical application is different from the first medical application and is not configured to access the portion of the data based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device directly from the first medical application at the mobile device;

in response to identifying the second medical application configured to manage the medical condition of the user, providing a recommendation to the mobile device of the user for the user to use the second medical application on the mobile device;

authenticating the second medical application based on authentication information received from the user through the second medical application on the mobile device of the user, the authentication information including information indicating that the second medical application has been prescribed by a healthcare professional for the user of the mobile device;

determining whether the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should be accessible to the authenticated second medical application;

in response to determining that the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should be accessible to the authenticated second medical application, granting the second medical application on the mobile device of the user access to the data regarding the medical condition including the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user such that a conclusion related to the medical condition of the user is generated by the second medical application in response to the user'"'"'s inquiry at the second medical application; and

in response to determining that the portion of the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor should not be accessible to the authenticated second medical application, denying the second medical application on the mobile device access to the data generated by the first medical application at the mobile device of the user based on measurements from the biometric sensor on the mobile device of the user.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the conclusion is a conclusion that aids in the treatment of the medical condition of the user.

17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the conclusion comprises one of:

a diagnosis, a determination that a user should begin a particular therapy, a determination that a user should cease a particular therapy, a determination that the user should alter a plan of care, a determination that the user should access a medical care application to treat a medical condition, or a determination that the user should schedule an appointment with a medical professional.

18. The medium of claim 15, wherein the conclusion includes information that helps a participant in the health care process to make a business decision.

19. The medium of claim 15, wherein the conclusion is generated at least in part by comparing the data regarding the medical condition for the user to de-identified aggregated medical data obtained for other users regarding the same medical condition and stored at the medical care application portal.

20. The medium of claim 15, wherein the first medical care application is associated with a particular pharmaceutical compound, a particular medical condition, a particular pharmaceutical manufacturer, or a particular health care professional.

21. The medium of claim 15, wherein at least a portion of data regarding the medical condition is received at the medical care application portal from at least one of:

an electronic medical records system, a medical claims records system, a retail pharmacy records system, a health care professional records system, a pharmaceutical company records system or a sensor communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.