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| 20080201172 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR USING AN XBRL MEDICAL RECORD FOR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND INSURANCE COVERAGE - A healthcare management method, system and program product comprising: extracting and/or receiving or generating a medical record comprising at least clinical examination data or laboratory results and context data therefore for a patient; creating or updating an XBRL medical record comprising XBRL data fields containing clinical examination data and/or laboratory results made over a period of time and associated metadata representing attributes at the data value level based on a medical taxonomy, the creating or updating comprising converting the clinical examination data and/or laboratory results into values in one or more of the XBRL data fields and creating from the context metadata and associating the metadata representing attributes at the data value level based on the medical taxonomy and forming links between and/or among at least two items selected from one or more of the categories of the data fields, metadata and components associated with the data fields in the XBRL medical record; obtaining data made over a period of time for that patient in a given data field; performing an algorithm on the obtained data for the at least one of the data fields to obtain an algorithm calculation result; and communicating the algorithm calculation result. In a further embodiment, a genotype for a patient is obtained and used to select a data field from an XBRL medical record for the patient, and then an algorithm is performed on data made over a period of time for at least one of the data fields to obtain an algorithm calculation result, and the algorithm calculation result is communicated. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080201173 | Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated - Methods for delivering a drug to a patient in need of the drug, while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated are disclosed. The methods are of the type in which prescriptions for the drug are filled by a pharmacy only after a computer readable storage medium has been consulted to retrieve a prescription approval code. Embodiments are provided wherein the patients are assigned to risk groups based upon the risk that taking the drug will lead to an adverse side effect, and certain additional information, such as periodic surveys and diagnostic tests probative of the ongoing risk of the side effect developing are obtained before prescriptions for the drug are approved. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080201174 | PERSONALIZED MEDICAL ADHERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Techniques and systems are described hereafter for reducing medical non-adherence by (1) developing the adherence-profile of a member, (2) using the profile to automatically generate a set of interventions, (3) categorizing, prioritizing and selecting the interventions, (4) incorporating the selected interventions into a personalized member user interface page, (5) serving the selected interventions to the member at the appropriate times via multiple channels, (6) observing and measuring member responses, (7) recording member responses in a database and analyzing the responses, (8) adapting the interventions, based on the analysis, to keep the member actively engaged, (9) escalating the interventions if the member response is inadequate, (10) updating the member's adherence profile based on analysis of the database, (11) providing member reports to authorized parties for purposes of paying member incentives, predicting member's utilization of high-cost healthcare services, etc., and (12) providing aggregate de-identified reports for purposes of predicting future risk reserve set asides, drug production and supply chain replenishment requirements. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080201175 | MANAGING THE BUSINESS OF A MEDICAL SCHEME - The method of the invention provides incentives for medical scheme members to minimize medical expenses both by responsible use of the benefits of the scheme, and also by offering positive incentives to members to adopt a healthy lifestyle and to make use of preventative procedures and pre-treatment medical advice facilities. A number of health-related facilities and/or services (such as membership of health clubs, gymnasiums or fitness programs) are offered to the medical scheme members, and the members are allocated points for using these facilities. Members are also allocated points for using predetermined preventive medical procedures and medical advice services. Rewards are allocated to members based on their points accrued, and the reward may include a payback of premium payments. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080208629 | Medical Information and Data Management System - A computer-implemented method administers medical care for a plurality of onsite clinics. Preexisting medical data is aggregated to generate a plurality of gross health care expenses which are organized according to each of a plurality of health conditions. Each of the plurality of gross health care expenses is prioritized according to cost to generate a health risk assessment. A pool of associated patients is selected from each of the plurality of gross health care expenses according to a targeted aggregate health care expense. A first patient of the pool of associated patients is identified to determine an appropriate treatment action plan for the first patient. The treatment action plan is consistent with the health risk assessment. Onsite consultation, medical testing and benchmarking are scheduled for the first patient according to the treatment action plan. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208630 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCESSING A SAVED PATIENT CONTEXT IN A CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for saving and accessing a saved patient context within a clinical information system via a user interface. Certain embodiments provide a clinical information system displaying electronic patient information. The system includes a user interface displaying at least one or more applications and data relating to a patient. The system also includes a processor capturing a current state of the user interface including one or more applications and data display via the user interface. The system further includes a memory storing the state as a patient context in associated with a representation visible via the user interface, the representation used to retrieve the saved patient context by selecting the representation via the user interface. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208631 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION FOR A PATIENT LIFETIME IN A SINGLE INTERFACE - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for comprehensive clinical documentation of patient lifetime via a unified interface. Certain embodiments provide a user interface system displaying an electronic patient record. The system includes a timeline representation of a patient record. The timeline includes a plurality of data points related to a patient over time. The plurality of data points provides patient data aggregated from a plurality of information sources. The timeline provides access to and review of the plurality of data points within a single view. The system includes one or more controls allowing navigation and manipulation of one or more of the plurality of data points in the timeline. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208632 | FREEZING A NETWORK- DELIVERED HEALTHCARE QUESTIONNAIRE - A network-delivered healthcare questionnaire may be frozen to prevent misinformation and confusion between a healthcare provider and a patient during a medical course of treatment. A patient accesses the questionnaire regarding an event such as a test or procedure during the patent's course of treatment. The patient submits responses to a plurality of questions. The responses include information that is actionable by the provider and related to the course or treatment. The patient assigns a frozen status to the submitted answers after completing the questionnaire or the provider assigns the frozen status after viewing the submitted responses or another triggering event. Once the responses are frozen, they may not be modified. Any further information the patient wishes to convey to the provider must be submitted directly or through another channel, thus ensuring that both the provider and the patient possess current and accurate information during the course of treatment. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208633 | LOGICAL INTERFACE FOR MEDICAL RECORD DATA MINING - In accordance with an embodiment, a logical interface for mining medical data records comprises a data processor for receiving input of a selection of criteria for a medical records query, a database of medical records, responsive to a query, for outputting patient medical record data responsive to the query, and a plurality of operations including a means of combining a first and second query and a means of providing medical data not meeting the first and second query. The query may utilize a plurality of filters among the following: demographics, vitals, laboratories, ICD codes, CPT codes, prescriptions, alerts, medical history, immunizations and encounters/visits among other filters. In one embodiment, the result of a series of queries may be output to a central database for various purposes including the identification of an outbreak of an epidemic in a geographic region. In reverse, an embodiment may comprise a patient portal for posting personalized patient alerts regarding, for example, medical risks associated with taking a given medication or having received a bad vaccination lot. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208634 | Electronic method and system that improves efficiencies for rendering diagnosis of radiology procedures - An electronic method and system for improving radiologists' efficiencies when viewing radiology procedures and rendering diagnosis in a manner that emulates current methods and apparatus. The method of the present invention includes reviewing electronic radiology images and reports contained in a patient's digital master folder (an information object invented to manage the patient's radiology information), comparing images from the current procedure to specific images from prior procedures in a specified order, and dictating the procedure's diagnosis into the digital master folder. The apparatus of the present invention includes a flat panel monitor for the viewing and manipulation of digital master folders, a dictation trackball device for manual and voice enabled operation and navigation of the system, and multiple high-resolution computer monitors functioning as a “light-box” for the viewing of radiology images. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208635 | Data maintenance via patient monitoring technique - Exemplary embodiments provide a verification technique that facilitates administration of a health-related procedure to an intended recipient patient or group of patients. An interface template or signal protocol may be configured to establish suitable matching between the patient and various types of objects used to administer the health-related procedure. In some embodiments real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080215367 | Personalized Health Records with Associative Relationships - A method for processing a personal health record (PHR) which includes a plurality of events each having a time stamp. The method includes creating a plurality of event-concept pairs by mapping each of the plurality of events in the PHR to a corresponding health concept, assigning to each of the plurality of event-concept pairs the time stamp of the event corresponding to the event-concept pair, identifying associations among the plurality of event-concept pairs, identifying an associative subset of event-concept pairs among the plurality of event-concept pairs, and linking a plurality of members of the associative subset of event-concept pairs to form a thread, in which the thread presents a relationship among the plurality of members of the associative subset of event-concept pairs. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215368 | STANDING ORDER DATABASE SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNET AND INTRANET APPLICATION - An internet and/or intranet based database search system and method for conducting searches of highly confidential records such as individual patient medical records and to automate the process of securing required approvals to make such records available to a properly authorized and authenticated requesting party. The system's central premise is that the patient has a fundamental right to the confidentiality of their personal medical records and should control that right through specific, informed consent each time that a party requests to receive them. It reinforces the widely held conception of privacy in general as well as of the sanctity of the doctor/patient relationship by granting the doctor the right, subject to the patient's express permission, to initiate a search request. At the same time, it provides an expedited and cost-efficient means for transfer of such records as demanded by many healthcare reform proposals and gives the repositories where these records are held the right to stipulate the specific terms and conditions that must be fulfilled before they will release documents entrusted to their care, thereby substantially reducing the risk of litigation alleging breaches of patient confidentiality. And it carries out all of these legitimate interests in a way that is fast, simple to use and easy to audit. The system optionally includes a billing mechanism to pay for any added cost associated with providing this additional protection; and in its preferred embodiment, is applicable to both digital as well as non-digital records. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215369 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING FORMS - Selected data from a hierarchical database, such as medical findings of symptoms, physical findings, etc., can be used to generate a form dynamically. A system for generating forms based on a hierarchy of data received from a patient includes an input device for entering data received from a patient into a processor and a web browser. The web browser is configured for generating a form populated with the data entered using the input device. The placement of the data on the form is based on the hierarchy of the data received from the patient. The system also includes a network connection for receiving and transmitting data and the generated form via the web browser or an electronic mail application, a memory for storing data and forms generated by the web browser and an output device for outputting the generated form or received data. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215370 | System and Method for Providing Remote Users with Reports and Analyses Based on User Data and Adaptable Reporting with the Ability to Alter, Modify or Augment Such Reports and Analyses through Web-Based Technology - A system and method for providing remote users with reports and analyses based on user data is disclosed. One such report is a physician score report that includes a physician score. The physician score is determined by analyzing data from multiple data sources. Another such report displays the status of all patients assigned to all measures for a physician. A user may use the report to enter quality codes and clinical values in response to a measure in which a patient has been included. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215371 | ELECTRONIC CHART APPARATUS AND A DIETARY INSTRUCTION SUPPORT METHOD - A main unit of an electronic chart apparatus is connected to a chart database, a medicament information database and a food information database through a LAN. The chart database contains chart data created based on medical records including a diagnosed injury or disease and drugs prescribed for this injury or disease. Based on the medical records on a patient, cautionary information on such foods that can give bad influence on the patient in relation to the diagnosed injury or disease is retrieved from the food information database, and also cautionary information on such foods that must be taken with caution about concomitant intake with the prescribed drugs is retrieved from the medicament information database. With reference to the results of retrieval, a dietary instruction is given to the patient, avoiding such foods that are indicated by the retrieved cautionary information. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215372 | Device and Method for Continuity of Care in a Health Care Environment - The present invention is directed to a method and device for ensuring patient continuity of care. One aspect of the present method includes providing to a patient a hand-held portable device that has at least a portion of the patient's medical record stored thereon. The patient can then carry the hand-held portable device on his person for access of the information thereon whenever necessary or desired. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215373 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER MEDICAL INFORMATION TO MEDICAL UNITS - A system and method for aggregating and providing subscriber medical record information to medical units. The system includes an ICE medical record server that stores a plurality of medical records of respective subscribers. When a subscriber is being attended by a medical unit, the medical unit using a communication device sends an identification number to the server. In response, the server sends the subscriber's medical record to the communication device. The communication device may populate a medical form with the information and display it for use in diagnosing and treating the subscriber. The medical unit may annotate the medical form to document the on-going emergency, and upload it to a professional medical record server, which may provide the information to a medical facility to which the subscriber will be transported. The ICE and/or professional medical record servers may perform statistical analyses of the information in their respective databases for the purpose of performing symptomatic surveillance and other public health analyses. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215374 | CLINICAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - An automated data processing method for obtaining clinical data for safety, efficacy, and adverse event assessments pertaining to a therapy prescribed for the treatment of a malady, comprising the step of receiving at a location remote from a plurality of patients outcome digital information pertaining to the outcome of therapies performed on said patients, and for the efficient delivery of medications to a patient ordered pursuant to an electronic prescription from a dispensary optimized for delivery of the medication. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080221927 | Web-Enabled, Evidence Based Medical Diagnostic System - A web-based medical diagnostic system predicts diseases via the use of likelihood ratio calculations. Likelihood ratios are multiplied against pre-test odds for diseases to predict post-test odds that will guide a physician to a diagnosis. Each likelihood ratio is calculated on the basis of statistically accrued data and in response to questions and answers directed to patients or test results. Likelihood ratios are scaled infinitely beyond a simple 2×2 matrix, with an independent likelihood matrix created for individual patient responses or test results which are treated as independent variables in the system. The number of predicted diseases and diagnostic outcomes is also infinitely scalable. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080221928 | System for Monitoring Patient Activity in a Medical Facility - A medical patient is issued an identification device that emits a first wireless signal providing a patient identification. A plurality of data collectors are placed at different locations in a medical facility to receive the first wireless signal when the patient is nearby. A separate patient event record is generated whenever one of the data collectors receives the first wireless signal and each such record contains the patient identification, time of receipt, and identification of the receiving data collector. The plurality of patient event records are analyzed to derive a report about activity of the patient within the medical facility. For example the report may indicate bathroom activity of the patient or how far and often the patient walked around the medical facility. The reports are useful to monitor and evaluate the patient's medical condition, recovery and security. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080221929 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING A PATIENT SPECIMEN IDENTIFIER WITH A RADIOLOGY IMAGE FOR THE PATIENT - A computer system for associating the identification of a patient specimen with a radiology image is provided. The system comprises at least one image database for maintaining at least one radiology healthcare image for a patient. The system further comprises a receiving module for receiving identification of a specimen collected from the patient and an association module for associating the identification of the specimen with one or more of the at least one radiology images for the patient. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080221930 | Health data collection tool - A portable health data tool permits a health care provider to assimilate and display a plurality of health care data from a patient and to associate the data with patient identifying information all stored in a memory contained in the tool. The tool includes a code reader for reading patient information into the tool from a bar code or other coded tag. The tool is associated with a plurality of different data assimilation devices stored with the tool's housing, including but not limited to, instruments for measuring, temperature, blood pressure, two-finger or lead wire ECG data, pulse oximetry data, sound data and picture data obtained from an optional digital camera integrated within the housing. The tool further includes data receiver and/or transmitter ports, which may be wireless or cable ports, for transferring data between the health data tool and a separate computer system that stores patient records. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080221931 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENABLE FOLLOWING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE FROM A REMOTE LOCATION - In a method and system following an examination or treatment of a patient by means of an imaging medical examination apparatus from an external data processing device with an associated monitor within a facility system having a number of different imaging medical examination apparatuses, data from a database of a facility system, that contains data regarding all examination devices integrated into the facility system and of the patient or patients to be examined with an examination device, and/or of a patient information system that contains data regarding all patients to be examined and the examination devices employed therefore specific to the patients are displayed on the monitor of the external data processing device. A specific displayed examination device or a specific displayed patient is selected with an input unit of the external data processing device. After the selection a data connection is established between the selected data processing device and the selected examination device or the control device thereof associated with the selected patient, such that at least the acquired image data are presented on the monitor of the external data processing device. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080221932 | Network and methods for integrating individualized clinical test results and nutritional treatment - The present invention provides networks and method for linking consumers and nutritional pharmacogeneticists offering personalized nutritional information through a central network site. The network includes a central integration site through which network members communicate with each other. The central integration site stores two or more databases in the storage medium. The databases store biochemical marker data information, nutritional and/or drug data information including a record for association and effect of nutrients with a particular biochemical marker, and/or drug. The network of the invention provides individualized nutritional diagnostic and treatment to consumers on the basis of their genetic test results. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080228524 | Method of manipulating health related documents - A method is disclosed for submitting, collecting, storing and retrieving (1) advanced directives such as living wills, medical proxies, (2) medical and pharmaceutical records, and (3) wills and estate documents, all within a secure environment. Once individual consumers have registered and provided appropriate identifying information for use in retrieving stored documents later, they enter a secure area of the website and may use the forms of advanced directives and testamentary documents provided there, may choose to follow displayed hypertext links that lead to forms mandated by the jurisdiction where they are resident (if available), or may choose to submit their own forms prepared in coordination with their personal legal, healthcare and tax advisors. The documents are stored in electronic format in a remote location and may only be retrieved online at a later date by an individual or a healthcare provider possessing the credentials required to access the online vault. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228525 | System for and method for providing patient education and collecting, processing, and reporting patient consumer data - The present invention is a system for and method of providing patient education, and collecting, processing, and reporting patient consumer data. The invention generates reports from information collected from patients, a medical educator, a prescribing physician, and a pharmaceutical manufacturer. A method of collecting, processing, and providing medical data and education includes developing patient survey, collecting patient data, processing patient data, and generating reports to physicians, and pharmaceutical manufacturers that validate the effectiveness of a medical treatment prescribed by the physician. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228526 | System and method for managing history of patient and wound therapy treatment - A tissue treatment system including a processing unit executing software, an electronic display in communication with the processing unit, and a storage unit in communication with the processing unit. The software may be configured to cause the processing unit to manage a patient history database, treatment history database, and image history database. The processing unit may further be configured to enable a clinician to access and display information stored in any of the databases. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228527 | Bio-information control system - A bio-information control system includes initial bio-information acquiring means that acquires initial bio-information of a target living body; initial pace line generating means that generates an initial pace line on the basis of the initial bio-information entered by the initial bio-information acquiring means; follow-up bio-information acquiring means that acquires follow-up bio-information of the target living body after having generated the pace line; and corrected pace line generating means that generates a corrected pace line obtained by correcting the initial pace line on the basis of the follow-up bio-information acquired by the follow-up bio-information acquiring means, so that pace lines according to the follow-up bio-information of the target living body is provided. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228528 | Universal Application Integrator - A universal application integrator system enables the automated integration of data from patient care devices into electronic health records (EHRs). In addition, the system acts as a context manager between these patient care devices, EHR applications, and ancillary specific patient care applications. The system is the central controller for direct integration with patient care devices. This allows for click-once implementation and automated driver uploads for patient care devices. Third party application integration allows for device and patient context information to be shared among applications in a standardized patient care fashion. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228529 | Context Adaptive Patient Medical Data Access and Viewing System - A system provides unlimited, user-defined “mini views” of predetermined or user selected clinical data sets. A system provides a user with an adaptive view of patient specific medical data during operation of an executable clinical information application. A context processor identifies context data associated with an executable clinical information application being employed by a user. The context data includes a patient identifier and a user identifier. A configuration processor enables a user to indicate preferred predetermined types of medical information to be accessible and displayed via a reference display image window. At least one repository stores information provided by the configuration processor, associating, for multiple different users, a user identifier with preferred predetermined types of medical information to be displayed in a reference display image window for a particular user. A user interface processor employs at least one repository for initiating generation of data representing a composite display image including and concurrently presenting a first image provided by the clinical information application and a reference display image window as an overlay of the first image. The reference display image window includes displayed user interface elements enabling user initiation of display of predetermined types of medical information of a particular patient selected in response to a patient identifier and user identifier provided by the context processor. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228530 | METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM TO ASSIST A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS - In order to assist medical personnel in the generation of a medical diagnosis, context-related criteria are automatically determined from available case-related primary information, and using these context-related criteria context-related secondary information is automatically filtered out from a secondary data source and is displayed in an information portal on a display element for further processing by medical personnel. Case-related secondary information that support the personnel in the generation of an applicable diagnosis of the current case thus are automatically provided to the medical personnel via this measure. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080235052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING MEDICAL INFORMATION BETWEEN IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY SYSTEMS - An expert image-guided surgical system and method for accessing, storing and sharing medical information between expert imaging apparatus for use during the planning and performance of surgical procedures. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235053 | COMMUNICATION MEDIUM FOR DIABETES MANAGEMENT - A diabetes management system or process is provided herein that may be used to analyze and recognize patterns for a large amount of blood glucose concentration measurements and other physiological parameters related to the glycemia of a patient. In particular, a communication medium is provided. The communication medium includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth display areas. The second through fifth display areas can be disposed in the first display area. The second display area has identification information of a patient. The third display area has a plurality of textual messages indicative of glycemic status of the patient. The fourth display area includes a chart indicative of a variability of the glucose concentration of the patient over a predetermined time period. Other messages can also be provided to ensure compliance of any prescribed diabetes regiments or to guide the patient in managing the patient's diabetes. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235054 | DIABETIC CARE PRODUCTS WEB SHOP WITH ENHANCED USABILITY - The present invention relates to the field of medical care technology, and in particular to the repeated purchase procedures as it is required for diabetes mellitus patients. In order to increase the usability and user-friendliness for purchasing procedures performed by diabetics when they purchase a new test strip lot, it is proposed to perform the steps of:
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| 20080235055 | Laboratory instrumentation information management and control network - Described are techniques for identifying samples processed in a laboratory using harmonized identifier. A case identifier identifying a patient from whom a specimen is collected is determined. A specimen identifier associated with the specimen is determined. An entry for the specimen is recorded in a data store where the entry being associated with the case identifier and the specimen identifier. A harmonized specimen identifier including the case identifier and the specimen identifier is formed. The specimen is labeled with the harmonized specimen identifier. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235056 | Service for Managing Medications - A health management service includes a computerized management site having one or more servers executing software from coupled computer-readable media, and a data repository storing information regarding a plurality of enrolled persons, including at least medications and medication schedules for individual ones of the persons, and storing information regarding a plurality of associate or partner entities comprising at least physicians. In this service persons, in enrollment, enter personal data and medication data, the service stores the data in the repository associated with each enrolling person entering the data, associates the person with one or more physicians and other partner entities, whom also enter data in enrollment, and enables enrolled persons to share their individual medication data with associated physicians and other partner entities. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235057 | Clinical Workflow Management and Decision System and Method - A method of clinical workflow management and decision making comprises receiving clinical information from a hospital information system ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235058 | VITAL SIGN MONITOR UTILIZING HISTORIC PATIENT DATA - A vital sign monitoring system that can be used with multiple patients and utilizes historic patient data information for the patient to optimize the process of obtaining current vital sign measurements. Each patient is identified with a unique patient identification device that is automatically detected by the vital sign monitor. The vital sign monitor communicates with a medical records database and obtains historic patient data information and previously diagnosed characteristics for the patient identified by the patient identification device. The historic patient data information and previously diagnosed characteristics of the patient can be utilized by the vital sign monitor to set alarm limits for the vital sign measurements and automatically adjust the blood pressure estimation algorithm of the NIBP monitor. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235059 | Service for managing medications - A health management service includes a computerized management site having one or more servers executing software from coupled computer-readable media, and a data repository storing information regarding a plurality of enrolled persons, including at least medications and medication schedules for individual ones of the persons, and storing information regarding a plurality of associate or partner entities comprising at least physicians. In this service persons, in enrollment, enter personal data and medication data, the service stores the data in the repository associated with each enrolling person entering the data, associates the person with one or more physicians and other partner entities, whom also enter data in enrollment, and enables enrolled persons to share their individual medication data with associated physicians and other partner entities. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235060 | Precise medical information retrieval - A method of using the outcomes of relating the headings in the first and second templates to the information on diseases, illnesses, health and health-care on patients generated and/or selected by physicians wherein the relations of headings and information are input and stored in the database or databases and the headings and information are used to effect the retrievals and displays of more information on the information for and viewable by patients and physicians. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080243547 | CREATING COMPUTER AIDED MEDICAL RECOMMENDATIONS - A computer aided method and apparatus for decision support within a medical investigation of a patient. The method comprises the steps of integrating and analyzing patient related data such particular symptoms and insurance related data; querying a recommendation support module with the patient related data and the insurance related data; deriving a recommendation for a patient treatment dependant on the patient related data and on the insurance related data. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243548 | System for Integrated Teleconference and Improved Electronic Medical Record with Iconic Dashboard - A method for conveying complex or large amounts of data to a user in a readily understandable fashion. The method includes providing a computerized graphical user interface for displaying information to a user of the method, providing a reference database containing data pertaining to a field of endeavor engaged in by a user of the method, the reference database being stored on an electronic medium in communication with the computerized graphical user interface, streamlining by an automated process the data contained in the reference database such that at least a portion of the data is identified as being that which is pertinent to a problem being addressed by the user, displaying with the computerized graphical user interface at least a portion of the data identified as being that which is pertinent to a problem being addressed by the user, and displaying to the user with the computerized graphical user interface a graphical timeline illustrating a history of the problem being addressed by the user. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243549 | Patient care report management system - In an integrated web-based software system for tracking and managing patient care reports associated with emergency medical transport trips, a thin web-based client is viewable through the Internet, including wirelessly from within emergency vehicles, and communicates with a main system that is designed around a core layered architecture with at least one system database and a web-based interface. The system facilitates report entry and delivery to hospitals and end-user administration, including the ability to create new fields and tabs for the run form, notifications about relevant data conditions, continuous reporting capabilities, and on the fly data updates. The system particularly provides the options of prefilled web forms, report and field administration, changeable data entry, automatic information sharing to destination facilities and internal departments, quality assurance notifications, summary data, and data mining, as well as optional interfaces to Third Party software products commonly used in the industry. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243550 | Method and system for organizing, storing, connecting and displaying medical information - A method and system for organizing, storing connecting and displaying medical information. The methods and system described herein are used for creating an assembly line of information that is used as an operating system for medical and health information. The medical and health information is stored in a hierarchical format. The medical and health information is selected and displayed in one or more display colors to highlight selected components of the displayed information. The method and system is used as a teaching tool, a reference tool, a diagnostic tool for medical professionals and for an information tool for medical patients. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243551 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SECURE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH UTILIZING A PORTABLE GENOMIC MEDICAL RECORD - An electronic medical record system, method, and service is disclosed for storing patients genomic and medical information on portable storage devices to be used for private disease diagnosis and for patient-controlled participation in research queries. Using a computer with network access, patients conduct private disease diagnosis and disease forecasting by downloading genetic queries and running the queries against private genomic data stored on the portable storage device. To conduct patient-controlled research, patients are provided the capability of joining a peer-to-peer network and choice in deciding whether to participate in queries submitted by researchers over the network to patient network members. When patient network members decide to participate in a submitted query, they download the query, run the query against their private data, and anonymously submit the results back to the network. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243552 | DRUG INFORMATION COLLECTING NETWORK SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC CHART APPARATUS - An electronic chart system consists of terminal apparatuses and a common database. The common database is provided with a chart data storage storing chart data of individual patients, a drug information storage storing recognized information on approved drugs and an administration result storage storing information on such results from administration of some drugs that were unexpected when the drugs were approved. The terminal apparatus is provided with an administration result entry section for entering the unexpected results of administration. As the unexpected administration result is entered, the administration result entry section records it in the administration result storage in association with chart data of the patients who get the unexpected results, and also sends the unexpected result together with the chart data to a data center. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243553 | Methods and systems for providing a nutraceutical program specific to an individual animal - The present invention relates to methods and systems for providing an animal with a nutraceutical program that is specifically tailored to address the deficiencies and/or needs of the particular animal. Blood is drawn from the animal and analyzed at a lab to obtain blood test results. The blood test results are scored to obtain at least one blood test score for at least one corresponding blood parameter. If the at least one blood test score falls within a normal range but outside of an optimal range, one or more nutraceuticals needed to bring the animal within the optimal range for the at least one corresponding blood parameter are identified. A prescribed dosage amount is then calculated for at least one of the one or more identified nutraceuticals for the animal. The calculation of the prescribed dosage amount is based on at least the blood test score for the corresponding blood parameter and a deviation of the blood test score from the optimal range. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080249804 | Method for Managing Medical Information Online - Disclosed is a method for managing medical information online, in which documents of various formats created by physicians during or after treatment, nursing notes created by nurses during or after nursing service, and other various notes or reports created by clinical laboratory staff during or after physical examinations performed on the patients are presented through a network and a variety of information input through the network is comprehensively managed to be later given users having access rights to the information, thereby enabling the users to share the variety of information. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080249805 | SMART CLINICAL DATA CLIPBOARD - A method for quickly providing accurate data to a user includes creating a list of at least one subject characteristic, collecting subject data corresponding to the at least one subject characteristic in a clipboard application and accessing an integrated application interface requiring selected data from the subject data and entering the selected data in the integrated application. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080249806 | Data Analysis for an Implantable Restriction Device and a Data Logger - An implantable restriction device can be configured to provide a restriction in a patient, for example as a function of the pressure of fluid. The implantable restriction device can include one or more sensors configured to sense a variety of parameters, such as pressure of the fluid within the implantable restriction device, pulse width, pulse amplitude, pulse count, pulse duration, or frequency, electrical characteristics, or other parameters. Data obtained by the one or more sensors (for example, the data representing pressure, pulse characteristics, and so on) may be communicated to a device located external to the patient, such as a data logger, using telemetry coils or other communicators. The data logger may store the data, and may communicate the data to a remote location via a network such as the Internet. A docking station may be provided to couple the data logger to a network and/or to recharge a cell in the data logger. The logged data may be analyzed and/or displayed using a variety of techniques to assess and/or track the condition of the restriction device or of the patient, to monitor patient physiology, or for other purposes. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080249807 | INTERPRETATION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A medical image storage unit stores medical image. A medical image observation terminal adds interpretation information for medical image and the creator name for interpretation information to the supplementary information of medical image. A reference terminal obtains medical image from the medical image storage unit in order to display medical image. An evaluation management unit instructs the reference terminal to display an evaluation input screen for medical image to allow an evaluation to be entered if the interpretation information has been added to the supplementary information of medical image obtained in the reference terminal, and it then adds evaluation to the supplementary information of medical image stored in the medical image storage unit after receiving an input from the reference terminal and transmits evaluation to the destination for the evaluation that corresponds to the creator name added to the supplementary information of medical image. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080249808 | Generating output data based on patient monitoring - Exemplary system and method embodiments may include real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient which is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. In some instances the monitoring data is processed to determine compliance or non-compliance based on comparison of the health-related procedure with a predetermined benchmark standard. Exemplary aspects of the monitoring data transmitted and/or received via one or more communication links may include updated confirmation of a patient identifier and verification of an updated parameter regarding administration of the health-related procedure. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080255880 | Plan-of-Care Order-Execution-Management Software System - A method and apparatus that assists healthcare workers in managing each patient's “plan of care” (PoC). It consists of automated and semi-automated software modules integrated into a single system that perform processes for streamlining care planning, delivery and continuous quality improvement. These processes include establishing patients' PoCs, evaluating required POCs against available resource, notifying staff when resource shortages exist or are projected, adjusting PoCs to account for resource shortages, tracking the execution of PoC Orders, altering the Orders when they are not executed in a timely manner, adjusting PoCs to account for problems with Order execution, and presenting analytic reports of healthcare delivery performance. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080255881 | Intelligent parallel processing system and method - In at least one exemplary embodiment, a method and system for an automated intelligent parallel processing enabled architectural framework for supporting electronic human services (EHS) are disclosed. EHS include healthcare services. The system and method may include, for example, a methodology and process environment component having an intelligent parallel business process, a collaborative environment component, and a knowledge enablement and augmentation environment component that are operatively interconnected via an intelligent broker component/module. The architectural framework can be applied to one or more domains on a network. The intelligent parallel business process can include an initiation sub-process, an evaluation sub-process, a formulation sub-process and a communication sub-process. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080255882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING MEDICATION ADMINISTRATOR RECORDS - Several embodiments of medication administrator record keeping systems (MAR Systems). The MAR systems include MAR forms and a writing system adapted to permit health care providers to write onto the forms and to electronically capture pen stroke information corresponding to the written information. The MAR forms are associated with specific patients. The penstroke information is used to update an image of the MAR forms. The pen stroke information is also used to update information in a MAR database module. The MAR database module may be updated manually be a technician or automatically by a MAR data processing module. Some MAR forms may include action fields that trigger an action. For example, some MAR forms include a reorder action field that triggers a process of reordering meds for a patient. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080255883 | Treatment Order Entry User Interface and Processing System - A system enables a user to place large volumes of orders at one time as well as to assign the same order to multiple order sets and provides a method of using special formatting styles to group as well as differentiate orders in a shopping cart. A system provides data representing treatments for order for administration to a patient. The system includes a display processor for providing data representing at least one display image. The display image includes a data item indicating an individual treatment for order, data items indicating an order set incorporating multiple different treatments for order, and visual attributes indicating the different treatments are associated with the order set and are distinct from the individual treatment and the individual treatment is unassociated with an order set. A sorting processor sorts data items indicating the individual treatment for order and the different treatments for order for presentation in a sorted sequence in a display image by at least one of, (a) order set and (b) treatment description. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080255884 | Categorization of Information Using Natural Language Processing and Predefined Templates - A computer implemented method for generating a report that includes latent information, comprising receiving an input data stream that includes latent information, performing one of normalization, validation, and extraction of the input data stream, processing the input data stream to identify latent information within the data stream that is required for generation of a particular report, wherein said processing of the input data stream to identify latent information comprises of identifying a relevant portion of the input data stream, bounding the relevant portion of the input data stream, classifying and normalizing the bounded data, activating a relevant report template based on said identified latent information, populating said template with template-specified data, and processing the template-specified data to generate a report. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080255885 | PUBLISHER GATEWAY SYSTEMS FOR COLLABORATIVE DATA EXCHANGE, COLLECTION, MONITORING AND/OR ALERTING - A Publisher source of healthcare data is configured to communicate with an Internet-based data sharing system, the Publisher comprising a Publisher Gateway configured to electronically receive patient data from a plurality of data input sources, automatically correlate data from the plurality of input sources associated with respective patients into respective electronic patient data records having electronically searchable data fields, and electronically store the patient data records in a Publisher database. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080262872 | Method For Delivering Subjective Surveys Linked to Subjective and Objective Data - A patient interaction apparatus | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262873 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient management system and method are provided. The patient management system may include portable computers for the clinicians making house calls, a centralized database for storing patient medical records, and an office system for communicating with the portable computer to provide the clinician with patient medical information by accessing the database and receive patient visit medical information from the physician. The operating system may also update the database with the patient visit information House calls may be made to single family/person residences, congregate care facilities or communities, and others. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262874 | MEDICAL REPORT GENERATING SYSTEM AND A MEDICAL REPORT GENERATING METHOD - A device for generating a medical report by referencing contents that include at least a medical image, to which is attached information indicating attributes of the medical image, the device comprising a storage configured to store a processing for the contents associated with a keyword to be employed in said medical report and the attributes related to contents, wherein the device designates a range of a string descried in the medical report; designates all or a portion of the contents associated with the designated range of the string; by searching the storage part, specifies a processing that corresponds to the keyword indicated by the designated range of the string and the attributes of all or portion of the designated contents; and performs the specified processing on all or a portion of the contents. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262875 | NOVEL ARCHITECTURE AND METHODS FOR SOPHISTICATED DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for distributed information systems and architectures. Certain embodiments provide a distributed healthcare information system. The distributed information system includes a back-end subsystem providing content including services, applications, and workflows for healthcare execution. The content is configured for generally application to a plurality of domains. The system also includes a platform subsystem providing domain specific extensions to customize the content of the back-end subsystem for particular domains. The platform subsystem is in communication with the back-end subsystem to access the content. The system further includes a front-end subsystem providing a graphical user interface for a user to access functionality and information based on the content as customized by the domain specific extensions. The front-end subsystem is in communication with the platform subsystem to access the content. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080270186 | Giving a Service to a Patient - This invention relates to a method comprising the steps of: subscribing with an identification code of a drug administration device to a health care advisory system, transferring the identification code of the drug administration device to the health care advisory system, controlling that the patient having the drug administration device is a subscriber to the health care advisory system based on the received identification code, requesting and receiving treatment data from the subscribing drug administration device, generating an advice based on the received treatment data and a personalized setup of patient related data in the health care advisory system, and/or generating an order based on the received treatment data in the health care advisory system to supply goods to the patient, and sending the advice to the drug administration device, and/or sending the order to a goods supplier, said method further comprises the step of charging the patient having the drug administration device for the received service. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270187 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER-CONFIGURABLE RANGE SETTINGS IN CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a clinical information system including a user interface and a custom range storage component. The user interface is adapted to allow a user to configure a custom range. The custom range is configured for a lab result. The custom range storage component adapted to store the configured custom range. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270188 | Graphical display of patient data - A dynamic graphical display for presenting patient data received from a medical device automatically sorts the patient data into a Venn diagram type format. In one embodiment, the graphical display includes two or more graphic objects representing different types of physiological parameters or events derived from the physiological parameters. The graphic objects define at least a first section corresponding to a first subset of patient data, a second section corresponding to a second subset of patient data, and a third section corresponding to a conjunction of the first and second subsets of patient data. In some embodiments, a user may select one of the sections of the graphical display to obtain further details about the respective subset of patient data or conjunction of subsets of data. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270189 | HEALTH CARE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MESSAGING AND MINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A health care practice management system is used to store, update and access data regarding patients of practitioners such as doctors and staff. The health care practice management system provides access to collections of data for research by data miners based on such aspects as type of patient condition, patient class, or type of patient treatment. The health care practice management system also provides a vehicle to message targeted groups of individuals, namely, practitioners, patients, and miners of the practice data. The health care practice management system can be distributed to users through a reduced cost arrangement that is support through contributions from third parties by sponsoring messages to be displayed through the system to users. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270190 | MEASURED VITAL DATA PRESERVING AND PROVIDING SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270191 | MEDICAL DATA STORAGE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system for medical data storage is disclosed. The method and system include receiving patient identifying data, validating patient identifying data, loading a patient record, displaying symptom query interface, receiving patient data as to symptoms, displaying updated symptom interface and storing data about patients. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080275731 | Patient data mining improvements - Improvements in mining information from patient records and/or use of such mined information are provided. The identity of the patient is used to link to patient records at different institutions for mining. The user controls one or more thresholds for mining and/or inferring. By providing a user interface that allows selection of a portion of the statistical summary, data supporting the statistics may be output. To assist in understanding the knowledge base used for mining or inferring, a visual representation is output. The mining may be used for diagnosis related groupings. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275732 | Using patterns of medical treatment codes to determine when further medical expertise is called for - A technique for using ICD-9 and CPT codes in an individual's medical records to determine a particular manner in which a medical condition of an individual should be dealt with. The medical records are analyzed for a pattern of the medical treatment codes that is associated with the particular manner of dealing with the medical condition and an indication of the pattern's existence is provided. In one embodiment, the analysis is used to determine whether and what kind of specialist is required. The analysis may be performed when the diagnosis of the condition is uncertain, when the treatment of the condition is uncertain, when the treatment has resulted in further problems, or when the patient is not responding to the treatment. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275733 | Method for evaluation of patient identification - A method and a software product is described for managing the evolution of changes and updates to a patient identification system. In a patient identification system, the data may have errors or inconsistencies which preclude automatic matching of the data for an input data record, representing a person being admitted to a hospital, with a patient object in a data base, the patient object representing a unique individual. The method includes identifying the input data records that cannot be automatically matched, and manually matching the records to objects. The manual steps are recorded and used to develop updates to the software product. The input data is again processed by the patient identification method and the amount of improvement in, or the error in, the association is used to determine when the updated software may be installed. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275734 | Method and Apparatus for Picture Archiving Communication System With STAT Workflow - A method for medical scan archiving and notifying medical professionals of a need for evaluation of the medical scan, having a capability to identify emergency condition data for medical patients and notify appropriate personnel of the emergency data pending within the system. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275735 | Method of Picture Archiving Communication System Messaging Intelligent Update Mechanism - A system and method for medical scan archiving and notifying medical professionals of a need for evaluation of the medical scan, having the steps of enrolling a medical professional in a computer system, the enrolling of the medical professional including a medical professional type, gathering medical data from the patient, entering the medical data gathered from the patient, an urgency type for the patient, and a medical data type for the patient into a data archival system, evaluating the urgency type for the patient related to the medical data, conducing a broadcast message to a medical professional with a medical professional type corresponding to the medical data type when the urgency type corresponds to a need for immediate reading of the medical data for the patient and retrieving the broadcast message to the medical professional and conducting a replacement broadcast when the urgency type of the medical data changes from a first state to a second state. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275736 | System of Picture Archiving and Communication System With Message Broadcasting Mechanism - A method for medical scan archiving and notifying medical professionals of a need for evaluation of the medical scan, having the steps of enrolling a medical professional in a computer system, the enrolling of the medical professional including a medical professional type, gathering medical data from the patient, entering the medical data gathered from the patient, an urgency type for the patient, and a medical data type for the patient into a data archival system, evaluating the urgency type for the patient related to the medical data, and conducing a broadcast message to a medical professional with a medical professional type corresponding to the medical data type when the urgency type corresponds to a need for immediate reading of the medical data for the patient. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275737 | INSURANCE ESTIMATING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a computerized method and system for estimating treatment costs for a health care product and/or service for a health care patient. The estimate of health care costs is calculated before the patient is discharged from the facility providing the health care product or service. The estimate of health care costs may also be performed prior to any treatment or admission to the health care facility of the health care patient. The estimate of treatment costs may include a patient payable amount that estimates the cost of the health care product/service that will be the patient's responsibility. The health care patient may be billed for the health care product or service prior to discharging the health care patient and/or prior to providing the health care product or service to the health care patient. If desired, a loan for the estimated patient payable amount may be arranged and/or provided to the health care patient to pay for the patient's portion of the cost for the health care product and/or service. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275738 | APPARATUS, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESCRIBING, ADMINISTERING AND MONITORING A TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR A PATIENT - A treatment Device is provided which enables a Doctor/Pharmacist to provide patient specific instructions in a textual format to a patient. The instructions are converted by a speech synthesizer provided in the Device into an audibly perceptible format. When configured as a hand-held unit, the Device may store a plurality of medications. Upon activation or automatically, instructions saved in the device are communicated to a patient/user via various audible, visual and/or tactile indicators. The instructions are provided to the device via a Platform which enables Doctors and Pharmacists input instructions into the Platform, which, via a Platform interface, are saved into a storage device provided in the Device. In an additional embodiment, a removable medication dispensing cartridge is provided which facilitates the controlled and automatic dispensing of a medication to a patient based upon a treatment schedule. Patient compliance information with a treatment schedule may be provided by the Device. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275739 | TREATMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and a method for managing patient treatment stores in the database a patient history for each patient including data related to observations, test results, diagnoses, treatment regimen(s) and a treatment plan associated with the patient. The treatment plan is administered to the patient and medical device operating data related to the tasks of the associated treatment regimen is stored in the database. A reminder is issued if a task associated with the treatment regimen is not completed on time and the effectiveness of the treatment regimen is evaluated based upon the data stored in the database so that only effective treatment regimens are retained in the system. The system performs treatment planning, treatment monitoring, hospital monitoring healthcare insurance billing, patient billing, research and analysis support, supply chain management and personnel scheduling. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080281636 | Compliance data for health-related procedures - Exemplary embodiments provide a verification technique that facilitates administration of a health-related procedure to an intended recipient patient or group of patients. An interface template or signal protocol may be configured to establish suitable matching between the patient and various types of objects used to administer the health-related procedure. In some embodiments real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. In some instances the monitoring data is processed to determine compliance or non-compliance based on comparison of the health-related procedure with a predetermined benchmark standard. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080281637 | System and Method of Automatically Displaying Patient Information - Systems and methods of automatically or semi-automatically loading patient chart information onto a patient room computer system. The systems and methods involve using the patient room computer system to obtain patient identifying information, then requesting the patient chart from a primary computer system. Upon receiving the patient chart from the primary computer system, the invention relates to displaying the patient chart on the patient room computer system. Obtaining the patient information may occur in several ways. For instance, since a patient is typically associated with a specific room within the healthcare facility, the act of obtaining patient information may involve determining the room identification for the patient and using the room identification, requesting the patient chart associated with the room. In an embodiment, the room identification information is transmitted to the patient room computer system automatically upon entering the room, e.g., by using cellular telephone technology. In another embodiment, the patient room computer system has bar-code reading capabilities and thus reads a bar-code, either as part of the room providing room information as part of the patient providing patient identification information independent of room information. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080281638 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING, DOCUMENTING, AND PREDICTING FALL-RELATED ACTIVITIES - The system and methods disclosed enable health-care providers to more accurately predict, monitor, report, and organize health-care events for a plurality of patients. Each patient is provided a fall-detecting device configured to transmit a message indicative of a patient status to a host device maintained by a health-care provider. When the host device receives such a message, the host device creates and stores new patient status data and suitably communicates the information contained in the message to a user. Additionally, the host device generates and automatically populates certain data fields in a report. This automatic generation of reports enables health-care providers to more easily comply with government and local health-care reporting requirements. Based on the accumulated data received from fall-detecting devices and external sources, the system and methods disclosed calculate fall-risk assessments for each patient, enabling the health-care provider to more accurately predict falls to prevent such fall-related activities and/or minimize resulting injuries. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080281639 | REAL-TIME EVIDENCE- AND GUIDELINE-BASED RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT CARE - A system and method for providing feedback to a patient caregiver is provided that receives information on a periodic basis, such as every hospital shift, performs a parametric analysis on the treatment given with known standards that are stored in a database, and generates a report that identifies whether the care that is being given is consistent or inconsistent with the guidelines. A source of the guidelines is provided so that a physician can consult with the source information, if desired. The patient data may be entered in by the caregiver, and the feedback may be provided to the caregiver, via a portable device, such as a mobile telephone or PDA (personal digital assistant). | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080288288 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE RULES FOR CLINICAL LAB RESULTS - A computer-based method for generating rules for a clinical decision support system includes displaying a selected lab result for a patient, receiving a command from a user to create a rule using the selected lab result, and displaying questions and receiving answers from the user concerning future values of the selected lab result and/or trends of the selected lab result. The method further includes generating a rule for notifying the user based upon the future values of the selected lab result and/or trends of the selected lab result, in accordance with the received answers from the user. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080288289 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - Method and system for providing generating an orthodontic treatment data package, generating a patient identifier associated with the orthodontic treatment data package, transmitting the generated orthodontic treatment data package to a remote site, encoding the patient identifier and disposing the encoded patient identifier on a housing of an orthodontic treatment container are provided. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080288290 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING HEALTH INSURANCE EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS - A system and method for generating a health insurance explanation of benefits for a patient is provided for receiving one or more adjudicated claims from a health insurance company; analyzing the one or more claims in relation to patient information stored in a patient records database; and generating a personalized message to the patient about the patient's health care based on the stored patient information and the adjudicated claims. The personalized message, applied to an EOB generation system associated with the health insurance company, forms a part of an enhanced EOB to be provided to the patient. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080288291 | Digital Signature, Electronic Record Software and Method - A method and system for managing patient care includes electronically recording medical and demographic information of a patient and developing and electronically recording with the same software program an assessment of the patient including a plan of treatment having defined objectives and goals. Progress notes are periodically entered with the software program. The software program generates prompts for specific data to be input into each progress note. The prompts are automatically generated by the software program based on at least one of the recorded plan of treatment and defined objectives and goals. The progress notes are authenticated and electronically recorded and date stamped by the software program via digital signature and biometric verification such that, after the progress note is recorded, the progress note cannot be altered. Patient progress is tracked with the software program via automated comparisons of the progress notes and the objectives and goals of the plan of treatment. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080288292 | System and Method for Large Scale Code Classification for Medical Patient Records - A method for training classifiers for ICD-9 patient codes includes providing a set of documents regarding patient hospital visits, combining the documents for each patient visit to create a hospital visit profile, defining a feature as an ngram with a frequency of occurrence greater or equal to a predetermined value that does not appear in a standard list of ngrams, processing the profiles to remove redundancy at a paragraph level and perform tokenization and sentence splitting, performing feature selection, randomly dividing the documents into training, validation, and test sets, and training a set of binary classifiers using a weighted ridge regression, each binary classifier targeting a single ICD-9 code using the training set, wherein each classifier is adapted to determining a specific ICD-9 code by analyzing a patient's hospital records. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080288293 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL HEALTH SERVICES - A system and method for allowing health providers and patients to communicate from a remote location independent of physical location is disclosed. Health codes are provided to a health provider after the health provider registers with an online website. The code allows the provider access to a medical records database. A patient health code is further established, such that the patient is also allowed access to the medical records database, whereby an interactive communication means is provided for consultations and diagnoses regarding the records of the database. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080288294 | PUBLISHER GATEWAY SYSTEMS FOR COLLABORATIVE DATA EXCHANGE, COLLECTION, MONITORING AND/OR ALERTING - A Publisher source of healthcare data is configured to communicate with an Internet-based data sharing system, the Publisher comprising a Publisher Gateway configured to electronically receive patient data from a plurality of data input sources, automatically correlate data from the plurality of input sources associated with respective patients into respective electronic patient data records having electronically searchable data fields, and electronically store the patient data records in a Publisher database. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080294461 | Checking and Verifying Blood Screening Data - A computer-implemented method verifies data from an electronic blood screen panel. Blood screening data is extracted from the electronic blood screen panel into a first data summary. The first data summary includes a lot number and expiration date, a donor number, and a number of negative reactions in each row and column in the panel. A user is queried to manually enter a second data summary. The second data summary includes the lot number and expiration date, the donor number, and the number of negative reactions in each row and column in the panel. The first and second data summaries are compared. A first security code is generated according to an algorithm based on current blood screening data incorporated into the first data summary. The first security code is appended to the electronic blood screen panel when the first and second data summaries match. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080294462 | System, Method, And Apparatus Of Facilitating Web-Based Interactions Between An Elderly And Caregivers - Systems, methods and apparatuses of facilitating web-based interactions between an elderly and caregivers are described in this application. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of providing care through facilitating interactions between a set of service subscribers including an elderly and one or more caregivers, via an online networking platform. One embodiment can include, receiving data provided by one or more remote users, the data to be provided to a local user based on a time frame indicated by a request generated by the one or more remote users, providing the data to the local user via a network connection, the data to be displayed on a display screen to be provided to the local user, receiving data provided by the local user to be transmitted to the one or more remote users, and/or transmitting the data provided by the local user to the one or more remote users via the network connection, upon receiving a request generated by the local user, the one or more remote users being a caregiver and wherein the local user being the elderly | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080294463 | SYSTEM-DETERMINED INDICATION FOR FACILITATING THE CONVERSION OF MEDICATION CLAIMS TO ACTIVE MEDICATIONS - Systems and methods are provided for facilitating the conversion of medication claims to active medications by identifying medication claims that correspond with medications that a patient may be currently taking. In one method, medication claims data corresponding with a number of medication claims is accessed. A determination is made for each medication claim whether the medication claim corresponds with a medication that the patient is currently taking. The medication claims are presented with an indication provided for each medication claim determined to correspond with a current medication for the patient. A clinician may then review the medication claims and easily identify and select medication claims for conversion to active medications. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080294464 | CONVERTING MEDICATION CLAIMS TO ACTIVE MEDICATIONS - Systems and methods are provided for accessing medication claims data and converting medication claims to active medications. In one method, medication claims data corresponding with a number of medication claims is accessed. The medication claims may then be presented to a clinician, who may manually review and determine the claims that a patient may currently be taking. Accordingly, a medication claim may be selected and converted to an active medication. A clinician may wish to convert a medication claim to an active medication for record purposes, such as for interaction checking, for example, and/or may wish to convert a medication claim to an active medication to manage the medication for the patient. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080294465 | LARGE-SCALE INFORMATION COLLECTION AND MINING - The methods/systems described herein facilitate large-scale data collection and aggregation. One exemplary system that facilitates large-scale reporting of health-related data comprises a data collection component, a database and an aggregation component. The data collection component can collect health-related data on a large-scale from a non-selected population. The database can store at least some of the health-related data. The aggregation component can facilitate automatically ascertaining at least one pattern from the health-related data at least in part by applying one or more statistical, data-mining or machine-learning techniques to the database. One exemplary method of extracting health observations from information obtained on a macro-scale comprises receiving information about a plurality of self-selected subjects, pooling the information, mining the pooled information at least in part by employing a data-mining algorithm to infer one or more health observations from the pooled information, and monetizing the one or more health observations. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080300922 | Electronic medical documentation - A system for electronic medical documentation receives a patient identifier and patient healthcare information from a user, associates the patient healthcare information with the patient identifier, and stores the patient healthcare information in an intermediate database. The system receives a command from the user and, upon receipt of the command, communicates the patient healthcare information from the intermediate database to an electronic medical record database according to a protocol that enables the electronic medical record database to store the patient healthcare information as a caregiver note in an electronic medical record pertaining to the patient identifier. The intermediate database may include patient information received from the electronic medical record database and relating only to current patients, and may be stored on a wireless handheld computing device. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080306769 | POS PRINTING TRIGGERED BY PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION ORDERS - The invention provides a computer implemented system and method for printing at a POS, comprising: | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080306770 | Systems and methods for disease control and management - Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for providing disease management. In one implementation, a system develops a treatment recommendation for a patient based on patient data. The system may receive patient data, execute a basic model of the physiological system of the patient to generate a modified model for the patient based on the patient data, perform a statistical analysis of the patient data to detect data excursions of the parameter values; use the modified model to determine factors causing the data excursions; and use the model to develop a treatment recommendation to ameliorate negative effects of the disease. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080306771 | Care Plan Update Management - A care plan management system ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080306772 | System and Method for Providing a Personal Internet of Objects and Information - A system and method are described for managing a personal Internet of objects and information, and applying the information to enhance the quality of daily activities such as situations where personal medical information is required but otherwise not available. The device can be used for performing various functions, such as re-ordering medication, keeping track of valuable objects, locating missing objects, performing authenticated financial transactions, contacting service providers to report failures and scheduling appointments. An information gathering module collects and organizes data on objects in partially pre-configured templates on a Personal Internet Card (PIC) embedded in an electronic device. Templates determine how that data is applied in the real world, and keep track of usage. Data collection by the PIC can be through wireless means or hardwire communication. A PIC-enabled device could apply the information and specific knowledge of objects in a manner that enhances the daily activities of its owner. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080306773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL RECORDS - A method, computer program product, and system for receiving a request, from an individual, for one or more medical records concerning a person/patient. At least a first portion of the one or more medical records is requested from a first medical services provider. The at least a first portion of the one or more medical records is obtained from the first medical services provider. The availability of the at least a first portion of the one or more medical records is enabled to the individual. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080306774 | Methods and apparatus for digital audio, video, and data player and recorder and business method of managing medical information on a branded data storage device - A credit card sized digital storage device and data system and method of marketing same pertaining to health care information, a memory and processor for processing digital data, an output on the card for converting and transmitting the digital data for video output, a set of touch sensitive controls on the planar surface of the card, a modifiable planar surface for placement of graphics, and electrical access to the memory and processor for upload and download of the digital content. A preferred embodiment includes memory storage of a patient's pertinent medical information for retrieval, addition and use by medical personnel. A preferred embodiment includes wireless transmitter or a USB connector for physical connection to a computing device. The device may also be used for branding and facilitating interrelationships between patient, medical providers and others involved in health care. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080306775 | Electronic Agenda with Weight Management Function - A weight management system ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080312964 | System and Method for Electronic Home Health Care - The present invention relates to a system and method for managing the business of providing home health care. It facilitates the matching of a health care worker to a client based upon the attributes the health care worker possesses and how those attributes match the needs of a client. In addition there is provided a component for the creation and generation of smart forms which allow the health care worker to enter and track information on visits to a client via a computing device. The completed forms then being accessible for billing and data mining. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080312965 | MEDICAL COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE BASED SYSTEM AND COMPUTER WRITEABLE MEDIUM - A software based medical compliance system including a physician accessible computer in communication with an electronic medical records (EMR) database for storing, in digitized form, a patient's medical information including at least a prescription medication portfolio. A plurality of software template screens link the physician computer to the EMR database and provide an ability to upload medication related information. A process server is in operative communication with the EMR database and receives a packet of digitized information incorporating any subset amount of information relative to the patient. The process server issues a wireless communication to a suitable patient accessible device relative to the packet of information. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080312966 | Rx SCAN SOFTWARE COMPONENT SUCH AS FOR INCORPORATION INTO A MEDICAL COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE BASED SYSTEM & COMPUTER WRITEABLE MEDIUM - A prescription software component, optionally incorporated into a physician accessible and updatable database of patient medical information and which, in cooperation with an interactive process server, issues a wireless medication reminder message to a patient. The prescription component to the program can operate as either a sub-component of the medical compliance system or can function as a stand-alone program and provides a readily accessible list of patient medications, allowing for updates to be made by a physician or authorized health care provider and incorporated into the patient's list of medications, such as via the Internet on a secured company hosted website, without the patient being required to schedule an office visit. The medications list can include, in non-limiting fashion, brand/generic name of medication, strength (mg), frequency of dosing, instructions, start/end date for pharmaceutical therapy, number of authorized refills, known allergies, etc. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080312967 | COMPREHENSIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTAKE SCREENING AND MEDICAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT - A system and method for providing health care services, such as medical intake screening and follow-up patient care, including management of medical records and access to patient information for incarcerated individuals. Data regarding medical information collected during an initial intake and screening process and subsequent physical examination may be inputted into a data repository. Triggers based upon the specific data entered may generate alerts for follow up medical care. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080319794 | HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES USING PHONE - A method for storage and access to patient information over a payment processing network is disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes receiving an authentication response message indicating that a requester is authorized to receive medical information, collecting medical information from various medical institutions via a payment processing network, storing the collected medical information at a central location, and providing specific medical information to the requester from the stored collected medical information. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319795 | System and methods for detection and identification of chemical substances - The invention provides a system and methods for centralized collection and verification of controlled substance/pharmaceutical waste. The invention provides a system and methods that replace the witness's co-signature with a process of centralized pharmacy controlled substance validation. In this process, the administering health care practitioner or nurse will give the medication to the patient and return the wasted portion of the dose to a secured storage area for a centralized pharmacy to pickup. The collected doses are then validated at the centralized pharmacy. Validation can include determining the composition, concentration, amount and type of drug. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319796 | MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LIFEOTYPES - The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and monitoring at least on attribute of the at least one lifeotype of the at least one individual, informing at least one medical decision based on the analysis, delivering a compatibility assessment to at least one individual based on the analysis, or delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319797 | Chronic Illness Goal Management - A health management system includes a plurality of goal modules ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319798 | PERSONALIZED MEDICAL INFORMATION CARD AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SAME - A method for managing an individual's personal medical information includes creating an online medical information record which contains the individual's stored personal medical information, providing the individual with a physical credit card sized card which includes the individual's key medical information from the individual's online medical information record that would be most needed in times of medical emergency and directions for accessing the individual's online medical information record, enabling the individual to update his or her online medical information record with the individual's most recent medical information; and enabling the individual and others to view a read only version of the individual's online medical information record. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319799 | System and method for storing medical data - A method for uploading of a user's medical data to a portable device includes receiving a request for storage of medical data to a portable device and collecting medical data from a plurality of sources. The data is converted to a uniform format for storage on the portable device. At least one user input is received relating to the organization of the medical data into at least one first emergency layer of data representing a first category of information and at least one second secured layer of data representing a second category of information, where the first and second layers of data are an organized medical data. A communication to the user is generated for uploading their organized medical data to the portable device. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319800 | Method for the construction and utilization of a medical records system - A method for the construction and utilization of a medical records system capable of providing a continuous data stream of epidemiological data to the records system via kits provided to the symptomatic population to obtain and record an epidemiological profile in a searchable database by applying data mining or automated intelligence techniques whereby, when a valid epidemiological profile is established in the database, automated diagnosis and prescription of treatment may be had for patients presenting similar symptoms. Knowledge discovery techniques may further operate on the database to provide suggested courses of treatment for a virtual class of patients, epidemic threat awareness, and knowledge of drug resistance mutations by a pathogen without direct query of the database. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090006131 | Electronic medical record-influenced data acquisition, processing, and display system and method - The acquisition, reconstruction, processing, analysis, display and visualization of imaging data in a medical diagnostic context is influenced by information stored in an electronic medical record. The electronic medical record may include past imaging information, as well as parameter settings, protocol identifications, and any other information extracted from the previous imaging data or derived from that data. The EMR may also include non-imaging data, such as clinical data, and results of various examinations performed of a non-imaging type. Based upon the information in the electronic medical record, recommendations of future imaging may be made, as well as recommendations of protocols, and techniques for acquisition, reconstruction, processing, analysis, display and visualization. The information in the EMR may be used directly for setting imaging system parameters in future imaging acquisition and post-acquisition processing. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006132 | Patient-specific electronic medical record and method for making same - A patient-specific electronic medical record may include past imaging information, as well as parameter settings, protocol identifications, and any other information extracted from the previous imaging data or derived from such data. The EMR may also include non-imaging data, such as clinical data, and results of various examinations performed of a non-imaging type. The electronic medical record may be used for a range or purposes, such as diagnosing patient conditions, recommending treatments, recognition of at-risk patients for pre-emptive and reactive care, and so forth. Moreover, the information in the EMR may be used directly for setting imaging system parameters in future imaging acquisition and post-acquisition processing. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006133 | PATIENT INFORMATION INPUT INTERFACE FOR A THERAPY SYSTEM - A patient interface for a therapy system allows a patient to input information that characterizes at least one patient event or condition and from which therapy information can be determined. The patient interface may illustratively be formed by developing a patient model that is configured to simulate the patient's physiological response to the at least one patient event or condition, collecting patient-specific information over time that relates to actual occurrences of the at least one patient event or condition, and defining a graphical interface, based on the patient model and on the collected patient-specific information, that maps input from the patient of the information that characterizes the at least one patient event or condition to corresponding therapy information. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006134 | Referencing of patient-related information in a distributed medical system - A method, a system and a computer program product are disclosed for referencing medical electronically available patient-related data records which are stored in a distributed manner in a computer-based network, including a multiplicity of computer-based entities. In at least one embodiment, a request for patient-related data records is generated on the basis of an original identifier and is sent to an index server. By accessing a table, the index server checks whether entries or data records are stored for the respective patient in the respective repository. If so, it inserts this reference to the storage location into the result. The request is forwarded from index server to index server until all index servers have been processed, so that the end result can be forwarded to the requesting workstation with all references to requested patient-related data records. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090012815 | System and Method For Rapid and Secure Introduction of New Drugs, Medications and Therapies, From Clinical Trials Into General Healthcare - An Internet-based ‘Condition Monitoring System’ containing ‘Validated Treatment Plans’ for implementing new drugs and medications into clinical trials and then into the sophisticated infrastructure of large hospitals, as well as into the low-end daily care of general practitioners for individual patients at home. The method comprises an Internet-based server and communication platform with a ‘Best-Treatment Knowledge Base’ managing search and access into ‘Validated Treatment Plans’ and other cases, and different modules like a ‘Personalization’ module, a ‘Condition Monitoring’ module, a ‘Supervision’ module, an ‘Evaluation’ module, and an ‘Editor’ module, in which reports are entered into the database enlarging the knowledge and the number of cases to select from. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLINICAL ANALYSIS INTEGRATION SERVICES - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for organizing and querying patient data by a clinical information system via a clinical analysis integration service. Certain embodiments provide an electronic patient data system for exchanging electronic patient data between a data repository and a clinical system. The electronic patient data system includes an electronic data repository configured to aggregate and store patient-related data. The electronic data repository is accessible to and searchable by a plurality of clinical systems via a clinical analysis integration service. The system also includes a clinical analysis integration service providing data from the electronic data repository to one or more clinical systems in response to a query from a clinical system. In certain embodiments, one or more clinical systems may provide feedback to the electronic data repository and engage in an iterative dialog. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CROSS ENTERPRISE DATA SHARING IN A HEALTHCARE SETTING - A method and system for sharing charts associated with a first patient among system entities within a networked system wherein different entities maintain different charts for the first patient, the method comprising the steps of at each of at least a subset of the entities and for the first patient, when a chart is generated, generating a release authorization (RA) token for the chart, maintaining an RA token list including all of tokens received for the first patient from any other system entities, when a token is received from another entity, using the received token to access a chart associated with the received token that is stored at another entity and when a requesting entity requests a chart associated with the first patient, providing the chart along with the RA token list associated with the first patient to the requesting entity. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012818 | DISPENSING MEDICATION AND VERIFYING PROPER MEDICATION USE - Methods, systems, computer program products, and data structures are used for dispensing medication and verifying proper medication use. Medication of a purported type and dosage is dispensed into an individualized patient medication dispensing cup. The cup includes a bar code that associates a designated patient with the dispensed medication. The cup is placed on a network connected scale. Through network communication the scale accesses medication and patient information. From the accessed information (e.g., medication weight data), the scale determines if it is appropriate to administer the dispensed medication to the designated patient and visual indicates the determination. When it is appropriate to administer the medication, it is transported on a secure cart to a patient location. Sensors (e.g., RFID or ultrasound) detect if the dispensed medication is prescribed for the patient at the patient location. When a medication error is detected at any time during dispensing or administration of medication, staff members are alerted. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012819 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC HOSPITAL FORM COMPLETION - Certain embodiments provide a portable, handheld electronic input device and method of use for completing an electronic clinical form and transmitting electronic clinical form data to an external system. The device includes an adaptable, insertable electronic form requesting information related to at least one of a patient and patient care. The device also includes an input mechanism for providing information to complete the electronic form at the portable electronic input device. The input mechanism includes a keyboard, voice recognition software, handwriting recognition software, a touchscreen and/or a stylus enabling a user to input, output, search for, and retrieve information via the device. The device further includes a communication port for transmitting the electronic form and information. The electronic form, in conjunction with the device, provides policy information to a user and guides a user in completing the form using at least one of audio guidance and visual guidance. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012820 | Medication dose administration and inventory management - A system for managing administration of prescribed medications to patients is disclosed. The system includes a server for receiving prescription fill requests which are based on prescriptions for the prescribed medications, and for causing uniquely identifiable medication packages to be produced based on the prescription fill requests and in conformity with the prescriptions. Each medication package contains a single dose of at least one of the prescribed medications. The server is further for receiving and maintaining medication package records specifying the contents of each particular medication package. The system includes an interface for providing access to the prescriptions and the medication package records for validating administration of the prescribed medications to the patients. Each single dose of prescribed medication is uniquely identifiable by identifying the medication package containing that single dose and by accessing the medication package records specifying the contents of that medication package. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012821 | MANAGEMENT OF LIVE REMOTE MEDICAL DISPLAY - A system and method of locally displaying multiple items of medical information from at least one remote medical system having an output display. The method includes assembling the multiple items of medical information from the output display of at least one remote medical systems into a composite display having regions corresponding to the multiple items of medical information. Video data for the composite display is communicated over a network to a local display. Video data corresponding to the regions of the display are treated differently to provide a composite display with regions of different image quality. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012822 | MEDICAL RECORDS, DOCUMENTATION, TRACKING AND ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM - The new system provides: automatic incorporation of dictated text; medical records summary generation in medical English text; parsing dictation to data; prephrased text; automatic generation of medical record as consequence of data entry; automatic notation of allergies, significant medical conditions and pregnancy; pregnancy linking, automatically; security card—close on pull; multi-look grease board; outstanding orders listing for all patients in the department; department layout; room selection excludes occupied rooms; nurses notes to text; nurses notes from physician orders to nurses; lab request screen shows all previously ordered labs; therapeutics; ACLS recording; lacerations; doctor specific prescriptions and medication orders; review of systems; coding level alerts differential diagnosis—filter to sex and age; diagnosis—fractures to text; doctor interval reexamination; patient instructions predicated on what was done; patient instruction video on demand; patient informed consent video on demand; video teleconferencing; electronic signatures; automatic backup and incremental backup with system on-line; critical management reports; and automatic research data extraction. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090018871 | Consumer-driven pre-production vaccine reservation system and methods of using a vaccine reservation system - The present inventive subject matter relates to an automated, consumer-driven, pre-production, seasonal vaccine reservation system for facilitating the efficient production, distribution, and/or administration of health-critical, long-production-lead-time seasonal vaccines, or other pharmacological agents, whereby use of such a consumer-driven vaccine reservation system provides a highly effective means for substantially ensuring or guaranteeing that consumer demand for seasonal vaccine can be fully and consistently met, but without subjecting the producers of vaccine and/or other cognizant parties associated with the healthcare industry to undue financial risk. In addition to the physical elements comprising such a consumer-driven vaccine reservation system, the present invention also represents various unique operational methods for accurately matching seasonal vaccine supply with seasonal consumer demand, thereby substantially facilitating production, distribution, and/or timely administration of vaccine. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090018872 | WARRANTY METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention compensates loss resulting from unexpected outcome of service or unanticipated product performance. A consumer is provided an option to purchase a warranty prior to or during product purchase or service engagement, the warranty offering pre-determined levels of award calculated from a probabilistic, multi-variable process. Each level of award is associated with a warranty purchase price and a degree of variation of actual outcome from expected outcome. For medical services, variables could include age and gender of the patient, skill level and history of the doctor, quality of the hospital, difficulty of the procedure, type of medical equipment used, prior condition of the patient, geographic location and patient profile. The warranty could require the physician to provide additional medical or surgical care, without charge, to optimize actual outcome prior to granting an award. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090024413 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MANAGE CROSS INSTITUTIONAL MAMMA CARCINOMA CARE PLANS - A system and method dynamically update the status of a care plan to be performed at different locations. Worksteps of the care plan may be performed at a number dispersed medical facilities and/or specialists. Data regarding a workstep may be locally entered at the facility that performs the workstep. A virtual representation of the care plan may then be updated, and subsequently remotely accessed via a communications network by other medical facilities to view the current status of the care plan. For instance, before a current workstep is performed, medical personnel may view textual information detailing and images acquired during the performance of a previous workstep performed at a different facility. As a result, an effective and efficient means of transferring information regarding the patient and care plan among medical facilities is provided. Additionally, the performance of each medical facility and individual specialist may be evaluated and the results displayed. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024414 | Analytical methods and software product for automated health care information systems - A computer software application and methods for facilitating analysis of clinical data (e.g., patient or patient care information) stored in a clinical database is disclosed. The application includes a process extracting clinical data from the clinical database and loading the extracted data into an analytics database. The application further configures the analytics database in accordance with a data model that is optimized for business intelligence reporting tools, e.g., in the form of multidimensional data cubes which can be derived from tables of data. The application further includes procedures (e.g., SQL procedures) for applying clinically related logical rules to the clinical data and storing flags associated with the logical rules in the analytics database. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024415 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL FACILITY BIOMETRIC PATIENT INTAKE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS - A biometric check-in and physiological measurement method and device provides a more convenient and comfortable check-in and physiological measurement process for the patient. With a scan of a part of the patient's body, the patient can be checked-in as well as have his blood pressure, body temperature, and heart rate measured. This method and device also reduces the number of receptionist, nurses, and exam rooms needed in a medical facility, thereby reducing staffing and facility costs. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024416 | Healthcare Medical Information Management System - 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. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024417 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - This invention relates to electronic medical records and in particular records that are owned, managed, and controlled by a patient or a person with appropriate authorization to act for the patient, and, in particular, to the establishment and management of a PHR (electronic personal health record) for efficient and effective presentation to a user. The invention also relates to creating structured medical information within the PHR and the differential presentation of that information such that immediate determinations of reliability can be made on the quality and accuracy of the medical information. Further, the invention relates to a PHR that is apportioned into active and inactive area such that only active portions are viewed by health-care providers who are granted routine access. This maximizes the information presented to the provider and minimizes the provider's need to review non-relevant and/or especially sensitive information. The invention also provides for archived files for the maintenance of PHR information. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024418 | SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING RADIOLOGY REPORTS - A method of generating a patient report, comprising: presenting an operator with an on screen menu of standardized types of reports; having the operator select a standardized type of report from the on screen menu of standardized types of reports; presenting the operator with an on screen organ list corresponding to the selected standardized type of report; for each organ, presenting the operator with a menu of standard medical descriptions corresponding to the organ; having the operator determine a medical description corresponding to each organ; and outputting a patient report describing the medical description of each organ. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090030725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING A PLURALITY OF PRESCRIPTION REFILLS TO MULTIPLE ALIGNMENT DATES - The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions to a plurality of alignment dates, such that a plurality of selected prescriptions require refills on each of the plurality of alignment dates, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030726 | Method for Clinical Analyses of the Comparative Type - A method for clinical analyses of the comparative type, comprising the following steps:
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| 20090030727 | System and User Interface for Acquisition and Storage of Patient Medical Insurance Data - A system is integrated with a hospital information system (HIS) to provide patient health insurance information identifying patient medical insurance eligibility coverage by sorting and parsing batched electronic transaction message data to provide information to an HIS to facilitate accurate billing and account follow up. A system acquires patient medical insurance coverage identification data for use in medical reimbursement claim generation. An acquisition processor acquires medical insurance coverage information associating medical insurance coverage identifiers with corresponding patient identifiers for multiple different patients. A display processor initiates generation of data representing at least one display image for presenting an acquired medical insurance coverage identifier and corresponding patient identifier and enabling a user to initiate storage of the medical insurance coverage identifier in a record associated with the patient identifier in a healthcare information system. A communication processor initiates communication of the medical insurance coverage identifier for storage in the record associated with the patient identifier in a healthcare information system in response to a command received using the at least one display image. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030728 | MEDICAL SAFETY SYSTEM - An action storage unit stores medical action information including at least information about the instructor of a medical action, an instruction from the instructor, an executor who has executed an action in accordance with the instruction, and the action executed by the executor. A singular point extraction unit extracts information singular to a predetermined analysis target by statistically analyzing the predetermined analysis target of the medical action information. A report creation unit creates a report including at least an analysis result on the analysis target on the basis of the extracted singular information. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030729 | MEDICAL INFORMATION DEVICE SYSTEM - A medical information storage device, carried on the person of a user, comprises a watch having a flash drive with a user's pertinent medical records and a USB plug adapted to project from watch. The USB plug is connected to the flash drive and adapted to connect to a medical professional's computer so that the medical professional will have access to the person's medical records. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030730 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING A PATIENT IN COMPLYING WITH A MEDICAL REGIME - The invention relates to a method, system and dispensing device for assisting a patient in complying with a medical regimen. The system includes an electronic dispensing device to be used by the patient which comprises a device to obtain information about the regimen. A device registers operation of the dispensing device by the patient taking the medicines. A warning device reminds a patient of the regimen. A medicine packing station packs the medicine within a package in portions to be taken according to the regimen. A database stores information about the regimen. A service center is provided to assist when necessary. A communication network is provided for communication between the dispensing device and the service center and/or between the service center and the patient. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030731 | Method and apparatus for generating a patient quality assurance - The present invention provides a quality assurance system and method that generates a quality assurance (QA) scorecard for patients that use digital devices in a radiological-based medical imaging study. According to one embodiment, client computers, servers, imaging devices, databases, and/or other components may be coupled to provide a unified data collection system. According to one embodiment, systems and methods are provided that analyze various parameters that are derived from the unified data collection system to calculate a QA score for the patient. The QA score provides a combined subjective and objective feedback system that includes performance evaluations from other users, including clinicians, radiologists, technologists and administrators. According to one embodiment, the feedback may be provided in real-time. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030732 | Generating output data based on patient monitoring - Exemplary system and method embodiments may include real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient which is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. In some instances the monitoring data is processed to determine compliance or non-compliance based on comparison of the health-related procedure with a predetermined benchmark standard. Exemplary aspects of the monitoring data transmitted and/or received via one or more communication links may include updated confirmation of a patient identifier and verification of an updated parameter regarding administration of the health-related procedure. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030733 | Flexible glucose analysis using varying time report deltas and configurable glucose target ranges - A diabetes data management system selects variable threshold parameters to that are utilized in a report. A first low threshold glucose reading and a first high threshold glucose reading for a before meal event timeframe are selected. A second low threshold glucose reading and a second high threshold glucose reading are selected for an after meal event timeframe. The threshold readings are stored in a database. The diabetes data management system analyzes glucose behavior around meal events. The system receives a plurality of glucose readings for a time period, receives a first time range as a pre-meal analysis period for the first meal event and receives a second time range as a post-meal analysis period for the first meal event. The system creates a graph which highlights the pre-meal analysis period, the post-meal analysis period, and displays the plurality of glucose readings for the time period. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090037220 | Portable medical monitoring and diagnostic system - A patient care distribution and management system is provided. The system allows for the seamless roaming of a patient within a particular medical facility or between medical facilities. The system includes body area network (BAN) management agents which process data within specified parts of a defined operational remit of a medical facility, a BAN hub agent associated with each patient that communicates with a BAN management agent and stores patient data delivered thereto by medical telemetry monitor diagnostic devices (MTMDDs) connected to each patient. The essential feature of the system is that the BAN hub agent has relatively little processing power compared to the BAN management agent which feeds it with patient monitoring rules to monitor the patient condition and to enable the BAN hub agent to set off alarms etc. as required. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090037221 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZABLE PILL BOTTLE SLEEVES - Systems and methods for providing customizable sleeves for pill bottles, customizable adhesive attachments, customizable Post-it notes and methods for the manufacture thereof are provided. Also provided are methods of surveying pharmacists regarding the effect of customizable adhesive attachments to a pill bottle. The method may include using a digital computer to receive information relating to issues in implementation of a system for providing customizable adhesive attachments. The customizable adhesive attachments may be attached to the bottle. The adhesive attachments may be customizable with respect to at least two of 1) color; 2) content; and 3) texture. The method may further include using a digital computer to receive information relating to benefits obtained from the adhesive attachment. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090037222 | Clinical data file - Embodiments are provided for a patient data file menu and methods for creating the same. One embodiment includes a number of patient medical information items including a data type label and a position in a data file menu, a sequence of one or more tabs, where each tab represents a stage in a procedure, and where the patient medical information items are associated with the tab corresponding to the stage in the procedure to which the patient medical information item corresponds, treatment professional information in a treatment professional profile section of the file, and patient personal information in a patient profile section of the file. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090037223 | System and method for accessing patient history information in a health services environment using a human body graphical user interface - Methods and systems for accessing patient history information in a health services environment using a human body graphical user interface are presented. An exemplary computer-implemented method for accessing patient history information includes identifying established medical codes, which are associated with portions of the human body, from patient history information for a patient; mapping the patient history information to corresponding portions of the human body based on the identified established medical codes; and displaying the patient history information for the patient in accordance with the mapping using a human body graphical user interface (GUI). The human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the human body that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the human body associated with the established medical codes. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090037224 | RECORDS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT - An electronic device for aggregating electronic medical records, in which electronic medical records are aggregated from multiple electronic repositories and displayed as a single set of records. The multiple electronic repositories may store records for a particular patient using varying identifying/access information to facilitate anonymous access to the electronic medical records. Emergency medical services providers may be able to access medical records for a patient using the electronic device after being authenticated as a valid/licensed medical services provider. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090037225 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented system and method for managing and delivering workflow to a home healthcare service is disclosed. A processing interface is configured to communicate with and receive a request from an application. A request interpretation component converts the request to a standard format and a response formatting component is configured to convert a response to a format that a requesting application is configured to understand. Modules process the request to generate a response and to further process workflow resulting from the response or the request to generate workflow result. A storage platform stores the request, workflow, and workflow result. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090043608 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING COMPLIANCE RELATED SERVICES - A comprehensive medication management system is disclosed. The comprehensive medication management system offers a number of compliance related services that may be offered to patients in to improve medication therapy compliance. The system identifies compliance barriers facing individual patents and recommends services designed to overcome those barriers. The system further provides feedback to patients to document their progress. The system proactively identifies patients who may benefit from compliance services and blocks their transactions until the services are explained. The point of sale block may be expanded to other classes of patients so that the transactions of other classes of patients blocked and other messages delivered or some other customized interactions carried out. The medication management system may serve as a central repository of information about a patient's medication treatment program and the medication management system may provide quick and easy access to a patient's entire medication history to facilitate consultations between a pharmacist and the patient. The medication management system may generate lists of tasks for pharmacists to perform in order to deliver the compliance related services to individual patients. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TARGETED PATIENT COMMUNICATIONS - A comprehensive medication management system is disclosed. The comprehensive medication management system offers a number of compliance related services that may be offered to patients in to improve medication therapy compliance. The system identifies compliance barriers facing individual patents and recommends services designed to overcome those barriers. The system further provides feedback to patients to document their progress. The system proactively identifies patients who may benefit from compliance services and blocks their transactions until the services are explained. The point of sale block may be expanded to other classes of patients so that the transactions of other classes of patients blocked and other messages delivered or some other customized interactions carried out. The medication management system may serve as a central repository of information about a patient's medication treatment program and the medication management system may provide quick and easy access to a patient's entire medication history to facilitate consultations between a pharmacist and the patient. The medication management system may generate lists of tasks for pharmacists to perform in order to deliver the compliance related services to individual patients. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043610 | COMPREHENSIVE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A comprehensive medication management system is disclosed. The comprehensive medication management system offers a number of compliance related services that may be offered to patients in to improve medication therapy compliance. The system identifies compliance barriers facing individual patents and recommends services designed to overcome those barriers. The system further provides feedback to patients to document their progress. The system proactively identifies patients who may benefit from compliance services and blocks their transactions until the services are explained. The point of sale block may be expanded to other classes of patients so that the transactions of other classes of patients blocked and other messages delivered or some other customized interactions carried out. The medication management system may serve as a central repository of information about a patient's medication treatment program and the medication management system may provide quick and easy access to a patient's entire medication history to facilitate consultations between a pharmacist and the patient. The medication management system may generate lists of tasks for pharmacists to perform in order to deliver the compliance related services to individual patients. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043611 | INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT MEDICATION RECORD - A comprehensive medication management system is disclosed. The comprehensive medication management system offers a number of compliance related services that may be offered to patients in to improve medication therapy compliance. The system identifies compliance barriers facing individual patents and recommends services designed to overcome those barriers. The system further provides feedback to patients to document their progress. The system proactively identifies patients who may benefit from compliance services and blocks their transactions until the services are explained. The point of sale block may be expanded to other classes of patients so that the transactions of other classes of patients blocked and other messages delivered or some other customized interactions carried out. The medication management system may serve as a central repository of information about a patient's medication treatment program and the medication management system may provide quick and easy access to a patient's entire medication history to facilitate consultations between a pharmacist and the patient. The medication management system may generate lists of tasks for pharmacists to perform in order to deliver the compliance related services to individual patients. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043612 | Electronic Health Management System - A method and system of aggregating, integrating and reporting medical data for the purpose of encouraging the use of a health care program recommended to a patient by a health care provider, comprises maintaining a database of recommended health care actions by patient and health care provider; maintaining a database of recommended changes in recommended health care actions by patient and health care provider; requesting agreement by a health care provider to the recommended changes for at least one patient of that provider; communicating to that patient (1) the recommended changes and (2) the agreement by the health care provider to such recommended changes; maintaining a database of actual changes in recommended health care actions by health care provider; and delivering to at least certain of the health care providers an incentive to recommend health care actions that include the recommended changes. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043613 | Generating output data based on patient monitoring - Exemplary system and method embodiments may include real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient which is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. In some instances the monitoring data is processed to determine compliance or non-compliance based on comparison of the health-related procedure with a predetermined benchmark standard. Exemplary aspects of the monitoring data transmitted and/or received via one or more communication links may include updated confirmation of a patient identifier and verification of an updated parameter regarding administration of the health-related procedure. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090048870 | System and Apparatus for Medical Error Monitoring - An apparatus and system for providing improved monitoring errors in a medical setting. The apparatus includes a storage medium, display and scanner that allow medical personnel to quickly and reliably track and monitor samples collected from patients, such as information about the type, location, and timing of a collected sample. An unable to complete function labels incompletely collected samples or otherwise notifies the processing facility. Label sets and/or messages are generated to guide medical personnel when performing orders. Errors are linked to collection events for variance tracking. Temporary identifier labels are generated for containers and such when no order is pending. Order of draw procedures are communicated to medical personnel at the collection site. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090048871 | MOBILE WIRELESS MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The specification and drawing figures describe and show a system for medication management is disclosed, illustrated, and claimed that includes a mobile wireless communication instrument. A data processing system ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090048872 | Mental health expert system and method - An electronic solution which may be integrated into an existing patient database and billing system to provide risk assessments, clinical prompts, and treatment pathways in a behavioral healthcare environment. Furthermore, consultation and review features are provided to ensure leadership oversight and authorization of any activity. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090048873 | Method and system to manage coronary artery disease care - A system and method updates the status of an individual care plan to be performed at different locations. Worksteps of the care plan may be performed at a number dispersed medical facilities and/or specialists. Data regarding a workstep may be locally entered at the facility that performs the workstep. A data base of the individual care plan may then be updated, and subsequently remotely accessed via a communications network by other medical facilities to view the current status of the care plan. For instance, before a current workstep is performed, medical personnel may view textual information detailing and images acquired during the performance of a previous workstep performed at a different facility. As a result, an effective and efficient means of transferring information regarding the patient and care plan among medical facilities is provided. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090048874 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a medical information processing apparatus having a display section for displaying a medical image, when examination order information disagrees with accompanying information of the medical image, a user can promptly recognize it. According to an image examining apparatus | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090055221 | Health Profile Database Management System - Embodiments of the invention include a method of collecting and reporting quality of life data from a patient. A patient may participate in a collection of surveys during the course of disease treatment that are automatically tailored to the patient's disease state using multidimensional tools to generate quality of life metrics. Reports are generated from the aggregate data to aid in treatment of the patient by enhancing patient/healthcare provider communications, patient education and by giving the healthcare provider reports on quality of life metrics correlated to the prescribed treatments, comorbid diseases, disease specific and medication specific review of systems and patient compliance with the prescribed treatments. Further, data from multiple patients are aggregated for reports that can provide evaluations of the effect of prescribed treatments, reasons for patient non-compliance with prescribed treatments and the prevalence and effect of off-label use of medications. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090055222 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE MEDICAL RECORDS WITH EMERGENCY PASSWORD FEATURE - A method for maintaining personal health records of a user in manner that allows the personal health records to be accessed in an emergency while still allowing the user to control privacy is provided. The method includes providing a web site allowing the user to store a plurality of personal health records associated with the user and accessible through use of a password associated with the user, receiving instructions from the user to allow them to select a subset of the plurality of personal health records, the subset of the plurality of personal health records accessible through use of an emergency password, and making available the subset of the plurality of personal health records on the web site through use of the emergency password. An image of the user and the subset of health records may be displayed upon emergency login. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090055223 | Compliance data for health-related procedures - Exemplary embodiments provide a verification technique that facilitates administration of a health-related procedure to an intended recipient patient or group of patients. An interface template or signal protocol may be configured to establish suitable matching between the patient and various types of objects used to administer the health-related procedure. In some embodiments real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. In some instances the monitoring data is processed to determine compliance or non-compliance based on comparison of the health-related procedure with a predetermined benchmark standard. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090063189 | Intelligent medical chart capture system - A method of capturing and processing medical charts of a health care facility includes building a document capture template for types of documents used by the health care facility, forming a batch of medical charts including at least one medical chart that includes at least one document comprising at least one page. The pages of the medical chart are undivided from each other. The method includes scanning the pages of the batch of medical charts, recognizing characters of text marked on the pages of the medical charts, analyzing the text of the pages of the medical charts using the document capture template, dividing the scanned pages into at least two documents, assigning a document type to each of the at least two documents, and creating an index of the pages using the document types assigned to each of the at least two documents. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063190 | MEDICAL PERSONAL DISPLAY ASSISTANT GUIDE - A system and method of managing medical-related data includes at least one database comprising medical-related data, wherein the at least one database comprises a first module that stores and retrieves data relating to pharmaceutical drugs; a second module that stores and retrieves data relating to medical treatment protocols; a third module that stores and retrieves data relating to healthcare reimbursement data; a fourth module that stores and retrieves data relating to medical billing coding data; and a fifth module that stores and retrieves data relating to medical education data. Furthermore, at least one client system is operatively connected to the at least one database through a communications channel, wherein each of the at least one client system accesses all modules of the at least one database; consolidates data based on user instructions; and broadcasts the consolidated data. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063191 | Managing a patient injured in an emergency incident - A method and system employed by emergency responders to an emergency incident in the management of individuals injured in emergency incidents. An injured patient is tagged with a triage tag that has a bar code and an RFID inlay that identify the patient. At least one of the bar code and RFID inlay are scanned by a portable optical/electronic unit. As the patient is moved through various zones in which the condition of the patient is evaluated and, if necessary, the condition of the patient is treated, patient evaluation data is recorded in the in the portable optical/electronic unit and a command computer in association with patient identification data. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063192 | System and method of treating Tempro Mandibular Disorders utilizing a protocol of examinations, diagnostics, procedures and treatments to generate letters, reports and coded insurance claim forms to maximize benefit payments - An interactive system and a method for diagnosing, evaluating and treating the condition of Temporomandibular Disorder, where through a series of steps, consultations, procedures and protocols associated with individual appointments, information is gathered and entered into a database by a user through a personal computing device, which is added to or updated as treatment progresses in future appointments. The information gained during the appointments is used to generate printed or electronic reports, letters and insurance claim forms supporting the services rendered, reduce the errors involved in manual insurance claim form coding, supply consistent and proven successful treatment codes to insure payment, and which seek reimbursement from medical insurance coverage by the dentist as opposed to dental insurance coverage in order to maximize the benefits received and allow the patient to avail themselves of the generally higher coverage limits and lower deductibles associated with medical insurance. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063193 | Dashboard diagnostics for wireless patient communicator - Portable patient communicators (PPCs) comprise a first radio configured to communicate wirelessly with a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) associated with the PPC and a second radio configured to communicate wirelessly with a network. Memory is configured to store at least first information about wireless connectivity between the PPC and its associated PIMD. A processor is coupled to the memory and the first and second radios. A power source is configured to supply power to components of the PPC. The processor is configured to coordinate discontinuous communication between the PPC and its associated PIMD via the first radio and coordinate discontinuous communication between the PPC and the network via the second radio. The processor is configured to coordinate wireless transmission of the first information to a remote server via the network, and the remote server receives second information about wireless connectivity between each of the PPCs and the network. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063194 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND SYSTEMATIZING REHABILITATION DATA - A method for tracking an associated patient's progression through rehabilitation includes providing a database, providing a graphic user interface, establishing a functional work capacity for the associated patient, determining a workload based on the functional work capacity, acquiring data from the associated patients' rehabilitation exercises, entering the data into the database, creating a graphical representation of the data, and comparing the data with the workload. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063195 | MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM, MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT SERVER, AND MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT TERMINAL FOR SUPPORTING MEDICAL SERVICE - In the embodiment of the present invention, when identification information acquired from a drug or instrument to be used on a patient is not included in schedule information stored beforehand, a user is notified to confirm that the identification information is not included in the schedule information. After the notification is provided, in registering the acquired identification information as practice details, the name of a doctor who instructed to use the drug or instrument, which is different from the drug or instrument specified by schedule information, and the reason for the instruction are registered, while associated with the practice details. Accordingly, drugs or instruments necessary for patients can be used in an appropriate manner. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DENTAL CASE MANAGEMENT - A system and method of case management is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of managing dental cases is disclosed, the method comprising storing in a data storage, user information indicative of a plurality of users, storing in the data storage, patient information indicative of a plurality of dental patients to which access is granted to at least one of the users, storing in the data storage, case information indicative of a plurality of dental cases, each dental case relating to a single dental patient and to which access is granted to selected ones of the users, identifying a computer as being associated with a particular user, and, in response to a request from a computer identified as being associated with a particular user, transmitting information in the data storage to the computer to which access is granted to the particular user. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090070142 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING PATIENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method of providing patient information. The method includes requesting patient data, supplying the patient data using a mobile electronic device, storing the patient data to a memory associated with the mobile electronic device, and communicating the patient data to a remote data server. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070143 | Method and system for differential diagnosis neuro solution - A system and method for diagnosing neurological syndromes is described. A form-based data entry device is used to collect data about the current state of the patient, and the data is supplemented by such data as may be available for a patient history medical data base. A rule-based analysis engine is used to process the data so as to produce a diagnosis of one of ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, or other non-stroke syndrome, and a suitable care path recommended. The rule-based engine may be modified to reflect the capabilities and diagnostic equipment suite available at a specific medical facility, and to implement a version of an approved medical protocol consistent with the local constraints. The diagnosis is linkable to a suitable care path plan. Some of all of the form-based data may be entered by emergency personnel while the patient is in transit to the treatment facility. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070144 | Method and system for stroke prevention and care - A system and method for evaluating patient risk factors and managing the care of patients with risk factors for neurological syndromes is described. A form-based data entry device is used to retrieve medical history data of a patient, to enter updated data, and to request further medical tests and studies. A rule-based analysis engine is used to process the data so as to permit a user to interact with the system so as to determine a suitable care path for either long-term or acute situations. The rule-based engine may be modified to reflect the capabilities and diagnostic equipment suite available at a specific medical facility, and to implement a version of an approved medical protocol consistent with the local constraints. Some of all of the form-based data may be entered by emergency personnel while the patient is in transit to the treatment facility. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070145 | Method and system for coronary artery disease care - A system and method for evaluating patient risk factors and managing the care of patients with risk factors or symptoms of cardiovascular disease is described. A form-based data entry device is used to retrieve medical history data of a patient, to enter updated data, and to request further medical tests and studies. A rule-based analysis engine is used to process the data so as to permit a user to interact with the system so as to determine a suitable care path for either long-term or acute situations. The rule-based engine may be modified to reflect the capabilities and diagnostic equipment suite available at a specific medical facility, and to implement a version of an approved medical protocol consistent with the local constraints. Some of the form-based data may be entered by emergency personnel while the patient is in transit to the treatment facility. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070146 | Method for managing the release of data - A system and method is described for managing the release of information from a personal electronic health record (EHR). A central data warehouse maintains at least a part of the HER along with at least a copy of a patient's permission plan for the release of data to others in the health care system. Requests for information may be made by addressees, each addressee possessing credentials. The system and method compares the credentials of the addressee with the personal permissions plan and releases the information permitted by the permissions plan. Where information is denied by the plan, the patient may be offered the opportunity to modify profiles of the plan so as to permit the release of information. The patient may be provided with background information on the need for release of the data, and legal aspects of the release of the data so as to make an informed choice. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070147 | PERSONALIZED INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A personalized health information discovery and presentation system is presented. The system has an input device, a subject-profile module, an information database, an alignment module, a solutions module, an integration engine, a plan module, a graphical user interface, and a processor. The input device allows a user to enter a personalized subject-profile, the subject-profile module receives the subject-profile and converts it into a recognized health profile. The health information database comprises a library of health information, and the alignment module aligns the recognized health profile with relevant health information. The solution's module parses the relevant information into information subsets, and the integration engine integrates the information; identifies conflicting health information, contraindications, or health warnings; creates notifications; and compiles data for presentation to the user. The plan module converts the integrated health information into a personalized health maintenance plan for display in a form selected by the user. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070148 | HEALTH CARE DATA MANAGEMENT - Health care data is stored in memory accessible to a server. The server allows users to access the health care data, such as across a communication network. In some embodiments a biometric identifier for a patient is stored with patient information. The biometric identifier can be used to control access to patient records and to quickly locate patient information associated with a particular patient. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070149 | INTELLIGENT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intelligent data management system and method are disclosed. The system includes a database of stored data, a middleware layer having access to the stored data, and at least one client device for remotely accessing a provided course of action. The middleware layer includes a fuzzy logic knowledge base for generating, updating, or firing fuzzy logic rules and a fuzzy logic inference engine for processing the stored data guided by the fuzzy logic rules to provide the course of action. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090076849 | Systems and methods for patient-managed medical records and information - A system and methods for managing a patient's medical records and information that use a portable memory device that securely stores the patient's medical records and information. The portable memory device is formatted for designated access by the patient and third parties, wherein access requires authentication and verification by designated persons in non-emergencies, or by security override in emergency situations. The system and methods for managing a patient's medical records and information can be used at a patient's home, at the patient's physician's office, hospital, or pharmacy, and by emergency response team personnel. The system and methods can use home software designed for use on the patient's home computer or a computer designated by the patient for managing the patient's medical records and information. The patient's physician's office, hospital, or pharmacy, and emergency response team personnel use devices designed to interface with the portable storage device to view, print, and update the patient's medical records and information. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076850 | System for electronic prescriptions - A system and method are provided for electronic prescriptions. When a pharmacist receives a prescription that is denied by a patient's insurance company, the pharmacist enters information about the refused prescription into an electronic processing module. The information is submitted to an electronic processing tool which searches for alternative drugs and submits a report to the prescribing physician regarding the prescription's refusal and requesting correction. Upon receipt of the corrected prescription, the prescription is transmitted back to the pharmacist. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076851 | Early detection of disease outbreak using electronic patient data to reduce public health threat from bio-terrorism - A method is provided for automatically identifying a disease outbreak indicative of a potential bio-terror attack. Patient records are mined from structured and unstructured clinical sources. The patient records are then analyzed by correlating selected patient data contained in the patient records with disease indicia for each of a plurality of diseases. A probability of a disease outbreak is estimated at least in part based on these correlations. Suspicion may also be indicated if anomalous disease clusters are found. If any of the estimated probabilities exceeds a threshold value, a disease outbreak alert is outputted. The disease indicia may be defined by disease progression models, which may be stored in a disease knowledge base. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076852 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED PATIENT CONTROLLED SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE PROVISION AND PATIENT MONITORING USING PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system to enable automated interactive provision of health care services by allowing selective remote monitoring of patient healthcare information. The system facilitating submission of patient health care instructions to a health care monitoring service, conversion of submitted health care instructions to a patient workflow template, and storage of the patient workflow template on a healthcare data server. The system further facilitating access to a patient workflow template in a healthcare data server with a shared care plan application interface, logging of patient workflow transactions related to a patient workflow template, and monitoring of logged patient workflow transactions with the health care monitoring service to determine if the patient health care instructions are being adhered to. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076853 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING IMAGE INTERPRETATION REPORT - To make an image interpretation report on present examination images like CT slice images taken from a patient, a report server is searched for a past report on past examination images taken from the same patient under similar condition. The past report contains an original image link data for linking a key image to an original image that is one of the past examination images. Concerning imaging positions, correspondence data representative of correspondence between the present images and the past images is produced. With reference to the original image link data of the past report and the correspondence data, a present key image is produced from one of the present images, which corresponds in imaging position to the original image of the past key image. Based on data relating to the present key image and data contained in the past report, a template for the present report is displayed on a screen. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076854 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAVING ON HEALTHCARE COSTS - A payer may save on healthcare costs and a service provider may receive information about payment according to the inventions. Data about service providers eligible to provide services to patients at in-network rates may be made available. A user seeking a service may select a service provider from the data made available. From the network(s) in which the selected service provider participates, a matching network may be chosen. If the selected service provider participates in more than one network, access and/or savings data for each network may be used to determine the match. Other factors may determine the match. Information relating to the user and matched network is provided to the selected service provider, who or which charges in-network rates for service to the user. The payer may be charged a portion of its savings for their accomplishment. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076855 | Apparatus, method and system for web-based health care marketplace portal - An apparatus, system, and method are provided to enable an individual to access and manage his health care via a web-based portal. The apparatus, system, and method further provide for the compiling and displaying of localized consumer health care information. In particular, the apparatus, system, and method provide a receiver configured to receive raw health information data from a health information source, and a processor configured to process the raw health information data by transforming the raw health information data into refined health information data. The apparatus, system, and method further provide a storage unit configured to store the refined health information data, and a display including a graphical user interface configured to display the refined health information data, enabling a user to access and manage health care needs of the user in a user selected geographical area. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076856 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC CONTENT DELIVERY METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for delivery of digital data in connection with medical treatment and patient care include detecting a current medical condition of a patient receiving medical treatment and delivering electronic informational data to the patient over a network. The informational data can be selected for delivery based on the current medical condition of the patient. The informational data can includes a plurality of informational data content options, and the patient can choose one or more of the informational data content options for delivery to the patient over the network. The chosen content can be displayed to the patient on a digital data display device, such as a touch screen monitor. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PATIENT PHARMACEUTICAL CARE - Systems and methods are described for allowing a pharmacist to practice pharmaceutical care in an accurate and efficient manner. The present invention provides the systems for gathering, organizing, and maintaining the necessary clinical and patient data, and providing pharmacists access thereto, through integrated computer software. The clinical data classifies drugs into therapeutic classes, and for each class there is associated therewith known indications, contra-indications, recommended dosages, known adverse reactions, and drug interactions. A clinical database and a patient database are used. In the clinical database, each drug is assigned a unique identification code including a therapeutic cross reference (TXR). The TXR allows access to information associated with the drug's adverse reactions, and dosage recommendations, and also to disease indications and contra-indications via a link to the ICD-9s (International Classification of Diseases) associated with the diseases. The patient data includes patient diagnosis profiles and allergy profiles. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090083074 | MEDICAL REPORT MAKING SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL REPORT MAKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A doctor interprets medical images taken through a medical inspection of a patient, and makes an image interpretation report on an image interpretation report making terminal, showing a result of the image interpretation. At that time, the doctor sets the degree of importance of the result of the image interpretation in the report. Based on the degree of importance set in the report, a CPU of the image interpretation report making terminal judges whether an urgent countermeasure is necessary for the patient or not. When the CPU judges that the urgent countermeasure is necessary, it produces a message based on the content written in the image interpretation report, and sends the message to a PHS terminal of a doctor who requested for the medical inspection. The CPU repeats sending the message until it receives a notice of opening the message from the doctor who requested for the medical inspection. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090083075 | System and method for analyzing medical data to determine diagnosis and treatment - A system and method for generating an action plan for diagnosis and treatment of a patient. In particular, a historical database is complied which includes a plurality of records. Each record includes a personal profile and diagnosis data for a person. A plurality of characterizations and corresponding weighting coefficients are derived based on the records in the historical database. Pre-diagnostic patient profile data for a selected patient is obtained for the selected patient. One or more computing modules generate output data for the selected patient as a function of (i) the pre-diagnostic patient profile data, along with the physician's modifications, if any and (ii) the plurality of characterizations and corresponding weighting coefficients. The output data includes at least one of a diagnostic action plan, a confirmation action plan, a confirmation patient profile data and a therapeutic action plan. is | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090089094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ABUSE OF PATIENT DATA - A technique for detecting abuse of protected health information stored in a medical information system is presented. A record of each user's access to the protected health information is created and stored. The record of the access is configured to provide a basis for determining whether a user's access to the protected health information was for a legitimate reason or was a possible abuse of a patient's protected health information. A data mining program is used to search the records of access to the protected health information and identify possible abuses of patients protected health information. When a possible abuse of a patient's protected health information is identified as a result of the data mining, an alert is sent to notify a responsible authority of a possible abuse of a patient's protected health information. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089095 | Clinical Information Acquisition and Processing System - A system for acquiring and processing data for use by a clinical information system includes an interface processor for automatically receiving patient clinical data from multiple different sources. The interface processor parses clinical data received from an individual source to identify data elements indicating clinical data type as well as an associated time, stage, value and unit of measure. An adaptive data processor automatically adaptively processes the clinical data received from the individual source to provide processed clinical data accommodating absence of a value of at least one of the data elements by substituting at least one of, (a) a null value, (b) a zero value and (c) a default value for an absent data element. A storage processor stores the processed clinical data in a repository and retrieves a selectable plurality of the data elements for reproduction in an adaptively selectable presentation. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089096 | Documenting Remote Engagements - A service provider is prompted to provide a summary of an engagement with a consumer, an audible summary provided by the provider is recorded and, and the audible summary is associated with a record of the engagement. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089097 | Identification of Health Risks and Suggested Treatment Actions - Using a brokerage system, a consumer of services is matched with a service provider and a comprehensive health management plan is generated for the consumer during the consumer's interaction with the brokerage system. The brokerage system uses a rules engine to identify one or more conditions of the consumer's health and generate one or more follow-up actions based at least in part on the consumer's identified health condition. The consumer is notified of at least one of the identified conditions and the generated follow-up actions. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089098 | Identifying Clinical Trial Candidates - In general in one aspect, one or more clinical study candidates are identified by consolidating health care information for a consumer, applying the consumer's health care information to a rules engine, identifying a consumer as eligible to participate in one or more clinical studies, and presenting an opportunity to participate in the study to the consumer. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089099 | METHODS FOR TRACKING BAGS OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS - The invention involves a method for tracking bags containing biological fluids for dispensing within a human body, including, but not limited to human blood and plasma. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a bag configured and arranged for sterile, aseptic, and stable retention of biological fluids; placing a quantity of the biological fluids into the bag; providing a first information-processing device with a data-input device and with a data-transfer device, said data-transfer device capable of writing data that has been input into the information-processing device, into a data-storage chip in a manner readable by a second information-processing device; affixing to the bag a readable/writeable data-storage chip; collecting fluid-data about the biological fluid; and inputting data, such as the fluid-data, into the first information-processing device for data transfer onto the chip. The readable/writeable data-storage chip is capable of interfacing with the first and second information-processing devices. The first information-processing device can write data to the data-storage chip and the second information-processing device can read of the data on the chip. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089100 | Clinical information system - A system, for interpreting information for a physician user or non-physician user, is described. The system includes a processing module configured to convert numerical data to at least one of a natural-language text and a machine vocalization. The at least one of the natural-language text and the machine vocalization describes a characteristic of the numerical data. The characteristic of the numerical data comprises at least one of a trend, a first derivative, a second derivative, a high value, a low value, and a time period, a pattern of repetition, an extrapolation, an interpolation, and a frequency. The physician user may enter data or receive data by voice alone through the backend database. The physician user may also order tests, labs or check on the same by voice alone. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090094057 | ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DEVICE - A technology that prevents leak of patient data, which is personal information, stored in a storage medium without requiring labor is disclosed. According to the technology, when a command for bulk-deleting pieces of data stored in memories | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094058 | Quality assurance scorecard for diagnostic medical agent administration - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus where pre-defined diagnostic medical agent administration data are prospectively collected and analyzed, in order to provide an objective contrast administration risk-benefit analysis, and provide an impartial analysis for pre-testing assessment, as well as optimization of examination, contrast selection and performance parameters. By storing this data in a standardized and centralized fashion, the data could in turn be used for clinical outcome analysis on a local, regional, and national level. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094059 | Genetic Data Analysis and Database Tools - A computerized tool and method for delivery of pharmacogenetic and pharmacological information, comprising a core system having algorithms and databases for storing, collating, accessing, cross-referencing, and interpreting genetic and pharmacologic data, with a graphical user interface for a client network of providers of laboratory genetic testing services to access the core services under contract. The system includes “paypoints” in support of improved business models. Included are mechanisms for ‘pass through’ third party and insurance reimbursement for interpretive reports, insurance reimbursement for on-line access to pharmacogenetic information at the point of care, tools for market segmentation, and a conversion tool for capturing new subscribers. Also disclosed are tools and predictive algorithms for preventing drug-drug and drug-gene adverse drug reactions. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DECISIONMAKING - A method and system for healthcare decisionmaking wherein a consumer begins with a diagnosis, is educated on the interpretation of relevant data relating thereto, assess risk, selects and prioritizes search criteria, reviews treatment option results and compares the results based on their preference, or by using statistically valid data derived from consumers like themselves. The method and system presents a structured framework for communicating information that has been personalized and customized to an individual who is a consumer of information about healthcare. The system is a networked, knowledge-based system that assists the consumer in assessing healthcare treatment options for a variety of healthcare conditions, procedures and clinical diagnoses. The system includes a server and a server-driven remote interface through which a series of progressively more personalized presentations of information are achieved by matching a consumer's preferences with those of demographically similar consumers and best practice information obtained from a variety of public and private sources. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094061 | GENERATING AND MANAGING MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION SETS - Methods, computer storage media, systems and user interfaces for generating and/or managing medical documentation sets are provided. Medical documentation sets are generated by replicating a predetermined medical template. After the predetermined medical template is replicated, the medical label associated with the medical documentation set may be modified so that the medication documentation set includes a unique medical label. Upon the completion of a medication documentation set, it may be retrieved and managed as desired. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094062 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REWARDING CONSUMERS - In order to reward a consumer for trying or learning about a product, the customer is given a unique identification number, preferably an unvalidated ATM readable card, and instructions for completing a test or survey by telephone or on the Internet. Upon successful completion of the test by the consumer, the identification number is validated so that the consumer may withdraw a cash reward from a temporary bank account funded when the identification number is validated via an ATM. Where the consumer is the patient of a physician, the patient may receive the number and card from the physician along with a prescription for redemption at a pharmacy whereat the pharmacy dispenses a supply of the drug to the patient and is paid by the manufacturer of the drug through the former's insurance payment processing system. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094063 | DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURE SELECTION - A display system and method for displaying information to a clinician when selecting the next appropriate diagnostic test or therapeutic procedure to order for a patient are provided. The system assists the clinician in selecting the next step based on the information the clinician hopes to gain from the test or the result of the treatment. The system will present general and patient-specific information about the procedure to assist the clinician's selection. The system includes a user interface configured for entering desired resultant information of a procedure; a processor configured to determine at least one result code from the entered desired resultant information from a database associating result codes to resultant information; the processor configured to determine at least one procedure matching the at least one result code; and a display device for presenting the determined at least one procedure. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090099869 | IDENTIFICATION OF UNDERCODED COMORBIDITIES - A method for identifying under-coded comorbidities is provided. The method comprises the step of receiving a billing entry which includes a first diagnosis corresponding to a predetermined diagnostic related group. The method further comprises the step of determining whether the billing entry includes a second diagnosis corresponding to the predetermined diagnostic related group. The method further comprises the step of, if the billing entry is determined not to include the second diagnosis, reviewing laboratory information corresponding to the billing entry to determine whether the laboratory information includes test data indicating the second diagnosis. The method further comprises the step of, if the laboratory information is determined to include test data indicating the second diagnosis, generating an alert corresponding to the billing entry and the second diagnosis. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099870 | Automated Interpretation Of Medical Prescription Text - The present disclosure relates to a device, system and method of automated interpretation of medical prescription text. Prescription text may be entered into a user interface that may be analogous to a paper prescription entry such as manually written text. The system may then provide parsing, prompts and/or hints along with validity feedback as the prescription information is entered by the user. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099871 | Workflow Oriented Multiscreen Healthcare Information Management System - The present invention discloses a workflow oriented multi-screen healthcare information management system. The present invention allows the user to simultaneously access, display, and manipulate various healthcare information that are logically related on multiple screens without having to jump around or entering and exiting various screens. In particular, the present invention provides a first screen for managing information for a first point in the healthcare workflow and a second screen for managing information for a second point in the healthcare workflow, where the first screen and the second screen has a logical relation in the healthcare workflow. Various tasks in the healthcare workflow can be streamlined utilizing the system of the present invention. Specifically, the first and second screens can conveniently display complete patient history. The physician can write orders while viewing labs and medications. An X-ray report and problem list will be visible at the same time while the physician is writing SOAP notes. Writing discharge orders is simplified since all prescribed medications can be automatically printed. In addition, physician's orders are transmitted and processed automatically. As the result, physicians will benefit from improved efficiency, less time spent on charting, and more time spent with the patients. Errors will be reduced significantly throughout the entire healthcare process or workflow. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099872 | System and method for integrating datawith guidelines to generate displays containing the guidelines and data - A system and method for automatically integrating data with guidelines to generate displays containing the guidelines and data. The automated system and method can integrate patient data with treatment guidelines to assist a healthcare provider, such as a physician or the like, in providing treatment to the patient. The system and method employ a data storage component, adapted to store guideline data representing guidelines for assessing a condition of an entity, guidelines for taking action on the entity, or both, and to store feature data representing at least one feature of the entity. The system and method further employ an output device, adapted to output at least one diagram representing the guideline data, with the diagram including at least one component representing a relationship of at least a portion of the feature data to at least a portion of the guideline data. The guideline and feature data could pertain to a medical condition, such as diabetes, and the output device could output the diagram as a display or a printed diagram. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099873 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Calorie, Nutritent, and Expense of Food Consumption and Effect on Long Term and Short Term State - A system for improving health and monitoring diet has been developed which enables a consumer before making important decisions which effect health to consider health, nutrition, dietary, budget, and time information resources more easily before decisions are made. The system has a variety of user inputs that enable the user to access information easily and enter information easily, so that the personal profile and health history and diet information is up-to-date. This system is adjustable to contain additional modules of information such as dietary restrictions which can be used to regularly recommend or restrict purchase decisions at the point of sale, storage, preparation, or consumption. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099874 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTRONIC MANAGING AND DISPENSING MEDICATION AND PROPHLYACTIC DRUGS IN AN EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENT - 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. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099875 | Expert system and method for translating, evaluating, monitoring, assessing, auditing, profiling, compiling and quantifying medical data sets - A computer-implemented system and method for evaluating a soft-tissue injury claim, said method comprising: inputting a claimant; creating a claim and associating it with said claimant and with an injury site; associating a first visit with said claim; selecting a standard; inputting a first measurement characterizing said injury site from said first visit; associating a second visit with said claim; inputting a second measurement characterizing said injury site from said second visit; calculating a percent deficit for each measurement by comparing each measurement to said standard, and a percent improvement by comparing said first measurement taken on a first visit to said second measurement taken on said second visit to produce a plurality of calculated findings; and generating a report that presents each of said measurements and each of said calculated findings in a graphical format and/or a tabular format. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099876 | Method and system for integrated medical tracking - A system for processing data provided by medical devices. The system includes a medical device having a memory device configured to store medical device information. The system also includes an information system connected to the medical device. The information system includes at least a server configured to receive at least a portion of the medical device information from the memory device of the medical device. The server is also configured to employ the medical device information to process at least one of patient data, prescription data and inventory/ordering data. The medical device information may include serial number data, device identifier data, operation data and/or usage data for the medical device. The patient data may include at least one of patient tracking data, patient recordkeeping data and patient billing data. The prescription data may include prescription issuance data, prescription filling data and prescription tracking data. The inventory/ordering data may include at least one of maintenance and replacement schedule data, administrator notification data, and automatically-generated medical device order data. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090106049 | BIOMEDICAL FEEDBACK METHOD AND SYSTEM - A feedback method and system. The method includes a computing system identifying a user. A biomedical feedback software application is enabled for the user. The biomedical feedback software application in the computing system monitors a first group of current biomedical characteristics of the user. The feedback software application analyzes the first group of current biomedical characteristics of the user with respect to a profile associated with the user. An analysis report is generated in response to the analysis. The analysis report is presented to the user. The computing system monitors a response to the analysis report from the user. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090106050 | Bioinformation input/output device, bioinformation presenting device, bioinformation input/output method, and computer program - A bioinformation input/output apparatus comprises bioinformation storage means for storing bioinformation in association with a user or users, device information storage means for storing a device(s) in association with the user or users, and bioinformation output means for reading bioinformation stored in the bioinformation storage means and outputting the bioinformation to a device. The bioinformation output means outputs the bioinformation to the device according to the user associated with the device. With this, the bioinformation input/output apparatus outputs bioinformation according to the device. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090106051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCIES TO DELIVER HEALTH CARE IN AN AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE SETTING - The invention is a system and method for managing patient care workflow, staff and resource allocation in real time in an ambulatory health care (clinic) setting providing the clinic with improved operating efficiencies. The system can stand alone or integrate seamlessly with enabling Electronic Health Record (EHR) applications by presenting the most relevant EHR view and form to the user at appropriate times in the workflow. Embodiments of the invention provide users with enhanced clinical practice functionality, efficiency and effectiveness. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090112625 | Systems and Methods for Obtaining and Preserving Health Care Information - An audiovisual system is provided and is programmed to collect information from a patient or a friend or relative of the patient through a series of questions. The questions are designed to elicit personal information about the patient that will be useful for future caregivers to know. Such information may include the patient's wants, needs, habits, strengths, weaknesses, and information that reveals the patient's personality and history. The answers to the questions are saved as an audiovisual record of the interview on a CD or DVD which can be viewed by present and future caregivers. Applications of the invention include adult patients entering a long term care facility, children entering a group home, etc. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112626 | REMOTE WIRELESS MONITORING, PROCESSING, AND COMMUNICATION OF PATIENT DATA - A remote wireless monitoring system for patient data, and an ambulatory system for processing and transmitting physiological characteristic data are provided. An embodiment of a system for remote wireless monitoring of data for a patient includes an ambulatory sensor/transmitter subsystem that wirelessly transmits measured values of a physiological characteristic of the patient, a base station that wirelessly receives signals from the sensor/transmitter subsystem, and a remote monitor that wirelessly receives signals from the base station. The remote monitor is configured to generate audio and/or visual indicia (representing alarms, the measured values, device or system status information, etc.) in response to the base station signals. An embodiment of an ambulatory system includes a physiological characteristic sensor, a self-contained sensor processor module coupled to the ambulatory physiological characteristic sensor, and an ambulatory data receiver device coupled to the self-contained sensor processor module. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112627 | Method and System for Creating, Assembling, Managing, Utilizing, and Securely Storing Portable Personal Medical Records - A method and system are provided for utilizing indexed electronic patient medical records stored on portable memory devices. Each of the portable memory devices is associated with a patient for electronically storing indexed medical records for the patient from a plurality of care providers. The indexed medical records are sortable or searchable. For each visit to a care provider by a patient, the method includes: (a) accessing the indexed medical records from a portable memory device associated with the patient; (b) automatically generating one or more documents for use during the visit from the indexed medical records; (c) providing medical services to the patient utilizing the indexed medical records and the one or more documents; (d) recording information relating to the medical services on the one or more documents, and loading the information on the portable memory device; and (e) sending delayed information relating to the medical services to a remote server for subsequent downloading by the patient or another authorized person of the delayed information from the server to the portable memory device. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112628 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CREATE A NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE - A medication list management and electronic prescribing system incorporates a method of generating tamper-evident prescriptions on paper. Using password protected web pages, health care workers or patients can cause the transmission of machine-readable protected health information from the inventive system to another information management system using the tamper-evident prescriptions described. Non-participants can verify the authenticity of printed protected health information but are not able to create the automated transmission of this information from the inventive system to another information management system. This transmission of machine-readable protected health information has an economic value that is sufficient to be used as an inducement to health care providers across the industry to use a common information technology platform to accomplish such tasks. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112629 | Blinded Electronic Medical Records - A system and method for consolidating and blinding electronic medical records in which a plurality of confidential electronic medical records including patient identification data and medical data are stored in two or more electronic medical record databases provided by two or more medical record database providers, and one or more consolidators having access to the plurality of confidential electronic medical records receive data requests. Consolidators having access to responsive data issue a quotation and summary of data to the requester, and, in response to an order from the requester, blind electronic medical records containing the requested data to omit patient identification data and transfer the blinded medical data to a consolidator database. When payment for the requested data is confirmed, the blinded medical data is transferred from the consolidator to the requester. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION AND COMMUNICATION OF DATA FROM MULTIPLE PATIENT CARE DEVICES - A system and method for collecting, communicating, displaying, and/or analyzing data from multiple medical devices is disclosed. The system includes a local data collection module and a number of medical device adapters. The medical device adapters are coupled to respective medical devices via hardwired connections to receive data from the respective medical devices. The medical device adapters wirelessly transmit the data to the local data collection module. The local data collection module communicates the data received from the medical device adapters to an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system for automatic entry of at least some of the data in the electronic medical record of a patient associated with the medical devices. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFYING A BLOOD BANK DATABASE OF BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSFUSION - In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for automatically tracking blood product administration in a computerized healthcare environment. Information regarding a blood product unit received by the blood bank department is documented in a database. An indication that the blood product unit has been administered to the patient by a healthcare provider is received and the database is automatically updated to reflect that the blood product unit has been administered to the patient. The present invention also relates to a method for automatically notifying a blood bank database of administration of a blood product to a patient in a computerized healthcare environment is provided. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090119128 | System for Providing an Overview of Patient Medical Condition - A system provides an overview of patient medical condition by automatically converting a financial diagnosis description of a medical condition, into clinical terminology and associating a clinical diagnosis with a patient in a record that persists the association across multiple patient visits for a lifetime type medical condition. A system provides an overview of patient medical condition identifying both long term and short term medical conditions. The system includes a designation processor for designating an identified patient medical condition as being long term in response to user command. At least one repository stores information associating a designated long term patient medical condition with a patient and with a plurality of encounter identifiers identifying corresponding interactions of the patient with a healthcare provider organization and medical conditions associated with the encounters. A user interface initiates generation of data representing a composite display image window including data identifying a designated long term patient medical condition together with encounters and medical conditions associated with the encounters providing a user an overview of long term and short term medical conditions of a patient. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119129 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRESCRIPTION COMPLIANCE FEEDBACK - A comprehensive medication management system is disclosed. The comprehensive medication management system offers a number of compliance related services that may be offered to patients in to improve medication therapy compliance. The system identifies compliance barriers facing individual patents and recommends services designed to overcome those barriers. The system further provides feedback to patients to document their progress. The system proactively identifies patients who may benefit from compliance services and blocks their transactions until the services are explained. The point of sale block may be expanded to other classes of patients so that the transactions of other classes of patients blocked and other messages delivered or some other customized interactions carried out. The medication management system may serve as a central repository of information about a patient's medication treatment program and the medication management system may provide quick and easy access to a patient's entire medication history to facilitate consultations between a pharmacist and the patient. The medication management system may generate lists of tasks for pharmacists to perform in order to deliver the compliance related services to individual patients. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119130 | Method and apparatus for interpreting data - A system, method, and computer program for analyzing clinical data relating to a patient is provided. The system includes a computing device having a memory, a plurality of tables configured to be stored to be processed by the computing device, a plurality of modules configured to be executed by the computing device and further configured to interact with the plurality of tables. The modules are configured to process data obtained from a pool of data, wherein the pool of data includes raw clinical data relating to the patient and derived data based on internal processing. The plurality of tables is configured to store the results of execution by the modules. The results may undergo post-processing and then be outputted either to a user or to another electronic system. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119131 | METHOD FOR CREATING INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORDS FROM STANDARD EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS - A personal health record is maintained by receiving a document having information thereon corresponding to the purchase of healthcare. The document is transmitted to a server by generating an identification code associated with a personal health record stored at the server and affixing it to the transmitted document. The transmitted document is stored as part of the personal health record. Relevant data is extracted from the document and used to populate the personal health record for updating. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090125327 | Systems And Methods For Voice Driven Health Data Tracker - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a health data tracker system including a schedule component, a voice driven component, a data processor component, and a health data storage component. The schedule component is adapted to prompt a patient to input health data. The voice driven component is adapted to receive the health data from the patient. The data processor component is adapted to process the health data. The health data storage component is adapted to store the health data. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125328 | Method and System For Active Patient Management - Methods and systems for active patient management are provided. A central system can receive data about one or more patients from sources such as implantable medical devices within the patient, healthcare providers, pharmacies, and insurance entities. The system may automatically identify anomalous data or trends in the data, and automatically alert a healthcare provider associated with the patient. The alert may provide additional contextual information related to the alert data. Thus, the healthcare provider need not manually analyze patient data on a regular basis. The system also may perform predictive modeling to identify when a patient may need additional healthcare. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125329 | Clinical data file - Clinical data file embodiments and methods for creating the same are provided. One embodiment includes treatment professional information in at least one of a number of treatment professional information data fields in a treatment professional section of the file, patient personal information in at least one of a number of patient personal information data fields in a patient profile section of the file, a number of patient medical information items, and an indicator associated with at least one of the treatment professional information data fields, at least one of the patient personal information data fields, and at least one of the patient medical information items, where the treatment professional information, patient personal information, and patient medical information items associated with an enabled indicator are hidden. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125330 | Non-invasive medical data collecting assembly - An assembly structured to collect medical data from at least one but more practically a plurality of patients, wherein the medical data collected includes, but is not limited to, temperature readings. A hand-held device or housing is disposable in an operative position in spaced relation to a predetermined target of the patient. A sensor assembly is operative to collect the intended medical data and a memory assembly serves to concurrently store the collected data. A display assembly is operatively associated with a control assembly wherein the collected medical data from any one of the plurality of patients may be selectively accessed, reviewed on the display assembly and be correlated with additional identification information corresponding to each of the plurality of patients from which the collected data originated. A docking station may be removably connected to the housing and includes a data transmitting assembly structured to access the medical data in the memory assembly and transmit it to a remote processor or like facility for further storage and/or processing. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125331 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING ILLNESSES - The present invention provides systems comprising two main components—a static and a dynamic component—that coupled with at least one interactive element of the systems permit providing information and support to a patient having a disease or disorder, responding to potential treatment issues of the patient, tracking a patient's treatment, and thereby improving patient compliance; as well as methods of using the systems, including methods of treating the patient and of ensuring the authenticity of a medication used by the patient. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125332 | AUTOMATED EXECUTION OF HEALTH CARE PROTOCOLS IN AN INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE - Automated execution of health care protocols in an integrated communications infrastructure is described. In one aspect, a computing device receives data from one or more of the remote computing devices, telecom devices, or executing health care protocols. The computing device then determines if the received data is a health care protocol triggering event. If so, the computing device identifies a standard of health care based protocol expression mapped to the triggering event, and instantiates (i.e., executes or automates) a protocol having the contextual characteristics of the mapped protocol expression and the triggering event. The automated protocol implements a set of actions associated with providing health care to a patient. If the received data is determined not to be a health care protocol triggering event, the computing device dispatches the received data to any executing health care protocol that previously registered to receive such input. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125333 | PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT AND COMPARISON OF MEDICAL CONDITION AND OUTCOME BASED ON PROFILES OF COMMUNITY PATIENTS - The invention can be directed toward a method for personalized management and comparison of medical condition and outcome based on patient profiles of a community of patients. The method can include the steps of providing a database of patient profiles, providing a user interface for inputting a query of the database from a user, generating a query result including one or more matching patient profiles from the database, and displaying the query result as a correlation medical condition parameters of the user with a medical outcome. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125334 | Method and System for Radiation Oncology Automatic Decision Support - A method for providing automatic decision support for the selection of a treatment protocol includes receiving information pertaining to the patient, the condition and the preferences partially or wholly by automatically parsing patient records. The information pertaining to the patient, the condition and the preferences may be partially or wholly ascertained by prompting a user for manual input of the desired data. The information is used to calculate one or more surrogate variables. A knowledge base including a plurality of treatment protocols is accessed and one or more of the plurality of treatment protocols are selected from the knowledge base based on the received information pertaining to the patient, the condition, and the preferences, the surrogate variables, and using a probabilistic framework. The selected treatment protocols are provided as treatment guidance. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125335 | Patient Treatment Planning System - A patient treatment planning system includes at least one repository of medical information of a plurality of different patients. A data processor acquires patient data from the at least one repository for presentation in a user interface display and storing patient data acquired into the at least one repository. A user interface initiates generation of data representing a composite display image presenting patient data acquired from the at least one repository using the data processor, the composite display image enabling user initiation of execution of a plurality of different executable applications by the data processor including, a care planning application and a medication administration scheduling application. In response to user entry of data scheduling a care plan event for a particular patient, the care planning application automatically initiates medication conflict checking in response to scheduling the medication administration for the particular patient and the care planning application automatically conveying data identifying the care plan event and associated context data to the medication administration scheduling application for population of a medication administration schedule for display by the user interface. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING MEDICATION CONFIGURATION INFORMATION AMONG SYSTEMS CONTAINING MEDICATION CONFIGURATION INFORMATION - A method and system for synchronizing medication configuration information. A primary medication configuration computer is adapted to receive medication configuration content from a medication configuration content source. The primary medication configuration computer is also adapted to generate medication configuration change information and transmit the medication configuration change information to an ancillary medication configuration computer, adapted to receive the medication configuration change information from the primary medication configuration computer. The ancillary medication configuration computer is also adapted to filter the medication configuration change information by applying a filtering rule to generate filtered medication configuration change information. The ancillary medication configuration computer is further adapted to store the filtered medication configuration change information in a repository and transmit at least a portion of the filtered medication configuration change information to a management client computer. The ancillary medication configuration computer is also adapted to receive an implementation decision about the portion of the filtered medication configuration change information, accepting or rejecting the portion of the filtered medication configuration change information. The ancillary medication configuration computer is also adapted to transmitting the accepted filtered medication configuration change information to an ancillary system database for integrating the accepted filtered medication configuration change information into the ancillary system database. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125337 | Method and System for Management of Operating-Room Resources - A computer-implemented method for managing operating-room resources in a hospital includes the steps of receiving at least one surgery request, identifying the resources required for surgery associated with the surgery request, capturing initial data on availability of the resources, capturing initial patient data, and establishing a pre-scheduled operating-room plan based on an initial optimization, and the further steps of capturing current data on availability of the resources, capturing current patient data and establishing a current operating-room plan based on a current optimization. A computer-based system for managing operating-room resources in a hospital and a modular computer-based system for managing operating-room related processes in a hospital are also disclosed. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090132279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNIFICANT AND KEY IMAGE NAVIGATION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for navigation and review of significant and/or key images in an image series. Certain embodiments provide a method for image navigation and review. The method includes facilitating graphical user navigation through images in an image series for a patient, the image series including a plurality of significant and/or key images. The method also includes enabling navigation from a first significant or key image to a second significant or key image in the image series based on stored navigation information identifying significant and/or key images in the image series. The method further includes allowing navigation to view one or more images adjacent to a significant or key image in the image series. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132280 | System and Method for a Worklist Search and Creation Tool in a Healthcare Environment - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for a worklist search and creation tool in a healthcare environment. In an embodiment, the worklist search and creation system includes a worklist user interface, which includes an input search field adapted to receive inputted search data. The system also includes one or more databases for storing information that is associated with a data entry, which includes multiple fields of identification data. In addition, the system includes a search engine for searching the multiple fields of the data entry associated with the information stored in the one or more databases for identifying data that at least partially matches the inputted search data of the worklist user interface and displays any of the at least partially matching data entry in the worklist user interface. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132281 | Use of a Mobile Communications Device for the Secure Real Time Alerting of Patient Health Information - This invention provides a mobile communications device based process by which healthcare workers are alerted in real time to the availability or change in status of patient information stored at one or more local or remote repositories of DICOM or HL7 based medical information, including PACS, HIS, and RIS repositories. The process involves the automated, secure, search and retrieval of selected remote repositories to assess whether criteria have been met to trigger an alert on the mobile device. Levels of alert priorities are definable, ranging from an alphanumeric indication to a ringtone or vibration requiring the user to acknowledge the alert. Alerts are created using mobile device localized Wizards that help the user develop and direct their personal daily workflow. Whether operating locally or remotely, using standard wireless communications and network protocols, the worklists are continuously and automatically updated to the mobile device using DICOM and/or HL7 communications. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132282 | MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT - For exchanging medical data in a healthcare system having multiple patient domains, with at least one of these domains being isolated from the other domains by virtue of a patient identifier for the other domains not having access to patient identifiers used by the isolated domain, patient-related data for a given patient are provided and are sent to this manager. The manager compares the data with stored data to identify an identifier of the given patient utilized by one of the other domains. This identifier is returned to the isolated domain, wherein it is employed for enabling an association of locally or externally generated medical data of the patient with an externally or locally utilized identifier of the patient with an externally or locally utilized identifier of the patient. The isolated domain may utilize model and serial numbers of implantable medical devices as the patient identifiers. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132283 | Dental treatment support system and X-ray sensor for the same - The objective of the present invention is provision of a dental treatment support system and X-ray sensor for the same, which enable a user to take X-ray photograph available to the diagnostic, the treatment, and the like in dental facilities easily. The support system comprises: a dental clinic side terminals | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132284 | Customizable Prevention Plan Platform, Expert System and Method - The present invention provides a system and method for assisting users in developing a customized health, wellness and prevention plan and making health related decisions. A health assessment-intervention component collects and screens diagnostic and demographic data from clients and assists in forming health-care related decisions, action plans and treatment plans. An analytical component analyzes blood and other test information to derive a hierarchy of health risks. A scheduling component manages tests, screenings, and reminders for the customized plan. A plan manager component assists in accumulating information compiled through the other components, as well as presenting a customized prevention plan, dashboard and other interfaces to users. The invention collects and maintains health-related data from third parties such as physicians, researchers, universities and the like, and provides user accessible personal health records and health decision assistance. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132285 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTING WITH MEDICAL DATA OBJECTS - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for interacting with medical data objects. An apparatus may include a processor configured to map a DICOM object comprising medical data content to a hierarchy of one or more containers. The processor may be further configured to provide a user interface allowing a user to view a representation of the hierarchy and access the medical data content of the one or more containers. The processor may additionally be configured to receive data that a user has added to a container. The processor may also be configured to associate the received data with the DICOM object based at least in part upon the container to which the received data was added. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132286 | FREQUENTLY USED AND MODIFIED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The present invention is directed to a system and methods for creating and maintaining electronic medical records in an environment where the records are frequently used and modified. The system is envisioned for use with medical records that particularly, but not necessarily wholly, pertain to physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language pathology patients. The system includes software for facilitating entry of both patient and treatment data. Such data can be entered into the system in a myriad of ways, including by voice, keyboard, mouse, and touch screen. The system also includes software for creating dynamic, updateable templates that can be used to automatically populate screens and electronic forms to help in the treatment of patients. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED MEDICAL ANALYSIS - An approach is provided for automated medical analysis. A request is received over a data network from a physician to schedule a urodynamic study on a patient as part of a managed service. The request is stored in a repository configured to store a plurality of requests corresponding to a plurality of physicians. A technician is scheduled, based on the requests, to perform the urodynamic study at a location of the physician. Information collected by the technician during the urodynamic study is stored in the repository to a patient profile. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CENTRALIZED CANDIDATE SELECTION AND MONITORING SUBJECT PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIAL STUDIES - A system and method of facilitating centralized and standardized remote ratings of subjects in clinical trial studies includes providing training to raters located at one or more central rating sites such that the raters are trained to apply substantially similar criteria in determining whether a candidate is a qualified subject for the clinical trial and/or in the actual assessment, or information collection, phase of the clinical trail. By having centralized, consistently trained raters that are independent of clinical trial investigators, inter-rater reliability is enhanced and potential bias is reduced, thus increasing the effectiveness of the clinical trial results by providing more qualified subjects and more accurate results. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090138279 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION OF METADATA INFORMATION - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a normal database of metadata information is created from a standardization/normalization transformation of individual data values pertaining to all the labels in all axes of normal data. In some additional embodiments, a statistical metric is established from which is determined individual label-based abnormalities. In some additional embodiments, deviation of patient metadata from normal is displayed in a visual manner that lends to a holistic view of the results. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138280 | MULTI-STEPPED DEFAULT DISPLAY PROTOCOLS - A multi-stepped default display protocol for diagnostic image review may be implemented using a computer readable medium coupled to a computer which is in turn coupled to a graphical display. The multi-stepped default display protocol may be stored on the computer readable medium from which the computer may read the multi-stepped default display protocol and display diagnostic images on the graphical display in accordance. The graphical display may present the diagnostic images according to the multi-stepped default display protocol by projecting a first display of medical information, providing an indication of at least one alternative display of medical information, receiving a selection of alternative medical information, and projecting the selected alternative display medical information. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138281 | Patient-controlled medical information system and method - An electronic medical record system and service is disclosed for centrally storing patients' medical records electronically on a database for patient-controlled remote access by both patients and medical providers. The system stores a plurality of patient medical records on a medical information database via a medical information server connected to a network. A plurality of medical provider computers connected to the network have software to communicate with the medical information server. Patients supply authorization means to allow medical provider computers to access patient-selected portions of the patient's medical record for viewing and updating of the patient's medical record. Patients can access all portions of their medical record using browser software on any browser-enabled device connected to the network, and can download and carry a full or partial copy of their medical record on portable storage media. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138282 | System and Method for Tracking and Maintaining Vascular Access Medical Records - The present invention describes a system and method for tracking and maintaining vascular access medical records. Specifically, the invention allows records to be maintained concerning a vascular access patient regardless of where or from whom the vascular access services were performed or requested, respectively. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138283 | Appointment scheduling system and method - A scheduling program and system includes a database of client information including a field relating to an appointment date. Within a range of the appointment date, preferably one week, the program cues a user to contact a patient to schedule an appointment within the next week. Three attempts are made to schedule the patient before the patient is withheld from the Loop and informed via mail that it is now the patient's responsibility to contact the office to arrange an acceptable appointment. The program further includes a method for tracking “no-show” and non-paying patients. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138284 | Integrated Record System and Method - An integrated records system and method is provided that permits rapid encounter recording via a simplified, customized, flexible encounter form uniquely generated on a per-customer basis, and additionally providing unique hand-written and/or dictated impressions. In the case of medical records, the system can be used to generate patient specific encounter forms for use during a patient visit. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138285 | Health Promotion Outreach System - Patient receipt of recommended preventive and chronic disease care is suboptimal, partly because of poorly organized clinical information and time-limited and sporadic appointments with medical providers. To overcome these problems, we provide a Health Promotion Outreach System (HPOS) based on electronic data queries, active patient-centered outreach, and minimizing patient barriers to adherence. HPOS has many advantages over traditional preventive care delivery systems and chronic disease management programs, and helps promote the type of clinical practice change contemplated by the chronic care model. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138286 | PERSONALIZED MEDICINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - The invention provides personalized medicine management software for determining a series of recommended doses of a medication for a patient. The software contains code to receive information regarding a combination of at least one genetic factor and personal attributes for the patient that are predictive of the patient's reaction to a series of doses of the medication. Using a predictive mathematical model specific to the medication, the code calculates the series of recommended doses specific to the patient's genetic factor and personal attributes and specific to the medication. The series of recommended doses is outputted. In preferred embodiments, the output is the form of an interactive display. The interactive display permits a user, typically a health care professional, to input actual doses and actual patient responses. The subsequent series of recommended doses is preferably then adjusted, in real time, to account for the actual doses and actual patient responses. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138287 | System and method for assigning, recording and monitoring MS-DRG codes in a patient treatment facility - A computer controlled system and method for assigning, recording and managing the additions to MS-DRG codes to patient administrative records in a patient treatment facility includes a coding information recording function and a coding communication tracking function. The coding information recording function both stores and facilitates communication between a patient administrative record coder and an attending physician to assure the timely assignment of an accurate attending physician approved MS-DRG code to a patient administrative record. The coding communication tracking function enables the coder, the attending physician and the management of the health care facility to monitor the status of communication between the coder and the attending physician regarding the assignment of an MS-DRG code to a patient administrative record. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138288 | Best system of health & health-care data management - A method of using interactive and related electronic templates created, maintain and operate by an innovative computer program for generating, storing, relating, manipulating, updating and expanding health, health-care and health-care service information and data on patients by patients, physicians and pharmacists. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138289 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND ANTICIPATING ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS - The present invention is a system and method for anticipating potential Adverse Drug Events (ADE) in a patient's medication regimen by integrating data typically located in laboratory and pharmacy information systems and filtering the data using predefined criteria. The present invention includes a system for anticipating a possible ADE through the use of a search engine that compares integrated data from laboratory and pharmacy information systems and compares it to predefined ADE rules defining normal ranges for a particular laboratory test. If an abnormal test value is received and a drug in the patient's medication regimen satisfies a drug included in an ADE rule then an alert procedure is triggered which allows for a period of time wherein the patient's lab and pharmacy data is monitored in order to determine if a proper corrective action is undertaken, and if no corrective action or an improper corrective action is taken within that period of time, the healthcare provider is warned of a potential ADE. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090144086 | PATIENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient communication system and method which leverages mobile communication devices of patients. The system includes a computer of a healthcare provider for obtaining patient contact information associated with a patient from a patient record, and for sending an electronic message capable of receipt by a mobile communication device of the patient. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144087 | Medication identifying and organizing system - A method and a system designed to assist individual patients and/or caretakers in visually identifying and confirming a single medication or a plurality of medications, based on comparison with an actual-size color photograph of each item of medication. After such verification, the said medication may then be arranged or organized in a container for future use, or immediately ingested by the patient or administered by a caregiver. The medication photographs are available for electronic display means and the images are printable by physicians, pharmacists, caregivers, or wholesale drug suppliers by accessing, via the Internet, a preliminary authentication server which electronically records, stores and integrates databases containing the relevant medication and patient information. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144088 | DIAGNOSTICS BENEFITS MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A system may receive a proposed medical diagnosis of a patient, and automatically identify potential medical services to be performed with respect to the patient. The identified medical services may be deemed relevant to the proposed medical diagnosis, which the system may determine from a customizable decision table. Further, the system may receive selection of a potential medical service from the identified potential medical services, and present an automated, real-time indication regarding paying entity/plan coverage and estimated cost and/or quality metrics for the selected medical service based on the patient and paying entity/plan of the patient. In addition, the system may facilitate selection of a lab/facility to perform the selected medical service. To communicate across clinicians, labs/facilities and paying entities, the system may employ a catalog of medical services spanning multiple clinicians, labs/facilities or paying entities/plans to thereby integrate their nomenclatures, and may employ a coding system in this regard. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144089 | PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS - The invention provides a system and a method for tracking, assessing, and managing personalized data related to medical conditions, diseases, disease symptoms, treatments, body function metrics, health and well-being, education, and training. In one embodiment, a method for personalized management of a medical condition is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention, receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval, receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval, and displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144090 | Method and device for documenting medical data - A method for documenting medical data in which the data captured by at least one data entry device from an operating room are stored in a storage medium wherein storage is activated only by the presence in the operating room of a patient who is to be operated on. A device for documenting medical data includes at least one data reception device for entering data from at least one data source, at least one visual display unit for showing data for a user, and at least one entry device for entering data and/or instructions by the user, wherein the storage device includes a data memory that is configured for automatic erasing and/or overwriting of stored data after a predetermined period. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144091 | MEDICAL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT METHODS - A method for providing a medical product including receiving a request for a medical product for use with a specific patient to be used at a particular location, and creating a patient specific package which includes the medical product. The method further includes associating at least one of the patient specific package or the medical product with the specific patient, and causing the patient specific package to be delivered to the particular location. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144092 | COLLECTION OF MEDICAL DATA - A system for collecting medical data includes a database server programmed to receive data in a number of different formats from respective different data sources. The database server is connectable to a communications network. A number of remote data collection arrangements are associated with respective medical operators and each is configured to permit said respective medical operators to input medical data relating to a medical condition of a patient into the data collection arrangement and to write the medical data to the database server via the communications network. The database server is configured to receive the medical data and to generate an electronic record representing a compilation of different items of the medical data. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A PATIENT - A remotely programmable and accessible medical device system including an interface unit and a medical device connected to a patient is disclosed. Through a transceiver, such as a telephone or computer, a person may obtain status reports from a remotely located medical device in audible, electronic or paper form. In addition, the person may change a protocol associated with the medical device or be alerted at a remote location of an alarm associated with the medical device. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090150180 | Method, apparatus and solftware for identifying responders in clinical environment - A process for determining responders in clinical testing environments that involves, inter alia, detecting treatment response through the use of small numbers of measurements of randomly varying outcome variables in individual clinical trial subjects, and by analyzing the measurements in such a way as to eliminate troublesome variables, such as a spontaneous population variability. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150181 | Method and system for personal medical data database merging - A method and system for merging databases containing medical, patient and/or healthcare, information is provided, which may be utilized to merge a source database containing medical information into a new or existing destination database. The method may include the steps of identifying a source database containing medical information, identifying a destination database for the receipt of the medical information from the source database, selecting rules for governing the migration of medical information into the destination database, and migrating the medical information from the source database to the destination database. In one exemplary embodiment, the medical information is a plurality of individual patient's medical records. In another exemplary embodiment, the medical information is a plurality of healthcare provider records. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150182 | Disease and case management system - Disclosed herein is a computer implemented method and system that addresses the need for an online disease based and case based management of medical care. An online disease and case management system is provided. The information of the patients is retrieved from multiple information sources. The patient information is used to identify one of a disease condition in a patient population and a patient with a disease condition. Further, the patients are enrolled. The enrolled patients are educated about the disease condition for self monitoring of the disease condition. The status of the self monitored disease condition is recorded in a disease log. Visits to a provider are scheduled for medical treatment of the enrolled patients. The enrolled patients are monitored for medical progress based on the medical treatment provided. Further, the disease and case management of medical care are evaluated and reported based on clinical and financial outcomes. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150183 | LINKING TO CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - Computer-implemented methods, systems and computer-storage media that provide a link to a clinical decision support event interface are described. Clinical information for a patient is received and compared against one or more rules associated with a clinical decision support even. It is determined whether at least one of the rules associated with the clinical decision support event have been satisfied based on the clinical information. A clinical decision support event user interface is generated for presentation utilizing the clinical information for the patient. The user interface includes at least a portion of the clinical information for the patient and clinical advice based on the clinical information for the patient. A link to the user interface is displayed to a user. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150184 | Medical user interface and workflow management system - A medical user interface and workflow management system for use in X-ray imaging related procedures includes at least one repository. The at least one repository stores data indicating X-ray imaging related characteristics of a current medical procedure being performed including data identifying a type of procedure, comprising at least one of, (a) a current medical procedure is a cardiac related procedure and (b) a current medical procedure is an Angiography procedure. A workflow processor manages and tracks tasks being performed in a current medical procedure and adaptively selects a next task for performance following completion of a current task by selecting the next task based on the current task and in response to the X-ray imaging related characteristics. A user interface generates data representing at least one display image for presentation to a user. The at least one display image includes image elements associated with the selected next task enabling performance of the selected next task. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150185 | RECORD LOCATOR SERVICE - A system and method for accessing health care data are disclosed. A data retrieval service module is coupled to a client device and to one or more data sources, such as medical data sources, a master patient index or additional data retrieval service modules. The data retrieval service module receives a data request from the client device and transmits the data request to the one or more data sources. The data retrieval service module then receives data associated with the data request from die one or more data sources and generates catalog by aggregating data from multiple data sources. The catalog is then transmitted from the data retrieval service module to the client device, allowing the client device to access data obtained from various data sources. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150186 | Flexible glucose analysis using varying time report deltas and configurable glucose target ranges - A diabetes data management system selects variable threshold parameters to that are utilized in a report. A first low threshold glucose reading and a first high threshold glucose reading for a before meal event timeframe are selected. A second low threshold glucose reading and a second high threshold glucose reading are selected for an after meal event timeframe. The threshold readings are stored in a database. The diabetes data management system analyzes glucose behavior around meal events. The system receives a plurality of glucose readings for a time period, receives a first time range as a pre-meal analysis period for the first meal event and receives a second time range as a post-meal analysis period for the first meal event. The system creates a graph which highlights the pre-meal analysis period, the post-meal analysis period, and displays the plurality of glucose readings for the time period. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150187 | System and method for facilitating candidate and subject participation in clinical trial studies - The present invention discloses systems and methods for facilitating candidate and subject participation in clinical trial studies. Medical professionals participating in the study at satellite sites assist in recruitment of their pre-existing patients as subjects in the study. Clinical trial data collected from the subjects is communicated over a computer network from the satellite sites to core sites. Study coordination is performed at the core sites. The collected clinical trial data is analyzed in accordance with the study at an interested party site. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150188 | PROCESS OF INTERFACING A PATIENT INDIRECTLY WITH THEIR OWN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A process of allowing a patient to have limited input access to their electronic medical record including the steps of forming a basic patient medical record in a computer through entry of information using a keyboard, providing the patient with a machine readable medical questionnaire concerning their history, environment, symptoms, and other pertinent information for answering by the patient, interfacing the machine readable medical questionnaire with a scanner to send the data stream to a microprocessor and converting the patient's answers to a protocol simulating the protocol from a party having authority to export data to the patient's medical record, and transferring the protocol-arranged data into the patient's medical record housed in a database through use of an interface engine. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090157426 | METHODS, APPARATUSES & COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION OF DATA WITHIN A SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, system and computer program product are provided for facilitating connection of source devices that are capable of generating data to one or more destination devices which may receive the generated data. The data generated by the source devices may be in different data formats and the source devices may be maintained and operated by different institutions and facilities. Similarly, the destination devices may be maintained and operated by different institutions and facilities. In this regard, an apparatus may be configured to receive the data generated by the source devices and convert the data to one or more codes which represent the results of the data generated by the source devices. The codes may be used by the apparatus to convert or translate the data into a format or template that is specific to an institution or facility that maintains or operates one of the destination devices. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157427 | Method of personalized, independent medical evaluation - A method for enabling a patient and/or a patient's family to make better informed medical decisions with respect to ongoing care from the patient's primary care physician(s) comprising providing a physician consultant under contract directly with the patient to monitor medical treatment and recommendations of a primary care physician(s), wherein the physician consultant is economically independent of any third party which is economically benefited by the patient's treatment. The method further comprises providing independent interpretation and recommendations to the patient and/or the patient's family pursuant to the contract without providing health care treatment to the patient. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157428 | Apparatus and Method for Administration of Mother's Milk - Apparatus and methods are described for matching of mothers' milk to the correct baby in hospitals or other institutions where mothers' milk is expressed in advance and stored for feeding to the baby at a later time. Electronically readable indicia are used to confirm the identity of the baby, the milk units, and caregivers when the mother's milk is fed to a baby. Apparatus and methods for the collection, storage, and communication of information relevant to handling of the mother's milk are detailed such that complete audit trails are recorded and guidance to the caregiver is provided in order to ensure that all required procedures are executed properly. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157429 | Health management system and method using mobile phone - A health care system using a mobile phone includes the mobile phone which has sensors attached thereto, stores a biological signal measured by the sensors, and transmits the stored biological signal during a phone call; and a health care server which receives the biological signals from the mobile phone, analyzes the received biological signal to extract a characteristic value, generates health condition information of a user based on the extracted characteristic value, and transmits the generated information to the mobile phone. Further, a health care method using a mobile phone includes determining whether a physical body comes into contact with the sensors; measuring the biological signal with the sensors when the physical body comes into contact with the sensors; extracting a characteristic value from the biological signal; transmitting the characteristic value to the server; and generating the health condition information to transmit it to the mobile phone. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157430 | SYNCHRONIZATION AND CONFIGURATION OF PATIENT MONITORING DEVICES - Some embodiments provide a system for synchronizing and configuring monitoring devices. In some embodiments, a patient monitoring device settings module is configured to automatically provide configuration settings to a plurality of patient monitoring devices. A monitoring device data module is configured to receive measurement data from at least one of the patient monitoring devices. An electronic medical records system interface is configured to provide patient data at least partially derived from the received measurement data to an electronic medical records system. A patient records interface is configured to provide patient data to at least one of the patient monitoring devices. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157431 | PACKAGING OF BLINDED PATIENT DATA - An apparatus having encoded instructions in a computer hardware circuit which combine digital data templates with patient digital data of selected patients from medical practice electronic health records to provide digital data packages in which patient digital data is mapped to data fields in the digital data packages. The digital data packages have a structure and format defined by the digital data templates. The patient digital data comprises one or more of blinded patient data and non-blinded patient data. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157432 | INFUSION PUMP WITH CONFIGURABLE SCREEN SETTINGS - A method and apparatus provides for configuring the backlight brightness level. The backlight brightness level can be configured at the drug library and/or at the medical device, thereby improving the flexibility a user has in changing backlight parameters. A method and apparatus for managing a power saving mode allows the user to configure the power saving program at the drug library and/or at the medical device. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090164245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT - A system and method of obtaining informed consent which reduces paperwork. The method includes obtaining electronic informed consent information associated with a medical procedure by a computer, presenting the informed consent information to a prospective participant of the medical procedure by the computer, and electronically storing an informed consent from the prospective participant by the computer. The system may include, for example, one or a plurality of a tablet computer, a desktop computer, or a kiosk. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164246 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN INFORMATION STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a policy-based information storage management system for digital assets are provided. The storage management system includes multiple physical storage subsystems, each with deterministic storage characteristics. A method includes receiving a data item related to a subject and looking up a record for the subject. The record identifies corresponding digital assets that are stored in the storage subsystems. The method also includes applying a policy to the corresponding digital assets based upon the data item. The method further includes determining a subset of the digital assets in the record that are relevant to the data item. The relevance determination is made in response to application of the policy. The method also includes migrating the relevant digital assets to at least one designated storage subsystem, based upon corresponding storage characteristics, for expediting access to the relevant digital assets. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164247 | Data and Display Protocols - The invention is related to a method and system for structuring a plurality of items of medical data in electrical form. The plurality of items of medical data is structured by a data protocol into a plurality of medical data clusters having cluster tags based on attributes of the plurality of items of medical data and the data protocol. The clustered plurality of items of medical data is used for the purpose of post processing by a plurality of post-processing modules. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164248 | System and Method for Patient Management/Communication with Intervention - A patient management system, comprising of a care provider interface, configured to receive a selection of a plurality of patients and a data processing system configured to signal whether to exclude an individual patient within a subset of the plurality of patients based on an intervention parameter and further configured to send a communication to each of the patients in the subset. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164249 | System and Method for Patient Management/Communication with Filtering - A customizable patient management system, comprising of a patient database including a plurality of patient specific care parameters, a user-interface to select a one or more patient specific care parameters for sorting the patient database, and a data processing system, configured to sort the patient database based on the selected care parameters and display a set of patients corresponding to the selected care parameters where the set of patients may be at risk for or have a common health condition. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164250 | Device management portal, system and method - A device management system comprises a processor, a data storage device and a network connection. The data storage device stores weighting data associated with at least one ATM. The processor receives performance metric data from the ATM via the network connection and accesses the weighting data from the data storage device. The processor weights a portion of the performance metric data associated with the ATM with respect to a portion of weighting data associated with the ATM, to produce weighted performance data. The weighted performance data is used in estimating the number of customers unserved during a period of downtime of the ATM. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TREATMENT PROFILE MANAGEMENT - Method and system for providing physiological therapy analysis and modeling tool is provided. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164252 | NATIONAL ONLINE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT - The online method for managing scheduling of, payment for and accounting of a medical management transaction available over a global system for a patient and a health care provider, includes providing a database server, providing an application server on which the medical management system resides, providing payment processing services, exchanging regulated data with a medical services government agency, accessing electronic medical records services by the patient, including uploading existing medical records by the health care provider and the patient, commenting on accessed records by the patient to provide patient comments, storing the patient comments in the system and providing the patient comments to the health care provider along with records requested by the health care provider. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164253 | Use of Mobile Communications Device to Direct Medical Workflow and as a Repository of Medical information - This invention comprises DICOM and/or HL7 based methods that enable a healthcare worker equipped with a smartphone with any form of Internet connectivity to securely direct the transfer of medical information from DICOM or HL7 compatible storage sites, including the user's own smartphone, to another DICOM/HL7 or non-DICOM compatible device where the information is wanted and needed. A method for securely transferring DICOM and/or HL7 data, by SMS reference, to another smartphone equipped with the software is also disclosed, as is transferal to non-DICOM or HL7 compliant devices by E-Mail or MMS message. This invention uses standard wireless communications and network protocols to expedite the flow of patient-information between physicians, wherever they are located, and repositories of needed patient information, e.g. PACS or HIS, thus improving healthcare and reducing healthcare costs. Finally, an individual can use this invention to store their Personal Health Record (PHR) on their smartphone and securely transport their PHR in its original DICOM or HL7 format. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164254 | PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An imaging and workflow method, system, computer readable medium and user interface for processing information efficiently for the processing of medical prescription orders. The system includes support for document scanning, automated rules-based order processing, statistical reporting, document generation and document storage and retrieval. The present invention takes advantage of imaging technology to assist the user in scanning information into the system and software modules to improve the processing of orders. The present invention also includes database tables that identify to application processing logic the types and sequences of actions to be implemented for orders. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090164255 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL MEDICAL DATA - A network for mediating the peer-to-peer transfer of digital patient medical data includes a plurality of distributed agents each associated with a health care provider and connected to a central system. Periodically the agents collect local information relating to patient medical files and/or data streams, for example diagnostic images and associated reports, and process that information into metadata files acting as pointers to the original files. The metadata files are transmitted to the central system where they are parsed and the attributes are stored on the central system in patient records with records from the same patient grouped together whenever possible. Registered users can search the central system, even in the absence of a unique identifier, to identify patient records pointing to the remote patient medical files. Upon finding a patient medical file, the invention provides a streamlined process for communicating access authorization from the patient to the hospital or facility storing the medical files. Once patient authorization is received, secure processes are provided for transferring the data in its entirety to or for viewing by the user in a peer-to-peer fashion. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090171694 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LABORATORY TEST RESULTS FOR PATIENTS TAKING AN ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST - The invention provides a system and method of collecting, storing and managing laboratory test results of patients. In one embodiment the invention is directed towards collecting, storing and managing laboratory test results of patients taking an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA). The system provides a way of securely collecting and tracking information from a plurality of patients, a plurality of laboratories, and a plurality of health care providers by use of a database. The method comprises receiving patient information from health care providers, receiving a laboratory test schedule for each patient, and laboratory tests needed for each patient. This data is entered into a central processing computer. The patients then go to any laboratory to have the monthly testing done due to the ERA prescription. The laboratory test data collected is sent to the central processing computer. The central processing computer can generate an automated report on the laboratory results and supply the results to the health care provider. Additionally, if no laboratory test data for the patient is entered into the central processing computer in accordance with the laboratory test schedule for the patient, the central processing computer will notify a call center which will call the patient, laboratory or health care provider informing them of the overdue laboratory test data. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE - A system for interactive patient care management that includes a database of patient records and a second database of skilled personnel tasks that can be related so as enable a display of relevant patient care tasks and relevant patient record data. The result is the enablement of patient care delivery that takes advantage of the presentation of approved patient protocols and facility resource information in a hierarchical display form to reduce caregiver errors. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT PORTAL WITH CLINICAL DECISION INTELLIGENCE - A computer-implemented method for transmitting a scheduled appointment to a patient. Input is received, wherein the input comprises at least one of current data provided by the patient, prior data provided by the patient prior to the current data, and known medical history of the patient. A possible condition of the patient is diagnosed based on the input. The appointment is scheduled for the patient based on the diagnosis. The scheduled appointment is transmitted to the patient. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171697 | Optimization and Individualization of Medication Selection and Dosing - The invention provides population models, methods, and algorithms for targeting a dosing regimen or compound selection to an individual patient. The methods and algorithms of the invention utilize population models that incorporate genotype information for genes encoding drug metabolizing enzymes for one or more compounds of interest. The methods allow integration of genotype information for one or more genes encoding a drug metabolizing enzyme, particularly a cytochrome P450 gene with patient data. The methods allow integration of genotype information and the effect of one or more compounds on one or more drug metabolizing enzymes. The methods allow iterative feedback of drug metabolizing data obtained from a patient into the process of generating a dosage regimen recommendation for a compound of interest for an individual patient. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090177492 | Method and System for Generating Personal/Individual Health Records - A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians' offices. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090177493 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - A method and system for providing medical decision support is disclosed herein. The method comprises: accessing a record pertaining to a patient stored with different patient parameters, including patient status and linking various patient parameters based on their relation. A change in at least one patient parameter is detected and the corresponding related parameters are identified. The related patient parameter may be displayed to a clinician for assisting him in providing clinical decisions or for seeking his feedback on updating the related patient parameter in the record. The record is further updated with the detected change in patient parameter and corresponding changes in the related patient parameter. In an embodiment, the record is an electronic medical record. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090177494 | Patient management method and system - A method and system of patient recall management is disclosed comprising defining a set of disease related codes, each code being assigned to one or more predefined categories and having a predefined patient management plan including predefined time intervals at which appointments to meet with a predefined healthcare professional are due, each time interval including a time range at which the appointment may occur; assigning each patient record with one or more of the disease related codes according to results of a clinical assessment; scheduling and grouping appointments due, regardless of which code they belong to, according to the required healthcare professional, the appointment due date, taking into account the relevant time range, and any categories associated with the code, generating a set of appointments due for the patient. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090177495 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR PERSONAL MEDICAL CARE, INTELLIGENT ANALYSIS, AND DIAGNOSIS - A system for personal medical care, intelligent analysis and diagnosis may include: at least one source of medical information; at least one source of personal medical data for at least one patient; and one or more servers, where the medical information and the personal medical data are accessible to the server(s). The server(s) may include: an artificial intelligence (AI) component for analyzing the personal medical data with the medical information and identifying at least one issue requiring follow-up by the patient or by at least one external authorized entity; and at least one real-time communication link for bi-directional communication with at least one external authorized entity. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090177496 | Relationship prediction system - A Relationship Prediction System for providing a relationship prediction based on the correlation of personal characteristics and the analysis of genetic characteristics is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first person supplies descriptions of their own personal characteristics, as well as descriptions of the personal characteristics of their ideal match, to a website. The first person also furnishes an odor, tissue or fluid sample to a test facility, where genetic characteristics are analyzed and determined. A relationship match is then generated based on both a combination of both a positive correlation of the personal characteristics of the first person and second person, and a measured dissimilarity between the sequence of genetic characteristics of the first person and second person. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090177497 | Ophthalmic Surgical Systems with Automated Billing Mechanism - A system and method for billing for one or more surgical procedures includes a treatment planning module to accept input selecting multiple surgical procedures, a patient data management module to provide patient data, and a billing module to charge different payers for the selected surgical procedures in relation to the patient data, wherein the control system is operable to communicate with a surgical apparatus, configured to perform the selected multiple procedures. The system can include a user interface to provide a treatment planning menu to select surgical procedures, a payer sources menu, to input identification of the different payers, and a payer factor menu, to input factors impacting coverage by the different payers. A method of billing for one or more surgical procedures includes accepting input selecting multiple surgical procedures, accepting input regarding patient data, and charging different payers for the selected surgical procedures in relation to the patient data. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090187423 | Method for online management of medical record forms - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for the online management of medical record forms, which can provide web screens through terminals to enable doctors, nurses, pharmacists, or the like to immediately online input and read a variety of information created upon treating and caring for patients in a hospital, and can add, modify, delete or manage various medical record forms provided on the web screens and images inserted into records. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090187424 | System and method for monitoring and recording locations of medical products and applications thereto - A system for autonomous monitoring of administration of prescribed items for patients may include a plurality of wireless locator tags each having an indicator coupled thereto, an indoor positioning system, a database, a processor, and a radio transceiver. A method for autonomous monitoring of administration of prescribed items for patients may include detecting a contemporaneous collocation of a prescribed item and a patient, verifying that the identity of the prescribed item is equivalent to a prescribed item recorded in a physician's order for the patient, determining if the prescribed item is supplied in a correct dose and at a correct time, recording the identities of staff members in contemporaneous collocation to the patient, and commanding a locator tag coupled to a container holding the prescribed item to annunciate either an error condition if the prescribed item, dosage, or time of administration is not consistent with the physician's order, or a no error condition if the prescribed item, dosage, and time of administration are consistent with the physician's order. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090187425 | PDA software robots leveraging past history in seconds with software robots - The International market is a vital horizon for todays and future strategies since it provides a robust and competitive arena for expanding business. The focus of the forgoing is to deploy a suite of decision search tools which will live on the phone network and the internet. The prime focus is to mainstream an electronic data record and medical diagnostic application [telephone/internet deployment architecture] which will address one of the most threatening problems in America “Mainstreaming of remote Health Care Services Access”. These tools will primarily be used to determine the severity of health condition providing Doctor Collaboration and health services routing. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090187426 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING FUNCTIONS OF THE CLINICIAN'S WORKSTATION THEREOF - Functions of a clinician's workstation, which is a part of an implantable medical system that also includes an implantable medical device, are dynamically adapted dependent on collected patient data and/or collected data relating to operation of the implantable medical device. The adaptation can take place based on instructions provided to the workstation from a server, that is supplied with the collected data, and that processes the collected data to produce the instructions. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090187427 | System, Apparatus, and Methods for Developing and Delivering Health Information - An individual is enabled to develop medical contingency plans that are automatically activated if the individual is rendered unable to assert his or her own will by an injury or a medical condition. Medical information and health information are assembled and advance directives are formulated in a manner that combines systematic guidance to optimize contingency plan effectiveness and individual autonomy to permit individuals to design their own plan. When a participating individual is rendered unable to assert his or her own will by an injury or medical emergency, identification information and instructions carried by the individual enable responding care givers to access enforceable documents that direct medical care and address personal needs. The documents produced are designed to overcome mitigating factors associated with the urgency of the individual's condition, institutional policy, conflicting family member opinions, information transmission difficulties, the attitudes of treating physicians, language discrepancies, and the governmental rules in effect where the emergency happens. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090192821 | Medical image annotation - Incorporating new technology into an existing medical practice is often difficult. Documents associated with a patient, for example, a patient's medical charts, are typically provided physically, i.e., as “hard copies,” when a patient is being serviced by multiple health care providers Disclosed are means for electronically annotating an image associated with a patient workflow. In one implementation, there is a method that includes receiving an image via a communications network, presenting the image to a user, and capturing an annotation made to the image by the user. The annotations and the image to a medical practice management server via the communications network and the annotated image is stored as part of a patient medical record. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090192822 | METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING FRAMEWORK TO ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION OF MEDICAL CARE - A computerized method for evaluating medical reports includes identifying at least one or more medical reports stored in a database related to the medical condition, validating the identified medical reports by determining if key words associated with the medical condition found in the at least one or more reports are surrounded by a negative context and extracting relevant data from the medical reports. The exemplary method also includes evaluating the relevant data from the medical reports with provisions set forth in clinical guidelines corresponding to a medical condition, storing a flag identifying one or more of the medical reports as noncompliant when its corresponding relevant data does not comply with the provisions set forth in the clinical guideline unless a valid contraindication applies and displaying the medical reports identified as noncompliant. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090192823 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD TIMELINE AND THE HUMAN FIGURE - A patient information interface system presents an aggregated, graphical view of patient anatomy and history. The system includes a graphical representation of at least a portion of a human anatomy including one or more indicators, aggregated from a plurality of clinical information sources and located at anatomical locations on the representation, that correspond to clinical events that have occurred in connection with a patient. The system also includes an electronic health record timeline of clinical events for the patient. The timeline includes the same one or more indicators that are displayed on the graphical representation corresponding to clinical events that have occurred in connection with a patient. A selection or change of an indicator on one of the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline triggers a corresponding selection or change of the indicator on the other of the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090192824 | MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND MEDICAL IMAGE STORAGE APPARATUS - When a medical image diagnostic apparatus captures a medical image, a medical image storage apparatus retrieves a medical image similar to the captured medical image from among medical images stored in a data storage unit. The medical image storage apparatus collects a past diagnostic reading report that uses the retrieved medical image as a key image or information related to a case, and displays the collected diagnostic reading report or information related to the case. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090192825 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING MEDICAL PATIENT CARE - A process and/or system that extracts selected information from e.g. traditional electronics medical records to enable analysis of a determined medical condition shared by multiple patients. A data warehouse receives the extracted information and reformats that information to enable rapid analysis by a health care provider of that provider's patient population having that medical condition. It further collects the selective data of the selected patients for multiple health care providers and enables comparisons of health care providers' success for such patients to promote upgrading of the treatment by less successful providers. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090192826 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING PATIENT-SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND PROVIDING PATIENT MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - The present invention relates to the use of computerized systems for evaluating patient-specific data for the purpose of providing healthcare providers with recommendations for adhering to best medical practices. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090198514 | KNOWLEDGE BASED CLINICAL DENTAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to an electronic records management system. More specifically, the present invention is a comprehensive knowledge based clinical records management solution that encompasses the need for accurate records, while reducing the time and effort required to enter complete and accurate information. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090198515 | ORGANIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEALTH INFORMATION - A health information and health record organization system. The system is designed for use by a consumer and their physician, dentist, optometrist, veterinarian, and other health care provider. The invention can have a paper and an electronic component and carrying case for radiology films, pathology slides, and CDs. A web-based portion can allow the user to enter particular information to be kept on their person for emergency use. Embodiments for the system can include systems for humans and animals. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090198516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING DIABETES EMPLOYING AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE - A method and system for managing diabetes employing an interactive website for processing data through an algorithm to correlate the lifestyle factors with stored vital statistics to produce a real-time assessment of diabetes management such as glucose levels. The website gives the user an interactive and real-time analysis of blood sugar and other daily factors via instant access such as by an internet interface on a personal computer or cell phone, with the ability to monitor one's individual performance, as well as viewing sample data from the same demographic group. A numerical score is displayed based on all input factors, and a predictive feature allows forecasts based on hypothetical changes in lifestyle conditions. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090198517 | Pharmacy Episodes of Care - A computer-implemented method for grouping, categorizing, and profiling pharmaceutical claims data to assist health care managers in determining (a) medication treatment experience, outcomes, and medication compliance behaviors of patients and (b) appropriate drug prescribing, medication coordination, and cost-efficiency of health care providers. An objective means is provided for categorizing and quantifying patterns of prescription drug utilization as a health care service within a clinically relevant time frame. A pharmacy episode group (PEG) is a pharmacologically homogenous grouping of drugs with the same therapeutic ingredients used by a patient once or over an extended period of time. The PEG is a patient-centered pharmacy classification unit, which uses script-level pharmacy claim data as input data and assigns each script to the appropriate episode. Pharmacy episodes are categorized based on algorithms linking the pattern of a physician's recommended use (drug supply) and the patient's pattern of compliance (intervals between fill dates). The system also identifies multi-drug and concurrent use drug episodes, flags patients' records where intervals between scripts suggest non-compliance with recommended therapy, selects the most recent claims, resets windows (episode start and end dates), and ultimately assigns all pharmacy claims to episodes. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090198518 | PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRIOR AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An online application for approving prior authorization requests for prescription drugs. The application is used by pharmacy benefits providers, physicians, and pharmacies to request prior authorizations for drugs and to receive approvals automatically if a requested drug meets authorization criteria. The online application is accessible through a group pharmacy benefits provider portal on a web site. Requests are processed through a pharmacy benefits manager computer that determines whether prior authorization is required and through a pharmacy benefits provider computer when the pharmacy benefits manager computer determines that prior authorization is required. Requests that meet certain authorization criteria are approved automatically. Requests that cannot be approved automatically are submitted for review by a clinical pharmacy review division that access requests through a drug request transaction computer. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090198519 | SYSTEM FOR GENE TESTING AND GENE RESEARCH WHILE ENSURING PRIVACY - A system, method and program product, the method comprising, in one embodiment, providing a secure testing service for patient's identification and payment data encrypted at the data level, non-identifiable method for a patient to have a genetic tests to identify variants or mutations of their genes or combinations of genes that predispose the patient to develop or have an identified disease, comprising: obtaining electronically genomic information for a patient comprising at least one of, (a) DNA information, (b) RNA information, (c) complementary DNA or RNA information, (d) transfer RNA (tRNA) information (e) messenger RNA (mRNA) information, and (f) Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) to identify an abnormal gene; searching by one or more computers electronic databases using the identified abnormal gene to obtain genetic sequencing and basic research, patient predispositions, and pharmacognetics that predict the response and reaction of patients with identified genetic abnormalities related to the identified abnormal gene and individual medications that may be prescribed relating to the identified abnormal gene or a relationship with said identified abnormal gene; performing an update search on at least a periodic basis to learn about subsequent genomic research developments and treatments for the identified abnormal gene, specific genes with variants or mutated genes identified in the genetic test; sending electronically via an Internet communication link data comprising or derived from the searching step and the update search to the patient or a third party; and with the sending step performed using a privacy component that prevents transmission to any third party unless predetermined permission clearance data is in the system. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090198520 | Method and System for Routing Orders and Results - The temporary medical orders and results transactions repository that intercepts Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic communications from Point “A” (source and/or creator) to Point “B” (electronic communication recipient, address, name and/or destination) to allows handling of outpatient medical-orders where Point “B” doesn't have to be defined at Point “A” (while the medical-order is being created); allowing creation of electronic orders at Point “A” without knowledge of where or who is Point “B” and delegating the designation of Point “B” to another party, other than the original medical-order creator. In this way, the choice of products and/or service providers is defined without medical order-creator intervention and/or influence; all WITHOUT the need of Unique IDs (UID, GUID or the like). | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090198521 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DATA SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for employee life cycle management collects occupational health data from a plurality of diverse occupational health data sources for a plurality of employees, stores the collected data in a central database, processes the data to generate employee life cycle data, stores the employee life cycle management data in the database, and centrally manages the employee life cycle management data to make the employee life cycle data available to at least one employer. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090204432 | Physicians' Safety Terminal - The Physicians' Safety Terminal, PST, uses a computer download of the physician's desk reference, PDR, or similar data as one source of reference input. The other primary source of data input is the patient's medical profile. The PST automatically calculates the perceived safety of each medication with the risk factor in the patient's profile. On the side of this approximately 3 inch by 3½ inch device is a green, red, and yellow light. If the red light shows the doctor must realize that the medication is strongly counter indicated. Yellow means use caution and green means there are no exceptional warning signs. The PST also gives a graphic read out of the possible side effects of each drug typed into the patient's profile. At the end of the work shift the PST is then plugged into a central computer for any downloads of new data. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204433 | Method for writing medical prescriptions, storing, and accessing patient medical records with improved portability and improved patient data security using a USB dongle device - A method for writing medical prescriptions, answering prescription refill requests, and managing patient medical records using a portable USB dongle device that contains patient records and software for writing prescriptions, answering prescription refill requests, and accessing and updating the patient records all in a secure manner. The portable USB dongle device connects to a local terminal. The local terminal connects to a server. The server controls access to and improves security for the portable USB dongle device. The portable USB dongle device containing the patient records and software is easily removed and transported to other local terminals. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204434 | Healthcare Tracking - A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes obtaining location-time data automatically generated by a mobile electronic device associated with a healthcare provider, correlating the location-time data with a location of a healthcare patient, and using the location-time data to bill for care of the healthcare patient by the healthcare provider. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204435 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING MEDICAL IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE DELIVERY - A system and method of automatically assigning diagnostic imaging centers, uploading diagnostic data, selecting and routing data to electronically connected reviewing physicians, on-line report generation and automatic billing is presented. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204436 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS - A system and method for improving medical care through tracking reported findings or diagnoses of patient medical conditions and feeding back actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes to determine accuracy of the reported findings. By feeding back the actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes, a quantitative measure of each reported finding of each medical professional can be determined. One medical professional expertise in which the feedback system can be particularly useful is with medical image reading professionals, as this medical professional expertise provides a basis for other medical professionals to determine treatment and/or additional testing options. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING DIAGNOSES OF MEDICAL IMAGE READING - A system and method for improving diagnoses of patients may include accessing diagnostic information, prepared by a treating physician, of a medical condition of a patient from a third-party collector of the diagnostic information. Medical images associated with the medical condition of the patient may be accessed. At least a portion of the diagnostic information and the medical images may be communicated to a medical image reading professional to read and further diagnose the medical condition of the patient. In one embodiment, the diagnostic information includes a diagnostic question. By providing the diagnostic information to the medical image reading professional, the medical image reading professional may have additional knowledge of the medical condition of the patient and, therefore, diagnosis by the medical image reading professional may be improved. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204438 | Client Encounter Electronic Data Research Record Systems and Methods - A client encounter electronic research record system, method, and computer product includes pre-populated, research specific templates, selective, specialty-specific master databases, qualitative and quantitative specific databases and templates to achieve comprehensive, accurate and compliant research/efficacy documentation that captures client data concurrently with the client encounter session. The system is enabled for web distributed computing environment including graphical user interfaces, and text, digital image and tablet computer input. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204439 | Apparatus and method for managing electronic medical records embedded with decision support tools - An apparatus and a method are provided for managing health care information. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive health care data from information sources, and a processor configured to assign pre-specified content and context to each datum of the received health care data to structure the received health care data. The apparatus further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the structured health care data to a data repository. The processor is configured to embed a decision support tool into an electronic medical record. The decision support tool includes the structured health care data stored in the data repository. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING, ORGANIZING, AND PRESENTING RESEARCH-ORIENTED MEDICAL INFORMATION - A method and computer program manages medical research study information and laboratory test result information. The program generates an interactive user interface with elements for setting up a study ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090210250 | Intermediation Server, A Method, And Network For Consulting And Referencing Medical Information - An intermediation server that can be used to consult and reference medical information relating to patients and stored in a computer network ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210251 | System and Method for Intelligent Management of Medical Care - A computerized medical care system provides validation of a diagnosis of a medical condition and requested medical services for treating the medical condition. The medial care system invokes multiple filters to determine the appropriateness of the diagnosis and medical service. Real time feedback is provided based on the determination. If the medical care cannot be validated, the feedback includes the reasons for the failure to validate, and any supporting materials for the lack of validation. The feedback may also prompt the requesting entity to provide additional information to help support the medical provider's position as to why the requested medical care is appropriate. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210252 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL ORDERS - A customized, automated tracking system (CATS) and method is disclosed that provides an interface between medical records relating to medication records and clinical laboratory result records. As new records are created or updated, the record is input into a central repository where medication records and laboratory records for a patient/resident are stored. When new medication orders are placed, the central data repository is queried and comparative analysis is performed. Clinical results are compared to the patient's/resident's diagnosis and prescribed medications to determine the appropriateness of the course of treatment. If an order is inappropriate for a given diagnosis, or if the medication ordered is contra-indicated, the central data repository notifies at least one of the primary physician, filling pharmacy or the patient. Historical data is received and archived for later analysis. The data for many patients may be organized and analyzed based on a common characteristic of the medical records. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210253 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS FOR SLEEP DISORDERS - The present invention provides a unique clinical workflow, scoring system, and system architecture for sleep specific applications. The present invention provides a unique logic system, identifying factors of sleep disorders and a sleepiness scale. The present invention comprises a logic system that incorporates the patient's i) medical history, ii) clinical evaluation, and iii) diagnostic testing data for directing patient care and clinical decision making. The system of the present invention incorporates new scoring systems to drive diagnostic testing and decision making. The present invention can also suggest and drive treatment options based on evidence based medicine, society guidelines, standards, consensus statements and clinical expertise. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210254 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CROSS-REFERENCING - A sample, which is embedded in a paraffin block, is placed on a tissue cassette ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210255 | Efficient Automated System for Processing Refill - The present invention concerns an efficient method for processing a prescription wherein a computer system receives an electronic mail message from a patient system. The electronic mail message includes an electronic mail address having a leading string of characters that are indicative of the prescription. The computer system processes the leading string of characters to identify and process the prescription. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090216555 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATIC SURVEILLANCE AND TRACKING OF ADVERSE EVENTS - A system, method and computer program product are provided for automatically detecting and tracking adverse events. The system may include one or more data sources configured to provide a combination of clinical, operational and financial data associated with each of a plurality of patients. The system may further include a network entity configured to receive at least part of the combination of data and to apply one or more trigger rules to the combinations of data to identify one or more suspected adverse events. The network entity may further be configured to receive an indication of one or more confirmed adverse events from among the suspected adverse events, and to automatically compile at least part of the combination of data associated with respective patients in association with which the confirmed adverse events occurred. The system may further include a user device configured to enable performance of a root cause analysis of the compiled data. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216556 | Patient Monitoring - Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for monitoring patients in a unit of a hospital, an entire hospital, or several hospitals. In some of these embodiments, the methods receives data pertaining to multiple patients. The method aggregates the data and calculated scores based on the received data. The method also calculates trends associated with the aggregated data and/or the generated scores. The method further displays the aggregated and calculated data in a unified display that facilitates efficient allocation of resources in the hospital unit, the hospital, or the group of hospitals. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216557 | Software System for Providing Access Via Pop-Up Windows to Medical Test Results and Information Relating Thereto - A software system is disclosed having pop-up windows that efficiently deliver informational and/or actionable messages that provide access to medical test results and related information. The otherwise invisible software receives and displays the messages on a computer where a medical professional can immediately access test results and related information. A pop-up window can include controls that delete messages and/or close the window, and can also include codes used to access medical test results, and/or hyperlinks that automatically open separate windows to display medical test results, context information, and/or other related information. Message elements can be arranged in columns and can be sorted by selecting column headers. In preferred embodiments, the medical professional provides identifying information so that only messages directed to the medical professional are displayed, and in some embodiments displayed messages and responding actions are logged. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING REAL-TIME HEALTH CARE ALERTS - An automated system is described for presenting a patient with an online interactive personal health record (PHR) capable of delivering individualized alerts based on comparison of evidence-based standards of care to information related to the patient's actual medical care. A health care organization collects and processes medical care information, including clinical data relating to a patient in order to generate and deliver customized clinical alerts and personalized wellness alerts directly to the patient via the PHR. The PHR also solicits the patient's input for tracking of alert follow-up actions and allows the health care organization to track alert outcomes. Further embodiments include implementing a plurality of modules for providing real-time processing and delivery of clinical alerts and personalized wellness alerts to the patient via the PHR and to a health care provider via one or more health care provider applications, including disease management applications. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216559 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ANONYMOUS ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION - A system for providing anonymous access to health information may include an interface, a memory and a web portal. The interface may be operative to receive a test result of a biological sample of an individual and a unique identifier associated with the test result. The individual may not be identifiable by the unique identifier. The memory may be operative to store a record in a database. The record may include the test result and the unique identifier associated with the test result. The web portal may be coupled with the database and may be operative to receive the unique identifier from a user. The web portal may retrieve the record comprising of the unique identifier, and display the test result stored in the record to the user. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MEDICATION PRESCRIPTIONS USING BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION - This invention is a system and method for a matching system that cross-references patients anonymously with doctors and pharmacies. The invention uses patient-unique biometrics, such as fingerprinting, retinal scanning, or another such unique identifier, for patient identification and verification without revealing a patient's name or other personal information. The system tracks patient prescriptions and produces alerts to indicate potential problems, such as drug interactions or possible fraudulent behavior. The system can produce a traceable paper trail, for investigation or prosecution, and protects the medical industry, patients, and the public from the consequences of doctor shopping. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216561 | METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY - Presented herein are methods for determining dosages of anticoagulants for a patient. Also presented herein are apparatuses for determining dosages of anticoagulants for a patient. Further presented herein are electronic medical records systems comprising a program for determining dosages of anticoagulants for a patient. Further presented herein are clinical decision support programs for determining dosages of anticoagulants for a patient. Further presented herein are virtual anticoagulation clinics for determining dosages of anticoagulants for a patient. Further presented herein are point of care anticoagulation devices for determining dosages of anticoagulants for a patient. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCOMMODATING DIVERSE HEALTHCARE RECORD CENTERS - A healthcare portal aggregator collects data from healthcare portals of different institutions to provide patients with a comprehensive view of their healthcare information. The aggregator visually organizes data by datatypes for easy reference while visually linking the data to healthcare institution identifiers to preserve the healthcare institution's connections to their patients. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216563 | ELECTRONIC PROFILE DEVELOPMENT, STORAGE, USE AND SYSTEMS FOR TAKING ACTION BASED THEREON - Examples of the present invention include profiling systems that store, manage and respond to electronic profiles. The profiling systems utilize attributes of the electronic profiles to take predictive or deterministic action, including identifying content to be provided and notification of selected content. Embodiments of the invention allow the profiling system to be used as a trusted intermediary where the profile owning entity controls access to their electronic profiles across their network of devices and services. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216564 | RULES-BASED SYSTEM FOR MATERNAL-FETAL CARE - A rules-base patient care method for managing the care of a plurality of pregnant patients from a remote command center for use in healthcare locations using patient-specific rules for each of the plurality of pregnant patients. A patient rules generator creates rules for the patients. Performance measures indicative of the ability of a rule to predict changes in the condition of the patient are acquired by the rules generator. A determination is made from the rules performance measures whether to revise the rule. A rules engine applies a rule to selected data elements stored in the database to produce an output indicative of a change in the medical condition of a pregnant patient and/or a fetal patient. The output from the rules engine is used to determine when intervention is warranted. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090222286 | EVENT-MARKED, BAR-CONFIGURED TIMELINE DISPLAY FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE DISPLAYING PATIEN'TS MEDICAL HISTORY - One can display a patient's medical history on a (color-coded), bar-configured chronological timeline. The patient timeline display includes event markers that are located adjacent to specific time increments along the patient timeline when the patient had certain procedures performed. Namely, each procedure is represented by an event marker referenced to its time of performance along the timeline. From the basic bar-configured timeline which contains a pop-up bubble, the physician can see at a glance every major hospital encounter a particular patient has had over the duration of the timeline, e.g., the last 12-months. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090222287 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELF-REPORTING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A patient list is provided to a medical provider. The medical provider may be prompted to review particular patients on the list or they may review these patients on their own. In any case, a patient is selected from the list and the provider determines if a medical metric associated with the patient is accurate or complete. The provider may then selectively enter self-report data concerning the accuracy or completeness of the medical metric. A provider assessment (e.g., score) is recalculated based at least in part on the self-reported data as well as the data that has already been collected. The re-calculated score may be provided to the medical plan. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090222288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TELEPHONE ACCESS BY PATIENTS TO MEDICAL PERSONNEL - A physician/patient communication system and a method of managing physician/patient communication. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) an account manager configured to interact with at least one patient and at least one physician to allow at least one patient account and at least one physician account to be established, (2) a report generator coupled to the account manager and configured to provide one or more reports to the at least one patient and the at least one physician, (3) a matching engine coupled to the report generator and configured to match the at least one patient with the at least one physician and (4) a telephony interface coupled to the matching engine and configured to enable communication between the at least one patient and the at least one physician. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090222289 | PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An imaging and workflow method, system, computer readable medium and user interface for processing information efficiently for the processing of medical prescription orders. The system includes support for document scanning, automated rules-based order processing, statistical reporting, document generation and document storage and retrieval. The present invention takes advantage of imaging technology to assist the user in scanning information into the system and software modules to improve the processing of orders. The present invention also includes database tables that identify to application processing logic the types and sequences of actions to be implemented for orders. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090240526 | Systems and Methods for a Medical Device Data Processor - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a medical device data processor comprising a connector component adapted to receive clinical data from a plurality of medical devices; a data processor component adapted to receive the clinical data from the connector component; and an integration component adapted to receive the processed clinical data from the data processor component and provide the processed clinical data to an integrated information system. The data processor component comprises a content-based router and a plurality of data processing pipelines. The content-based router is adapted to provide the clinical data to one or more of the plurality of data processing pipelines. The data processing pipelines are adapted to process the clinical data. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090240527 | COMMUNITY BASED MANAGED HEALTH KIOSK SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to community based managed health kiosk systems for recording and analyzing individual user's health-related data in various locations throughout a community. The disclosed kiosk systems collect health data from a user to create and transmit a personal health record and to facilitate communication of the health data to remotely located health care professionals and researchers. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090240528 | COMMUNITY BASED MANAGED HEALTH KIOSK AND PRESCRIPTION DISPENSEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to community based managed health kiosks and prescription drug dispensing systems, and more particularly to facilitating automated drug dispensement by a kiosk system following authorization by a remotely located health care professional monitoring a patient via the kiosk system. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090240529 | Method for selecting a high risk patient for participation in a care management program for patients having poor prognoses - The method of the present invention is used to select high risk or co-morbid patients for participation in a care management program. An acuity score determines which patients are selected for care management. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090248442 | PROCESSING OF CLINICAL DATA FOR VALIDATION OF SELECTED CLINICAL PROCEDURES - A processing system and/or method for determining a validation status of an examination request for a patient, the examination request having content including a plurality of examination data defining a clinical condition of the patient. The system and/or method can include a receipt module or similar functionality for receiving the examination request via a communication network; a storage or similar functionality adapted for storing a plurality of predefined clinical definitions, each of the plurality of predefined clinical definitions associated with at least one examination type, the at least one examination type having a match threshold including a subset definition set from the plurality of predefined clinical definitions. The system and/or method can include a matching module or similar functionality adapted for conducting a first stage analysis of the content by comparing the content with the plurality of predefined clinical definitions in order to determine one or more matching definitions. The system and/or method can include a validation module or similar functionality adapted for comparing the matching definitions against the match threshold of each of the at least one examination type for determining a validation indicator of the examination request. The system and/or method can include a response module or similar functionality adapted for transmitting the validation status of the exam request as an exam response via the communications network, the exam response including the validation indicator. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248443 | USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATING AND MANAGING MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION SETS - Methods, computer storage media, systems and user interfaces for generating and/or managing medical documentation sets are provided. Medical documentation sets are generated by replicating a predetermined medical template. After the predetermined medical template is replicated, the medical label associated with the medical documentation set may be modified so that the medication documentation set includes a unique medical label. Upon the completion of a medication documentation set, it may be retrieved and managed as desired. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248444 | PATIENT INTAKE SYSTEM - The system provides a system for a patient to enter historical and/or current information into a data entry device. The system includes intelligent routing so that the patient is guided to meaningful question paths based on answers to prior questions. The system includes graphical and audio capabilities to help the patient provide accurate information. The system contemplates the user entering data prior to meeting with the doctor. When the doctor sees the patient, the doctor already has the patient responses available in full and summary format. The format is consistent from patient to patient and is uniform for all doctors using the system. This allows data to be easily compiled and shared by health professionals. This shared data can aid in indicating epidemics and geographic progressions of ailments and diseases. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248445 | PATIENT DATABASE - The system provides a patient-oriented healthcare website, where patients can a) securely post-visit review their medical record, (using a password and not any name information whatsoever), including their symptoms and the doctor-prescribed treatment plan; b) an easy on-line feedback system (were you satisfied with your treatment? Did you get better or worse? How long did it take to get better? Did you have any adverse reactions to medication? Etc.); c) high-value pharma and other industry clicks specific to the patient's conditions, e.g. high blood pressure, arthritis. Patients can then go to subsequent physicians offices, where the doctor can review prior medical records on our website. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248446 | Medical information card - A device for storing, transporting and maintaining a user's medical history and condition. The device comprises a flash drive which is preprogrammed with a form ready to be filled out, edited or appended with all of the user's medical information. The form is in OMNIFORM® mailable filler format commonly used in the medical industry. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248447 | REPORT GENERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A report generation support system has a storage that previously stores body-area information identifying various areas of a human body, and a display that displays a report generation screen, a medical image, and the body-area information. This report generation support system records a string into a radiology report in response to an operation of inputting the string and, in response to an operation of designating at least one medical image and the body-area information that are displayed, links the designated medical image and body-area information to the radiology report. Consequently, search of previous radiology reports connected to various areas of a human body is facilitated. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248448 | CLINICAL NETWORK FOR DERMAL TREATMENTS - A method and a system for sharing analysis of dermal treatment result, the method comprising: defining treatment data comprising at least two of: a dermal characteristic of a patient, a dermal treatment parameter, and a dermal treatment result; collecting the treatment data at the treatment device and communicating the treatment data to a central network server; analyzing the treatment data at the server, forming analysis result; and providing the analysis result to operators of the dermal treatment devices. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248449 | Care Plan Oversight Billing System - A system for billing Care Plan Oversight services including storing patient data in a databases; accumulating time for Care Plan Oversight services provided to individual patients in the patient databases; and periodically calculating a total accumulated time for Care Plan Oversight services provided to each patient in a predetermined time period window and if greater than a predetermined threshold, generating a billing statement for that particular patient. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248450 | Integrated Biosensor and Simulation System for Diagnosis and Therapy - BioMEMS/NEMS appliance biologically monitors an individual, using biosensors to detect cellular components. Data is simulated or analyzed using systems-biology software, which provides diagnostic or therapeutic guidance. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090254368 | Method of providing enhanced point of service care - A method for enhancing the quality of care for enrollees of drug prescription programs is disclosed. The method utilizes a pharmacist operating in “real-time” to improve the quality of care and reduce cost for receivers of prescription drugs with chronic diseases. The method of the invention is a significant improvement over traditional disease management models that currently are known in the art. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254369 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES USING SMART HEALTH CARDS - A system and method for providing health care services using smart health cards, for example, subscriber identity module (SIM) cards is provided. Smart health cards include at least member information. When a member visits a provider, the smart health card is read to obtain the member information and the retrieved member information is used to generate HIPAA compliant EDI transactions. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254370 | PROJECT INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, PROJECT INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an electronic medical record information display device including: a storage unit ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254371 | Quality Assurance Methods for Medication Therapy Management - A method for improving quality assurance methods for medication therapy management using a computer particularly adapted for a health care management or delivery organization is provided, the method including at least the steps of: providing a set of internal controls, wherein the internal controls further include a set of national guidelines and standards, as well as a qualified staff; and development by the qualified staff of a clinical rule based upon the national guidelines and standards. In other embodiments, a clinical quality assurance team further reviews the clinical rule developed by the staff. In further embodiments, a set of external controls is provided, wherein the external controls include one or more of a plurality of approved pharmacists, an external clinical advisory council, and/or an independent review board. In still further embodiments, one or more members of the set of external controls either validates the clinical rule developed by the staff, or validates a staff-developed clinical rule that was subsequently reviewed by the quality assurance team. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254372 | Medication Risk Assessment System - A medication risk assessment method implemented using a computer particularly adapted for a health care management or delivery organization is provided, wherein the method includes at least the steps of: providing a medication risk assessment tool to a client, wherein the medication risk assessment tool includes a questionnaire, and wherein the client maintains a relationship with a population of individuals; administering the questionnaire to the population of individuals, thereby generating questionnaire data; obtaining prescription claims data from the population of individuals; combining the questionnaire data and the prescription claims data in an electronic database, thereby generating population data; analyzing the population data according to a set of rules; ranking the analyzed data according to risk; and generating at least one report based on the ranked data. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254373 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH CHIROPRACTIC PATIENTS - Methods and apparatus for communicating with chiropractic patients are disclosed. A hosting company sells a chiropractor a membership that includes a predetermined number of downloads of a patient wellness break software application. The chiropractor then gives access code(s) to patients and/or prospective patients for free that allows them to download the wellness break software. The software enables the delivery of wellness articles, wellness breaks, health tips and/or other information. Each patient sets up his/her user profile including time slots indicating when and where the user wants to receive wellness communications. For example, a health tip may include a picture (e.g., of a person sitting up straight with their arms and fingers in a particular position), a caption (e.g., “Sit up straight with your arms in a V-shape and your thumbs back for ten seconds.”), and an additional tip (e.g., “Did you know drinking water . . . ”). The health tip may be generic or patient specific based on input from the associated chiropractor. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254374 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC DRUG INTERACTION ANALYSIS AND REPORTING - A system for capturing, synthesizing, analyzing, and reporting drug performance data. The system can comprise one or more electronic data processors and a data communications interface connected with the one or more processors for accessing a plurality of databases containing drug analysis and best-practice guidelines, patient data, and demographic data. The system can also include a situational modeler configured to execute on the electronic data processor in order to integrate the best-practice guidelines, patient data, and demographic data, create best-practice templates for analysis, based upon the integration of the guidelines, patient data, and demographic data, analyze the best-practice guidelines, patient data, and demographic data, and generate a series of reports and analyses to determine drug performance, based upon the analysis. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254375 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE PATIENT RECORD SEARCH, EXTRACTION, AND CREATION - A system for processing patient information is provided. The system includes a search engine for identifying and retrieving patient-specific data from one or more of the databases. Additionally; and a system administrator for coordinating a plurality of database searches preformed by the search engine and for generating a patient-specific uniform health record (UHR) comprising data retrieved by the search engine | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254376 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATION OF DISPARATE HEALTH-RELATED PROCESSES AND DATA - A computer-implemented method for integrating disparate health-related procedures and health-related data derived from disparate sources for an individual patient is provided. The method includes generating an integrated patient profile comprising procedure-specific data obtained by performing one or more health-related procedures on the patient. Additionally, the method includes accessing health-related data pertinent to the patient, and creating an integrated patient record based upon the integrated patient profile and health-related data. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254377 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION - A pharmaceutical administrative system with a pharmacy and a service center network for preparing and dispensing medication. The pharmacy network prepares orders for medication from various customers for various patients. By retrieving information from a global database in the service center network, the pharmacy network conveys patient, customer and formulary information to users of the pharmacy network. Also, the pharmacy network prepares medication specific labels to identify and verify the contents of the medication. Furthermore, the pharmacy network provides additional safeguards and information, including balancing orders and displaying and/or generating hardcopies of solubility curves, to a health care provider using the pharmacy network with the additional ability to customize the medication. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254378 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A medical support system and method for performing at least one medical support process relating to diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition and that includes or employs medical records relating to patients and medical support databases including medical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition. A medical support process includes one or more process phases, which may include a data phase, a diagnostic phase and a therapy/treatment recommendation phase. Each process phase includes one or more process operations wherein each of the process operations of a process phase includes one or more process forms providing interfaces between a user and the process operations. Each process form includes fields for passing user inputs to the process operations and for displaying the results of the process operations to the user and the support processes are responsive to user inputs, the medical records and the guidelines to execute an interactive dialogue between the medical support process and the user to provide guidance to the user in performing the medical support process according to the guidelines and dependent upon the user inputs and the medical record. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090259488 | VETTING DOCTORS BASED ON RESULTS - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that identify healthcare professionals appropriate to treat diseases. The system can include mechanisms that employ patient symptoms, diagnoses associated with the symptoms, proposed treatment plans, or treatment outcomes based on proposed treatment plans, to construct and utilize dependency graphs to infer a score. The inferred score can then be employed to identify qualified healthcare professionals appropriate to treat the disease as presented by the patient and indicated by the symptoms. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259489 | INTEGRATED DATABASE SYSTEM OF GENOME INFORMATION AND CLINICAL INFORMATION AND A METHOD FOR CREATING DATABASE INCLUDED THEREIN - There is provided an integrated database system that incorporates genome information into a clinical information database contrary to conventional databases, while complying with guidelines preventing identification of a provider of the genome information, thereby enabling an easy search for a correlation between the genome information and clinical information and the like. The integrated database system includes an information database including a data storage unit for storing clinical information of a plurality of patients and genome information of at least a part of the plurality of patients. In the data storage unit, the clinical information does not include personal information that identifies the individual patients, and the genome information and the clinical information of the same patient are stored in association with each other by link information that does not identify the individual patients. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259490 | Framework for transmission and storage of medical images - A method and system to maintain a personal health record, including, obtaining data using a medical imaging device, storing the data in a picture archiving and communication system, determining which of the data stored in the picture archiving and communication system is to be stored in the personal health record, and transmitting the data to be stored in the personal health record to an internet accessible storage device based on the determination. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259491 | Electronic health record case management system - A method and system for transparent recording, storing, and accessing financial, clinical, and data/information case management services. The method includes collecting service data pertaining to a customer from a plurality of sources, storing the data, and providing multiple points of access to the data for retrieval by an individual via a user interface. A decision-support system may operate independently as an electronic health record or in conjunction with an integrated electronic health record and allows customers or their representatives to plan, facilitate, and monitor the management of financial, clinical, and data/information issues pertaining to their healthcare. In particular, the system is adapted to identify data tending to indicate an anomaly in the customer's health record and facilitate the selection and implementation of one or more options to address and/or correct the anomaly. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259492 | Remote Consultation System and Method - A computer-implemented method and system for confirming that a remote consultation between a professional and a client occurred, including monitoring a remote consultation call between a professional and a client using a remote consultation system, storing information of the consultation, and confirming that the consultation took place using the stored information. The consultant can be a healthcare professional such as a doctor, and the client can be a patient. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259493 | MOBILE HEALTH BOOK - A mobile health book (MHB) is incorporated into a mobile device such that users can manage and track health care related information for the user. The mobile health book includes a health tracking software program stored on the memory of the mobile device. The health tracking software receives and stores various health related information for the user. The health tracking software program communicates with at least the contact management program and calendar program on the mobile device to integrate the function of these programs with the health tracking software. The mobile device is able to communicate with other mobile devices such that health related information from the mobile device can be shared and synchronized with similar information on a second mobile device. The synchronization and sharing of health related information between multiple mobile devices allows the user of one mobile device to track and monitor health related information for a second user through the wireless sharing of information. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259494 | Computer-implemented medical analytics method and system employing a modified mini-max procedure - A method and system for medical analytics implemented on a computer and designed to aid a medical professional in diagnosing one or more diseases afflicting a patient. In contrast to prior art, the present method is based on using clinical data (m) that excludes subjective qualities of and also excludes prevalence of the one or more diseases (i). The method uses a knowledge base that contains disease (i) models exhibiting clinical data (m). Clinical data present (j) in the patient are input into the computer. Then, clinical data present (j) are matched with clinical data (m) in the knowledge base to enable the computer to compose a differential diagnosis list of ruled in diagnoses (k), where k=1 . . . n, for each of the disease (i) models that exhibits at least one clinical datum (m) that matches at least one clinical datum present (j) in the patient. In a key step, the computer computes a probability P(k) for each of the ruled in diagnoses (k) with the aid of a mini-max procedure that overcomes prior art limitations of the Bayes formulation and permits the analytics method to consider concurrent and competing diagnoses (k). Furthermore, the method composes pairs of clinical data present (j) and absent (r) in the patient to aid the medical professional in evaluating diagnoses and determining the most cost-effective clinical data to collect for conducting an effective and rapid diagnostic quest. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259495 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EXPERT CARE TO OUTPATIENTS FROM A REMOTE LOCATION - A system for providing expert care to a basic care medical facility (OPCL) from a remote location. The system facilitates real-time, continuous assessment of patients receiving care in an OPCL that is not generally equipped to provide expert medical care on a twenty-four basis. Patient monitoring equipment acquires monitored data elements from a patient monitoring station and transmits the monitoring data over a network to a remote command center. The remote command center also receives other patient data to the extent available from the OPCL. Alternatively, the patient monitored data is sent to a remote command center along with patient data at a pre-established time or when requested by remote command center. The delivery of stored monitoring data and patient data may be expedited if an urgent consultation is warranted. A rules engine continuously applies a patient-specific rule or rule set to the data elements selected from the assessment data from each OPCL monitored patient to determine whether intervention is warranted. Patient-specific rules may be created that are consistent with the capabilities of the OPCL. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090265185 | CARE COORDINATION INFORMATION SYSTEM - Systems and associated methods are disclosed for coordinating health services delivery within a patient population. In certain embodiments, a system and associated methods facilitate the presentation of patient-specific information on a shared site accessible by a group of users. Edits may also be made to the patient-specific information by specific users, so that the group of users can observe the changes and provide additional input. In other embodiments, a system and associated methods are utilized to determine a priority scheme with regard to delivering care to a plurality of patients. The priority scheme is represented by a graphical ranking where patients having a similar ranking are presented proximal to one another and patients having a dissimilar ranking are presented distal to one another. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090265186 | System and Method for Communicating Environmentally-Based Medical Advice - A method and system for delivering advice to patients suffering from respiratory conditions based on changes in environment, such as weather or air quality changes. This system includes a patient specific model which uses input environmental data to predict changes in the patient's condition. The model is developed from an analysis of patient's responses to a variety of environmental triggers, and can be refined with time. The model can include only those specific triggers appropriate to a patient, can include the delay between the change in environment and change in condition of the patient, and can be run with data which is geographically localized to the patient's location. Conveniently the models can be run on personal devices held by the patients, such as mobile telephones, which are in communication with a server and/or a provider of environmental data. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090265187 | Systems and Methods for Storing and Locating Claim Reimbursement Attachments - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a clinical document storage and locator system including a clinical database component, a document retriever component, and a query mapper component. The clinical database component is adapted to store a plurality of clinical documents. The document retriever component is adapted to receive a request. The document retriever component is further adapted to determine an LOINC code using the received request. The query mapper component is adapted to generate a document query using the determined LOINC code. The document retriever component is adapted to retrieve a relevant clinical document from the clinical database component using the generated document query. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090265188 | Graphical Representation of Medical Knowledge - The present invention relates to a method for graphical representation of medical knowledge, as well as to methods and supports using the same. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090265189 | Medication Therapy Review Methods - A method for population and patient-specific medication therapy review using a computer particularly adapted for a medication therapy management or health care delivery organization is provided, wherein the method includes at least the steps of: collecting patient claims data; reviewing the patient claims data for accuracy and data integrity; identifying particular characteristics sought within the patient claims data; organizing and structuring the patient claims data; establishing a set of clinical rules; transforming the set of clinical rules established into a computer language, and entering the transformed clinical rules into an electronic database; and analyzing the patient claims data by applying the clinical rules using a computer particularly adapted for a medication therapy management or health care delivery organization, thereby producing an analytical result. In further embodiments, the analytic results are used to evaluate the need for patient-level medication therapy review and, optionally, to actually conduct a patient-level medication therapy review based on the review of the analytic results. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090271217 | Side effect ameliorating combination therapeutic products and systems - Combination therapeutics, computer program products, and systems are described that include at least one combined prescription psychiatric medication and at least one artificial sensory experience for ameliorating at least one side effect of the psychiatric medication. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271218 | PATIENT-DIRECTED HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM - Particular embodiments provide a quality adherence guide. In one embodiment, a plurality of medical records from a plurality of medical providers are received. A quality adherence guideline is used to determine if a standard of care is being adhered to by various medical providers. A quality adherence guideline is then generated using the selected standard of care. The quality adherence guideline includes a set of treatment steps that are defined by the selected standard of care. Information from the medical records associated with the patient is also used to populate the guide. During treatment of the patient, input may be received from a plurality of users from health care providers regarding the treatment steps. The patient-direct system automatically analyzes the information inserted in the guideline to determine the level of adherence that various users have achieved when compared with the industry standard for quality care. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271219 | Methods and systems for presenting a combination treatment - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of an individual's compliance with an artificial sensory experience and presenting an indication of a bioactive agent at least partly based on the indication of the individual's compliance with the artificial sensory experience. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271220 | Electronic patient registration verification and payment system and method - A patient registration record and payment system creates, maintains and transfers all relevant data electronically. The system captures patient registration and payment data, such as personal, demographic and insurance coverage information, medical history, frequently accessed healthcare providers, and data specifying one or more funding sources to pay for the amount of a medical visit for which the patient is responsible at the time of entry using graphical user interfaces through the Internet or a local area network. Moreover, the system includes the capability to access reference databases regarding verification of data for accuracy, completeness and validity on a continuous, automated basis and, where such reference databases are not available, to initiate manual verification of data for accuracy, completeness and validity by system personnel prior to making patient registration data available to customers or transferring such data to customer databases. Additionally, the system provides for an automated process to transfer payment from one or more funding sources specified by the patient at the time of entry to a deposit account specified by the healthcare provider. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271221 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Medical Records Registration - A method and network for managing and transferring medical information are disclosed. A network, in one embodiment, includes a portable medical device and a medical records registration (“MRR”) system for handling and transferring medical information. The portable medical device includes patient or client verification information and it is capable of issuing a request for medical related information via a communications network. The MRR system is capable of authenticating the request in response to a set of predefined verifications and obtaining the medical related information after passage of the authentication. The medical related information is subsequently forwarded in accordance with the request. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090276244 | HEALTH CARE FINANCING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer implemented method for determining eligibility of a patient to receive financial assistance. The method utilizes health care financial assistance information associated with at least a first potential health care financial assistance plan and a second potential health care financial assistance plan, wherein the patient is not enrolled in either of the first or second potential health care financial assistance plans at the time of the determination of the eligibility, wherein the first potential health care financial assistance plan is provided by a first health care financial assistance plan provider, wherein the second potential health care financial assistance plan is provided by a second health care financial assistance plan provider, wherein the health care financial assistance information associated with the first potential health care financial assistance plan includes first provider qualification criteria and wherein the health care financial assistance information associated with the second potential health care financial assistance plan includes second provider qualification criteria. A system for financing health care is also disclosed. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090276245 | AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE IMAGE REGISTRATION WORKFLOW - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations automatic selection of a number of options in a clinical scenario of healthcare image workflow is provided. The options include selection of datasets, registration process, display mode, fusing process and/or publication. The automatic selection provides for a fully automated workflow. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090276246 | Automated Interdisciplinary Plan of Care Generation System - A processing device implemented system supports providing a plan of care for a patient. A repository includes data representing a plurality of different patient problems and including data representing an individual plan of care, indicating care to be provided to a specific patient, associated with a patient problem, an expected outcome, clinical observations, and orders for treatment to be administered to a patient. A data processor searches data in the repository to identify one or more candidate plans of care associated with a particular patient problem in response to user entry of data identifying the particular patient problem by searching data in the repository for a code associated with the particular patient problem. A display processor generates data representing at least one display image including data representing the one or more candidate plans of care associated with the particular patient problem enabling a user to select a particular plan of care for a particular patient. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090281832 | HOSTED INFUSIONAL THERAPEUTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Embodiments according to the present invention provide an online disease management system, method and computer program product that calculates and processes infusional therapy protocols. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE MULTI-PARTY MEDICAL CONFERENCING - A system and method for providing secure medical conferencing are provided. In one example, the system includes a database and a medical services authentication server (MSAS) coupled to the database and a packet network. The database includes medical information and the MSAS includes instructions for facilitating the medical conferencing, including enabling medical service consumers to identify and connect directly to medical service providers via the packet network using information from the database. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION OF DORMANT PATIENTS - Disclosed herein is a system and method for managing information of dormant patients and, more particularly, to such a system and method in which the information of dormant patients is stored and managed in a separate storage server. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281835 | Medical prescription scheduler for reminding and compliance - A medical prescription scheduler for reminding and compliance is basically envisioned and devised to simplify the programming of a reminder device, and comprises of a single device or a pair of complimentary devices. A scheduler device is meant for achieving a speedy and facilitated scheduling of a medical prescription, formatting the scheduled prescription based on format specifications compliant with the prescription reminder application program of a recipient reminder device, and transmitting the formatted scheduled medical prescription to the reminder device. When unpacked in the receiving reminder device, said format is intended for realizing the programming of the reminder device. And the programmed reminder device is capable of audio-visually reminding each dose of each medication of said prescription till compliance. Preferably, the scheduler and reminder devices are modified commonly used electronic devices, wherein either the existing hardware and/or software is suitably adapted or the requisite hardware and/or software is incorporated so as to accomplish the scheduling and reminding function. While inputting a prescription, the computing means of a scheduler device assists a prescriber by performing relational analysis and by displaying cautionary or advisory information. In addition to facilitating a doctor in scheduling a medical prescription, a means for promoting pharmaceutical products and generating revenues is included. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281836 | PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - A business method for providing improved portable health care records management that is HIPAA compliant and legally reliable from the physician's perspective. The method provides service for providing a USB portable medical records database to a hospital patient in a USB device with multiple layers of security. The USB device and first and second softwares for implementing updates of the USB portable medical records database are provided. A first software resident on the USB device auto-runs a resident database of patient medical records and provides security and HMI functions. Second software resides on a business computer linked to the hospital medical records database for acquiring, sorting, and storing medical records on the USB device. A discharge service includes creating a USB portable medical records database for a patient being discharged, and may optionally include reviews of the records for compliance with medical and insurance standards. Only physician-dictated records are stored. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281837 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL RECORDS - A method, a system, and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing a computer implemented method for automatically evaluating the quality of a medical record. The method includes: generating temporary facts from a medical record to be evaluated; constructing a query to a knowledge base of standard facts of standard medical records from the temporary facts; executing the query to the knowledge base by using a reasoning engine; and determining the quality of a medical record to be evaluated based on the result of the query. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281838 | MEDICAL FAILURE PATTERN SEARCH ENGINE - A patient safety search engine and alarm processor is programmed to repetitively search the electronic medical records of all patients in a hospital system to automatically provide early detection of patients with evolving pathophysiologic cascades, and in particular the cascades of evolving death, such as cascades of septic shock. The search engine also searches for a wide range of evolving pathophysiologic failures which are commonly fatal if detected too late. An alarm processor is provided which is programmed to provide an alarm upon the detection of a cascade or failure. The processor is further be programmed to provide an image of the cascade, and to determine, the severity of the cascade, and the time of onset of the cascade in relation to the timing and type of procedures and treatment and the increased cost associated with the cascade. Discretionary real-time system-wide searches for a wide range of clinical failure patterns or images within the hospital system may be performed using the disclosed patient safety search engine. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281839 | PATIENT SAFETY PROCESSOR - A processor-based system for analyzing physiologic data and medical care is provided wherein the patient data is analyzed to construct images that are representative of a patient's condition. The processor provides a self-modulating analysis, which is responsive to the occurrence of additional data items to increase the information contained in the images. Identifications of modes of physiologic failure by the analysis of the generated images provides for earlier recognition and intervention and improved protocolization of testing and treatment. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090287502 | E-PatientLink - A pharmacy management computer system sends de identified prescription record information to a health records computer system where Payloads including additional drug information are associated with the de identified prescription record. The Payloads are transmitted back to the pharmacy management computer system which in some cases electronically delivers them to patients. In those cases where a patient is confirmed to have received the electronic communication, the pharmacy management computer system is programmed to change its operation by printing the additional drug information in the pharmacy for delivery in the pharmacy to the patient. Subsequent communications contain content that depends upon patient response to prior communications during the pharmacy prescription process. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287503 | ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALTHCARE DATA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE REAL TIME HEALTHCARE RECOMMENDATIONS - A method for managing data. A datum regarding a first patient is received. A first set of relationships is established. The first set of relationships comprises at least one relationship of the datum to at least one additional datum existing in at least one database. A plurality of cohorts to which the first patient belongs is established based on the first set of relationships. Ones of the plurality of cohorts contain corresponding first data regarding the first patient and corresponding second data regarding a corresponding set of additional information. The corresponding set of additional information is related to the corresponding first data. The plurality of cohorts is clustered according to at least one parameter, wherein a cluster of cohorts is formed. A determination is made of which of at least two cohorts in the cluster are closest to each other. The at least two cohorts can be stored. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287504 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND A PLATFORM FOR MANAGING MEDICAL DATA RECORDS - A method for providing an imaging study at a client terminal. The method comprises receiving a request for an imaging study from a client terminal connected to a first system of a plurality of medical imaging systems and identifying a destination of a device hosting the requested imaging study. The device is disparately connected to a second system of the plurality of medical imaging systems. The method further comprises acquiring the imaging study from the hosting device using the destination and forwarding the imaging study to the client terminal. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL INFORMATION - Systems and methods for efficient computer analysis of medical information are disclosed. A computer-implemented method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes receiving an indication of a patient study and associated modality corresponding to a patient. The method can further include associating multiple analysis services with the patient study, based at least in part on a characteristic feature of the patient study, a characteristic feature of the modality, and a characteristic feature of the services. Information corresponding to the patient study and the matched services is presented to a user. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287506 | Methods and Systems for Improving Human Health Using Targeted Probiotics - Methods and systems enable healthcare providers to identify metabolites that may cause a medical condition in a patient. The healthcare providers may then use the identified metabolite to identify a probiotic that may affect the regulation of that metabolite. Patient information, such as medical history and diagnosis data may then be used in combination with the identified probiotic to create a personalized medicament for that patient. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090292557 | System and Method for Disease Diagnosis from Patient Structural Deviation Data - A data processing technique is provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes accessing patient deviation data of a structural difference between a patient anatomical feature and a standardized anatomical feature. The method may also include comparing the patient deviation data to reference deviation data sets representative of multiple disease types. Each reference deviation data set may be representative of an expected deviation from the standardized anatomical feature for a particular disease type. The method may further include automatically identifying one or more potential patient disease types based at least in part on the comparison. Additional methods, systems, and manufactures are also disclosed. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292558 | NURSING HOME EVALUATION SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and devices are described for determining resource allocation in a resident care facility, like a nursing home facility. Embodiments of the invention provide assessment questions to an assessor via a computer interface. The assessment questions may be based on a base assessment model having questions relating to a number of resident care areas. Responses to the assessment questions may be received, some relating to answers provided to the assessor by respondents (e.g., residents or staff of the resident care facility). The responses may be processed to generate an assessment dataset, which may then be used to generate quality scores for the various resident care areas. The quality scores may indicate likelihoods of citation in the resident care areas as a function of data derived from the base assessment model. The quality scores and/or assessment results may then be graphically displayed and used to formulate a resource allocation determination. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292559 | MEDICAL WORKFLOW SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PROCESS WORKFLOW RECORDATION - A medical information processing and storage system includes a medical images database storing medical images and metadata relevant to the medical images. A processor is configured to perform post-acquisition image processing on medical images. A medical images archiver is configured to store a medical image in the medical images database after the medical image has been processed by the processor. The medical images archiver stores the medical image in the database with processing-descriptive metadata that is descriptive of the post-acquisition image processing performed on the medical image by the processor. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292560 | Disease Management Interface System - A disease management interface system to improve the management of chronic diseases, disorders and conditions, comprising: by linking evidence-based protocols and desired management outcomes to a particular patients data through the use of rules-based decision engines, and presentation of the results of these decisions at opportune points in the process of care for a patient. Simplified presentation of information is unique and promotes appropriate management decisions, and protocol driven ordering programming supports reliability and safety of care. The use of a complete patient-specific cluster of process and outcome measures, rather than evaluation of the process and outcome measures for specific diseases considered in isolation of co-existing conditions, brings a patient centered focus to the management of these conditions. The disease management interface system is independent of a specific proprietary electronic health record, but versions will be programmed for use with all electronic health records. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292561 | MEDICAL INFORMATION ACCESS CONTROL APPARATUS AND MEDICAL INFORMATION ACCESS CONTROL PROGRAM - A medical information access control apparatus including a first storage that stores information of a first access right and a second access right, a second storage that stores a determination information that determines whether or not a patient is in an emergency medical condition, an accepting unit that accepts an access request to the medical information of the patient, an acquiring unit that acquires a state information of the patient, a determining unit that determines whether or not the patient is in the emergency medical condition, and a controller that performs an access control to the medical information based on the first access right if the determining unit determines that the patient is not in the emergency medical condition and based on the second access right if the determining unit determines that the patient is in the emergency medical condition. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090299764 | Obtaining, Posting And Managing Healthcare-Related Liens - A system and method for health providers to assert their rights of fair trade and financial interest in optimizing revenue and full fee collection for bills relating to their rendered services in cases of patients, who receive treatment and subsequently utilize related health provider's billings as a part of an injury related to a tort or injury claim. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299765 | Device and Method for Selective Medical Record Releases - A printing device includes a user interface that receives a patient identifier, and a communications port that contacts a database to obtain the history of healthcare providers of the patient. A processor prepares a form as an electronic document. On the form, each of the healthcare providers has a separate consent marking area. A printing engine is included to print the electronic document. A scanner is used to scan the printed document after the patient has placed markings in the consent marking areas of the form and has signed the form to create a scanned image. The processor can then process the scanned image to identify consented and non-consented healthcare providers. Then, the communications port can output the list of consented healthcare providers. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING MEDICAL TREATMENT PLANNING AND SUPPORT IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE CONSTRAINTS AND UNCERTAINTIES - A computer implemented method for managing a condition of a patient during a chaotic event. A datum regarding a first patient is received. A first set of relationships is established. The first set of relationships comprises at least one relationship of the datum to at least one additional datum existing in a database. Based on the first set of relationships, cohorts to which the first patient belongs are established. Ones of the plurality of cohorts contain first data regarding the first patient and second data regarding a set of additional information. The set of additional information is related to the first data. The second data further regards a constraint imposed by a chaotic event. The plurality of cohorts is clustered according to at least one parameter. A cluster of cohorts is formed. Which of at least two cohorts in the cluster are closest to each other is determined. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299767 | Automated systems and methods for obtaining, storing, processing and utilizing immunologic information of individuals and populations for various uses - A system and method for assessing the immunological status of one or more individuals in a patient population is presented. The method includes establishing a database comprising a plurality of records of information each representative of the immune status of an individual in the population, each of said records including (1) current information from one or more assays for the presence of a biochemical, and (2) individual specific information comprising one or more of said individual's medical history, said individual's doctors' observations and historical, demographic, lifestyle, and familial information relating to said individual. The method further includes processing the information in said database to find trends or patterns relating to the immune status of individuals in said patient population; and using the said trends or patterns as part of a health care related decision making process. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, processing the information in the database includes generating a list of correlations between variables or fields in the database. The correlations in the list can be further refined automatically, and a set of hypotheses or literature citations can be linked to the final correlations. The correlations, the processing, their associated hypotheses can then be reported to a user or automatically fed into another system component to generate a medical or health related decision. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a first assay panel containing a plurality of cytokine assays can be administered and the results processed. Based on automatic analyses of the cytokine data, a second tier or set of assays can be run on the same individual. The cytokine assay results being used to inform the contents of a second assay panel. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299768 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING HEALTHCARE REVENUE CYCLE OUTCOMES AND CONTROLLING WORK FLOW - An outcome prediction model is generated and/or executed to predict an outcome of processing a healthcare patient account. As examples, these outcomes may relate to the payment of the healthcare patient account, to the timing of when payment of the healthcare patient account will be paid, to at least an initial denial of payment of the healthcare patient account, to payment of the healthcare patient account after a defined time period, and or to qualification of the patient for a government sponsored program regarding healthcare. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299769 | Prognostic osteoarthritis biomarkers - A computer based calculation of a prognostic index I of osteoarthritis based on biochemical and imaging based biomarkers a mathematical combination of said values, wherein a first imaging based biomarker is a measure of the quantity of a cartilage in a joint compartment, a second imaging based biomarker relating to the quality of said cartilage in said joint compartment, and wherein a value of said first biomarker indicative of a larger quantity of cartilage affects the index to make it predictive of more disease progression, and a value of said second biochemical marker indicative of a greater departure from the quality of disease free cartilage affects the index to make it predictive of more risk of disease progression, exemplified by | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING PATIENT RECORDS FOLLOW A PHYSICIAN - A computer-based system for providing physicians automatic, secure access to patient records at the time a patient visits and consults a physician. The system can include one or more computing devices configured to process and display data. The system can also include one or more emitting devices carried by physicians for identifying each particular physician and one or more scanning devices configured to detect and communicatively link to the one or more emitting devices based on the proximity of the physician to an examination room. Additionally, the system can include a manager module communicatively linked to the one or more scanning devices and configured to manage the signal data from the one or more scanning devices. Furthermore, the system can also include one or more servers communicatively linked with the one or more computing devices, one or more scanning devices, and manager module, the one or more servers configured to authenticate and register a particular patient upon a visit to a hospital or office, synchronize the particular physician identifier, patient identifier, personal wellness electronic record (PWER), and examination room identifier based upon physician's proximity to an examination room, initiate a physician-patient session at the at least one computing device at the examination room, transfer the PWER to the at least one computing device at the examination room, and automatically terminate the physician-patient session and receive the PWER based upon the physician leaving the proximity of the examination room. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299771 | DICOM-BASED 12-LEAD ECG GATEWAY AND BROWSER UNDER THE CLINICALLY-USED INFORMATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a DICOM-based 12-lead ECG gateway and browser for use in clinical information system. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090313044 | FLEXIBLE CARE PLAN METHODS AND APPARATUSES - A care plan management system ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090313045 | System and Method for Medical Research and Clinical Trial - A system and methods for a network for medical research and clinical trials are provided. Methods and systems for setting-up a clinical trial have been disclosed. Methods and system for identifying and qualifying participants in a trial have also been disclosed. Methods and systems for the automatic collection, extraction, distribution and review of data are also provided. Integration of a healthcare transcription platform with a clinical trial system is also disclosed. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090313046 | HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communication and workflow management system and method is provided for integrating a wide range of health care organization workflow management functions, generated by automated systems, manual and automated events associated with patients and staff interactions, through input-output devices such that requests and dispatch requests can be handled locally or over a widely distributed network, and can be tracked and escalated as required. The invention features a rules engine and database that identifies and defines resources, patients, tasks, and task handling. The invention uses extensive logic for the assignment of tasks and communication with resources that can execute tasks, tracking, completion of task, and escalation of tasks. The communication system can be integrated with staff and equipment tracking for automated closure of tasks. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090313047 | Brain Condition Assessment - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for creating an indication of brain condition include: receiving first information concerning a person, the first information indicating presence or absence of markers for an aspect of an assessment performed for the person, the aspect occurring at least twice at respective portions of the assessment; generating an indication of brain condition for the person by comparing the first information with second information concerning a group of people for whom the assessment has been performed, where the comparing includes checking a conditional probability of finding the marker present for the aspect of the assessment in one of the portions of the assessment when the marker is present for the aspect in another of the portions of the assessment; and outputting the indication of brain condition for the person. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090313048 | CLINICAL TRIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Clinical trials are defined, managed and evaluated according to an overall end-to-end system. The central authority creates protocol meta-models and makes them available to clinical trial protocol designers. Each meta-model includes a short list of preliminary patient eligibility attributes which are appropriate for a particular disease category. The protocol designer chooses the appropriate meta-model, and encodes the clinical trial protocol, including eligibility and patient workflow, within the selected meta-model. The resulting protocol database is stored together with databases of other protocols in a library of protocol databases. Sponsors and individual clinical sites have controlled access to the protocols. Study sites make reference to the pertinent protocol databases to which they have access in the protocol database library in order to perform patient eligibility screening. Once a patient is enrolled into a study, the protocol database indicates to the clinician what tasks are to be performed at each patient visit. These tasks can include both patient management tasks and data management tasks. The workflow graph advantageously also instructs the proper time for the clinician to obtain a patient's informed consent. The system reports patient progress to study sponsors, who can then monitor the progress of the trial, and to a central authority which can then generate performance metrics. Advantageously, a common controlled medical terminology database is used by all components of the system. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090313049 | Apparatus and Method for Processing and/or Providing Healthcare Information and/or Healthcare-Related Information - An apparatus, including a processor which processes a request to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in a provider's or payer's record or file, wherein the processor determines whether a requesting individual or entity is authorized to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in the provider's or payer's record or file, wherein the processor either allows the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or file, or the processor denies the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or file, and further wherein the processor generates a notification report containing information regarding the allowance or the denial of the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or file, and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification report to a communication device associated with the provider or payer. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090319298 | PATIENT STATUS AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated method for communicating patient status updates. The method includes registering a user. The registered user is associated with a patient file on a patient database. The patient file is representative of the patient for which the user will be receiving automated patient status updates. Patient status updates are received on the patient database via direct data entry or over a network. The patient file corresponding to the admitted patient is identified and configured to receive patient status updates for storage thereon. The patient status updates received on the patient file are formatted to conform to communication preferences established on the patient file. The method continues with the transmission of the formatted patient status updates over a network to the user communication device. A user receiving the patient status updates on the user communication device may avoid waiting at the healthcare facility for updates while being informed of any status changes in real-time. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090319299 | SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUES FOR REPORTING ADVERSE EFFECTS - Techniques for collecting and reporting adverse events associated with a patient are disclosed. The techniques include providing a user interface to identify drug and medical conditions associated with the patient using standardized drug and medical terminology. The techniques also include generating and displaying a cumulative narrative of user selections on the interface. The cumulative narrative can be directly transmitted to one or more companies and/or and regulatory agencies. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090319300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - A method and system for providing clinical decision support is disclosed herein. The method comprises: mapping medication information with at least one follow up action based on a predefined relation. The follow up actions are suggested to a user upon selecting a medication formation. The method further includes scheduling the follow up actions may automatically. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090319301 | Methods and systems for presenting a combination treatment - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a bioactive agent to an individual and presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the bioactive agent to the individual. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090326980 | FLAGGING TO CONTROL ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION - A method for protecting access to health information. The method includes presenting a graphical user interface for accessing health information. The health information may include a health record which includes at least one item. A request to access the health record is received and the health record is retrieved from a data store. The items of the health record are filtered based on a source of the request to access the health record. A portion of the health record may be displayed. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326981 | UNIVERSAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTOR AND ADVISOR FOR PEOPLE - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates collecting a portion of health data from a collection of users. An interface component can receive health data communicated from a collection of users, wherein each user within the collection is associated with a respective portion of health data. A verification component can authenticate at least one of a transmission source of the portion of health data, an ownership between a portion of health data and a user, an integrity level associated with the portion of health data, or a user submitting the portion of health data. A collection component can aggregate authenticated health data into a semantic data store in which the health data is indicative of a raw and unmolested source of health information from the collection of users. The collection component can further organize the health data to facilitate identification of a medical related trend. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326982 | ESTABLISHING A PATIENT - PROVIDER CONSENT RELATIONSHIP FOR DATA SHARING - A shared secret may be shared between a patient and the patient's healthcare provider. The healthcare provider may submit the shared secret to the database system via a provider interface to generate a validation code. The validation code may be later submitted to the database system by the patient via a patient interface to cause the database system to prompt the patient to submit the shared secret. Upon submission of the shared secret to the database system, the patient may be prompted to approve or deny a request of the healthcare provider to access the electronic medical record of the patient. Access may be granted to the healthcare provider upon approval of the request by the patient. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326983 | DATA COLLECTION AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN HEALTH DELIVERY SETTINGS - A data collection and data management system and method enables an entity user, such as a corporation, that owns and operates more than one type of health delivery setting to coordinate and control patient initial placement and or transfer between multiple health delivery settings to optimize care, improve utilization of resources and staff, and coordinate reimbursement outcomes for multiple health delivery settings. Base raw data is input by the multiple health delivery settings, translated and cleaned for use in a standardized format, and then processed for multiple uses in accordance with a pre-programmed scheme. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326984 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ORAL HEALTH CARE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for improving oral health in which a secure database is provided containing medical information specific to and updateable by a patient. The data input by the patient is authenticated at time of input and the patient is provided with real-time access to the database information to obtain suggested behavioral modifications that suggest steps for the patients to take to avoid patient illness, based on a most recent health assessment. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326985 | Automatically Pre-Populated Templated Clinical Daily Progress Notes - A system and method for providing a pre-populated daily progress note to a health care provider in response to a request for such a note or on a pre-determined schedule. The system includes a server, and databases in communication with the server. The server is connected to a communication network. Software on server the generates a pre-populated daily progress note for a patient by retrieving clinical data related to that patient and populating the corresponding fields of the template. The system transmits the daily progress note to a health care provider who may enter additional data into the template. The health care provider transmits the completed daily progress note to the hospital server. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326986 | AUTOMATED IMAGE ACQUISITION NOTIFICATION - A system and physical computer-readable media for automatic image acquisition notification and routing. A visual and/or audible indication is provided to a user of an application to indicate to the user that image acquisition has occurred. At least one digital image is acquired at a local location using an imaging modality, and an image acquisition notification message is transmitted, (e.g., via a network) to a remote location. The image acquisition notification message is automatically received at the remote location and at least one associated digital image is automatically displayed at the remote location in response to receiving the image acquisition notification message. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100004947 | System and Method for Providing Health Management Services to a Population of Members - A preferred embodiment comprises providing heath management services by collecting member assessment data, collecting member biometric data, and generating risk factors for one or more members based upon the member assessment data and the member biometric data. The risk factors are analyzed using a set of rules to stratify the member population based upon risk and wellness coaching and outreach services are provided the population based upon risk levels. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100004948 | APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING, INDIVIDUALIZING AND INTEGRATING CARE PLANS - An advanced care planning system, apparatus, method and program product are provided that enable a user to create and individualize an overall care plan for a patient, and then incorporate the tasks or actions associated with that care plan into a work list for the caregivers responsible for treatment of the patient. As caregivers perform and document tasks or actions associated with the care plan as part of their normal workflow, the patient's care plan may be automatically updated, eliminating the need for duplicate documentation. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100004949 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RECEIVING, EXTRACTING, AND TRANSLATING INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING (IONM) DATA FROM MULTIPLE DEVICE TYPES - A computer-implemented system, method, and/or computer program product for translating intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM) data obtained from multiple commercially available but incompatible IONM device types. The module includes the functions of receiving the IONM data (including IONM event data) from at least one IONM device during a surgery being monitored and interacting with an individual to obtain additional information (e.g., patient, insurance, billing, accounting, research data, etc.). The module can also extract pertinent information from the IONM data and the additional information and translate the pertinent information into a translated pertinent information in a platform independent format. The module can also report the translated pertinent information (including business and clinical reports). | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100004950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USAGE OF PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS IN MOBILE DEVICES - A document containing medical-related information is created and stored on, e.g., a mobile device. The document can then be transmitted from the mobile device to an appropriate servicing entity, such as a public safety answering point (PSAP) when an emergency call is made, allowing the PSAP to receive pertinent information about an emergency caller. Additionally, the document can be transmitted to, e.g., an appropriate near field communication (NFC) reader/receiver so that, e.g., a patient may automatically transfer information that is conventionally gathered by the patient completing a plurality of complex forms. Further still, various embodiments can enable the querying/transmitting of medical-related information over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) so that online questionnaires may be completed and responses received directly for users wishing to purchase medication online. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100004951 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCOUNTING AND CONTRACTING FOR CLINICAL TRIAL STUDIES - A clinical trial study is modeled for automatically generating business intelligence information regarding the clinical trial study. The clinical trial study has a total budget amount and a total amount of deliverables. A software application program is provided that has equations and business rules that together define a process, a timeline, and deliverables associated with the clinical trial study. The program is populated with items including entities that have been contracted to provide the deliverables to the clinical trial study, budget items and amounts related to the deliverables for the respective entities that have been contracted to provide the deliverables, and for at least some of the budget items, a time frame in which the budget item is expected to be incurred or paid. Business intelligence information is then automatically generated using the equations and business rules in the program, and the items entered into the program. The business intelligence information includes appropriate invoice payments for the deliverables for the respective entities that have been contracted to provide the deliverables at a specific time frame, an accounting for the clinical trial study, and cash flow needs for the clinical trial study. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100010831 | AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING IDEAL TREATMENT PLANS FOR COMPLEX NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for modifying neuropsychiatric treatment plans based on efficacy of treatment. A current treatment plan comprising a first set of therapies to treat a set of neuropsychiatric conditions and portions of the medical literature associated with the set of neuropsychiatric conditions is retrieved. A set of brain scans of the patient is analyzed to determine a set of changes over time associated with the set of neuropsychiatric conditions. The portions of the medical literature and the set of changes are analyzed to determine a patient rate of response to the treatment plan. If the patient rate of response falls below a threshold expected rate, a set of alternative treatments for the patient is identified. A modified treatment plan is generated using the set of alternative treatments. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100010832 | System and Method for The Diagnosis and Alert of A Medical Condition Initiated By Patient Symptoms - A system and method are provided for diagnosing and generating an alert for a medical condition using procedures initiated by symptoms being experienced by a patient. Diagnostic procedures are initiated in response to the patient entering specific symptoms the patient is experiencing through a patient activator device. The patient activator device may then acquire more information related to the symptoms from the patient, instruct an implantable medical device to perform measurements of certain physiological parameters related to the symptoms, or instruct the patient to perform certain tests. The symptoms and data collected from the patient and medical device are transmitted to a remote diagnostic device for performing clinical decisions based on such information and determining whether the patient is experiencing a particular medical condition. Upon detection of a condition, the remote diagnostic device generates an automated response that may include generating alerts to patients/physicians or instructions for treatment. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100010833 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY FOR HIGH VOLUME SITUATIONS - By arranging the input screen of a computerized medical order entry system to display pre-defined order-set possibilities for several categories (for example, labs, diagnostic, staff, medications) where the displayed order-set is directly related to a selected one of a plurality of medical emergency conditions, the physician can easily select orders from a single screen while conducting a patient interview or examination. The system allows the physician to concurrently select orders from order-sets associated with medical conditions different from the initially selected medical condition. In one embodiment, an elapsed time for an order is displayed for overall monitoring of patients. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100010834 | Reminder System for Reducing Excess Pain Among Hospitalized Patients - A computerized system for promoting an effective strategy for reducing excess pain in patients is provided wherein the system identifies a subset of pain symptoms to automatically generate a reminder at a nurse's station for following up with the patient. The computerized system includes a program configured to automatically remind a caregiver to reassess a patient's pain level and logs error reports when a caregiver fails to perform reassessments. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100010835 | PRICING AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS - In one embodiment, a method of pricing a diagnostic test includes receiving data associated with the diagnostic test and setting a price of the diagnostic test. The data associated with the diagnostic test includes an indication of one of a first result of the diagnostic test and a second result of the diagnostic test. The price of the diagnostic test is set based on the indication included in the data associated with the diagnostic test. In another embodiment, a method of pricing a diagnostic test includes receiving data associated with the diagnostic test and charging a first price or a second price for the diagnostic test. The data associated with the diagnostic test includes an indication of one of a first result of the diagnostic test and a second result of the diagnostic test. The first price is charged if the indication is of the first result. The second price is charged if the indication is of the second result. The second price is greater than the first price. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100017226 | MEDICAL WORKFLOW ONCOLOGY TASK ASSISTANCE - Assistance is provided in an oncology workflow. A tool or assistance link is provided as part of the workflow or display of task information. Task information for other patients may assist the medical professional in current task decisions. For example, the target dose, warning dose, fraction dose and number of fractions for patients with tumors at a same site (e.g., brain), with a similar size (e.g., 1 cm), a similar stage (e.g., stage 2), and/or other diagnostic information may be useful in a prescription generation task. While completing the task, the user activates the tool or assistant to determine what has been done in similar circumstances. The tool or assistances link acts as colleague advice for determining a current treatment. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017227 | Method, System and Related Software for Collecting and Sharing Patient Information - Methods of creating, distributing and/or accessing patent information are described herein that include: a) preparing at least one doctor input information dataset, b) utilizing at least one processing technique to process the at least one dataset to form an updated patient scenario, c) translating the scenario into a suitable protocol or index, and d) storing the scenario. Systems that create, distribute and/or access patient information are also described herein that include: a) a computer, b) a user interface, and c) software designed to prepare at least one doctor input information dataset, utilize at least one processing technique to process the at least one dataset to form an updated patient scenario, translate the scenario into a suitable protocol or index, and store the scenario. Methods of creating patient information is also disclosed that include: a) identifying a patient, b) retrieving a scenario related to the patient, a medical condition, or a combination thereof, c) preparing at least one doctor input information dataset, d) utilizing at least one processing technique to process the at least one dataset to form an updated patient scenario, an updated medical condition scenario or a combination thereof, e) translating the scenario into a suitable protocol or index, and f) storing the scenario. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017228 | CARE PLAN CHANGE PROPAGATION - In a medical health care network ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017229 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a computerized system programmed for providing care support to at least one patient having at least one chronic illness. In one embodiment, the system includes a medical professional module adapted for receiving, storing, and providing data in communication with at least one medical professional at the point of care, a health coach module adapted for receiving, storing, and providing data in communication with the at least one patient and at least one health coach, a patient module adapted for receiving, storing, and providing data in communication with the at least one patient, and, a public health module adapted for receiving, storing, and providing data in communication with at least one research professional. Each of the medical professional module, health coach module, patient module, and public health module is operatively associated with a corresponding one of the at least one medical professional, at least one health coach, at least one patient, and at least one research professional through a network. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING, PROCESSING, AND STORING DISCRETE DATA RECORDS BASED UPON A SINGLE DATA INPUT - According to the present invention, there is provided a system and method for the collection, capture, processing, storage, and tracking of data for both electronic clinical trial and electronic source health records for purposes, based upon a single data collection instance. Upon the collection of data at a clinical trial site, the data are transmitted to a central server where it is captured as an electronic source document(s) in human readable format. The system then transmits the captured electronic source document to a trusted third-party's electronic document repository. Then, the system uses the same captured data to populate the clinical trial's electronic data capture database. The system incorporates security and encryption features to ensure that privacy information requirements are not violated. In the preferred embodiment, the electronic data capture provider for a clinical trial has no control over the server of the trusted third-party vendor, complying with regulatory requirements. Additionally, the collected data can be pushed into a clinical site's electronic health record system or any equivalent system which houses electronic data. Throughout the operation of the system, an audit trail is maintained which records information relating to all data recording, modifying, and accessing events. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017231 | Active Patient Management - A rules engine implemented on one or more processors can receive patient data from one or more hospital business application servers and update a transaction database stored on a memoir or storage device in communication with the one or more processors. The rules engine can execute a rule based on the patient data stored in transaction database and display content to a hospital staff member or a patient via a user interface based on the executed rule. The transaction database is updated by the rules engine upon receipt of a user response to the displayed content. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017232 | Information Transmittal And Notification System - One embodiment of this invention is an automated information transmittal system including a first database component operative to receive and maintain at least one medical data parameter, a processor programmed to detect the medical data parameter and to compare the medical data parameter to a configured set of instructions, and a primary transmitter component operative to transmit a first signal to a portable electronic device if the medical data parameter satisfies the configured set of instructions, wherein a user of the portable electronic device may review the medical data parameter by accessing a remote application from the portable electronic device. The system further includes a portable electronic device transmitter component operative to transmit at least a second signal from the portable electronic device, the second signal generated upon input from the user and transmitted to at least a first output device in a remote location, an authentication component operative to acknowledge the second signal received by the first output device, and a second database component operative to receive and maintain authentication and transmittal information generated by the authentication component, the portable electronic device and/or the first output device. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017233 | MEDICAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The data efficiency of medical image management system is improved. PACS ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100023347 | Medical Marketing With Co-payment Elimination - Disclosed herein is a method and system for managing medical payments in a medical marketing environment hosted by a service provider. Information of a patient is acquired and healthcare providers are identified based on the acquired patient information and information of identified healthcare providers is provided to the patient. The patient selects one or more of the identified healthcare providers for a medical service and prioritizes them. The patient information is transferred to a selected healthcare provider for acceptance to provide the medical service to the patient. The selected healthcare provider that accepts to provide the medical service to the patient, signs an agreement for not accepting co-payment from the patient. An appointment is scheduled between the patient and the selected healthcare provider. The service provider pays a co-payment to the selected healthcare provider on behalf of the patient in exchange for a minimal referral fee. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023348 | REMOTELY TAKING REAL-TIME PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS RESPONSIVE TO HEALTH METRICS RECEIVED FROM WORN HEALTH MONITORING DEVICES - Health metrics can be received from at least one person wearing a health monitoring device in an unencumbered fashion that permits free motion. The health monitoring device can wirelessly convey the heath metrics to a remotely located computing device. The received health metrics can be compared against at least one configurable, yet previously established threshold. A change in a situation proximate to the person can be inferred based upon comparison results. A programmatic event can be fired based upon the inferred change. At least one programmatic action can be automatically initiated responsive to the firing of the programmatic event, wherein the programmatic action initiates a response to the inferred change. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023349 | Computer software program for mental health professionals - A computer software program that will allow mental health practitioners to enter data into portable files and send information to various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities through a direct, secure, and electronic linkage created by registering with said professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities. Mental health professionals using the software program will be able to create portable files containing information about clients, notes, credentials, licenses, certifications, specializations, accreditations, professional memberships, professional trainings, Continuing Education Units, professional activities, supervision hours, education, insurance board memberships. A plethora of relevant professional mental health information will be accessible through the software program. Professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information pertaining to products and services. The software program is a “one-stop shopping” platform for mental health professionals to create portable files and send information in a streamlined and efficient manner. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023350 | AUTO REGISTRATION OF NETWORK DEVICES - Often when a patient is diagnosed with an ongoing or chronic health care condition, it is desirable to prescribe an ongoing treatment regimen to that patient. In this type of environment, a user interface device ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTICS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR ORIENTAL MEDICINE - A method and a system for automated diagnostic and medical treatment development system for oriental medicine, wherein the system includes a controller, one or more associated databases and one or more user interfaces and the method includes the steps of: receiving a patient's medical complaint; electronically analyzing the complaint, the patient's medical history, oriental medicine recommendations to output an oriental medicine recommendation to address the patient's medical complaint; and optionally revising the analysis based on additional user input. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100030575 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system in which a medical device selects less than all of its stored information and provides the selected subset of information to a data mart for storage, processing, and/or communication to one or more interested parties. In many embodiments, customers, patients, or even components of the medical device or of the remote patient management system can access selected medical device information (e.g., customers can access medical device information tailored to the care they are providing to one or more patients). In many embodiments, customers can receive such medical device information according to a schedule that best suits their care (or whenever they desire such information, irrespective of a schedule). In many embodiments, providing less than full transmissions to the data mart reduces the strain on medical device batteries. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100030576 | System and Method for Pain Management - A pain management system is provided. The pain management system comprises a database and a pain management server. The database contains a plurality of pain scores associated with a first patient. The pain management server is in communication with the database and comprises a processor and a pain management application. The pain management application, when executed by the processor, receives a first pain score associated with the first patient, analyzes the first pain score based at least in part on the plurality of pain scores associated with the first patient in the database, and when the first pain score drops below a first threshold determined by the analysis, raises an alert. The pain management system promotes control of administration of pain medication to the first patient. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100030577 | System and Business Method for Electrocardiogram Review - A system and method for review and analysis of electrocardiograms includes an application server computer system in communication with a plurality of client computers. In a preferred embodiment, the server computer provides notification and access of a patient cardiac study report to an electrocardiograph technician for review and comment. The technician assigns an academic fellow electrophysiologist to review the study report. The server computer provides notification and access of the study report and the technician's annotation to the assigned fellow for review and comment. The fellow then assigns an attending physician to review the study report. The server computer provides notification and access of the study report and the previous annotations to the attending physician for review and comment. The physician completes the study. The computer system automatically generates and forwards a referral letter to the requesting physician and attends to billing for the cardiac monitoring services. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100030578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE SHOPPING, BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT - The methods and systems described herein relate to online methods of collaboration in community environments. The methods and systems are related to an online apparel modeling system that allows users to have three-dimensional models of their physical profile created. Users may purchase various goods and/or services and collaborate with other users in the online environment. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100030579 | Health Care Package - Various embodiments include methods and systems for providing packaged health care solutions. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100030580 | Physician to patient network system fo real-time electronic communication & transfer of patient health information - The Physician To Patient (P2P) network system, a private & secure infrastructure for independently practicing physicians and patients for real-time electronic communication & transfer of patient health information is disclosed by the invention. The invention also discloses an efficient and natural method for creation of Electronic Medical Records by physicians in their own handwriting. The P2P network system utilizes a plurality of devices and components defined by the invention, and custom programming to integrate all equipment, devices and components of the network system. The invention also discloses a highly targeted method of advertising, the One2One Advertising, for healthcare product manufacturers to reach physicians and patients. A number of healthcare related business processes, currently executed manually are performed automatically by P2P network system software. The invention will improve the quality of services to patients, and reduce the overhead cost of the medical offices, and the healthcare industry. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100036678 | Systems and methods for providing a pharmaceutical to a patient - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a pharmaceutical to a patient. One embodiment includes filling a delivery device with a pharmaceutical, attaching a machine-readable and re-writable identifier to the delivery device and supplying the delivery device to an administration facility. The identifier contains pharmaceutical information identifying details of the pharmaceutical, such as one or more of the name, class, concentration, volume, expiration date, lot number, serial number and manufacturer of the pharmaceutical. At the administration facility, the identifier is read and the pharmaceutical information is compared with an electronic file uniquely associated with the patient to detect a confirmation for administering the pharmaceutical to the patient. If the confirmation is present, the pharmaceutical is administered to the patient and the pharmaceutical information is stored in the electronic file. Other embodiments include unique methods, systems, kits, assemblies, equipment, and/or apparatus which involve providing a pharmaceutical to a patient. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100036679 | Methods And Apparatus For Responding To Request For Clinical Information - A hub-spoke patient information service in which a patient's data can be obtained from a network of independent data sources through a centralized service. The hub of the service stores patient identification information and the spokes store the patient's clinical data. In a preferred embodiment, the spokes are independent sources (e.g. each spoke is generally unrelated to other spokes) and include hospitals, doctor offices, clinics, insurance companies, or other entities that store or track clinical data. Preferably, the data sources use a first authentication to properly identify or authentic the service. Once access is granted, the spoke sources are queried for the patient's data. In response, each data source provides the type of patient data available from the source. The user is shown the types of data available without generally showing the actual data. The user can then select the specific patient data to retrieve from the spoke sources. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100036680 | DELPHI METHOD FOR MEDICAL CODING - Systems and methods provide confirmation of accuracy of determining medical codes for medical records. The technology may include processor control instructions or steps for establishing a collection of medical documents as a test sample and for determining a convergence of assigned medical codes for the sample that have been assigned by a plurality of coders to establish a standard of one or more accepted medical codes for the sample. The technology may include instructions for applying the sample to a coding system to obtain a determined medical code for the sample; and for comparing the determined code to the accepted medical codes to rate the coding system's accuracy. In some embodiments, the determining a convergence of determined medical codes may be obtained by a software coding algorithm that automatically assigns medical codes to medical records. Moreover, the comparing step may be performed by an algorithm that automatically calculates a rate of the coding system. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100036681 | Personalized Healthcare Management System - Personalized healthcare management system. The personalized integrated healthcare anti-counterfeit management system provides pack authentication, user ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100036682 | TREATMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A dental treatment planning system includes an input form to receive one or more dental patient inputs; and an engine adapted to receive the dental patient data from the input form and validating the dental patient data in a predetermined sequence. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100042432 | THERAPY DISCHARGE RECONCILIATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for displaying therapy groupings and individual therapies for a patient on a display. At least one therapy grouping area comprising one or more therapy groupings is provided for a patient being discharged from a current care venue. The therapy grouping comprises a therapy prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue associated with a therapy the patient was prescribed while visiting the current care venue. At least one previous therapy area is provided that includes an individual therapy prescribed for the patient prior to visiting a current care venue that has not been associated with a therapy the patient was prescribed while visiting the current care venue and at least one current therapy area comprising an individual therapy prescribed for the patient while visiting the current care venue that has not been associated with a therapy prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue. At least one interactive user input area is provided allowing a user to enter a discharge input for at least one therapy grouping. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042433 | CROSS CONTINUUM ASSOCIATED THERAPY RECONCILIATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for associating one or more prior therapies with one or more current therapies for a patient are provided. One or more therapies a patient was taking or prescribed prior to visiting a current care venue are accessed. One or more therapies the patient is taking or has been prescribed at the current care venue for the current care venue visit are accessed. Input is received that one of the one or more prior therapies for the patient corresponds with one of the one or more current therapies for the patient. In response to receiving the input, the prior therapy is associated with the current therapy. The association of the corresponding prior therapy and the corresponding current care venue therapy is stored for the patient. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCOVERING INFORMATION IN MEDICAL IMAGE DATABASE - A system for obtaining information related to diagnostic imaging performance at a site has a user instruction interface for obtaining an operator request for information related to image quality for stored diagnostic images. A data processor is in communication with at least one database of stored patient diagnostic images and is programmed with instructions for retrieving one or more patient diagnostic images from the database of patient diagnostic images according to the operator request from the user instruction interface, for analyzing the image quality of the one or more patient diagnostic images as specified in the operator request, and for providing at least output information about the image quality analysis to a data mining engine. The data mining engine is programmed with instructions to process the output information that is obtained from the data processor and to provide information related to image quality according to the output information. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042435 | AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DATA FOR INSURANCE AND DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS - A machine-implemented method of assisting medical evidence collection for adjudication of a medical disability request is described. In some embodiments, the method includes providing an electronic medical record of a patient, the electronic medical record includes evidence of at least one claimable medical disability condition and locating in the electronic medical record at least one keyword associated with the at least one claimable medical disability condition. In some embodiments, the method further includes processing an inference rule associated with the at least one claimable medical disability condition, such that the evidence of the at least one claimable medical disability condition is identified in the electronic medical record and outputting, to a computer-readable medium, information indicative of (1) the evidence of the at least one claimable medical disability condition, and (2) a location of the evidence in the electronic medical record. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042436 | DISEASE ORIENTED USER INTERFACES - There is provided a method and system for case-specific information retrieval from a medical database system. The information to be retrieved comprises at least two categories, clinical guidelines related information and patient related information. The method comprises the steps of accessing a database for retrieval of the clinical guidelines related information and accessing a database for retrieval of the patient related data; matching the accesses; displaying the retrieved clinical guidelines related information and the patient related information and the matched pairs of accesses. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042437 | CABINET WITH REMOTE INTEGRATION - Devices, systems, and methods are described for remotely managing items that are configured to be stored in at least one dispensing device. This includes receiving user identification information at a host computer system from an electronic device that is remotely located from the dispensing device. This also includes transmitting from the host computer system to the electronic device a disposition of at least one item, wherein the at least one item is associated with a patient. Further, this includes receiving, at the host computer system from the remote electronic device, information about the item originating from the dispensing device, wherein the information includes a further disposition of the item. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042438 | Methods and Systems for Personalized Action Plans - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for personal action plans based on an individual's genomic profile. Methods include assessing the association between an individual's genotype and at least one disease or condition and providing rating systems for an individual's action plan. Incentives to motivate and encourage people to improve their health and well-being are also disclosed herein. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042439 | AUTONOMOUS PERPETUAL INVENTORY FOR HEALTHCARE - An automated system for managing inventories of medical supplies at medical offices is disclosed wherein a database and intelligent computer system is used to anticipate the need for supplies based on appointments with patients, for example, so that inventories are maintained at optimum levels without the need for individuals to guess at which supplies to order at which particular times and a computer method for inventory management and replenishment comprising storing records of items of supplies and durable medical equipment at each medical office, clinic, and hospital subscribing to a management system, storing patient records comprising prior treatments, health diagnoses, and health status, storing tables of treatment and diagnostic codes corresponding to supplies and/or durable medical equipment required for each of said codes, wherein upon entry by a medical office, clinic, or hospital of a treatment or diagnostic event for a patient using a treatment or diagnostic code, looking up the corresponding patient record to determine whether a redundancy event has occurred and if no redundancy event is determined, issuing an order for the corresponding supplies and/or equipment. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042440 | Apparatus and method for processing and/or for providing healthcare information and/or healthcare-related information - An apparatus, including a memory device for storing a healthcare record or history for an individual which includes information provided by the individual or a healthcare provider, and information regarding a healthcare insurer or payer, a receiver for receiving information regarding the individual, containing information obtained from a device or equipment, or information regarding an examination finding, symptom, diagnosis, or prescribed treatment, transmitted from a first communication device to the receiver via, on, or over, the Internet and/or World Wide Web, a processing device which processes information for storing or updating the information regarding the individual in the healthcare record or history and which processes a request for information and generates a message in response to the request, and a transmitter for transmitting the message via, on, or over, Internet and/or World Wide Web to the first communication device or to a second communication device. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042441 | HOSPITAL DISPLAY TERMINAL - A system is described for managing administration of medical care. The system can include a patient record system that contains electronic records for patients in a hospital. The electronic records may include scheduling information for medicine administration to the patient. A display terminal can be connected to the patient record system and be configured to read an RFID tag on the patient. The display terminal can then identify the patient and display the patient's medicine schedule. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100049543 | Health data integration system and the method thereof - A health data integration system and the method thereof for solving the problems of inconvenience in recording health data and limited applications are provided. The detected health data are transmitted via a network to a server for recording and analysis. Afterwards, a health advice is generated as a reference for health consulting. The present system facilitates convenience in recording health data and the uses thereof. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100049544 | HEALTH INSURANCE SUBROGATION DATA MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented method for data exchange between a health provider and a patient's health insurance company. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100049545 | AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF TASKS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE A CLINICAL TRIAL DATABASE CAN BE LOCKED - Management of a database lock for a clinical trial study is provided. A database is provided that includes clinical trial data and the status of the data for a plurality of patients. Lock criteria is defined for the study from a plurality of selectable subsets of the clinical trial data. A processor automatically generates a list of tasks that must occur to achieve the lock defined by the lock criteria using the clinical trial data and the status of the data. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100049546 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEMS - Methods, business methods, and systems are provided herein for integrated healthcare. As the amount of medical information increases rapidly, including information from multiple biomarkers, analysis and management of that information becomes more and more important to extract meaningful conclusions from the information. Statistical and computational methods are described herein that have been created for the methods and systems for integrated healthcare. For example, a computer system is described extracts significance over time of PSA and fPSA biomarker tests for prostate health. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100049547 | Person Reported Outcome Report Generation - A method and programmable circuit generates a medical report on a single page from data reported by a person. In one possible configuration and by non-limiting example, a method and a programmable circuit generate a single page outcome report based on characteristics perceived by a person, such as a patient receiving care. In another possible embodiment, a method or programmable circuit generate a medical report in one language based on responses to a survey that is in another language. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100049548 | MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Conformation of a medical image is facilitated. A medical image system includes an electronic medical record terminal and an image server. The electronic medical record terminal creates order information on medical images stored in the image server and stores it. Medical images created according to the order information are stored in the image server. The image server manages medical images together with information on the medical images based on the order information as additional information. The electronic medical record terminal acquires a medical image and the additional information from the image server, judges on the basis of the acquired additional information on the medical image and instruction information on the stored medical image whether or not the acquired medical image is the one complying with the instruction information, and outputs the judgment result. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100049549 | PATIENT-CUSTOMIZED MEDICAL TREATMENT EDUCATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A system and methods for generating a patient-specific and treatment plan-specific educational media montage for radiation is provided. The montage provides a multi-media documentary containing data specific to the radiation therapy treatment of a particular patient, which is based upon the specific medical scenario for that patient. Information relating to the patient's expectations before, during and after treatment is included. DICOM RT files are converted by the system and utilized for providing an educational documentary that is customizable to each patient. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100049550 | PERSONALIZED BODY IMAGE - Delivery of health information to a patient suffering from a chronic condition is personalized by displaying the health information directly on a customized image of a body. The patient's medical record, standards of care for the condition, prescribed treatments, and patient input are applied to a generalized health model of a disease to generate a personalized health model of the patient. The personalized health model comprises an HTML file encoding an image map of a body. The body image illustrates the health condition of the individual patient. Preferably, data is collected from health provider sources and stored in a database on a server at a service provider site. The data is processed at the server, and is displayed in the patient's home using a TV connected to a multimedia processor. The multimedia processor connects the television set to a communications network such as the Internet. Applications include preventive care of chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100057496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION TO UNSEEN RADIOLOGY IMAGES - Certain embodiments present a system for navigating medical images of a patient file stored in an image database. An image labeler labels medical images based upon whether the images have previously been displayed on an interface. The system also provides an image search engine that searches the images based on the labels. The image search engine generates a subset of images from a larger group of medical images within a database based upon the labels. The interface includes a graphical meter that corresponds to medical images that have not previously been displayed on the interface. The graphical meter may enumerate the quantity of images that have not previously been displayed. The graphical meter may also illustrate the proportion of images that have not previously been displayed. The graphical meter may include a hyperlink that points to an image that has not previously been displayed. The graphical meter may also include a hyperlink that points to a location containing the images that have not been previously displayed. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100057497 | DYNAMIC SPONSORED RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for dynamically displaying clinical information to a user, the system including: a table for displaying the clinical information, the table including entries; an information display subsystem for displaying the clinical information in the table; and an information collection subsystem for collecting a first portion of the clinical information at a first time, for collecting a second portion of the clinical information at a second time, and for providing the first and second portions to the information display subsystem, wherein the information display subsystem displays the first portion of the clinical information at a first display time in the table, and integrates the first and second portions of the clinical information to form an integrated data set, and displays the integrated data set in the table at a second display time such that each of at least a portion of the entries includes information from both of the first and second portions of the clinical information. In an embodiment, the user is capable of interacting with an entry at substantially the first display time. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100063840 | System and method for managing coordination of collected patient data in an automated patient management system - A system and method for managing coordination of collected patient data in an automated patient management system is presented. One or more displays of patient data are defined. The patient data is collected from one or more patient data sources operating on a remotely managed patient and selected from at least one of a physiological sensor and a therapy delivery device. One or more controls of patient data collection to specify types of patient data to be collected and periodicities of the patient data collection in relation to the patient data displays are defined. The patient data displays and patient data controls in relation to the data collection of a plurality of patient data types and patient data collection periodicities are coordinated. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING DESIGNATED ENTITIES OF ACCESS TO PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS - A medical information server and corresponding methods are disclosed for processing of personal medical information, providing some or all of the medical information to authorized requesting entities, and providing notifications of access to personal medical records to designated entities. The server may receive a request for personal medical record information from a communications device of a requesting entity; authenticate and authorize the request; send the requested information to the authorized requesting entity; and send notification of the access to one or more designated entities. The server may further update an access history pertaining to the personal medical record to note the access. The server may further receive a request for the access history of a personal medical record, and send the requested access history information to the authorized requesting entity. Additionally, the server may send notification of the access to the history to one or more designated entities. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063842 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INDICATING AN IMAGE LOCATION IN AN IMAGE STACK - System and methods for indicating an image location in an image stack are disclosed. An example method includes generating an index of indications of medical image locations in a medical image stack including a first indication of a first medical image location in a medical image stack and a second indication of a second medical image location in the medical image stack, displaying in a user interface the first medical image and the first indication of the first medial image location within the medical image stack, receiving a scroll input and scroll through the index displaying indications of medical image locations in the image stack until the second indication of the second medical image is displayed, receiving a selection of the second indication of the second medical image, and displaying in the user interface the second medical image and the second indication of the second medical image location within the medical image stack. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063843 | Masked Data Record Access - A computer based method and system for masked data record access are presented in which data masks are applied to sensitive personal information so that non-masked portions of that information can be used in the selection of products, services and service providers for a consumer. In one application the method and system are utilized in the selection of healthcare products, services and providers based on pangenetic (genetic and epigenetic) and non-pangenetic information associated with the consumer. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063844 | EXTENSIBLE THERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An extensible therapy delivery system for an individual having a clinical rules module providing an existing clinical rule and is extensible to receive a new validated clinical rule and method thereof are disclosed. The extensible system also provides a domain module having existing clinical data and base logic and is extensible to receive new clinical data and additional logic to support the new validated clinical rules. The extensible system also provides a data request interface that directs a request for information from the clinical rules for the determination of therapy for the individual to the domain module, which answers the request with the existing and new clinical data and logic. The extensible system delivers to the individual the therapy determined by the clinical rules module from using the answer to the request provided by the domain module. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063845 | Systems and Methods for Allowing Patient Access to a Patient Electronic Health Records - Methods and systems are provided for providing patient and healthcare providers with access to a patient EHR a computer workstation. A user interface accessible via a network is provided that allows a user to access an EHR system comprising at least one patient EHR. The user is identified using a security administrator, and access is granted and denied based on user identification. The user obtains a patient EHR from the EHR system by providing instructions via the user interface. The user is provided with at least one functionality application allowing a user to add information to the patient EHR. The patient EHR is updated based upon the information entered by the user using the at least one functionality application and storing the updated patient EHR in the EHR database. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063846 | System and method for storage and dissemination of personal health information - The invention disclosed herein is a system and method for the collection and dissemination of personal health information, including demographic data, medical history and insurance coverage. The individual is issued a card containing a microchip to which information is downloaded from each healthcare provider or a central medical database. The information downloaded on the card is easily carried by the patient and provides ready access to other healthcare providers of personal health information such as past medical history, current medications, available insurance and name and address of the patient, among others. The personal health information contained on the card may be viewed by the individual and corrected if necessary. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063847 | RULE-DRIVEN SPECIMEN TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT - Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient specimens throughout the collection and analysis of patient specimens. A series of RFID tags may be used to track the specimens starting with the collection of a patient's tissue specimen at a surgery or examination room, through the process of preparing the specimens at a laboratory, to a specialist's office where the specimens are analyzed, and eventually into storage where the left-over specimen materials may be archived. A database may be used to capture unique identifiers for the RFID tags and other information throughout the process. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND MANAGING PATIENT DATA - A system and method that employs standardized data collection forms for use by health care providers and patients to enable efficient collection, storage and management of patient data for treatment of diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRIORITIZING AND ADMINISTERING HEALTHCARE TO PATIENTS HAVING MULTIPLE INTEGRAL DIAGNOSES - A method of administering healthcare to patients with multiple integral diagnoses such that the clinical outcomes and health-related quality of life of said patients are improved while medical costs are minimized. A patient population is first identified. The population is then stratified into specific levels of intervention. Each individual patient is then assigned a Priority Care Nurse Manager who serves to establish communication between the patient, the patient's Primary Care Physician, and any healthcare providers. The most appropriate treatment plan is cooperatively developed and the patient receives treatment according to the plan. The most appropriate treatment may include home care and palliative measures. The patient may appoint a Health Care Agent to make medical decisions for the patient should the patient be unable to make decisions. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100070302 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A DIETARY PLAN BASED ON A CLINICAL ELEMENT MODEL - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for dietary planning and monitoring according to a clinical element model. A method includes creating a dietary plan for a patient. The dietary plan includes dietary items and relationships between dietary items implemented according to a clinical element model, for example. The method also includes receiving input regarding a dietary item. The input includes an identifier for the dietary item and contents of the dietary item, for example. The method further includes mapping the dietary item to a clinical element model based on the input. The method additionally includes providing the clinical element model for the dietary item in conjunction with the dietary plan. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070303 | CONSUMER PORTAL FOR HEALTHCARE APPOINTMENTS ACROSS PRACTICE GROUPS - Systems and methods for aggregating available healthcare appointment times across multiple unaffiliated practitioner groups, including search and display algorithms. A centralized marketplace is provided for real time booking of healthcare appointments which does not require the patient to have a preexisting relationship with the practitioner. The aggregated booking system enhances the number of available near term and conveniently located appointment options while the search and display algorithms reduce the complexity of the patient and practitioner information required to maintain accurate and synchronized database booking records. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS IN PATIENTS - A system for automatically correlating a patient's symptom with medication side effects includes: a computing device for use by medical personnel to input and display data; a first database including an electronic health record (EHR) for the patient; a second database including Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) data regarding side effects of medications; and a server configured to receive information from the computing device regarding the symptom; retrieve a list of the patient's medications from the first database; obtain a record of recognized side effects of those medications from the second database; and transmit a message to the computing device regarding medications and side effects correlated with the symptom. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070305 | SPECIMEN TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT - Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient specimens throughout the collection and analysis of patient specimens. A series of RFID tags may be used to track the specimens starting with the collection of a patient's tissue specimen at a surgery or examination room, through the process of preparing the specimens at a laboratory, to a specialist's office where the specimens are analyzed, and eventually into storage where the left-over specimen materials may be archived. A database may be used to capture unique identifiers for the RFID tags and other information throughout the process. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070306 | Patient Community System With Anonymized Electronic Medical Data - A computerized system allows intercommunication of patients with respect to the treatment of their diseases. This system includes an electronic medical record database providing electronic medical records of a given set of patients as developed by healthcare professionals and linked to an anonymous identifier for each patient and a set of terminal devices accessible to the patients allowing for the electronic exchange of information through a display and data input device. A server system connects the anonymous medical record database and the terminal devices and executes a stored program to: (1) allow an authenticated connection by a given patient to the server system through a terminal device and associate the connection with an anonymous identifier; (2) permit authoring by the given patient of a patient site viewable on a terminal device incorporating medical records from the anonymous medical record database associated with the anonymous identifier; and (3) identify to the given patient other patient sites for other patients having shared medical conditions according to a predetermined clustering of data of the anonymous medical record database. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100076784 | PATIENT DIABETES DATA INTERCHANGE WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A system and method for transferring patient diabetes information into an electronic medical record on a health record system with user validation are disclosed. After testing a patient's blood glucose levels over a period of time with a blood glucose meter which stores the patient diabetes information and the blood glucose levels in a first electronic format record, and after a user transfers the first electronic format record from the blood glucose meter into a diabetes management system on a computer, the invention provides a service which automatically monitors an output folder to determine when an export file containing the patient diabetes information is stored therein and after detection, automatically processes the export file into a default electronic medical report which can be copied into a clipboard utility provided by the computer and pasted into the electronic medical record of the patient on the health record system. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100076785 | Predicting rare events using principal component analysis and partial least squares - Systems and methods are provided for predicting rare events, such as hospitalization events. Data related to health and/or healthcare may be compiled from a number of sources and used to construct a predictive model. The predictive model employ Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Partial Least Squares (PLS). The data may be arranged in a timeline, and formatted in such a way as to provide discrete temporal “batches”. This arrangement may facilitate the PCA and PLS decomposition of the data into predictive models. These models may then be applied to an individual's data, to create a prediction of healthcare related events. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100076786 | Computer System and Computer-Implemented Method for Providing Personalized Health Information for Multiple Patients and Caregivers - Personalized health information is provided by maintaining a patient profile over time and matching information from the patient profile to appropriate patient-centric information related to that patient's specific medical condition. The patient profile can include a variety of medical information. The patient profile is matched, for example, to patient-centric options for care, clinical trials for which the patient is eligible, drug treatment regimens directly related to each patient's specific condition, scheduling of the treatments, survivorship plans and data, information about managing symptoms, nutritional information, rehabilitation recommendations, possible adverse events based on specific treatments to monitor, and personalized education and information. The patient profile can be populated with information from a database, such as one associated with a cancer registry. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100076787 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A MEDICAL DATA REPORT - A method for preparing a medical report. Some example methods include receiving one or more medical data readings, where respective individual medical data readings include a numerical result of a medical test; processing the medical data readings into report data, where the report data includes the individual medical data readings and categorized ranges associated with the medical tests associated with individual medical data readings; and creating a medical data report including the report data, graphical representations of individual medical data readings and the respective categorized ranges, and textual descriptive information pertaining to the respective medical data readings. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100076788 | Health-care exchange III - A system and a method for physicians, patients and health-care buyers to control their health-care resources by patterning and managing the dispensations of health-care services by physicians and patterning and managing the utilizations of health-care services by patients and for managing physicians' compensations and patients' and health-care buyers' health-care funds and disbursements. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100076789 | Method for remote consultation via mobile communication apparatus and system thereof - A system for remote consultation via a remote mobile communication apparatus has a medical equipment device, a medical server and a remote mobile communication apparatus. A method for remote consultation employs the medical equipment device to produce the first medical report and store it into the medical server, transmits the first medical report with the medical server to the remote mobile communication apparatus via a wireless communication network, browses the first medical report, increases, modifies or varies the medical image or medical text of the first medical report to form the second medical report, and uses the mobile communication apparatus to send the second medical report back to the medical server via the wireless communication network. The remote consultation can be reached. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100076790 | Health-care exchange IV - A system and method for effecting patterns, standards, consensuses and logics of the practice of medicine by physicians using adaptable compositions of information and data on diagnoses, health, health-care and health-care services and of health-care accounts to increase physicians' productivity and preserve physicians', patients' and health-care buyers' resources. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100082368 | WRONG SITE SURGERY PREVENTION SYSTEM - Compliance with pre-operative policies and procedures is ensured to prevent wrong site surgeries. Data related to a scheduled procedure is stored on a device. The data includes at least (1) indicia of personal identification for a patient and one or more participants in the scheduled procedure, and (2) information about the scheduled procedure. An input is received on the device that associates the patient with the data stored on the device. The patient and each of the one or more participants are then prompted to verify the indicia of personal identification and information about the scheduled procedure on the device. When the patient and one or more participants have all verified their respective indicia of personal identification and the information about the scheduled procedure, the device is operable to enable operating room functionality. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100082369 | Systems and Methods for Interconnected Personalized Digital Health Services - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for providing personalized, interconnected digital health services. Certain embodiments provide a digital health services system. The system includes an access portal providing access to health information for a patient from a plurality of clinical data sources. The system also includes a shared registry and repository storing information from the plurality of clinical data sources for interconnection and access via the access portal. The system further includes digital health information and services generating a personalized care plan for the patient based on health information from the shared registry and repository in conjunction with one or more rules applied to the health information to match the care plan with the health information for the patient and to track patient outcomes based upon compliance with the recommended care plan. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100082370 | CLINICAL EVENT TRACKING AND ALERTING SYSTEM - Clinical information tracking and alerting systems are disclosed herein. An example method of providing feedback to healthcare practitioners includes receiving a subscription to clinical information associated with a patient from a healthcare practitioner; searching a database of shared clinical information to identify recently entered clinical information, wherein searching the database is automated to be performed according to a schedule; determining whether the recently entered clinical information includes medical data associated with the patient; and publishing the medical data associated with the patient to the healthcare practitioner. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100082371 | Patient Document Privacy And Disclosure Engine - A system and method is provided for managing health care information. A data network system includes a document parser, upon request, parses a patient's record into a plurality of categorized biographical and/or clinical data entries, where each of the categorized biographical and/or clinical data entries may be associated with a code identifier. A mapper may map each of the code identifiers to a configurable patient privacy flag and to a corresponding user permission level. The patient's mapped categorized biographical and/or clinical data entries may be checked by a configurable rule engine, and be displayed to the user as viewable layers with the same or less restrictive permission level than that of the user's role. The unapproved data may be turned off as non-viewable layers. The patient's mapped biographical and/or clinical data entries may be stored into a repository database for later retrieval. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100082372 | NETWORK-BASED HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT - A web- or network-based healthcare management tool is provided. The innovation provides for a browser-based version of a client that enables clinicians, from remote locations, to securely review patient data retrieved from a healthcare data store. Remote locations include, but are not limited to, from outside the hospital (e.g., at home) or from inside the hospital but in an office or lab that does not have intranet access to the healthcare data store. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100082373 | Method for Renewing Medical Prescriptions - The invention provides a method for renewing a prescription for a pharmaceutical via an electronic network. A renewal request is generated for a renewal of a prior prescription. The request is transmitted to a prescriber for review and authorization. Once an authorized renewal prescription is received from the prescriber, a dispenser is notified to fill the renewal prescription. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100088114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VARIABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE - A system and method provide supplemental insurance having a relatively high first deductible and relatively low first premiums when coverage begins. On the occurrence of a predetermined future event, such as a plan maturity date or other event, the first deductible decreases while maintaining a relatively low premium for the duration of the insurance plan for the policy owner. The policy owner may be provided with an option to elect, on a guaranteed basis, to reduce the first deductible amount to a lower deductible amount, in exchange for an increased premium amount, prior to the occurrence of the predetermined event. In some embodiments, the supplemental insurance is provided as a rider to a Medicare Supplement Plan F. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088115 | Method and system for provision and acquisition of medical services and products - Transactional costs associated with providing professional services are reduced by allowing prospective patients/clients (bidders) and professional service providers to negotiate competitively for desired fees for proffered services through an interactive on-line communications network such as the Internet. In an exemplary arrangement, a transaction system includes a communications network server that interfaces and communicates online with client computer systems belonging to various prospective bidders and personal medical service providers using, for example, an exchange of HTML documents and/or JAVA script applets. A transaction system server handles online communications and procedures for conducting auctions for delivery of proffered services and maintains a registration database of service providers and bidders. An authentication/qualifier engine automatically researches and verifies service provider credentials and background information upon registration of a service provider with the system. Service provider qualification credentials and medical procedural code information databases as well as one or more search engines for verifying and/or researching the qualifications of a particular service provider are provided and made available to a bidder via, for example, a web-page menu driven interface. A service feedback interface and database are provided for handling online feedback information and comments from patients/clients and providers regarding the complexity and quality of services received or provided. The transaction system may also include remote client system software/hardware facilities for bidders and providers for providing customized database and computational services for communicating and participating in online bidding activities. An integrated life and health insurance product that integrates competitive bidding for health services with usage of death benefit equity for the purpose of life prolongation. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088116 | SPECIMEN TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT VERIFICATION - Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient specimens throughout the collection and analysis of patient specimens. A series of RFID tags may be used to track the specimens starting with the collection of a patient's tissue specimen at a surgery or examination room, through the process of preparing the specimens at a laboratory, to a specialist's office where the specimens are analyzed, and eventually into storage where the left-over specimen materials may be archived. A database may be used to capture unique identifiers for the RFID tags and other information throughout the process. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088117 | Multi-Mode Medical Data Reporting System - A multi-mode system and method for exchanging patient medical record information and data an order for a medical procedure for a patient between different medical information systems for producing medical report data is provided. The system comprises a repository including a first set of clinical data items employing a first set of codes, terms and identifiers associated with a plurality of different patients accessible by a parent medical information system application. A user interface initiates generation of data representing at least one display image. The at least one display image includes a first image element for, in a first mode of operation, initiating execution of the parent medical information system application and enabling access to the plurality of data items in the repository. The display window further includes a second image element for, in a second mode of operation, initiating execution of a child medical information system application for processing a second set of clinical data items employing a second different set of codes, terms and identifiers. A mapping processor adaptively switches from using the first set of codes terms and identifiers in the first mode to using of the second set of codes, terms and identifiers in the second mode and employs a map associating the first set of codes, terms and identifiers with the second set of codes, terms and identifiers in response to configuration data enabling the child medical system application to access data stored in the repository, in response to user selection of the second image element. A data interface is conditioned for using said map in automatically transferring a value of a selected individual data item from said repository to a data field employed by said child medical information system application when operating in said second mode for outputting medical report data. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088118 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PATIENT - A patient management method includes; collecting initial information about a patient, monitoring the collected initial information to determine whether the collected initial information corresponds to an event indicating an abnormal condition of the patient, selectively collecting additional information about the patient based on a result of the monitoring, and performing medical processing with regard to the patient based on at least one of the collected initial information and the additional information. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088119 | System and method for managing medical facility procedures and records - The invention facilitates the efficient administration of medical offices and patient records including visual coordination of room, patient, and task status indicators. The invention also enables improved document review and transcription management. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088120 | Service for managing medications - A health management system includes a computerized management site having one or more servers executing software from coupled computer-readable media, and a data repository storing information regarding a plurality of enrolled persons, including at least medications and medication schedules for individual ones of the persons, and storing information regarding a plurality of associate or partner entities comprising at least physicians. In this system persons, in enrollment, enter personal data and medication data, the service stores the data in the repository associated with each enrolling person entering the data, associates the person with one or more physicians and other partner entities whom also enter data in enrollment, and enables enrolled persons to share their individual medication data with associated physicians and other partner entities. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088121 | MEDICAL INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM USING SECURE WIRELESS AND/OR WIRED COMMUNICATION - A system for reporting medical information to healthcare provider users may require users to acknowledge receipt of information. Information may be sent using a secure instant messaging (SIM) protocol, and users may acknowledge receipt, e.g., by sending a message, or clicking on a uniform resource locator (URL) or button included in the information. Unacknowledged information may be re-sent at designated time intervals, and may have different levels of urgency indicated in the message. Acknowledgement may be tracked by the system, e.g., by recording the user and timestamp of acknowledgement. Feeds or syndications (e.g., RSS, RDF, Atom, etc.) may be used to provide medical information, allowing users to subscribe to feeds for one or more patients. Feeds may be continuously aggregated and updated with the most recent information for each of the patients. Users can easily distinguish new information from information already accessed, thereby allowing the healthcare provider to efficiently sort through the medical data. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100094652 | System, method, and a computer program product for networking healthcare professionals - A system, method, and computer program product for networking healthcare professionals in a manner which is fully complaint with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100094653 | MANAGEMENT, REPORTING AND BENCHMARKING OF MEDICATION PREPARATION - A system for preparing and managing patient-specific dose orders includes an order processing server configured to receive the patient-specific dose orders, define a queue of dose orders and distribute the dose orders to at least one dose preparation station. The dose preparation station is in bi-directional communication with the order processing server and has an interface for providing an operator with a protocol associated with each received drug order and specifying a set of steps to fill the drug order. Steps to fill the drug order are captured at the station and a display, positionable independent of the station outputs the dose order queue and metrics concerning activity at the dose preparation station. Systems for preparing patient-specific doses and a method for telepharmacy in which data captured while following the protocol are provided to a remote site for review and approval by a pharmacist. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100094654 | IMPLANTABLE STORAGE DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING MEDICAL RECORDS - An implantable device to store electronic medical records (EMR) is described. The implantable medical records (IMR) device has read/write capabilities and incorporates a battery, integrated circuits, transceiving functionality and storage medium. The device is implanted subcutaneously through minimally invasive surgery in the desired location in the patient. The patient's medical records are then stored and updated on the device and are available to authorized health care professionals via the external components of the system. The external components of the system include a reader/programmer with transceiving functionality and required interface software so that authorized health care professionals may extract the medical records on the device as well as write to the device as necessary to keep the health records in the IMR device up-to-date. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100094655 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING A WEB-BASED RESOURCE WITH AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - A data processing system and method that, in some cases, include an EMR system and a web server. In some cases, the EMR system includes a plurality of electronic medical records for a plurality of patients. One or more of the electronic medical records may include a URL or HTTP Post message that defines a path to a web-based resource, such as a treatment algorithm or medical calculator. In some embodiments, the URL and/or HTTP Post message is constructed based on information in a patient's medical record. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100094656 | Physician documentation workflow management methods - Improved systems and methods for collecting Protected Health Information (PHI) with or without the assistance of a physician scribe are described. Documenting a patient encounter utilizing a template-based charting system (either electronic or paper-based), and the tracking of this document status and patient clinical status throughout the encounter, for purposes of managing multiple patients and multiple patients' documents, as well as improved communication between providers and assistants. The systems and methods of this invention generally comprise an electronic records system for creating and maintaining information in electronic records; patient tracking system (either computerized or not) for managing tasks specific to provider documentation of specific clinical care actions and patient clinical status; complimentary utilization of medical history questionnaires which are designed to correlate with template-based charting tools; methods of communication between provider assistants (including physician assistants, nurses, secretaries, scribes, patients, or other assistants) to convey the status of the collection and management of the PHI, including patient history, patient examination, testing results, medical decision making, patient disposition plan, follow-up information and other elements of provider charting of PHI; sequence of patient tracking indicators that represent steps in the care of the patient, status of the document, and clinical or documentation-related tasks for completion by providers or provider assistants; improvements on a real-time compliance system for identifying the specific stage or status of each electronic record, and allowing providers and assistants to track this completion status, thereby streamlining documentation and compliance workflows. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100094657 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEDICAL RECORDS PROCESSING - A method and system for automated medical records processing. The method and system includes plural electronic medical templates specifically designed such that they reduce the complexity and risk associated with collecting patient encounter information, creating a medical diagnosis and help generate the appropriate number and type medical codes for a specific type of medical practice when processed. The medical codes and other types of processed patient encounter information are displayed in real-time on electronic medical records and invoices immediately after a patient encounter. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100094658 | PATIENT DIRECTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A system and method is provided for the management of a patient's medical records by a central data repository under the direction of the patient and enabled by an entity managing records on behalf of the patient. Medical records from a plurality of the patient's healthcare providers, including past and present healthcare providers, are maintained in this central repository in a way that provides a centralized, comprehensive, and accessible medical history of the patient, as well as a comprehensive organizational structure across all records. An embodiment has the patient directed central repository as the hub in a hub-and-spoke arrangement, where each spoke goes to one of the patient's healthcare providers, both past and present. The patient's medical records are collected from all the patient's healthcare providers, then classified, stored, and organized for use by the patient, healthcare providers, and any other authorized individuals. The records in the repository can be sorted and/or selected in several different ways and displayed to the patient or to his designated medical care providers, and to certain patient designated third parties. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100094659 | Consolidation of Consumer Interactions within a Medical Brokerage System - In general in one aspect, agenda items are generated based on a consumer's one or more interactions with a system. The agenda items are consolidated into an agenda, a graphical user interface is produced that when rendered on a display displays the agenda, and a request from the consumer to interact with one or more of the agenda items is received. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100100395 | METHOD FOR HIGH-RISK MEMBER IDENTIFICATION - A method for using claims data to identify high-risk members of a healthcare plan is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention includes searching the plurality of claims of members selected by a filtering criteria to identify the presence of an intervention flag, to identify factors influencing care intervention, and identifying a medical episode driving the member's cost. In one embodiment, the intervention flag the medical episode are displayed in association with an identification of the member. In another embodiment, the member selection criteria includes selection based on the member's predicted future health care utilization. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100100396 | MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING TOOL - Methods and apparatus for generating a graphical representation of a selected set of pharmacy claims data that includes information about a plurality of pharmacy claims. The methods and apparatus include or perform the steps of: (a) receiving one or more selection parameters corresponding to the selected set of pharmacy claims data; (b) accessing a data collection containing one or more sets of pharmacy claims data, including the selected set of pharmacy claims data; and (c) generating the graphical representation, which includes one or more symbols positioned along a virtual timeline, each symbol corresponding to one of the plurality of pharmacy claims, and each symbol positioned on the timeline according to a date that the corresponding pharmacy claim was made. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100100397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CENTRALIZED CANDIDATE SELECTION AND MONITORING SUBJECT PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIAL STUDIES - A system and method of facilitating centralized and standardized remote ratings of subjects in clinical trial studies includes providing training to raters located at one or more central rating sites such that the raters are trained to apply substantially similar criteria in determining whether a candidate is a qualified subject for the clinical trial and/or in the actual assessment, or information collection, phase of the clinical trail. By having centralized, consistently trained raters that are independent of clinical trial investigators, inter-rater reliability is enhanced and potential bias is reduced, thus increasing the effectiveness of the clinical trial results by providing more qualified subjects and more accurate results. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100106521 | CONSUMABLES INVENTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD - A method of managing an inventory includes associating an identifier with a container system component such as a container, a sensor or a substance, where the sensor is configured to determine an indication of an attribute of the substance stored in the container. The method further may include associating an identifier with a container system member within a dataset remote to the container; remotely receiving container system data including the identifier and the indication of the attribute; and performing at least one data processing task associated with the container system data. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING AND DISPLAYING OF LONGITUDINAL MULTIMODAL MEDICAL RECORDS - A system and method for processing data includes organizing medical information in a concept frame data structure, which is adapted to include medical measurements and related metadata. The medical information is analyzed to extract further information using information extractors and to store extracted medical information in the concept frame data structure. References are stored to appropriate visualization methods along with an associated concept in the concept frame data structure. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MEDICAL HISTORY - A system and method for generating a medical history that is determined based on the patient's medication list. Medications are taken for specific indications, i.e., disease and/or symptom, and the system includes a knowledge base of all known medications and associated indications. Preferably, an expert system allows the patient, nurse or other user, to enter all or part of the name of the patient's medications, and creates a list of probable medications by determining which of the known medications the patient most likely takes. Based on a user selected probable medication, the system creates a list of probable indications associated with the selected medication. Based on a user selected probable indication, the system generates a medical history for the patient. The probable medications and probable indications are determined preferably based on the patient's demographic data, historical data for other patients, and responses to follow-up questions generated by the system. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106524 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT RISK LEVEL EVALUATION - A method for patient risk level evaluation is provided, implemented with a remote medical care center. The remote medical care center connects with a plurality of health care locations at various locations over a network. Patient data of a plurality of patients is received from the plurality of health care locations via the network. An occurred event for each patient is determined, and each of the occurred events is classified into deteriorating or ameliorating category. The patients corresponding to the same events are sorted into a group, and the patients within the group are ranked according to severity of illness of each patient. A risk score for each patient is determined according to the corresponding event. Patient ranking orders corresponding to the events of the deteriorating and the ameliorating category are generated and displayed. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE HEALTH MANAGEMENT - A system for remote health management includes: (a) a communicating management unit; (b) a decision support unit; (c) at least one communication network coupled with at least one of the communicating management unit and the decision support unit; (d) at least one care rendering unit coupled with at least one of the communicating management unit and the decision support unit via a communication network; (e) a plurality of remote communicating units coupled with at least one care rendering entity via a communication network and at least one of the communicating management unit and the decision support unit; at least one of the communicating management unit and the decision support unit participating in selected communications among a selected care rendering entity and a remote communicating unit to present a recommended result based upon a predetermined set of parametric values to effect the remote health management. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106526 | AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF MEDICAL DATA FOR DISABILITY RATING DETERMINATIONS - Methods and systems are described for automated processing of medical data for insurance and disability determinations. Based on medical conditions claimed by the claimant, medical evidence queries are automatically generated to provide instructions to medical providers for conducting physical exams and laboratory tests and for retrieving medical records. After medical evidence is collected according to the queries, the medical evidence and related rating codes and decisions are displayed to rating personnel in a user-friendly format to assist in making a rating decision. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106527 | System and Method For Referral Management - A system and method for referral management is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a referral request for a client submitted by a probation officer, storing the referral to a database on a remote server, and transferring the referral to a probation officer supervisor. The method further includes forwarding the referral to a contract supervisor when the referral is approved by the probation officer supervisor, forwarding the referral to a vendor when the referral is approved by the contract supervisor. In addition, the method includes receiving an acknowledgment that the referral was received by the vendor, receiving an evaluation from the vendor of the client, monitoring a progress of the client in a treatment program, completion of the treatment program by the client, notifying the contract supervisor of the completion of the treatment program by the client, and closing the referral. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SCHEDULING BASED ON REMOTE MONITORING - A system and method are provided for managing patient care based on data received from a remote monitoring system. The system includes a data monitor for automatically evaluating the data received from the remote monitoring system and a scheduling module for receiving a data evaluation from the data monitor. The scheduling module includes tools for adjusting a patient schedule. Schedule adjustment actions can be automatically triggered by the received data evaluation. Typically, the data monitor will compare the received data with patient medical records to evaluate the received data received from the remote monitoring system to determine if the received data meets pre-set expectations. If the received data does not meet pre-set expectations, a scheduling action will be triggered. The system will automatically notify the patient of scheduling actions. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106529 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MEDICATION SELECTION GUIDANCE - A system and associated methods provide medication selection guidance at the time of a prescription event for a given patient, or at other times, such as when changes occur in the patient's healthcare plan coverage. In one medication selection guidance method, information is received regarding a clinician-preferred medication prescription related to a selected patient, and based on at least one record of the selected patient, a specific information set is retrieved. For instance, the specific information set may include medications the patient is currently taken, healthcare plan coverage for the patient, or other types of information. Then, other medications that can be prescribed to the patient as alternatives to the clinician-preferred medication prescription may be determined based on the specific information set. These alternative medications may be evaluated against the patient's healthcare plan coverage to present available medication options and associated out-of-pocket costs to the patient. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106530 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED ANALYSIS OF PATIENT RECORDS - A system and associated methods provide healthcare entities with analyzing capabilities for records of a patient population. The analyzing process seeks to find matches between a piece of clinical knowledge introduced to a healthcare entity and data contained in the patient population records. According to one method, a service generates executable code based on the piece of clinical knowledge. Through a communication with the service, the healthcare entity makes a determination as to what extent the clinical knowledge has relevance to a patient population of the healthcare entity. Based on this determination, the healthcare entity receives at least a portion of the executable code. Then, the records of the patient population may be analyzed by the executable code to register matches of the clinical knowledge with data contained within the records. System activity may then be initiated based on the matches registered. Examples of system activity include compiling a contact list of patients and/or healthcare providers associated with specific records where matches occurred, generating a report about the matches registered, and flagging specific records where matches occurred so that care providers may discuss issues surrounding the clinical knowledge with associated patients in a future encounter with the healthcare entity, among others. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106531 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED ANALYSIS OF PATIENT RECORDS - A system and associated methods provide healthcare entities with analyzing capabilities for records of a patient population. The analyzing process seeks to find matches between a piece of clinical knowledge introduced to a healthcare entity and data contained in the patient population records. According to one method, a service generates executable code based on the piece of clinical knowledge. Through a communication with the service, the healthcare entity makes a determination as to what extent the clinical knowledge has relevance to a patient population of the healthcare entity. Based on this determination, the healthcare entity receives at least a portion of the executable code. Then, the records of the patient population may be analyzed by the executable code to register matches of the clinical knowledge with data contained within the records. System activity may then be initiated based on the matches registered. Examples of system activity include compiling a contact list of patients and/or healthcare providers associated with specific records where matches occurred, generating a report about the matches registered, and flagging specific records where matches occurred so that care providers may discuss issues surrounding the clinical knowledge with associated patients in a future encounter with the healthcare entity, among others. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100114604 | Authorization Process for High Intensity Medical Interventions - An authorization process for high intensity medical interventions (e.g., diagnostic, therapeutic) which includes the steps of: entering information regarding a patient and a particular service request into a computer-based algorithm; generating questions based on the information; receiving responses to the generated questions; assessing the responses to the generated questions; and determining whether a high intensity medical intervention is indicated. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114605 | MANAGING THE DISTRIBUTION OF DRUG SAMPLES - Computer-based method and system that helps track and manage drug sample distribution, helps ensure drug samples are dispensed and used in a safe and efficient manner, and helps capture information about how drug samples are being distributed and used. The method includes storing inventory information for one or more drug samples received at a prescriber's office, presenting a user-selectable list of drugs available in the inventoried samples and, in response to a user's selection of one of the listed drugs, presenting patient-specific information regarding the selected drug's suitability for dispensing as a sample. The method also includes automatically updating the stored inventory information for the selected drug in response to an indication from the user that a quantity of the selected drug is being dispensed to a patient as a sample. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114606 | Online therapy database - The present invention relates to the field online databases. More specifically, this method allows school districts to save money on hiring therapists on a full time basis. The present invention provides an automated method for providing therapy to a student by first having a school district issue a treatment plan to an agency. Next, an automated system generates a recommended schedule for the student. After the schedule is approved, the therapist meets with the student and records the detailed information from each session. Afterward, the school is billed for the treatment plan and the therapist is compensated for the services rendered. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114607 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REPORTS AND SEGMENTATION OF PHYSICIAN ACTIVITIES - A system includes a database with at least one dataset with at least one data field corresponding to at least one field of data of a medical claim form, a computing platform in communication with the database, and a memory module. The at least one dataset is formed from de-identified provider information. The memory module contains at least one conversion table for converting between a provider identification code and a corresponding provider name. The computing platform receives a request for information, extracts from the database one or more datasets having information responsive to the request, and forms an output table based on the extracted one or more datasets. The table includes the provider name. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114608 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - Disclosed a medical image display system including: a control member to allow an electric medical record system which manages electric medical record data and a medical image management system which manages a series of various pieces of processing data from photographing to displaying of a medical image to work in concert with each other; and a display member to display a screen to show the electric medical record data and a screen to show the various pieces of processing data wherein the control member changes a displaying status and a display order of the screens displayed in the display member depending on a kind of cooperative operation between the electric medical record system and the medical image management system. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114609 | System and method for medical report generation - The present invention is a fully HIPAA and standards-compliant web-based reporting tool built by and for physicians to produce medical reports quickly and easily. The present invention comes with numerous reporting applications and can work independently or be embedded into other applications. A user can change applications to fit their workflow by adding or removing form objects, adjusting the display layout, changing error checking or business logic or changing the structure of the final report all without traditional programming. A user could start from scratch to build out a new application. The present invention interfaces with existing systems, provides a structured workflow, contains many advanced features that allow the user to review results and make changes before creating a structured report. A comparison feature examines data from previous reports and automatically displays clinically important changes into the new report. Quality assurance assessments, billing and statistical reporting can also be performed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114610 | Electronic Method and System That Improves Efficiencies for Rendering Diagnosis of Radiology Procedures - An electronic method and system for improving radiologists' efficiencies when viewing radiology procedures and rendering diagnosis in a manner that emulates current methods and apparatus. The method of the present invention includes reviewing electronic radiology images and reports contained in a patient's digital master folder (an information object invented to manage the patient's radiology information), comparing images from the current procedure to specific images from prior procedures in a specified order, and dictating the procedure's diagnosis into the digital master folder. The apparatus of the present invention includes a flat panel monitor for the viewing and manipulation of digital master folders, a dictation trackball device for manual and voice enabled operation and navigation of the system, and multiple high-resolution computer monitors functioning as a “light-box” for the viewing of radiology images. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114611 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MEASURING AND UTILIZING EFFICIENCY OF MEDICAL RESOURCE AND SERVICES PROVIDERS - A method and computer program product is provided that, in various embodiments, may provide a measure of efficiency of resources used in medical treatment plan options. A normalized Relative Resource Value (RRV) may be obtained that measures the level of resources required to satisfy a “normal” case for a particular aspect of medical care. Applying this value against actual costs allows ranking and/or comparison of health care providers relative to one another on the basis of the price or resources applied or utilized. Moreover, applying the RRV against the quality of outcome allows comparison and ranking of providers on overall value. The invention may be applied to the components of medical care comprising, inter alia, acute inpatient, non-acute inpatient, outpatient, professional office-based care including scheduled outpatient, and pharmacy/prescriptions. The normalized RRV obtained under various embodiments of the invention may measure resource use for medical treatment plan options/resources independent of price. The RRV may be relative across, as well as within, each of the components of medical care. Thus, provider profiling generally as well as profiling across treatment plan options based on efficiency generally is within the scope of various embodiments of the invention. Moreover, providers may be compared based on efficiency for specific conditions, as well as across conditions, across treatment plan options and across components of care using various embodiments of the invention. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100121653 | METHOD FOR TRACKING AND SORTING MEDICAL TEST INFORMATION - In a method for tracking medical test information a content database is established and is cooperable with software, the content database being populable with identifying information relevant to particular patients and care providers. Information relevant to tests performed or to be performed on one or more of the patients is received and associated with the patient. The information stored in the database and retrievable therefrom, includes; the type of test, who ordered a particular test, when it is ordered, when was the scheduling done for the test, who scheduled it, when was the test scheduled to be performed, when was it performed, what was the expected date of the test results, when did the results actually become available, when were the test results read, when were the test results conveyed to the patient, and when did the final disposition occur. The software being operable to sort at least a portion of said information upon request by a user. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121654 | Integrated Medication and Infusion Monitoring System - A System manages IV pumps so that clinicians automatically receive alerts, decisions, and actions required to maintain a patient IV medication therapy according to a prescribed treatment protocol. An infusion pump monitoring system, includes an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump. The system also includes a repository of patient medical record information. A fluid infusion monitor uses acquired fluid infusion parameters for automatically searching a patient medical record in the repository for information concerning rate of fluid infusion of a particular infusion fluid and determining if a rate of a previously administered dose of the particular infusion fluid was lower than a rate indicated in the fluid infusion parameters. An interface processor automatically initiates generation of a message indicating a potential adverse reaction to the particular infusion fluid in response to a determination of a lower rate being employed for previously administering the particular infusion fluid. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121655 | PATIENT DATA RECORD AND USER INTERFACE - A patient data record is described comprising a mean model representative of the patient and further comprises at least one shape model to represent data concerning the patient, in which the said mean model comprises at least one region and the said shape model comprises at least one sub-section, and in which the at least one sub-section of the shape model is linked to the equivalent region of the mean model. This has the advantage of allowing greater structure to the patient record. Further a system is described to present patient data upon queries generated by a user and arranged to access the claimed patient data record, and which is further arranged to provide access to information in the sub-section of the shape model when a query generated by the user accesses the equivalent region of the mean model. This system allows full use of the improved patient data record. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121656 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND TRANSFER - A method for providing medical insurance information corresponding to a consumer of medical services can include receiving consumer medical insurance information from a consumer. This information includes one or more identity fields. A request is sent to network sources of identity information for the consumer, the requests including one or more of the identity fields. The identity information that is received is compared to the consumer medical insurance information using matching rules to store data which satisfies the rules. The identity data which satisfies the matching rules is used to generate requests for insurer medical insurance information. The insurer information is compared to the consumer medical insurance information using matching rules to store only data which satisfies the matching rules. A processor can be used to generate different permutations and combinations of the data for the identity requests and for the insurer requests until a satisfactory response has been received. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121657 | Use Of Restricted Links To Send Medical Records Data To Recipients - Methods of aggregating and distributing medical records are presented. Patient data is aggregated from one or more medical providers where the patient data is incomplete with respect to a medical data exchange record (MDER). A data repository, preferrably a third party relative to the providers or a recipient of the data, stores the patient data. When a recipient requests the patient data and is properly authenticated, the patient data is presented to the recipient in standard MDER format. Preferrably, the recipient accesses the data via a limit session link. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121658 | DENTAL CHARTING SYSTEM - A computer-implemented dental charting system includes a computer storing tooth data for at least one patient and a display operable to display the tooth data. The computer is responsive to voice commands, and the display has a periodontal mode and a restorative mode. The display includes an exam overview window illustrating a plurality of tooth images, each tooth image corresponding to a patient tooth location, and an exam focus window. The exam focus window illustrates a magnified view of at least one of the plurality of tooth images, and illustrates data corresponding to the selected tooth location. The exam focus window may be displayed beside the exam overview window, as a floating window on top of the exam overview window, or on a physically separate display from the exam overview window. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100125462 | System and method for cost-benefit analysis for treatment of cancer - A system and method for providing cost-benefit analysis for treatment of a chronic disease such as cancer. The system enables a user to provide input parameters related to a patient, and performs statistical and computational analysis of case histories of other patients and retrospective data related to one or more disease treatment protocols to generate a set of output parameters (potential outcome of the treatment protocols) along with their statistical significance and probability. In addition, the system estimates the cost associated with the treatment protocols using cost related information available for tests, procedures, surgeries, etc., to be performed in a treatment protocol. The average cost and the set of output parameters are displayed to the user which helps in performing the cost-benefit analysis. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100125463 | Personal Information Gathering, Storing, and Transfer System - A personal information gathering, storing, and transfer system having a display, an input device, and a processor in data communication with the display and input device for receiving data from the input device and actuating the display. An internal memory is in data communication with the processor and the input device for storing data received from the input device. The display and input device may be a touch screen. The system includes a USB port in data communication with the processor and internal memory. The system includes a portable memory device configured for data connection to the USB port for receiving data from the internal memory. The processor includes programming for automatically deleting data from the internal memory when transferred to the portable memory. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100131291 | Correlating data indicating at least one subjective user state with data indicating at least one objective occurrence associated with a user - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring subjective user state data including data indicating at least one subjective user state associated with a user; acquiring objective occurrence data including data indicating at least one objective occurrence associated with the user; correlating the subjective user state data with the objective occurrence data based, at least in part, on a determination of at least one sequential pattern associated with the at least one subjective user state and the at least one objective occurrence; and presenting one or more results of the correlating. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131292 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERRUPTION WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for interruption workflow management in a clinical enterprise. Certain embodiments provide an interruption workflow management system for a clinical enterprise. The system includes a worklist including a plurality of patient indicators representing patients for which tasks are to be performed by a user. The system also includes a patient panel displaying patient information associated with a patient indicator selected from the worklist. The system further includes a patient indicator shelf holding one or more patient indicators from at least one of the worklist and the patient panel for later retrieval in response to user input. The patient indicator shelf facilitates restoration of a patient indicator from the patient indicator shelf to display in the patient panel in response to user input. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131293 | INTERACTIVE MULTI-AXIS LONGITUDINAL HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide graphical patient health record timeline systems and methods for providing electronic health record information within and across clinical patient encounters. Certain embodiments provide a graphical patient health record timeline interface system. The system includes a spectrum representation graphically representing different types of patient information. The representation is navigable by a user to access one or more clinical data elements relating to the patient. The system also includes a plurality of indicators dividing the representation based on encounter. Selecting a clinical data element in the representation provides additional information related to the clinical data element to the user. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131294 | MOBILE MEDICAL DEVICE IMAGE AND SERIES NAVIGATION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for mobile access to clinical information. Certain embodiments provide a mobile medical computing device system. The system includes a mobile medical computing device providing for display of, interaction with, and manipulation of medical images and patient data, the mobile medical computing device in communication with a clinical information system to exchange clinical content related to the medical images and patient data. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131295 | POINT OF SERVICE TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT FOR SERVICES FACILITIES - The present invention enables the collection by credit/debit card payment of customer co-pay and self-pay charges via an integrated point-of-service transaction management system and method. The system and method of the present invention may assist health care facilities in the collection of co-pay and self-pay charges at the time service is rendered. The present invention can be implemented anywhere cash, checks, credit cards or debit cards are accepted for payment. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131296 | Internet Health Data System - An Internet based health data system for providing patient medical, health, insurance and related data via the Internet, to a plurality of potential users including the patient based on profile and security that complies with all regulations including the HIPAA Act. The system registers and maintains an individual's health data by adding a meta-data wrapper thereto that then determines applicability-to-use cases defined by system logic. A patient profile is also used to recommend and independently search the Internet for appropriate information to benefit the patient and potential stakeholders and caretakers of the patient. Each profile and related data is interactively developed with regard to the individual patient and the other participant users including physicians, insurance institutions, hospitals, laboratories, family genetics, health care facilities, government agencies, etc. and stored in a relational database to be continuously updated through a patient's lifetime. The profiled health material is converted into contemporary, multi-tiered object oriented content utilizing Internet browser technology (i.e. HTML, VRML, HTTP/IIOP, Visual Basic, Active X, XML, RDF, Java-script, etc.) and integrated to the presentation level using object oriented technology and standards (e.g. OODBMS, Java, .jt, SQL, SOAP, CORBA, OLE, COM, etc.). The system is patient centric with a free web interface provided to the individual. Financial support is derived from the other stakeholders that can use this data. The system will constitute a single source of patient data that is secure and immediately accessible over the WWW to the appropriate stakeholders. The data is registered to the system and does not necessarily need to reside in a separate duplicated environment. All this data is converted in real time for standards based viewing across the WWW using standard browser technology. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131297 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING PERSONAL STORIES TO MEDICAL PATIENTS - A health care apparatus ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131298 | Simplified System for Sharing Medical Information Between Institutions - A computer-implemented system for transferring clinical medical data between healthcare institutions. The system includes a first electronic medical record system configured to maintain electronic medical records for a patient at a first healthcare institution and an integrated web browser configured to allow a patient at the first healthcare institution to connect to a web-based portal page of a second electronic medical record system at a second healthcare institution through the first electronic medical record system, wherein the web-based portal page is configured to provide information from the second electronic medical record system to be displayed through the integrated web browser. The system further includes a medical record parser configured to parse the displayed information for storage in the first electronic medical record system. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131299 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100138238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INVENTORY CONTROL IN MEDICAL TREATMENT AREAS - Methods and systems for controlling inventory in a medical facility include providing a medical device into a medical treatment area within a wireless range of a medical facility network and automatically identifying the medical device upon introduction into the medical treatment area. Patient records are automatically updated to reflect that the medical device has been assigned to a patient. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100138239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DYNAMIC AND CUSTOMIZABLE MEDICAL EXAMINATION FORMS - A system and method of providing dynamic and customizable medical forms is disclosed. In certain specific embodiments, these dynamic and customizable medical forms may be automatically presented to users based on a predefined series of rules which allow multiple users having different roles in the clinical process to collaborate and contribute to a medical examination report, while at the same time maintaining an independent record of what was contributed and by whom it was contributed. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100138240 | Data for Use of Accessible Computer Assisted Detection - Computer assisted detection (CAD) is made accessible to more medical offices. The CAD is provided as a service. Customers gain access to CAD service through a computer network but without the purchase of expensive software and/or hardware. The customers use software for extracting needed patient data to use the CAD service. The CAD service provider uses a server farm or third party server facilities, allowing growth without as substantial upfront costs. The CAD service provider collects patient data by providing the service. The aggregated patient data allows training of different or improved CAD algorithms. The service also identifies suspect data, such as associated with incorrect imaging settings, and provides help to the customers. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100138241 | System and Method for Computerized Medical Records Review - A system and method for computerized medical records review are provided. A draft diagnostic report is reviewed by a computerized draft analyzer for report inadequacies, including inadequate information to support reimbursement for diagnostic studies described in the diagnostic report. The review may also encompass other electronic medical records. Any inadequacies identified by the draft analyzer are flagged for correction prior to finalization of the draft diagnostic report. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100145725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS THROUGH A PERSONAL PREDICTIVE MANAGEMENT TOOL - A system and method for managing Type 1 diabetes mellitus through a personal predictive management tool is provided. A personal insulin response profile for a patient of Type 1 diabetes mellitus is referenced for a type of insulin preparation. A time course curve is maintained for a patient population including, expected blood glucose levels for a type of human-consumable food. The blood glucose levels are estimated following consumption of the food by evaluating an interaction between the personal insulin response profile and the time course curve over a duration of action of the insulin preparation. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145726 | Method and System for Providing a Patient Therapeutic Plan - The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a patient with a therapeutic plan and tracking the process of providing such therapeutic plan. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for obtaining information from a patient, disseminating treatment information to a patient and health care provider, and aiding both in arriving at a therapeutic plan and documenting that interaction with the assistance of a digital assistance device. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145727 | INTERACTION BETWEEN HEALTHCARE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS - Patient records may be maintained in healthcare software systems, and two healthcare software systems may communicate to exchange information about a patient. In one example, one of the systems is a provider-oriented system used by a provider such as a hospital, doctor's office, etc., and the other system is a patient-oriented system that the patient uses to manage his or her healthcare records. The patient and the provider may exchange information to allow the systems to communicate with each other. The provider's system may then receive information from the patient's system. The data provided by the patient's system may be voluminous, and the provider's system may extract specific information from that data, and may place the extracted data in a flat data structure. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145728 | INTEROPERABILITY PLATFORM - The present application relates to a computer system for processing customized medical records comprising dedicated equipment for the acquisition of specialized information, as well as, for each healthcare facility, of aggregation equipment for the centralization of the information in view of delivering a customized medical record formed from information coming from said dedicated equipment, and for the distribution of the customized medical records to various operators acting on behalf of at least one healthcare network, characterized in that it comprises an interoperability platform having computer connectors configured for the exchanges between said interoperability platform and each of the aggregation equipment of said healthcare facilities, and computer connectors configures for the exchanges between said interoperability platform and each of said operators, wherein said platform comprises means for conditional routing to one of said operators depending on the information registered in relation to the digital file corresponding to the customized medical record and means for transcoding said file according to the nominal format of said target operator. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145729 | RESPONSE SCORING SYSTEM FOR VERBAL BEHAVIOR WITHIN A BEHAVIORAL STREAM WITH A REMOTE CENTRAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED HANDHELD COMMUNICATING DEVICES - A system, method and related devices for monitoring and improving the training and social eye contact and communication skills of developmentally challenged individuals such as autistic individuals and other individuals with special needs in improving their interpersonal communicating and other skills. A so called, TeachMe component of the system allows the defining of a students/patients long-term behavior or academic or social goal treatment in a hierarchical relationship of skills in treatment plans. It captures behavioral event within a ‘behavioral stream’ and in real time stores the ‘behavioral stream’ in a centralized database that can be accessed anywhere and anytime using the Internet. Procedures and materials used during the treatment are identified and data is stored in a central depository and can be displayed in a therapist's handheld device. The WatchMe component of the system and method monitors and obtains qualitative and quantitative information about the eye contact habits of a subject being trained or interviewed. It provides stimuli that promotes and encourages improvements in the eye contact habits of the subject. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145730 | System and method for communicating product recall information, product warnings or other product-related information to users of products - An automated system and method for communicating product information to consumers through a central computer using a distributed computer network. The central computer is connected to a plurality of public health and product recall information sources through a public network such as the Internet. Consumers purchasing or otherwise linked with products submit product information to the central computer. The central computer establishes a link between the user and associated product information and stores the data in a database. User medical information is also submitted to and retained by the central computer. Upon receipt of product update information, which may include recall notification or other product warnings from the public health or product recall information sources, the central computer accesses the database and identifies user-product links impacted by the product update information and automatically initiates electronic or other communications to affected users. Similarly, users purchasing products can access the central computer and search for stored product information which may impact the purchasing decision. Medical treatments may also be verified against information stored in the central computer pertaining to user health conditions, other treatments currently being undertaken, etc. to avoid dangerous interactions. Through the central computer and distributed computer network, consumers may be readily and inexpensively notified of highly pertinent product information, as well as medical data, as it becomes available and before any potentially adverse effects are incurred. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145731 | System and method for computer-generations of diagnoses - A system and method for deducing diagnoses by a computer server or servers using data on compiled diagnoses and related chief complaints and health and health-care information in databases and inputs on chief complaints and related information by physicians and patients. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145732 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - A computer system configured to extract and integrate health care data from a plurality of health care payors. The computer system includes a computer configured to communicate with payor computer systems from two or more payors. The computer is also configured to receive health care data of a type related to claims information. A staging database is in communication with the computer and configured to receive the claims information from each of the payor computer systems. The claims information is converted into a normalized format by a normalization system. A rules engine of the normalization system establishes the predefined format, predetermines how each of the plurality of health care data is to appear in its respective field, and remodels any of the health care data that is not expressed as predetermined by the normalized format into the normalized format. Normalized data expressing information having the same meaning will be expressed in the same format. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145733 | Blood Glucose Tracking Apparatus and Methods - A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-held computer. Electronics determine the amount of glucose present in a sample of body fluid, when the test strip is positioned in the receptacle and the body fluid is placed on a test strip, and communicate the glucose amount to the hand-held computer via the connector portion. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100153133 | Generating Never-Event Cohorts from Patient Care Data - The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating never-event cohorts. In response to receiving patient care data derived from a population of patients, the patient care data is processed to form digital patient care data. The digital patient care data includes metadata describing a set of patient care patterns associated with one or more patients in the population of patients. The digital patient care data is analyzed using cohort criteria to identify a set of never-event attributes from the set of patient care patterns. The cohort criteria specifies at least one never-event attribute from the set of never-event attributes for each cohort in a set of never-event cohorts. Thereafter, a set of never-event cohorts is generated. The set of never-event cohorts is formed from members selected from the population of patients, and each member of a cohort in the set of never-event cohorts has the at least one never-event attribute in common. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100153134 | National Health Information and Electronic Medical Record System and Method - A system that creates a national health information infrastructure provides secure storage and retrieval of personal health information (PHI) while allowing health care providers to retain their preferred method of documentation (handwriting) for the majority of their documentation requirements. Unique codes associated with each handwritten document allow rapid access to the individual patient's PHI by healthcare providers. These unique codes also allow the system to associate the images of PHI documents with the individual (e.g. patient) to whom the PHI pertains. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100153135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND REWARDING PATIENT COMPLIANCE - In embodiments of the present invention, a pharmaceutical product compliance reward method and system may include a pharmaceutical product, wherein the pharmaceutical product is marked with a unique identifier; a web site for entering the identifier when a user takes or otherwise utilizes the pharmaceutical product; and a reward system associated with the web site for identifying a condition for reward based on an identifier entered on the web site. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100153136 | ALGORITHM AND PROGRAM FOR THE HANDLING AND ADMINISTRATION OF RADIOACTIVE PHARMACEUTICALS - An algorithm and associated program for performing method steps in the maintaining of records and generating of reports used in the processing of radioactive pharmaceuticals. The algorithm is used as the basis of a program which can accomplish this method automatically. The method involves the determination of dose, the acquisition of the materials, scheduling for the issuance of doses and for future doses, the actual monitoring and control of material and equipment disposal. The algorithm and method are also adapted for the generation of reports on a periodic basis. In short, the method performed by the algorithm allows for an automation through a computer system and this, in turn, allows for the automatic processing of the steps performed and the controls involved in the dispensing of radioactive pharmaceuticals and automatically allows for the generation of governmental and other reports therefor. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100161351 | System for Pre-Processing Drug Benefit Claims According to Processed Drug Lists - A method of processing drug claims, by: (a) receiving a claim; (b) sorting the claim for processing by determining which processed drug list the claim belongs with; and then (c) processing the claim according to the particular processed drug list to which the claim belongs. A hierarchy of drug lists are used in a preferred order. If the drug is found on the first drug list, the system then moves directly to the processing stage. However, if the drug is not found on the first list, the system checks whether the drug is on the second drug list. If the drug is found on the second drug list, the system then moves directly to the processing stage etc. Preferably, the drug list hierarchy is as follows: (i) home infusion drug list; (ii) drug only listed as a Medicare Part B drug list; (iii) drug listed as either Medicare Part B or D drug list; (iv) required special class drug list; (v) nebulized drug list; (vi) over the counter drug list; (vii) Medicare statutorily excluded non-Part D drug list; (viii) enhanced benefit system drug list; (ix) Medicare Part D or Medicare Part D covered under an enhanced benefit drug list, and (x) a vaccine drug list. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES BASED ON INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION - A system and method for providing healthcare services in a ubiquitous environment are disclosed. In order to synthetically manage healthcare related information as well as provide desired healthcare services using an IPTV, an IPTV data center and an IPTV communication network, the system includes at least one health device, a healthcare set-top mounted on the IPTV, and a healthcare server installed at an IPTV data center. The health device collects personal health data, and transfers the collected data based on a Personal Health Device (PHD) standard. The healthcare set-top analyzes the PHD standard personal health data transferred from the at least one health device, converts the analyzed data into Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) standard data, and transfers the converted CDA standard data through an IPTV communication network. The healthcare server synthetically manages the CDA standard data transferred from the healthcare set-top through the IPTV communication network. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161353 | PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A wirelessly deployable, electronic prescription creation system for physician use captures into a prescription a patient condition-objective of the prescribed treatment and provides for patient record assembly from source elements, with privacy controls for patient and doctor, adverse indication review and online access to comprehensive drug information including scientific literature. Extensions to novel multi-drug packages and dispensing devices, and an “intelligent network” remote data retrieval architecture as well as onscreen physician-to-pharmacy and physician-to-physician e-mail are also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE USING UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLATFORM - A health care system and method using a personal health device (PHD)-based universal health platform in a ubiquitous environment are disclosed. In order to measure health record by a PHD used by a user and automatically provide it so as to be used for various health care services via platforms, the health care system includes a measurement platform for collecting PHD standard personal health data from one or more PHDs, converting the collected data into clinical document architecture (CDA) standard data, and transmitting the converted data to an information collecting platform; and the information collecting platform for generating composite CDA standard data by using the received CDA standard data and providing the generated composite CDA standard data to services. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161355 | SINGLE FIELD ENTRY ELECTRONIC CLINICAL CHART NOTE ENTRY SYSTEM - A system and methods including a web browser (client side) single computer screen interface or mobile device single screen interface which enables the user to electronically record the clinical findings of a patient-clinician clinical encounter to create an electronic clinical chart note by entering the findings into a Single Text Field which then displays these findings in clinical chart note format, a format which emulates the format of the paper clinical chart note, without repeated submissions and communication to the server during chart note creation. The completed clinical chart note is then sent to the server for storage and retrieval. Cumulative stored electronic clinical chart notes for each individual patient constitute that patient's EMR. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161356 | Prescription Order Position Tracking System and Method - An economical prescription order tracking system automatically monitors and tracks hand-carried prescription orders through a pharmacy. The system includes a tracking tag having a unique identifier associated with it secured near the prescription order such that it travels with the order through various locations within the pharmacy. Tag reading devices are positioned at key locations throughout the pharmacy to detect the location of each tag, and its associated attached prescription order. The detected locations are compiled via a computer system and associated with the customer, such that at any given time the location of the prescription order within the pharmacy can be determined, thereby facilitating the efficient operation of the pharmacy. The time each prescription order remains at each location and worker identity information at each location can be recorded and compiled to facilitate workflow and worker efficiency monitoring of the pharmacy. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100169117 | System and Methods For Managing Medication The Administration of A Plurality of Patients - The present invention concerns a system and methods for managing the administration of medication to a plurality of patients who are simultaneously lodged in an institution. The system comprises an information file card which corresponds to each and all patients and a support on which the information file cards may be placed. The method comprises the steps of: providing an information file card for each of the patients; providing a support on which a plurality of information file cards can be placed simultaneously; and arranging the information file cards on the support, in such a manner so as to obtain, in a single display, a quick overview of the medication to be administered to the whole group of patients. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169118 | CENTRALIZED HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT - A mechanism that allows employers to associate “identity” tokens with a centralized healthcare record is provided. These tokens can be used by wellness applications to target specific behavior related to partnering employers. The innovation also provides for a mechanism that allows employers to review “events” from across the centralized healthcare data ecosystem. These events can be used to track program effectiveness. The events can be fed back into other employer systems such as incentive engines to close the loop with employees. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169119 | Systems and Methods for Delivering Continuous Quality Improvement to Complex Non-Manufacturing Industry - A system and method is disclosed to functionally show how to use a technology-based continuous quality improvement platform with software integration to improve the execution of complex processes in a measurable way. The platform demonstrates how healthcare delivery, as one example of a complex process, is represented as an input-output system (inputs represent determinants of outcomes, and outputs represent the impact those determinants have on specific measures). The software system helps execute tasks, monitors responses (i.e. outputs), learns (by correlating inputs to outputs), and adjusts (by providing practical decision support to users); ultimately these are the basic steps to create a technology based continuous quality improvement methodology for complex systems. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169120 | PATIENT TO DEVICE ASSOCIATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for maintaining an association between a patient and one or more medical devices are provided. Initially, an identification of a patient and at least one medical device may be received. The identification may be received by scanning a barcode, entering an identification into a computing device, or searching a database containing a plurality of patient and medical device identifications. Upon receiving the identifications, the patient and at least one of the medical devices may be associated. This association may be maintained until the patient and the medical devices are disassociated, which may be caused by a variety of occurrences, such as a disassociation by a clinician, a received indication that one of the medical devices is offline, or by a clinician overriding the association in favor of associating that medical device to another patient. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169121 | PATIENT TO DEVICE ASSOCIATION BASED ON SUGGESTED DEVICES - Methods and computer-readable media for associating a patient with one or more medical devices based upon a set of suggested medical devices provided to the user is provided. Initially, an identification of the patient is received, and may be received by scanning a bar code associated with the patient, entering the patient's name into a computing device, or searching for the patient in a database. A set of suggested medical devices may be displayed based on the patient identification, and may be suggested based on one or more of many factors, such as the location of the patient, demographics of the patient, or a diagnosis or medical condition of the patient. A user may select one or more medical devices with which to be associated. The patient and the medical device(s) are explicitly associated, such that the association of the patient and the medical devices(s) is stored. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169122 | IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS - Described herein are embodiments directed to displaying presumptive health care infections (HAIs) that may be affecting a patients in health care facilities. Patient data is stored in a database. Software-encoded health care rules for detecting HAIs infections are applied to the patient data and used to classify a patient as having an HAI or community-acquired illness. If an HAI infection is detected, an indication of the HAI is communicated to a remote computer for display in a graphical user interface (GUI) to a clinician. Lists of patients at a given health care facility are communicated to the clinician and organized into groups of patients with HAIs and community-acquired infections. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169123 | HEALTH MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND NETWORK-BASED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND MEDICAL RECORDS MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A health monitoring and diagnostic device (LIFESTREAM cholesterol meter) configured as a self-contained testing and diagnostic unit in a clam-shell type case. One side of the case includes a spring-loaded finger stick and a compartment for carrying one or more packages of disposable items including a test strip, a needle for the finger stick, and an alcohol swipe. The other half of the case includes a test strip reader, a key pad, and a liquid crystal display. The meter reads a test strip carrying a droplet of blood and receives additional diagnostic information from the patient, such as age, gender, weight, and family history of heart disease. Within minutes, the meter displays test results, including total cholesterol levels. The meter also displays additional diagnostic results, such as the patient's “cardiac age,” recommended weight loss, and a cardiac risk assessment. The meter also works in connection with a network-based comprehensive health analysis and reporting system. The meter writes patient data to a smartcard. This patient data typically includes patient identification information, the test results, the diagnostic information, and the diagnostic results. A computer station reads the smartcard and establishes a network connection with a health report server over the Internet. The computer then downloads the patient data to the health report server, which prepares a comprehensive health report. Within minutes, this report is transmitted back to the computer station, where it is printed out and delivered to the patient. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169124 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION - A system and method for the efficient administration of health care plans, particularly as to the reduction and/or elimination of avoidable medical costs for select individuals who participate in the plan, is disclosed. Existing health care data is processed to determine an indication as to the relative desirability of an intervention in a plan participant's health care regimen. The data is also processed to determine the status of one or more flags, each of which potentially indicates the relative desirability of an intervention in a plan participant's health care regimen. A predictive model is used to determine the status of a flag relating to the likelihood of an insurance plan participant making a disability claim within a certain period of time. The information relating to desirability of an intervention in a plan participant's health care regimen, as well as a plan participant's medical information and claim history, is presented to case managers and/or health care providers in a user-friendly format. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100174554 | ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS - A method of administering a drug to a patient which involves providing a single interface for entry of data including one or more of drug identity, dosage rate, prescribed dosage form, concentration and form of drug, and patient body weight, processing the input data using an algorithm which converts the input data into a set of instructions for administering the drug including the amount and time for the first and subsequent administrations, administering the drug and recording the amount and times on the patients record. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174555 | System for automatic clinical pathway optimization - At least one embodiment of the present invention refers to a method, a system, a computer readable medium and/or a computer program product for optimizing a clinical pathway. The clinical pathway includes a sequence of actions. In at least one embodiment, he method aims at finding the best suitable and optimal following action for a respective action. There is provided a set of rules, patient information data and optimization criteria. After having received a symptom or an action there is deduced a set of possible following actions. After having deduced all possible following actions, these possible following actions are evaluated by the optimization criteria. After evaluation the optimal following action is suggested as a result. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING PROVIDER PAYMENT - Authorization, clearing and settlement are facilitated for a pre-payment portion of a transaction conducted with a provider using a payment device having an account number. Adjudication of a claim pertaining to the transaction is facilitated, resulting in a payer portion and a remaining patient portion. Storage of transaction information pertaining to the transaction, by an issuer of the payment device, is facilitated, as is matching, by the issuer of the payment device, of: (i) a payment advice associated with the adjudication of the claim with (ii) the transaction information stored in the step of facilitating storage. In some instances, responsive to the matching, an additional step includes facilitating the issuer controlling initiation of authorization, clearing, and settlement of the remaining patient portion. In addition to or in lieu of the additional step, the step facilitating the issuer communicating with a holder of the payment device to offer the holder an opportunity for opt-out, prior to settlement of the remaining patient portion, may be carried out. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174557 | System and Method for Ranking Quality Improvement Factors in Patient Care - Quality improvement factors in patient care are ranked. Hospital performance is measured, such as a CMS measure. The variables and/or values relative contribution to quality of care is determined using medical records of the hospital. The variables and/or values are ranked according influence of the quality of care result. The ranking is performed by a given medical institution at a desired time rather than based on a broad study. The medical institution may regularly determine variables (e.g., admitting doctor) and/or values (e.g., doctor X) that are relevant to a decreased quality of care. Quality may be regularly improved using a software product. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT - Collecting, validating, managing, and sharing data, for example healthcare and patient data, may include using a networked portable device. A forms-based system and process (referred to in some embodiments as DirectForms™) may allow clinical staff to efficiently collect and validate data on portable devices. In accordance with an embodiment, the system combines a portable computing device, validation of data, network connectivity, and an opportunity for shared effort among users via industry-standard (for example HL7 compliant) or customized interfaces. A server-based utility may route forms and HL7-compliant data transaction exports. Interfaces may provide for merging data into appropriate patient records. Some systems may be used in an ambulatory care setting. Various aspects may provide for improved clinical assessment, effective patient management, cost savings, and the ability to provide a more efficient billing process. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174559 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING NEURON CONDITIONING - A method and system for forming an integrated group. The method comprises taking and comparing neuro-hormone ratios of individuals and comparing the ratios to predetermined ratio. The method may also comprise comparing an fMRI scan of an individual to a predetermined fMRI scan. By correcting differences from the predetermined values integrated groups may be formed. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174560 | Method, system and apparatus for assembling data associated with an emergency call event - A method and apparatus for assembling data associated with an emergency call event is provided. A location of a communication device is determined based on a device identifier conveyed via an emergency call, responsive to determining that the emergency call has occurred in a communication network, originating from the communication device. A database is accessed to determine first contextual data associated with the communication device using the device identifier. The location of the communication device and the first contextual data is provided in a format processable by a computing device associated with an emergency response team. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174561 | Computer Implemented Methods To Manage the Profitability of An Insurance Network - Computer implemented methods are provided for managing and optimizing the profitability of an insurance network with a plurality of physicians in a healthcare practice participating therein. Exemplary computer implemented methods can include, for example, comparing data received via a communications network for each of the plurality of physicians in the healthcare practice with one or more preferred ancillary medical procedures of the insurance network to thereby identify at least one of the plurality of physicians in the healthcare practice who engages in ancillary medical procedures that are not preferred by the insurance network. Such exemplary computer implemented methods can also include, for example, determining whether the risk of the at least one of the plurality of physicians of not receiving a predetermined reimbursement amount for the ancillary medical costs from the insurance company has been reduced responsive to recommending alternative ancillary medical procedures to the at least one of the plurality of physicians. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174562 | WARRANTY METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention compensates loss resulting from unexpected outcome of service or unanticipated product performance. A consumer is provided an option to purchase a warranty prior to or during product purchase or service engagement, the warranty offering pre-determined levels of award calculated from a probabilistic, multi-variable process. Each level of award is associated with a warranty purchase price and a degree of variation of actual outcome from expected outcome. For medical services, variables could include age and gender of the patient, skill level and history of the doctor, quality of the hospital, difficulty of the procedure, type of medical equipment used, prior condition of the patient, geographic location and patient profile. The warranty could require the physician to provide additional medical or surgical care, without charge, to optimize actual outcome prior to granting an award. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100179826 | Method of providing tailor-made software for hospital departments - To provide tailor-made software for use in a specific department of a hospital, a software package suitable for use by more than one department of the hospital is provided including components implementing general tasks. Then, software is added implementing tasks which may be considered to extend the general tasks. This extension can be tailor-made for the specific department. In at least one embodiment, the software package includes both front end and back end software components, front end components reacting to user inputs and calling up back end software components, and the extension may be both at the front end and at the back end side. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179827 | SEARCHING AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - A method, system, and medium are provided for searching an electronic medical record. Search results are returned in response to a search query. The search query may be one or more designated medical concepts. The search results may be displayed according to a ranking that determines which search results are likely to be the most responsive to a query submitted by a particular clinician based on matching the most important clinical concepts in each document to the most important clinical concepts in the search query. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179828 | PRESENTING RELATED RESULTS DURING MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION DOCUMENTATION - Computerized methods and systems for receiving clinically-relevant discrete task assays related to a medication and for presenting results of the clinically-relevant discrete task assays during documentation of administration of the medication are provided. Medication identifiers are received and associated with discrete task assays, the results of which may be relevant to administration of the identified medication. Upon receipt of an indication that a clinician desires to administer the identified medication to a patient, the patient's electronic medical record is searched to determine if a result for any associated discrete task assays has been documented within a predefined time frame. If there is such a documented result, the result is presented in association with the location of the electronic medical record where administration of the medication is being documented. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179829 | DIRECT REPORTING OF ADVERSE EVENTS - Systems, methods, and computer readable media are described for communicating an adverse event report directly to an end-user receiving party and tracking one or more adverse event reports. An adverse event may be detected manually or automatically by a system and an electronic adverse event reporting form presented to a user with one or more data fields pre-populated with data from a patient's electronic health record (EHR). The user may enter and edit data in the electronic form and may submit the data in the electronic form directly to an end-user receiving party such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. One or more receipts may be received from the receiving party and indicia from the receipts recorded to one or more records. The submitted adverse event reports may be tracked, accessed, and interacted with through a user interface and additional information may be provided to a user therein. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179830 | METHODS AND SYSTEM TO MONITOR MEDICATION IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY - Methods and system to monitor medication in a healthcare facility are described. An example computer-implemented method to monitor an amount of medication administered includes automatically identifying an actual amount of the medication in a container prior to administering the medication. Additionally, the method includes automatically identifying the actual amount of the medication in the container after administering the medication. Further, the method includes determining a difference between the amount of the medication prior to administering the medication and after administering the medication, wherein the difference is associated with the amount of the medication administered to a particular patient. Further still, the method includes associating the amount of the medication administered with a patient medical record. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179831 | UNIVERSAL PERSONAL MEDICAL DATABASE ACCESS CONTROL - Various embodiments for configuring a medical database by a processor in communication with at least one storage device in a computing environment are provided. Medical data are assigned to a patient. A plurality of data types is organized for the medical data. Portions of each of the plurality of data types are designated as public and private data. A plurality of access levels is organized for the medical data. Each of the plurality of data types includes the plurality of access levels. A first access level of the plurality of access levels corresponds to the patient. The medical data is classified according to the plurality of data types, for each of the plurality of data types, according to the plurality of access levels, and according to one of the public and the private data. The medical data is encrypted in a hierarchical structure corresponding to each of the plurality of access levels. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179832 | A REPUTATION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A MEASURE OF RELIABILITY ON HEALTH DATA - This invention relates to a system and a method for providing a measure of reliability on a first set of health data ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179833 | AUTOMATED COACHING - System and methods are disclosed that provide a coaching system that is programmed to process data entered automatically or manually for a given client and determine an indication of progress for the given client according to a coaching plan designed for the client. A response generator automatically generates a personalized response for the given client depending on the indication of progress for the given client, which response can be sent to the given client with or without first being reviewed by the client's coach. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179834 | MANAGING RELATED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for a method for linking the health records of two or more patients and alerting them of a change in at least one of the patient's health records are provided. One method comprises, in part, receiving an indication of a desire to link the first medical record of the first patient to a second medical record of a second patient and searching a connected health network for at least one of the first medical record associated with the first patient or the second medical record associated with the second patient. The method further comprises designating a sharing level between the first medical record of the first patient and the second medical record of the second patient, the sharing level indicating an extent of healthcare information that can be shared between the first medical record and the second medical record. The method also includes requesting the second patient to accept a link between the first medical record and the second medical record, and linking the first medical record associated with the first patient and the second medical record associated with the second patient. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179835 | RELATING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - A computer-implemented method for alerting one or more members of a connected health network is provided, wherein the connected health network includes two or more members having linked medical records. The method includes receiving a change in a first health record of a first member, the first health record being linked to a second health record of a second member based on a specified relationship. The method also includes using the change in the first health record to determine whether a condition exists that could affect the second member, and, if so, alerting the second member of the affect of the change in the first health record on the second member. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179836 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100185459 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR X-RAY IMAGE IDENTIFICATION - Systems and methods for x-ray image identification are provided. The systems and methods associate patient information with image information. The method includes acquiring patient information from an identification member external to the digital x-ray detector and storing the patient information within the x-ray detector or on an image. The method further includes associating the patient information with the images acquired by the x-ray imaging system and communicating the acquired images with associated information to a host system when the x-ray detector is connected to the host system. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100185460 | Filtering Medical Information - A method and system for filtering medical information in emergency situations are provided. The method includes receiving information relating to an emergency in which a person needs medical help, the information including: details of the type of emergency; and details of a care providing person aiding the person needing help. The method includes obtaining medical information relating to the emergency which may include information relating to the medical condition and/or medical records of the person. The level of medical expertise of the care providing person is determined and the medical information is filtered to provide the medical information appropriate to the level of medical expertise of the care providing person. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100185461 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PURCHASE OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - A method comprising the steps of: receiving at a host computer a request from a provider for a payment for a charge incurred by a purchaser and withdrawing from a designated account, all or a portion of the cost of the item based on the payment authorization. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100185462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCREENING POTENTIAL TEST SUBJECTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN RECENT TRIALS - A system and method provide dosage information from past trials of potential subjects to clinics performing drug research so the clinics can determine if the potential subjects qualify (i.e. have waited sufficient time) to qualify for second trial. The system provides a clearinghouse that does not divulge the prior trials proprietary information to the requestor. Likewise, the system does not divulge to prior trial holders who is requesting subject information for subsequent trials. Biographical information including biometric identification can be used to identify subjects in the database. A further method allows a subject to confirm the data in the database. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100185463 | System of Providing an Internet Web Site that Assists Medical Professionals Draft a Letter of Medical Necessity or Other Documentation for Transmission to a Third Party Payer on Behalf of a Patient and Method of use - The systems disclosed is an internet based application that allows clinical professionals to write letters of medical necessity to justify therapeutic services and devices recommended by physicians and/or clinicians. The letters of medical necessity are intended to be read by reviewers who determine whether or not a service or deice is medically necessary. The system herein requires that either a clinician or vendor begin the process by logging on the internet web site and agree to the user agreements as well as HIPAA compliance measures. Upon all information being entered into the system and justifications from a physician for the services and/or devices, the letter of medical necessity is then generated, signed by the clinician and sent to the third party payer for payment consideration. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100185464 | AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF TASK ITEMS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE A CLINICAL TRIAL DATABASE CAN BE LOCKED - An automated method is provided for generating summary data regarding task items that must occur to achieve a database lock for a clinical trial study that is performed based on a previously defined clinical trial protocol. The clinical trial study is managed using a processor and a database in communication with the processor. The database includes clinical trial data and the status of the data for a plurality of patients participating in the clinical trial study. At least one clinical database lock criterion is defined for the study from at least a plurality of user-selected subsets of the clinical trial data. The processor receives the at least one clinical database lock criterion for the study, and the clinical trial data and the status of the data, as retrieved from the database, for the plurality of patients participating in the clinical trial study as defined by the clinical database lock criteria. The processor then automatically and programmatically generates summary data regarding task items that must occur to achieve the database lock as defined by the at least one clinical database lock criterion, using the clinical trial data and the status of the data. Different summary data will be generated for different clinical database lock criteria. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100185465 | Electronic Appointment Scheduling For Medical Resources - A computer-implemented system for scheduling patient appointments including a patient interface terminal configured to receive a patient identifier and to display a patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment. The system further includes a computer system adapted for receiving the patient identifier, generating the patient-specific listing of reasons for a medical appointment based on an electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier and a comprehensive listing of reasons stored in a reasons database, receiving a selected reason for a requested medical appointment from the patient interface terminal, and generating and providing one or more specialized appointment scheduling options based on a combination of the selected reason and data from the electronic medical record associated with the patient identifier, the specialized appointment scheduling options including scheduling options for specialized medical resources specifically associated with the combination. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100191544 | Protocol Authoring for a Health Coaching Service - An author can create a protocol for providing user health coaching. The protocol is based on attributes and configures a health coaching service to be provided for a user. The author can use the attributes to report user health status, set user health goals, and evaluate expressions related to the user's health. The user health status can be reported based on author-created ranges that contain a user health attribute value. User health goals with respect to an attribute can be set over time for a user (or group of users) by the author. Expressions related to the user's health can be created by the author from sets of attributes and operators and executed as rules. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100191545 | METHODS AND PROCESSES TO TRANSFER PRECONFIGURED SYSTEMS TO REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS - Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, processes, and/or apparatus to create and deploy preconfigured healthcare information systems to remote locations. A process to deploy a preconfigured system includes configuring a data management system installed within a virtualized environment with settings common to a plurality of network environments. The process also includes creating a portable system image on a secured media at a first location, wherein the portable system image includes an image of the first virtualized environment having the data management system installed. The process further includes transferring the portable system image to a second location. In addition, the process includes restoring the system image onto a second virtualized environment at the second location. The process also includes configuring the data management system to be communicatively coupled to at least one of an information system or a workstation at the second location. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100191546 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE EVENT TRACKING AND ALERTING SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus to automatically generate subscriptions for healthcare event tracking and alerting systems are disclosed herein. An example method of generating a subscription for a healthcare event tracking and alerting system includes automatically analyzing healthcare information of a medical data sharing system to determine an interest of a physician in a patient; obtaining a patient identifier corresponding to the patient from the healthcare information; obtaining a physician identifier corresponding to the physician; and associating the patient identifier with the physician identifier to generate a subscription to the healthcare event tracking and alerting system, wherein the subscription enables the physician to automatically receive notifications of data related to the patient. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100198617 | Template Based Filtering and Summations Flowsheet - A system and method are provided for providing a moveable summary column for a patient based medical flow sheet. The summary column can provide various summations of the patient's data records for any time period depending on where the moveable summation column is placed. The summation of the various patient data depends on the summation parameters defined in the medical flow sheet. The summary column can be moved by the user to any spot in the patient data portion of the medical flow sheet to sum up different intervals of data. The moveable summation column will present summary data for each of the patient parameters as designated by the medical flow sheet developers depending on the placement of the summation column. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100198618 | DIALYSIS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A server device, and related systems and methods for managing dialysis patient information. The patient information includes information relating to stages of data collection including baseline characteristics, eligibility for treatment modalities, and outcomes. A remote terminal is configured for displaying in the remote terminal a first user interface for receiving the patient information for the subject patient. The server is configured to receive from the remote terminal the patient information for the subject patient and store said patient information in a patient record in the memory, and determine, based on medical logic rules, whether the patient information is consistent with the patient record in order to proceed to a next stage of data collection, and if so permitting displaying in the remote terminal a second user interface for receiving patient information relating to the next stage of data collection. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100198619 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING PATIENT TIMELINES - An apparatus and system are provided for generating one or more patient timelines corresponding to a patient(s). The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive medical information, associated with a patient(s), from one or more different computer systems and store the received medical information in a memory. The processor is configured to examine the received medical information stored in the memory and identify whether data in the medical information indicates the medical information corresponds to a patient(s). The data may include a unique identifier(s) (ID(s)) associated with a patient(s). The processor is also configured to determine if content in the received medical information is designated for inclusion in at least one graphical representation. The content may include one or more unique codes. The processor is also configured to generate a graphical representation(s) corresponding to a chronological sequence of medical events associated with a patient(s) during a period of time. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100198620 | TISSUE TRACKING - A tissue tracking system is disclosed that provides tissue tracking, for example, at medical facilities. The tissue tracking system may be incorporated with a supply chain, billing, inventory, and/or order systems. In some embodiments, the tissue tracking system may also track environmental conditions of the tissue during reception, storage and issuance. Tissue sequestration methods are also disclosed. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100198621 | WORKFLOW-BASED CREATION OF A PATIENT CD - A method, a mobile data medium and a system are disclosed for transferring medical findings data in configured form as configured data to a client. In at least one embodiment, findings data together with further data is configured here such that it is stored specifically for the respective application on a data medium as configured data. The configured data is created as a function of the analysis of a workflow and/or as a function of metadata relating to a patient examination. The configured data is written to the data medium. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100198622 | Presentation of Critical Patient Data - A computer-implemented patient information presentation method is disclosed. The method includes extracting, from records maintained for a patient under care in a healthcare facility, a subset of data points for that patient that are determined to represent data points of highest relevance to a subset of potential caregivers for the patient. The method also includes grouping the subset of data points into a plurality of groups based on a determined relatedness among data points in each of the plurality of groups, and generating a display for presentation to a caregiver that shows at least some of the subset of data points arranged in the groups. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100198623 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians' offices. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100205004 | METHOD OF PATIENT-STAFF ANALYTICS - A method of patient and medical practitioner analysis of which a patient obtains a vanity phone number to a medical practitioner from a website. The phone calls are digitally recorded and saved in a database for a computer software to communicate with the database and securely download the saved patient documentation. A secure website interface accessible with internet capable devices then provides medical practitioners with the saved patient documentation such as: digital sound files, phone call logistics, and web logistic. Medical practitioners may then assign additional information to the secure website interface about patient attributes and conditions. The web analytic computer software application generates visuals of analysis and statistics representing compiled information for medical practitioners to compare staff performance, relative booking percentages, revenues generated, website interface visitor information, and marketing resources within the environment, including data compiled by other practitioners. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205005 | Patient oriented electronic medical record system - A system and method is disclosed for managing, presenting, and storing medical data. The system includes a patient assist desktop that comprises a web-enabled software application that contains numerous modules for use by patients, medical providers, pharmacies, and labs. The modules include, amongst numerous others, a family tree module that allows patients to share medical data with medical providers about members in a family nucleus as well as members in other family nucleuses. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205006 | METHOD, GENERATOR DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MEDICAL ADVICE - A medical advice generator device ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205007 | Method of Pathologic Correlation for Radiology Resident Education - A method and a system for integrating a Radiology Information System (RIS) and hospital electronic medical records system (EMRS) within picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) to promote learner based education includes steps and means for flagging an interesting patient case, being viewed in PACS, for follow-up on diagnoses. Submitting the flagged interesting patient case, wherein the EMRS is queried for diagnoses information for the interesting patient case. Requesting a report for the interesting patient case where at least one diagnoses is available. Requesting feedback on a patient case interpretation, wherein information from PACS workstation and EMRS is sent to consulting physicians for reviewing. Requesting a report generation from the reviewing. Identifying an abnormality in a patient case image using the PACS workstation. Providing information regarding the abnormality. Requesting a differential diagnoses, wherein the information and the differential diagnoses table (DDT) are used to produce the differential diagnoses. Receiving the differential diagnoses. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205008 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING ADHERENCE TO A TREATMENT - Data characterizing an individual is received. Thereafter, one or more variables are extracted from the data so that, using a predictive model populated with the extracted variables, a likelihood of the individual adhering to a treatment regimen can be determined. The predictive model is trained on historical treatment regimen adherence data empirically derived from a plurality of subjects. Subsequently, data characterizing the determined likelihood of adherence can be promoted. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205009 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A HEALTH PROFILE FROM AVAILABLE INPUT DATA CONCERNING A PATIENT, AND TRANSFORMING SUCH HEALTH PROFILE INTO RELEVANT HEALTH INFORMATION IN HUMAN INTELLIGIBLE FORM - An automated system for use by pharmacies, clinics or health care institutions which provides health information that comprises disease state information, the system having:
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| 20100205010 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PHONE-IN PRESCRIPTIONS - An apparatus and method are disclosed for processing phone-in prescription requests. The apparatus is in the form of a prescription processing network that includes a prescription processing system and a communication device remotely located from the prescription processing system. The communication device is used to establish a communication channel with the prescription processing system and submit a prescription request over the communication channel. A pharmacist, associated with the prescription processing system, prepares a completed prescription form based, at least in part, on the submitted prescription request. The prescription processing network also includes a pharmacy for receiving the completed prescription form, and filling the prescription request based on the completed prescription form. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205011 | ENTERPRISE IMAGING WORKLIST SERVER AND METHOD OF USE - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a networked healthcare data management system. Certain embodiments of the data management system include a healthcare data archive connected to a network wherein the archived data comprises diagnostic, therapeutic, and demographic data. Certain embodiments further include a worklist server connected to the network wherein the worklist server receives data descriptors from the healthcare data archive and compiles the data descriptors into worklists. Certain embodiments also include a client system connected to a network wherein the client system queries the worklist server and the worklist server answers the queries by providing at least the network location of the archived data. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100211407 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATIENT THERAPEUTIC PLAN - The present invention relates to a method and system for presenting targeted advertising to a patient in need of a therapeutic treatment plan. By providing an electronic device such as a PDA or the like a series of questions can be asked of the patient to come to a diagnosis or condition in need of treatment. Then appropriate targeted advertising can be given to the patient by the device in order to encourage choosing a particular product for treatment or the like. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100211408 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MEDICAL DIAGNOSES - Systems and methods utilize computing devices to generate diagnoses of medical conditions. The computing devices can incorporate algorithms based on predetermined relationships between the medical conditions and various symptoms or characteristics associated with the medical conditions. The computing devices can prompt an individual evaluating patient information to observe whether the characteristics or symptoms are present in the patient information. The individual can subsequently provide inputs to the computing device indicating whether the characteristics or symptoms are present in the patient information. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100211409 | ORGANIZING MEDICAL IMAGES FOR DISPLAY - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a manifest generator for generating a manifest of medical images. The manifest can be used to determine an ordering or a layout of the medical images generated by the modalities, optionally as a function of the modality type, anatomical area, and other variables. In some embodiments, the various medical images and metadata may be received at an image order management system that parses the metadata and assembles the metadata into the manifest files that may be transmitted independently to remote interpretation sites, which in turn may be equipped with image viewer applications that analyze the manifest files and determine a rearranged ordering and/or grouping of the medical images, wherein the rearrangement is executed as a function of modality, anatomy, orientation and other variables. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100211410 | Customizable Handheld Computer Data Collection System - A software system for gathering and managing medical patient information is disclosed. The system has two components: a first computer module for gathering medical information using medical data entry screens, and a second computer module for creating customized medical data entry screens. The second module can create and customize virtually all aspect of the medical data entry screens. The present invention also allows users to create natural language reports from the medical data that has been gathered, and these reports can reviewed on the screen or through a printout. Additionally, the data is stored is stored in database, with unique identifiers assigned to each data point, thereby facilitating data mining. The system also includes a matrix, a unique data entry tool that allows users to easily correlate body parts and modifiers. The system is designed to be used with handheld computing devices, and is especially suitable for use with emergency medical services, although it can be used in a variety of contexts. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100211411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING USERS WITH A SERVICE PROVIDER, PROGRAM, OR PROGRAM SITE BASED ON DETAILED ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA - A system and method for matching a user with service providers, at least one program offered by a service provider, and/or a program site for a program is provided. A user is prequalified if the user's profile satisfies acceptance criteria established for the service providers, at least one program offered by a service provider, and/or a program site. Once the user is prequalified, the user is given information to allow them to inform themselves about available service providers, programs offered by the service providers, or program sites and connect with the service provider, program, or program site. The present invention also envisions providing information about a user to at least one service provider, program offered by a service provider, or program site when the user satisfies specific acceptance criteria. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100217622 | System for Processing Retail Clinic Claims - A method for electronically determining patient medical treatment eligibility, coverage, copayment amount and insurer billing, by: (a) a patient requesting medical treatment at a retail clinic; (b) the patient presenting a health insurance card at the retail clinic; (c) the retail clinic transmitting patient health insurance card information to a centralized adjudication facility; (d) the retail clinic transmitting medical treatment information to the centralized adjudication facility; (e) the centralized adjudication facility determining patient medical treatment coverage, eligibility and copayment amount (f) transmitting the patient medical treatment coverage, eligibility and copayment amount from the centralized adjudication facility to the retail clinic; (g) the patient purchasing the medical treatment by paying the retail clinic the copayment amount, (h) transmitting a bill to the health care insurance provider; and (i) thereby informing the retail clinic clinician to sell the medical treatment to the patient. By simultaneously billing the patient and the insurer, the present invention provides a system that processes the sale of the medical treatment as a sales transaction. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217623 | Decision Support - Among other things, a computer implemented method includes receiving a unique patient identifier for a patient. The method also includes using the unique patient identifier to retrieve medical information associated with the patient from a centralized information source that includes a patient record containing the medical information. After performing a medical procedure on the patient based on the retrieved medical information, the method includes updating the patient record in the centralized information source to reflect the performed medical procedure. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217624 | AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DATA FOR INSURANCE AND DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS - Methods and systems are described for automated processing of medical data for insurance and disability determinations. Based on medical conditions claimed by a claimant, medical evidence queries are automatically generated to provide instructions to medical providers for conducting physical exams and laboratory tests and for retrieving medical records. After medical evidence is collected according to the queries, the medical evidence and related rating codes and decisions are displayed to rating personnel in a user-friendly format to assist in making a rating decision. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217625 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING HEALTHCARE SERVICES CONSUMPTION - A method of optimizing healthcare services consumption according to the invention includes the steps of assessing the healthcare situation of an employer providing healthcare benefits to a population, identifying a first group of patients from the population likely to generate expensive healthcare claims based on data representing past claims, periodically determining whether patients in the first group have satisfied certain predetermined healthcare requirements, identifying a first group of providers who provide high quality, cost efficient healthcare services based on the practice patterns of the providers, prompting patients who have not satisfied the predetermined healthcare requirements to obtain services from providers in the first group, and responding to healthcare requests from patients by determining whether the requesting patient is seeking services from a provider in the first group, and, if not, urging the patient to obtain such services from a provider in the first group. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217626 | System and Method for Clinical Strategy for Therapeutic Pharmacies - A system and method of distributing pharmaceutical prescriptions within a network of pharmacies based on the review of prescription claim data and patient medical state to enable stratification of patients, wherein each pharmacy within the network has been established to handle one or more particular patient medical states. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100223070 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MORNITORING HEALTHCARE DATA - The present invention provides an interface for monitoring healthcare data at the caregivers' side, the interface comprises receiving means for receiving a part of the healthcare data and an indication(s) of the blocking status of the rest of the healthcare data, presenting means for presenting the healthcare data, and indicating means for indicating the blocking status of the rest of the healthcare data according to the indication. In this way, a better balance between the benefits of the monitored person and that of the caregivers could be reached. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100223071 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ORGANIZING PATIENT INFORMATION - An apparatus and system are provided for facilitating organization of medical data, associated with a patient(s) to enable medical professionals to prioritize and deliver timely and appropriate care to one or more patients. The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive medical information, associated with a patient(s), from one or more entities and store the medical information in a memory. The processor is also configured to provide a portion(s) of the medical information to a view of a display(s) and update a portion of the medical information upon receiving new medical data associated with the portion in response to determining that the new medical data corresponds to the patient(s). The processor is also configured to provide the portion of the medical information to a view of a display(s). | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100223072 | Method for linking insurance policies - An insurance program that provides improved health care and longevity by emphasizing health improvement and maintenance. After a predetermined waiting period from the time health insurance is purchased, during which the health status of the insured is maintained or improved, the insured may link the health insurance policy with one or more other types of insurance policies, such as; life, disability, nursing home, etc. Throughout the life of the policy, portions of the premiums may be deposited in an escrow account, provided that the health of the insured is maintained or improved, which may be utilized to pay or help pay for the linked insurance and may also be utilized for retirement benefits. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100223073 | DYNAMIC MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that facilitate disseminating patient related messages as part of a dynamic medical communication environment. A server can receive patient related messages from one or more message source components. Further, the server can broadcast the patient related messages to one or more subscription components as a function of identities of patients respectively corresponding to the patient related messages. Patients can be registered as object to which one or more subscription components can subscribe. Subscription components can automatically, manually, etc. subscribe to registered patients to receive message streams pertaining thereto. Moreover, a registered patient corresponding to a received patient related message can be identified, subscription components subscribed to the identified patient can be recognized, and the message can be broadcast to the recognized subscription components. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100223074 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERACTION-BASED SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a syntactic component for retrieving records corresponding to an individual and analyzing the records to assess a condition for the individual; a user interface for capturing interaction data that is associated with an encounter between the individual and a service provider; and a semantic component for comparing the interaction data to interaction criteria, where an action plan for the individual is generated based at least in part on the assessed condition and the comparison of the interaction data to the interaction criteria. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100223075 | System and method for integrating the health club and health insurance industries to reduce costs by providing financial incentives for health club members and health insured to improve and maintain their health - The invention described herein is a system and method whereby health club membership and its attendant health-promoting advantages is integrated with the health insurance industry to create a whole which reduces costs for both and provides financial incentives for individuals to improve and maintain their health. Individuals or employees participating in the integrated health club/health insurance program are motivated to improve their health by the rewards of one or more of subsidized health club dues or reduced health insurance premiums or deductibles for themselves or their employers. The invention achieves this goal in a way that is sustainable and profitable for all involved—individual, health club owner, employer, and health insurance provider. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100228566 | Portable Vital Statistics Monitoring and Medication Dispensing System - A portable vital statistics monitoring and medication dispensing system that provides personal healthcare management and daily prescription routines. The medication dispenser and vital statistics monitor combination incorporates a medication dispenser, a blood testing system, and other vital sign monitoring into a portable wireless device with customizable features. The medication dispenser and vital statistics monitor combination has the capability of notifying the user of the correct times to take medication and automatically dispensing the accurate prescription dosage. The medication dispenser and vital statistics monitor combination communicates the patient information using an onboard display, transmits the information to a local or distributed network, or prints/embosses/etches the information onto patient information cards, wristbands, or other information sheets. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100228567 | Medication Adherence System For And Method Of Facilitating An Automated Adherence Program - A medication adherence system for and method of facilitating an automated adherence program is disclosed. The medication adherence system of the present disclosure may be, for example, a web-based and/or telephone-based system by which enrolled participants may access the automated adherence program. The medication adherence system may utilize an adherence application for assessing patients with respect to, for example, certain barriers and/or other adherence issues. Additionally, by use of adherence application, the content of the interactions between patients and the medication adherence system as well as the frequency and timing of the interactions is optimized with respect to the drop-off periods of medications. The adherence application may include, for example, an interactions routine for processing interactions content, a user interface, a feedback component, a drop-off algorithm, a patient assessment component that may further include a revealed barriers algorithm and a derived barriers algorithm. Further, the medication adherence system of the present disclosure provides a reporting mechanism. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100228568 | Electronic Insurance Application Fulfillment System and Method - A partially-automated system and method of generating insurance pre-applications that reduces data entry and processing errors. Rules-based software applications are used to generate insurance product options for insurance applicants. The fulfillment of each insurance application is outsourced to a service provider which reduces insurance broker involvement in the application process. A central control hub houses computer hardware and software for storing data and transmitting information between the hub and external workstations to facilitate monitoring and completion of each insurance application and placement of insurance policies. Insurance brokers may be partially or wholly reimbursed for the fee associated with each insurance pre-application. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100228569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECODING PAYER IDENTIFICATION IN HEALTH CARE DATA RECORDS - Processing arrangements and methods are provided for the automated decoding or translation of information in healthcare data records, which are coded in a non-standardized or varying formats. A data record which contains information, a portion which is recognized and another portion of which is new, is decoded or translated using a statistical mapping rule. The mapping rule assigns a most likely translation value to the information based on the recognized portion of the information. The statistical mapping rules are established by analysis of a set of previously decoded data records. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100228570 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HEALTHCARE RISK INDICES USING MEDICATION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION - A healthcare risk index is generated using a patient or individual's pharmacy claims. The index may be used to explain and predict variation in pharmacy-related costs and variation in total healthcare costs or utilization. In particular, the index is generated by first examining the individual's pharmacy claims to identify any chronic conditions possessed by the individual. Similarly, the individual's pharmacy claims are examined to identify any compliance medications prescribed to the individual. The chronic condition information is used to generate a chronic condition score by summing regression coefficients for each chronic condition possessed by the individual. Likewise, the compliance medication information is used to generate a compliance medication score by summing products of regression coefficients for each compliance medication prescribed to the individual with associated medication supply weights. From there, a modified chronic condition score is generated by multiplying the chronic condition score by an overall chronic condition regression coefficient. The modified chronic condition score may then be further modified by subtracting a no-claims weight from the chronic condition score in cases where the individual has no pharmacy claims. Finally, the risk index may be determined by summing the modified chronic condition score and the compliance medication score. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100235195 | Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting an indication of at least one health-related status of an individual; determining at least one health service option for the individual based on the indication of at least one health-related status; and providing a matching system for procurement of a desired health service option. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100235196 | Points-Based Reward Program for Improving Medication Adherence and Outcomes - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for examining an object, particularly in terms of the surface morphology thereof. Said apparatus comprises a transportable housing which can be placed, especially by hand, above the surface segment of the object that is to be examined, and at least three light sources, the optical beam axes of which extend at a slanted angle of incidence relative to the surface segment that is to be examined. The light sources are disposed inside the housing and can illuminate the surface segment that is to be examined through an illumination aperture in the housing. The apparatus further comprises at least one light sensor for detecting the light reflected on the surface segment that is to be examined and a control and evaluation unit which is connected to the light sources and the light sensor. The light sources are arranged such that the optical beam axes thereof extend on different, non-parallel reference planes. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100235197 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR GROUPING MEDICAL CLAIMS INTO EPISODE TREATMENT GROUPS - A computer-implemented method for profiling medical claims to assist health care managers in determining the cost-efficiency and service quality of health care providers. The method allows an objective means for measuring and quantifying health care services. An episode treatment group (ETG) is a patient classification unit, which defines groups that are clinically homogenous (similar cause of illness and treatment) and statistically stable. The ETG grouper methodology uses service or segment-level claim data as input data and assigns each service to the appropriate episode. The program identifies concurrent and recurrent episodes, flags records, creates new groupings, shills groupings for changed conditions, selects the most recent claims, resets windows, makes a determination if the provider is an independent lab and continues to collect information until an absence of treatment is detected. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100241450 | Diagnostic, Prescriptive, and Data-Gathering System and Method For Macular Pigment Deficits and Other Eye Disorders - A macular health measurement and storage system comprises a plurality of macular-pigment measurement machine for measuring macular pigment density in humans, a plurality of computers each of which is associated with a corresponding one the macular-pigment measuring machines, and a central host. The plurality of macular-pigment measurement machines include a device for receiving macular pigment data from a patient, at least one data transfer port, and at least one processor that enables the transfer of the macular pigment data from the transfer port. The plurality of computers include a first port coupled to the data transfer port of the corresponding macular-pigment measurement machine for receiving the macular pigment data. Each of the computers includes a second port for transferring patient data. The central host is coupled to the second ports on each of the plurality of computers. The central host includes a storage device for storing the patient data. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241451 | Electronic Chain Of Custody Systems And Methods For Use With Drug Testing - Electronic chain of custody systems and methods for use with drug testing protocols are provided. According to some embodiments of the present invention, an electronic chain of custody (“COC”) system provides a digitally stored chain of custody record. The digitally stored chain of custody record can be updated in various fashions including direct computer input of use chain of custody form. For example, the chain of custody form can be used in concert with a data gathering digital pen that can store and pass along pen movements (as data) related to the chain of custody form. Advantageously, the present invention's digital chain of custody system and process enables integration of data from multiple system participants to a digital chain of custody record that obviates the necessity of passing along a conventional paper record. In addition, components of the present invention allow printing the digital COC record and using data recording devices to record data (e.g., handwriting data) to add to the printed COC record, which can be substantially simultaneously added to the digital COC record. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241452 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN A HOSPITAL - A method and system for managing healthcare delivery is presented. The method includes receiving data related to patients and the patients' scheduled procedures. Based on the data, a queue is generated for screening the patients. The patients are screened in accordance with the screening queue. Once screened, data related to tracking the patients is obtained. The tracking data is used to generate a tracking queue. The patients are tracked in relation to the tracking queue. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241453 | Method, Apparatus And Computer Program Product For Displaying And Permitting Revision Of A Potential Interaction - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for displaying and permitting revision of a potential interaction with a medication under consideration for prescription to a patient. Initially, one or more potential interactions may be identified between a medication and one or more of a different medication, an allergy or a patient condition. The potential interactions may then be displayed with an indication of the type of potential interaction and the severity of the potential interaction. An input mechanism may be provided that is associated with the display of each potential interaction and that is configured to receive user input indicative of a change in one or more of the different medication, the allergy or the patient condition. Based upon this change, the potential interactions may be revised. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241454 | Computational Systems and Methods for health services planning and matching - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting user input relating to a plurality of health service option selection factors; presenting a plurality of choices for at least one of the health service option selection factors; and presenting at least one outcome output based on a selection of at least one of the plurality of choices for at least one of the health service option selection factors. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241455 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND CARE IN A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION - A method for improving the quality of healthcare, efficiency, and patient satisfaction procedures is provided. The method includes conducting at least a first survey of patients regarding care provided before, during, and after a procedure, wherein the survey focuses on benchmarks identified as being relevant to quality of care. The method further includes entering the results of the first survey into a database configured to store the results, reviewing the results of the first survey to determine the quality of care provided during the procedure, identifying incidences of poor quality of care, and comparing the results of the first survey with results of surveys taken from other patients to recognize patterns of poor quality of care. The method further includes addressing the incidences of poor quality of care by developing methods to address the recognized incidences of poor quality of care. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241456 | Integrated Point of Care Medication Administration Information System - An integrated point of care medication administration system comprises a point of care medication administration system including an interface for communicating with the at least one repository and information sources and including a processor. The processor uses the information and the interface in automatically acquiring for a particular patient, data representing particular patient parameters and laboratory test results associated with a particular individual medication in response to user initiation of an order for the particular individual medication to be administered to the particular patient. A display device presents at least one display image indicating acquired particular patient parameters and laboratory test results of the particular patient and identifying a particular patient parameter or laboratory test result needing to be acquired prior to administration of the particular individual medication to the particular patient. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241457 | NETWORK SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDICAL NETWORK SYSTEM - A medical network system includes a terminal device for generating ordering information of a medical examination inclusive of personal information of a body, to place an examination order. A server apparatus is positioned at a central hospital as diagnostic service provider for the examination, for receiving the ordering information. A network server is positioned separately from the central hospital. The network server includes an order processor for receiving the ordering information from the terminal device. A communication device transmits the ordering information received by the order processor to the server apparatus. An information generating device deletes the personal information from the ordering information after transmission thereof, and creates index information for specifying the terminal device, the central hospital related to the examination order, and the ordering information received by the server apparatus. A request processor receives a data request of information from the terminal device. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241458 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - A system for transmitting healthcare data from a provider to one of a plurality of healthcare payers is provided. The system includes a routing system, and routing engine. The routing engine is in communication with at least one provider computer system and a plurality of healthcare payer computer systems. The routing engine is configured to receive uploaded healthcare data from the provider computer system send the data to one of the plurality of healthcare payer computers. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BEHAVIOR - A method of tracking healthcare consumer purchase behavior and attitudes, ibncluding recruiting a panel of patients suffering from a medical condition; collecting data regarding attitudes and demographics of said patients; collecting data regarding purchase behavior of said patients; correlating said data regarding attitudes and demographics of said patients to said data regarding purchase behavior of said patients; and making one or more assessments regarding a future marketing strategy. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100250279 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING MANAGED CARE OF UNCOMPENSATED POPULATIONS - An apparatus for providing management of uncompensated populations may include processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive patient information corresponding to uncompensated patient treatment events associated with a plurality of patients, apply a screening criteria to identify a patient eligible for care management assignment in which the screening criteria includes qualifications based on uncompensated cost and an identity of a condition for which the patient received treatment, and assign the patient to a selected intervention program based at least in part on the qualifications of the patient. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250280 | Medicament Delivery Systems - This invention relates to a system for managing data relating to patient usage of a medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device includes: a supply of medicament, a medicament dispensing means, a data gathering means for gathering data relating to patient usage of the medicament delivery device, a data storage means for storing the data, and communication means for transmitting the data to at least one web service. The at least one web service is preferably able to share the data with at least one computer program. The at least one web service may also be adapted to receive information or data from the at least one computer program, which may be queued, stored or transmitted to the medicament delivery device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN INSURANCE PROGRAM TO INSURE A PERFORMANCE BONUS OF A PERSON - A method, information processing system, and computer readable storage medium operate an insurance program to insure a performance bonus of an insured person against an insured event. A set of percentage bonus information is received. The set of performance bonus information indicates a percentage of an annual salary that is received by the insured person as a performance bonus in a predetermined prior period. In addition, a set of health program status information is received and associated with the insured person. At least the set of percentage bonus information and the set of health program status information are used to determine a portion or more of an annual salary of the insured person payable as an insured performance bonus in the event of the insured event. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250282 | CUSTOM ORDER SETS - Custom Order Sets for use by doctors and clinicians allow the user to utilize Order Sets and Orderables in clinical encounters. Closed-loop processes and systems for creating a Custom Order Set and using the Order Set to get feedback from Physicians and make modifications to Orderables and Order Sets used in a hospital are described. A Physician can create her own Order Sets and submit them to the hospital for approval. If approved, they can be included in the hospital's Order Sets Library and used by other Physicians. A Physician can create a Framework of Order Sets. A Framework is intended to reflect how the Physician organizes clinical knowledge in her specialty and is intended to match the way the Physician thinks about a Clinical Encounter with a patient. The Physician selects Order Sets from categories within the Framework. These Order Sets are organized or blended together using a detailed process to form a Custom Order Set. A Custom Order Set provides a visual display of Order Sets based on Views and categories and provides various types of information by way of visual markups and text. The Physician can provide Feedback at several levels, such as at the Order Set or Orderable levels or make requests for new content. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CUSTOM EXERCISE PROGRAMS - The system contains a programmable device. A first code stored on the programmable device tracks time on the programmable medium. A second code stored on the programmable device provides reminders to a user to perform rehabilitative exercises at intervals measured by the first code. A third code stored on the programmable device tracks exercises performed. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC DYNAMIC DATA REPOSITORY AND REGISTRY FOR REQUEST - At least one embodiment is directed to a system ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECRUITING SUBJECTS FOR RESEARCH STUDIES AND CLINICAL TRIALS OVER THE INTERNET - A system and method for managing private records and other confidential information is provided, including a patient interface that allows patients to configure privileges for various parties to access various private records or portions thereof. A database can be accessed via a privacy engine, which respects the configured privileges and allows searching for private records. A plurality of user interfaces is provided to allow records managers, patients, and interested parties to access selected private information. A clinical trials interface allows limited access to a private records database for interested parties to identify germane clinical trials and research studies. A recruitment interface allows conductors of research studies to access private records to locate appropriate research subjects. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250286 | QUANTIFICATION OF RESPONSES RECEIVED DURING MEDICAL TRIAGE - A method of determining a medical triage disposition for a person includes providing to a triage operator through a graphical user interface (GUI) of the computer: (i) a plurality of triage categories each including yes/no questions grouped into tiers that are ranked according to urgency and corresponding to a triage disposition; (ii) a selection of a relevant triage category based on a medical condition of the person; (iii) a quantification tool including follow-up questions related to symptoms, observations, and/or injury mechanisms, to enable the triage operator to quantify a level of severity of a symptom or injury related to yes/no questions of a subjective nature; wherein the triage operator determines a triage disposition for the person by providing triage to the person including: (i) asking, sequentially, the yes/no questions for the relevant triage category as displayed in the GUI; and (ii) asking follow-up questions from the quantification tool to determine whether a response to a yes/no question is properly considered “yes” or “no,” as stated in a response by the person. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250287 | OPTIMIZATION OF TIMING FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS IN ADVANCED PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Advanced patient management systems include a unit for collecting data from a device associated with a patient, and a host in communication with the unit, the host identifying a time for the device to update data on the device. The system can identify a time for the device to update data associated with the device by developing a histogram of the availability of the device for interrogation. The system can also optimize processing loads for the system by developing a histogram of the time at which the caregiver is most likely to access the system to review the collected and processed data. Methods for optimizing device data update and processing times are also included. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CANDIDATE AND SUBJECT PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIAL STUDIES - The present invention discloses systems and methods for facilitating candidate and subject participation in clinical trial studies. Medical professionals participating in the study at satellite sites assist in recruitment of their pre-existing patients as subjects in the study. Clinical trial data collected from the subjects is communicated over a computer network from the satellite sites to core sites. Study coordination is performed at the core sites. The collected clinical trial data is analyzed in accordance with the study at an interested party site. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100262434 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CALCULATE DIABETIC SENSITIVITY FACTORS AFFECTING BLOOD GLUCOSE - Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a diabetic patient's carbohydrate to insulin ratio (CIR), carbohydrate to blood glucose ratio (CGR), and insulin sensitivity factor (ISF) using the patient's record of blood glucose readings, carbohydrate consumption and insulin doses. The method provides the sensitivity factors that best account for the patient's observed blood glucose changes by linear regression of appropriately transformed variables. An apparatus that can collect and store the blood glucose readings, insulin dosages, and carbohydrate intake data and process these data according to this invention can generate statistically characterized sensitivity factors to advise the diabetic patient on optimal bolus insulin dosages. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100262435 | TARGETED HEALTH CARE CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - In one example, a method of providing targeted health care content to a patient includes receiving user data specific to the patient. The user data is stored in a user account associated with the patient. Targeted health care content is identified in a content database based on some or all of the user data. The targeted health care content is delivered to the patient. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100262436 | MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR COST-EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE - The invention is to solve the high cost problems in the current health care system and to increase efficiency and quality of medical care service by using an integrated medical information management system. The invention allows users or patients to manage their own medical information worldwide in a portable device to enhance medication adherence and self-management of personalized health care. A multi-functional medical information center is developed to manage medical information received from various resources to satisfy stakeholders by improving the efficacy, accuracy, and quality of health care information, but simultaneously operated at a cost-effective manner for stakeholders. In addition, the quality control of medical data management will be guarded by a side-by-side comparison technology to warn inconsistent information in medical billing history to prevent medical insurance fraudulent claims. The invention also makes the medical billing system more transparent and patients can find their desired medical doctors, preferred insurance policy, and price comparison of medical products at ease. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100268550 | Prescription messenger - The transfer of prescription medication requests from a physician to an individual is automated through the use of a clearinghouse function that interacts with both the physician and client. Maintaining the security of prescriptions, while simultaneously providing the advantages of electronic transfer is met the secure transmission of prescription information to a clearinghouse and the generation of a prescription that a user may then take to any pharmacy that is in communication with the clearinghouse. The prescription is only issued after the physician is verified by the clearinghouse as a valid prescription author, and the prescription is generated without sensitive data such that security is maintained if the prescription is lost. The clearinghouse, when contacted by a validated pharmacy, will issue information regarding the prescription when a valid, non-expired prescription identifier is entered into the system to the pharmacy. The user may then have the prescription filled without worry about validity or security of their personal data. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268551 | SYSTEM FOR DATA MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS, AND COLLABORATION OF MOVEMENT DISORDER DATA - Disclosed embodiments include a system for managing clinical data comprising: (a) a server configured to receive data from one or more external devices, and (b) a clinical data management application comprising one module for storing raw movement data received directly from at least one external device. The system is especially adapted for research in movement disorders and contains modules for investigators, collaborators, clinical subjects, and objective devices to upload movement disorders data, analyze data, obtain results of automatic analysis, publish results, and collaborate with other investigators. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268552 | Content Integration Service - Among other things, a computer implemented method is described. The method comprises identifying medical information from a plurality of information sources, the medical information having one or more data structures; converting the data structure of the identified medical information into a predefined data structure; and presenting the transformed medical information having the predefined data structure. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY MANAGING MEDICAL DATA FILES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE GENETIC RESEARCH - A network server arrangement including a processor with a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor. The network server arrangement is responsive to requests to access a medical record of an individual and generates summary medical record data including summary information having a plurality of data elements associated with the individual, at least one of the data elements conveying medical information about the individual, and a pointers component including at least one pointer pointing to a network location containing importable medical information in connection with the individual that is not contained in the summary information component. The pointer includes a machine readable address part for processing by the client, allowing the client to import the medical information from the network location, and a label part for displaying to a user the nature of the medical information residing at the network location. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100274584 | Method and system for presenting and processing multiple text-based medical reports - A system for processing medical reports includes a network. The system includes a plurality of EMR systems. Each EMR system has an EMR database and an EMR processing unit. The processing unit of at least one EMR system generating a text report for a patient. Each EMR system remote from each other EMR system and in communication with each other through the network. The system includes a controller having a controller database and a controller processing unit which automatically collects the text reports for the patient from the plurality of EMR systems, or produces text reports for the patient from data in the EMR database of at least one EMR system. The controller maintains a linkage for each report between the controller database and the EMR database from which each report arose. A method for processing medical reports includes the steps of generating a text report for a patient with a processing unit of at least one EMR system of a plurality of EMR systems. Each EMR system remote from each other EMR system and in communication with each other through a network. There is the step of automatically collecting with a controller processing unit of a controller text reports for the patient from the plurality of EMR systems, or producing text reports for the patient from data in an EMR database of at least one EMR system, the controller maintaining a linkage for each report between a controller database and the EMR database from which each report arose. A controller. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING AND TRACKING PRODUCT INFORMATION TO A PATIENT RECORD - The present system and the method relate to adding product information to patient record. A product database stores the product information corresponding to a product, while a patient database stores the patient record corresponding to a patient. A product detector detects a product identifier corresponding to the product information and generates a product identifier message. The patient detector detects a patient identifier corresponding to the patient record and generates a patient identifier message. An adding module adds the product information to the patient record based on the patient identifier message and the product identifier message. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274586 | AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSING DRUG INTERACTIONS WHILE PROTECTING PATIENT PRIVACY - A drug interaction utility can retrieve the patient's current medications from a medication information card on the smart card by interacting with an identity selector on the provider's computer. The identity selector can transmit the current medications to the drug interaction utility without disclosing any information about the current medications to the provider and without disclosing any information identifying tile patient to the drug interaction utility. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274587 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORDS - A system for electronic medication administration records comprising a cart station located at a skilled nursing facility, administration web pages, and a healthcare server not located at the skilled nursing facility. The cart station utilizes a plan builder algorithm to build a plan for each patient based on data contained in the cart station database. The plan comprises a list of the patient's procedures for a given day and information indicating whether such procedures have been completed. The cart station utilizes a plan runner algorithm to maintain and update the plan for each patient. The administration web pages allow an administrator to manage utilization of the system. The healthcare server and the cart station utilize a synchronization algorithm to maintain accurate and timely data for all of the skilled nursing facilities that use the system. A method of maintaining electronic medication administration records using the system described above. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE A WORKFLOW IN DELIVERING HEALTHCARE - A system and method to manage progression of a patient through a workflow of events occurring in the delivery of healthcare to the patient is provided. The system can include a tracking system operable to acquire a location data of the patient relative to the at least one resource with progression through the workflow; and at least one processor in communication with a memory that stores computer-readable program instructions for execution by the processor to perform the steps of: detecting an association of the patient with the at least one resource dependent on the location data acquired from the tracking system; generating a classification of the patient as receiving emergency care versus receiving urgent care dependent on the association; and generating an output indicative of the classification for communication to a billing system to generate the invoice for delivery of healthcare to the patient. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274589 | METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MEDICAL DOCUMENTS - A method for outputting medical documents on a terminal device is provided. The medical documents are generated and archived in a system structure for sharing medical data complying with the “Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise” guidelines. The medical documents are stored in special medicine-specific data formats containing user and meta information. A terminal device is selected; a web-based service is invoked from a server connected to the terminal device via a communication network. A patient identification is input via the terminal device and sent to the server, a terminal device type being identified by the server. Patient-specific medical documents are ascertained by the server based upon the patient identification. The medicine-specific data formats are edited by the server such that the user and meta information is suitable for output and handling on the terminal device via the web-based service. The medical documents are forwarded by the server to the terminal device. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274590 | INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Insurance administration systems and methods including computer-accessible administration portals are disclosed. Some exemplary embodiments may include computer-accessible administration portals that are accessible after an insurance benefits package has been purchased. Some exemplary embodiments may provide post-sale functions, such as providing forms, quotes, and information associated with a previously purchased insurance benefits package. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274591 | MEDICAL IMPLANT TRACKING AND ORDER MANAGEMENT - An aspect of the present invention may allow medical equipment and/or implants tracking from time of ordering through distribution to the patient. A second aspect may provide a physician or user with the ability to pre-establish certain preferences for which implants to use with a particular type of patient utilizing factors such as activity level, age, and BMI. Another aspect of the present invention may relate to providing a module or interface for a nurse or user to schedule procedures. In some embodiments, a nurse can schedule the procedure by knowing only the physician performing the surgery, what anatomy group needs the surgery or implant, and one or two patient factors (age and activity level for example.) Another aspect of the present invention may relate to providing an analysis tool to allow users to determine clinical data or draw comparisons about the efficacy of certain procedures or implants. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274592 | THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A diabetes data management system selects variable parameters and one or more devices with data that are utilized in a report. The diabetes data management system analyzes data during a selected period. The system generates reports which highlight data from one or more device during the selected period including carbohydrate, insulin, and glucose data, reports which highlight data around and during meal events and other user-defined events, reports which overlay multiple data based on time of day and other factors, and automatically prepared logbook reports. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100280847 | DETECTION OF ERRORS IN THE INFERENCE ENGINE OF A CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - An electronic clinical decision support system (CDSS) ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280848 | SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR AIDING MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR PATIENTS - Applicant has disclosed a software system, preferably run over the Internet on an SQL server, used to prompt care providers to check certain medical conditions based upon: a patient's history from, e.g., prior office visits to a physician's office; and preferably, if appropriate, the patient's history from other sources. Using the system results in more thorough care and enhanced billing. Applicant's software provides a digital (or printed) version of a familiar billing format—the so-called Superbill. Medical conditions of a patient are highlighted to ensure the medical service provider performs the following services during a patient visit: investigates medical conditions of the patient, as prompted by highlights in the Superbill; and exhaustively addresses all the conditions worthy of investigation based on stored patient information. Afterwards, additional data obtained from the visit are entered into the computer system for later use. Since the system is set up on a standard billing format—i.e., the Superbill, the system helps to ensure that the service provider's bills and the paperwork submitted to insurance carriers are accurate and complete. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280849 | Diagnostic System and Method for Amputation Risk Factor Identification and Amputation Prevention - A computer implemented diagnostic amputation prevention system and method for evaluating risk factors and generating risk assessments and recommendations for diabetic patients at risk for amputation is provided. The system includes a diagnostic computer having a neurological/vascular module configured to electronically query and receive information related to pedal pulses, monofilament testing device results, or combinations thereof. A skeletal module electronically queries and receives Osseous Deformity information, and a database stores and aggregates the received information. A results module identifies risk factors using the aggregated information and generates diagnostics and recommendations based on factors including the amount, type, and particular combination of identified risk factors. The diagnostics and recommendations include identification of amputation risk assessment categories, explanation of risk categories, identified risk factors, recommendations for treatment, and combinations thereof. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280850 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND PROGNOSTICATING THE DAILY EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR STATES AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A PERSON ACCORDING TO THE MEASURES OF NIGHT HYPERSYMPATHICOTONIA SYNDROME - The invention relates to the field of identifying the results of medical measurements. The use thereof ensures the technical result in the form of a possibility for estimating confidently and prognosticating reliably the emotional-behavioral states and psychophysiological functioning of a human by means of data obtained as a result of studying the cardiac rhythm thereof. This result is achieved owing to the method including step of: a) performing an intraday monitoring of the patient's ECG; b) storing the data of this monitoring in the computer memory; c) carrying out a computer processing of the data stored in the step b) for constructing, in accordance with those data, an intervalogram of the patient's cardiac rhythm variability per 24-hour period; d) determining, in accordance with the intervalogram constructed in the step c), those spans corresponding to the nighttime and having at least the predetermined length, where the cardiac rhythm variability is reduced in comparison with the average daily characteristics at the intervalogram spans having the same length and corresponding to the daytime, herewith said reduction of the cardiac rhythm variability shows that the given patient has a night hypersympathicotonia syndrome; e) comparing the differences determined in the step d) with the values from the preformed correspondence set stored in the computer memory, thus defining a degree of manifestation of the predefined indices of the night hypersympathicotonia syndrome; and f) performing, on the basis of the comparison made in the step e), predictive estimations of the human day emotion-al-behavioral states and psychophysiological functioning. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280851 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND OPTIMIZING HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION - A comprehensive patient data assessment system and method for use in generating, tracking and analyzing medical data related to healthcare administered by a group of physicians to a specified patient population. The system is operative to track data related to the claims history, case management, pharmacy data, and lab tests/results for each patient treated by each patient's primary care physician preferably through electronic medical records that are accessible over a computer network. The system is operative to generate data indicative of the utilization of healthcare resources utilized to treat each patient within the patient population, as well as ensure that each primary care physician utilizes appropriate codes for each diagnosis and procedure/test administered to each patient. The system further provides for categorization of patients afflicted with chronic conditions that require high-cost care. The systems are exceptionally effective in conserving medical resources, ensuring uniformity in administering healthcare, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100287006 | CLINICIAN TO DEVICE ASSOCIATION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of providing data feeds from medical devices associated with patients to computing devices associated with clinicians. A computing device for each of a number of clinicians is registered as being associated with the clinician. An identification of a patient is received. A list of medical devices related to the patient is retrieved. An identification of a number of clinicians is received. The medical devices are associated with the computing devices of the clinicians. Data feeds are provided to the computing devices from the medical devices. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100287007 | System and Software of Enhanced Pharmaceutical Operations in Long-Term Care Facilities and Related Methods - A system, software and related methods of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a system includes a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, long-term care facility pharmacy management software associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to manage pharmacological operations in a plurality of long-term care facilities, a plurality of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing carts each positioned in a long-term care facility remote from the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, a remote pharmacy group server in communication with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, and a plurality of pharmaceutical prescription document processors each positioned in a long-term care facility and in communication with the remote pharmacy group server or the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100293007 | Provider Decision Support - A computer-implemented method is described for retrieving, from a data repository that stores decision support information, decision support information pertinent to a consumer of services with whom a service provider is engaged in a real-time consultation; and generating by one or more computers based on the retrieved decision support information one or more decision support items to facilitate decisions of the service provider in rendering medical care to the consumer of services. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100293008 | Prescription Verification System - An apparatus and method for permitting a pharmacist to verify a refill of a filled prescription stored on a host system. A prescription refill screen is provided by the host system to a pharmacy system associated with the pharmacist. The prescription refill screen is associated with the filled prescription. Refill request information is received from the pharmacy system. The refill request information identifying a requested refill of the filled prescription. The refill request information is transmitted through the host system to a health care provider system associated with a health care provider identified by the filled prescription stored on the host system. The host system receives an authorization from the health care provider system authorizing the requested refill of the filled prescription. The host system transmits the authorization to the pharmacy system whereby the pharmacist associated with the pharmacy system is authorized to provide the refill of the filled prescription to the patient. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100299155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONTEXTUAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING A MEDICAL PRACTICE - A system and method is provided for generating a multi-dimensional contextual platform that may be used to manage, diagnose, and communicate with patients in a medical practice. In particular, the system may provide a website that may provide dynamic, avatar-based interfaces that include a doctor interface and a patient interface. A doctor may create a subscription with an operator of the website in order to find new patients and view patient health records across multiple dimensions. A patient may create a subscription with the operator to locate a doctor and maintain open communications with the doctor. Once subscribed, the doctor and patient may use the website to enhance the overall healthcare experience by using social networking aspects of the website to facilitate doctor and patient communication in real-time. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299156 | HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT EDUCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Health care management and patient education systems and methods configured to register a medical practice account, add patients to the account, create patient-accessible accounts, add medical and lecture providers to the account, create patient education seminars, invite patients to seminars, create patient report cards, and reporting patient report cards to a patient outcome incentive-based program. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION - A system for transferring medical records from one or more source locations to a destination location is described. The system includes a plurality of medical site clients, each of which has access to medical records at a corresponding medical site, and an exam distribution server connected to each of the plurality of medical site clients via a network. The exam distribution server configured to receive an exam transfer request that specifies exam criteria and the destination location to which medical exams that have the criteria should be transferred. When the exam distribution server receives an exam transfer request, the server forwards the request to the medical site clients. When one of the medical site clients receives an exam transfer request, the medical site client sends all exam records meeting the criteria of the exam transfer request to the exam distribution server, and the exam distribution server forwards received exam records to the destination specified in the exam transfer request. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MEDICATION PRESCRIPTIONS USING BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION - This invention is a system and method for a matching system that cross-references patients anonymously with doctors and pharmacies. The invention uses patient-unique biometrics, such as fingerprinting, retinal scanning, or another such unique identifier, for patient identification and verification without revealing a patient's name or other personal information. The system tracks patient prescriptions and produces alerts to indicate potential problems, such as drug interactions or possible fraudulent behavior. The system utilizes the biometric data of the prescribing physician as authorization of the prescription. The system can produce a traceable paper trail, for investigation or prosecution, and protects the medical industry, patients, and the public from the consequences of doctor shopping. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299159 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING INFORMED CONSENT PROCESSES - The systems and methods provide a dynamic process for obtaining and managing informed consent documentation. In general, the dynamic informed consent process (DICP) makes use of an intermediary organization, e.g., a trusted intermediary, which: (a) provides ICFs which have been dynamically generated for a specified trial or medical procedure and based on particular state or federal requirements, if any; and (b) archives copies of signed ICFs. In certain preferred embodiments, there may also be a procedure to provide training materials, such as audio or video presentations, to be viewed by prospective participants. In certain preferred embodiments, the process also includes contacting subjects who have signed ICFs in the event that there is a change of circumstance which the subject may deem material to whether s/he would continue to consent, or whether the participant needs to provide a different type of consent to participate in particular event or trial. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100305969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUBSETS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE-RELATED DOCUMENTS - Systems and methods for displaying subsets of electronic documents generated in association with a patient's encounter with a healthcare organization. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305970 | Mobile Electronic Case Board - Techniques for managing an electronic case board accessible by mobile devices are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display the information in a user-friendly “case board” that can identify patients in a medical facility, where they are, the status of their treatment, and who is responsible for them. The case board may be separated into logical phases of care, with patients progressing through the phases on the board in near real time. The system can permit entry of information regarding treatment, such as billable event information, to move patients between phases of care on the case board. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305971 | Managing Medical Case Chronology Data - Techniques for managing medical case chronology data are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that provides practice-specific or location-specific templates for tracking and recording events during medical treatment. The system permits medical professionals to use handheld devices to record and access, in near real time, patient treatment information. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305972 | Managing Provider Roles in Medical Care - Techniques for managing provider roles during medical are are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients, which can track medical professionals assigned to the patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display the information regarding assigned case roles and may further use the mobile devices to coordinate assumption and handoff of roles. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305973 | User Interface for Managing Medical Data - Techniques for managing patient information accessible by mobile devices are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display the information by way of a user-friendly interface that includes multiple display modes for different types of information reporting and information capture. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305974 | MEDICATION REFILL ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for automated medication refill are provided, wherein the system and method reduce the time spent on, and potential for error in, accommodating medication refill requests. In one embodiment, the system includes a computer device for executing a medication information input function, a patient information input function, a refill protocol determination function, a refill analysis function, and an automated refill advisory output function. In a preferred embodiment, the system also executes an automatic pharmacy refill authorization function. The system includes a database incorporated therein or in electronic communication therewith. The system and method of the present invention provide a mechanism for medication refill protocols that provides specific patient care guidance for prescribed medications. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305975 | Pharmaceutical Packaging and Method for Delivery of Same - A disease management system including: a Diagnostic Module, which provides access to patient information and scientific guidelines for patient treatment; a Diagnostic Interpretive Module, which provides tools to evaluate risk of particular diseases or conditions based on patient information and an evaluative methodology; a Prescriptive Module, which is used to recommend, select, and/or evaluate one or more treatment regimens based on patient information and guidelines; a Dispensing Module, which evaluates a patient's compliance with a treatment regimen; and/or a Feedback and Patient Management Module, which gathers compliance information and evaluates efficacy of a treatment regimen for a patient. In embodiments of the subject invention, some or all of the modules described can communicate to manage a disease, medical condition, and/or health problem in a patient. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100312578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPURCHASED REPLENISHMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS - A computer system and method manages the disbursement and replacement of medication units to patients. Medication units disbursed to qualified patients under qualified discount plans are replaced by replenishment. Computer systems implementing traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and prepurchased replenishment are disclosed. The computer system and method monitors medication units disbursed to patients by a pharmacy and tracks the amount of medication units disbursed to qualified patients of health care providers qualified under a discount program. When the amount of disbursed medication units reaches a threshold, replacement medication units are ordered. The medication units disbursed to non-qualified patients are replaced through restocking and the medication units disbursed under a qualified discount program are replaced through traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and/or prepurchased replenishment. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100312579 | Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of at least one attribute of an individual; activating at least one sensor at least partially based on the accepting an indication of at least one attribute of the individual; accepting sensor data from the at least one sensor; and presenting a set of health care options at least partially based on the accepting sensor data from the at least one sensor. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100312580 | SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING IN DRUG DOSE OPTIMISATION - A system for assisting in dose optimisation for patients administering medication to themselves at home consists of a mobile telephone or PDA to which the patient is prompted to enter data indicative of their condition and also the dosage of medication they are taking. Such data is stored on the phone and transmitted to a remote server and is processed against predetermined criteria to decide whether the medication dose should be maintained or increased or decreased based on the patient's current condition. A message instructing the patient to maintain or adjust the dosage is displayed based on this determination. The data is made available both to the patient and clinicians by means of web pages provided by the remote server. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100318379 | USE OF INTERNET SITE AS A REGISTRY FOR RESULTS OF MEDICAL TESTS - Results of medical tests for sexually transmissible diseases (STDs) or other medical conditions such as drug use are posted to a registry site accessible by a subscriber and any authorized guest of the subscriber. The medical test results are associated with a verification of the subscriber's identity. The verification may be in the form of a driver's license number, or other indicia of identification, recorded when a test sample was drawn by a testing lab affiliated with the registry site. Results of the test performed by the testing lab are automatically posted to the registry site, along with the customer ID assigned to the subscriber when registering with the registry site, and the verification of the subscriber's identity. Subsequently, the subscriber and any authorized guest or prospective sexual partner can access the subscriber's test results and the verification of the subscriber's identity by entering a predefined password or other access code, thereby enabling the guest, who may be a prospective sexual partner, to verify a medical condition asserted by the subscriber. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100318380 | CONTROLLER FOR TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS - A controller is configured to allow flexible control of information distribution for telemedical assistance being provided via a telemedicine workplace for a treatment carried out in a treatment room. The controller is configured for receiving medical information from a medical modality or storage system for medical information, forwarding the received medical information to a display of the treatment room, controlling the forwarding of information to the treatment room, forwarding the received medical information to a display of the telemedicine workplace, and controlling the forwarding of the received medical information to the telemedicine workplace. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100318381 | PANEL DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system for computerized medical diagnostics is disclosed. Beginning with interacting with a patient or a healthcare professional via a diagnostic module to obtain patient health items, the system automatically obtains an initial differential diagnosis and multiple strategy differential diagnoses based on the patient health items. In one embodiment, each strategy differential diagnosis is obtained with different analysis criteria of the patient health items. At least a portion of the strategy differential diagnoses are compared and a panel differential diagnosis based on the compared differential diagnoses is determined. The initial diagnosis and the panel differential diagnosis are reconciled so as to recommend an action or provide a diagnosis to the patient or the healthcare professional. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100324932 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADVISING PEOPLE WITH DIABETES - A method and system for advising a person with diabetes to perform a task based on the recommended therapy are disclosed. A library of one or more tasks is established, wherein each task in the library is related to a therapy recommended to the person with diabetes. Personal and real-time data related to the person's diabetic condition are recorded such that advice provided to the person to perform a task from the library is based on the recorded personal and real-time data. In this manner, the embodiments of the present invention simplify the ability of a person with diabetes to follow a recommended therapy. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324933 | Sequential Timing and Alarm System for Tracking Operating Room Procedures in Prevention of Wrong Site Surgery - An operating room procedure tracking device for tracking patients in surgery. The device employs a processor and user activated sequential switches to track the progress of the patient from their entry into the operating room to their departure. A time out protocol is tracked as well as the duration of the patient in the surgery as well is in the operating room. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324934 | Electronic Backbone for Medicine Infrastructure - Embodiments of the invention relate to the association of a non-guessable, unique ID with a user and the automatic or electronic referral of user ID to a medical service provider, without revealing private medical information. After the assignment of a unique ID to a User, the ID may then provide authentication by a certified health care source. In some embodiments, the delivery of a unique ID to a User can act as a token that can provide authentication for data entering a secure transmission system for medical referrals and tracking. In some embodiments, an electronic system compensates various parties by tracking activities associated with a unique user ID number without revealing any private medical information of a user also associated with the ID. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324935 | 12-LEAD ECG MEASUREMENT AND REPORT EDITING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a real-time interactive information system for measurement of 12-lead electrocardiogram waveforms and report editing, comprising a server providing cross-platform web page browsing for user to input commands or to review ECG reports and to edit or to measure information from patient further, a device for supporting internet interacting protocol which is a WEB SERVICE allowing for receiving commands issued by the server of cross-platform web page browsing and giving the server the feedback of processed ECG information by assistance from the database device, and a database device allowing for accessing patient's information to the internet interacting protocol. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324936 | PHARMACY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION WITH BEDSIDE REAL-TIME MEDICAL EVENT DATA COLLECTION - Methods and systems for automatically establishing an enhanced electronic health record (EHR) for a patient include an automatic data collection facility that collects data of a medically related event in proximity to a patient upon occurrence of the event. The collected data may include medication administration data such as medication, time of administration, administration of a dosage of medication, reaction data, and the like. The collected data is communicated to a real-time data integration facility that automatically integrates the data with a patient's electronic health record to establish an enhanced electronic health record. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324937 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING CUSTOMIZED MEDICATION CHARTS - A method and system for creating customized medication chart is disclosed herewith. The method comprises: accessing medical information and patient information; and automatically generating a customized medication chart by interpreting the medical information and the patient information. The medication information includes medication information along with dosage and frequency, diagnostics and treatment plans. The patent information includes patient preferences, patient routines and lifestyle information, and patient or user preferences on medication chart display. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING RELATIONSHIPS IN DATA BASED ON TIME-DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS - A decision support apparatus ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324939 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRESCRIPTION BENEFITS - A system and method are disclosed for managing prescription benefits. Case records containing information regarding patients and prescription coverage activities for the patients are stored in the system. Users are allowed access to the system via an appropriate electronic communication network. The user can subsequently perform various tasks in order to maintain and review coverage activities. The user can also enter additional prescription coverage activities into the case records, as well as verify that information entered into the case records has been updated. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324940 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Processing Images - Methods, systems, and products process medical images. A notification is received that indicates a processed medical image is available and that indicates unprocessed medical images in a queue that have yet to be processed for display. The processed medical image is requested, received, and stored. The processed medical image and the notification are displayed. The processed medical image is visually distinguished in the notification from the unprocessed medical images in the queue that are yet to be processed. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100332254 | IN-VITRO DEVICE SUPPORT FOR X-RAY BASED KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST - A system and method of diagnosing kidney syndromes using an intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is described. The system includes an X-ray imaging device and an in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) device. The IVD device is used to identify risk factors such as sensitivity to contrast agents, or to indicate or rule out other syndromes which may have symptoms similar to kidney malfunction. The level of blood components such as creatinine may be used, in conjunction with other medical data and IVD tests, to determine a risk score for the patient. The risk score may be used to recommend modifications to a baseline procedure such as change in the volume or type of contrast agent, the number of X-rays, or the performance of post-procedure dialysis. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100332255 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING DISPLAY OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE DATA - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for facilitating display of medical procedure data on a surgical tracking display apparatus. A method may include accessing medical procedure data from one or more data sources. The method may further include aggregating the accessed medical procedure data into one or more procedure data units based at least in part upon predefined aggregation criteria. The method may additionally include assigning each procedure data unit to one of a plurality of groups and ordering the procedure data units for each group. The method may also include causing one or more ordered procedure data units from each of a plurality of the groups to be displayed in order on the surgical tracking display apparatus. Corresponding systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100332256 | Medical Data Indexing System and Method - A data processing technique is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes crawling a network via a computing device to access patient data from a plurality of medical resources coupled to the network. The medical resources may include various imaging systems, computers, databases, patient monitors, and other medical devices and systems. The method may also include populating a searchable index of patient data accessed from at least a first medical resource of the plurality of medical resources, and storing the searchable index in a memory device to facilitate user-searching of the patient data via the searchable index. In one embodiment, the patient data includes either or both of DICOM data and HL7 data. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100332257 | MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC RECONFIGURATION AND DATA BINDING - Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and computer program products for a customizable and contextually relevant medical system with automatic reconfiguration and data binding. Some embodiments relate to an enterprise digital assistant capable of changing its functionality based on context and binding medical information associated with one medical entity, for example, a care giver, patient or medical system/device, to medical information associated with another medical entity. Other embodiments relate to a method for automatically reconfiguring an enterprise digital assistant based on context and performing contextually relevant data binding. In this regard, the method provides a module for processing medical data from a plurality of medical entities and transmitting the data to one or more clinical information systems. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100332258 | Clinical Trial Navigation Facilitator - A method of improving clinical trial recruitment and retention includes creating patient trial scores based on ranking of patient traits or characteristics, creating patient clusters based on statistical similarity and allocating clinical trial navigation resources to patients groups based on need as indicated by cluster rankings. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100332259 | Wellness Evaluation System And Method - A system and method for a wellness evaluation health plan participant. Initially, inputs are received which include (1) health risk assessment data indicating the participant's blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, alcohol and tobacco use; (2) an injury report including previous personal injury and pain information for the participant; and (3) an ergonomic analysis of the participant's jobsite. In response to these inputs, wellness exercise recommendations are generated including a set of pre-existing injury prevention exercises based on the injury report, and exercises based on potential worksite injury as determined by the ergonomic jobsite analysis. The participant may be sent a list of reading material including at least one article based on the health risk assessment. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100332260 | PERSONAL RECORD SYSTEM WITH CENTRALIZED DATA STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTED RECORD GENERATION AND ACCESS - A personal record system and method having distributed record generation and access and personally centralized record storage for generating, storing and accessing personal records and a personal record card for use therein. The record system includes a plurality of interaction sites interconnected through a record network wherein each interaction site includes a record card read/write device, a record storage subsystem for storing at least records, and a record transaction process connected with the record card read/write device and record storage system for reading records from a record card and writing records to a record card and with the record network for transmitting records to and receiving records from at least other interaction sites. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100332261 | Connecting Consumers with Service Providers - A set of answers is received to a series of questions sent to a consumer of services, the set of answers to the series of questions is analyzed in a computer to identify types of service providers that can provide services to the consumer based on the received answers, and an agenda is produced, the agenda including the identified types of service providers and topics for the consumer of services to discuss with a service provider of each type, with the topics determined at least in part based on the answers. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110004489 | Medical Information System - A medical information system receives patient data and information from various sources and displays such information in a variety of formats for use by member of a medical team in a hospital, clinic, or office. The system receives patient information from doctors, pharmacists, patient monitoring equipment, testing laboratories, and/or computer databases. Access to selected subsets of patient information is provided by user selection of specific data sets identified by job function selection icons. Multiple types of patient data are selectively displayed simultaneously, and to multiple remote users. The system can access stored data according to user-specified formulae to compute a score or metric which reflects a relationship between various factors, each factor being weighted appropriately according to its significance as defined in the formula. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110004490 | MULTIPLE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM - A system for managing remote doctor medical request workflow may include a workflow module that optimizes assignments of medical requests to remote doctors based on parameterized doctor and scheduling information and may further include a forecasting module that predicts the hospital credentials, state licenses or doctors needed to fulfill a projected volume of future medical requests. In one embodiment, radiologists are parameterized and then matched with requests for radiological readings based on information extracted from DICOM image headers and merged with associated information contained in a medical work order. In this embodiment, the radiologists are parameterized based on their locations, schedules, hospital credentials, state licensing, compensation metrics, and performance metrics and incoming requests for review of CT scans and the like are filtered based on the parameterized radiologist information to identify one or more radiologists who are to fulfill the medical request. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110004491 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL RECORDKEEPING - An apparatus for medical recordkeeping includes at least a first web server, at least a first processor in communication with the first web server, and a communications terminal connecting the web server with a network. The apparatus further includes at least a first memory in electrical communication with the processor. The first memory stores a plurality of medical records including at least a first entry indicative of a patient contact with at least a first service provider. Each successive patient contact is recorded onto the medical record responsive to the patient contact. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110010194 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING MEDICAL CARE - Methods and systems for tracking medical care are described. In an example embodiment, a method for emergency care tracking, comprises entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system, assigning a chief complaint point value based on the chief complaint, associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system, determining a further point value based on additional treatment, assigning the further point value based on the determination, adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value, determining, using a processor, a level of service based on the total point value, and communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010195 | MEDICAL HISTORY SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein include generating a navigable medical history corresponding to a patient. Reference information related to medical records for the patient is stored in a referenced records database based on a standardized healthcare code in the medical records. The reference information is inserted into the referenced records database by the medical history system. The medical history system generates the navigable medical history associated with the patient based on the reference information. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010196 | PHARMACEUTICAL INVENTORY TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical inventory review and tracking system and method particularly suited to provide virtual inventory management and tracking in a manner effectively monitoring and eliminating the waste currently associated with many prescription writing and filling protocols. The present invention provides management processes that review clinical appropriateness of a prescribed medication and can identify waste, and is designed to be a re-usable process adapted to minimize such waste and insure medication inventory is conserved. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010197 | Connecting Consumers with Service Providers - A request to generate a medical service team for a particular consumer of medical services is received and records including names of one or more medical service providers associated with providing a medical service to the consumer of medical services are retrieved from a data repository. An electronic invitation to join the medical service team associated with providing medical services to the consumer of medical services is sent and responses to the invitation are received. A listing of medical service team members is generated from the responses and the records. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE HEALTH MANAGEMENT - A system for remote care management includes: (a) a communicating management unit coupled with at least one care rendering unit; the communicating management unit includes a principal decision support unit; and (b) at least one remote unit communicatingly coupled with the communicating management unit. The at least one remote unit includes at least one disconnected mode capable remote unit. The at least one disconnected mode capable remote unit includes an ancillary decision support unit. At least one of the principal decision support unit and the ancillary decision support unit cooperates with the communicating management unit to present at least one recommended result based upon at least one predetermined set of parametric values to effect remote health management. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010199 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION DATA STORAGE - The invention pertains to managing and storing personal/family/close-ones private medical and health information on a secure personal computer. The application enables better management and tracking of the health and illnesses using health and medical information from the individual which is available and accessible using the technologies ranging from application-to-application electronic exchange to those entered manually and saved in the system. The system stores the information securely and restricts users to authorized information. The information tracked includes and individual's medical profile, incidents, doctor's and hospital's visits, insurance, medications, dosages, refills, periodic/routine tests, notifications, women's health, medical expenses, exercise, nutrition, diet/weight loss, Medicaid/Medicare, family history, genetics, alternate medicines, home remedies, data-to-knowledge-based home diagnosis for preliminary emergency medical care/treatment, etc. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010200 | Patient and Physician Communication Tool - A method of performing communication between a healthcare provider and a patient by accessing a communication server includes a healthcare provider module, a patient module, and a database. The patient registers and accesses the patient module. The healthcare provider registers and accesses the healthcare provider module. The database includes information associated with the patient and the healthcare provider. The method includes processing an agreement of the patient to access a message from the database, providing a list of authorized individuals being granted permission to access the a messages from the database, communicating an identification code to the patient and to the authorized individuals, and displaying a mailbox interface associated with the patient module to the patient on the identification code being entered. The message is accessed on-demand from the patient module. The message is accessed by any of the patient and the authorized individuals. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110015945 | BIOMETRIC MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of accurately administering medication to a patient includes enrolling the patient including capturing an enrollment iris image, converting the enrollment iris image into an enrollment iris code, and associating the enrollment iris code with the patient, associating a medication with a patient including associating a medication bar code value associated with the medication bar code with the patient, administering a medication to the patient including capturing a current iris image, converting the current iris image into a current iris code, capturing a current medication bar code image of the bar code associated with the medication, converting the current medication bar code image into a current medication bar code value, querying the database for any patient having a previously stored enrollment iris code matching the current iris code and comparing each previously stored medication bar code value associated with the patient with the current medication bar code value. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110015946 | INSURANCE DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention features devices and methods for providing insurance information to an insured or an insured family member's mobile communication device (e.g., a cell phone or personal data assistant. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110015947 | Collaborative Multi-facility Medication Management System - A computer implemented method and system is provided for managing health care and obtaining analytical insights using information related to health care in a collaborative environment. Health care users and health care providers access a medication management platform in the collaborative environment. The medication management platform comprises a medication management application and a research repository. The health care users and the health care providers interact and communicate with each other in the collaborative environment using collaborative tools provided on the medication management platform. The medication management application acquires health care information of the health care users' personal health records populated from health care information sources. The medication management application monitors and tracks the acquired health care information. The medication management application updates the de-identified research repository by consolidating the monitored and tracked health care information. The medication management application analyzes the consolidated health care information for obtaining the analytical insights. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110022412 | DISTILLATION AND USE OF HETEROGENEOUS HEALTH DATA - Health data may be received in various forms from various sources, and rules may be applied to perform reasoning on the data. In one example, health data from a variety of sources is distilled into a particular representation. Facts (such as conditions with which the patient has been diagnosed, medications that the patient is taking, etc.) are distilled into a particular medical vocabulary. These facts may then be exposed to the expert system through an object model, which applies rules to determine which alerts to issue to a patient. The alerts may then be communicated to the patient. Raw health data may be received in one form, and the raw data may be expressed in one of several standard medical terminologies, so that expert systems that expect to use a particular terminology can perform reasoning on the facts. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110022413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL RECORDS - Comprehensive medical records systems and methods are disclosed. A medical records system can comprise a storage device for storing digital data relating to medical records. On the storage device a, a medical record can include information about health problems and episodes, particular medical events, encounters, interventions. Episodes may be tied together through unique identifiers to particular health problems or conditions, which in turn can tied together through unique identifiers to particular patients. Health information can be aggregated on the system to compose comprehensive, longitudinally ordered patient health profiles. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110022414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONALLY CONTROLLED SHARING OF MEDICAL IMAGE AND OTHER HEALTH DATA - A method and apparatus for personally controlled sharing of medical image and other health data are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for patient mediated access to patient health information maintained by different healthcare facilities and other health record repositories. The methods includes, using a central key server and a plurality of data servers local to healthcare facilities and other health record repositories. At the central key server, a patient controlled registry of access keys that control access to patient health information maintained by different healthcare facilities is provided. The central key server receives, from a data server of a first healthcare facility, a request for an access key that controls access to health information for a patient maintained by a second healthcare facility. In response to the request, the central key server authenticates credentials of the patient and the first healthcare facility, verifies permission from the patient to release the access key to the first healthcare facility, locates the access key for the health information for the patient at the second healthcare facility, and provides the access key to the first healthcare facility. The access key is used by the data server of the first healthcare facility to obtain health information for the patient directly from the data server of the second healthcare facility after successful authentication and verification by the second healthcare facility. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110022415 | System And Method For Improved Medical Billing, Payment, Record Keeping And Patient Care - A system and method for improved medical billing, payment, record keeping and patient care. The system and method includes a patient room computer containing a time clock algorithm, an electronic card reader connected to the patient room computer for reading a patient electronic card and for providing patient information contained on the patient electronic card to the patient room computer, a medical practitioner electronic security key operatively coupled to the time clock algorithm, a digital audio recording and storage device coupled to the patient room computer for recording and storing discussions between a medical practitioner and a patient, and a means for activating the digital audio recording and storage device when a medical practitioner enters a patient room. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110029324 | Project management system, project management center device used for the same, terminal device, project management center device program, terminal device program, and electronic medical record management system - It is possible to provide a project management system and a project management system program for supporting effective building and management of a project by considering relationship among actions executed in a project management. For example, an electronic medical report system ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029325 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ENHANCE HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ANALYSES - Methods and apparatus to enhance healthcare information analyses are disclosed herein. An example method for use with a healthcare information system includes automatically detecting a scheduled analysis of healthcare information associated with a patient based on a detection of the patient; retrieving textual data corresponding to a medical history of the patient from an information source according to a first configuration setting, wherein the first configuration setting controls which of a plurality of aspects of the medical history is to be retrieved; generating a report using the textual data according to a second configuration setting, wherein the second configuration setting controls an organization of the generated report; converting the report to an audio file and storing the audio file in memory; and in response to detecting an initiation of the scheduled analysis, outputting at least a first segment of the audio file on a presentation device associated with the scheduled analysis in conjunction with a presentation of one or more images associated with the scheduled analysis. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029326 | INTERACTIVE HEALTHCARE MEDIA DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Interactive healthcare media devices and systems are disclosed herein. An example method for use with a healthcare information system includes synchronizing a physician record library with a repository to include findings of an analysis performed by a reviewing practitioner, wherein the physician has access to the record library via a first portable device capable of outputting a multimedia presentation of the findings, wherein the first portable device is to enable the physician to modify the findings to generate a report; in response to receiving the report, synchronizing a patient record library with the repository to include the report, wherein the patient has access to the patient record library via a second portable device capable of outputting a multimedia presentation of the report, wherein the second portable device is to enable the patient to generate a response regarding the report; and in response to receiving the response from the second portable device, conveying the response to the physician record library | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029327 | Medication Reconciliation System and Methods of Use - Computer-based systems and methods are disclosed for reconciling medications at long-term care facilities. An integrated system comprises a patient care management system and a communications network for accessing third-party computer systems. The patient care management system comprises an EMR system, a medication reconciliation system, a data entry device, and one or more databases adapted to receive and store multiple patient and medical data. A computer-enabled method comprises first providing a system adapted to reconcile medications. The medication reconciliation system typically includes a server, a computer database, a data entry device, and a display. Then, the computer-enabled method comprises collecting data for a medication from the data entry device into a new medication panel repository and creating a medication line item from the information in the new medication panel repository. The medication line item can then be adjudicated by selecting one of approving, modifying, and discontinuing the medication line item. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029328 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029329 | DOSE-VOLUME KERNEL GENERATION - A radiation planning system includes a dose volume kernel determiner ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110035235 | System and Method for Processing Radiological Information Utilizing Radiological Domain Ontology - The present invention is directed in general to a system and method that employs radiological report domain ontology to specify and model radiological report information as knowledge. A system and method are provided that allow for consulting the ontology in the context of the model that the ontology fulfills. The result of consulting the ontology is validated, identified and classified radiological report information that is based on information provided in the consultation. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110035236 | System for managing laboratory test results for patients taking an endothelin receptor antagonist - The invention provides a system and method of collecting, storing and managing laboratory test results of patients. In one embodiment the invention is directed towards collecting, storing and managing laboratory test results of patients taking an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA). The system provides a way of securely collecting and tracking information from a plurality of patients, a plurality of laboratories, and a plurality of health care providers by use of a database. The method comprises receiving patient information from health care providers, receiving a laboratory test schedule for each patient, and laboratory tests needed for each patient. This data is entered into a central processing computer. The patients then go to any laboratory to have the monthly testing done due to the ERA prescription. The laboratory test data collected is sent to the central processing computer. The central processing computer can generate an automated report on the laboratory results and supply the results to the health care provider. Additionally, if no laboratory test data for the patient is entered into the central processing computer in accordance with the laboratory test schedule for the patient, the central processing computer will notify a call center which will call the patient, laboratory or health care provider informing them of the overdue laboratory test data. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110035237 | SPECIMEN TESTING APPARATUS, TEST INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND TEST INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD - The information processing unit receives input of an user ID and a password when the operator carries out log-in, and executes user authentication process. When the log-in process is carried out by the user, the information processing unit outputs test results together with an patient attribute information including patient ID, name of the patient, attending physician, medical wards, comments regarding patient, and the like. When the log-in process is carried out by the maintenance technician, the information processing unit outputs the test result only. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110040575 | APPLIANCE AND PAIR DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A RELIABLE AND REDUNDANT ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION - A system for providing a reliable and redundant enterprise management solution includes an appliance disposed at a healthcare facility and a pair device disposed at a remote facility. The appliance includes first processing circuitry, a first virtualization manager and a first synchronizer. The first processing circuitry is configured to enable execution of a plurality of applications. The first virtualization manager is configured to virtualize at least storage components and an execution environment for at least some of the applications. The pair device includes second processing circuitry, a second virtualization manager and a second synchronizer. The second processing circuitry provides redundancy for the first processing circuitry. The second virtualization manager is configured to provide redundancy with respect to the virtualized storage components and execution environment. The second synchronizer is configured to communicate with the first synchronizer to enable shifting of operations with respect to one of the applications being executed between the appliance and the pair device. A corresponding method and apparatus are also provided. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110040576 | CONVERTING ARBITRARY TEXT TO FORMAL MEDICAL CODE - Medical records may be evaluated in order to assign condition codes to the records in a medical vocabulary. In one example, the medical vocabulary contains a list of codes (e.g., numeric codes) that correspond to specific conditions, where each code is associated with a concept description. Text from a medical record may be used to form a query, and the query may be evaluated against the concept descriptions to determine which code(s) match the query. A code may be selected based on how well the description associated with that code matches the query. The process of converting text from medical records into queries, and then comparing the query to concept descriptions in a medical vocabulary, may be used to automate the process of assigning formal medical codes to arbitrary text records. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110040577 | Holistic health quarters system, product and methods - A system, product and method for providing holistic health quarters and more generally to a process for providing recovery services in a holistic health quarters that offers facilities to transitional housing facilities that incorporate innovative, water-based hydro therapy pools, holistic therapies for athletes, post-operative patients, and individuals looking to enhance their overall fitness to unprecedented levels of efficiency and intensity. The system, product and methods also relate generally to a means for providing hydro therapy underwater treadmill and pool, resistance therapy jets, directional jet systems for hydro massage, underwater monitoring, and adjustable water depth technology for post-operative patients and athletes looking for holistic therapies, or fitness regiments. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110040578 | Device, system and method of displaying and improving the access to disclosed medical data - A method, system and device for storing and displaying medical records with a particular user. Once the medical records are inputted into a database, that information would be transferred to a portable device carried by or provided in close proximity with the user. Removable insulating strips are provided to complete an electrical circuit between one or more batteries and a circuit board. Once a circuit is created, contact will also be maintained between the one or more batteries and the circuit board. However, a timer is employed to power down the circuit, if an input button has not been engaged for a predetermined period of time. A second embodiment would allow a user in contact with a particular organization to include the user's identification number in a first relational database and the medical data in a second relational database. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110046980 | INFORMATION SECURITY FOR RECOVERY BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING - Systems and methods for recovery based social networking are presented. Users of the social network platform can select different groups of individuals that have access to different portions of the content that the user generates through the social networking platform. Private health information can be maintained separately from information generated by the user through the social networking platform. Healthcare professionals can access both private and user generated information in order to support the user's recovery. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110046981 | GOALS AND PROGRESS TRACKING FOR RECOVERY BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING - Systems and methods for recovery based social networking are presented. Users of the social network platform can select different goals that are tracked via the social networking platform. In addition, healthcare professionals and supporters can make goals for users that are similarly tracked. Individualized discharge plans can be created for users to track and support recovery on an individualized basis. Location based services can be used to verify completion of goals and the discharge plan. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110046982 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO VIRAL INHIBITION - Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods related to viral inhibition. In some forms, the compounds, compositions and methods are related to binding RNA. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110046983 | Health Care System, Method and Devices for Collaborative Editing of a Medical Document - A system for providing health care documentation is disclosed. The system includes one or more of a local location and a remote location including a plurality of devices including one or more patient examination note-taking devices, and one or more of patient diagnostic devices, wherein the plurality of devices are utilized to create and collaboratively modify a clinical document component file of an electronic medical document of a patient; a communication platform connected to the plurality of devices, wherein the communication platform permits communication between the one or more local location and the remote location; and one or more databases that are disposed at the one or more local location and remote location, wherein the one or more databases stores the electronic medical document of the patient. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110054933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSCRIBING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A method for transcribing medical information may include receiving input assigning each of a plurality of user profiles to at least one of a plurality of work pools, receiving a plurality of jobs each including demographic information, a priority indicator, and a digital audio file, assigning each of the jobs to one of the plurality of work pools based on the job's priority indicator and demographic information, distributing each of the assigned jobs to one of the assigned user profiles active within the assigned job's work pool, receiving, for each of the assigned jobs, a transcription of the job's digital audio file, generating, for a selected user profile, quality metrics indicative of an accuracy of transcriptions input, and outputting a visual representation of the quality metrics. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054934 | PATIENT INITIATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATOR SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS - An example emergency response coordination apparatus includes a memory to store at least patient information, symptom knowledge base information, and care provider information. The apparatus includes a first communication interface to receive symptom information from a patient to be stored in the memory. The apparatus includes a processor to process the received symptom information based on stored patient information, symptom knowledge base information, and care provider information to determine a recommended care plan for the patient and to identify a care provider suitable to treat the patient's symptoms. The apparatus includes a timer to track elapsed time beginning with receipt of symptom information to aid in determining a time window for patient treatment. The apparatus includes a second communication interface to generate an output of the recommended care plan for the patient and directions to the care provider suitable to treat the patient's symptoms. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHED REPLENISHMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS - A computer system and method manages the disbursement and replacement of medication units to patients. Medication unites disbursed to qualified patients under qualified discount plans are replaced by replenishment. Computer systems implementing traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and prepurchased replenishment are disclosed. The computer system and method monitors medication units disbursed to patients by a pharmacy and tracks the amount of medication units disbursed to qualified patients of health care providers qualified under a discount program. When the amount of disbursed medication units reaches a threshold, replacement medication units are ordered. The medication units disbursed to non-qualified patients are replaced through restocking and the medication units disbursed under a qualified discount program are replaced through traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and/or prepurchased replenishment. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054936 | PATIENT INTERACTIVE HEALING ENVIRONMENT - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing an interactive healing environment to a patient are provided. Servers in a network may operate a set of modules to communicate with a client device of the patient. The set of modules may operate to enhance communication between the patient and the healthcare providers of patient in the healthcare facility. The modules may also interact with medical devices associated with the patient. The medical devices may be connected to a component, such as a bus, that receives data from the medical devices and determines where the data should be sent. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054937 | Computerized system and method for inputting healthcare clinical orders - A customizable system and method are provided for enabling the input of healthcare clinical orders, the method including the steps of: (1) Displaying a service line home page; (2) Providing topic-specific orderset forms for each service line listed; (3) Displaying a selected topic-specific orderset form; (4) Providing pre-populatable medical record information fields on the topic-specific orderset forms; (5) Making multiple clinical order selections available; and (6) Providing contemporary access to an ancillary or miscellaneous order form. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054938 | Devices and methods for detecting an analyte in salivary fluid - Methods and systems are described herein for detecting one or more analyte in salivary fluid. Systems include: a discrete oral component configured for complete enclosure in a human oral cavity; at least one sensor configured to detect one or more analyte in salivary fluid; and an external device including a port configured for communication with the discrete oral component. Methods include: detecting one or more analyte within salivary fluid with at least one sensor integral to a discrete oral component, wherein the discrete oral component is configured to be completely enclosed in the oral cavity and includes one or more flavorant; and communicating information from the discrete oral component to at least one external device. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054939 | Personalized plan development - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving a request for a personalized plan designed to facilitate an end user to achieve one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects indicated by the personalized plan are emulated, the request identifying at least a source user; acquiring source user data indicating a plurality of reported aspects associated with at least the source user in response to receiving the request; and developing the personalized plan by at least determining which of the plurality of reported aspects associated with the source user are relevant to the achievement of the one or more target outcomes. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054940 | Template modification based on deviation from compliant execution of the template - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining whether a plurality of end users deviated from compliantly executing a template designed to facilitate the plurality of end users in achieving one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the template are emulated by the plurality of end users, the one or more emulatable aspects being based on one or more relevant reported aspects of one or more source users that were deemed to have been relevant to achieving the one or more target outcomes; and modifying the template based, at least in part, on determining that the plurality of end users deviated from compliantly executing the template In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054941 | Template development based on reported aspects of a plurality of source users - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: providing a plurality of relevant reported aspects associated with a plurality of source users that are relevant to achieving one or more target outcomes, the providing of the plurality of relevant reported aspects being based, at least in part, on relevancy of the plurality of relevant reported aspects with respect to the one or more target outcomes; and developing a template designed to facilitate one or more end users to achieve the one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the template are emulated, the development of the template being based, at least in part, on the providing of the plurality of relevant reported aspects associated with the plurality of source users In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054942 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DESCRIPTIVE PRESCRIPTION BETWEEN DOCTOR AND PATIENT - A system for and a method of transmitting descriptive prescription between a doctor and a patient are disclosed. The method includes: receiving patient information on a patient, treatment information, and a list of descriptive prescription content selected by a doctor from a server access module when a request for registering a descriptive prescription is received; generating a patient account using the patient information and generating a descriptive prescription matched to the received list of descriptive prescription content to the patient account; generating access information for accessing the descriptive prescription content and a descriptive prescription viewing guide message and transmitting the same to a patient terminal; and assisting a patient computer such that the patient views the descriptive prescription by playing an unwatched descriptive prescription content registered to a personal account of the patient and storing a patient viewing record on the descriptive prescription content to a member database. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054943 | Radiography management system and method - When radiography is performed on a patient at a radiography apparatus, first, a past collected radiation dose for the patient and a past collected radiation dose for a region of the patient on which radiography will be performed are extracted from a database. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A customizable and dynamic electronic patient form and information system is provided having features whereby a healthcare provider may select and record various values corresponding to patient categories, the values being recorded as discrete data points at locations on a display that are reliable and predictive, and that are simultaneously displayed as selections on the patient form and as entries on a data logger or patient summary sheet. Further changes or modifications to the value are recorded as discrete data points and simultaneously displayed on the patient form and in the patient summary sheet. The patient form further includes features to permit a user to modify the form as desired to suit the needs of the patient and/or the healthcare provider's field of practice. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054945 | EXAM SHEET HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An exam sheet handling system includes a subscription unit configured for setting subscription conditions for doctors and a distribution unit configured for distributing exam sheets to Worklist of the doctors in accordance with the subscription conditions and a distribution principle. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054946 | System and Method of Patient Flow and Treatment Management - In a system and method of patient flow and treatment management, information regarding a patient admitted to a first unit of a patient treatment facility that is received into a first one of a number of user devices is dispatched to a server computer. Upon receipt of this patient information the server computer runs (desirably in real-time) a prediction application/algorithm that predicts an estimate of (1) the patient needing a resource in the first unit or a second unit of the facility, (2) a length of time before the patient needs the resource, and/or (3) an identity of the unit that has the needed resource. The server computer then dispatches (again, desirably in real-time) one or more of the predictions to one or more of the user devices, each of which receives and displays the prediction on a display thereof. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054947 | AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DATA FOR INSURANCE AND DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS - A machine-implemented method of assisting medical evidence collection for adjudication of a medical disability request is described. In some embodiments, the method includes providing an electronic medical record of a patient, the electronic medical record includes evidence of at least one claimable medical disability condition and locating in the electronic medical record at least one keyword associated with the at least one claimable medical disability condition. In some embodiments, the method further includes processing an inference rule associated with the at least one claimable medical disability condition, such that the evidence of the at least one claimable medical disability condition is identified in the electronic medical record and outputting, to a computer-readable medium, information indicative of (1) the evidence of the at least one claimable medical disability condition, and (2) a location of the evidence in the electronic medical record. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110060607 | HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - A health care information provider system may provide information about health care objects managed by a health care provider. A name generating system may generate an object name for each of the health care objects which may include provider information indicative of the identity of the health care provider which manages the health care object, and object information indicative of the identity of the health care object. The object information may be devoid of any personal health information, even in a form which can be decrypted by a decryption key. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110060608 | CLINICAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated data processing method for obtaining clinical data for safety, efficacy, and adverse event assessments pertaining to a therapy prescribed for the treatment of a malady, comprising the step of receiving at a location remote from a plurality of patients outcome digital information pertaining to the outcome of therapies performed on said patients, and for the efficient delivery of medications to a patient ordered pursuant to an electronic prescription from a dispensary optimized for delivery of the medication. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110066450 | System for providing bio-identical hormone replacement therapy - A single stop computer-driven system is provided within a retail pharmacy to evaluate, test and formulate regimens for the treatment of PMS, menopause, and other illnesses relating to hormone imbalances. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066451 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for providing health management information to a patient. Patients are grouped according to their personal health records, order is determined between the patients in each group, and health management information of a patient highly ordered in each group is automatically provided to a patient lower ordered in the each group. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110071849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL RECORDS - A method and computer program product for obtaining a first medical record for a first patient from a first image provider within a health information exchange, and obtaining a second medical record for a second patient from a second image provider within the health information exchange. The availability of the first medical record and the second medical record is enabled to a medical services provider. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110071850 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING HEALTHCARE RESOURCES - A method and system for managing patients and healthcare resources in a healthcare environment is disclosed herein. The method comprises: identifying patient location in a healthcare environment and accessing patient information including demographic information and patient's current medical condition. A healthcare resource is identified using the patient information, patient location and resource availability. The method further comprises: providing at least one customized resource setting parameter derived based on patient information, along with the patient information to the identified healthcare resource and assigning the patient to the identified healthcare resource. The healthcare resource is configured using the resource setting parameter, upon detecting the patient in proximity of the healthcare resource. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110071851 | Method, Apparatus And Computer Program Product For Facilitating Patient Progression Toward Discharge - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating patient progression toward discharge. Once a plurality of progression steps to be completed prior to discharge of a patient have been identified, the plurality of progression steps are displayed along with an indication of a status of a respective progression step that indicates whether the respective progression step has been satisfied or remains unsatisfied. The selection of a progression step is then received and, in response, information regarding the selected progression step is displayed. Input data regarding at least one progression step may also be received such that the indication of the status of the at least one progression step may be correspondingly updated. Further, an updated discharge date may be determined based upon the plurality of progression steps and the respective status of the plurality of progression steps as updated based upon the input data. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110071852 | Health Information Management Systems and Methods - Embodiments provide computerized methods and systems for managing electronic health data. In some cases a health data management system includes at least a local processing module, a zone database module, and a global database module. The local processing module stores a patient health record and generates and transmits a patient data set based on the health record to the zone database module. In some cases the patient data set excludes one or more portions of the patient health record. The zone database module may send the patient data set to one or more additional local processing modules without sending the excluded portion of the patient health record. In some cases the excluded portion includes patient assessment data and the transmitted portion includes patient subjective, objective and/or plan data. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110071853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CENTRALIZED CANDIDATE SELECTION AND MONITORING SUBJECT PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIAL STUDIES - A system and method of facilitating centralized and standardized remote ratings of subjects in clinical trial studies includes providing training to raters located at one or more central rating sites such that the raters are trained to apply substantially similar criteria in determining whether a candidate is a qualified subject for the clinical trial and/or in the actual assessment, or information collection, phase of the clinical trail. By having centralized, consistently trained raters that are independent of clinical trial investigators, inter-rater reliability is enhanced and potential bias is reduced, thus increasing the effectiveness of the clinical trial results by providing more qualified subjects and more accurate results. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110077965 | PROCESSING EVENT INFORMATION OF VARIOUS SOURCES - An embodiment of the present invention is directed to providing event information that is received from various sources in a healthcare environment. The information that is received from the various sources is converted to a standardized format and is filtered according to various criteria (e.g., source device, recipient component, event type, source location, etc.). After filtering, the information is compared to a rules engine to determine whether additional processing or routing is appropriate. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077966 | ALLERGY ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of managing information related to immunotherapy treatment in a computer system is provided. The computer system includes an input peripheral system for reading a computer-readable code and inputting the computer-readable code into the computer system. An antigen having a predetermined concentration is associated with a master code that is computer readable to at least identify the antigen and the concentration of the antigen associated with the master code. An antigen recipe to be administered to the patient during immunotherapy treatment is associated with an antigen recipe code that is computer readable to identify each antigen included in the antigen recipe that is to be administered to the patient. In response to receiving the master code read by the input peripheral system in communication with the computer system, the antigen and the concentration of the antigen are associated with the antigen recipe code. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077967 | Systems For Procuring Regulatory Data From A Patient Via A Medical Measurement Device - The present disclosure describes a system for obtaining from a patient, though a medical measurement device provided by a DME provider, regulatory data needed by the provider. Some examples of the device collect and process physiological measurement data used to assess the health of the patient, and allow the provider to present inquiries directed to the patient. Answers by a user of the device to such inquiries are combined with the processed measurement data to produce at least some of the regulatory data needed by the provider. The data allows the provider to demonstrate that both the provider and the patient are complying with Medicare requirements associated with the purchase and use of the device, thus entitling the provider to receive reimbursement for at least part of the cost of the device and any related consumables. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077968 | GRAPHICALLY REPRESENTING PHYSIOLOGY COMPONENTS OF AN ACUTE PHYSIOLOGICAL SCORE (APS) - Systems and methods for rendering a graphical object that visually represents those physiological components that account for a patient's acute physiology are provided. The method includes performing an acute physiology score (APS) calculation using diagnostic parameters to realize points associated therewith. The diagnostic parameters individually provide a measure of the patient's complete acute physiology. These points are combined to generate body-system scores that are values associated with each of the physiological components, respectively. Typically, the physiological components are predefined in number and each correspond with a respective body system. The method further includes the step of generating a graphical object that visually represents the body-system scores in an intuitive format, such as a pie graph. The graphical object is then rendered on a display device, and is presented in a bed gadget associated with a particular patient staying in the ICU. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077969 | SELF-SERVICE MEDICAL SERVICE METHOD AND ITS SYSTEM - The present invention provides a medical self-service terminal service method and system thereof. It is based on the integrated IHE information management system, radiology management system, digital image technology, computer technology, and tele-communication technology. It converts information and images of the patient and diagnosis information of doctors into digital computer information and stores them in a server. The patient information and medical image data can be called in, displayed, printed, and output via a network. Human-oriented animated interfaces and accurate and simple operation options help patients choose all kinds of self-services needed, such as registration, log-in, photograph pickup, report pickup, and querying, through human-computer interaction in different periods of time. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077970 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A PATIENT QUALITY MONITOR - A method for providing a patient quality monitor may include receiving an identification of quality metrics associated with each of a plurality of health care conditions in which the quality metrics correspond to external standards of care for the respective health care conditions, extracting clinical patient quality data regarding activities corresponding to the quality metrics identified from a database, sorting the clinical patient quality data according to health care condition, and presenting compliance data on a dashboard display indicative of compliance with the quality metrics of a selected one of the health care conditions based on the sorted clinical patient quality data. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077971 | Apparatus and Methods for Monitoring and Modifying Anticoagulation Therapy of Remotely Located Patients - A patient apparatus is configured to receive and analyze information regarding patient compliance with anticoagulation medication and self-test coagulation regimens related to anticoagulation therapy. In addition, a patient apparatus is configured to receive data from a patient, including physiological data, pathophysiological data, biological data, psychological data, neuropsychological data, and/or behavioral data. Utilizing the received patient data, a patient apparatus can modify a warfarin regimen using an algorithm contained within the apparatus. The apparatus can communicate the modified warfarin regimen to the patient and to third parties, such as remotely located healthcare providers. In addition, the apparatus can prompt a patient when to perform a self-test and can prompt a patient to seek immediate medical attention, or to directly contact medical help, when so warranted. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077972 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CLINICAL TRACKING - The clinical analytics platform automates the capture, extraction, and reporting of data required for certain quality measures, provides real-time clinical surveillance, clinical dashboards, tracking lists, and alerts for specific, high-priority conditions, and offers dynamic, ad-hoc quality reporting capabilities. The clinical informatics platform may include a data extraction facility that gathers clinical data from numerous sources, a data mapping facility that identifies and maps key data elements and links data over time, a data normalization facility to normalize the clinical data and, optionally, de-identify the data, a flexible data warehouse for storing raw clinical data or longitudinal patient data, a clinical analytics facility for data mining, analytic model building, patient risk identification, benchmarking, performing quality assurance, and patient tracking, and a graphical user interface for presenting clinical analytics in an actionable format. The clinical informatics platform may enable a method of clinical tracking that includes analyzing the healthcare data to obtain at least one report, and presenting the report in a graphical user interface, wherein the report can be customized based on a criterion. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077973 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME DATA INGESTION TO A CLINICAL ANALYTICS PLATFORM - The clinical analytics platform automates the capture, extraction, and reporting of data required for certain quality measures, provides real-time clinical surveillance, clinical dashboards, tracking lists, and alerts for specific, high-priority conditions, and offers dynamic, ad-hoc quality reporting capabilities. The clinical informatics platform may include a data extraction facility that gathers clinical data from numerous sources, a data mapping facility that identifies and maps key data elements and links data over time, a data normalization facility to normalize the clinical data and, optionally, de-identify the data, a flexible data warehouse for storing raw clinical data or longitudinal patient data, a clinical analytics facility for data mining, analytic model building, patient risk identification, benchmarking, performing quality assurance, and patient tracking, and a graphical user interface for presenting clinical analytics in an actionable format. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUALIZING PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - System and method for contextualizing input and presentation of patient information in Electronic Health Record systems. The system and method enhance the ease of use and usefulness of Electronic Health Record systems, and are configurable to capture and automatically integrate dictated and transcribed free-form text into an Electronic Health Record (“EHR”) and present discrete health data maintained in an EHR to system users in an interactive, contextualized, and annotated graphical form. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110082708 | PORTABLE CONSUMER TRANSACTION PAYMENT DEVICE BEARING SAMPLE PRESCRIPTION - In response to a request sent over a network, information is received about a prescription medical supply sample that includes an advertising account for a dispensing pharmacist to chart the cost of the prescription medical supply sample to and an identifier, quantity, and dosage of the prescription medical supply sample. The received information is then written to the memory of a portable consumer transaction payment device along with an identifier for the patient and identifier for the prescribing medical practitioner. The portable consumer transaction payment device is associated with a patient account to engage in transactions on the patient account with merchants in a payment processing network. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082709 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM PERFORMING THE METHOD - A blood sugar level analysis system includes a database, an input device, a processing device and a display device. The processing device is connected to the database, the input device and the display device. The processing device includes a blood sugar recording module and an evaluation module. The blood-sugar recording module obtains at least one measured blood sugar level of a user taken within at least one measurement time period of a day, and records the measured blood sugar level into the database. The evaluation module obtain the measured blood sugar level taken within the measurement time period for each day in an evaluation time span from the database, and bases on the measured blood sugar level(s) obtained to evaluate a abnormal blood sugar level risk of the user within the measurement time period, and the risk is provided for display at the display device. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082710 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD CREATION AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - An electronic medical record system enables organic growth of medical conditions or choices linked to predefined human body systems or an anatomical image. These choices are used as blue print launchers that form sentences/paragraphs as a user interacts with the choice lists. The choice lists can include a set of control variables that can be selected to create a medical history of a patient in the form of one or more visit notes. The medical history of the patient is formed by user selection of some of the control variables for insertion into fillable data entry locations in the sentences/paragraphs. The sentences/paragraphs are in the form of blue prints which are available generically to be populated with patient specific information to form customized blue prints for a particular patient. Multiple data perspectives in the electronic medical record system allows relatively easy and simultaneous collection of the complex medical data to produce medical visit notes or letters during a patient office visit. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082711 | PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT OR ORGANIZER FOR MONITORING GLUCOSE LEVELS - The present disclosure provides a personal health organizer that enables patients and healthcare personnel to manage health data. The personal health organizer can be a portable device adapted to receive physiological reading data from a health data collection device or derive reading data from signals acquired by a sensor, or a software module/platform for performing same that is configured to be executed on a general purpose computing device such as a mobile phone/computer. The personal health organizer integrates reading data with applications that assist and promote health management, including reminders, alerts and health data tracking. The reading data obtained can be forwarded to healthcare providers so they can provide feedback such as alerts and diagnoses to the user. The personal health organizer can also support electronic medical record integration via networked computing so that locally stored medical data are automatically synchronized with remotely stored medical data records. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110087500 | PROCESSING PATIENT DATA USING A COMPUTER INTERFACE - The present invention relates generally to healthcare, and more specifically to a process for more completely and more accurately identifying and collecting health insurance plan members' medical diagnoses in compliance with the regulations of one or more health insurance payors such as, but not limited to, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (“CMS”) Medicare Advantage regulations. In particular, the present invention provides a computer interface whereby health insurance companies may ensure that their members are accurately diagnosed and that claims are accurately filed by reviewing existing member medical records to identify additional diagnoses which may have been treated but not specifically identified in claims filed by the members' health care provider. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110087501 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AT-HOME MEDICAL PREVENTION, RECOVERY, AND MAINTENANCE - A web-based method implemented by at least one computing device for automating a medical treatment plan is described. Content related to a program that is associated with a medical treatment is identified. The identified content is digitized. The digitized content is stored in a database. The identified content is provided to a patient via a user interface to assist the patient who is associated with the medical treatment. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110087502 | MEDICAL FACILITY BED AVAILABILITY - Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to predicting availability of medical facility beds. Specifically, the disclosed methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus relate to determining which beds in the medical facility are available or unavailable at specific time periods (including past, present and/or future time periods). | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110087503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PATIENTS INCENTIVES FOR HEALTHY BEHAVIORS - Methods for monitoring a patient's health are provided. The methods compromise the steps of providing a website accessible via a computer for monitoring a patient's health; entering the patient's clinical data onto the website; analyzing the data to assign at least one preventive care protocol to the patient; providing a clinic for monitoring the progress of the patient's health; and providing the patient at least one incentive should the patient's health improve. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110093292 | Generation and Data Management of a Medical Study Using Instruments in an Integrated Media and Medical System - In general, a computer-implemented method is described for receiving one or more requests to generate a medical study, retrieving from one or more data repositories one or more medical study instruments, receiving a selection of a particular medical study instrument to use in the medical study, generating by one or more computers a list of one or more research collaborators invited to review the medical study, and generating by one or more computers a list of one of more participants invited to join the medical study. Additionally, the computer-implemented method receives from a patient one or more responses to one or more medical assessment questions; and causes one or more computer systems to associate one or more medical study instruments with the patient, with the association based on the one or more responses of the patient to the one or more medical assessment questions. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093293 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CLINICAL DATA MINING - The invention provides a method and clinical data mining system for enabling a user to derive knowledge from data corresponding to a plurality of electronic health records stored in a repository. One or more data elements are provided as an input. The data elements may include textual reports, images, and one or more criteria specified by the user. Information is extracted from one or more images associated with one or more electronic health records stored in the repository, based on the data elements. Further, information is extracted from one or more textual reports and structured data associated with the one or more electronic health records. Thereafter, one or more reports are generated based on the extracted information to enable the user to analyze the information. Subsequently, the user may derive knowledge from the data based on the analysis. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093294 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS OPTIMIZED USING A PATIENT HAND-HELD SCANNING DEVICE - A dialysis system includes: a portable device configured to be carried by a patient and to read a marking displayed on a dialysis fluid container, the device obtaining data concerning at least one of a dialysis fluid type and a dialysis fluid volume from the marking; the device defined dialysate dwell time, alert patients for the next exchange and further configured to transfer the data to a computer; and wherein the computer is configured to use the data to track therapy progress of the product. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093295 | CONSUMER ENABLING SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTH MAINTENANCE - We disclose a system (human interaction, process, software and a device) that analyzes health maintenance options emanating from expert panels in relationship to age, race/ethnicity and gender, family history and genetic susceptibility, lifestyle as well as historical information entered by the consumer, develops a personalized health maintenance plan and assists the consumer in implementing such a plan. The system allows a consumer, not necessarily a health professional, to develop a personalized plan that would otherwise require complex analysis and medical training. The system is automated and updatable, capable of learning from experience and allows potential interface with Electronic Medical Records. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093296 | Medical Identification Wristband - Medical identification wristband that stores an individual's personal demographics; medical conditions; emergency contact information; all medications, dosages and times taken; medical/dental insurance information; advance directives and special treatment requests; X-rays and recent lab results; allergies; physicians and pharmacy addresses and phone numbers; past medical history including any diseases, surgeries, immunizations, etc.; I.D. Photo as well as an agenda to input medical appointments, notes and virtually any additional medical information. The medical information noted above will be stored in a stylish, electronic wristband that can be instantly seen on its small, graphic, LCD view screen | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093297 | SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCY INTERVENTION - A system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a processor, a device interface, a user interface, a data relay transceiver, and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions. The processor executes the instructions in the memory to receive data from a medical device through a wired connection using the device interface, and transmits the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. This system can be implemented in a small, portable unit that is easy for a patient to transport. The system's user interface may include a microphone and speaker to allow the communication of audible information between the system and a user. Aspects of the system can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093298 | SYSTEM FOR ANIMAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS - Selecting the nutrition for an animal or animal group comprises performing a diagnostic test to obtain first data. A data base that comprises first data relating a genomic analysis of a bodily fluid or tissue sample from an animal to a physiological condition and optionally the genotype of the animal is accessed. A data base that comprises second data relating to effects of nutrition on genomic analysis is accessed. The first and second data are processed with input data defining the physiological condition and optionally the genotype of the animal or animal group to derive the nutrition for an animal or animal group. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110099031 | REAL TIME CAPTURE AND COMMUNICATION OF IN-TRANSIT PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION - Several methods and a system for real time capture and communication of in-transit patient medical information are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an instrument to capture a health data of a patient while the patient is in transit from a first location to a second location. The system also includes, an integration device having a processor and a memory coupled to the instrument and other instruments capturing the health data of the patient while the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location. In addition, the system includes a communication module of the integration device to transmit the health data to one or more of a client device, a dispatcher device, a hospital based device, a law enforcement device and an emergency personnel device while the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099032 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a similar case search unit configured to search for similar case data, which is medical case data including examination information similar to examination information of a medical practice target in characteristics, from a medical case database that stores medical case data including examination information of a subject associated with medical practice difficulty level information based on the examination information. The information processing apparatus further includes a display mode determination unit configured to determine a display mode applicable to the similar case data based on a medical practice difficulty level of the similar case data searched by the similar case search unit, and a display unit configured to display the similar case data according to the display mode determined by the display mode determination unit. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099033 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR TRANSMITTING MEDICAL INFORMATION FROM MOBILE PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICES - A method of transferring medical information can include transmitting medical information from a mobile personal medical device responsive to determining that a remote system is authorized to receive the medical information. Related Systems, devices, and computer program products are also disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099034 | COMPUTERIZED METHODS FOR DISPLAYING CLINICALLY-RELATED IN-PATIENT INFORMATION - Methods for use in, e.g., in-patient care computing environment, for displaying clinically-related in-patient information on at least one patient-viewable display device are provided. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention may include receiving a clinical order associated with an in-patient, automatically generating one or more tasks based on the clinical order received, and automatically displaying the task(s) on the patient-viewable display device. If desired, the method may additionally include associating the clinical order and the task(s) with an electronic record associated with the in-patient (e.g., an electronic medical record), and accessing the electronic record to obtain the one or more tasks for display on the patient-viewable display device. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110106557 | NOVEL ONE INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME VIRTUAL FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTERS - A one integrated system that helps users to login using remote user interface/client—“Single Computer Screen” connected with a centralized one-integrated system (ihasClinic software framework). The ihasClinic framework allows electronic interactions using real-time audio and video between a patient, family, caregiver, medical professionals, social workers, and other professionals. The framework enables capturing standardized data, records and content of the patients, store the information captured into integrated Application database and or into its objects stored in the applications folders. The iHAS screen provides electronic interactions capabilities using real-time audio and video simultaneous interactions with a click of a button to have improved access and consultations between a patient, family, care-givers, medical professionals, social workers and specialists. The users can use iHAS screen to schedule or change or modify or delete appointments and join an interaction session | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106558 | INFECTION CONTROL SOLUTION - Described herein are embodiments directed to electronically managing infections in healthcare facilities. A treating infection preventionist (“IP”) uses a remote computer to access patients assigned to the IP. A server analyzes healthcare data associated with patients and groups the patients into different infection control categories (“IC categories”) for treatment or further monitoring. The IP can view assigned patients by their IC categories, receive alerts for potentially dangerous conditions in patients, and access real-time patient records from a remote computer. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106559 | OPTIMIZATION OF A CLINICAL EXPERIENCE - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for optimizing a clinical experience are provided. Individuals may be approved by a patient to receive notifications of clinical events. The notifications may be accessed from the patient's electronic health record. In embodiments, a location of a clinician associated with a patient and a location of the patient are received. A determination whether the clinician is near the patient is made. Upon determining that the clinician is near the patient, a notification is sent to a non-present party (e.g., a family member) via a mobile device. Such notifications include individuals in the clinical process and avoid missed opportunities for interactions with clinicians. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106560 | PROVIDING CLINICAL INFORMATION TO CLINICIANS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing clinical information to clinicians are provided. In embodiments, a patient's electronic health record is accessed to identify that a first clinician has requested a consult with a second clinician. Each clinician is associated with a clinician identifier that is identified by a plurality of sensors. A location for both the first and second clinician is received from the plurality of sensors. A determination is made whether the first and second clinicians are near one another. Upon determining that the first and second clinicians are near one another, a notification is presented to the first clinician. Such tracking of clinician location helps avoid missed opportunities and provides efficient communication among clinicians. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106561 | LOCATION-BASED MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing healthcare environments are provided. In embodiments, a real-time status of a clinical device, along with a location, is received. The location of the clinical device is obtained via a clinical device identifier that is tracked by a plurality of sensors in a healthcare environment. A clinical device may be identified as inappropriate for use and an alert presented to a clinician including the problem of the clinical device and the location thereof. A replacement clinical device may be located, using clinical identifiers, and presented to the clinician. Such monitoring and location awareness facilitates efficient responses to healthcare situations. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106562 | PLANNING A RADIATION TREATMENT - In a method for planning a radiation treatment, a treatment plan request is received. The treatment plan request includes patient identification information for a patient, the treatment plan request for requesting creating of a treatment plan for use in radiation therapy. Patient files corresponding to the patient are received, the patient files including information for use in creating the treatment plan. A service provider is selected for creating a treatment plan. The service provider is provided access to the patient files and the treatment plan request. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106563 | CREATING A RADIATION TREATMENT PLAN - In a method for creating a radiation treatment plan, notification of selection of a service provider to provide treatment plan for use in radiation therapy is received. In response to the service provider accepting the selection to provide the treatment plan, a treatment plan request comprising patient identification information for a patient from a server is received. Patient files corresponding to the patient are received from the server, wherein the patient files include information for use in creating the treatment plan. The treatment plan is provided. In response to the service provider completing the treatment plan, the treatment plan is transmitted to the server. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106564 | Electronic medical records interoperability - In accordance with the principles of the present invention, an electronic medical record system is provided. A clinical web server connects to at least two information technology systems and providing real time exchange of data between existing databases. The clinical web server translates and maps existing databases into a common data structure format. A message to be transmitted is generated. Routing type and formatting routing are determined based on recipient delivery requirements. The message is parsed into segments and fields. The appropriate party to whom the message is directed is determined. Identifiers in the message are translated from a sender's value to a recipient's value. The message is translated from a sender's format to a recipient's format. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106565 | Proximity-Based Task Lists - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing proximity-based task lists to clinicians are provided. In embodiments, a task is identified as well as a clinician that is near a location associated with the task. In addition to identifying clinicians that are near the location associated with the task, clinicians authorized to complete the task and available to complete the task are identified. If all criteria are met, a clinician may be assigned to the task and notified of the task. Additionally, a task may be reassigned to a different clinician should any of the criteria fail to be satisfied at any point. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106566 | ON-LINE, ON-DEMAND RESOURCE, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PORTAL FOR REGULATORY COMPLIANCE IN HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS - A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium for causing a computer to execute via an online portal a method of certification organization comprising, displaying questions regarding regulations and policies related to healthcare communications; displaying questions regarding communications materials related to healthcare communications; receiving answers; determining the percentage of correct answers; determining based on the percentage of correct answers if that percentage corresponds to a passing grade, as well as a method of identifying and filling gaps in creating a culture of compliance with healthcare communications regulations and policies in an organization, a method for accessing information related to healthcare communication, a method for publishing industry benchmark reports, and a method for making grants. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110112862 | System and Method for Securely Managing and Storing Individually Identifiable Information in Web-Based and Alliance-Based Networks - Embodiments of a secure method to access a de-identified database on a website are described. A care alliance is formed between a patient and a care provider. A dual-portal web-based system is implemented that provides healthcare related information to healthcare users through a first website, and registry/management tools to care providers through a second website. No identifiable fields relating to the user are stored or accessible in the database of the first website. All user information is de-identified by total exclusion from the database. A re-identification process allows an authorized care provider view his or her clients in combination with registered personal information from the system. An alliance-based identification key is used to index both the individually identifiable information and the personal health data/information that are stored in separate databases. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112863 | ROUTING A REMOTE TREATMENT PLAN REQUEST - In a method for routing a remote treatment plan request, a treatment plan request is received. The treatment plan request includes patient identification information for a patient, the treatment plan request for requesting creating of a treatment plan for use in radiation therapy. Patient files corresponding to the patient are received, the patient files including information for use in creating the treatment plan. Receiving the patient files includes interfacing with an electronic medical record system, retrieving the patient files corresponding to the patient, bundling the patient files, and transferring bundled files to a server. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112864 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR THE COMPARISON OF INDIVIDUAL GENOME, TRANSCRIPTOME, PROTEOME, EPIGENOME, AND METABOLOME DATA WITH DATA FROM BONEMARROW DONOR REGISTERS AND BLOOD BANKS, UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKS AND TISSUE BANKS - The invention relates to a system for the automatic, rapid and dynamic allocation of biological cells for transplantation, therapy, or research purposes between collection centers or banks (storage sites) and hospitals, transplant centers or research facilities, and for monitoring and supporting the processes from request transmission up to delivery of a cell preparation suitable for allogeneic transplantation, via the use of allocated preparations up to tracking the results in the patient and providing these data for statistical and other purposes, as well as assigning molecular-diagnostic results of individuals with the aim of verifying options—even in advance—of transplantations among the inventory of registers or banks. Using said system, it is possible for the first time—even in advance and online and with automatic retries—to propose complete solutions in the form of transplantations in specific and individual cases. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112865 | Method and System for Extracting Medical Information for Presentation to Medical Providers on Mobile Terminals - A system for providing medical providers with medical records accessible from a mobile terminal in one embodiment comprises reformatting the information in a medical record database to be used with large, ergonomic icons allowing easy transitions between pages of information in the medical record. Docking stations or wireless networks may enable the mobile terminal to access the medical records. Thus, the medical provider may have bedside access to the information in the medical records to make informed decisions about treatment regimens. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112866 | System And Method For Monetized Electronic Mobile Commerce - A system and method for optimizing mobile commerce relates to delivering user applications and interactive content and tracking systems, along with paid content, to a user mobile appliance at a location-based merchant's place of business. This enables location-based merchants to automate business administrative tasking, commerce transaction management, and customer service while increasing revenue generation on behalf of their enterprise, their clients and/or related third parties. The system may securely authenticate, admit, process, profile, aggregate and archive information inputted directly by the client at the merchant's place of business, or in advance of the client's arrival to the merchant's place of business. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112867 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL MEDICAL DATA - A network for mediating the peer-to-peer transfer of digital patient medical data includes a plurality of distributed agents each associated with a health care provider and connected to a central system. Periodically the agents collect local information relating to patient medical files and/or data streams, for example diagnostic images and associated reports, and process that information into metadata files acting as pointers to the original files. The metadata files are transmitted to the central system where they are parsed and the attributes are stored on the central system in patient records with records from the same patient grouped together whenever possible. Registered users can search the central system, even in the absence of a unique identifier, to identify patient records pointing to the remote patient medical files. Upon finding a patient medical file, the invention provides a streamlined process for communicating access authorization from the patient to the hospital or facility storing the medical files. Once patient authorization is received, secure processes are provided for transferring the data in its entirety to or for viewing by the user in a peer-to-peer fashion. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112868 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL MEDICAL DATA - A network for mediating the peer-to-peer transfer of digital patient medical data includes a plurality of distributed agents each associated with a health care provider and connected to a central system. Periodically the agents collect local information relating to patient medical files and/or data streams, for example diagnostic images and associated reports, and process that information into metadata files acting as pointers to the original files. The metadata files are transmitted to the central system where they are parsed and the attributes are stored on the central system in patient records with records from the same patient grouped together whenever possible. Registered users can search the central system, even in the absence of a unique identifier, to identify patient records pointing to the remote patient medical files. Upon finding a patient medical file, the invention provides a streamlined process for communicating access authorization from the patient to the hospital or facility storing the medical files. Once patient authorization is received, secure processes are provided for transferring the data in its entirety to or for viewing by the user in a peer-to-peer fashion. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110119086 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING TREATMENT OF A PARTICULAR HEALTH CONDITION VIA A MOBILE PHONE DEVICE - A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-held computer. Electronics determine the amount of glucose present in a sample of body fluid, when the test strip is positioned in the receptacle and the body fluid is placed on a test strip, and communicate the glucose amount to the hand-held computer via the connector portion. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119087 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING TREATMENT OF A PARTICULAR HEALTH CONDITION THAT INCLUDES GRAPHING ACCUMULATED DATA - A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-held computer. Electronics determine the amount of glucose present in a sample of body fluid, when the test strip is positioned in the receptacle and the body fluid is placed on a test strip, and communicate the glucose amount to the hand-held computer via the connector portion. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119088 | CLOUD-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION EXCHANGE - The present disclosure describes systems and methods of a healthcare exchange system to exchange medical information, stored in different formats, between different entities. This exchange system provides a channel for the flow of information and patient records across different health care entities that may store data in different formats. The exchange system's ability to receive requests and retrieve corresponding data from various entities, along with the transformation of data from the storing format into a format specified by the requesting entity, allow a flexible and extendable healthcare information exchange system. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119089 | System and Method for Personal Electronic Medical Records - An electronic medical record system and method enables a patient and the patient's caregivers to create, maintain, and use an electronic medical record over a secured communication network, such as the Internet. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119090 | SMART CAP WITH COMMUNICATION FUNCTION - A smart cap for a medical container for the containment of solid medications having unique indicia. The cap is provided with an optical scanner configured with at least one locally contained or external data base having general medication identification data and optionally patient-specific information to scan and identify the medication (and optionally the dosage, specific formulations, manufacturing source, etc.) and to record and correlate information regarding patient medication usage (scanning of a medication is generally considered indicative of actual patient taking of the medication). The cap further comprises communication elements configured to transmit/receive “usage” through scanning of a unit dosage of the medication, to an external data base such as the patient's cell phone and or computer (such as with blue tooth or RF communication) or via a telephone call or internet transmission to a data base of a pharmacy or physician or other health care provider | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119091 | Method for Generating and Transmitting Prescription Renewal Request Information - A method for providing prescription renewal request information via an electronic network. Upon receiving a request from a client for renewal request information for a particular prescriber, a report is generated containing the requested renewal request information and transmitted to the client. The transmitted report allows the client to easily review renewal request information and helps the client to manage appointments with patients whom the prescriber wishes to see. Depending on the client request, the transmitted report may be an “active renewals” page containing renewal request information regarding renewal requests that the prescriber has not reviewed, an “archived renewals” page containing renewed request information regarding renewal requests that the prescriber has reviewed, an “appointment” page containing renewal request information regarding patients with whom the prescriber wishes to make an appointment, or a “prescription detail” page containing detailed renewal request information regarding a particular renewal request. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119092 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system of aggregating, integrating and reporting medical data for the purpose of encouraging the use of a health care program recommended to a patient by a health care provider, comprises maintaining a database of recommended health care actions by patient and health care provider; maintaining a database of recommended changes in recommended health care actions by patient and health care provider; requesting agreement by a health care provider to the recommended changes for at least one patient of that provider; communicating to that patient (1) the recommended changes and (2) the agreement by the health care provider to such recommended changes; maintaining a database of actual changes in recommended health care actions by health care provider; and delivering to at least certain of the health care providers an incentive to recommend health care actions that include the recommended changes. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110125524 | CONTEXT-AWARE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO PATIENTS WITHIN A CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT MONITORED BY REAL-TIME LOCATING APPARATUS - A context-aware method and system for facilitating the delivery of healthcare to patients within a clinical environment monitored by real-time locating apparatus including auto-ID patient tags where patients having tags are located within the environment in real time by the apparatus are provided. The system includes a plurality of self-service units where one or more of the units is configured to store a plurality of auto-ID patient tags and where the one or more of the units includes a dispensing mechanism to dispense stored tags. The system further includes a control computer subsystem coupled to the at least one of the units and including at least one user interface. The subsystem still further includes a processor operable to execute software instructions and a memory operable to store software instructions accessible by the processor. The subsystem still further includes a set of software instructions stored in the memory to at least partially perform the steps of: identifying an incoming patient; assigning a stored auto-ID patient tag to the identified patient to obtain a tag assignment; transmitting a signal over a communication channel to an electronic medical record subsystem to link the tag assignment to a medical record of the patient whereby the patient becomes a linked patient; and controlling the dispensing mechanism to dispense a stored tag to the linked patient. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125525 | METHOD OF ANTICIPATING AN EPIDEMIC IN A POPULATION, AND A SYSTEM THEREOF - A monitoring system is described comprising client computers | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125526 | MULTIPLE MODALITY MAMMOGRAPHY IMAGE GALLERY AND CLIPPING SYSTEM - A system and method for analyzing and retrieving images of breast tissue abnormalities obtained from multiple sources. Providing a tool for a radiologist that includes a convenient region-of-interest association of mammogram, or other anatomical images, of an individual patient. One embodiment provides an efficient collection of all of the mammogram abnormalities for a patient. In yet another embodiment, the region-of-interest abnormalities in a single location in a patient's tissue are correlated across a variety of imaging modalities including X-rays, mammogram, CT, ultrasound, MRI, or other imaging technologies. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125527 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING PATIENT-TO PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS - An example method for identifying patient-to-patient relationships among patient electronic medical data includes examining electronic patient information for one or more identifiers related to a first patient. The method includes matching, using a processor, the one or more identifiers related to the first patient with one or more identifiers from electronic patient information related to a second patient. The method includes identifying, using a processor, the second patient for connection to the first patient based on a relationship between the first patient and the second patient. The method includes linking electronic patient information for the first patient to electronic patient information for the second patient pending approval. The method includes providing electronic access to linked electronic patient information for the second patient when reviewing the electronic patient information for the first patient. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125528 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING PATIENT MEDICAL HISTORY USING HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIPS - An example apparatus provides access to electronic health information for a first patient and one or more patients connected by relationship to the first patient. A first patient indicator represents a first patient and provides a link to electronic health information for the first patient. A second patient indicator represents a second patient and provides a link to electronic health information for the second patient. A connection provides a graphical indication of a relationship between the first patient and the second patient and connects electronic health information for the second patient for access in connection with electronic health information for the first patient. The connection is to provide a graphical indication of a priority of the relationship between the first patient and the second patient based on a defined relationship hierarchy. A graphical indication of a type of relationship between the first patient and the second patient is provided. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125529 | System and Method for Disease State Marketing - A system and method may transmit and display marketing information to a customer based on a diagnosed or a probable disease of the customer. One or more databases may store disease state progression data including one or more disease records each including a disease state and each disease state including a symptom. The database may also store healthcare product data including marketing data and a tag corresponding to the marketing data, the tag including one or more elements describing a relationship between the marketing data and a disease record. Customer data may also be stored including health history data corresponding to one or more symptoms. A tag corresponding to the marketing data may then be matched to each symptom of the customer's health history data and the marketing data corresponding to each matched tag may then be transmitted to the customer's web-enabled computing device. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125530 | CENTRAL SERVER SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING PATIENT HEALTH CONDITION MANAGEMENT DATA - A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-held computer. Electronics determine the amount of glucose present in a sample of body fluid, when the test strip is positioned in the receptacle and the body fluid is placed on a test strip, and communicate the glucose amount to the hand-held computer via the connector portion. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125531 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING STATISTICALLY-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER UTILIZATION PROFILES - A method and system for analyzing historical medical provider billings to statistically establish a normative utilization profile. Comparison of a medical provider's utilization profile with a normative profile is enabled. Based on historical treatment patterns and a fee schedule, an accurate model of the cost of a specific medical episode can be created. Various treatment patterns for a particular diagnosis can be compared by treatment cost and patient outcome to determine the most cost-effective treatment approach. It is also possible to identify those medical providers who provide treatment that does not fall within the statistically established treatment patterns or profiles. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125532 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS - The monitoring device incorporates a memory device that is programmed with a set of question hierearchies. Each question hierarchy corresponds to a symptom and is composed of a set of questions. The question hierarchies may contain a logical structure so that certain questions will not be asked, depending upon a patient's answer to a preceeding question. A question hiearchy is invoked by a symptom identifier transmitted to the monitoring device by a remote computer. The remote computer may transmit a plurality of symptom identifiers to the monitoring device to cause the monitoring device to ask questions related to a plurality of symptoms. The set of symptoms inquired about may vary based upon the chronic disease afflicting the patient. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125533 | Remote Scribe-Assisted Health Care Record Management System and Method of Use of Same - The invention disclosed herein describes a health care records management system and method of use that utilizes a scribe located in a remote location separate from an examination room. The remote location is electronically connected through a network to a monitor located within the examination room. A caregiver communicates auditorily with the scribe and directs the scribe to manipulate the patient's electronic medical record consistent with the examination in real-time. The caregiver verifies all changes and modifications to the patient's medical record during the examination and can further order tests, diagnostics, prescriptions and referrals electronically at the conclusion of the examination. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PARTICIPANT INTERACTION - A system and method for optimizing contacts with participants in a disease management and wellness program. The system includes a computer-readable memory means for storing at least one participant profile, input means for receiving data regarding the effectiveness of a contact attempt with the plan participant, and processing means for modifying the participant profile based on the data regarding the effectiveness of a contact attempt with the plan participant, wherein the data regarding the effectiveness of the contact attempt comprises statistical aggregates. The method includes the steps of making an initial contact attempt with the plan participant via a first communications means; determining an effectiveness of the first communications means; and making a subsequent contact attempt with the plan participant via a second communications means, the second communications means selected based on the determination of effectiveness of the first communications means, wherein the effectiveness of the contact attempt is determined from statistical aggregates. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125535 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATIENT IDENTIFICATION BEACON FOR PATIENT WORN SENSORS - A bracelet beacon device ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110131059 | PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A pharmacy benefits management system and method. A processor server has claim information relating to pharmacy benefits claims, and information relating to a claims processing formularly stored therein. A provider server has pharmacy benefits plan structure information stored therein. A management server has price information relating drugs in various classes and a processing module for correlating the claim information with the benefits plan structure information and the formularly information to identify drugs dispensed to patients, expenses associated with the drugs in accordance with the pharmacy benefits plan structure information, alternative drugs in the same class as the drugs and expenses associated with the alternative drugs. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131060 | Automated System, Method and Apparatus for Providing Patient Information and Reminders Related to a Patient's Recovery Plan - The method and system is provided where patients and their designated family and friend supporters are provided with daily, interactive, recovery support for up to 90 days following their hospital discharge. By using internet, mobile, and traditional fixed-line communications, the present invention in conjunction with supporting staff will automatically follow-up with patients on a daily basis in order to identify potential problems as they emerge while simultaneously providing a personalized recovery plan that includes daily recovery guides, medication reminders, and condition specific education, all designed to improve a patient's adherence to their doctor's prescribed treatment. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131061 | Hospital Patient Chart and Database - An enhanced Livescribe® pen is disclosed and incorporated into a patient record database system. A physician writes patient records on Livescribe® dot paper and the patient records are converted into digital data and transmitted wirelessly to a remote server. The enhanced Livescribe® pen includes an RFID tag reader that reads a patient RFID tag every time a new record in written. The patient ID is transmitted together with the converted written patient records to the remote server. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131062 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL MEDICAL DATA - A network for mediating the peer-to-peer transfer of digital patient medical data includes a plurality of distributed agents each associated with a health care provider and connected to a central system. Periodically the agents collect local information relating to patient medical files and/or data streams, for example diagnostic images and associated reports, and process that information into metadata files acting as pointers to the original files. The metadata files are transmitted to the central system where they are parsed and the attributes are stored on the central system in patient records with records from the same patient grouped together whenever possible. Registered users can search the central system, even in the absence of a unique identifier, to identify patient records pointing to the remote patient medical files. Upon finding a patient medical file, the invention provides a streamlined process for communicating access authorization from the patient to the hospital or facility storing the medical files. Once patient authorization is received, secure processes are provided for transferring the data in its entirety to or for viewing by the user in a peer-to-peer fashion. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110137678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A STRUCTURED WORKOUT - The present invention provides a health and fitness system, comprising: means for creating or receiving a structured workout; means for generating a graphical representation of the structured workout; means for displaying the graphical representation on a smartphone; means for retrieving health and fitness data from health and fitness sensors or devices; means for displaying the health and fitness data on the graphical representation; means for storing the health and fitness data on the smartphone; and means for sharing the health and fitness data with a remote computing device or database on a server. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137679 | METHOD TO TRANSFORM CLINICIAN ORDER ENTRY - A computer-implemented method receives, into a computerized system, routine electronic transmissions such as a clinician order entry (CPOE) order message relating to a patient. The order message is used to identify one of a number of pre-established templates to create an individualized wellness plan. The method identifies data variables that need to be supplied for the wellness plan and identifies patient documentation related to the wellness plan. The method supplies the data variables and combines patient documentation into the wellness plan. The method identifies and includes dependency-awareness of tasks, reminders, and appointments within and across wellness plans. The method can customize the wellness plan according to clinician preferences and patient preferences, and can restrict access and content of the wellness plan. The method provides the wellness plan to the patient through their preferred interactive calendar application and obtains the remaining data variables, performs across plan dependency checks, and obtains the patient preferences from the patient through the interactive calendar application. This allows the method to provide the patient a list of tasks, reminders, and appointments through the interactive calendar application and enables both clinician and patient to track plan progress and completion. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137680 | HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hospital administration system is described that includes a handheld device that communicates with a central server and a patient portal device. The patient portal is configured to run software that checks for potential medical errors that may affect a patient, and then warn the patient of the potential error. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137681 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE MEASUREMENT DATA BASED ON HL7 CDA STANDARD - A system for managing personal health device measurement data based on the HL7 CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) standard includes: a reception unit receiving a device CDA from a health gateway; a CDA analyzing unit analyzing the device CDA delivered from the reception unit to extract header information and health measurement information; a user/device database (DB) storing the header information which has been extracted by the CDA analyzing unit; and a personal health record (PHR) DB storing the health measurement information which has been extracted by the CDA analyzing unit. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137682 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING REGULATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS FROM DATA STRUCTURE OF MEDICAL AND LABORATORY RECORDS - A system is provided that integrates of records of clinical laboratory services into the assessment and optimization of patient health care and, in particular, regulation of the use of pharmaceuticals. Laboratory test result records are used in conjunction with other health care benefits records to monitor regulation of use of pharmaceuticals by patients. The incorporation of laboratory tests and results into such a utilization system allows improvement in the management of a patient's therapy based on a more precise picture of the patient's level of illness as revealed by the laboratory test results. The system of the present invention also allows optimization of the selection of laboratory tests to be performed, and also provides an outcome assessment of the risk of hospitalization due to pharmaceutical treatments resulting in physician intervention, leading to a change in physician prescribing behavior and, accordingly, a decrease in drag induced hospitalizations and improved quality of patient care and savings of health care costs. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137683 | Managing Utilization - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request from a consumer of medical services to engage with a provider of medical services in real time over the Internet using a computer-based brokerage system, accessing stored information related to past engagements of the consumer using the computer-based brokerage system, and determining allocation of a fee between the consumer and a third party for an engagement between the consumer and the provider based at least in part on the information related to the past engagements of the consumer. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110145012 | GENERATING A HEALTHCARE TIMELINE - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating healthcare timelines are provided. In embodiments, healthcare timelines are generated based on a clinical condition identified for a patient and a patient care plan associated with the clinical condition. Evidence-based best practice standards are evaluated to generate the healthcare timeline as well as a patient history that may affect the healthcare timeline and best practice standards that are appropriate for the patient. The healthcare timeline includes an onset time of the clinical condition, one or more tasks to complete for the clinical condition, and a timer that illustrates an amount of time remaining to complete the one or more tasks before expiration of the timer and administration of a critical treatment. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145013 | Integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) System with Transcription, Speech Recognition and Automated Data Extraction - An integrated health record system comprises a platform including a processor coupled to a medical application. The system includes at least one input device coupled to the processor. The input device receives patient information of a patient via an electronic form and receives vital signs of the patient. The medical application integrates the patient information and the vital signs into an electronic health record (EHR) that corresponds to the patient. The medical application receives a sound file that includes information resulting from an examination of the patient, and translates the sound file into a document that comprises a clinical document architecture (CDA). The medical application parses the document and identifies a plurality of data components based on a correspondence to a plurality of data fields of the HER. The medical application populates each of the plurality of data fields with each of the data components. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145014 | INTERNATIONAL LIFE-SAVING RAPID RETRIEVING TOOL - A method for maintaining medical records online, with the nursing perspective, comprises of receiving medical records and converting the data to electronic form from any format received. Login information is received by a reviewer for allowing review of the medical records. The reviewed and un-reviewed medical records are securely stored for the rapid retrieval of data needed in emergent and standard healthcare situations, thereby saving lives internationally. This tool can be used for all living and/or inanimate entities on the planet. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145015 | HEALTH-CARE E-COMMERCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145016 | SECURE DATA CARD - An apparatus for storing information has a input device to allow a user to communicate with the apparatus and to allow the apparatus to output information to said user; a storage portion including a compression device to compress information stored in the storage portion; and a cipher to perform multilayered encryption and decryption to allow the passing and receiving of the information stored on the apparatus in a secure manner. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145017 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING A MEDICATION - A system and method for providing information regarding a medication comprising the steps of, retrieving data, associated with the medication, generating a checklist on the basis of the retrieved data, wherein the checklist is arranged with at least one item for checking with a patient. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145018 | DRUG AND MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY AND SUPPORT INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM, PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A reporting system, including a processing device, and method provides drug and medical device safety and support information during a workflow of a healthcare provider. The system and method electronically acquires, maps, generates, compiles, verifies and transfers in real time critical information regarding particular drugs and medical devices required by healthcare providers, such as a prescriber, at the optimum time in which the healthcare provider needs the information. In an embodiment, the drug and medical device safety information is accessed from an associated healthcare website, such as an Electronic Health Record (EHR) web site, during a prescription stage in the healthcare providers workflow for a particular patient. The system and method also includes an adverse reporting system that allows for the drug and medical device safety information to be updated and accurately reported in an efficient and up to date manner. In an embodiment, a healthcare provider reports an adverse event or reaction to a drug by a patient during a workflow at a EHR web site. The adverse event information is forwarded to the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and the particular drug manufacturer which may update the corresponding drug information. The updated drug information may then be reported by the system to insure that healthcare providers receive the most current, accurate and complete safety information during a workflow. In embodiments, the updated drug and medical information may be provided to malpractice insurance carriers to further ensure safety. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110153359 | GATHERING, STORING, AND RETRIEVING SUMMARY ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD INFORMATION FROM HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - The system and method of the invention describes a unique approach to gathering patient treatment information in summary form from a universe of health care providers, each using any form of patient information management; converting that information to pointers that can be searched by a healthcare provider before or during treatment to determine if further information needs to be acquired from the original provider; and a variety of methods to provide access to detailed healthcare treatment and diagnosis information from the original healthcare provider through an access and display method provided by the healthcare provider housing the records, if available. The system and method envisages one or more providers of repository services, each offering various ways for healthcare providers to update and maintain summary information, and each providing for continual exchange of information among them to ensure complete access to all available information. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153360 | Method and Apparatus for Verification of Clinical Trial Adherence - A system and method of confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with the clinical trial, determining one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen and identifying one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures. Activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen are captured and then compared to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween. A notice is provided if differences are determined. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153361 | Method and Apparatus for Management of Clinical Trials - A system and method of a clinical trial is provided. The system comprises a summary page providing an overview of each clinical trial participant in a graphical format, each clinical trial participant being represented by a unique clinical trial participant identifier and one or more clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applicable to modify one or more of the clinical trial participant identifiers, each modifier indicative of a different status of the particular participant identifier to which it is applied. A zoom selector is provided for zooming in on a subset of the clinical trial participant identifiers included with the summary page. Upon selection of a particular level of zoom, a corresponding amount of detailed information related to the subset of the clinical trial identifiers is provided; the detailed information including at least an indication of the level of compliance of a clinical trial participant to a prescribed clinical trial protocol represented by a corresponding clinical trial participant identifier, and further information related to any particular clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applied to any one of the clinical trial participant identifiers included within the subset. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153362 | Method and mechanism for identifying protecting, requesting, assisting and managing information - A method and mechanism used for or by, individuals, groups, corporations, (profit and non profit), professionals, businesses, schools, governments, institutions, and machines to help, protect, create, design, record, file, document, publish, authenticate, plan, market, personalize, distribute, manufacture, license, franchise, sponsor, advertise, publicize, track, project, calendar, voting, rate, conference, rent, lease, price, request, propose, order, pay, fund, buy, sell, lend, bank, finance, store, insure, barter, gift, repair, service, build, share, check, insure, install, learn, teach, research, promote, collaborate, adopt, think, monitor, manage, remind, administer, broadcast, target spatial points, communicate, manage energy communication, connect like minded people, offer self help, manage group health, combined with data aggregated from a vision engine, hearing engine, touch engine, taste engine, smell engine, with data from the mechanical internet, the life Internet, and fuzzy logical, abductive, inductive, deductive, and backward chaining reasoning, to give forward suggestions, proposals, decisions, information and search in a network and non network. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153363 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTHCARE - A method and system for managing personal health are provided. The system for managing personal healthcare includes: one or more agent devices measuring a plurality of types of physical information of a user; and a manager device receiving the plurality of types of physical information from the agent device, analyzing the correlations between the plurality of types of physical information, generating health management information indicating the correlations between the plurality of types of physical information, and providing the generated health management information to the user. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153364 | GATHERING, STORING, AND RETRIEVING SUMMARY ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD INFORMATION FROM HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - The system and method of the invention describes a unique approach to gathering patient treatment information in summary form from a universe of health care providers, each using any form of patient information management; converting that information to pointers that can be searched by a healthcare provider before or during treatment to determine if further information needs to be acquired from the original provider; and a variety of methods to provide access to detailed healthcare treatment and diagnosis information from the original healthcare provider through an access and display method provided by the healthcare provider housing the records, if available. The system and method envisages one or more providers of repository services, each offering various ways for healthcare providers to update and maintain summary information, and each providing for continual exchange of information among them to ensure complete access to all available information. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153365 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING AND DOCUMENTING LACTATION DATA - A system and method of managing and documenting lactation data includes inputting patient lactation data, retrieving, editing, creating, or updating a database to include the patient lactation data in real time, and storing the patient lactation data in a database which can be centrally located to facilitate integration with other medical records. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110161107 | SELF-ADAPTIVE CARE PLAN GOAL MODULES - A goal module ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DIVERSION IN DRUG DISPENSING - Systems and methods for detecting diversion in drug dispensing transactions are provided. The systems and methods described provide an integrated platform for collecting and analyzing data that describes a user's drug dispensing transactions and determines a diversion score for the user that indicates the relative severity of the user's diversion activities. The diversion score may be weighted to reflect the relative importance of a respective category of diversion activity to the identification of drug diverters with respect to other categories. Furthermore, in determining a user's diversion score, the user's transaction data may be compared with transaction data regarding the user's peers. In this way, for example, high diversion scores may indicate a high occurrence of suspicious activity, and users having high diversion scores may be further monitored and investigated to determine whether the particular user is indeed diverting drugs for illegitimate use. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161109 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADHERENCE-BASED MESSAGES AND BENEFITS - Systems and methods may include receiving, from a healthcare provider computer, a first healthcare transaction that identifies a product to be dispensed, and a patient for receiving the product, the first healthcare transaction associated with a first date; determining that the product is associated with an adherence monitoring program; storing an association between the patient, the product to be dispensed, and the first date associated with the first healthcare transaction; receiving, from a healthcare provider computer, a second healthcare transaction that identifies the product to be dispensed, and the patient for receiving the product, the second healthcare transaction associated with a second date; determining a level of adherence to the patient specifications of the adherence monitoring program by comparing at least the second date associated with the second healthcare transaction to the first date associated with the first healthcare transaction; and delivering or directing a delivery of an adherence message that indicates the determined level of adherence to the patient specifications of the adherence monitoring program. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161110 | System And Method For An Online Platform Distributing Condition Specific Programs Used For Monitoring The Health Of A Participant And For Offering Health Services To Participating Subscribers - A system and method for monitoring are described providing for online and/or remote monitoring of a participant, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. The system includes a first network access device providing access to a communication network. The first network access device is associated with a participant or user, and allows the user to access the communication network (e.g., accessing web sites on the interne). Also, the system includes a second network access device providing access the communication network. The second network access device is associated with a monitoring agent. The system includes a library of programs for use in monitoring users. For instance, one program monitors the health of a participant. Also, a program in the library of programs is assigned to the user. The program includes at least one interactive logic tree where upon completion by the user reaches a result. The system also includes a central platform for providing access and control over the library of programs through the communication network. For instance, the user is able to access the program through the central platform for purposes of execution. The system also includes a data store for storing responses and results of the user in association with said program. As such, the monitoring agent is able to monitor any responses and results stemming from the execution of the program through the central platform. Also, the system includes an action module for performing an appropriate action based on the result. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161111 | SYSTEM FOR FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL DATA AND PATIENT INTERFACE - A system according to the present invention includes a processor, a device interface, a data relay transceiver, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive, using the device interface, data for a plurality of patients from a medical device. The received data includes a location for at least one of the plurality of patients. The memory further stores instructions to cause the processor to transmit a message including the received data, using the data relay transceiver, to one or more of: a provided medical data server; and a provided intermediary device. The intermediary device includes a software program configured to retransmit the message to the medical data server. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161112 | MEDICAL DATA STORAGE SERVER - Provided is a method of documenting a medical procedure including receiving medical data captured during the medical procedure to be documented. Information indicative of an identity of at least one of a patient that is a subject of the medical procedure and a physician involved with the medical procedure is received. The medical data is stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium associated with the at least one of the patient and the physician. Access to the medical data stored on the computer readable medium is restricted, allowing the physician involved with the medical procedure to subsequently retrieve the medical data stored in the computer readable medium and view the medical data retrieved. Restricting access to the recorded medical data prevents another physician, who may not have been involved in the medical procedure, from viewing the medical data without first entering information indicative of authorization to view the medical data. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161113 | INTERPRETIVE REPORT GENERATION - An information processing system, a computer-readable storage medium, and a method are provided in which computer-readable instructions can be executed by processor. The method can include gathering data conditionally from a plurality of structured data sources in accordance with rules of a template. The gathered data may relate to a plurality of medical tests of a patient performed in accordance with one or more orders of tests. One or more of the rules of the template can conditionally select first data relating to a result of at least one of the medical tests based on one or more criteria. For example, a rule can conditionally select data based on at least one of: the existence of a given medical condition of the patient expressed by a clinical indication, an out-of-range result obtained on at least one of the plurality of medical tests, an out-of-range result obtained on another medical test of the patient being a medical test other than the plurality of medical tests, an out-of-range result obtained on a medical test of a probant being a person other than the patient, the existence of a given medical condition in a pedigree of the patient, or the existence of a given medical condition in the pedigree of the patient and an out-of-range result obtained in at least one medical test. A report can be generated in accordance with the gathered data and at least one rule of the template, the report summarizing a disease state of the patient. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MEDICAL HISTORY - A system and method for generating a medical history that is determined based on the patient's medication list. Medications are taken for specific indications, i.e., disease and/or symptom, and the system includes a knowledge base of all known medications and associated indications. Preferably, an expert system allows the patient, nurse or other user, to enter all or part of the name of the patient's medications, and creates a list of probable medications by determining which of the known medications the patient most likely takes. Based on a user selected probable medication, the system creates a list of probable medical indications associated with the selected medication. Based on a user selected probable indication, the system generates a medical history for the patient. The probable medications and probable medical indications are determined preferably based on the patient's demographic data, historical data for other patients, and responses to follow-up questions generated by the system. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110166881 | Method and system for generating food recommendations - In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a method and system of generating food recommendations is provided. A patient drug profile is provided listing currently prescribed medications for a patient. The patient drug profile is analyzed to establish an individual's medical condition(s), or disease state profile, from National Drug Code numbers, for example, in the patient drug profile. A nutritional database is provided. The nutritional database includes foods that are beneficial and/or harmful to various disease states. Food recommendations based on the individual's medical condition(s), or disease state profile, are provided from the nutritional database. The food recommendations can include both foods to avoid and foods to consume. Additional information, such as coupons, for example, based on the food recommendations, and a product location guide based on the food recommendations can be provided. In one implementation, the method and system of generating food recommendations can be provided in a pharmacy management system within a grocery store. In another implementation, the method and system of generating food recommendations can be provided using any computing device. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166882 | BUSINESS METHOD FOR HAIR REPLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE - The quality of hair maintenance and replacement services in commercial personal grooming service companies provided by an organization to a customer is assured. Initial multiphasic assessment with progressive reviews and client input and acceptance of a mutually derived solution is performed, undertaken and measured. Episodic client assurance reviews, assessment of mutually designated outcome metrics and collective modifications are made to heighten client commitment, satisfaction and quality assurance. Process and final deliverable reviews are performed to assure customer need satisfaction. The invention is a method comprised of an array of multiple comprehensive steps individualized to the specific characteristics of the client with their completion measured, reported and agreed upon to assure consistent and acceptable quality levels. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166883 | Systems and Methods for Modeling Healthcare Costs, Predicting Same, and Targeting Improved Healthcare Quality and Profitability - A comprehensive healthcare analytic and predicative modeling system that tracks costs for patients on a long term basis (greater than 6 months, one-year, or more) to assess the long-term effectiveness of various treatment options. Based upon the evaluation of the long-term effectiveness of various treatment options, the system then delivers a predictive model, which is based on data extracted and aggregated from dissimilar databases, that analyzes up-to-date economic and clinical outcomes, and then, using this data, can estimate long-term future treatment results from an economic and clinical perspective. Also disclosed herein is a personal electronic medical record on a computer network created by a medical provider on the authorization of the patient and controlled by the patient. Lastly, disclosed herein is a computer system for the consolidation of medical and financial data from disparate databases into a unitary data format. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166884 | System and method for automated patient history intake - A system of automated patient history intake including a retrieval system for retrieving pharmaceutical information specific to a patient, a display system for displaying the pharmaceutical information, and a reconciliation system for reconciling the pharmaceutical information using visual data. A system for automated patient check-in including a retrieval system for retrieving pharmaceutical information specific to a patient, a display system for displaying the pharmaceutical information, and a reconciliation system for reconciling the pharmaceutical information using visual data. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166885 | System and method for creating and rendering DICOM structured clinical reporting via the internet - Methods for implementing a structured clinical reporting system employing a DICOM Structured Reporting (SR) software database engine that maps clinical report data into a clinical structured reporting data format are disclosed. A workstation is used to create, sign, render, or transmit a structured clinical report. A conversion engine performs image recognition on the structured clinical report, which includes identifying data therein, segmenting the report, using a library to perform value object extraction on the segments, and converting the value objects to a DICOM format. A PACS server is usable to communicate with the conversion engine, workstation, and database. Various software plug-ins are usable, such that different methods of acquiring user input may be implemented. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166886 | Bariatric Treatment Management System and Method - Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for managing a medical practice. The disclosed method includes establishing a practice profile having at least one of an administrative parameter, a patient requirement parameter, and a surgeon identifier. The method further includes establishing at least one patient profile corresponding to a patient, wherein the patient profile includes at least one of a patient identifier, a patient requirement parameter, a patient requirement parameter due date, and a surgery identifier. A patient requirement completion date is received and stores, and is compared to the patient requirement parameter due date. A pathway to surgery document that includes the patient requirement parameter due date and the patient requirement completion date is automatically generated and electronically delivered to the patient. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166887 | Medical Information Event Manager - An event management system and method detects the occurrence of events as a function, at least in part, of information and data gathered from monitoring one or more patients with a medical information system. Event detection processes can be defined and then triggered to cover any of a variety of circumstances. For instance, event detection processes can be defined that, when triggered, indicate that a certain patient (or patients) would make a suitable candidate for that clinical trial, a patient is a candidate for a certain type of treatment, or hospital resources are being utilized in a certain manner. That is, such events may relate to the efficiency or inefficiency in use of certain resources, or such events may concern usage under certain circumstances. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166888 | SIMPLIFIED LAUNCHING OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES IN CENTER FOR TREATING PATIENT - Devices, systems, software and methods facilitate launching protocol in a treatment center for an incoming patient. When a patient characterization is input, one or more draft messages become prepared at least in part for different functions, departments and people of the treatment center. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING REVENUE DISTRIBUTION - The system monitors user actions in a user payment system and provides targeted advertisements to a user where the user opts-in as a participant in an advertising program. The system is further configured to track and distribute revenue from the advertising program to various parties including the user, healthcare providers, and user payment systems providers. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166890 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL MEDICAL DATA - A network for mediating the peer-to-peer transfer of digital patient medical data includes a plurality of distributed agents each associated with a health care provider and connected to a central system. Periodically the agents collect local information relating to patient medical files and/or data streams, for example diagnostic images and associated reports, and process that information into metadata files acting as pointers to the original files. The metadata files are transmitted to the central system where they are parsed and the attributes are stored on the central system in patient records with records from the same patient grouped together whenever possible. Registered users can search the central system, even in the absence of a unique identifier, to identify patient records pointing to the remote patient medical files. Upon finding a patient medical file, the invention provides a streamlined process for communicating access authorization from the patient to the hospital or facility storing the medical files. Once patient authorization is received, secure processes are provided for transferring the data in its entirety to or for viewing by the user in a peer-to-peer fashion. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166891 | HOSPITAL BED COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH PHARMACY INTERACTION - A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110173028 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - A method and system for managing inventory for an ancillary medical facility that can be integrated into existing electronic healthcare records systems or practice management systems. The invention enables clinician users to order medical supplies electronically and to track the entire supply chain of the inventory item from the vendor/manufacturer to the patient. In one embodiment, requisitions are automatically generated when an inventory supply falls to a critical volume or reorder point. The system of the invention provides reporting modules that allow clinician users to analyze cost, inventory usage and adjustment, and supply conflict. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110173029 | RECURRING TIME ZERO - Computerized methods and systems in a clinical computing environment are provided for methods and systems in a clinical computing environment for collectively ordering recurring orders. Each treatment period (that is, each instance of a recurring order or group of orders) is permitted to be activated independently even though the ordering activity for the treatment schedule takes place only once. Relationships between orders within a recurring group or phase, as well as relationships between different instances of the group or phase (e.g., between treatment periods included in a treatment schedule wherein the same group of orders is to be executed on two different days) are established utilizing time offsets. Each time that a treatment period is activated, a new time zero is established and future administration times are calculated utilizing the time offsets with respect to the new time zero. Additionally, each time that a treatment period is activated and a new time zero is established, future treatment periods included in the treatment schedule are scheduled for future initiation based upon the time offsets. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110178820 | Status Reporting Of A Structured Collection Procedure - Embodiments related to a system and method managing the implementation, execution, data collection, data analysis and status reporting of a structured collection procedure running on a portable, hand-held collection device are disclosed. The collection device performing the structured collection procedure has program instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met at some unknown time, store in memory patient data collected in accordance to the schedule of events, end automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met at some unknown time. Status reporting can be provided throughout the execution of the collection procedure. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178821 | MEDICAL DATA AND IMAGE SHARING - A device and a method are disclosed including a unified format medical information and teleconferencing service (UFMITS) and client devices that communicate with such service, the UFMITS configured to obtain and view different format medical data, such as high resolution medical imaging data, convert the different formats to a unified format, and make such data available to the client devices via a single user interface. In operation, a medical agent, such as a surgeon, connects to the UFMITS, via a network, and requests medical data for a particular patient. The UFMITS sends medical information available about the particular patient to the medical agent in the unified format, enabling the medical agent to view all pertinent medical data using a single software interface. Furthermore, the medical agent may teleconference with other medical agents, via the UFMITS, to discuss such downloaded medical data, which are simultaneously downloaded to the other medical agents. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178822 | MedicVue.com-Personal Emergency Medical Database - MedicVue.com is an interactive website that provides confidential database storage and retrieval for basic medical information. Access for medical personnel is through a member ID code that is visible on member cards, id tags and silicone bracelets. The code system is a ten character alpha-numeric code that is generated when registering. The code corresponds to entered information that is stored. To maintain confidentiality, no personal information is visible. One area of the database is an Emergency/Medical Records Area that shows the condensed version of a member's entered information; this section is read-only. The second area is the member login area, a password protected section that allows for the entering or editing of information. Database areas of entry include emergency contacts, allergies, immunizations, current medications, physicians, surgical history, implants, organ donor status, medical notes and unique identifying marks sections. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110184755 | Managing Patient Medication Data - Systems, methods and devices for managing patient medication data which include, in one implementation, receiving medication data for a patient from multiple sources; generating a list of medications for the patient by consolidating identical medication listings in the medication data; presenting the medication list to the patient in a user-interface; identifying a problem in the medication list; receiving patient input for a resolution of the problem; transmitting, in response to the user input, the identified problem on the medication list to a heath care professional for resolution; receiving a resolution of the problem from the health care professional; and displaying to the patient an updated medication list, updated according to the received resolution. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184756 | Maintaining Patient Medication Lists - Systems, methods and devices for managing patient medication data which include, in one implementation, receiving medication data for a patient from multiple sources; reconciling the medication data from multiple sources to generate a reconciled list of medications for the patient; presenting the reconciled list to the patient in a user-interface; identifying a potential cost savings change for a prescribed medication on the list; presenting an indication of the cost savings change to the patient in the user-interface; receiving a selection of the potential cost savings for the prescribed medication from the patient; in response to receiving the selection, transmitting via a network a request for the cost savings change to a health-care professional; receiving an approval of the cost savings; and presenting to the patient an updated medication list, the updated the medication list updated according to the approval. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184757 | INTERACTIVE MEDICAL CARD AND METHOD OF PROCESSING MEDICAL INFORMATION STORED THEREON - The present disclosure relates generally to an apparatus, system and method, and more specifically to a portable electronic interactive medical card, which includes a cardholder's medical information for which access is authenticated by biometric verification means. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184758 | Electronic medication aministration record system for low patient trust environments - A system for electronic medication administration records system utilizing a computer processing unit and an operating system in a correctional facility. The system updates patient history and medication distribution to certain patient inmates recording the distribution and inmate signature for accurate and irrefutable records. The system creates auto mapping medical distribution, but can be updated manually for unrecognizable drug administration for inmates. The system sends updates for medical history of inmates and notifies administrator for prescription refills and/or medication reorders. The system works in conjunction with a health care server. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184759 | QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) REVIEW SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented clinical quality review method involving: for each of a plurality of medical problem types, storing a corresponding set of review criteria; receiving a plurality of electronic patient care records (ePCRs) from a medical service provider (MSP), each ePCR identifying a patient treated by the MSP and information about the medical care provided to that patient by the MSP, including: clinical problem type, clinical impressions, symptoms, and details about the evaluation of and treatment provided to that patient by the MSP; and for each ePCR: (i) determining whether the medical care meets the set of review criteria associated with the medical problem type identified in that ePCR; (ii) if the medical care passes the set of review criteria, approving the medical care provided to that patient and forwarding information about the medical care provided to that patient to a reporting system; and (iii) if the medical care does not pass the set of review criteria, generating a notification indicating that a manual review of the medical care provided to that patient is required. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED INFORMATION EXTRACTION AND IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH LARGE SCALE NETWORKS - A system and method for extracting medical information into a digital format; classifying the medical information into a database with customizable standard categories; and implementing the new information on all related customers' system in large scale networks. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184761 | Method and Apparatus for Estimating Patient Populations - The methods and apparatuses of the present invention provide for a continuous abstraction of randomly sampled patient data and shortened data processing cycle times when an accurate sample population size is unknown at the beginning of the sampling process. The present invention estimates an initial medical patient population size for the purpose of randomly sampling that population. The estimated population size is calculated based on historical patient population data and is corrected at the end of the sample time period. Under-sampling is remediated at the end of the sample time period, during which continuous sampling of the patient data is carried out to provide interim and immediately available sampled patient data. Criteria for medical patient population sizing and sampling are provided by health care organizations responsible for administrating health care quality improvement standards. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184762 | CLINICIAN REVIEW OF AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLAN AND APPLIANCE - A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the data sets to generate treatment paths along which teeth will move from the initial positions to the final positions. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184763 | Continuity of Medical Care - A consumer is provided with continuity of medical care by being prompted to transfer data to a recipient, upon completion of the consumer's interaction with a brokerage system. The data obtained during the interactions is transferred to one or more recipients selected by the consumer. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184764 | Method of Acquiring Data - The invention discloses a method of acquiring, storing and transmitting data, which includes the provision of a database having at least three record sets in which data, such as medical examination data, can be accurately stored in suitable numerical format. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184765 | System and Method for a Healthcare Provider to Obtain, Distribute, and Track Pharmaceutical Samples - A system and method of supplying prepackaged pharmaceutical samples to healthcare providers in the employ of a healthcare organization. A vending machine is provided. The healthcare organization preauthorizes various types of pharmaceutical samples to be stocked within the vending machine. The vending machine is stocked only with the pharmaceutical samples that were preauthorized by the healthcare organization. Although the vending machine is accessible to healthcare providers in a particular office, not all of the prepackaged pharmaceutical samples can be vended by all of the healthcare providers. Rather, each healthcare provider has a sample dispensing authorization that depends upon the healthcare provider's knowledge of the pharmaceuticals. A trackable history is maintained about what pharmaceutical samples were vended, what healthcare provider took the pharmaceutical samples, and what patient was given the pharmaceutical samples. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110191120 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING EMPIRICALLY-SUPPORTED TALK THERAPY - Certain embodiments include a system and a method for delivering EST to patients through a standardized, predetermined period of time, manualized program. The method includes receiving information from the patient. The information received from the patient relates to a psychological condition of the patient. The method further includes transmitting the information to a psychotherapeutic practitioner. The psychotherapeutic practitioner includes a licensed therapist and a behavioral coach. Further, the method includes receiving information from the psychotherapeutic practitioner based on the patient's information. The information includes a standardized program of empirically-supported therapy treatment over a predetermined period of time. The method also includes transmitting the information received from the psychotherapeutic practitioner to the patient for delivering empirically-supported therapy to the patient, and controlling a plurality of cameras for providing videoconferencing capabilities between the patient, the licensed therapist, and the behavioral coach. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191121 | Digital assistant appliance for assisting an operator in the manual preparation of a liquid pharmaceutical composition in a medical instrument for administering the composition to a patient, and corresponding operating method - Digital assistant appliance for assisting an operator in the manual preparation of a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising: a memory device containing, for each active principle of the liquid pharmaceutical composition: one or more first sample images of vials containing the active principle, and one or more second sample images of syringes that can be used for transferring the active principle from the vials to the medical instrument; an artificial viewing system designed to acquire: a vial image of a vial chosen by the operator and/or a syringe image of a syringe chosen by the operator; and an electronic processing system configured in such a way as to compare the vial image with each of the first sample images for determining whether the vial chosen by the operator is incorrect, and/or compare the syringe image with each of the second sample images for determining whether the syringe chosen by the operator is incorrect, and warn the operator of an error condition in the preparation step when the vial or the syringe chosen by the operator is incorrect. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PHYSICIAN REFERRALS - Method and apparatus for managing the physician referral process, whereby a referring physician (e.g., a primary care provider) refers a patient to another physician (e.g., a specialist) for a particular medical procedure, analysis or care. An aggregator provides systems and methods available to physicians and their administrative staff (herein collectively referred to as physicians or doctors) to: book appointments on behalf of their patients online through a doctor directory and calendar function; filter available doctors by specialty, subspecialty, procedure, insurance participation and/or hospital network; transfer a patient's personal information, medical history and pre-selected insurance forms from one doctor's office to another's, electronically; transfer and upload relevant forms and paperwork via fax from one doctor's office to another; track referrals historically (over time) on a by-doctor or by-patient basis; facilitate referrals to and from doctors in a certain network or group. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191123 | Virtual Lifestyle, Health, and Wellness Management System and Method - A system for managing the wellness of an individual has a kiosk where data is received from and provided to the individual. The kiosk comprises a processor, a display in communication with the processor, a data entry device in communication with the processor, and a bio-electric impedance analysis (“BEIA”) bar capable of communication with the processor. The kiosk has a communication device in communication with the processor. The system further comprises a server computer in network communication with the communication device of the kiosk. The server computer has a storage device for storing data. The server computer may be used to store data received from an individual, or provide data to the individual, using a kiosk. The system may further comprise fitness equipment, medical equipment, client computers, or any combination of such devices. These devices may be in communication with the kiosk and/or server computer. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191124 | RFID-BASED SYSTEM FOR LINKING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - An RFID-based EMR linking system is disclosed. The location of a patient who has a tag is tracked using RTLS and the tracked location of a patient is linked to EMR so that location information of a patient is detected in real time and moving line and location of a patient may be easily managed. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110196702 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SERVICES - The present invention provides a method of improving the delivery of services of a health care system by the application of a business change process to an existing health care system including the steps of: identifying components of patient experience as a patient is processed through the health care system; extracting existing data included in one or more data bases, pertaining to the health care system, identifying existing data that correlates with components of the patient experience and extracting that data and associating it with the relevant component, or interfaces therebetween, for subsequent analysis; obtaining a measure of the performance of the patient experience components by applying pre-defined checklists of queries to each identified component, and interfaces therebetween, and obtaining and rating responses to the queries, said patient responses collected from devices in electronic communication with a data gathering and recordal system and combining with any relevant existing data as it pertains to corresponding components; identifying services in the patient experience components, and the interfaces therebetween, that require improvement by comparing the electronically stored data pertaining to rated responses and any available correlating data obtained from the health care system with predefined indicators in relation to the provision of health care services; and generating an electronic report that identifies the patient experience components and interfaces therebetween and includes an indication of those components and/or interfaces requiring improvement. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110196703 | Artificial social engine - A business is contracted by a budget or another business to execute a non profitable deal like public health care by a managerial art to minimize costs. The costs will be compensated by a contractor while surplus value would be given the executor indirectly (administratively, politically etc.). | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110196704 | Intelligent tokens for automated health care information systems - Methods and systems for accessing information stored in an electronic patient record are disclosed. A memory stores a set of medical logic instructions which code for retrieval of multiple items of information stored in the electronic patient record for a given patient. Optionally, the instructions code for a rules-based interpretation of information stored in the electronic patient record, such as instructions that apply criteria in a quality scoring system and generate a score. The medical logic instructions are associated with an “intelligent token”, i.e., a character string such as |DIABETES|, |ASTHMA| or |PROGRESS|. The invoking of the intelligent token triggers execution of the medical logic instructions and retrieval of the information from the database. The intelligent tokens can be embedded into document templates, or selected or entered by the user as part of a document creation process. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110202367 | Healthcare Data Delivery System - A system for providing preselected data to a human user who is a patient in a healthcare facility. The data can feature therapeutic audio content, informational content, and instructional content. The system can include a portable cart or other mobile platform on which a computer and touch screen display connected to the computer are installed. The computer can include a memory device capable of storing the therapeutic audio content. The touch screen display can feature control icons sized so as to be easily selected by manual manipulation by a user who is ill, impaired, or at least partially incapacitated. The touch screen display may also include a detachable transparent film affixed over a display surface. A method of the invention can include the step of decreasing audio volume to permit two-way communication between the user and a healthcare professional using the system. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110202368 | EMAILING/TEXTING BIOMETRIC DATA FOR AUTOMATIC EMR INCORPORATION - A message from a device may be automatically identified by an identifier associated with the message or the device or combination thereof. The identifier may be mapped to a user record in a database. The message may be parsed into health related data associated with the user. The health related data is automatically stored into the user record of the database. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110202369 | Medical Information Device And Associated Methods - A device and method are provided for improving patient safety preparatory to a surgical procedure. The device is affixable to or adjacent the patient and includes an audio recording and playback medium. The medium can be used to record a message thereon, preferably by the patient. The message is for communicating at least patient identity and planned procedure to, for example, a surgical team. The medium can be activated by a healthcare worker prior to initiating the procedure, such as during a planned “time-out” period. A second recording can also be made by a healthcare worker that contains patient and procedure data to provide yet another safety element. Both recordings are reviewed prior to beginning the surgical procedure to ensure the correctness of the procedure. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110202370 | INTEGRATED MEDICAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM WITH EMBEDDED TRANSCRIPTION FUNCTIONALITY - An integrated medical software system with embedded transcription functionality, and a method of using that system, is disclosed. The system includes a clinical software module that is configured to be executed by a processor to create an electronic document and to capture clinical data for a patient in the electronic document during an encounter with the patient. The system also includes a transcription software application that is configured to be executed by the processor to select predefined clinical data that will appear within the electronic document in response to speech commands and to automatically transcribe dictated clinical data that will appear within the electronic document in response to dictation, wherein the predefined clinical data being previously linked to at least one of a diagnosis code and a procedure code and the dictated clinical data being automatically linked to at least one of a diagnosis code and a procedure code as it is transcribed. And the system includes an account management software module that is configured to be executed by the processor to automatically generate at least one of a bill, a claim, or a statement for the patient using the at least one of a diagnosis code and a procedure code linked to at least one of the predefined clinical data and the dictated clinical data. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110202371 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTEXTUALIZED MEDICAL DATA - The invention concerns a point of care device comprising: a medical device connectivity module comprising connection means for collecting and storing medical data originating from at least one medical apparatus and data translation means for translating the received medical data into a common format; a proximity detection module comprising a reader and processing means for associating the point of care device with items within a range of the reader and generating association data relative to the association of the point of care device with the items; an interface module comprising processing means for merging the medical data in the common format with the generated association data so as to provide contextualized medical data, and sending means for sending said contextualized medical data to a contextual information server. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110208541 | PATIENT ROOM AND BED MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A patient room and bed management apparatus and system detects changes in a patient's status and updates the status of a room of a healthcare facility associated with the patient. The system may receive the patient status information from a remote system, such as a health information system used by a healthcare facility. The patient room and bed management system may determine one or more actions to be performed by a bed in the patient's room. The system may determine one or more actions to be performed by a caregiver or other staff person of the healthcare facility. The actions to be performed by the bed or staff person may be triggered by a change in status of the patient, the patient's bed, or the patient's room. The actions to be performed may be electronically communicated to the bed, to one or more remote displays, and/or to communication devices associated with staff persons of the healthcare facility. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110208542 | VOICE OF THE PATIENT SYSTEM - A computer system adapted to store a record of a patient's data received from at least one of doctor, patient, hospital, therapist, wherein the data is in at least one format selected from audio, visual, text, and wherein a patient can access the patient's own record and optionally add comments in one of said formats is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of storing patient's data, comprising inputting data from at least one of doctor, hospital, or therapist in at least one format selected from audio, visual, text and authorizing the patient to access that patient's record so that patient can review the accuracy of the data and to input additional data or corrected data in one of said formats if the patient wishes to add comments to the record. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110208543 | ON-SITE HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - An on-site healthcare diagnostic device containing a blood pressure monitor and one or more test strip readers, such as a blood sugar or cholesterol test strip reader. The on-site device may be deployed as a special purpose unit or through accessories used in connection with a general purpose computer. In the special purpose unit, the on-site device includes a pump and control electronics for the blood pressure monitor and at least one test strip reader carried by an integral housing that also carries a display device and user interface, such as a three-button keypad, for operating the device. The on-site device may be expanded to accommodate external test strip readers and other diagnostic devices connected through one or more universal data ports. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110213625 | Apparatus and method for processing and/or for providing healthcare information and/or helathcare-related information - A computer-implemented method, including storing a healthcare record or a healthcare history of an individual in a database or a memory device, processing, with or using a processing device, information for allowing an individual to access a healthcare record or a healthcare history of the individual with a first computer or a first communication device; processing information for allowing the individual to access or obtain information, a link, or a hyperlink, to information regarding an employee benefit in which the individual is enrolled; processing information regarding an information request regarding the employee benefit or processing information for generating a claim or a request for, or pursuant to, the employee benefit; generating a message containing information responsive to the information request or responsive to the claim or the request; and transmitting the message to the first computer or to the first communication device. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110218819 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A DISTRIBUTED CARE PLANNING TOOL - A method for providing distributed care plan management may include receiving, at a service platform, information associated with a care plan item for a patient in which the information is received from a health system entity among a plurality of health system entities with which the service platform is capable of communicating. The method may further include storing the information in association with a care plan of the patient, and providing delivery of at least a portion of the information to a different entity with selected view parameters for rendering the portion of the information being determined based on an identity of the different entity. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218820 | Displaying and Manipulating Brain Function Data Including Filtering of Annotations - A user is enabled to request a visual review of a plurality of subsets of aggregate brain activity data, and the data contained in each subset are transformed into a visual display presented to the user. Significantly, rather than requiring the user to separately request a visual display of each selected subset, a visual display for each different subset is automatically sequentially displayed, based upon a single user request. This sequential display is particularly useful where the data from each subset cannot be readily displayed simultaneously. Thus, if twenty subsets are selected by the user from the aggregate brain activity data, then twenty different visual displays will be selectively generated and sequentially displayed in response to a single user request. Such subsets can be defined by annotations, where such annotations are defined by a patient input, an automated review, or an expert review. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218821 | HEALTH CARE DEVICE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - The invention described herein solves the challenges encountered in searching for medical/clinical information from multiple data sources. Systems, methods, and devices of the invention allow a user to search a number of dissimilar information sources simultaneously, and view, process, and perform correlations on the information. The invention uses faceted search to process clinical values, subject characteristics, and population characteristics, thereby providing a user with an array of information useful for monitoring or improving the state of health of a patient or a patient population. The invention enables a user to evaluate information in a patient-centric way, and analyze information at either the individual or the population level. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218822 | REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR GENERATING A TELECONSULTATION REPORT - The invention provides for a remote patient management system comprising a computing device. The computing device comprises a processor and a computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium contains instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform a method of generating a teleconsultation report. The method comprises the step of recording a teleconsultation between a health professional and a patient using a microphone. The method further comprises the step of converting the recording of the teleconsultation into a text file. The method further comprises the step of parsing the text file into tokens. The method further comprises the step of filling a teleconsultation parse tree using the tokens. The teleconsultation parse tree has nodes arranged in a tree like structure. The method further comprises the step of generate the teleconsultation report using the teleconsultation parse tree. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218823 | Method and System for Determining Precursors of Health Abnormalities from Processing Medical Records - Medical reports are converted to document vectors in computing apparatus and sampled by applying a maximum variation sampling function including a fitness function to the document vectors to reduce a number of medical records being processed and to increase the diversity of the medical records being processed. Linguistic phrases are extracted from the medical records and converted to s-grams. A Haar wavelet function is applied to the s-grams over the preselected time interval; and the coefficient results of the Haar wavelet function are examined for patterns representing the likelihood of health abnormalities. This confirms certain s-grams as precursors of the health abnormality and a parameter can be calculated in relation to the occurrence of such a health abnormality. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218824 | Patient-Physician Connectivity System and Method - A computerized system and method for allocating payments for access to a computer system. In some embodiments, the method includes the step of storing a personal health record (“PHR”) of a patient including a plurality of records with medical information concerning the patient in a database. The database may include at least one record identifying a primary care physician (“PCP”) of the patient. A charge is established for patient access to the PHR and the patient is required to pay at least a portion of the charge. After receipt of the payment, the patient is provided with access to the PHR over a communication network. An allocation of the payment is determined between a plurality of entities including the PCP of the patient. At least a portion of the payment is allocated to the PCP, regardless of whether the PCP issued the PHR to the patient. This allocated allow is then paid to the PCP. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110225008 | Self-Similar Medical Communications System - A health care monitoring system and network for monitoring a patient's use of medications, physiological conditions, and/or the environment around the patient. The system takes advantage of a hierarchical nodal network to allow for the transfer of information from sensors to authorized users of the network while providing personal control of sensitive information and providing a distributed database structure for increased data security. In one embodiment, sensors transmit information to wearable personal data recorders that use a combination of random access and overwriting to store information in a time-sequenced organization. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110225009 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHIC PRESCRIPTION DATA - A system for providing geographic prescription data includes an input device, a presentation device, at least one database for storing electronic claims data and a computing platform in communication with the input device, the presentation device, and the at least one database. The input device receives user selections for at least one a portion of a region, a pharmaceutical, a category of pharmaceuticals, and a group of patients. The presentation device presents a report to the user comparing information about the selected portion of the region to another portion of the region. The computing platform receives a persons of interest list, correlates the stored electronic claims data with the persons of interest list such that all electronic claims data related to a person on the persons of interest list are correlated to the person, and provides the report for the selected portion of the region and the selected group of patients based on the correlation of the stored electronic claims data with the persons of interest list. The report includes prescriptions for the selected pharmaceutical, a comparison of the prescriptions for the selected pharmaceutical to the prescriptions for the same selected pharmaceutical for the other portion of the region, and a projected change in the prescriptions for the selected pharmaceutical based on at least one of a change in the patients prescribed the selected pharmaceutical and a change in the prescriptions per patients prescribed the selected pharmaceutical. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110225010 | HEALTHCARE CO-MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - A system, a method, and an electronic platform provide co-management of two or more healthcare practices, such as an ophthalmology practice and an optometry practice. In one aspect, the disclosure provides for a method including retrieving an electronic health record for a patient and storing first health information for the patient corresponding to a diagnosis of the patient by the first healthcare practice. The patient is referred to the second healthcare practice in response to the diagnosis of the patient, corresponding to treatment provided by the second healthcare practice. The electronic health record and the health information are provided to the second healthcare practice, and second health information is stored for the patient corresponding to treatment of the patient by the second healthcare practice. At least one follow-up visit is scheduled for the patient at one of the first healthcare practice or the second healthcare practice. A first portion of a referral fee from the second healthcare practice is distributed to the first healthcare practice, and a second portion of the referral fee is distributed to a co-management system provider. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110225011 | AUTHENTICATION OF A MOBILE USER OF AN ELECTRONIC PATIENT DIARY - The invention allows authenticating a mobile user of an electronic patient diary effectively, conveniently and securely while keeping costs incurred on the patient to a minimum. Patient-reported data entered by a user and an identifier of the user are received at a patient-reported data collector. The received patient-reported data is stored as non-committed patient-reported data in response to the received identifier being successfully identified. A login request to the patient-reported data collector comprising login identification information of the user is received via a WWW-based service. In response to the user being successfully identified, the user is allowed access to review the stored non-committed patient-reported data, and to subsequently accept and/or reject the validity of the stored non-committed patient-reported data. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110231205 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUTANEOUS MEDICINE DIAGNOSTICS - There is provided a system for cutaneous diagnosis including a first access device. The first access device includes a camera, a processor and a display of digital body map having an anatomical marker. The camera captures image data of a lesion and the processor tags a location of the lesion captured from the camera with the anatomical marker, yielding a first record. The first record is transmitted by the first access device via a network to the first database. The first database receives and stores the first record. The second access device is in communication with the database. The second access device retrieves the first record from the database via the network and attaches physician data to the first record, thus yielding a second record. The second record is transmitted via the network to a second database and is stored therein. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110231206 | METHOD WHICH CREATES A COMMUNITY-WIDE HEALTH INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE - A system for a community-wide health information infrastructure incorporates applications of information technology in conjunction with an incremental approach that creates incentives for voluntary participation for health care providers, payers, and patients from the onset. It identifies the hierarchical importance of categories of medical and health information and sets forth a systematic approach to utilize that hierarchy to establish a composite personal medical or health record for each individual. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110231207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC AND GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A system and method for automatically generating patient-specific and grammatically correct electronic medical records is disclosed. The system and method of an example embodiment includes retrieving a statement from a data object, the data object including the statement, at least one response option corresponding to the statement, and at least one sentence fragment corresponding to the response option; generating, using a processor, a user interface view that includes the statement; receiving a response corresponding to the statement; correlating the response to the at least one response option; retrieving the sentence fragment that corresponds to the correlated response option; and generating, using the processor, a patient-specific and grammatically correct electronic medical record using the retrieved sentence fragment. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110231208 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT SELF-ASSESSMENT OR TREATMENT COMPLIANCE - A system and method for transmission of alphanumeric messaging between mobile subscribers and an external system to send messages directly to the mobile subscriber's existing mobile phone to query them, for example, on the psychometric scale of interest. The resulting daily assessments may then be stored in a database that may be accessed via the interne to aid both the patient and a care provider in tracking the state and progress of the illness or symptoms which are being treated. It may allow the database to be queried to display trends over varying time intervals at any time in the past. The system and method may also provide for automatically notifying care providers if the patient is acutely having severe symptoms for a redefined duration and severity, and may facilitate a way to increase patient compliance with monitoring. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110231209 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR TRANSFERRING MEDICAL FILES - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110231210 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MODIFYING MEDICAL FILES - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110238444 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL RECORDINGS PLUS METHOD - A system is disclosed, in at least one embodiment, for processing medical recordings including at least one device for receiving at least one current medical recording of a patient from a medical imaging system as well as at least one device for receiving from a memory at least one medical recording or study which was taken during a previous examination and assigned to the patient. Furthermore, at least one device is provided for comparing the current medical recording to the medical recording or study taken during the previous examination as well as at least one device for determining an estimated figure for the probability with which both recordings originate from the same patient. At least one embodiment of the inventive system for processing medical recordings further has at least one device for issuing a warning message to the imaging medical system which is displayed there to an operator of the imaging medical system if the estimated probability figure undershoots a threshold value. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238445 | STUDY-CONNECT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Medical tests are entered and automatically tracked through. A health care provider (HCP) can enter an order for a patient's medical test. A back office assistant (BOA) can review or amend an order already entered into a data processing system or can process the order to thereby enter it into the computer. The order is automatically passed to a testing facility where it is scheduled. The test time can be communicated the BOA, HCP, or patient. The BOA can be alerted when the test time approaches such that pretest instructions can be communicated with the patient. The BOA can obtain the test results, store them in a database, and inform the HCP that the test results are ready for review. The HCP can then review the test results, decide what further action is required, and report the results back to the patient or the referring HCP. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238446 | MEDICAL RECORD ENTRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Recording systems and methods efficiently record observations made during a clinical encounter. An exemplary recording system can comprise a graphical user interface having an imaging region, a details region, and an observation region. In the imaging region, the user can choose a body area as an active body area. When an active body area is chosen, the details region can dynamically update to display a set of details that are relevant to the active body area. In the details region, the user can choose a detail as an active detail. The observation region can then dynamically update to include an observation that includes the active body area being modified by the active detail. Accordingly, the observation region can include various observations made during the clinical encounter. Other embodiments of the recording systems and methods are also disclosed herein. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238447 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR GENERATION AND RETENTION OF MEDICAL RECORDS - A system for populating patient records by use of evidence-based relational database, which compares the medical practitioners diagnoses to predetermined responses, to produce accurate patient chart notes and the integration of stored and generated data into clinical and administrative medical record keeping and billing. Episodic encounters are developed into cases for a specific patient under the care of a practitioner. The subjective symptoms from the patient and the objective observations of the care provider concurrent with the episode are used to form a diagnosis which presents a treatment regimen from an evidence-based relational database and populates medical and administrative templates. Patient history and updated information are retained in the database. “Best practice” treatment plans are continually placed in the relational database from practice guides and experts in the field. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238448 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING A PERMISSION-BASED WORKFLOW PROCESS FOR TRANSFERRING MEDICAL FILES - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238449 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING MEDICAL FILES - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238450 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR TRANSFERRING MEDICAL FILES FROM A SOURCE FACILITY TO A DESTINATION FACILITY - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110246230 | Identity Matching And Information Linking - A connection component establishes an identity of a person for permitting access to information in a database. Responsive to establishing the identity of the person, the connection component may link an external account to the information in the database for providing a flow of information between the database and the external account. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246231 | ACCESSING PATIENT INFORMATION - A connection component generates a user interface for display to a patient computing device. The user interface provides the patient computing device with access to hospital visit records of the patient maintained in a hospital database. The user interface may further receive selection of a care provider by the patient for granting the care provider electronic access to the patient's hospital visit records. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246232 | PRESCRIPTION FULFILLMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system for fulfillment by a medical products supplier of medical prescriptions issued by a prescriptionist for patients with reimbursement by a third party provider, in which a patient has a prescription authorization card having an electronically addressable memory encoded with patient medical information including medical history, images, and a medical prescription selectively recorded into the memory by a data station and communicating the prescription to the medical products supplier and a distributor that provides the medical product from the medical products supplier to the patient upon presentation of the prescription authorization card to the distributor, a second data station configured for authenticating the delivery of the medical product to the patient, and a payment transferor for payment for the medical product upon delivery. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246233 | PERSONALIZED BODY IMAGE - Delivery of health information to a patient suffering from a chronic condition is personalized by displaying the health information directly on a customized image of a body. The patient's medical record, standards of care for the condition, prescribed treatments, and patient input are applied to a generalized health model of a disease to generate a personalized health model of the patient. The personalized health model comprises an HTML file encoding an image map of a body. The body image illustrates the health condition of the individual patient. Preferably, data is collected from health provider sources and stored in a database on a server at a service provider site. The data is processed at the server, and is displayed in the patient's home using a TV connected to a multimedia processor. The multimedia processor connects the television set to a communications network such as the Internet. Applications include preventive care of chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246234 | PATIENT MATCHING - A method for matching patients in a list of patients includes uses a computing device to compare a first medical record to a second medical record using fuzzy logic. When the first medical record matches the second medical record based on the comparison using fuzzy logic, the first medical record is merged with the second medical record. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246235 | MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR REMOTE ACCESS OF PATIENT DATA - The present disclosure is directed to authenticating a mobile device and a user of the mobile device to receive patient data from a clinical information system of a medical facility. In some implementations, methods include receiving a logon request, the logon request comprising credentials and at least one technical factor, accessing a validation database based on the at least one technical factor, determining that the mobile device is an authorized mobile device based on information provided by the validation database and the at least one technical factor, validating the credentials to ensure that the user is authorized to access patient data provided by the clinical information system, and then, upon determining that the user is authorized to access patient data: establishing a session to communicate patient data between the mobile device and the clinical information system, the data managements system processing the patient data communicated during the session. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246236 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING CLINICAL EVENTS ACROSS A VAST PATIENT POPULATION - A system and method for gathering quality data for a plurality of healthcare providers over an extended computer network is disclosed. The system and method comprise an enhanced services server in electronic data communication with a plurality of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems via a network connection, the plurality of EHR systems being configured to capture patient data for a plurality of patients at the plurality of healthcare providers' sites during a plurality of encounters with each of the plurality of patients, and the enhanced services server being built on the same architecture as the plurality of EHR systems. Electronic quality of care forms are retrieved from one or more form managers via the network connection and a plurality of fields in each of the electronic quality of care forms are automatically populated using the patient data captured by the plurality of EHR systems. The completed electronic quality of care forms are then automatically transmitted to one or more form receivers via the network connection, the one or more form receivers being one or more organizations that process quality of care data to qualify healthcare providers for at least one of certifications, accreditations, and monetary incentives. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246237 | AUTOMATED ASSERTION REUSE FOR IMPROVED RECORD LINKAGE IN DISTRIBUTED & AUTONOMOUS HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS WITH HETEROGENEOUS TRUST MODELS - An assertion acceptance value matrix ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246238 | ASSERTION-BASED RECORD LINKAGE IN DISTRIBUTED AND AUTONOMOUS HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS - A method is provided for using assertions to reconcile records in a healthcare environment. Records are input, compared to a collection of previously input records and likelihood ratios indicating a probability of each input record match each of the collected records are calculated. The ratio is compared against two separate accept and reject criteria. Based on the comparison result it is decided whether a pair of records should be accepted as matching, rejected, or placed on a global exception list for manual review. The global exception list is split among the sites that are part of the federation, so that each site receives a local exception list referring to patients records at that site. Each site evaluates each pair of records in its local exception list and makes an assertion stating for each pair of records whether they are a match or a mis-match. This assertions derived during the manual review is placed in a global exception list and are accessible by other members in a federation of users. An assertion becomes the truth for the site making that assertion. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246239 | DISTRIBUTED PATIENT REGISTRIES FOR FEDERATED PACS - A system having a local image storage element storing patient studies indexed by a local patient identifier, a local identity storage element storing a local identity list including a global patient identifier corresponding to each of a plurality of patients having studies stored on the local image storage element and one or more of the local patient identifiers corresponding to each of the patients, the local identity list being a subset of a global identity list stored remotely from the local identity storage element and a local location storage element storing a local index of the patient studies stored on the local image storage element and further patient studies stored on further local image storage elements for each of the plurality of patients, the index including a storage location of each study and the corresponding global patient identifier, the local index being a subset of a global index stored remotely. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246240 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246241 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - A computer system that extracts health care data from one or more health care payors to identify meaningful relationships or patterns in treatments to compare the effectiveness of various treatment of specific diseases is provided. This computer system includes a computer and a staging database. The computer is configured to communicate with one or more payor computer systems of a type that includes one or more databases storing records of the health care data from one or more payors over the Internet. The staging database is in communication with the computer and is configured to receive the health care data from each of the payor computer systems. The health care data from each of the payor computer systems is configured to be converted into a normalized format. The normalized data is the made available to determine comparative effectiveness of various treatments of specific diseases. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246242 | PATIENT-CENTRIC HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE - A system for facilitating patient centric healthcare information maintenance. For example, a health management software system may be operated to receive, organize, and use patient medical information. The health management software may comprise a database for storing, retrieving, organizing, displaying, and, generally, for managing a patient's health. In one exemplary embodiment, the health management software system is used in conjunction with a healthcare maintenance device, such as a blood glucose monitoring system. The blood glucose monitoring system may contain several database objects in the form of data records. Typically in a portable blood glucose monitor, each data record contains a time and a concentration data element, or a time-amount point. Similarly, an insulin pump, which is another exemplary embodiment of a healthcare maintenance device, may maintain data records with time and dosage information, or a time-dosage point. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110251854 | PC-BASED ACCESS METHOD BETWEEN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND INTERNET-BASED PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD ACCOUNT - A PC-based access method between an EMR system and an Internet-based PHR account is disclosed. A doctor inquires and creates the EMR data on a patient recorded in the EMR system of a hospital/medical clinic using an EMR access module installed in a doctor's office terminal and, accesses a PHR account of a patient that resides on the Internet and inquires and creates the PHR data on the patient stored in a PHR system. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110251855 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS IN CLINICAL TRIALS - A method for collecting self-reported data from an individual for use in a clinical trial is provided. The method includes providing a web site allowing the individual to store, organize, and access personal health records associated with the individual and sharing selected personal health records associated with the individual with a clinical trial sponsor. A system for electronic health records includes a web server programmed to provide a secure web-based interface to the electronic health records, means to collect self-reports from an individual participating in a clinical trial, means to disseminate the self-reports from the individual to a clinical trial sponsor, and means to collect health care records from a health care provider of the individual. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110251856 | HEALTH MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND NETWORK-BASED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND MEDICAL RECORDS MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A health monitoring and diagnostic device (LIFESTREAM cholesterol meter) configured as a self-contained testing and diagnostic unit in a clam-shell type case. One side of the case includes a spring-loaded finger stick and a compartment for carrying one or more packages of disposable items including a test strip, a needle for the finger stick, and an alcohol swipe. The other half of the case includes a test strip reader, a key pad, and a liquid crystal display. The meter reads a test strip carrying a droplet of blood and receives additional diagnostic information from the patient, such as age, gender, weight, and family history of heart disease. Within minutes, the meter displays test results, including total cholesterol levels. The meter also displays additional diagnostic results, such as the patient's “cardiac age,” recommended weight loss, and a cardiac risk assessment. The meter also works in connection with a network-based comprehensive health analysis and reporting system. The meter writes patient data to a smartcard. This patient data typically includes patient identification information, the test results, the diagnostic information, and the diagnostic results. A computer station reads the smartcard and establishes a network connection with a health report server over the Internet. The computer then downloads the patient data to the health report server, which prepares a comprehensive health report. Within minutes, this report is transmitted back to the computer station, where it is printed out and delivered to the patient. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110251857 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS - A system and method for improving medical care through tracking reported findings or diagnoses of patient medical conditions and feeding back actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes to determine accuracy of the reported findings. By feeding back the actual medical conditions and patient medical condition outcomes, a quantitative measure of each reported finding of each medical professional can be determined. One medical professional expertise in which the feedback system can be particularly useful is with medical image reading professionals, as this medical professional expertise provides a basis for other medical professionals to determine treatment and/or additional testing options. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110257996 | Method for Electronic Delivery of Patient Health Records - A method is provided for collecting and electronically providing personal health information for registrants to emergency personnel by assigning a unique code to each registrant which is published in conspicuous locations and upon occurrence of an emergency situation involving the registrant, registrant's health information is released to authorized medical personnel who provide the registrant's unique code with a request for health information. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110257997 | System and Method for Clinical Practice and Health Risk Reduction Monitoring - A System and Method for monitoring risk reduction activities in one or more medical practice settings and environments is described. The system automatically monitors communications and equipment to verify proper clinical treatment processes and activities that reduce the risk of poor clinical outcomes or increased risk to health. The system can also automatically monitor out-patient activities. Clinical activities are monitored and various rules and risk reduction metrics calculated from the data. Real-time monitoring further permits alarms to be triggered if certain clinical steps considered proper are not followed in a particular case. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110257998 | INTEROPERABILITY TOOLS AND PROCEDURES TO AGGREGATE AND CONSOLIDATE LAB TEST RESULTS - A method for providing interoperability of laboratory records of a patient is provided. The method includes receiving, using a hardware processor, incoming lab test data at a central server. The incoming lab test data includes a plurality of different formats and is stored on the central server in the formats received. The lab test data is then converted into a unified format to obtain unified format lab test data. The unified format lab test data is then correlated using the hardware processor, based on a healthcare identification code to obtain correlated data and is recorded, using the hardware processor, into a single document. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110257999 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR THE SELECTION AND CONVEYANCE OF STORED ALLOGENEIC BIOLOGICAL CELLS FOR TRANSPLANTATION, THERAPY AND RESEARCH - The invention relates to a system for the automatic, rapid and dynamic conveyance of biological cells for transplant, therapy or research purposes between withdrawal | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258000 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECRUITING PATIENTS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ACROSS A VAST PATIENT POPULATION - A system and method for recruiting participants for medical research over an extended computer network is disclosed. The system and method comprise an enhanced services server built on the same architecture as a plurality of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, an input device configured to receive search criteria corresponding to clinical criteria that a patient must satisfy to qualify to participate in the medical research, search functionality configured to search the patient data captured by each of the plurality of EHR systems based on the search criteria, an output device configured to output data for a plurality of qualifying patients identified by the search functionality as satisfying the search criteria, and messaging functionality configured to send an electronic message via a network connection to one or more healthcare provider sites at which patient data for at least one of the plurality of qualifying patients was captured, wherein, upon receiving authorization in response to the request, the researcher can access the patient-identifying information associated with the patient data for the at least one of the plurality of qualifying patients identified with the output data and use it to recruit that patient for medical research. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258001 | INTEGRATED MEDICAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM WITH LOCATION-DRIVEN BILL CODING - An integrated medical software system with location-driven bill coding is disclosed. The system comprises an information component that automatically retrieves payment method data and demographic data for a patient and location data for a healthcare provider; a clinical component that captures at least one of a diagnosis code, a procedure code, and an evaluation and management (E&M) code as at least one of a clinician and a staff member at the healthcare provider inputs clinical data for the patient into the an electronic document during an encounter with the patient; a mapping component that automatically associates a billing code with the at least one of a pathology code, a procedural code, and an E&M code and assigns a service cost to the billing code based on a pre-defined fee schedule, said pre-defined fee schedule being automatically chosen based on the location data for the healthcare provider; and a service detail entry component that uses the payment method data and the demographic data for the patient and the service cost to automatically generate at least one of a bill, a claim, and a statement for the patient. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258002 | INTEGRATED MEDICAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED PRESCRIPTION SERVICE - An integrated medical software system with automated prescription management is disclosed. The system comprises a clinical module that is utilized by a user of the system to create an electronic document and to capture clinical data in the electronic document with a user interface during an encounter with a patient, said clinical data including one or more prescriptions the user generates for the patient, and said electronic document being pre-populated with at least a portion of demographic data for the patient; and an application that interfaces the system with at least one of a lab, a pharmacy, and a prescription system via a network connection and that automatically submits instructions for filling the one or more prescriptions to the at least one of a lab, a pharmacy, and a prescription system as the one or more prescriptions are generated for the patient during the encounter with the patient, wherein the user can generate the one or more prescriptions for the patient by using the user interface to select the one or more prescriptions from one or more previously generated prescriptions such that the instructions for filling the one or more prescriptions will be automatically submitted to the at least one of a lab, a pharmacy, and a prescription system without the user writing a new prescription. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258003 | Advanced Messaging System and Method - Using an advanced messaging system, customers can purchase goods or services from a vendor without either the vendor or the advanced messaging system itself having access to sensitive financial information of the customer. At the advanced messaging system, the customer connects an identifier of their account at the financial institution with an order identifier from the vendor, allowing a transfer of funds to take place between the customer and the vendor associated with an order. An alternative use of an advanced messaging system is for the transfer of funds between accounts. Another alternative use of an advanced messaging system is the secure management and transfer of customer medical information between multiple systems under the control of the customer. Another alternative use of an advanced messaging system is the secure management and transfer of customer information between multiple systems under the control of the customer. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110264463 | ACTIVITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The activity notification process includes a first step of selecting an activity center on a home screen of a home station. The home screen of the home station has a plurality of selectable activity center choices, the selection thereof generating a plurality of selectable patient location options. The next step includes selecting one of the location options to send a message to an activity station of the activity center, the home station touch screen returning to its home screen with the activity center being predominantly highlighted thereon. The activity station generates an alert window providing directions to a location. The predominately highlighted activity center on the home station touch screen is deselected, only when the message has been answered, thereby returning the home screen thereon to a state that does not show the predominant highlights, the deselection providing verification that the message has been answered. The activity center may be disabled until the required activity is completed. The activity notification system is particularly adapted for use in a physician or dental office. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264464 | DATA MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS FOR DRUG AND PROCEDURAL TESTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, for data management and access for drug and procedural testing. In one aspect, a method includes receiving dynamic trial data for an ongoing trial from a trial site, associating the dynamic trial data with a corresponding ongoing trial, storing the dynamic trial data for the ongoing trial in a data store, receiving a request to access the trial data for an ongoing trial and receiving sponsor credentials associated with the request, the sponsor credentials identifying a sponsor that provided the request, determining that the sponsor identified by the request is the sponsor of the ongoing trial for which the access to the trial data is requested, and in response to the determination, providing access to the trial data in response to the request, the access to the trial data including access to the dynamic trial data for the ongoing trial. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264465 | Issuing Prescriptions from Standing Orders - Methods for processing a standing order by a server are disclosed. A standing order is received by a server. The standing order includes a plurality of prescription requirements. A request initiated by a user for a prescription product via a remote computing device is received. The request received from the remote device is processed by the server based on the prescription requirements. A prescription is automatically issued for the user based on the processed request. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MEDICAL RESEARCH ACROSS A VAST PATIENT POPULATION - A system and method for performing medical research over an extended computer network is disclosed. The system and method comprise a plurality of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems configured to capture patient data for a plurality of general patients at a plurality of corresponding healthcare provider sites during encounters with those patients, a research system configured to generate one or more electronic documents for completion with patient data that is related to the medical research, and an enhanced services server built on the same architecture as the plurality of EHR systems, wherein the one or more electronic documents include one or more first fields and one or more second fields for completion with patient data that is related to the medical research and the enhanced services server is in electronic data communication with the plurality of EHR systems and the one or more research systems via a network connection. Qualifying patients are identified from among the plurality of general patients and the first fields in each of the electronic documents are automatically populated with patient data for a corresponding qualifying patient. The one or more electronic documents that were automatically populated with patient data is electronically transmitted to at least one EHR system via the network connection, and the at least one EHR system is used to complete the second fields in each of the electronic documents during subsequent patient encounters. The completed electronic documents are electronically transmitted from the at least one EHR system to the enhanced services server, which electronically transmits the completed electronic documents back to the research system via the network connection. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264467 | Integrated medical software system with custom reporting - An integrated medical software system with custom reporting is disclosed. The system comprises a database that stores clinical data, scheduling data, patient data, and financial data in a normalized data format; a clinical module that creates an electronic document and that captures clinical data in the electronic document in the normalized data format during an encounter with a patient; a scheduling module that captures scheduling data in the normalized data format and that schedules the patient and at least one of a clinician, a staff member, and equipment at a healthcare provider using the scheduling data and the patient data; an account management module that captures financial data in the normalized data format and that creates at least one of a bill, a claim, or a statement for the patient using the financial data and the clinical data; a reports component with multiple filter and sort options that are defined by a user of the system to generate custom reports that display the clinical data, the scheduling data, the patient data, and the financial data in various customized combinations according to the filter and sort options that are chosen to generate the custom reports; and a framework module that is integrated with the clinical module, the scheduling module, the account management module, and the reports component using a common architecture and that supports an exchange of the clinical data, the scheduling data, the patient data, and the financial data between those modules, the reports component, and the database in the normalized data format, wherein the filter and sort options corresponding to a custom report can be saved for future use in generating custom reports. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264468 | PATIENT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM COMPRISING INTELLIGENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF MEDICAL DATA - A patient administration system according to the invention comprises a device which executes a patient administration program, a data source for making medical data available and an interface device which is integrated between the device and the data source and receives data from the data source, converts them to keyboard scan codes which are specific of the patient administration program and outputs said keyboard scan codes to the device. An interface device according to the invention is adapted to be integrated between a device which executes a patient administration program and a data source for making medical data available and receives the data from the data source, converts them to keyboard scan codes which are specific of the patient administration program and outputs said keyboard scan codes to the device. A method according to the invention comprises the following steps: receiving medical data from a data source for making medical data available, converting the medical data to keyboard scan codes which are specific of the patient administration program and outputting the keyboard scan codes to the device. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264469 | Controlled substance tracking system and method - A method for tracking prescriptive medications is provided whereby a complete prescriptive medication history including active and inactive prescriptive medications is stored for a plurality of patients utilizing a plurality of pharmacies wherein the pharmacies may be affiliated or unaffiliated. The information may be selectively retrieved through a secure computer connection by entities such as hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, insurance companies, government agencies and the like. The information may be utilized to benefit the patient whereby a doctor is able to obtain an accurate view of the complete prescriptive medication history of the patient including prescriptive medications by other doctors. Hospitals will be able to obtain, in accord with the invention, a prescriptive medication history prior to treatment such as emergency treatment where such information is not normally available. The stored data for each prescriptive medication transaction includes searchable data such as the patient's name, address, doctor, pharmacy, aberrant use flag, and the like. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110270628 | COMPARISONS BETWEEN ENTITIES OF A PARTICULAR TYPE - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness with which entities or entities may be compared and contrasted across one or more dimensions. Some embodiments present on a user interface (UI) a small, visually navigable collection of entities, from which the user may select a “focus” entity that may then be compared with other entities of interest. The UI may employ a visual organization scheme that organizes information on entities according to one or more dimensions, which may be predefined and/or configurable. Embodiments may facilitate rapid cognition of the manner in which information is presented and organized, and enable a user to quickly and easily discern dissimilarities and/or similarities between the focus entity and one or more other selected entities. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110270629 | Personal Medical Data Device and Associated Methods - Disclosed is an improved method and related electronic applications for logging personal medical data. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110270630 | Portal for viewing data from integrated medical software system - A medical management system is provided that integrates all aspects of healthcare provider practice management and managed care, including schedule management, patient registration, insurance information, EMR and billing and collections. The system integrates a central framework module, a scheduling module, a registration module, an account management module and an electronic record module to provide a seamless exchange of information. A clinical module provides template builder which allows the users to define a customized template. The custom and standard templates are used by a document builder to generate documents, such as progress notes and H&P notes, which are retained in the patient's electronic chart. The progress note template allows the clinician to record a patient encounter by presenting the clinician with predefined sections and sentences that are easily completed by the clinician during or after the patient encounter. The templates and documents generated are designed to closely resemble a paper chart. Information gathered during patient scheduling and triage are referenced to pre-populate the templates to avoid having the clinician entering redundant information. The documents are relied upon to automatically generate patient superbills and electronic requests are sent to a claims clearinghouse. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110270631 | REMOTE HEALTHCARE DATA-GATHERING AND VIEWING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical data collection method and system ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110270632 | PATIENT-INTERACTIVE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT - A patient-interactive health care management system provides means for healthcare services rendered by a physician to a patient to be confirmed by the patient immediately after the healthcare services are rendered. The patient is provided the ability to verify the accuracy of an invoice for the rendered services/goods and provide an assessment of the rendered services/goods. In an example embodiment, the patient provides this information via an information station located at the healthcare facility in which the healthcare services/goods are rendered. The information gathered from the patient is provided to the party responsible for paying for the rendered healthcare services/goods. In an example embodiment, the paying party compares the patient provided information with the invoice received from the healthcare provider to assess the accuracy of the invoice. A patient account is established containing, in part, the information gathered from the patient. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110270633 | INTERFACE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED BENCHMARKING OF BEST MEDICAL PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS - A system for the collection, management, and dissemination of information relating at least to a medical procedure is disclosed. The system includes a user interface adapted to provide raw data information at least about one of a patient, the medical procedure, and a result of the medical procedure. A medical device communicates with the user interface, receives the raw data information from the user interface, and generates operational information during use. A central database communicates at least with the medical device and receives data from the medical device. The central database is used to create related entries based on the raw data information and the operational information and optionally transmits the related entry to the medical device or the medical device user. The related entry includes information that provides guidance based on previously tabulated, related medical procedures. A system for the iterative analysis of medical standards is also disclosed along with methods for the evaluation of medical procedures and standards. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110276345 | Healthcare System - The healthcare system comprises at least one detector and an analyzer. The detector detects physiological parameters of a patient. The detector has a fist wireless module and a first electronic paper display. The first electronic paper display displays the physiological parameters. The analyzer has a second wireless module to communicate with the first wireless module and a second electronic paper display. The analyzer receives the physiological parameters and displays the physiological parameters on the second electronic paper display. The medical and nursing staff can input doctor's advice in the second electronic paper display based on the physiological parameters and sends the dioctor's advice to the first electronic paper display. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276346 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR MEDICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE - The present invention relates to an automated method for quality assurance (QA) which creates quality-centric data contained within a medical report, and uses these data elements to determine report accuracy and correlation with clinical outcomes. In addition to a QA report analysis, the present invention also provides an automated mechanism to customize report content base upon end-user preferences and QA feedback. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of automated medical QA includes storing QA data and supportive data in at least one database; identifying a QA discrepancy from QA data; assigning a level of clinical severity, to the QA discrepancy; creating an automated differential diagnosis based on the level of clinical severity, to determine clinical outcomes; and analyzing the QA data and correlating the analysis of the QA data with stored supportive data and clinical outcomes. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276347 | VALUE NETWORK - Systems and methods including a computer network are provided. The computer network includes a plurality of affiliate computing systems, each affiliate computing system including a processing unit and storage, the processing unit executing one or more programs for supporting care of a patient. The computer network includes a centralized care network including a central health care computing system, the central health care computing system being coupled to each affiliate computing system by way of a network and including a processing unit and storage, the processing unit executing one or more programs for managing patient records stored in the storage. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276348 | BILLING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES - A method may include outputting a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI including a visual representation of at least a portion of the human body. The method may also include receiving input from a user via the GUI, the input selecting portions of the visual representation and medical procedures that were performed with respect to the selected portions, highlighting the selected portions of the visual representation and providing at least one of icons or text corresponding to the medical procedures that were performed. The method may further include automatically generating billing codes associated with the medical procedures that were performed and displaying the billing codes on the GUI. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276349 | Publishing Templates Having Practice Defined Triggers - A healthcare management system is presented where the management system can include a data routing engine configured to route patient data to various authorized providers as a function of one or more trigger rules. The routing engine can operate as a web portal, through which clients of system can define medical form templates, where a template can include one or more triggering rules that cause further action to take place. When a patient interfaces to the web portal, the portal can render a medical form for the patient based on the template. As the patient interacts with the form, including entering their patient data, the routing engine can determine if any triggering criteria have been satisfied. If so, further actions can place including routing the data to authorized entities or providing notifications. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276350 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM TO STORE, ACCESS, AND TRANSFER PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS - A method, device and system to store, access, and transfer personal health records includes: a storage unit adapted to store the medical record; a biometric verification module to verify an identity of the person; and a communications interface; wherein the device shares the medical record utilizing the communications interface upon verification of the identity of the person. The device may encrypt the medical record for storage and decrypt the encrypted medical record for access. The biometric verification module may include a fingerprint scanner, retina scanner, or body part scanner. The communications interface may include a serial interface or a wireless interface. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276351 | PROJECT INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, PROJECT INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a project information display device, a project information display program, and an electronic medical record information display device which are capable of displaying project information for project management while allowing time spans to be changed by a simple operation to time spans a user desires, and which include: a time scale display information generation unit ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110282685 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Developing Care Paths - A control circuit develops, in parallel, a plurality of care paths for at least one corresponding patient. This can comprise, for these care paths, serially completing a plurality of corresponding care-path-development phases (using, for example, input information of choice). Then, pursuant to these teachings and before concluding development of at least one of these care paths (and upon determining a change to the aforementioned input information during the developing process), automatically modifying at least one of the care-path-development phases as a function of the change and redeveloping the care plan as corresponds to the modified care-path-development phase. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282686 | MEDICAL CONFERENCING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Medical conferencing systems and methods are described. An example medical conferencing system includes an access device and a mobile device. The mobile device includes a first data storage to store data including a shared image received from the access device. Additionally, the mobile device includes a first user interface to display the shared image for user viewing, manipulation, annotation, and measuring. The manipulation enabling the shared image to be displayed at the mobile device with different viewing parameters than at the access device. Additionally, the mobile device includes a first processor to receive input via the first user interface and provide content, including the shared image to the first user interface, the processor to receive input via the access device and provide content to the first user interface, the processor to convey input received via the first user interface to the access device. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282687 | Clinical Data Reconciliation as Part of a Report Generation Solution - An automated system updates electronic medical records (EMRs) based on dictated reports, without requiring manual data entry into on-screen forms. A dictated report is transcribed by an automatic speech recognizer, and facts are extracted from the report and stored in encoded form. Information from a patient's report is also stored in encoded form. The resulting encoded information from the report and EMR are reconciled with each other, and changes to be made to the EMR are identified based on the reconciliation. The identified changes are made to the EMR automatically, without requiring manual data entry into the EMR. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282688 | Electronic Medical Record Distribution, Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for distributing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) from a private practice to authorized mobile devices are presented. EMR data can be exchanged from a private practice with a remote mobile device via an intermediary mobile access service. The service can include one or more servers that tunnel EMR data between the mobile devices and the practice, where a relay server located at the service communicates via an a priori instantiated persistent session with a relay client installed at the practice. The persistent session can be maintained by the relay client thus reducing the burden on the practice to configure or change local network infrastructure. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282689 | PROSPECTIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL BENEFIT PRESCRIPTIONS - The present invention provides an interactive, electronic, knowledge-based ordering process for specialty/biotech pharmaceuticals (medically coded drugs) which results in less waste, improved procedural efficiencies, and greater cost savings than the current ordering systems. The knowledge-base of the system is based on the health plan's clinical policies as well as the status of the patient and their entitled benefits with the health plan, and it is applied in an interactive manner through a web-enabled system which provides a real-time, prospective examination and control over requests for authorization to dispense the medically coded drugs. The system also includes a feedback loop from the specialty pharmacies to provide information on the medicines that have actually been dispensed. The system also provides to the patient, educational material and adherence reminders to affect therapeutic outcomes. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282690 | PROSPECTIVE MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR MEDICAL BENEFIT PRESCRIPTIONS - The present invention provides an interactive, electronic, knowledge-based ordering process for specialty/biotech pharmaceuticals (medically coded drugs) which results in less waste, improved procedural efficiencies, and greater cost savings than the current ordering systems. The knowledge-base of the system is based on the health plan's clinical policies as well as the status of the patient and their entitled benefits with the health plan, and it is applied in an interactive manner through a web-enabled system which provides a real-time, prospective examination and control over requests for authorization to dispense the medically coded drugs. The system also includes a feedback loop from the specialty pharmacies to provide information on the medicines that have actually been dispensed. The system also provides to the patient, educational material and adherence reminders to affect therapeutic outcomes. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282691 | DISTRIBUTED REMOTE ASSET AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and method for communicating and validating patient information including medication delivery information in a care-giving facility is provided. A medical transaction carrier is used to communicate information regarding medication delivery and other patient information between a control system in communication with the care-giving facility's other information systems and a patient specific asset such as an infusion pump. All information carried by the medical transaction carrier is validated both at the patient specific asset and at the control system. This validation allows for positive control of all transactions even if a medical transaction carrier is lost. The medical transaction carrier may be a smartcard, a FDA such as a Palm™ Pilot, laptop computer, pager, mobile phone, or other device capable of storing and communicating information. The system may use either wired or wireless connections to communicate information between the components of the system. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CENTRALIZED CANDIDATE SELECTION AND MONITORING SUBJECT PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIAL STUDIES - A system and method of facilitating centralized and standardized remote ratings of subjects in clinical trial studies includes providing training to raters located at one or more central rating sites such that the raters are trained to apply substantially similar criteria in determining whether a candidate is a qualified subject for the clinical trial and/or in the actual assessment, or information collection, phase of the clinical trail. By having centralized, consistently trained raters that are independent of clinical trial investigators, inter-rater reliability is enhanced and potential bias is reduced, thus increasing the effectiveness of the clinical trial results by providing more qualified subjects and more accurate results. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282693 | CLINICAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated data processing method for obtaining clinical data for safety, efficacy, and adverse event assessments pertaining to a therapy prescribed for the treatment of a malady, comprising the step of receiving at a location remote from a plurality of patients outcome digital information pertaining to the outcome of therapies performed on said patients, and for the efficient delivery of medications to a patient ordered pursuant to an electronic prescription from a dispensary optimized for delivery of the medication. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTHCARE ADVISORY SYSTEM - A system includes a Healthcare Advisory System (HAS) module and a server. The HAS module may send user location information to the server. Based on user information and environment information stored on the server, an alert may be generated and sent to a user via the HAS module. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110288883 | COOPERATIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FULFILLING PRESCRIPTIONS - A method of fulfilling prescription includes a plurality of cooperating pharmacies, each pharmacy having a base inventory and a cooperative inventory of medications. The base inventory is the same or substantially the same across all pharmacies while the cooperative inventory contains unique medications (only available in one cooperative inventory) or substantially unique medications (available in more than one or less than all of the cooperative inventories). When a prescription is received at an originating pharmacy, it is fulfilled from the base inventory or cooperative inventory at the originating pharmacy. If the medication of the prescription is not available in the base inventory or cooperative inventory at the originating pharmacy, then it is located in a cooperative inventory of one of the pharmacies and the prescription is transferred to that pharmacy where it is fulfilled and either provided to the customer at that pharmacy, mailed to the customer or sent to the originating pharmacy where it is picked up by the customer. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288884 | PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES AND/OR PRODUCTS USING TELECOMMUNICATIONS - A first web page is provided from a first server computer to a patient/consumer computer via the internet. The first web page when rendered on a patient/consumer computer display of the patient/consumer computer by an internet browser computer program running on the patient/consumer computer, may display a menu including a first set of selectable items. The first set of selectable items may include a first link which when selected using a computer interactive device of the patient/consumer computer, sends a first set of information to the first server computer, wherein the first set of information relates to setting up a first communication session between a first provider of medical services and/or goods and the patient/consumer. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288885 | MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A recording unit holds a plurality of examination data including the examination date of a performed examination. A search unit extracts examination data matching a set condition, of the plurality of examination data held in the recording unit. An output unit outputs a search result by the search unit. A first narrowing unit extracts examination data in which the examination date is included within a designated first period. A reference data determination unit classifies the examination data extracted by the first narrowing unit by an examinee and determines, for every examinee, one piece of the examination data to be a reference in accordance with a predetermined rule. A second narrowing unit sets, for every examinee, a second period designated in at least one of the past direction and the future direction starting from a reference date that is the examination date of the examination data determined by the reference data determination unit and extracts examination data in which the examination date is included within the second period. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288887 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN GATHERING AND PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION - A method for presenting a favored treatment includes querying, via an electronic device, a patient regarding a healthcare issue; providing, to the patient via the electronic device, information regarding a favored treatment for the healthcare issue; receiving, from the patient via the electronic device, an indication of a preferred treatment; and effecting printing of a document based on information input by the patient via the electronic device. The document includes an identification of the preferred treatment of the patient. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288888 | SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING, STORING, AND RETRIEVING REAL-TIME AUDIO-VIDEO MULTI-WAY FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS - System associated with two or more remote users including but not limited to, patients, caregivers and medical professionals to interact face-to-face in real-time using audio and video streams, wherein each user is connected to the server system through a computer network, the system comprises a remote user interface connected with a centralized one-integrated system comprises hardware and software framework combination of central server and web browser, which allows to capture standardized data, records, content of the patient entered information and transactional activity relating this patient; stores the information captured into an integrated (EMR) module, and allows the extraction of stored information as desired and appropriate for the seeker of the information in order to be compliant with regulations, the authorized users may choose to capture video stream and record audio during the real-time interactions. The captured audio-video streams may be stored after indexing for intelligent search and retrieval. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288889 | INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MEDICAL DATABASE SYSTEM - An integrated medical database system for the emergency medical transportation business is disclosed. The system includes a dispatch module, clinical module, administration module and billing module. Each module may communicate data with one or more of the other modules to form a system incorporating data sharing, thus achieving an end-to-end automation of emergency medical care accounting. Internal consistency checks are performed by the system to ensure that proper treatments are performed according to a chosen diagnosis. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288890 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING SUBJECTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS - Computers, computer program products, and methods for identifying a plurality of subjects for a clinical trial are provided. A candidate set of molecular profiles in a stored plurality of molecular profiles are identified. Each such profile has measurements for a discriminating set of cellular constituents that match the measurements of corresponding cellular constituents in a responder set of biological samples, thereby identifying the plurality of subjects for the trial from those subjects from which the candidate set of molecular profiles were derived. Each respective molecular profile in the stored plurality of profiles has measurements of a plurality of cellular constituents from a respective biological sample in a plurality of samples obtained from a first plurality of subjects. The discriminating set of cellular constituents is identified from those cellular constituents in the plurality of cellular constituents whose measurement values discriminates between the responder and nonresponder sets of biological samples. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110295616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SITUATIONAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT WITH PATIENT EVENT MONITORING - Systems and methods for clinical event processing with situational awareness to dynamically facilitate a clinician's workflow are provided. An example clinical event processing and situational awareness system includes a clinical event processor including a clinical event processing engine and a routing engine to receive information regarding a clinical event from an event source and to process the information regarding the clinical event to determine a clinical situation based on the clinical event. The system also includes an event handler to enrich the processed information regarding the clinical event by adding a clinical context to the processed information from a data source. The system further includes a dispatcher to notify a user and launch an anticipated application for the user to facilitate a situational aware clinical workflow based on the enriched, processed information regarding the clinical event. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295617 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Provided is a method for the management of a patient's ophthalmic information which enables eyecare professionals, particularly ophthalmologists, to obtain, with a patient's consent, a patient's latest optical data, including that derived from prior ophthalmological surgical procedures. Subsequent surgical procedures, performed using such data and surgical parameters calculated therefrom, can give results having increased effectiveness. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295618 | Apparatus and method for generating quality informatics knowledge - An apparatus and method for generating quality informatics knowledge. The apparatus and method include developing a policy and/or procedure developed for a quality improvement program; defining set of data to be used in implementing the policy and/or procedure developed for the quality improvement program; modifying and/or creating electronic documents on an EHR system and/or fields in the electronic documents on the EHR system for a healthcare provider to input at least a portion of the defined data set, wherein the EHR system including an EHR database configured to store the clinical data and a clinician workstation configured to receive the clinical data as input from a healthcare provider; entering clinical data into the EHR system via the clinician workstation, the clinical data including the defined data set; storing the clinical data on the EHR database; scheduling a time to extract the defined set of data from the clinical data on the EHR database; extracting the defined set of data from the clinical data on the EHR database; manipulating the defined set of data with a graphical database tool; generating electronic reports with the graphical database tool using the defined set of data; disseminating the reports to different healthcare providers; receiving feedback from the healthcare providers on the policy and/or procedure for the quality improvement program; modifying the policy and/or procedure for the quality improvement program based on the feedback received from the healthcare providers; and repeating the preceding steps until the defined set of data identifies progress toward one or more goals of the quality improvement program. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295619 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PATIENT ASSESSMENT - The present invention relates to systems for collecting patient data and for analysing the data for the purpose of managing patient assessment procedures. In particular, the invention relates to a system for using collected patient data for the purpose of prioritising patients for assessment by clinicians. In particular, the invention provides a system for analyzing patient data in an automated system for managing patient assessment. The system includes a database for storing patient assessment data collected from a plurality of patients, a computer processor executing instructions stored in a computer program and a data processing computer program executed by the computer processor. The program comprises instructions for identifying one or more patients who have one or more predetermined care requirements wherein the predetermined care requirement optionally comprises one or more of: further assessment, a predetermined medical or surgical intervention, a funding-related requirement, an incontinence-related requirement, and/or supply of a healthcare product. The present invention also provides a computer program comprising instructions for optionally allocating a value to a patient based on patient assessment data, optionally comparing the allocated patient value with a limit value and identifying one or more patients who are candidates for further assessment optionally according to a proximity of the allocated patient value to a limit of one or more predetermined value ranges containing the patient value. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295620 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PATIENT SCREENING AND TRIAGE - A computer-based screening instrument system and method comprising a patient interactive device coupled with a data network and an administrative server, the administrative server operatively connected to a database and a printer, wherein the administrative server is configured to serve as a screening instrument to the patient interactive device and to receive responsive information from the patient interactive device; and a triage module, wherein the screening instrument comprises a plurality of issues, an issue having a patient prompt and one or more patient selectable responses, wherein the patient interactive device, for each issue in the screening instrument, displays the related patient prompt, receive an indication of a patient selection of a related patient selectable response and transmit information representing the indication to the administrative server; wherein the administrative server receives the information and stores a patient response record comprising the information received; wherein the triage module compares a particular patient's response record with a set of triage rules and performs at least one of the following: (1) generate and transmit a triage message indicating a patient exigency to a communication device of a member of the patient's professional health care team, and (2) generate and transmit a message indicating the patient's request to discuss an issue with a member of the patient's professional health care team to the communication device. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295621 | Healthcare Information Technology System for Predicting and Preventing Adverse Events - An adverse event may be prevented by predicting the probability of a given patient to have or undergo the adverse event. The probability alone may prevent the adverse event by educating the patient or medical professional. The probability may be predicted at any time, such as upon entry of information for the patient, periodic analysis, or at the time of admission. The probability may be used to generate a workflow action item to reduce the probability, to warn, to output appropriate instructions, and/or assist in avoiding adverse event. The probability may be specific to a hospital, physician group, or other medical entity, allowing prevention to focus on past adverse event causes for the given entity. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295622 | Healthcare Information Technology System for Predicting or Preventing Readmissions - Hospital readmissions may be prevented. Readmission is prevented by predicting the probability of a given patient to be readmitted. The probability alone may prevent readmission by educating the patient or medical professional. The probability may be predicted during a patient stay and used to generate a workflow action item to reduce the probability, to warn, to output appropriate instructions, and/or assist in avoiding readmission. The probability may be specific to a hospital, physician group, or other entity, allowing prevention to focus on past readmission causes for the given entity. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110301976 | MEDICAL HISTORY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intelligent system for collecting, storing, processing, and analyzing a patient's relevant medical history data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a patient's medical history, including the patient's personal medical history and the patient's family medical history, may be accessed within the system. The system may be queried by doctors and other medical professionals to compare symptoms, diagnoses, prescriptions, and medical issues against the known medical history. Further, the intelligent system may query the medical history of family members, providing an accurate yet discreet evaluation of related health conditions that may have genetic or hereditary implications. A further embodiment utilizes the intelligent system to generate alerts on the basis of the patient's personal or family medical history. These alerts may be issued separately or in conjunction with the patient's current medical issues, in order to help patients and medical professionals recognize potential health conditions and obtain enhanced medical evaluation. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301977 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALUE-BASED DECISION SUPPORT - Systems and methods for multi-dimensional, value-based clinical care path decision support are provided. A system includes a care decision subsystem to receive a patient problem and at least one clinical patient attribute, to identify a plurality of patient care path options for evaluation by the patient and a provider, and to generate a mashup of patient-specific criteria including clinical efficacy, cost, and access associated with each of the plurality of patient care path options. Each of the plurality of patient care path options can be utilized in an evaluation with respect to an objective associated with the patient problem. A user interface displays the plurality of patient care path options and associated mashup of patient-specific criteria to facilitate a data-driven selection of at least one of the plurality of patient care path options based on comparative efficacy, cost, and access tailored to the patient. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301978 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION - Methods and systems for managing patient medical information are provided in order to make it more convenient for patient information to be managed both electronically and using traditional physical files. The methods and systems comprise: storing patient medical information in an electronic patient record; generating at least one adhesive medical summary corresponding to the patient medical information; and, affixing the adhesive medical summary to a physical patient record. An electronic patient record may be stored in a database and may comprise general patient identifier information, patient assessment or medical examination information, patient prescription information, and/or immunization information. The methods and systems may also comprise billing information that may be used to generate billing summaries. Medical condition templates comprising default medical assessment information as typically determined for a specific medical condition may be used to facilitate the entry of patient medical information. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301979 | HEALTH CARE PATIENT BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY RESEARCH SYSTEM AND METHODS - The software of the present invention provides a means for creating a file of unpaid claims for a service provider. The software is used to create one or more queries to compare information in the file of claims against records in a benefit provider's database to determine the eligibility status of the claim. A file is created containing each claim for which a matching record in the benefit provider's database is found, and the information from that matching record. A report can be generated from the file of matching claims and benefit provider records, so the claims can be submitted for payment by the service provider. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301980 | Automated Medical Image Storage System - An automated medical image storage system comprises an interface, a configuration interface and an output processor. The interface acquires a sequence of images of patient vessels both prior to and following introduction of contrast agent into the vessels and subtracts a mask image representing background detail in the absence of a contrast agent to produce data representing a DSA sequence of digitally subtracted images enhancing vessel structure. The configuration interface enables a user to configure image processing (e.g., pixel shift, edge enhancement) and selection of images from the sequence of images for automatic documented archiving in an archival system by determining criteria to select images associated with one of arterial, venous, or capillary phases of blood flow. The output processor automatically initiates storage of images selected from the sequence of images in response to the determined criteria. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301981 | PERSONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides systems and methods to realize the potential benefit of portable storage devices by taking advantage of standard PCs including an optical disk drive capable of reading an optical disk, such as a CD or a DVD, cost effective optical disks, and the Internet. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301982 | INTEGRATED MEDICAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM WITH CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - An integrated medical software system with embedded transcription functionality is disclosed. The system comprises a clinical module for capturing clinical data for a patient in a first electronic document and a communication component that communicates the clinical data to a rule-based clinical decision support (CDS) system and receives at least one of an alert, warning, reminder, and recommendation back from the CDS system based on the clinical data. The CDS system is configured to compare the clinical data against a knowledge base to identify the at least one of an alert, warning, reminder, and recommendation; the clinical data is serialized into a standardized database language and placed into a first electronic clinical document defined by a clinical document exchange standard before being communicated to the CDS system; and the at least one of an alert, warning, reminder, and recommendation is provided in a second electronic clinical document defined by the clinical document exchange standard when received back from the CDS system. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110307273 | TRACKING TREATMENT SEQUENCES IN HEALTH CARE - Among other things, a data model is used to express possible sequences of steps related to treatment of patients and corresponding results of respective sequences in accordance with a health care algorithm. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307274 | INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MEDICAL DEVICE INFORMATION - Computer-implemented systems and methods for managing information include one or more client terminal devices in communication with a data interchange system. In one instance, the data interchange system may facilitate communication between a device manufacturer and a clinical site. One or more of the client terminals devices may be configured to: (a) collect the medical device information from the medical device; (b) transmit the medical device information to the medical device manufacturer and/or the clinical site via the interchange system; and (c) receive information from the medical device manufacturer and/or the clinical site via the interchange system. The client terminal device may be further configured to: (d) activate, deactivate or configure a medical device. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307275 | INTEGRATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING, GENERATING (PRINTING), MANAGING, AND TRACKING AUTHORIZATIONS TO RELEASE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES - A method and system for preparing release of information documents is disclosed. The method includes receiving first information identifying a particular legal matter, receiving second information identifying one or more clients associated with the particular legal matter, receiving third information identifying a plurality of sources of medical information requiring a release of information document, and receiving fourth information identifying at least one recipient to which said medical information is to be provided. The method further includes batch processing, via a processor, the received first, second, third and fourth information, and generating, via the processor, at least a release of information document for each of the plurality of sources. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307276 | Context Management Systems and Methods in a Mobile Computing Framework For Enterprise Applications - A framework for a handheld computing device comprising a user interface that: (1) controls the display, selection and launching of program modules; (2) controls patient context within the program modules; and (3) provides for messaging and sharing of databases between and among program modules. In various embodiments, databases are shared between the program modules by the publishing of XML and metadata identifying the structure of the databases. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110313786 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT REVIEW - A method of medical treatment review. The method can include the steps of receiving patient data into a patient database in which the patient data at least includes a diagnosis of the patient and providing one or more treatment protocols for the patient for selection by a treating provider in which the treatment protocols are pre-approved for the patient diagnosis. The method can also include the steps of analyzing a selection of a treatment protocol by the treating provider and generating an authorization of the selected treatment protocol based on predefined criteria. Generating the authorization of the selected treatment protocol can include generating the authorization without any peer review if the selected protocol meets the predefined criteria or generating the authorization following peer review if the selected protocol does not meet the predefined criteria. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313787 | Operating System - A new and improved operating system is described. The system enables a user to receive information in many different types of formats and converts them into a uniform format. The system can also use the information to fill out forms in different types of formats, and then send them to the appropriate recipient. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313788 | READMISSION RISK ASSESMENT - A readmission risk prediction model is generated and used for identifying patients having elevated risk of readmission and determining inpatient treatment and outpatient activities based on readmission risk. Readmission risk prediction models may be generated for a variety of different clinical conditions using logistic regression techniques. When a patient is admitted to a hospital, the patient's condition is identified and a corresponding readmission risk prediction model is employed to identify the patient's risk of readmission. The readmission risk may be presented to a clinician and employed to recommend interventions intended to treat the patient and reduce the probability of readmission for the patient. The patient's readmission risk may also be calculated after the patient has been discharged and used for planning outpatient activities for the patient. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313789 | ELECTRONIC PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - An electronic patient monitoring system comprising a monitoring client module configured to receive real time data from monitoring devices connected to a patient, and historical information pertaining to the patient's physical characteristics, past medical history, current medications, drug allergies, among other information; the monitoring client capable of processing this information to determine whether a treatment ordered by a health care provider is appropriate under the circumstances. The monitoring client module may communicate with a communications module having a user interface, through which orders, such as medication orders, may be entered and transmitted to the monitoring client module. The monitoring client module, in turn, may transmit warnings or recommendations to the communications module for review by the provider. The original order may be confirmed by the provider, or a modified order may be entered in the communications module, which may then be transmitted to the monitoring client module for further processing of the order. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313790 | METHOD OF DELIVERING DECISION SUPORT SYSTEMS (DSS) AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) FOR REPRODUCTIVE CARE, PRE-CONCEPTIVE CARE, FERTILITY TREATMENTS, AND OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS - Provided are methods of delivering decision support systems (DSSs) to healthcare providers, patients, and/or consumers with or without integrated electronic health records (EHRs) for reproductive care and other health conditions. The DSS platforms of the present invention include predication models based upon de-identified data sets and customized algorithms that may be clinic specific, region specific, and/or population specific. The DSS platforms of the present invention also include methods of providing third party payments of an individual's medical bills, wherein the third party is not capable of viewing the personal health identifiers of the individual. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313791 | System and Method for a Health Campaign Manager - A system and method for a campaign manager. The campaign manager is a complex health management toolset that allows a health organization to create, deploy, and monitor health programs targeted to a specific patient population by any health variable. The health programs are distributed through a campaign that can include a single health program or multiple health programs. As such, this provides a customized treatment to be offered to a specific population. Once the patient or group of patients enroll in a program, the health care professional of the health organization is able to monitor patient performance in the program using a triage dashboard. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313792 | System and Method for a Records Management and Permissioning System - Systems and methods for providing document management. The method includes managing a first record associated with a patient, wherein the patient controls access to the first record. In addition, a second record is managed, wherein the second record is associated with the patient. A health care provider providing care to the patient controls access to the second record. Access to the first record by the health care provider is allowed when the patient grants permission. Also, access to the second record by the patient is allowed when the health care provider grants permission. Both the first and second records are aligned during the period of mutual access. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110320217 | PREPARATION OF DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERY AND PROSTHESIS INSTALLATION - There are provided a system and a method for assisting a user in preparing a dental implant surgery which includes a prosthesis installation. The system and the method provide a dental implant surgery plan for the user and generate a list of all items required for the dental implant surgery. The items of the list comprise a dental surgical guide, at least one implant and components for at least one prosthesis. The system and the method use a record of suppliers for the items of the list and, for each item of the list, propose to the user a supplier selected among the suppliers of the record. The system and method then allow the user to order all items of the list, which are shipped to the user for the surgery. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320218 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SERVER AND MANAGING METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SERVER - A medical image processing server, connected with terminals, has an access time obtaining unit, an update time obtaining unit, a determining unit and a data outputting unit. The access time obtaining unit obtains an access start time at which each of the terminals accesses medical image data selected by each of the terminals. The update time obtaining, if each of the terminals issues an update request for edited medical image data, obtains a last update time of the edited medical image data. The determining unit determines whether to generate updated data or copied data of medical image data edited by one of the terminals based on the access start time obtained by the terminal and the last update time obtained by another of the terminals. The data outputting unit outputs the updated data and the copied data based on identification information complying with a predetermined medical protocol. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320219 | Computer-Implemented Method for Grouping Medical Claims into Episode Treatment Groups - A computer-implemented method for profiling medical claims to assist health care managers in determining the cost-efficiency and service quality of health care providers. The method allows an objective means for measuring and quantifying health care services. An episode treatment group (ETG) is a patient classification unit, which defines groups that are clinically homogenous (similar cause of illness and treatment) and statistically stable. The ETG grouper methodology uses service or segment-level claim data as input data and assigns each service to the appropriate episode. The program identifies concurrent and recurrent episodes, flags records, creates new groupings, shills groupings for changed conditions, selects the most recent claims, resets windows, makes a determination if the provider is an independent lab and continues to collect information until an absence of treatment is detected. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320220 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE MULTI-PARTY MEDICAL CONFERENCING - A system and method for providing secure medical conferencing are provided. In one example, the system includes a database and a medical services authentication server (MSAS) coupled to the database and a packet network. The database includes medical information and the MSAS includes instructions for facilitating the medical conferencing, including enabling medical service consumers to identify and connect directly to medical service providers via the packet network using information from the database. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320221 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING PATIENT INFORMATION - A method of communicating a patient care message is disclosed. The method comprises inputting patient information into the patient care message; inputting an urgency indicator into the patient care message; inputting health condition information into the patient care message; transmitting the patient care message electronically, wherein the patient care message comprises the patient information, the urgency indicator, and the health condition information. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120004930 | Managing and Providing Healthcare Services - A method, computer program product, and apparatus for managing healthcare services are provided. A processor unit receives medical information about a patient. The processor unit generates a group of providers containing a number of providers based on the medical information received about the patient. A number of matches from the number of providers are identified for the patient using the number of providers and based on a number of criteria. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004931 | System and Method for Form Record Processing - A method and system for providing a form record and for processing the same. For example, a medical record form in a clinical or hospital environment is provided based on user input and is processed upon the user's filling in of the form. In some aspects, a user indicates by way of a user interface a type of patient complaint and selects a type of medical record form that is to be used in conjunction with examining the patient. The system guides the user and accepts the user's inputs and provides a suitable medical record form from a plurality of form types. The selected form is printed, and used by the medical staff in the examination of the patient. The filled form is then returned to a processing station for scanning, where information in the filled form may be extracted and where the filled form may be added to a patient medical record or archive, or shared with another person or organization. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004932 | Diagnosis-Driven Electronic Charting - A computer-implemented method for producing healthcare data records from graphical inputs by computer users includes receiving, on a graphical user interface of a computer system, a user identification of a diagnosis for a patient, the user identification produced by user selection on the graphical user interface; identifying one or more parameters that characterize the diagnosis; displaying on the graphical user interface a plurality of selectable values for particular ones of identified parameters; receiving sequential user selections representations of particulars ones of the values; and generating an electronic medical record representation that represents the identified diagnosis having the selected values for the one or more parameters. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120010903 | SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR AIDING MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR PATIENTS - Applicant has disclosed a software system, preferably run over the Internet on an SQL server, used to prompt care providers to check certain medical conditions based upon: a patient's history from, e.g., prior office visits to a physician's office; and preferably, if appropriate, the patient's history from other sources. Using the system results in more thorough care and enhanced billing. Applicant's software provides a digital (or printed) version of a familiar billing format—the so-called Superbill. Medical conditions of a patient are highlighted to ensure the medical service provider performs the following services during a patient visit: investigates medical conditions of the patient, as prompted by highlights in the Superbill; and exhaustively addresses all the conditions worthy of investigation based on stored patient information. Afterwards, additional data obtained from the visit are entered into the computer system for later use. Since the system is set up on a standard billing format—i.e., the Superbill, the system helps to ensure that the service provider's bills and the paperwork submitted to insurance carriers are accurate and complete. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010904 | METHOD FOR REVERSE PHYSICIAN - PATIENT MATCHING FOR IN-PERSON HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND TELE-CONSULTATIONS - A method of matching patients and health care providers includes registering a patient user and associating the patient user with a unique identifier. Information about the patient user is obtained and the patient user information is associated with the unique identifier. A health care provider can be registered and information about the health care provider can be obtained. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010905 | ADJUDICATING AND REIMBURSING CARE PROVIDERS - A method for adjudicating and reimbursing a care provider for services provided for a clinical event is provided. The method includes referencing a transaction including a number of clinical event details electronically documented by a care provider at a point of care for a clinical event for which reimbursement is sought. A first knowledge base comprising a number of quality criterion for assessing quality of health care provided to patients is accessed. Quality criterion are selected based on the clinical event details, and an analysis of the clinical event details against the selected quality criterion is performed to determine the quality of health care provided to a patient. A level of reimbursement is determined based on the quality of health care provided to the patient using electronic health record data elements associated with the patient and using corresponding clinical event details electronically documented by the care provider at the point of care for the clinical event for which reimbursement is sought. The provider is reimbursed in real-time. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120022890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SELF-SERVICE KIOSK SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL - A method and an apparatus is provided for a self-service breathalyzer kiosk system for collecting and reporting blood alcohol level information. The system and method enables a user to submit a report containing the user's current blood alcohol level at the time the report is submitted. In particular, the kiosk may be used to collect the current blood alcohol level information of the user and transmit the report of the current blood alcohol level information of the user over a communication network. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022891 | Information Interface System - A system and method for controlling informational data of a patient includes an electronic database for archiving the informational data; a tag for identifying the patient; and an electronic device for linking the database and the ID tag with the linking device. In operation, the linking device uses identification data from the ID tag, and pre-programmed, security log-in data to establish access into the database. With this authorized access, selected data from the database can then be retrieved and used during the conduct of a patient visit protocol. After the patient visit has been completed, the database can be updated with any additional information obtained during the patient visit. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022892 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INTERACTIVE INTERFACE SYSTEM - A method of confirming a medical diagnosis using a graphical user interface includes receiving an input selecting a first medical diagnosis as a cause of a patient complaint, and displaying a template based on the first medical diagnosis. The template includes a first query associated with the first medical diagnosis, a suggested response to the first query, and a first input field configured to receive the suggested response to the first query. The method includes using provider-configurable diagnostic based templates facilitating automated data entry to current and future electronic medical records systems. Systems and machine-readable media are also described. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONTEXTUAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING A MEDICAL PRACTICE - A system and method is provided for generating a multi-dimensional contextual platform that may be used to manage, diagnose, and communicate with patients in a medical practice. In particular, the system may provide a website that may provide dynamic, avatar-based interfaces that include a doctor interface and a patient interface. A doctor may create a subscription with an operator of the website in order to find new patients and view patient health records across multiple dimensions. A patient may create a subscription with the operator to locate a doctor and maintain open communications with the doctor. Once subscribed, the doctor and patient may use the website to enhance the overall healthcare experience by using social networking aspects of the website to facilitate doctor and patient communication in real-time. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120029938 | Anonymous Healthcare and Records System - Described herein is using cryptographic techniques (anonymous proof systems) to ensure the anonymity of health records when processing payment claims related to insurers and pharmacies. A patient receives a patient token from an insurer, which the patient delegates to a healthcare provider. The delegated token is processed into an anonymized token that identifies the healthcare provider and the medical service provided, without including information by which the patient is directly identifiable. The anonymized token includes data by which the insurer validates the token. For prescriptions, an anonymized token may be generated as an endorsement for the patient (e.g., a printed barcode) and an unendorsed token transmitted to the pharmacy. The pharmacy combines data of the endorsement and the unendorsed token into an anonymous combined token that is transmitted to the insurer for payment. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029939 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GROUP AND PRESENT CLINICAL RECORDS - Methods and apparatus to present and group clinical records are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining work list data of a healthcare practitioner and one or more clinical records associated with the work list data; extracting descriptive information from the clinical records to obtain one or more classifications associated with the clinical records; organizing the clinical records using the classifications into a hierarchy associated with a multi-tiered structure for graphical display; displaying one or more work items from the work list data in a first tier of the structure associated with the hierarchy; displaying one or more nodes associated with a first one of the classifications in a second tier of the structure in response to a first selection of a first one of the work items; and presenting one or more of the clinical records in a user interface in response to a second selection from a base tier of the structure. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029940 | System for Clinical Trial Subject Compliance - The present invention is designed to develop research protocols for clinical trials. The invention also can track and enhance subject compliance with a research protocol. The invention further provides evaluability data related to subject performance in the clinical trial. According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, a portable electronic device is used to query and collect data from the subject. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029941 | Communication Station and Software for Interfacing with an Infusion Pump, Analyte Monitor, Analyte Meter, or the Like - A communication station is for use with a medical device (such as an infusion pump) and a processing device (such as a computer). The communication station includes a housing, a medical device interface coupled to the housing, a processing device interface coupled to the housing and a processor coupled to the housing. The device interface interfaces with the medical device, and the processing device interface interfaces with the processing device. The processor provides a communication path between the medical device and the processing device such that programming and instructions may be communicated from the processing device to the medical device and data may be transferred from the medical device to the processing device. The communication station may be combined with a system that is capable of generating reports either locally or remotely. In addition, the medical device interface may be a cradle that is configurable to attach to different shaped medical devices. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029942 | User-Specific Data Provision System, User-Specific Data Provision Method, Server Device, and Handheld Device - A user-specific data provision system includes: a handheld device transmitting user-specific information held specifically by a user and user's biometric information acquired by measuring biometric information of the user; the server device receiving the user-specific information and the user's biometric information; and a medical facility terminal receiving information transmitted from the server device, a server device including an access point information determining unit acquiring access point information representing an access point to which the handheld device belongs at present and determining whether the access point is changed or not, at least one of the handheld device and the server device, further including a biometric information prediction determining unit determining whether or not the user's biometric information satisfies a predetermined criterion, wherein the server device transmits the user-specific information to the medical facility terminal when determining that the access point is changed and/or when determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029943 | REPORT GENERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A report generation management device includes a storage unit which stores interpretation report information, and a control unit. The control unit generates a plurality of pieces of interpretation report information for one examination, stores the generated pieces of the interpretation report information in the storage unit, and manages the generated pieces of the interpretation report information by correlating the generated pieces of the interpretation report information with the examination. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029944 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE INCIDENCE OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS - Disclosed is a method and system for analyzing patient hospitalization data to determine a Nosocomial Infection Marker (NIM), the method comprising receiving from a database hospitalization data associated with at least one patient, calculating from the hospitalization data the number of specimens with non-duplicate hospital isolates (SNDHI) markers, calculating from the hospitalization data antibiotic utilization criteria (AUC) markers, and determining the nosocomial infection marker (NIM) for each patient, based upon the calculated. SNDHI and AUC markers. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120035954 | ON-DEMAND CLINICAL TRIALS UTILIZING EMR/EHR SYSTEMS - A system, method and program product for selecting cohorts for a clinical trial. An infrastructure is described that includes a system for submitting a query; a matching engine for matching the query against patient metadata obtained from a plurality of electronic medical record/electronic health record (EMR/EHR) systems to identify matching patients; a system for requesting applicable EMR/EHR systems to release patient details of a set of matching patients; and a cohort data repository for collecting patient details from the applicable EMR/EHR systems. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035955 | CARE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a care service management system and a method thereof enabling services such as care service requesting, care service recording, and the like which have been performed off line in the past to be processed online in real time and in addition, providing learning contents of a care provider. The care service management system for a care service provider and a cared person, comprises a care service management server inputting and storing a cared person information DB, a care service provider information DB, a cared person schedule DB, a care service provider schedule DB, and a charge information DB; a health condition management server inputting and storing health information for each hour/date of the cared person; a learning content management server inputting and storing learning contents of the care service provider; a cared person's terminal connected with the care service management server to request for providing the care service and receive the determined information and schedule of the care service provider; and a care service provider's terminal connected with the care service management server, the health condition management server, or the learning contents management server to transmit or receive predetermined information. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035956 | System and Method for the Recording of Patient Notes - A system and method for recording patient notes by a physician. In one embodiment, the system includes a server comprising: a database; an input module, a display module; and an adaptive notes generation module in the server in communication with the database, the input module and the display module, the adaptive notes generation module receiving input data from the input module and the database and in response to the input data from the input module and the database, automatically generating a plurality of notes and note options. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing an input screen; inputting data; accessing a database to obtain patient data in response to data input to the input screen; and generating domain specific notes and note options in response to patient data and input to the input screen. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035957 | ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention is a computer-implemented method and apparatus that delivers information to a prescriber that is prescribing medication via an electronic prescription system, the information is delivered at the time of entering the prescription and prior to completion of entering the prescription information. The information delivered is responsive to information about the prescriber, the patient, and/or other relevant conditions from any or all of a number of sources. The information delivered to the prescriber may include drug interaction information, warnings, legally required statements, potential alternative medications, advertisements, coupons, etc. The data to which the specific information delivered to the prescriber is responsive may include prescriber information, such as the location, age, gender, medical specialty, practice size, geographic location etc, information about the patient, such as age, gender, insurance information, location, previous medical history, height, weight, etc. The data also may include information not specific to the prescriber or patient per se, such as local or national laws, current local weather, local allergen counts, etc. The data may be collected from various sources, including the prescriber's medical records database, insurance carrier databases, public information available over the internet or from other sources, purchased information such as subscription lists, weather, pollution, and allergy information, etc. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035958 | Method And System For Managing Patient Healthcare - Methods and systems are provided for managing patient healthcare, which include creating a patient profile for a patient, screening and assessing the patient with respect to a disease and updating the patient profile, determining a health management status of the patient with respect to the disease based on a comparison of the updated patient profile to at least one predefined criterion regarding progression of the disease, and providing a recommended action based upon the health management status and updated patient profile. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035959 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AN INTELLIGENT MEDICAL PRACTICE SYSTEM EMPLOYING A LEARNING KNOWLEDGE BASE - An intelligent care provider medical practice system which learns the care provider's preferences and historical diagnosis for predicting and treating patients based on provided information. The system makes use of one or more medical knowledge bases and utilizes artificial intelligence and reasoning to learn the provider's preferences and tendencies. The system also automatically generates the provider's notes, treatment plans, and other medical practice actions for treating, billing, and processing the patient after an exam or visit. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035960 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED EXCHANGE MARKET - The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a personalized exchange market, and more specifically, to systems and methods for establishing personalized pledge agreements for uncertain future events or occurrences. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method including the steps of facilitating a pledge offer via a network, the pledge offer specifying an outcome of an uncertain future occurrence, the uncertain future occurrence being independently definable; facilitating an acceptance of the pledge offer over via the network, the acceptance forming a pledge agreement; determining the outcome; and facilitating performance of the pledge agreement based on the outcome. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035961 | HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH CLINICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE - A system for distributed computing in a health care environment includes at least one clinical exchange server programmed to maintain a separate patient record for each patient. Each patient record includes an event registry indicating the application that recorded the event and event summary data. When a query is received including information usable to identify an event in the event registry, the query and the event registry are used to identify the event and an application that recorded the event. A second query is generated that specifies the identified event, and the second query is transmitted to the identified application. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035962 | COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL SELF-DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT ADVICE SYSTEM INCLUDING MODIFIED DATA STRUCTURE - A system for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over a digital network via interactive dialogue. Software authoring languages, interactive voice response and speech recognition are used to enable expert and general practitioner knowledge to be encoded for access by the public. “Meta” functions for time-density analysis of a number of factors regarding the number of medical complaints per unit of time are an integral part of the system. A semantic discrepancy evaluator routine along with a mental status examination are used to detect the consciousness level of a user of the system. A dynamic data structure is used to record and save new patient data over time. A symptom severity analysis helps to respond to the changing conditions. System sensitivity factors may be changed at a global level or other levels to adjust the system advice as necessary. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035963 | SYSTEM THAT AUTOMATICALLY RETRIEVES REPORT TEMPLATES BASED ON DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION - When generating radiology reports, image findings and/or clinical information is automatically mapped to an appropriate standardized structured report template. The report template contains placeholders for information such as case-specific images and measureable values, and the placeholders are filled in by either the radiologist or by automatic procedures such as image processing algorithms, text extraction algorithms, or the like. In this manner, the radiologist is assisted in effectively generating a reader-independent high-quality diagnostic report. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120041782 | Medical Information Handling System and Method - A system and method used to create a longitudinal medical record for an injured person that in at least one embodiment begins a location remote from a medical facility. The system includes in at least one embodiment a plurality of mobile computing devices. In at least one embodiment, the mobile computing devices provide an interface for receiving information from a first responder or a medic. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041783 | Integrated Electronic Patient Health Care and Billing Coordination System - A patient care coordination system that includes a plurality of hand-held computers in communication with a cloud computing network or a remote server that has an accessible database of all patients and the health care information of each. The cloud computing network or remote server synchronizes, in real time, patient health care information input in any one of the plurality of hand-held computers with all the others of the plurality of hand-held computers. The hand-held computers are able to download and view the patient health care information in the database in a user friendly graphic user interface equipped with a touch screen for ease of user data navigation. The cloud computing network or remote server also receives, as input, data from patient care devices that are used to monitor patient condition periodically or continuously and store these in the database for the appropriate patient. In addition, the cloud computing network or remote server transmits encrypted electronic digital patient health care information to a third party and receives acknowledgment of third party receipt of the information. The cloud computing network or remote server monitors fee-bearing information exchanged with the third party and automatically assesses a predetermined fee based on fee-bearing information exchanged and stores the billing information to the appropriate patient in the database. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041784 | Computerized Surveillance of Medical Treatment - Medical treatment is automatically surveyed. Drugs or other treatments may be monitored post-market. This surveillance may be accomplished in two ways: (1) Identify patients that potentially match templates consistent with possible adverse reactions, possibly including adverse reactions not associated with the treatment. Potentially, if the match is good enough, a single patient may be sufficient to raise an alert. Alternately, multiple patients partially matching a template may cause an alert. (2) Identify patient clusters with unusual patterns. Multiple patients associated with greater rates of adverse events or event severity not expected with the treatment are identified. The data for surveillance is acquired from multiple sources, so may be more comprehensive for early recognition of adverse effects. Data gathering and surveillance are computerized, so early, cost effective recognition may be more likely. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041785 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE GROUPING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A medical image processing apparatus includes a control unit for grouping input medical images from every same examination of a same patient by using accompanying information of the input medical images, and for saving the grouped medical images in a storage unit. When a medical image is newly input, the control unit collates accompanying information of the newly input medical image with the accompanying information of the grouped medical images to thereby judge whether the newly input medical image has been obtained by additional radiography or by re-radiography. The control unit regroups the newly input medical image and the grouped medical images from a same examination of a same patient by using the accompanying information, when the control unit judges that the newly input medical image has been obtained by either additional radiography or re-radiography. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041786 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING MEDICAL IMAGES AND RECORDS - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041787 | NOVEL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESCRIBING SAMPLE PRESCRIPTIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing sample prescriptions electronically and creating a complete data set of information regarding the life-cycle of the sample prescription. In one embodiment, a sample prescription system comprises a management module that stores files corresponding to sample prescriptions. Each corresponding file is linked to a unique sample code. The sample code and linked file together comprise an electronic history of the sample's life-cycle, which is built dynamically over time into a comprehensive code containing all information relevant to a prescribed sample and its path to consumption. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041788 | System and Method for Facilitating Outcome-Based Health Care - In an exemplary embodiment, a server receives from a communication device (i) an identifier of a patient and (ii) a login credential associated with an individual. The server makes a determination based on the login credential that the individual is authorized to access a patient record of the patient. Subsequent to making the determination, the server prepares an assessment based on the patient record, and provides the assessment to the communication device. The assessment includes a measurement. The server subsequently receives a measurement result from the communication device and updates the patient record based on the measurement result. The server prepares a care plan based on the patient record and provides the care plan to the communication device. The care plan includes a task. The server subsequently receives a task status from the communication device and updates the patient record based on the task status. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041789 | OPTIMIZATION OF TIMING FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS IN ADVANCED PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Advanced patient management systems include a unit for collecting data from a device associated with a patient, and a host in communication with the unit, the host identifying a time for the device to update data on the device. The system can identify a time for the device to update data associated with the device by developing a histogram of the availability of the device for interrogation. The system can also optimize processing loads for the system by developing a histogram of the time at which the caregiver is most likely to access the system to review the collected and processed data. Methods for optimizing device data update and processing times are also included. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120046966 | Health Management Application Development and Deployment Framework - Techniques are disclosed for developing health management applications and managing health issues associated with one or more individuals or subjects. For example, a health management system includes the following modules. A health data transformation and routing module converts raw health data to at least one common format and routes the common format health data to one or more other modules that at least one of process and store the common format health data. A health monitoring module receives at least a portion of the common format health data, processes the received data, and provides one or more notifications based on processing results. A health analytics module receives data from one or more other modules and generates health knowledge based on the received data. A health data and knowledge storage module stores data from one or more other modules. Each of the health data transformation and routing module, the health monitoring module, and the health analytics module include one or more application programming interfaces for use in at least one of adding and editing logic associated with the respective module. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046967 | Managing the Distribution of Drug Samples - Computer-based method and system that helps track and manage drug sample distribution, helps ensure drug samples are dispensed and used in a safe and efficient manner, and helps capture information about how drug samples are being distributed and used. The method includes storing inventory information for one or more drug samples received at a prescriber's office, presenting a user-selectable list of drugs available in the inventoried samples and, in response to a user's selection of one of the listed drugs, presenting patient-specific information regarding the selected drug's suitability for dispensing as a sample. The method also includes automatically updating the stored inventory information for the selected drug in response to an indication from the user that a quantity of the selected drug is being dispensed to a patient as a sample. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046968 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A STEM CELL BANK - Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for maintaining a stem cell registry comprising information about a plurality of stem cell units. A donor is enrolled in the stem cell registry. A stem cell unit from the donor is characterized. Information about the stem cell unit, obtained by the characterizing, is recorded in the stem cell registry. Computer readable media comprising a plurality of data records. One or more respective data records in the plurality of data records comprises (i) a collection identifier number that uniquely corresponds to a stem cell donation, (ii) a cord blood cell count associated with the stem cell donation, and (iii) a placenta blood cell count associated with the stem cell donation. Additional computer readable media comprising a plurality of data records. One or more respective data records in the plurality of data records comprises (i) a cord blood cell count associated with a stem cell donation, (ii) a placenta blood cell count associated with the stem cell donation, and (iii) an indication of at least two stem cell transplant units in the stem cell donation. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046969 | Converting Medical Data to a Data Format for Exportation from a Brokerage System - A computer-implemented method includes retrieving, by a computer included in a brokerage system for determining real-time availability of medical service providers for consultations with consumers of medical services, medical data records of a consumer requesting a consultation with one of the medical service providers, with the medical data records retrieved from an source external to the brokerage system and formatted in accordance with a first data format; converting by the computer the medical data records retrieved from the source external to the brokerage system from the first data format to a second, different data format for medical data records used in the brokerage system; and exporting, by the computer system, the medical data to a medical data system used by the one medical service provider. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046970 | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A controlled substance distribution system may include a controlling entity having a database. The database may include data associated with a patient, an amount of a controlled substance that the patient is authorized to receive, and an amount of the controlled substance that the patient has already received during a time period. The system may include a token having a unique identifier. The data may include data that is associated with the unique identifier. The system may include a dispensing center having a computing device in communication with the controlling entity. The computing device may be configured to obtain the unique identifier from the token, transmit the unique identifier and a request for the controlled substance to the controlling entity, receive an indication of whether or not the request is allowed, and authorize a dispensing event in response to the request if the indication indicates that the request is allowed. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046971 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGING PATIENTS WITH A PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICE - A method and system are provided for detecting the presence of a personal medical device within a patient. A method and system are provided for determining the location and type of the personal medical device as well as other characteristics of the device. A method and system are provided for adapting or customizing a medical imaging procedure to avoid interfering with a personal medical device or to diminish the risk of device interference or malfunction. A method and system are provided for interfacing with health record databases, regulatory databases, medical device databases, or other types of databases to gather information regarding a particular patient's personal medical device and to update said databases with additional information regarding the personal medical device if any is gathered. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046972 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING MEDICAL DATA - The invention relates to a medical data management method and system wherein medical data ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120059668 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SHARING USING HYBRID ARCHITECTURE - Electronic health record sharing is provided using a hybrid architecture. A centralized architecture provides centralized service including a search service and a token ownership service. A decentralized architecture comprises electronic health record locations. Electronic health records are created at locations and patient identifying information is stored at the centralized architecture. The centralized service manages ownership of electronic health records using ownership tokens comprising unique electronic health record identifiers and unique location identifiers. A current electronic health record owner location is authorized to view and/or edit the electronic health record. Ownership is transferred via the sending location, receiving location, and centralized service. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059669 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM WITH NURSING RECORDS - An electronic health records system stores medical data and nursing data. The medical data is associated with a physician's findings for an encounter with a patient. The nursing data is associated with nursing care provided to the patient. The electronic health records system generates separate or linked physician and nurse interfaces that can be used to enter and review the medical and nursing data as desired. The electronic health records system also manages nurse scheduling. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059670 | Bambam: parallel comparative analysis of high-throughput sequencing data - The present invention relates to methods for evaluating and/or predicting the outcome of a clinical condition, such as cancer, metastasis, AIDS, autism, Alzheimer's, and/or Parkinson's disorder. The methods can also be used to monitor and track changes in a patient's DNA and/or RNA during and following a clinical treatment regime. The methods may also be used to evaluate protein and/or metabolite levels that correlate with such clinical conditions. The methods are also of use to ascertain the probability outcome for a patient's particular prognosis. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059671 | SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME RECORDING AND REPORTING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSESSMENT DATA - A portable touch-sensitive system for capturing Electronic Medical Data (EMD) to create Emergency Medicine Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) that includes Graphical User Interface (GUI) menus adapted specifically for collecting and reporting medical assessments in the Emergency Room (ER) environment. For navigation, the GUI menus use text objects that can be selected, opened and moved among multiple states using simple operator pen gestures. The resulting EMR content is fully accessible without scrolling, opening or closing windows, or changing menus, making it possible to capture, in real time as the patient is talking, a EMR that fully conforms to the predetermined EMD requirements of an Emergency Medicine EMR specification. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059672 | Systems and Methods For Providing A Continuum Of Care - Disclosed herein are embodiments for providing a continuum of care. At least one embodiment includes receiving patient information for a patient, the patient information including medical information of the patient suffering from a specific medical condition and determining whether the patient qualifies for the continuum of care. Similarly, some embodiments include, in response to determining that the patient qualifies for the continuum of care, facilitating a primary patient screening to determine whether the patient has a tangential medical condition. Still some embodiments include creating a continuum of care plan for the patient that utilizes the patient information and results of the primary screening to predict a future medical care need of the patient. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059673 | FLEXIBLE GLUCOSE ANALYSIS USING VARYING TIME REPORT DELTAS AND CONFIGURABLE GLUCOSE TARGET RANGES - A diabetes data management system selects variable threshold parameters that are utilized in a report. A first low threshold glucose reading and a first high threshold glucose reading for a before meal event timeframe are selected. A second low threshold glucose reading and a second high threshold glucose reading are selected for an after meal event timeframe. The threshold readings are stored in a database. The diabetes data management system analyzes glucose behavior around meal events. The system receives a plurality of glucose readings for a time period, receives a first time range as a pre-meal analysis period for the first meal event and receives a second time range as a post-meal analysis period for the first meal event. The system creates a graph which highlights the pre-meal analysis period, the post-meal analysis period, and displays the plurality of glucose readings for the time period. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA - A health care patient document system and method which enable patients to enter clinical, administrative, and financial information normally completed on a clipboard in a medical office into a computerized system that stores the information. The patient is then enabled to direct the stored information to any health care provider whether the provider is enabled to receive the data electronically nor not. For those provider clinicians and organizations not enabled to receive the information electronically, the system completes the paper-based forms already in use within the organization and sends the completed form by facsimile or mail delivery. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120065994 | Methods and systems for utilizing electronic medical records to track and manage radiation doses - Methods and systems for utilizing electronic medical records are operative to track and manage radiation doses provided to patients through various different types of radiation-emitting medical procedures. According to an exemplary embodiment, one such method includes receiving an electronic medical record for a patient, the electronic medical record comprising data indicating a cumulative past amount of radiation exposure for the patient; detecting if the cumulative past amount of radiation exposure for the patient is above a threshold before performing a radiation-emitting medical procedure on the patient; and providing a pre-defined output message in response to detecting that the cumulative past amount of radiation exposure for the patient is above the threshold. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120065995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC RECORDS - Provided is a system and method for storing by an originating server database an originating electronic medical record of at least one patient; extracting by an originating server processor the originating electronic medical record of the at least one patient from the database; transmitting by the originating server processor the originating electronic medical record of the at least one patient; receiving by a health records server processor the originating electronic medical record of the at least one patient; consolidating by the health records server processor the originating electronic medical record of the at least one patient with an existing electronic medical record of the at least one patient, said existing electronic medical record of the at least one patient being a consolidation of a plurality of originating electronic medical records of the at least one patient from a plurality of originating servers; storing by the health records server processor in a health records server database the merged electronic medical record in the health records server database; and providing by the health records server processor to a user access to an electronic medical record of a patient via at least one wireless network. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120065996 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING THE COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION AND PRODUCTS TO A REGISTERED USER OF A PHARMACY - A coordination server for facilitating the presentation of health related information over an electronic communication network to a plurality of users, such that each of the plurality of users is registered with a particular pharmacy store, the coordination server comprising: a registration module configured for receiving electronic registration information of a user including user identification data and pharmacy store identification data of the particular pharmacy store at which the user is registered; a user module configured for receiving electronic personal health information of the user including current user medication information and associated user condition information; a confirmation module configured for confirming the accuracy of the electronic personal health information with at least one of a health care professional of the pharmacy store or the user; a generation module configured for generating customized health related information for the user based on the confirmed electronic personal health information; and a communication module configured for receiving an electronic request from the user for health related information and for sending an electronic response including the customized health related information. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120065997 | Automatic Processing of Handwritten Physician Orders - Physician orders are automatically processed. Rather than requiring entry with a user interface in a computerized order entry system, physician orders may be handwritten on a piece of paper or entered on another handwriting device. The orders are scanned or transmitted. Using a lexicon limited to the vocabulary of possible orders, handwriting recognition is applied to the scanned order. By limiting the lexicon, the accuracy of the optical character recognition may be increased. The lexicon may be further limited by determining a diagnosis and/or treatment or imaging modality for the patient and selecting a lexicon limited to orders associated with the diagnosis or modality. The recognized order is then implemented by the computerized order entry system. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120065998 | Health Quality Measures Systems and Methods - Systems and methods of exchanging Healthcare Quality Measures (HQM) are disclosed. Healthcare providers can define one or more HQMs by constructing expressions using an expression builder according to a funding organization's requirements. The expression builder advantageously allows the Healthcare provider to build measure expressions without the need to know a complex programming language. Once a measure is derived, it can be converted to a common HQM data format and exchanged with the organization via an intermediary HQM service. The HQM data can then be converted into the organization's proprietary format. Thus, HQM data exchanges among providers and organizations are simplified. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120065999 | Device for Delivering a Drug to a Patient While Restricting Access to the Drug by Patients for Whom the Drug May Be Contraindicated and Methods for Use Thereof - A prescription filling assistance device useful for monitoring the filling of and distribution of drugs to patients in need of the drug, while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated are disclosed. Also disclosed is a drug information and management system for use with the prescription filling assistance device. Methods for delivering a drug to a patient in need of the drug, while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated are disclosed. In some of the disclosed methods, prescriptions for the drug are filled by a pharmacy only after a computer readable storage medium has been consulted to retrieve a prescription approval code. Embodiments are provided wherein the patients are assigned to risk groups based upon the risk that taking the drug will lead to an adverse side effect, and certain additional information, such as periodic surveys and diagnostic tests probative of the ongoing risk of the side effect developing are obtained before prescriptions for the drug are approved. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066000 | CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS WITH EXTERNAL CONTEXT - A clinical decision support (CDS) system comprises a patient treatment histories database ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066001 | Bambam: Parallel comparative analysis of high-throughput sequencing data - A differential sequence object is constructed on the basis of alignment of sub-strings via incremental synchronization of sequence strings using known positions of the sub-strings relative to a reference genome sequence. An output file is then generated that comprises only relevant changes with respect to the reference genome. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120072235 | System and Method for Personal Healthcare Analysis and Distributable Archive - An individual has a large number of health related transactions during their lifecycle right from birth. As technology is fast evolving and medical profession demanding accurate description of a situation for effective handling of the patients, it is very useful, and often a necessity, to keep a record of all of the health related transactions. A system and method for recording the large and growing number of health transactions in a structured manner, analyzing and relating of the same, and making them available to any agency is described. The structuring of the transactions is based on a set of dimensions and the analysis leads to the linking of the transactions across these dimensions and deriving of the meta-information for assisting the individual to be more health conscious. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072236 | INSULIN PEN DATA RECORDING AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A system and method is provided whereby an electromechanical device is paired with an insulin delivery device such that said pairing results in the recordation of insulin delivery date, time and amount. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072237 | System And Method For Secured Health Record Account Registration - A computer-implemented system is used for implementing an improved personal health record enrollment process. The system includes an electronic medical record system configured to generate configured to generate an index file, the index file associated with patient medical data including the clinical records of the patient, wherein the index file is augmented with encrypted metadata generated based on the patient medical data and configured to include patient authentication information. The system further includes a personal health record web portal configured to implement a patient enrollment process including the steps of receiving patient authentication input, authenticating the patient authentication input based on the received patient authentication input and the encrypted metadata in the index file, and generating a patient enrollment account for the patient based at least in part on the patient authentication information. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072238 | System and Method For Collection and Communication of Data From Multiple Patient Care Devices - A system and method for collecting, communicating, displaying, and/or analyzing data from multiple medical devices is disclosed. The system includes a local data collection module and a number of medical device adapters. The medical device adapters are coupled to respective medical devices via hardwired connections to receive data from the respective medical devices. The medical device adapters wirelessly transmit the data to the local data collection module. The local data collection module communicates the data received from the medical device adapters to an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system for automatic entry of at least some of the data in the electronic medical record of a patient associated with the medical devices. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120078659 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING CLINICAL RESEARCH - A method of facilitating clinical research. The method includes receiving at least one research criteria and at least one comparison criteria, e.g., demographical information, patient characteristic, patient health, type of drug, drug classification, insurance type, etc. A database storing medical records associated with patients may be accessed. Information within the database may be filtered based on the research criteria to identify a group of patients. The information within medical records of the group of patients is processed to generate processed information, wherein the information is associated with the at least one comparison criteria. The processed information is output, e.g., to a memory component for storage, to a display for rendering, etc. The processing may include purging confidential information associated with the group of patients according to HIPAA. A number may be assigned to each patient within the group of patients for identification thereof. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078660 | WEB-BASED TOOL TO PREPARE FOR AND SELECT AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM - A web-based tool is provided that helps a healthcare provider to prepare for a transition to an EHR system and to select an EHR system that is appropriate for the healthcare provider's practice. A server provides questionnaire webpages to the healthcare provider. The questionnaire webpages include questionnaires to be completed by the healthcare provider. The server receives responses to the questionnaires. The server can generate an EHR transition plan based on the responses. In addition, the server can generate a request for proposal (RFP). The RFP contains a description of an appropriate EHR system. The server generates the description of the appropriate EHR system based on the responses. The RFP also contains a request by the healthcare provider for a proposal to provide the appropriate EHR system to the healthcare provider. The server then sends the RFP to vendors selected by the healthcare provider. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078661 | Health Care Facility Management and Information System - A method, system, computer program product and apparatus related to managing and disseminating information in a health care facility is disclosed. The system may comprise a plurality of input devices, a processor connected to the input devices and a plurality of electronic output devices connected to the processor. The output devices may include a master patient information display, an electronic patient room information display, a master precaution display, a patient hourly rounding display and an individual room precaution display. The method may comprise receiving from at least one input device data associated with a plurality of patients, and displaying for each patient the information, based on the data received, that is associated with each patient, and then updating on each output device the information when it changes. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078662 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY FILLING OUT AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES REPORT FORM - This invention is a device, system, and method for digitally filling out, completing, and transmitting an emergency medical services report form. The computerized emergency medical services report form is designed to mimic the emergency medical services report form that the user is already accustomed to completing during an incident. The user completes the digital form by entering the incident data into the form via a touch screen or keyboard. Because the digital form is essentially identical to the paper form, the users do not require a significant amount of additional training on how to fill out the digital form. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078663 | UNIVERSAL PATIENT RECORD CONVERSION TOOL - A system includes a health care provider computer operatively connected over a network to a web server, the web server providing a health care provider portal and an applet. The applet is configured to convert patient records in a first format to patient records in a second format. The first format may be associated with a practice management system, may be an electronic health record format, may be a personal health record format, or other type of format. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078664 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - A computer system that extracts health care data from one or more health care payors to identify meaningful relationships or patterns in treatments to compare the effectiveness of various treatment of specific diseases is provided. This computer system includes a computer and a staging database. The computer is configured to communicate with one or more payor computer systems of a type that includes one or more databases storing records of the health care data from one or more payors over the Internet. The staging database is in communication with the computer and is configured to receive the health care data from each of the payor computer systems. The health care data from each of the payor computer systems is configured to be converted into a normalized format. The normalized data is the made available to determine comparative effectiveness of various treatments of specific diseases. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078665 | ANIMATED TIMELINE - When presenting information to a user via a display, an animated timeline ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120084098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATING ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE FORMS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring an answer being solicited from a user of a healthcare system concerning a question included within an electronic healthcare form. The user is provided with information that assists the user in answering the question on the electronic healthcare form. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084099 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, SUCH AS A CARD, TO PROVIDE USER SELECTABLE MEDICAL INFORMATION AND INFORMATION TO OBTAIN ELIGIBILITY OF HEALTHCARE PAYMENTS - A method obtains and stores medical information in a machine-readable format. An interface is provided to select a portion of the medical information. In response to a user selection, the portion is displayed on a substrate, and the medical information is accessed by information, recorded in a machine-readable format on the substrate. A system includes a healthcare provider processing device obtaining eligibility information from the substrate and generating an eligibility request to an entity processing device that forwards the eligibility request to a payer. An eligibility response from the payer is then provided to the healthcare provider via the entity processing device. In an embodiment, medical information in a paper format is faxed using a unique user identifier and password and categorized into a machine-readable format. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CANDIDATE AND SUBJECT PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIAL STUDIES - The present invention discloses systems and methods for facilitating candidate and subject participation in clinical trial studies. Medical professionals participating in the study at satellite sites assist in recruitment of their pre-existing patients as subjects in the study. Clinical trial data collected from the subjects is communicated over a computer network from the satellite sites to core sites. Study coordination is performed at the core sites. The collected clinical trial data is analyzed in accordance with the study at an interested party site. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LONGITUDINAL DISEASE MANAGEMENT - A longitudinal medical outcome collection and reporting (LMOCR) system provides a system for collecting, storing and displaying medical information. In particular, the system includes a patient database for storing medical records and information pertaining to a plurality of patients. The LMOCR system further includes an application server that stores applications for communicating with the patient database, a remotely located patient device, and a remotely located provider device. The application server includes a patient module that displays on the patient device a patient portal that allows the patient to interact with the LMOCR system. The patient module provides a questionnaire to the patient portal to collect information from the patient and applies a first set of rules to collected patient information to selectively modify the questionnaire to collect relevant follow-up information from the patient. The application server further includes a provider module that displays on the provider device a provider portal that allows the provider to interact with the LMOCR system. The provider module applies a second set of rules to collected patient information to translate the collected patient information into a format relevant to the provider, wherein the provider is able to review, modify, and add to the collection of patient data stored in the patient database. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120089417 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Mediating Patient-Initiated Physiological Monitoring - Access to key diagnostic medical devices requires pre-approval by a screening physician. A computer-implemented system and method for mediating patient-initiated physiological monitoring and ensuring appropriate follow up, bypassing the need for a screening physician, are provided. A request for a medical monitoring device from a patient at a point of prescriptive medicine dispensing is entered. The patient is enrolled in a medical service network that includes healthcare providers and medical services, and one or more on-call prescribing physicians. The patient is interfaced in real time with one of the prescribing physicians. Upon physician approval, the monitoring device is dispensed to the patient at the point of dispensing. Following monitoring, data from the monitoring device is retrieved for the medical service network. The retrieved data is evaluated for medical concerns. Based on findings from the evaluation made, the patient is referred for medical care through the healthcare providers and medical services. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089418 | INTEGRATED INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH SINGLE TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE AND REPORTING APPLICATION FOR eCLINICAL TRIALS - The present invention relates to a fully integrated systems and methods to offer end-to-end solution in designing, managing, recording, analyzing, mining and reporting of traditional as well as adaptive clinical trials with single transaction database. Particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for clinical trial which will help pharmaceuticals/biotech/medical device companies and clinical research organizations (CROs) to manage various activities as per the business flow of a clinical trial, right from protocol design to submission of clinical study reports through their various functionalities/modules. Specifically, the present invention is suitable for adaptive clinical trials where the clinical plans are modified based on the results obtained in the single or multiple interim data analysis. More specifically, the present invention offers a closed loop feedback control of trial parameters and expectations to enhance trial success and addresses safety and efficacy concerns without compromising blinding and statistical validity. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089419 | HOSPITAL BED WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE HAVING ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY - A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, communicates with an electronic medical record (EMR) system in healthcare facility. The hospital bed includes a patient support structure to support a patient, a graphical user interface coupled to the patient support structure, and control circuitry coupled to the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface displays at least one input that may be used by a caregiver to chart data into an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient supported by the patient support structure. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089420 | MULTI-SITE CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - Methods are provided for the surveillance and monitoring of a patient's medical care when the patient is treated at two or more medical organizations having different medical record systems. Patient information is received from a first medical organization and populated into an active risk assessment array that monitors the patient's risk for developing a particular disease or condition. Patient information is then received from a second medical organization and populated into the array. It is determined that actionable criteria have been met, and in response, a notification or alert is sent to the medical organizations indicating that the patient is at risk. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089421 | MULTI-SITE CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR SEPSIS - Methods are provided for the surveillance and monitoring of a patient's medical care when the patient is treated at two or more medical organizations having different medical record systems. Patient information is received from a first medical organization and populated into an active risk assessment array that monitors the patient's risk for developing Sepsis. Patient information is then received from a second medical organization and populated into the array. It is determined that actionable criteria have been met, and in response, a notification or alert is sent to the medical organizations indicating that the patient is at risk for developing Sepsis. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120095779 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED DATA AND SERVICES IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS - A capability for providing location-based data and/or services is provided herein. The location-based data and/or services may be provided within any suitable environment, such as, for example, a healthcare environment. With the context of a healthcare environment, a healthcare professional carries a user device within the healthcare environment, and the location of the user device within the healthcare environment is tracked such that, when the user device is determined to be associated with a location of a patient, the user device automatically receives patient data associated with the patient, for use by the healthcare professional in providing or supporting care for the patient. The patient data may include patient information associated with the patient (e.g., medical history, previous and recent test results, and the like) and/or information for use in providing services to the healthcare professional(e.g., push-to-talk services, location-based message delivery services, location-based presence services, and the like). | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120095780 | ASSESSING CONSISTENCY OF A PATIENT'S CONTINUITY-OF-CARE RECORDS - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for monitoring of the internal consistency and reliability of health information about a patient that is generated by a plurality of respondents and exchanged between more than two users of systems that store and maintain such health information. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120095781 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INFERRING GENETIC FINDINGS FOR A PATIENT - A method and system in a computing environment for preventing atypical clinical events associated with clinical agent administration to a person is provided. Clinical agent information is received. A data structure is accessed to determine if genetic findings are known to be associated with atypical events for the clinical agent. An electronic medical record is accessed to determine if a person has a stored genetic test result value for the genetic finding. Upon determining that the person does not have a stored genetic test result value, a population genetics inference based solely on demographic information is calculated indicating a likelihood the person has the genetic finding. An output is generated that includes a risk associated with atypical events for the clinical agent; the risk is based solely on the population genetics inference. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120101846 | Computer-Implemented Method For Displaying Patient-Related Diagnoses Of Chronic Illnesses - The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for displaying chronic illnesses on a graphical user interface of a data processing system, whereby the graphical user interface comprises at least a first and a second display window, comprising the following steps: displaying at least a portion of patient data of a patient in the first display window of a graphical user interface, wherein the displayed patient data in the first display window are displayed row-by-row, wherein the first display comprises a scroll bar for row-by-row tracking of the patient data to be displayed, accessing a first database, the first database comprising medical diagnosis objects, wherein the medical diagnosis objects are stored in connection with rules relating to the patient data of the patient, wherein the medical diagnosis objects are in addition connected to information characterizing the connected diagnosis object as a possible chronical diagnosis, checking, whether at least one of the rules is satisfied for the patient data and whether the diagnosis object being stored in connection with the satisfied rule is stored in connection with information characterizing the diagnosis object as a possible chronic diagnosis, displaying a display element on the graphical user interface if at least one of the rules is satisfied and if the medical diagnosis object stored in connection with said rule is characterized as a possible chronic diagnosis, outputting of a user query on the graphical user interface, whether a medical diagnosis connected with the diagnosis object should be accepted as permanent diagnosis, and displaying the medical diagnosis as a permanent diagnosis in the second display window regardless of the position of the scrollbar, if the medical diagnoses connected with the medical diagnosis object has been accepted by the user as a permanent diagnosis. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120101847 | Mobile Medical Information System and Methods of Use - Systems, methods and computer readable media performing mobile medical information management are provided. In one aspect, one or more web-based patient portals are accessed and medical history records of a patient are downloaded therefrom, based upon a user profile including personal information that uniquely identifies the patient. All or part of the downloaded data can be outputted to at least one of the patient and a physician or other authorized care provider treating or evaluating the patient. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120101848 | PORTABLE PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A personal case history processing system writes health relevant data generated by a medical equipment into a data chip or supplies the health relevant data in the data chip to the medical equipment through a data reading/writing device or directly to the medical equipment by performing transmission of the health relevant data between the data chip and the corresponding data reading/writing device and/or the medical equipment, wherein the data chip may be connected to an IC card or a portable data processing device. Accordingly, personal transmission, reading/writing and access of the health relevant data may be realized. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120101849 | VIRTUAL CARE TEAM RECORD FOR TRACKING PATIENT DATA - A system and method for managing healthcare information is disclosed. The data servers each include a data manager that comprises a controller, applications, an application manager, a virtual care team module, and a user interface engine. The controller manages the core functions and the transmission of data between data manager components. The applications are applications that are created by the user or downloaded as third-party applications. The application manager manages the creation and communication between applications. The virtual care team module manages the transmission of patient data between data servers. The user interface engine generates user interfaces for displaying the applications and collecting clinical trial data. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120109683 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OUTCOME BASED REFERRAL USING HEALTHCARE DATA OF PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN POPULATIONS - A recommendation system and method includes extracting patient features for a current patient to generate representation of the current patient. The patient features for the current patient are compared to physician features of one or more physicians and patient-to-physician features of a group of patients from medically related records. Outcome measures associated with physicians are compared related to a current query. A future outcome for patient, physician pairs are predicted for the current patient based upon at least one predictive model constructed from the features and outcome measures to output. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109684 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPARING MEDICAL SERVICES - A method for comparing medical services provided by a plurality of healthcare entities includes creating a performance criterion that is associated with the medical services provided to patients by first and second healthcare entities and using a processor to determine first and second compliance indices by comparing the performance criterion to first and second sets of electronic health records (EHRs) of the patients that are maintained by the first and second healthcare entities, respectively. The first and second compliance indices represent quantities of the patients having medical data in the first and second sets of EHRs that satisfies the performance criterion. The method also includes presenting the first and second compliance indices associated with the first and second healthcare entities to a user. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109685 | LINKING HEALTH RECORDS - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for linking health records. A patient document may be received from a provider and confirmed by a patient to be linked to their health record. To confirm a document, a connection between a provider and a health record is established. Once the connection is initially established between the provider and the health record, subsequent patient documents received from the approved provider may be automatically linked to the health record. Connections may be established with multiple providers such that a single health record includes patient documents for multiple patient encounters with different providers. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109686 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electronic medical record system and method that enables easy entry and use of patient and other information. The system and method provides improvements in terms of features, speed, and ease of use. It includes the following steps: inputting patient information into an EMR system utilizing customizable templates; cross-referencing the information input with information databases, e.g., publicly available demographic-based information on the standards of care; and generating information from cross-referencing to provide user with recommendations for the patient (e.g., prescribe medication, order procedures, give immunization), if such a recommendation exists in the standards of care or is added by the user. The system and method utilize a computer. The present invention can be used to help practitioners avoid mistakes (e.g., forgetting standards of care), deliver a higher quality of care, measure performance, and proactively identify and contact patients who need a particular type of care. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109687 | Medical System and Method for Providing Information for Glycemic Control - A medical device and a method for configuring a process for determining a dose of insulin to be administered for glycemic control is provided, wherein the dose is stepwise adapted, comprising defining different dose adjustment profiles for stepwise adapting the dose, wherein each of the different dose adjustment profiles is based at least on a specific initial dose value, a specific time interval for increasing the dose, a specific dose increase step and a specific low blood glucose threshold value, storing the different dose adjustment profiles, selecting one of the stored different dose adjustment profiles based on specific requirements for stepwise adapting the dose, and personalising the selected dose adjustment profile by defining at least a specific target blood glucose value for a specific user. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109688 | INTERNET PHONE APPARATUS INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE AND A REMOTE MEDICAL-SERVICE METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an internet phone apparatus including a biological analysis device and a remote medical service method using the same. The biological analysis device is built in the internet phone apparatus. The internet phone apparatus transmits measurement data obtained from the biological analysis device to a remote doctor through an internet network and outputs medical service data as the medical service data are received from the remote doctor through the internet network. The internet phone apparatus including the biological analysis device and the remote medical service method using the same realize an effective remote medical diagnosis. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109689 | Support System for Improved Quality Healthcare - The present invention, defined as MEGICS (Medical+Logics), has been developed in order to improve quality of care and enhance the efficiency of operation of healthcare facilities and providers. When front-line healthcare doctors and nurses make various clinical decisions, MEGICS management system can provide them with relevant clinical knowledge in a timely manner. MEGICS management system can, therefore, increase the level of user satisfaction and provide patients with better quality of healthcare services. The Inventor believes that the present invention, MEGICS, can penetrate a new market and be easily adopted by healthcare facilities, due to its flexible system structure, experience-based approach, and user-friendly features. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120116804 | VISUALIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDICAL DATA - A method, system, and computer program product for visualization of social medical data for a patient. The method including: providing a display representing part or all of a human body of a current patient; determining similar patients related by a bond of one or more entities to the current patient; determining an area of the body a binding entity relates to; and displaying an object representing a similar patient at the area of the body the binding entity relates to on the display representing the human body. Displaying an object representing a similar patient may reflect the level of similarity of the similar patient to the current patient according to the contribution to the similarity of the binding entity. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116805 | System and Method for Selecting and Implementing an Electronic Health Care Records System - Disclosed is a system and method for selecting and implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system for a health care facility. The method allows a particular medical practice to be systemically analyzed relative to factors impacting EMR selection and implementation. This analysis is conducted by way of a graphical representation of the activities carried out by health care workers associated with the particular practice. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116806 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT FOR A TREATMENT SYSTEM - A process for treating orthopedic injuries including the steps of presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patients injury, treatment protocol and outcome. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116807 | Apparatus, system, and method for comparing healthcare - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for comparing healthcare data are disclosed. Some embodiments of the method for comparing healthcare data may include receiving healthcare data for geographic regions. The healthcare data may include healthcare variables and clinical data. Some embodiments of the method may further include analyzing, with a processing device, one or more healthcare variables for geographic regions. In some embodiments of the method, analyzing the one or more healthcare variables may include assigning each geographic region to one of several clusters based on the one or more healthcare variables. Some embodiments of the method may further include analyzing, with a processing device, the clinical data for geographic regions. In some embodiments of the method, analyzing the clinical data may include determining a primary magnitude for each geographic region of a primary measure, determining a secondary magnitude for each geographic region of a secondary measure, and comparing them. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116808 | MEDICAL DATA RECORDING SYSTEM - A device for recording information on CDRs or other recording media and printing file information for observing what is recorded thereon. The information may be medical images such as x-rays, cat scans, magnetic resonance images, or sonograms. The discs can have patient names and other information selected from information stored thereon, printed on the disc as well as logos for the hospital, service provider or trademarks. The discs can be automatically loaded into the recorder and printer. The fields of information or logos printed on the discs can be changed to suit the user. A database creates and updates a directory of patient files so the discs can be located and the images thereon viewed for each patient. The discs have software allowing the computer to view the images on the disc so that a personal computer not having imaging software can operate the disc. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116809 | METHOD FOR CREATING AND/OR KEEPING A PERSONAL MEDICATION FILE WITH THE AID OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Method for creating and/or keeping a personal medication file with the aid of a computer system, comprising: | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116810 | MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of facilitating a patient's care transitions both into and upon subsequent discharge from an in-patient medical facility utilizes three points of health care provider intervention. The system and method utilizes a cloud-based medication management system applying rules to determine whether the patient's medications, clinical lab results, genomic information, or other relevant considerations would, in combination, amount to an adverse health outcome. If an adverse health outcome is predicted based on an application of the pre-programmed rules, health care intervention is sought. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116811 | SCREEN-TOUCH-CONTROL ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A screen-touch-control electronic device for providing medical information includes a communication module, a memory module, a control module and a touch screen. The communication module is in signal connection with at least a server to download patient information. The patient information are selected from the group consisting of patient abstracts, medical records, medicine records, laboratory data, doctor orders and medical image information and any combination thereof. The memory module stores a medical information application program and the patient information downloaded through the communication module. The control module electrically connects with the communication module and the memory module, and performs the medical information application program to generate an information window. The touch screen electrically connects the control module, displays the information window and detecting a touch event to generate a touch signal. The control module receives the touch signal to display the patient information within the information window accordingly. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116812 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR VALIDATION - In a method for validating data, a text of a document is received. At least one fact is extracted from the text. At least one expert refinement is merged with the at least one fact to create at least one modified fact. The at least one modified fact is provided for a review. An expert refinement to the at least one modified fact is captured in response to the review. A superset document based on the at least one pre-existing refinement and the expert refinement is stored. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116813 | Rule Management Method and System - A rule processing method includes defining a target group of patients chosen from a group of existing patients. An action to be taken concerning one or more patients within the target group of patients is defined, and an execution time for the action is scheduled. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116814 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE MEDICAL RECORDS - A method is provided for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner. The method includes assigning a phone number to the user for private fax and voice communications from service providers, associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a web site, receiving a private fax communication comprising a record associated with the user for which the user has requested and given permission to the service provider to send to the phone number, converting the private fax communications into an image file format, storing the record encoded in the image file format, and providing the user with access to the web site using the access information and providing on the web site an interface to the records of the user for the user to access the record. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116815 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE MEDICAL RECORDS - A method for providing a consumer with the ability to access and collect personal health records associated with the consumer in a secure and private manner is provided. The method includes assigning a toll-free phone number individually associated with and dedicated to the consumer for private fax and voice communications from a health care provider, associating access information with the consumer for the consumer to use to access a secure web site, receiving a private fax communication comprising a personal health record associated with the consumer for which the consumer has requested and given permission to the health care provider to send to the toll-free number, converting the private fax communications into an image file format, storing the health record encoded in the image file format, and providing the consumer with secure access to the web site using the access information and providing on the web site an interface to the health records of the consumer for the consumer to access the health record. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116816 | PREORDER TELERADIOLOGY WORKFLOW SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for healthcare administration and, particularly, radiologic practice workflow. A referring physician applies chosen selection sets of policy configurations to at least one dashboard before an order is placed by the referring physician. Each dashboard includes a real time augmentation function and a plurality of ranged selection sets of policy configurations whereby each selection set is initially created by the referring physician. The policy configurations are updated in real time with, at least in part, shared data input received at a group application function of a radiology social network referral system. The referring physician generates a patient preorder workfile with at the at least one dashboard in response to a patient need. The group application function collects data input for the patent preorder workfile. After a physician order entry is entered, the patient preorder workfile is actively interfaced with an electronic medical records system. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116817 | Methods for Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality Risk - The present invention relates to a method for predicting cardiovascular mortality risk in a patient, comprising determining the level of endothelial microparticles in a blood sample obtained from said patient. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116818 | COOPERATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION TERMINAL - Provided is a cooperation system ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120123797 | SYSTEM FOR MEDIA RECOMMENDATION BASED ON HEALTH INDEX - A system for providing health information is provided. The system includes a wellbeing-index (WI) providing unit and a recommendation media providing unit. The WI providing unit receives a user's health information obtained through one or more health information measuring devices and calculates a WI indicating the user's health condition based on the health information. The recommendation media providing unit provides a recommendation media content suitable for the user based on the WI providing unit. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123798 | Health Care Financing Systems And Methods For Determination Of The Patient Specific Prospective Lump Sum Payment For An Episode Of Care Arising From An Insurable Event - This invention includes a health savings and financial application that analyzes an electronic medical record with patient data and with protocol and complexity data to determine if there is a new insurable event. If no, then the patient pays for discretionary care. However, if there is a nondiscretionary insurable event, then the medical record is used to relate the actual severity of the primary morbidity, co-morbidities, specific diagnosis and treatment, and local market factors matched with the complexity levels developed by specialists and matched for the subject patient to create an appropriate protocol at the appropriate complexity level by a matching algorithm. This match is communicated to the insurer or a healthcare manager and triggers payment by the selected complexity level of a particular protocol as a lump sum into the patient's health savings account. This lump sum payment represents an appropriate budget that enables the patient to pay all anticipated expenses arising from that insurable event or events directly to the providers, hospitals, and pharmacies of his choice. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123799 | INTERACTIVE ORGAN DIAGRAMS - An interactive organ diagram facilitates that input of clinically-related data regarding the condition of a patient's organ and storage of the clinically-related data in a patient's electronic medical record. The interactive organ diagram includes a graphical depiction of an organ with data entry elements that allow for the entry of data directly within the graphical depiction of the organ. After a pathologist or other clinician enters data directly within the graphical depiction of the organ, data from the interactive organ diagram may be stored in the patient's electronic medical record. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123800 | PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM HAVING A PATIENT HISTORY SLIDER - A patient monitoring system designed to monitor a patient located in a home or residence and to provide information to a health care manager located at a healthcare facility. The system includes a base station configured to be located at a residence or home of a patient. The base station has an input for receiving physiological measurements from sensor connected to a patient. A computer system located remotely from the patient's home or residence receives information from the base station over a network. The computer system performs an automated risk assessment of the physiological data, and generates a graphical user interface having a patient history slider. The computer system, in response to movement of the slider, updates a session time frame, updates a trend of physiological measurements, and updates the results of an automated risk assessment. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123801 | PET/CT BASED MONITORING SYSTEM SUPPORTED BY A CLINICAL GUIDELINE NAVIGATOR - An oncology monitoring system comprises: an image analysis module ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123802 | System and Method for Utilizing Incentives to Promote Patient Compliance and Improve Patient Outcome - The invention generally relates to a system and method for utilizing incentives to promote patient education and compliance. More particularly, the present invention provides a user-accessible website in which various rewards are provide to a patient upon completion of various education and other health-related tasks in order to promote education, health-management, and compliance. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123803 | Method and System for Transforming Patient Care - A method and system of transforming patient care including a multi-disciplinary strategy consisting of the adoption of a “code” alert used to mobilize and coordinate all treatment caregivers, improve regional paramedic education, and a database to track the progress of a patient as they move through the emergency medical system is described. In an effort to reduce the elapsed time from when the patient first encounters medical providers to the time of treatment, the time intervals during a patient's treatment travel are tracked and analyzed to highlight areas that need to be improved upon. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123804 | Systems and Methods for Providing an Inducement to Purchase Incident to a Physician's Prescription of Medication - Systems and methods for providing targeted content to a patient who has received a prescription for medication. The systems and methods generally provide the content prior to the Point of Sale (POS) of the actual prescription allow patients to review the content and possibly act on it prior to actually obtaining the medication. Depending on embodiment, the content may be provided by a pharmacy at or around the time of dispensing or by a physician at or around the time of prescribing. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123805 | COLLECTION OF MEDICAL DATA - A system for collecting medical data includes a database server programmed to receive data in a number of different formats from respective different data sources. The database server is connectable to a communications network. A number of remote data collection arrangements are associated with respective medical operators and each is configured to permit said respective medical operators to input medical data relating to a medical condition of a patient into the data collection arrangement and to write the medical data to the database server via the communications network. The database server is configured to receive the medical data and to generate an electronic record representing a compilation of different items of the medical data. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120130739 | Unsupervised Telemedical Office for Remote &/or Autonomous & Automated Medical Care of Patients - Methods and systems creating Telemedical offices to remotely &/or automatically perform patient identification & intake, vitals measuring & recording, symptom reporting, live & delayed consultation by medical professionals, various and unlimited outpatient medical testing, live &/or automated diagnostic, referral, prescribing, treatment, billing, payment processing and record keeping services remotely by live & time-shifted medical professionals, medical and non-medical sensors, robotics (the robotics are not patented, but are used as a tool in the invention to help deliver the the services), autonomous systems and automated systems. The positive identification and teleconferencing capabilities also enable uses beyond the scope of medicine that also require positive identification prior to or during videoconferencing. The invention results in improved quality in medical service delivery, broad distribution of medical services and efficiencies in financial and time resources. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130740 | Method and System to Exchange Information About Diseases - An online system and method enabling users to exchange information and establish collaboration in scientific projects on rare diseases is described. The website allows users to create a list of symptoms for a patient with a rare disease who is under their care. The patient's list of symptoms is then used to find other patients sharing a similar list of symptoms. A matching system creates a match report that ranks patients with similar symptoms. Once a list of potential matches is available, the user may take the initiative of contacting other colleagues with similar clinical cases under their care, for the purpose of exchanging information and/or establishing collaboration in scientific projects about a particular rare disease. A database containing information on rare diseases, along with other services, is also provided to the users at the website. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130741 | INTEGRATED PATIENT INFORMATION VIEWER INTERFACE - An example an integrated patient information viewer includes a header portion to be arranged to convey identification information for a patient to a user at a glance; a timeline arranged to provide a longitudinal visualization of a patient's record; a user viewspace to display a chronological view of patient encounters and associated documents; and a document workspace to store one or more patient documents based on user placement. The timeline is to be navigable to display different portions of the patient's record based on user input, is to provide visual indicators of clusters of patient encounters, and is to expand to provide further detail on a patient encounter based on user input. The viewspace is to enable a user to one or more documents for display and comparison. The one or more patient documents are to be retrievable for display and comparison in the user viewspace. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130742 | Advanced Electronic Communication Method and System for an Established Doctor-Patient Relationship - A method and system is provided to enable an internet-based, advanced, electronic communication service between an established patient, already in a previously established doctor-patient relationship, and his/her doctor(s) to facilitate participation in an electronic consultation via an electronic communication connection. The method and system includes initiating connection with a central computer by the patient- and doctor-users; collecting and recording user entered information; creating a unique identifier for each user; and registering the user; collecting and recording medical record information for the patient-user from the doctor-user; creating an electronic relationship between the doctor-user and patient-user; validating the relationship; if said validating step is true, then: opening an electronic connection between the doctor-user, patient-user and computer; transferring question data from the patient-user to the doctor-user through the computer and transferring answer data from the doctor-user back to the patient-user through the computer; and storing the data on the computer. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130743 | Computer-Implemented Method for Medical Diagnosis Support - The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for medical diagnosis support for patient data of a patient through a data processing system, wherein the data processing system comprises a graphical user interface and a database containing rules for calculating diagnosis risks. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130744 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PHONE-IN PRESCRIPTIONS - An apparatus and method are disclosed for processing phone-in prescription requests. The apparatus is in the form of a prescription processing network that includes a prescription processing system and a communication device remotely located from the prescription processing system. The communication device is used to establish a communication channel with the prescription processing system and submit a prescription request over the communication channel. A pharmacist, associated with the prescription processing system, prepares a completed prescription form based, at least in part, on the submitted prescription request. The prescription processing network also includes a pharmacy for receiving the completed prescription form, and filling the prescription request based on the completed prescription form. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130745 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DELIVERING RELEVANT MEDICAL INFORMATION - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for delivering relevant medical information are disclosed. Such a method for delivering relevant medical information includes determining that a medical order has been scheduled or completed for a patient, identifying the patient that is the subject of the medical order, finding prior medical records of the patient, automatically determining relevant medical records from the prior medical records of the patient based upon the medical order, and delivering the relevant medical records to one or more remote computers. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130746 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAINING APPROVAL TO CONDUCT CLINICAL TRIALS AND STUDIES - The present invention implements a computer-based system and procedure for the efficient and effective preparation for conducting at least one clinical trial. The various methods are deployed using a Software As A Service (“SaaS”) platform, allowing access to the system by all relevant participants. Each authorized participant in a proposed clinical trial may access a customized and customizable view of the data necessary to gain approval for conducting a clinical trial and interact with the other participants electronically, prior to initiation of a clinical trial or study. The various documents needed for the clinical trial or study, as well as the various compliance documents needed to satisfy regulatory agencies are all available for review via the Internet. By utilizing present invention, greater protection is offered for the human subjects of the clinical trials. Further, the invention offers increased productivity for sponsors, investigators, and the study participants. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130747 | SECURE ON-LINE AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PRESCRIPTION DRUG FULFILLMENT - A method of processing drug prescriptions via a communications network includes registering doctors, pharmacies and patients as participants such that each registered participant's identity is uniquely defined and determinable. Registered doctors from which prescriptions are received via the communications network have their identities authenticated. Each of the received prescriptions indicates a respective registered patient's identity for whom the prescription is intended. Registered patients from which orders are received via the communications network also have their identities authenticated. Each of the received orders indicates the prescription being ordered. The method also includes forwarding the orders to registered pharmacies via the communications network. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE MEDICAL RECORDS - A method for providing a consumer with the ability to access and collect health records associated with the consumer through use of a consumer account is provided. The method includes assigning a destination address individually associated with the consumer account for receiving communications from at least one healthcare provider, associating access information with the consumer account for the consumer to use to access a secure web site, the communications including a health record associated with the consumer for which the consumer has requested and given permission to the healthcare provider to send, storing a representation of the health record, and providing the consumer with secure access to the web site using the access information and providing on the web site an interface to the health records of the consumer for the consumer to use. The destination address can be a phone number or an email address. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130749 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians' offices. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120136678 | System of Managing Healthcare Information and its Communication and Centralized Searching of Non-Centralized Data to Allow for Patient Control, Choice, and Empowerment - A system, method, and computer code which when executed provides centralized searching of non-centralized data, as well a patient-centric healthcare information communication system that allows for decentralized medical records, team collaboration between providers utilizing different medical records systems, and interpretation of medical tests by remote patient-selected providers. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120136679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORKFLOW VISUALIZATION AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS TIME MANAGMENT - A tracking and management system for patients in a health care setting to improve efficiency and provide a visual office shown on a display device. A plurality of sensors are located throughout the health care office. The plurality of sensors can be located on patient data record holding devices, on chairs and medical equipment, and inside medical exam rooms. Each sensor communicates information to a central processing unit. Sensors located on the patient data record holding device detect the presence of an individual patient data record in the individual patient data record holder of the patient data record holding device and then transmit a signal to a central processing system. The central processing unit also receives information from an individual patient data record processing device. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120136680 | Neuropsychiatric Test Reports - Methods and reports for presenting genetic information that is patient-specific and relevant to treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, including treatment resistant psychiatric disorders, to aid in patient treatment in a phenotype, genotype or biomarker-specific manner. The methods and reports examine biomarkers for dysfunction of three axes relevant to treating neuropsychiatric disorders and provide interpretive comments to aid in treatment. Combining biomarker information from each of the three axes (the autonomic arousal axis, the emotional valence, attention, reward and executive brain function axis, and the long-term potentiation and long-term depression (LTP-LTD) function axis) provides an unexpectedly comprehensive and effective means for directing treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, including particularly treatment resistant disorders (TRD). | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120143624 | m-ERP system - This system involves two levels of integration of information. At one level it integrates the enterprise business transactions with the electronic medical records of patients—for each medical service provider like a doctor, a lab or even a hospital. So a medical service provider like a doctor can conduct all his business form one system. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120143625 | DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL INFORMATION BROKER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical information broker system and method is disclosed, that advantageously allows for brokering medical information directly between a diagnostic imaging modality and a EMR system. The system can include, for example, a communications module configured to receive at least one file containing patient data from a diagnostic imaging modality in a first format, and send the at least one file to a destination modality in a second format; a diagnostic information converter module in electronic communication with the communications module and configured to convert the at least one file from the first format to the second format; and a work list engine in electronic communication with the communications module and configured to create a task list accessible via a user. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120143626 | METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING MEDICAL RECORDS THROUGH THE WORLD WIDE WEB - Medical records, clinical observations, and medical imagery are organized and aggregated into a common database, enabling the data to be viewed and/or updated by medical practitioners world-wide. The information may also be viewed and monitored by patients or their relatives for accuracy, also regardless of their location. The invention further allows the records to be updated by manually controlled or automated instrumentation which measures medical parameters whether located in a doctors office, in a hospital setting, in the patient's home, or worn by the patient. Common access and point-to-point data transmission is via the global grid, or over public access common data networks supporting TCP/IP, most often referred to as the Internet. The same approach can be using insider an organization over an internal network or Intranet. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120143627 | Pharmacy Episodes of Care - Grouping, categorizing, and profiling pharmaceutical claims data to assist health care managers is described. In aspects, a method is described including receiving pharmacy claims data records, validating each of the claims data records for a valid drug code, establishing a number of validated pharmacy claims data records received for each drug identified, grouping the validated pharmacy claims data records to one or more pharmacy episodes, categorizing each pharmacy episode, and storing the validated pharmacy claims data records and associated pharmacy episodes for monitoring usage of prescription drugs. In various embodiments, a pharmacy episode group is a pharmacologically homogenous grouping of drugs with the same therapeutic ingredients used by a patient once or over an extended period of time, and pharmacy episodes are categorized based on algorithms linking the pattern of a physician's recommended use and the patient's pattern of compliance. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120143628 | Integrated Point of Care Medication Administration Information System - An integrated point of care medication administration system comprises a point of care medication administration system including an interface for communicating with the at least one repository and information sources and including a processor. The processor uses the information and the interface in automatically acquiring for a particular patient, data representing particular patient parameters and laboratory test results associated with a particular individual medication in response to user initiation of an order for the particular individual medication to be administered to the particular patient. A display device presents at least one display image indicating acquired particular patient parameters and laboratory test results of the particular patient and identifying a particular patient parameter or laboratory test result needing to be acquired prior to administration of the particular individual medication to the particular patient. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120150559 | Apparatus, system, and method for processing patient and staff information - An interface device, such as a computer mouse, is provided and includes a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain patient information from a patient radio-frequency identification tag. The computer mouse further includes a microprocessor configured to process the obtained patient information and an interface configured to transfer the obtained patient information to a computer. The patient information includes at least diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device and patient identification information. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150560 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT AND UTILIZE CHANGES IN CONTEXT DATA FOR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus to detect and utilize changes in context data are disclosed. An example method includes detecting that a user of a healthcare information system is interacting with information associated with a first patient via a first application; accessing a context manager to obtain patient context data associated with the first patient, the patient context data including a plurality of status variables indicative of a plurality of aspects of a course of treatment provided to the first patient; determining whether the patient context data associated with the first patient has changed between a first time and a second time later than the first; and in response to detecting a change in the patient context data associated with the first patient, triggering an action to enable the user of the healthcare information system to interact with information associated with the course of treatment provided to the first patient. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150561 | Prescription Verification System - A centralized verification system and method is provided that stores and processes information on a secure remote server database for verifying medical prescription orders originating from healthcare providers. A secure interactive website resides on a remote server with a unique URL address, enabling one or more clients to retrieve medical prescriptions originated and for ordering personnel information for prescription verification through the internet by use of a general purpose computer. Access is limited to medical and pharmacy personnel having a validated and authorized identification and access code. The system includes functionality for entering, editing, or deleting data files and retrieving and displaying them as requested by authorized users as they pertain to ordering and filling of medical prescriptions. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150562 | HEALTH CARE PRODUCT TRIAGE ADMINISTERED CLOSED SYSTEM - A controlled, closed marketing, sales and distribution system for health-care related products, comprising a processor, and memory comprising program instructions. The program instructions are executable by the processor to store a set of health risk factors associated with the controlled distribution product, receive consumer requests to purchase the controlled distribution product, retrieve end-user information related to the set of health risk factors associated with the controlled distribution product, determine whether the consumer is authorized to purchase the controlled distribution product based on the end-user consumer information, and sell the consumer the controlled distribution product when the consumer is authorized to purchase. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150563 | Prescription Verification System - A prescription verification system and method is provided that stores and processes information on one or more servers for verifying medical prescription orders originating from healthcare providers. The system and method enables one or more clients to retrieve medical prescriptions and for ordering personnel information for prescription verification through the system. The system includes functionality for entering, editing, or deleting data files and retrieving and displaying them as requested by authorized users as they pertain to ordering, verifying, filling and tracking of medical prescriptions. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150564 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD WEB-BASED PLATFORM - A server for facilitating an electronic health record system. Each patient has a unique smart card. A processor: associates a security token with a patient; generates a one-time-use security code for storage based upon a security token; provides the one-time-use security code to the patient for storage on the smart card; applies two-factor authentication with the one-time-use security code for each login to a personal health record website presented by the processor; imports and exports the electronic health records associated with the patient based upon a request from the patient received through the personal health record website; generates a new one-time-use security code after each patient session based upon the respective security token; and provides the new one-time-use security code to the patient for storage on the smart card so that the personal health record website is accessed therewith. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150565 | Patient Controlled and Initiated Method and System for Physician Reporting of Patient Status - A system and method for communicating status of individual patients to selected populations of residents include a computing platform, a database in communication with the computing platform, first, second, and third electronic communication devices used by patients, physicians and recipients respectively, and a software algorithm residing on the computing platform, controlled by the patient using the first communication device for implementing communications and patient status to the recipients. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150566 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians' offices. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120158428 | DYNAMIC PATIENT DATA MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a method for monitoring patient data in a medical institution is provided and includes associating at least one physiological data sensor with a patient identification device worn by a patient. The physiological data generated by the physiological data sensor is transmitted to a patient area network receiver. The patient identification device generates patient identification data and transmits it to the patient area network receiver. The physiological data is associated with the patient identification data in an electronic patient record. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158429 | MEDICAL SERVICE BROKER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Medical service broker systems and methods are described. An example computer-implemented method of soliciting bids for a medical service includes receiving patient data including patient identifying information and accepting a patient request for a first medical service. The example method includes facilitating the creation of a first profile based on the requested first medical service and de-identifying the first profile by anonymizing the patient identifying information. The example method includes conveying the first profile to one or more first providers to solicit one or more bids to perform the first medical service and receiving one or more bids from the one or more providers and displaying for selection. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158430 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT - An example method for patient prescription management. The method includes obtaining a plurality of prescriptions associated with a patient, wherein each prescription contains an order for a prescribed medication. The method includes compiling the plurality of prescriptions into a single prescription order. The method includes identifying a pharmacy that carries the prescribed medications of the single prescription order based on a location of the patient. The method includes submitting the single prescription order to the identified pharmacy to facilitate a single delivery or a single pickup of the medications. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158431 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT DIAGNOSIS PROCESSES - Methods and apparatus to support diagnosis processes are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a data extractor to extract information related to a life stage of a patient from clinical records associated with a patient; and a first interface to interact with a database storing information related to a plurality of hazardous event exposures, wherein interacting with the database comprises determining whether a first one of the hazardous event exposures stored in the database corresponds to the life stage of the patient. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158432 | Patient Information Documentation And Management System - A method and system for documenting and managing patient information in real time for accurate medical examination and treatment of a patient is provided. An information carrier device that stores patient information is provided to the patient. A data extraction unit extracts the stored patient information from the information carrier device and transmits the extracted patient information to a patient information processing system. A recording unit records observational data comprising medical examination information and information on treatment prescribed for the patient. The patient information processing system processes and analyzes the patient information received from the information carrier device and/or the data extraction unit and the observational data extracted from the recording unit, generates a medical examination report in one or more of multiple formats, and transmits the medical examination report in one or more formats to the information carrier device for updating the patient information in the information carrier device. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158433 | MEDICAL PROCEDURE OUTCOME SYSTEM - An internet-based patient health outcome data collection system, and a system for accessing information from the collected database. The system includes a web-based patient and doctor interface that allows both a patient and doctor to separately input data into the data collection database. The web-based patient interface allows a patient to input data such as responses to questions regarding levels of pain, function, satisfaction, quality of life, activities of daily living, unexpected results, and questions, pre- and post-procedure. The doctor interface also includes an analysis tool that allows the doctor to analyze the data from a specific patient, a group of patients, or all the patients, with specific characteristics as chosen by the doctor. The doctor interface also allows the doctor to compare an individual patient against a group of the doctor's patients, all patients in the study that meet criteria chosen by the doctor, or global data. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120166219 | Visual charting method for creating electronic medical documents - A method of creating medical documentation uses selection of images representing synonyms for complex medical concepts. The images can be of two types, one corresponding to a parameter or Key in a Key/Value pair and the other corresponding to possible values of the selected parameter or Key. The user first selects an image or portion thereof corresponding to the parameter they wish to record observations, such as the heart or a valve of the heart. A set of images representing possible values of the parameter is then displayed e.g., images representing possible murmurs the selected valve may have. The user selects the image representing the value corresponding to the observation of the patient. A document is created by recording either the Key/Value image pairs or, alternative, text representing the synonyms for the images. Other methods of recording the document are possible, such as instantiating a set of class objects. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166220 | PRESENTING QUALITY MEASURES AND STATUS TO CLINICIANS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium are provided for generating a user interface that presents quality measures to a clinician in a healthcare system. Quality measures are identified that are applicable to a medical condition of a patient. Data elements that indicate completion of one or more quality measures are also identified in the patient's electronic medical record. A completion status of each of the quality measures is determined based on the data elements. A user interface is generated that provides an indication of the medical condition(s) of the patient, applicable quality measures, and the completion status thereof. The user interface may be presented to a clinician accessing the patient's EMR and may allow the clinician to provide additional data to document completion of a quality measure. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING TELEMEDICINE SESSIONS ACROSS DIFFERENT GEOPOLITICAL ZONES - A system and method designed to overcome or work with the geopolitical restraints on medical practice that presently hampers the process of conducting physician patient telemedicine sessions across different geopolitical zones such as different states or different countries. The method uses at least one Internet server and database, which may optionally reside or have an IP address within in the one or more geopolitical zones where the physician is licensed to practice medicine. The database will often contain lists of physician authorizations to conduct telemedicine in various other geopolitical zones, lists of patient telemedicine waivers, as well as information pertaining to the physician's specialty, rating, fee structure, and availability. The database may additionally contain other features such as lists of translator availability and patient electronic health records. The server may additionally facilitate video conferencing by presenting a unified user interface and/or relaying video teleconferencing data packets between participants. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166222 | CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANTICOAGULANT PATIENTS - A method, system, medium, and graphical user interface are provided for managing treatment of patients on anticoagulant medications. Patients undergoing anticoagulant treatment are identified. A consolidated list of anticoagulant patients is generated. The list includes patient information, prescribed anticoagulant medications, reasons for treatment, and laboratory test values, among other data. It is determined that a laboratory test result associated with an anticoagulant medication is outside of a desired range. Guidelines associated with provision of the medication are identified and provided to a clinician via a graphical user interface. The GUI provides a centralized consolidated presentation of anticoagulant patient information that allows clinicians to more easily access the information and to more quickly identify activities to be performed for anticoagulant patients. Clinicians may also enter or change orders, document treatment, and receive alerts regarding treatment of anticoagulant patients. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166223 | Online Identity Proofing Using Eligibility Based Criteria - Methods, computer systems and computer readable media for online authentication of an organization are provided. Authentication is accomplished by receiving a first set of patient specific attributes from an organization. This first set of attributes is obtained from an eligibility transaction between the organization and a payor for the patient. The first set of attributes is compared to a second set of attributes involving the same patient, where the second set of attributes is obtained from an eligibility transaction between the online service provider and the payor. If the first set of attributes matches the second set of attributes, the secure online service provider will be notified that the organization is authentic. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166224 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXCHANGE LINKAGE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL ITEMS - Methods and apparatus to exchange linkage information associated with clinical items are disclosed. An example method for use with a healthcare information system includes detecting a patient transfer associated with a patient from a first healthcare entity to a second healthcare entity; obtaining linkage information indicative of a relationship between a clinical item of treatment associated with the patient and a medical issue of the patient; transferring the linkage information to the second healthcare entity in response to the detected patient transfer; enabling a healthcare practitioner associated with the second healthcare entity to view the linkage information such that the relationship is visually conveyed to the healthcare practitioner; and enabling the healthcare practitioner to accept the medical issue of the patient to initiate an automatic reconciliation process. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166225 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUALIZING PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - System and method for contextualizing input and presentation of patient information in Electronic Health Record systems. The system and method enhance the ease of use and usefulness of Electronic Health Record systems, and are configurable to capture and automatically integrate dictated and transcribed free-form text into an Electronic Health Record (“EHR”) and present discrete health data maintained in an EHR to system users in an interactive, contextualized, and annotated graphical form. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166226 | HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Managing medical care. An electronic medical record is displayed having data related to a patient on an electronic device using a graphical interface that emulates a standard paper medical chart. Additional information from a healthcare provider regarding the patient is received at the electronic device wherein the additional information is received in data fields associated with the graphical interface. The additional information is sent to a database which comprises data related to medical records of the patient integrated from multiple sources. An alert regarding a gap in a treatment of the patient and the alert displayed on the electronic medical record at the electronic device wherein the gap in treatment is discovered using data from the data related to medical records. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120173276 | Optimizing Workflows - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for optimizing workflows by monitoring a healthcare environment. Data may be compiled from various sources to monitor interactions within the healthcare environment. Both interactions with individuals and interactions with a healthcare system may be monitored. Each of location data, clinical data, and system data, among others, may be combined to monitor the healthcare environment. By combining the data from various sources, a user is able to get a complete picture of the healthcare environment. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173277 | Healthcare Quality Measure Management - Methods and systems for managing healthcare quality measure data are provided. Relevant quality measure data relating to a patient with a particular condition is identified, and it is determined if patient qualifies for a standardized quality measure related to that condition. If the patient qualifies, the relevant quality measure data is populated into a work queue associated with a computing device and displayed to a user. The relevant quality measure may be approved and sent to a quality clearinghouse. If the relevant quality measure data is not approved, additions, deletions, or changes are made to generate a revised set of relevant quality measure data which is then sent to the quality clearinghouse. The approved relevant quality measure data is received by the quality clearinghouse, and a recipient is selected to receive the relevant quality measure data. The relevant quality measure data is reformatted to the specifications of the recipient and is sent to the recipient. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173278 | PREPOPULATING CLINICAL EVENTS WITH IMAGE BASED DOCUMENTATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for protocol driven image acquisition are provided. In embodiments, a protocol is received by an image capturing device. The protocol comprises orders from a clinician, a workflow for capturing at least one image, or a combination thereof. At least one field for receiving metadata to be associated with the at least one image allows structured documentation to begin on the image capturing device. The at least one image and associated metadata are communicated to a medical information system. A patient is identified by the metadata or an existing patient to device association and the at least one image is associated with an electronic medical record for the patient. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173279 | CONSOLIDATION OF HEALTHCARE-RELATED SCHEDULES ACROSS DISPARATE SYSTEMS - Subject matter described herein is related to providing a consolidated schedule having event entries that originate from disparate systems. For example, a central repository receives event entries from a plurality of disparate systems and aggregates entries associated with a particular clinician. The aggregated entries are transformed into a consolidated schedule, which is provided to a client device (e.g., mobile computing device or desktop computing device) used by the healthcare clinician (e.g., doctor, nurse, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, etc.). The consolidated schedule includes events scheduled to take place at different healthcare facilities or different departments within a healthcare facility. When viewing the consolidated schedule, the clinician can request patient information (e.g., vital statistics) relevant to a selected entry and execute other actions (e.g., rescheduling, note entry, event creation, etc.) relevant to the entry. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173280 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REFERRING PHYSICIANS BASED ON HIERARCHICAL DISEASE PROFILE MATCHING - Systems, apparatus, and methods for referring physicians based on hierarchical disease profile matching are disclosed. An example system includes a data store to include a plurality of disease profiles, each disease profile associated with a patient condition, a user interface to accept a user request for a referral of a patient to a physician, and a referral processor to compare a profile associated with the patient including a patient symptom to the plurality of disease profiles to generate one or more physician recommendations for referral, the referral processor to refine the one or more physician recommendations based on one or more characteristics associated with each of the one or more physician recommendations, the referral processor to provide the refined one or more physician recommendations to a user for review and selection via the user interface. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173281 | AUTOMATED DATA ENTRY AND TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR GENERATION OF MEDICAL REPORTS BY AN ATTENDING PHYSICIAN - Written reports are composed using a terminal during or between patient encounters. Selections made on the terminal invoke standard text segments and a narrative comment is recorded, by dictation or otherwise. After a series of patient encounters, such as at the end of the day, automatically generated draft reports are reviewed, revised and dispatched by the practitioner or staff, in a batch process. The terminal accepting selections and comment can be a wireless Web-capable smart-phone or another terminal running an application to interface with the practitioner. The application presents selections for each of a menu of categories, for example common conditions and maladies encountered in specialized practices. The practitioner distinguishes between normal entries that populate the report with standardized comments (or optionally go unreported), versus noteworthy entries that populate the report with preferably speech-recognized text. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173282 | PROCESSING A PATIENT STUDY - Processing a patient study of a patient is provided. In one embodiment, a method of storing a patient study of a patient onto a computer-readable medium comprises obtaining a diagnostic image of the patient ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173283 | PROCESSING A PATIENT STUDY - Processing a patient study of a patient is provided. In one embodiment, a method of storing a patient study of a patient onto a server comprises obtaining a diagnostic image of the patient ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173284 | PROCESSING A PATIENT STUDY - Processing a patient study of a patient is provided. In one embodiment, a method of delivering a patient study comprises storing a plurality of patient studies ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173285 | Proactive Clinical Evidence at Point of Care and Genomic Data Integration through Cloud EMR Media - Online Electronic Medical Record and Clinical decision support system Cloud SaaS model. Method of storing electronic patient medical information for a patient is provided which includes creating a unique patient identifier for the patient, storing the electronic patient medical record data for the patient using the unique patient identifier for the patient and creating a family linkage using unique patient identifiers to connect individual medical records of relatives of the patient. The electronic patient medical information can be shared between, a network, of a plurality of healthcare institutions, individual healthcare service providers and patients. Individual healthcare providers or patients can request for the stored electronic patient medical record data and obtain the electronic patient medical record data along with the family linkage information to at least one of the plurality of healthcare providing institutions, individual healthcare providers or patients. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173286 | DEVELOPING AND MANAGING CARE TICKETS - Methods, computer storage media, systems and user interfaces for facilitating generation of care tickets are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving context data associated with a clinical encounter at which a patient is seeking health care provided by a care provider. Clinical data associated with the patient is referenced. The clinical data includes historical health data for the patient. A care ticket is generated for the patient based on the context data and the clinical data. Such a care ticket including health information relevant to the clinical encounter at which the patient is seeking health care. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173287 | Medical Compliance Kiosk - A medical compliance kiosk (MCK) is an electronic device configured to help a healthcare service provider (HSP) track drug samples, equipment, inventory, medical records, and other valuable information, including information related to regulatory compliance. MCK may also provide electronic medical records and electronic prescription services. The kiosk is a dedicated hardware device with a touch-sensitive input screen. MCK provides a streamlined procedure for tracking critical information and maintaining records. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173288 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120179489 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS - A computer-implemented interactive social networking based system and methods allowing efficient health management. In an illustrative implementation, a computing environment comprises a healthcare portfolio management engine (HPME) having at least one instruction providing for the creation of one or more healthcare programs comprising one or more incentives that can be achieved by completing one or more healthcare promoting activities. In an illustrative implementation, the HPME can also comprise healthcare portfolio guidelines that provide threshold requirements including community feedback to assist participating users in managing the user's health. Further, the HPME allows for the sharing of a user's health data according to a selected community-based health promoting model. In an illustrative operation, participating users, community members, incentive sponsors, and/or healthcare collaborators can interact with the computing environment to share data representative of program support, incentives, services, and/or products to assist the user in achieving better health. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120179490 | Trusted Partner Medical Records System and Method - A method and system for sharing patient medical records among a plurality of separate entities wherein each of the entities maintains a separate electronic medical records (EMR) system, the method comprising the steps of receiving a first data request associated with a first patient via a first entity where the first entity is a requesting, automatically identifying the EMR systems associated with a trusted subset of entities that maintain at least a subset of data associated with the first patient, using the subsets of data from the identified EMR systems to update patient data maintained by the requesting entity wherein the patient data includes patient medical chart data and using the updated patient data maintained by the requesting entity to generate and present a patient medical chart via a display. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120179491 | HIGH PERFORMANCE AND INTEGRATED NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION SURVEILLANCE AND EARLY DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A high performance and integrated nosocomial infection control surveillance and detection system includes a patient database having a patient information, a clinical database having a patient clinical information, a nosocomial infection surveillance model with capability to detect suspected cases, an infection monitoring dashboard presenting an integrated view of a patient information and infection conditions in the clinical database for each patient. The patient database, clinical database, nosocomial infection surveillance model and the infection monitoring dashboard are built in different network servers or a network server to meet the optimum efficiency for a user to conduct infection control and early detection of infected cases through his/her account. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120179492 | KNOWLEDGE BASED ELECTRONIC CLINICAL RECORD FOR DENTISTRY - The present invention relates to an electronic records management system. More specifically, the present invention is a comprehensive knowledge based clinical records management solution that encompasses the need for accurate records, while reducing the time and effort required to enter complete and accurate information. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120185273 | Electronic complete health information facilitator - e-CHIF eliminates the inconsistency and duplication of Patient Records by centralizing the data in only one place, the e-CHIF database. Using a web based portal, a health provider initially adds the patient record. The patient owns the data and makes it available to subsequent health providers including physicists, dentists, psychiatrics, and alternative medicine practitioners who add additional data to the patient record. Therefore a patient or an authorized health provider can view the complete health history of a person including conventional and alternative medicine treatments. Additionally, the health provider using the e-CHIF web site has the capability to electronically submit an insurance claim, request a prescription to a pharmacy, or a test to a laboratory. To assist the patient, health providers, and medical research several statistical reports without personal identifiable information can be generated using the e-CHIF data. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185274 | System and Method for Predicting Inner Age - A method and system use a combined contribution of multiple disease risk factors to predict the risk of onset of particular diseases in an individual. The prediction models use information from separate studies. Multiple disease predictions for a predetermined number of diseases are made. The predictions are used to calculate the individual's mortality risk and life expectancy. The life expectancy is compared to that of age and gender matched peers to determine the inner age of the individual. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED DATA ANALYSIS FOR IMPLEMENTING HEALTH RECORDS PERSONAL ASSISTANT WITH AUTOMATED CORRELATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO INSURANCE AND TAX BENEFITS FOR IMPROVED PERSONAL HEALTH COST MANAGEMENT - Systems, methods, and computer-coded software instructions are provided for automated data analysis using graph topology techniques in a connections-mapping process to automatically identify interrelationships between various data fields in a system or body of data followed by statistical pattern analysis and machine learning techniques applied on the graphs (e.g., hidden networks) identified to improve analyses (e.g., automated analysis of medical bills and health insurance documents). Automated conversion of paper-based medical and insurance billing records to electronic data is provided, along with automatic correlation of medical services data to insurance plan policies and tax regulations for health benefits to detect errors or fraud, and to project health insurance plans for various subscribers. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185276 | System for Medication Information and Storage - A system and method for storing medical information and medications for use in an emergency. The system includes a rigid storage container with personalized individual patient medical information on an external surface of the storage container, including a photograph of the individual patient, information regarding the contents of the storage container and emergency contact information. The method uses an internet-based computer system to generate a summary of patient medical information which is mounted for viewing on an external surface of the storage container. The summary is supplied and mounted for viewing from an external surface of the storage container. Once the medications are included within the storage container, a care giver is provided with the storage container for safe keeping in the event of a health emergency. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185277 | CENTRALIZED STERILE DRUG PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION AND AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF STERILE COMPOUNDING STATIONS - Central management of dose order preparation retrieves an unprocessed dose order record, selects a workstation from a set of workstations, forwards the order for conversion into a drug dosage form, and repeats the process for additional unprocessed dose order records. Depending on the operation type of the selected workstation (manual, automatic), protocol information concerning preparation of the dose order is selectively provided to the selected workstation. Interrogatable elements enable tracking of dose orders and dosage forms throughout preparation, storage and distribution cycles. Further methods enable rapid fulfillment by utilizing inventory ahead of drug order processing if suitable dosage forms exist in inventory records. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE HEALTH MONITORING AND PROVIDING HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION - A health monitoring system includes a plurality of remote user sites, each remote user site comprising at least one health monitoring device for collection of user health monitoring data, an interactive video device, and a user interface apparatus; at least one remote computing facility configured for signal communication with, and to receive health monitoring data-related signals from, the plurality of remote user sites; and at least one computer, configured for signal communication with the remote computing facility, wherein the interactive video device is interactively coupled with the remote computing facility. Associated methods are also described. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185279 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MEDICAL INFORMATION - Systems and methods for managing medical information for medical service providers are provided. Personnel are able to manage and track workflow operations, evaluate profitability, and maintain records in an integrated and streamlined manner by executing various modules of a software application. A Dashboard module provides a unitary display of information regarding employee efficiency and operational profitability; a Virtual Will Call module allows for the virtual placement of items in storage areas reflecting the corresponding physical will call storage locations; an Rx Tracker module provides information regarding the status of prescriptions as they go through the process from ordered to dispensed; the Maintenance module allows personnel to define customized delivery methods; and the Archive Viewer module provides a way for personnel to archive images in any accessible drive or memory device, including portable storage media, and to view such images independently of the module using an archive viewer executable. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185280 | GENERIC METHOD OF HANDLING DICOM STRUCTURED REPORTING CONTENTS - A system and method for mapping standard measurements to local measurements. The system and measurements reading a structured report information object, matching the standard measurements from the structured report information object to corresponding existing local measurements from a local measurement database and generating a summary page including the matched standard measurements and the corresponding existing local measurements and further including unmatched standard measurements that do not correspond to local measurements. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120185281 | PEER RECOMMENDER- USE OF INTELLIGENTS TO STREAMLINE SEARCH OF PEERS FOR COLLABORATION PURPOSES AND ITS DISPLAY - A method for scheduling a medical consultation includes a generating a list of consultation criteria. A plurality of clinician profiles stored in a server are searched in accordance with the consultation criteria. A list of consulting clinicians is generated from clinician profiles that correlate to the consultation criteria and displaying or storing in memory the list of the consulting clinicians. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120191473 | PORTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR RECORDING AND COMMUNICATING FULL MEDICAL HISTORY - A portable, hand held or body worn device for storing and presenting personal medical information, so as to establish a comprehensive medical history which can be consulted by medical care providers. The device may comprise a data processing device which can receive, store, organize, and display or transmit medical data, and may comprise any or a combination of a cellular telephone, an internet capable device, or a dedicated medical assistance summoning device. Data entered into memory may be secured against unauthorized access. Stored data may pertain in addition to specific person medical history, peripheral medical topics such as pre-established power of attorney, living will arrangements, medical donor information, and emergency contact information. The device may obtain non-patient specific medical information such as updated pharmaceutical advisories. The invention may be a software application for implementing a personal medical database in a personal portable electronic device such as a smart phone, tablet, or the like. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191474 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES - A method of operating a centralized healthcare management system that includes a data translation map database and a central interpolation server computer interconnected to a computer network. The central server references a data translation map database for a desired translation map that enables the central interpolation server to translate data records from a source format to a destination format. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191475 | Method and system for user centric, centralized access and management of healthcare related information, day today functions and administrative functions across multiple providers and entities in the healthcare eco-system - Software system that provides a user (such as an insurance holder) centric, user managed centralized system to enable user to manage his health and wellness community which includes multiple participants such as insurance providers, dependents covered under insurance, healthcare providers (such as physician practices and pharmacies), wellness partners, health and wellness devices and other entities such as Center for. Disease Control (CDC). The system allows a user to manage and analyze health and wellness related information, to perform analytics on health and wellness related information, to perform health and wellness related day today functions (such as schedule an appointment, request health record for child care facility), to access health and wellness related information from the participants in his health and wellness community and to maintain and manage an active relationship with healthcare providers, wellness participants and other entities in his health and wellness community electronically and securely from one place. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTION, ORGANIZATION AND DISPLAY OF EMS INFORMATION - A system for collecting and displaying emergency medical services information according to embodiments of the present invention includes a patient monitoring device configured to monitor a patient, a navigation device, a patient charting device, a database, a display device, and a processor communicably coupled to the defibrillator, the navigation device, the patient charting device, the database, and the display device. According to embodiments of the present invention, the processor is configured to receive emergency medical services information from the defibrillator device, the navigation device, and the patient charting device, store the emergency medical services information in the database, and display the emergency medical services information on the display device according to an information template. According to some embodiments, aggregated data feeds from one or more such processors are stored in a remote server and available to remote enterprise users via a secure web interface. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191477 | Delivery of Information to Patients - A method for educating a patient in a location at which care will be given includes: positioning the patient in the location at which the patient will be examined by a caregiver; identifying one or more modules of educational information relevant to the patient; accessing the modules at a computing device located in the location; and presenting the modules to the patient. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191478 | Insurance Product and Method for Using Same - Embodiments described herein are a method system for providing a medical coverage plan. The method provides a medical coverage plan to a plurality of employees of an entity. The method may determine a geographic location of the entity wherein the geographic location is an area wherein the entity and a majority of the employees for the entity are located. The method may select a plan physician in the geographic location and provide the medical coverage plan to the employees. The method may require the employees covered by the medical coverage plan to have a first medical visit to the plan physician for each medical problem. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191479 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS - A computer-implemented interactive social networking based system and methods allowing efficient health management. In an illustrative implementation, a computing environment comprises a healthcare portfolio management engine (HPME) having at least one instruction providing for the creation of one or more healthcare programs comprising one or more incentives that can be achieved by completing one or more healthcare promoting activities. In an illustrative implementation, the HPME can also comprise healthcare portfolio guidelines that provide threshold requirements including community feedback to assist participating users in managing the user's health. Further, the HPME allows for the sharing of a user's health data according to a selected community-based health promoting model. In an illustrative operation, participating users, community members, incentive sponsors, and/or healthcare collaborators can interact with the computing environment to share data representative of program support, incentives, services, and/or products to assist the user in achieving better health. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191480 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS - A computer-implemented interactive social networking based system and methods allowing efficient health management. In an illustrative implementation, a computing environment comprises a healthcare portfolio management engine (HPME) having at least one instruction providing for the creation of one or more healthcare programs comprising one or more incentives that can be achieved by completing one or more healthcare promoting activities. In an illustrative implementation, the HPME can also comprise healthcare portfolio guidelines that provide threshold requirements including community feedback to assist participating users in managing the user's health. Further, the HPME allows for the sharing of a user's health data according to a selected community-based health promoting model. In an illustrative operation, participating users, community members, incentive sponsors, and/or healthcare collaborators can interact with the computing environment to share data representative of program support, incentives, services, and/or products to assist the user in achieving better health. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120197664 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF MEDICAL FILES - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120197665 | SELECTIVELY ROUTING PATIENT DATA BETWEEN FIELD DEVICES AND TREATMENT CENTER DESTINATIONS - Techniques for routing event data from a field device, such as an external defibrillator, to a selected subset of a plurality of possible destinations are described. The event data may include physiological data of the patient, such as a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG). The destinations may be associated with one of a plurality of patient treatment centers, and may include, as examples, computing device, printers, displays, personal digital assistants, or web-accessible accounts. In some examples, a server maintains user-configurable information or rules for at least some of the destinations, and uses the information or rules for determining whether event data received from a field device is routed to the destination. In some examples, the server may also make the routing determination based on an analysis of event data, such as a determination as to whether the event data indicates that the patient is suspected to be experiencing an acute myocardial infarction. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120203569 | NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - Methods and systems to enable automated messaging to patients based upon healthcare data are disclosed. The system integrates practice management and electronic health record data, along with patient profile and preference information in order to provide timely notices to the patient. Messaging is provided in a variety of formats and includes the ability to send a message via an email gateway that is delivered to the patient as a text message. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203570 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR PHARMACEUTICALS THAT REQUIRE INSURER PREAPPROVAL - Systems, methods, and apparatus for managing patients in need of a predetermined pharmaceutical that requires preauthorization based upon patient clinical data are provided. Prescription information is obtained for each respective patient. Such information includes an identity of the patients and amounts of the pharmaceutical that has been prescribed to the patients. Further, clinical information associated with each patient is received. The clinical information one or more determinants that each contributes to providing a basis for authorizing or denying patient coverage for the pharmaceutical. At least one determinant in the one or more determinants is not a standardized code. Coverage for a patient for the predetermined pharmaceutical is requested by transmitting the prescription and clinical information to a specialty pharmaceutical distributor at a remote location. A grant or denial of coverage for the patient is then received from the remote location and stored in an electronic record associated with the patient. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203571 | Managing Patient Consent in a Master Patient Index - A system and method for managing patient consent. A data access manager includes a controller, a lookup module, a clinical authorization engine, a logging/auditing unit, a user profile engine, a report module and a user interface engine. The controller manages the core functions and the transmission of data between the data access manager components. The lookup module enables a user to query patient data. The clinical authorization engine authorizes access to patient data. The logging/auditing unit logs and monitors user activity. The user profile engine accesses and updates user profile information. The patient profile engine accesses and updates patient profile information. The report module generates reports related to the user activity. The user interface engine generates user interfaces for displaying the user profiles and patient information data. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203572 | MERCHANTSELLECT POINT-OF-ENTRY KIOSK LOYALTY SYSTEM & PREPAID CARD DEPOSIT AND LOYALTY KIOSK DEVICE - A Point-of-Entry Kiosk loyalty system, couponing system, and shopping list system is provided so when a consumer enters a store, kiosk(s)s may be present for consumer check-in. When at or within proximity of the kiosk (e.g., from an RFID enabled cell phone) the consumer may log in or be recognized. The consumer may swipe a coded loyalty card, enter their loyalty number or data may be automatically entered through RFID technology or smart phone. The consumer may be presented with discount or coupon offers or shopping suggestions, which may be based on the consumer's prior preferences, demographic data, prior purchases, or preference data harvested from various social networking sites, search engines, or other websites used by the consumer. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203573 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING EFFECTS OF TREATMENT WITH MEDICATION USING MEDICATION COMPLIANCE PATTERNS - Methods, systems, and apparatus monitor medication usage data for one patient or a population of patients, which can be processed to determine compliance patterns. Such methods and systems can associate, analyze, organize and present medication usage data, compliance patterns, and correlations between compliance patterns and outcomes data for electronic analysis or analysis by a caretaker, Such methods, systems, and apparatus permit analysis of compliance patterns to enable, for example, establishment or adjustment of safe and effective treatment regimens, and may include feedback systems for ensuring authenticity of medication and/or effects of medication on a patient. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203574 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MEDICAL HISTORY - A system and method for generating a medical history that is determined based on the patient's medication list. Medications are taken for specific indications, i.e., disease and/or symptom, and the system includes a knowledge base of all known medications and associated indications. Preferably, an expert system allows the patient, nurse or other user, to enter all or part of the name of the patient's medications, and creates a list of probable medications by determining which of the known medications the patient most likely takes. Based on a user selected probable medication, the system creates a list of probable medical indications associated with the selected medication. Based on a user selected probable indication, the system generates a medical history for the patient. The probable medications and probable medical indications are determined preferably based on the patient's demographic data, historical data for other patients, and responses to follow-up questions generated by the system. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203575 | MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - A medical information system ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203576 | AUTONOMOUS LINKAGE OF PATIENT INFORMATION RECORDS STORED AT DIFFERENT ENTITIES - A system for linking corresponding patient information records is disclosed. A plurality of entities ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120209624 | ENCRYPTED PORTABLE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - A portable, electronic and encrypted medical record device and management system that receives and stores a registrant's or patient's medical history in a secured database, records the medical history on a portable computer readable medical storage device, includes a multi-level encrypted security system to control access to the medical information on the storage device or in the system for authorizing modification or access to the medical information, allows authorized medical personnel to update recently acquired medical data, dictates the data that authorized medical entities or personnel have access to and includes a recognizable logo to alert medical personnel of the medical storage device. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209625 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ASSISTED MEDICAL REFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums are provided for use with a clinical decision support system for identifying and providing information regarding associations between patient attributes and one or more Adverse Events (AEs). In one example, a process includes processing database information comprising AEs and one or more patient attributes for associations between AEs and patient attributes and identifying at least one association between one or more AEs and one or more patient attributes. The association(s) may be discovered through an association rule discovery process to determine one or more association rules, where each association rule satisfies a confidence, support, and/or other threshold. The exemplary process further provides information or alerts to a user based on the identified or discovered association(s). The information may further be used to weight and reprioritize search results for AEs based on drug (prescription or otherwise) safety or efficacy information. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209626 | CATEGORIZATION OF INFORMATION USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND PREDEFINED TEMPLATES - A computer implemented method for generating a report that includes latent information, comprising receiving an input data stream that includes latent information, performing one of normalization, validation, and extraction of the input data stream, processing the input data stream to identify latent information within the data stream that is required for generation of a particular report, wherein said processing of the input data stream to identify latent information comprises of identifying a relevant portion of the input data stream, bounding the relevant portion of the input data stream, classifying and normalizing the bounded data, activating a relevant report template based on said identified latent information, populating said template with template-specified data, and processing the template-specified data to generate a report. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209627 | SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE OF ENHANCED PHARMACEUTICAL OPERATIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND RELATED METHODS - A system, software and related methods of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a system includes a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, long-term care facility pharmacy management software associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to manage pharmacological operations in a plurality of long-term care facilities, a plurality of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing carts each positioned in a long-term care facility remote from the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, a remote pharmacy group server in communication with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, and a plurality of pharmaceutical prescription document processors each positioned in a long-term care facility and in communication with the remote pharmacy group server or the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209628 | SYSTEM FOR MATCHING INDIVIDUALS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND METHODS THEREOF - A system for matching individuals with health care providers and methods thereof. The system is capable of collecting information from health care providers and individuals and thereafter matching individuals with clinical trial providers based upon that information by utilizing coding to eliminate medical terminology ambiguity. The system continually updates the degree of likelihood of a match of a health care provider with an individual based upon individual feedback and clinical trial provider feedback relating to results achieved from treatment provided by a given health care provider. The system also notifies individuals of experimental clinical trials that can be potentially applicable to the individual based upon the information provided by the individual. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120215557 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING TEXT IN CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION - Based on a free-form narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician, it may be determined that one or more clinical facts could possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. One or more options corresponding to the one or more clinical facts may be provided to a user. A selection of a first option of the one or more options may be received from the user. The first option may correspond to a first fact of the one or more clinical facts. A textual representation of the free-form narration may be updated to identify the first fact as having been ascertained from the patient encounter. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215558 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SPECIFICITY IN CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION - A set of one or more clinical facts may be collected from a clinician's encounter with a patient. From the set of facts, it may be determined that an additional fact that provides additional specificity to the set of facts may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. A user may be alerted that the additional fact may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215559 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LINKING EXTRACTED CLINICAL FACTS TO TEXT - A plurality of clinical facts may be extracted from a free-form narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician. The plurality of clinical facts may include a first fact and a second fact. The first fact may be extracted from a first portion of the free-form narration, and the second fact may be extracted from a second portion of the free-form narration. A first indicator that indicates a first linkage between the first fact and the first portion of the free-form narration may be provided to a user. A second indicator, different from the first indicator, that indicates a second linkage between the second fact and the second portion of the free-form narration may also be provided to the user. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215560 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING COMPUTERIZED INTERACTIONS WITH EMRS - A method for using a health information exchange system which stores patient record data regarding a multiplicity of patients, to serve a first plurality of EMRs each interacting with an EMR community including a set of at least one EMR, the method comprising: for each individual EMR within the first plurality of EMRs, performing a computerized context interception process using a processor to intercept context from the individual EMR and to identify therewithin an event whereby a health provider using the individual EMR calls up an individual patient's record from said individual EMR; and responsive to identification of the event, using a computerized output device for providing patient record data, pertaining to the individual patient, to the health provider. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215561 | Online integrating system for anamnesis - An online integrating system for anamnesis includes a server and a database. The server hosts a website thereon, and the database stores a plurality of anamnesis data for at least one patient therein. The online integrating system integrates the plurality of anamnesis data stored in the database and generate correlations between each of the plurality of the anamnesis data for each patient. A user can login to the website via networking system by using an external computer, and selects a specific one of the plurality of anamnesis data from the website and the online integrating system will retrieve the related anamnesis data then display the relevant anamnesis data through a presenting page on the website. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215562 | CLINICAL CONTENT-DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Certain examples provide methods, systems and apparatus of content-driven clinical information management. An example method includes facilitating authoring of content and combination of the content into a content-based application, wherein content represents a parameterization of instructions to instruct the content-based application how to operate, the content formulated according to one or more detailed clinical models. The example method includes packaging and deploying the content-based application using a processor to one or more targets for installation. The example method includes facilitating installation of the packaged content-based application at the one or more targets. The example method includes managing the content-based application remotely from the one or more targets. In the example method, content is to be created, stored, deployed, and retrieved independently of the creation and deployment of the content-based application consuming data based on the content. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215563 | ADMINISTRATION OF BUNDLED HEALTH CARE PRICING - A system and process for administration of bundled health care pricing, packaged health care, case rates, or episodes of care. The system may include software to automate administrative functions. The disclosure relates to processes including the steps of distributing payments, calculating savings, and processing claims associated with bundled health care pricing. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FORM-GENERATED DATA - A system and method for managing form-generated data related to a patient encounter involves translating location information related to a user writing on a form into a contextualized data element that includes contextual information. The contextual information helps to explain and/or give meaning to the user writing. Contextual information may include a descriptive name, an identification of data type, healthcare classification information, taxonomic information, an indication of the patient, an indication of the person that wrote on the form, and/or an indication of the date and time at which the writing occurred. The contextual information is then used by an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)/Electronic Health Record (EHR) application to perform a function such as patient/insurance billing, case management, or order fulfillment. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120221353 | Medical Workflow Queue For Distributed Data Entry - A system for facilitating patient data entry for mobile physicians provides for a task queue allowing partial data entry on different devices during the day according to the comparative advantage of the device. Thus, for example, a patient note may be prepared at an office terminal and some transcription added at a later time as dictated into a cell phone or the like. The queue structure provides informational cues to the physician to remind him or her of later data entry tasks and permits seamless integration of fragmented data entry into a common record. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120221354 | Administering Medical Digital Images In A Distributed Medical Digital Image Computing Environment With Medical Image Caching - Administering medical digital images including receiving a request for an image processing transaction to process the medical digital image; storing the medical image in one or more medical image caches; creating a medical image business object representing the business transaction; storing the medical image business object in the medical image metadata database; selecting, in dependence upon workflow selection rules and the attributes of the medical image business object, one or more clinical workflows to process the medical image; processing the medical image of the request with the clinical workflows, thereby creating a resultant business object and resultant medical image; routing the resultant medical image to a destination. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120221355 | MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - A medical information system receives patient data and information from various sources and displays such information in a variety of formats for use by members of a medical team in a hospital, clinic, or office. The system receives patient information from doctors, pharmacists, patient monitoring equipment, testing laboratories, and/or computer databases. Access to selected subsets of patient information is provided by user selection of specific data sets identified by job function selection icons. A member of the medical team can record observations about a patient using key words and phrases which can be supplemented with additional text for customized notation. Multiple types of patient data are selectively displayed simultaneously, and to multiple remote users. The system can access stored data according to user-specified formulae to compute a score or metric which reflects a relationship between various factors, each factor being weighted appropriately according to its significance as defined in the formula. A user can selectively display data in graphic form by “clicking” on a row of tabular data in a tabular region of the display and “dragging and dropping” that row to a graphic display region of the display. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120226508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICE DATA ANALYSIS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure describe the combined analysis of dynamic models and static models generated as part of a healthcare delivery process. Based on the combined analysis, As-Is and variation models (each having dynamic and static components) are generated. In one embodiment, the As-Is model components may be used in strategic planning. Likewise, in one embodiment, the variation model components may be used to derive respective dynamic and static quality metrics that may be used in report and control processes applied to the healthcare delivery process. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120232925 | OFFERING DRUG SAMPLES THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A facility fulfills drug samples to prescribers in several different manners. A prescriber can request drug samples through an electronic medical record application, an electronic prescribing application, or a mobile application, which are sent to or printed for patients who in turn go to a pharmacy to obtain the free medications. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120232926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF PATIENT ADMISSION RATES - An automated method, as well as computer-implemented systems, apparatus and software products, to predict patient demand in a medical facility. A database contains historical data of patient demand during one or more past time periods. At least two distinguishing characteristics are associated ( | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120232927 | SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL AND INTEGRAL MANAGEMENT OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF PATIENTS IN HEALTH CARE CENTRES, HOSPITALS, OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND THE GENERAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - SYSTEM FOR CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS IN HEALTH CENTERS, HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CARE CENTERS AND WITHIN THE GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM AS A WHOLE which essentially consists of a monitoring operation and management of the CAC system (Continuum Assisted Care) and resolution of incidents in the flow of information between doctors and patients, that is based on the rapid creation and easy access to disease monitoring protocols. This is a private relationship between doctor and patient that is automated and simplified through the proprietary CAC Platform System and can not be characterized in any case as a medical act. The services are related to the CAC process support, oversee and monitor the correct flow of information to be produced once the monitoring and control relationship between doctors and patients is established, whose order of performance is:
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| 20120232928 | ARRANGEMENT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICAL STATUS - An arrangement for identification of the medical status of a person in case of an accident, said arrangement including: a database where information regarding a specific persons medical status and/or medicaments taken on a regular basis by the person of relevance in case of emergency treatment is stored; passive identification means that make it possible to single out a person and collect the relevant information in the database for the identified person; a signal network for transmitting the required information to and from the database; a scanning device that is able to scan one or more injured persons to read the identification means, said scanning device also includes a transmitter/receiver communicating with the database and displays information; an auto reply service provider that verifies the scanned and transmitted request from the scanning device to the database, retrieves the information from the database and sends it to the scanning device. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120232929 | MOBILE DEVICE-BASED SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED, REAL TIME HEALTH RECORD EXCHANGE - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for accessing electronic medical records are provided in which a portable computing device uniquely associated with a user authenticates an identification of the user and automatically retrieves information corresponding to the user from electronic healthcare records systems using the identification. The retrieved information may be combined with other information and electronically delivered to a healthcare provider. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120232930 | Clinical Decision Support System - A clinical decision support system performs a similarity search to determine the probable outcome of applying on a current patient those clinical actions that were performed on similar patients. The system analyzes stored electronic health records of similar patients so as to recommend diagnostic and therapeutic steps for the current patient. The system receives the health record of the patient, determines which clinical actions were already applied on the patient, generates classifiers associated with potential future clinical actions, generates a success value for each health record of another patient using the classifiers, displays the health record of the other patient having the greatest success value, and indicates a proposed clinical action that is to be applied on the patient. The system also calculates a quality value indicating the probability that a sequence of clinical actions that were applied to a similar patient will be successful if applied to the patient. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120232931 | PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A patient monitoring system for determining a health coaching parameter of a patient, the patient monitoring system comprising: A. a health professional user interface; B. a patient user interface; C. a patient database comprising an electronic health record belonging to the patient; D. a domain model comprising a knowledge base for a medical condition; E. a template database comprising at least one template form for constructing at least one question and possible responses to the at least one question about the medical condition using the domain model, wherein the at least one template form comprises a mapping for each of the possible responses to determine a value for the health coaching parameter; F. a computing device comprising: at least one processor, memory, and one or more programs; wherein the one or more programs are stored in memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors; wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions for: receiving a request for a health coaching parameter from the health professional user interface; retrieving the knowledge base for the medical condition; constructing the at least one question and the possible responses using the knowledge base and the at least one template form; receiving a response from the patient user interface; determining the value for the health coaching parameter using the response and the mapping; recording the value of the health coaching parameter in the electronic health record; selecting a subset of the knowledge using the response; and providing the patient with the subset of the knowledge base using the patient user interface. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120239426 | Methods and Systems for Creating and Utilizing a Field Structure - A method and system for creating a name structure is provided. According to at least one embodiment, the method includes, for each data type of a plurality of data types, receiving an indication of a desired ordinal value of the data type and receiving an indication of a desired character length to associate with the data type. Based on the desired ordinal value and the desired character length of each data type of the plurality of data types, the method includes constructing a field structure that comprises a plurality of fields. Each field of the plurality of fields represents a unique data type of the plurality of data types and each field of the plurality of fields has a character length equal to the desired character length of the data type the given field represents. Additionally, each field of the plurality of fields is positioned in the field structure according to the desired ordinal value of the data type the given field represents. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239427 | POINT OF SERVICE TRANSACTION MANAGAEMENT FOR SERVICE FACILITIES - The present invention enables the collection by credit/debit card payment of customer co-pay and self-pay charges via an integrated point-of-service transaction management system and method. The system and method of the present invention may assist health care facilities in the collection of co-pay and self-pay charges at the time service is rendered. The present invention can be implemented anywhere cash, checks, credit cards or debit cards are accepted for payment. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239428 | ARCHITECTURE FOR A CONTENT DRIVEN CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - Certain examples provide systems, methods, and apparatus for a content-based clinical information system. An example system includes a reference platform to define and provide core system capabilities and to interpret and execute content items while remaining application neutral. The example system includes a plurality of content items authored independent of the reference platform to define clinical functionality for one or more content-based clinical applications by leveraging the reference platform. In the example system, the plurality of content items is to be created and deployed independently of the creation and deployment of the one or more content-based clinical applications. The plurality of content items is to remain independent of the implementation of the reference platform to allow independent evolution of the platform and the one or more content-based clinical applications. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239429 | Apparatuses and Methods to Recognize and Optimize Medical Invoice Billing Codes - A system for generating health records with optimized insurance coding to maximize revenue is provided. The system provides an invoice coding engine that inspects the health care provider's documentation or notes, possibly in real time as s/he creates it, and matches the notes to generally accepted terms provided by, for example, Current Procedural Terminology database (CPT) and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems database (ICD) that correspond to acceptable insurance invoice codes. The invoice coding engine rank orders the generally accepted terms according to their reimbursable value, taking into account the patient's insurer, locality, and the like. The health record is subsequently submitted for invoicing. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239430 | System and Method to Provide Metrics Regarding a Physician's Performance to Protocol and Real-Time Alerts When Performance Deviates - A system is provided for generating a standardized record relating to a customer encounter. The standardized record is compared subsequently or in real/near-real time to at least one standard of care protocol. Deviations between the standardized record and the standard of care protocol are recorded. In some instances, an alert may be provided to the service provider that the standard of care protocol has not been satisfied while the customer encounter is on-going. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239431 | MEDICAL-INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A medical-information management system includes: an operation unit; a first storage unit that stores medical information; a display unit; and a control unit that determines whether an operation is performed through the operation unit, the operation including (a) acquiring the medical information from one of a second storage unit and a recording medium, (b) storing the acquired medical information in the first storage unit, and (c) displaying the medical information stored in the first storage unit on the display unit; and that grants an operator of the operation unit authority to delete the medical information, acquired in the operation, from the first storage unit when it is determined that the operation is performed. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239432 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION DATA STORAGE - The invention pertains to managing and storing personal/family/close-ones private medical and health information on a secure personal computer. The application enables better management and tracking of the health and illnesses using health and medical information from the individual which is available and accessible using the technologies ranging from application-to-application electronic exchange to those entered manually and saved in the system. The system stores the information securely and restricts users to authorized information. The information tracked includes and individual's medical profile, incidents, doctor's and hospital's visits, insurance, medications, dosages, refills, periodic/routine tests, notifications, women's health, medical expenses, exercise, nutrition, diet/weight loss, Medicaid/Medicare, family history, genetics, alternate medicines, home remedies, data-to-knowledge-based home diagnosis for preliminary emergency medical care/treatment, etc. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239433 | Masked Data Record Access - A computer based method and system for masked data record access are presented in which data masks are applied to sensitive personal information so that non-masked portions of that information can be used in the selection of products, services and service providers for a consumer. In one application the method and system are utilized in the selection of healthcare products, services and providers based on pangenetic (genetic and epigenetic) and non-pangenetic information associated with the consumer. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF PATIENT STATUS - A graphical representation of patient status. A smart graphic is created by a smart graphic generator from data associated with a patient. The smart graphic may represent a state of various physiological systems at a point in time and provide other patient data of interest to a healthcare provider in graphical form. The smart graphic may be continuously updated with the most current patient state information. The smart graphic may also permit the healthcare provider immediate interactive access to the data underlying the graphical representations and data related thereto. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239435 | AUTOMATED ANNOTATION OF CLINICAL DATA - When annotating a patient's medical or clinical record, an automated annotation system compares aggregated patient data (e.g., historical vital sign data, lab results, patient admission/discharge/transfer information, etc.) and matches events and/or patterns therein to procedure profiles to determine whether a given procedure is required, in progress, or completed. If the probability of procedure necessity or occurrence is above a predetermined threshold, then system inserts an annotation into the clinical record to mitigate a need for a clinician to manually enter the annotation. Alarm parameters are adjusted to reflect a physiological response to the determined procedure, to reduce false alarm triggers. Additionally or alternatively, triggered advisories may be suppressed from the user interface for a time period during which conditions specified in the procedure profile exist, or for a specific period of time following the procedure. In another embodiment, triggered advisories that occur under the specific conditions identified in a procedure profile may be flagged in the patient's medical record with a notification that the suspected procedure is being performed. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120245954 | Medical Record Collection System - A medical collections system to provide an efficient, scalable, and accurate process for collecting, analyzing, and delivering medical records or analysis of medical records to a client, the system comprising a computer architecture that allows configuring projects to be performed and delivered according to the client's predetermined standards, loading data in a standardized and organized way to map provider information, scheduling requests, retrieving records, and utilizing quality checks to check for quality of the records retrieved, analyzing the records, maintaining accuracy of the analyzed record through an overread process, and delivering high quality results that can be reviewed by and delivered to clients according to the client's specification. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245955 | Notifying of Health Events in Peer Environments - Methods, systems, and products notify of health events. Personal health information is stored in memory of a mobile communications device. A peer device is discovered through a wireless personal data network. The peer device is queried for anonymous health information. The anonymous health information is aggregated with the personal health information to produce aggregated health information. The aggregated health information is stored in the memory of the mobile communications device. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245956 | Pharmacy-based data transfer methodology - A pharmacy-based data transfer methodology includes providing at least one computer with sufficient software and hardware to perform the following: (i) receive and store a set of unique identifiers corresponding to a specific patients; (ii) receive prescription medication information data on those patients, attaching received prescription medication information data to the corresponding unique identifier and storing it, and (iii) generate a printed pharmacy data card for a patient showing and corresponding prescription medication information data for each of the prescriptions that have been stored for the patient; and, providing the printed pharmacy data card to its corresponding patient. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245957 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS - The apparatus and methods described provide aftercare instructions to a patient or patient caregiver (e.g., parent or guardian) upon releasing a patient from a hospital visit or other medical appointment. An electronic aftercare record may be created for a patient and used to track prescribed aftercare instructions that allows a medical practitioner to prescribe a targeted education plan to the patient/caregiver, and to deliver the targeted education electronically and instantaneously. In some aspects, aftercare instructions can be given following an acute illness or injury, or in anticipation of a problem or compliance at home. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245958 | Case-Centric Medical Records System with Social Networking - A case-centric medical records system with social networking capabilities is disclosed. Using the system, users can build charts that are centered around a single procedure or treatment and include physician notes as well as imagery and video relating to the procedure. Users can also build social networks around their records by identifying colleagues with whom chart data can be shared. Search functions allow the charts to be searched by diagnosis and procedure codes or by other keywords or information. Users can search their networks of colleagues for relevant experience and expertise and can search and review their colleagues' charts to gain insights. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245959 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians' offices. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245960 | Points-Based Reward Program For Improving Medication Adherence and Outcomes - The invention relates to a method for improving medication adherence and outcomes. The method includes registering a patient in a predetermined manner with a web site thereby creating an associated user profile, manually entering patient medication data and patient health data associated with the user profile, automatically acquiring from a third party and then storing patient medication data and patient health data associated with the user profile and assigning a points based reward based on a comparison of at least one of the manually entered data and the automatically acquired data to a predetermined set of reward criteria parameters. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245961 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMATTING TEXT FOR CLINICAL FACT EXTRACTION - An original text that is a representation of a narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician may be received and re-formatted to produce a formatted text. One or more clinical facts may be extracted from the formatted text. A first fact of the clinical facts may be extracted from a first portion of the formatted text, and the first portion of the formatted text may be a formatted version of a first portion of the original text. A linkage may be maintained between the first fact and the first portion of the original text. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120245962 | SLEEP MANAGEMENT VENDING KIOSK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A sleep management related vending kiosk is provided that includes a main housing, a processing unit provided within the main housing, a vending apparatus provided at least partially within the main housing, the vending apparatus storing a plurality of respiratory patient interface device products and being structured to selectively vend the respiratory patient interface device products under control of the processing unit. In a further embodiment, a facial scanning module is provided at least partially within the main housing, including a scanning device for scanning a face of a patient. The processing unit is programmed to recommend and cause the vending apparatus to vend one of the respiratory patient interface device products based on the scanning of the face of the patient. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120253841 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION OF A CLINICAL ENCOUNTER HISTORY - A method for providing documentation of clinical encounter history may include providing for display of an electronic medical chart having a plurality of chart sections associated with respective different healthcare related topics associated with a patient, providing for display of an encounter history defining a set of activities performed in connection with a selected encounter where each activity of the set of activities is represented by a respective activity indicator and where the encounter history is dynamically updated to include an additional activity indicator for each respective activity that is undertaken in relation to a corresponding different chart section of a current patient visit, and enabling user selection of an activity indicator to link the user to a corresponding chart section related to the corresponding activity indicated by the activity indicator. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253842 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING AGGREGATED HEALTH CARE SUMMARIES - An apparatus is provided for generating one or more patient health care summary documents. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to receive medical information, associated with one or more patients, from one or more different health care entities. The processor is also configured to identify one or more unique codes from the received medical information. The unique codes may correspond to code terminologies related to one or more types of medical data. The processor is also configured to generate a patient health care summary document(s), corresponding to a patient, in response to receipt of a request from at least one health care entity. The patient health care summary document may be generated based in part on at least one of the code terminologies determined to be utilized by the health care entity. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253843 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING MEDICAL CASE CHARTING - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for facilitating medical case charting. A method may include causing presentation of one or more default value options for a case being charted. The default value options may have been captured from data charted in one or more previously charted cases. The method may further include determining a selection of one or more presented default value options. The method may additionally include copying the selected default value options to the case being charted. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253844 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR PROVIDING A CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ALERT REGARDING A MULTIMEDIA OBJECT - An apparatus is provided that includes a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform a number of functions. The apparatus is caused to direct presentation of a user interface including a region presenting a list that presents information regarding elements of each of a plurality of exams in which the presented information regarding at least some but not all of the exams is viewable at a time. One or more of the exams is designated as being of higher priority. And the apparatus is caused to identify an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region does not include information regarding at least one of the higher-priority exams; and in response thereto, direct presentation of an alert to notify a user of an availability of information for a higher-priority exam. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253845 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR BROWSING AND SELECTING A MULTIMEDIA OBJECT - An apparatus is provided that includes a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform a number of functions. The apparatus is caused to direct presentation of a user interface having a first view presenting a list which includes one or more elements. The list of patient exams presents information regarding the respective exams including, for each of at least some of the exams, thumbnail images representative of respective elements of the patient exam. The apparatus is caused to receive user selection of a patient exam from the list, retrieve an element of the selected patient exam, and direct presentation of a second view of the user interface, where the second view includes a region presenting the retrieved element of the selected patient exam. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253846 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCENTIVE STRUCTURES FOR VIRTUAL PHARMACIES - Systems and methods may be provided for interactive virtual pharmacies. The systems and methods may include receiving, by a non-dispensing virtual pharmacy comprising one or more computers, an electronic prescription associated with a patient, where the electronic prescription is associated with at least one drug or product prescribed for the patient; determining, by the virtual pharmacy, a respective total price payable to each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacies for filling the prescribed drug or product for the patient; determining, by the virtual pharmacy based upon the determined respective total prices, availability of a respective incentive or penalty for filling the prescription at one or more of the plurality of dispensing pharmacies; and delivering, in real-time from the virtual pharmacy to a patient device, a presentation of at least a portion of the plurality of dispensing pharmacies, where the presentation is based at least in part on the determined incentive or penalty for filling the prescription. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253847 | HEALTH INFORMATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Health information communications systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more medical sensors providing one or more health information data types. The system further includes a patient communications device coupled to at least one medical sensor over a communications network. Particularly, the patient communications device includes a patient quality of service (QoS) manager that dynamically specifies a set of data quality management parameters for transporting at least some of the health information and modifies at least some of the health information into value factored health information. Additionally, the system includes a specialist communications device communicatively coupled to the patient communication device over the communications network. The specialist communications device includes a specialist QoS manager that provides measured channel characteristics to the patient communications device. The patient QoS manager dynamically specifies the set of data quality management parameters based at least in part on the measured channel characteristics of the specialist communications device. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253848 | NOVEL APPROACH TO INTEGRATE AND PRESENT DISPARATE HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS IN SINGLE COMPUTER SCREEN - Method and system for integrating different applications like imaging system, audio-video streaming system, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Patient Health Records (PHR), PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), Lab System and patient monitoring systems/databases/warehouses into single application, wherein all the applications are displayed in a single computer screen/interface preferably by using a common interaction platform, for example a web browser, wherein the web browser provides the patient direct interface in real time with the health care professional. The system enables standardized data, records and content of patients, store the information captured into integrated application database and/or into its objects stored in the application folders. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STANDARDIZING ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION - A method for standardizing patient registration includes a step of allowing a patient to one of create an account on a data management system and manage the account that has been previously created on the data management system. The account has patient information entered into the account by the patient. The patient is permitted to authorize a sharing of at least a portion of the patient information in the account with a healthcare provider. The healthcare provider is provided with access to the portion of the patient information in the account authorized for the sharing by the patient via the data management system. The healthcare provider can further request additional information from the patient for their own data collection purposes, all done through the same mechanism as perceived by the patient. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253850 | HEALTH CARE PATIENT BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY RESEARCH SYSTEM AND METHODS - The software of the present invention provides a means for creating a file of unpaid claims for a service provider. The software is used to create one or more queries to compare information in the file of claims against records in a benefit provider's database to determine the eligibility status of the claim. A file is created containing each claim for which a matching record in the benefit provider's database is found, and the information from that matching record. A report can be generated from the file of matching claims and benefit provider records, so the claims can be submitted for payment by the service provider. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253851 | System And Method For Controlling Displaying Medical Record Information On A Secondary Display - A computer implemented method for displaying patient medical data during an interaction between a patient and a healthcare provider. The method includes receiving an identification of a patient at an electronic medical record server and transmitting patient medical data from an electronic medical record associated with the identified patient to the healthcare provider computing device. The method further includes identifying a location of the provider computing device, transmitting an activation key to a secondary display device for display on the secondary display device, and receiving confirmation from the healthcare provider computing device that the activation key was entered into the healthcare provider computing device. Following activation, the method includes displaying information from the electronic medical record on the secondary display based on a command received from the healthcare provider computing device. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120259658 | System and Method of Automatically Displaying Patient Information - Methods, systems, and products improve healthcare of patients. An electronic patient chart is retrieved and displayed at a patient room computer system. The electronic patient chart is also displayed at a remotely-located primary computer system, such as a nurse's station or other monitoring party. The patient room computer system is linked to the remotely-located primary computer system such that updates to the electronic patient chart received at the patient room computer system are also updated at the primary computer system to permit monitoring. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120259659 | MEDICAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for communicating patient information to a third party through various communication interfaces. Patient information can include activities of daily living, billing codes, etc. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120259660 | Quality Assurance Methods for Medication Therapy Management - A method for improving quality assurance methods for medication therapy management using a computer particularly adapted for a health care management or delivery organization is provided, the method including at least the steps of: providing a set of internal controls, wherein the internal controls further include a set of national guidelines and standards, as well as a qualified staff; and development by the qualified staff of a clinical rule based upon the national guidelines and standards. In other embodiments, a clinical quality assurance team further reviews the clinical rule developed by the staff. In further embodiments, a set of external controls is provided, wherein the external controls include one or more of a plurality of approved pharmacists, an external clinical advisory council, and/or an independent review board. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120259661 | Systems and methods for data mining of DICOM structured reports - Systems and methods for extracting information from DICOM structured reports and similar types of input files include receiving at least one DICOM structured report and at least one criterion, applying the one or more criteria to each DICOM structured report to obtain result data, and generating a result for storage or display. Result information can further be queried for indexing and aggregation purposes, and the query results can be stored for searching, access, and report generation. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120265557 | Electronic Method and System that Improves Efficiencies for Rendering Diagnosis of Radiology Procedures - An electronic method and system for improving radiologists' efficiencies when viewing radiology procedures and rendering diagnosis in a manner that emulates current methods and apparatus. The method of the present invention includes reviewing electronic radiology images and reports contained in a patient's digital master folder (an information object invented to manage the patient's radiology information), comparing images from the current procedure to specific images from prior procedures in a specified order, and dictating the procedure's diagnosis into the digital master folder. The apparatus of the present invention includes a flat panel monitor for the viewing and manipulation of digital master folders, a dictation trackball device for manual and voice enabled operation and navigation of the system, and multiple high-resolution computer monitors functioning as a “light-box” for the viewing of radiology images. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120271653 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL MESSAGING - A computer system generates medical messages based on an analysis of medical information associated with healthcare providers. The analyzed medical information may be derived from medical records and/or insurance claims, such as those that may be managed by a clearing house entity that manages the processing of medical insurance claims. Healthcare providers having certain patients that meet various analysis criteria may be identified for purposes of generating the messages that can serve to inform the health care providers about potential medical treatments and procedures, such as new drugs, that be significant for the health care provider and may also be significant to the patients of the health care provider who may be identified in the messages. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120271654 | Method and System for Wound Care and Management Output - A method and system for use by professionals in the healthcare industry, for the management and care of wounds such as bedsores, pressure ulcers, and the like. The method and system comprises an application residing on a handheld wireless device with an integrated camera, to record clinical data at point-of-care regarding both the patient and the wound. The data gathered by this application/device at the patients' bedside will be uploaded to and outputted via the Internet from a master database where additional tracking and analysis can be done by personnel leading to additional, improved and customized preventive interventions and treatment options. Clinical treatment algorithms may be used to help guide accurate assessment and treatment of the wounds. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120271655 | Methods and Systems for Enabling Applications on a Mobile Computing Device to Access Data Associated with a Peripheral Medical Device - A method enables an application executing on a mobile computing device to access, via an application programming interface, data associated with a measurement taken by a blood glucose meter peripheral to the mobile computing device. The method includes transmitting, by a blood glucose meter peripherally connected to a mobile computing device, to a software module provided by a first organization and executing on the mobile computing device, a blood glucose reading of a user of the blood glucose meter. The method includes generating, by the software module, an identification of an event responsive to the transmitted blood glucose reading. The method includes providing, by the software module, an application programming interface allowing an application provided by a second organization and executing on the mobile computing device, to access data associated with at least one of the blood glucose reading and the identification of the event. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120271656 | GENETIC PROFILING AND BANKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is provided for determining whether a third party is authorized to access information representative of genetic data. This information representative of genetic data is associated with a physical sample and is provided in an accessible format. A set or access rights is received that define which third parties can access the information and how the information can be used. A third party requests to access the information for the purposes of performing a test. The request is compared to the access rights. If the third party is authorized, the test is performed on the information. If, however, the third party is not authorized, access is denied. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120278099 | MONITORING, CAPTURING, MEASURING AND ANNOTATING PHYSIOLOGICAL WAVEFORM DATA - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing healthcare environments are provided. In embodiments, signals are received from more than one lead corresponding to a measurement associated with a patient. Real-time waveforms or physiologic data is displayed representing each signal. Events are detected for at least one of the waveforms or physiologic data. Temporary queues store the waveforms or physiologic data corresponding to the events, where they may be reviewed, measured, annotated, or saved to the patient's electronic medical record. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278100 | Remote, Adjunct, Credentialed Provider-Directed Healthcare Systems and Methods - Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are systems and methods for extending patient care effectiveness of a licensed primary healthcare provider facility, group, or individual and providing professional answering and triage services, comprising: a live, remote, adjunct healthcare provider, wherein said adjunct provider is credentialed by said licensed primary healthcare provider facility, group, or individual to provide remote adjunct care for one or more patients, wherein said adjunct provider is covered by medical malpractice insurance, wherein said patients are legally under the care of said licensed primary healthcare provider facility, group, or individual; a software module for providing said remote adjunct healthcare provider access to one or more electronic health records for said one or more patients; and a communications link between said remote adjunct healthcare provider and said patient or one or more onsite patient caregivers. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING TRUSTED USER COMMUNITIES AND MANAGING AUTHENTICATED SECURE COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN SAME - A system and method of creating trusted communities of users and managing communications by and between said trusted users are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system is depicting implementing a medical treatment plan for a set of patients wherein said communications between users, such as physicians and patients, are secure, HIPAA-compliant and sufficiently versatile to enable such communications via known networking infrastructure. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278102 | Real-Time Automated Interpretation of Clinical Narratives - Techniques for enabling real-time automated interpretation of clinical narratives are disclosed. The automated interpretation can be achieved by translating narrative text into a clinical terminology-encoded structural representation such as the Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) example of such a clinical terminology. The translation process enables the generation of both pre-coordinated and post-coordinated SNOMED CT concept expressions. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING AND SECURING HEALTH CARE RECORDS TO TRUSTED HEALTH-USER COMMUNITIES - Systems and methods of uploading image files of sensitive documents are disclosed to at least one trusted community of users. The trusted community may be an automated care pod used by medical providers to treat a patient. The image files may comprise the individual's patient records. A request for uploading may be made to the care pod and the care pod may generate a unique identifying symbol which is sent back to the sender. The care pod or managing system may receive the image file with the unique identifying symbol embedded or associated with the image file. In another embodiment, an automated extractor/verifier may process the uploaded image data and extract user information. Said extracted user information may then be compared against patient information associated with the care pod. If extracted information and patient information do not match, an error flag may be sent. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278104 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVANCED PATIENT COMMUNICATION - A method and system for advanced patient communication have been disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises providing a patient communication device through which a patient communicates a first message from a hospital bed. The first message is received at a central processing server. The first message is processed to identify an urgency level of the message. One or more additional messages are generated based on the first message. The one or more additional messages are transmitted to specific health care provider devices of specific health care providers who are expected to respond to the patient. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278105 | PROTOCOL GUIDED IMAGING PROCEDURE - The proposed method and apparatus simplifies the task of selecting diagnostic findings indicated by a medical image by constraining all the possible selections of diagnostic findings to those appropriate for the specific clinical context represented by an image being acquired or viewed. Further, the proposed method and apparatus makes available the clinical context represented by an image without overt action by the person acquiring the image by utilizing the concept of a predefined exam protocol containing a set of views each describing an image to be acquired, and including with each view the clinical context that is to be associated with each image acquired for that view. In other words, the proposed method and system allows making available for selection only those diagnostic findings that are clinically relevant to any one of the views. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278106 | Personal Information Gathering, Storing, and Transfer System and Method of Use - A personal information gathering, storing, and transfer system having a display, an input device, and a processor in data communication with the display and input device for receiving data from the input device and actuating the display. An internal memory is in data communication with the processor and the input device for storing data received from the input device. The display and input device may be a touch screen. The system includes a USB port in data communication with the processor and internal memory. The system includes a portable memory device configured for data connection to the USB port for receiving data from the internal memory. The processor includes programming for automatically deleting data from the internal memory when transferred to the portable memory. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120284046 | Computer program product for reporting a result of an evaluation of a sample after queuing the result for transmission - A computer program product includes a recordable-type signal bearing medium bearing computer usable code configured for causing an automatic evaluation, remotely from a health care facility, of a biological sample acquired from a subject for a presence or an absence of at least one pathogen in the biological sample; computer usable code configured for electronically queuing a first result of the evaluation for transmission to an off-site entity; and computer usable code configured for reporting a second result of the evaluation to the subject after queuing the first result of the evaluation for transmission. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284047 | Method for receiving a notification of a benefit after queuing the result of an evaluation of a sample for transmission - A method includes automatically evaluating, remotely from a health care facility, a biological sample acquired from a subject for a presence or an absence of at least one pathogen in the biological sample; electronically queuing a first result of the evaluation for transmission to an off-site entity; and receiving a notification of a benefit for the subject after queuing the first result of the evaluation for transmission. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284048 | Method for reporting a result of an evaluation of a sample after queuing the result for transmission - A method includes automatically evaluating, remotely from a health care facility, a biological sample acquired from a subject for a presence or an absence of at least one pathogen in the biological sample; electronically queuing a first result of the evaluation for transmission to an off-site entity; and reporting a second result of the evaluation to the subject after queuing the first result of the evaluation for transmission. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284049 | System and device for receiving a notification of a benefit after queuing the result of an evaluation of a sample for transmission - A system or device includes an evaluation module for automatically evaluating, remotely from a health care facility, a biological sample acquired from a subject for a presence or an absence of at least one pathogen in the biological sample; an electronic memory for queuing a first result of the evaluation for transmission to an off-site entity; and a benefit module for receiving a notification of a benefit for the subject after queuing the first result of the evaluation for transmission. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284050 | System and Method for Improved Healthcare Delivery - Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a interactive system and method for improved health care delivery operated over a network in conjunction with a user device. The user device is connected over the network to an identification module which may be operable to identify a patient and associate that patient with pre-established criteria. A screening module allows a user to enter data into the user device which relates to the patient's pre-established criteria, while a monitoring module determines whether the patient has complied with the criteria. An output module may transmit information relating to the patient's compliance to the same, or another, user device. The invention may also include a database for storing information transmitted by the output module, an instant communication interface and an incentive generation engine for randomly selected or specifically targeted users. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284051 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZING AND TRANSFORMING PATIENT INTERACTION RECORDS - A system and method for personalization, and replication of diagnosis and treatment processes, with instruction, observations, and diagnosis is disclosed. Patient interaction steps such as prompting diagnosis inquiries, requesting diagnosis responses, recording the responses, revising diagnosis inquiries and generation of diagnosis report text, which is also revisable, draw on information from a global database to guide a medical professional through diagnosis. Revisions to diagnosis inquiries and diagnosis report text are saved in personalized databases and replicated for use by other medical professionals. The system is utilized within a particular practice site, and the practice site is in communication with a network of additional practice sites, central processor, and central databases. Revised patient interactions which prove more successful are replicated to for use by other medical professionals within the same practice site and at other practice sites. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284052 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE INITIAL ASSESSMENT FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION CASES - The CIA (Comprehensive Initial Assessment) tool provides a detailed initial assessment to tell the user of the tool what interaction is needed from the beginning of the injury. The CIA tool uses an innovative predictive scoring methodology to provide predictors on the risk of the clinical outcome of a worker's compensation claim. The CIA tool will help the nurse to manage the claim better as the tool includes specialty assessments to determine longer deviation and outcome of the claim. The CIA tool generates and provides a detailed blue print for case management and summary forms may be provided to the adjuster and/or case manager. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284053 | REMOTE COMMAND CENTER FOR PATIENT MONITORING - A remote command center for providing services to geographically dispersed hospitalized patients. A datastore accessible to the remote command center receives patient data from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients. Monitored data elements of geographically dispersed hospitalized patients are also received at the remote command center and stored in the datastore. A smart alert module generates and applies patient specific rules to data elements. If a patient-specific rule for a hospitalized patient has been contravened, an alert is issued from the remote command center. A patient care module displays selected data elements of the hospitalized patients. A decision support module applies decision support algorithms to selected data elements of a hospitalized patient and to user input to provide patient care advice. Patient care advice comprises a diagnosis, a method of treatment, and a laboratory protocol. The decision support module also writes orders for medication, laboratory protocols and surgical procedures. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284054 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TESTING A FLUID SPECIMEN - A system for automatically testing a fluid specimen to indicate the presence of specified chemical components in the specimen. The system utilizes an assaying device having a collection cup and a cap that carries at least one test strip. The device includes an integrated aliquot delivery mechanism actuatable to wet the test strip with an aliquot delivered from the fluid specimen. The assaying device operates in conjunction with an electronic reader device capable of actuating the aliquot delivery mechanism and reading the reaction of the test strip. A reader device defines a keyed receptacle for accommodating a complementary shaped cup housing in a particular orientation. The reader device includes a camera for capturing the image of a test strip, an actuator for actuating an aliquot delivery mechanism, and a microprocessor/controller for (1) controlling the camera and actuator and (2) processing the image. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284055 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284056 | Controlling Access to Medical Records - A method for controlling the access of healthcare providers to the medical records of a patient held in a medical record database. A patient controls the access of the healthcare providers to the patient's medical records held in a medical record database. The patient determines access rights to be granted to the healthcare provider and generates an access authorization message which specifies the access rights. The access authorization message is transmitted from the patient to one or more healthcare providers. The healthcare provider transmits the access authorization together with a request for access to the patient's medical records to the medical record database. The medical record database verifies that the access authorization message originated from the patient before granting the healthcare provider access to the patient's medical records in accordance with the access authorization message. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120284057 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120290319 | AUTOMATIC CODING OF PATIENT OUTCOMES - Systems and methods can mine structured clinical event data in an electronic health record (EHR) system to determine patient outcomes. Mining the structured clinical event data instead of or in addition to mining discharge summaries can increase the accuracy of patient outcome identification. Sophisticated language models can be used to extract outcomes from discharge summaries while also inferring outcomes from cues or hints contained in the structured clinical event data. For example, the clinical event data can include information regarding treatments and medications prescribed by clinicians to specifically manage patient complications; thus, presence or absence of relevant treatments in the clinical event data can provide independent indicators to disambiguate cases where current language processing approaches fail. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290320 | SYSTEM FOR LEVERAGING SOCIAL AND RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY CONTENT IN CLINICAL PROCESSES, AND A METHOD THEREOF - A system for data integration and collation of medical data is described. The system includes: a plurality of data stores comprising untraditional profile data; a gateway communicating with the data stores; a database comprising a patient medical record, a prescribed protocol, and a rule set describing the prescribed protocol; and a medical rule evaluator for accessing the rule set and applying the rule set to the untraditional profile data to generate key indicators. Also described is a data collection system including a plurality of data sources and a plurality of connectors, wherein the data sources include data from a untraditional profile data source and a clinical data source, a connector and source are paired, and each paired connector converts source data between a first format and a second format different from the first format medical protocol; and a core transaction processing system. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290321 | Computer implemented compensation for medical services - A computer implemented method and system for compensating costs for medical services are provided. The system has at least three actors, a compensation unit, a referring computer and a service computer for executing the medical service ordered by the referring computer. After receiving a medical report as result of the medical services rendered, the referring computer is an evaluation unit for accessing quality of the medical service. Evaluation data are transmitted to the compensation unit for computation of compensation for the medical service taken into account the evaluation data for accessing quality of the medical service. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290322 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE OVER AN INFORMATION NETWORK - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for managing healthcare information systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for coordinating the delivery of high-quality health care and medical services over an information network. In one embodiment, a processing server is configured to electronically receive a patient's health information over a data network from one or more patient systems. The processing server also includes a computer program product having a computer-usable medium including a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that coordinates the delivery of transferrable patient health information and provides preoperative testing recommendations based on a single acquisition of electronic patient health information. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290323 | INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION FOR HEALTHCARE - This disclosure relates to a visualization tool that can be implemented to facilitate medical decision making by providing an interactive graphical map of relevant health data. The interactive map can include graphical elements representing health data that can be obtained from an EHR and associations between such data that are represented by graphical connections. The graphical elements and associations can be modified to reflect medical decision making. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290324 | DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES FOR CONTINUOUS STORAGE AND JOINT ANALYSIS OF BOTH IMAGE AND NON-IMAGE MEDICAL DATA - An apparatus comprises: a database ( | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290325 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290326 | AUTHORIZATION PROCESS FOR HIGH INTENSITY MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS - A process is provided for gaining third party authorization for a medical intervention for a patient. The process includes a dialogue between a user and a computer, facilitated by an algorithm in the computer. A user enters into the computer medical information about the patient and an authorization request for a medical intervention for the patient. The algorithm generates one or more questions responsive to the information and authorization request, directed to refining an assessment of whether the medical intervention is indicated. The user enters into the computer one or more answers responsive to the one or more questions. The algorithm generates feedback responsive to the one or more answers. The feedback instructs the user as to whether or not the medical intervention is indicated. The algorithm permits the user to withdraw the request throughout the process but ultimately grants the request if the user does not withdraw the request. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290327 | MEDICAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND MEAL PLANNING - A system and method provide nutrition assessments and tools for enabling users to achieve health-related goals based on specific health needs. The tools can include a nutrition assessment tool, a weight solution tool, a meal planning tool, and a meal tracking tool. The method includes receiving patient phenotype data. The phenotype data can include, but is not limited to, biometric data specific to the patient, medical claims data specific to the patient, organizational data specific to an organization to which the patient belongs, and behavioral data including dietary habits and nutritional history. One or more algorithms are executed on at least one processor of a computing apparatus to provide analyses of patient data in order. The results are output to a user in various web pages customized to provide features to the user. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290328 | SEARCHING AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - A method, system, and medium are provided for searching an electronic medical record. Search results are returned in response to a search query. The search query may be one or more designated medical concepts. The search results may be displayed according to a ranking that determines which search results are likely to be the most responsive to a query submitted by a particular clinician based on matching the most important clinical concepts in each document to the most important clinical concepts in the search query. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120296672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MOBILE HIE INFORMATION - A method of providing at least an HIE record to a mobile device comprising receiving at least an attribute of an individual; resolving the attribute to the identity of the individual; requesting the individual's HIE record from at least a HIE repository; receiving the HIE record; and transmitting a signal representative of the HIE record is disclosed. Corresponding systems and computer programs are also disclosed. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120296673 | MEDICAL RECORD CARD AND INTEGRATION OF HEALTH CARE - Systems and methods for updating a user's health record and integrating medical care are provided. A user identification card is associated with the user's health record, and this user identification card may be employed by the user to authorize a user health record connection between an authenticated terminal and a user health record at a central data store. The user health record connection may be established at one or more of a plurality of authenticated terminals. The user health record connection may facilitate maintenance and updating of the user health record from the plurality of authenticated terminals. The user identification card provides seamless integration of the user's health record with a plurality of facilities having authenticated terminals, such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, fitness centers, grocery stores, schools, etc. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120296674 | MEDICAL RECORD CARD AND INTEGRATION OF HEALTH CARE - Systems and methods for updating a user's health record and integrating medical care are provided. A user identification card is associated with the user's health record, and this user identification card may be employed by the user to transmit user identification information to an authenticated terminal. The identification information may be used by the authenticated terminal and a central data store to select a portion of the user health record for access by the authenticated terminal. A user health record connection may be established at one or more of a plurality of authenticated terminals. The user identification card may facilitate maintenance and updating of the user health record from the plurality of authenticated terminals. The user identification card provides seamless integration of the user's health record with a plurality of facilities having authenticated terminals, such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, fitness centers, grocery stores, schools, etc. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120296675 | Method and System for Assessing, Quantifying, Coding & Communicating a Patient's Health and Perioperative Risk - A multi-dimensional system for assessing, coding, quantifying, displaying, integrating and communicating information relating to patient health and perioperative risk includes a mechanism for inputting patient information and providing an output relating to the patient health and perioperative risk. The output includes a score for the physical condition of the patient, a score for the degree of expected surgical risk and invasiveness, a score for other vital assessments of perioperative complexity, and alphanumeric codes for other factors that may require special preoperative preparation and planning. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120303386 | System for managing and sharing electronic medical records - Systems and methods for managing and sharing electronic medical records are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving health care information from a health care provider or a health care institution. A determination is made as to whether or not a user is registered to receive health care information on a mobile device. The health care information is transmitted to the mobile device based at least in part on a determination that the user is registered. The health care information may also be transmitted to the mobile device based at least in part on an occurrence of a triggering event. The triggering event can occur while a patient is receiving health care or after a patient has received health care. The health care information may be received from an electronic medical record system or from a web portal. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120303387 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL INFORMATION CARD AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An electronic medical information card ( | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120303388 | PHARMACY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION WITH BEDSIDE REAL-TIME MEDICAL EVENT DATA COLLECTION - Methods and systems for automatically establishing an enhanced electronic health record (EHR) for a patient include an automatic data collection facility that collects data of a medically related event in proximity to a patient upon occurrence of the event. The collected data may include medication administration data such as medication, time of administration, administration of a dosage of medication, reaction data, and the like. The collected data is communicated to a real-time data integration facility that automatically integrates the data with a patient's electronic health record to establish an enhanced electronic health record. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120310664 | System and Method for Monitoring Hospital Workflow Compliance with a Hand Hygiene Network - A system and method for monitoring compliance with a plurality of workflow procedures in a hospital or other health care facility using a hand hygiene compliance system (HHC). A control unit of an HHC gathers data based upon the presence, identification, and movement of a plurality of assets, including persons, equipment, or supplies, having wearable detectable tags, such as RFID tages, and communicates that data to a local or remote server. The server is programmed to monitor or cause compliance with hospital workflow procedures relevant to the communicated data, such as rounding requirements and proper use of equipment, or may generate alarms or notifications where a workflow procedure has not been followed. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310665 | PERSONALIZED MEDICAL RECORD - The present disclosure provides a personalized medical video story, comprising: at least a portion of a prerecorded stock tutorial video having stock information and one or more uncompleted segments for inserting personalized medical information onto a single recording medium. The personalized medical information includes personalized health information including vital health statistics. The at least a portion of the prerecorded stock tutorial video includes stock information on a variety of medical maladies combined with the personalized medical information. The stock tutorial video includes insertion points within the uncompleted segments for inserting the personalized medical information. The personalized medical information at the insertion points is merged with the at least a portion of the prerecorded stock tutorial video for producing at least a portion of the personalized medical video story. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310666 | PERSONALIZED MEDICAL RECORD - The present disclosure provides a method of producing a personalized medical record, comprising: incorporating at least a portion of a prerecorded stock tutorial video having stock information and one or more uncompleted segments for inserting personalized medical information onto a single recording medium. The personalized medical information can include personalized health information including vital health statistics. The method combines the at least a portion of the prerecorded stock tutorial video including the stock information on a variety of medical maladies with the personalized medical information. The stock tutorial video can include at least one predeterminable insertion point within the uncompleted segments for inserting the personalized medical information. The method further provides the personalized medical information at the at least one predeterminable insertion point for merging with the at least a portion of the prerecorded stock tutorial video for producing at least a portion of the personalized medical record. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310667 | DYNAMIC CLINICAL PATHWAYS - Medical professionals diagnose conditions and prescribe treatments or tests based on a process called a clinical pathway. The criteria within the pathway are largely memory-based. The system here manages the process and allows the physician or other health care professional to focus on decision making and patient care using clinical pathways programmed as spheres in a network connected by business rules. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310668 | ORGANIZING MEDICAL IMAGES FOR DISPLAY - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a manifest generator for generating a manifest of medical images. The manifest can be used to determine an ordering or a layout of the medical images generated by the modalities, optionally as a function of the modality type, anatomical area, and other variables. In some embodiments, the various medical images and metadata may be received at an image order management system that parses the metadata and assembles the metadata into the manifest files that may be transmitted independently to remote interpretation sites, which in turn may be equipped with image viewer applications that analyze the manifest files and determine a rearranged ordering and/or grouping of the medical images, wherein the rearrangement is executed as a function of modality, anatomy, orientation and other variables. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310669 | Method and System for Acquiring Patient-Related Data - A method performed by a data processing system of registering patient-related data, the method including receiving, from a registration device, a set of identification data items and one or more identification time stamps, wherein each identification time stamp is associated with at least one of the identification data items, and the set of identification data items comprises a device identification data item identifying an electronic device and a patient identification data item identifying a patient; receiving, from the electronic device, patient-related data to be registered and an acquisition time stamp indicative of an acquisition time at which the patient-related data has been acquired; and associating the received patient-related data with an identified patient based on at least the received device identification data item, the received patient identification data item, the received one or more identification time stamps and the received acquisition time stamp. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED INFORMED CONSENT - An automated, personalized informed consent creation and verification process is provided herein. Multimedia, interactive informed consent presentations may be created for medical procedures or clinical trials which are procedure-specific or trial-specific by providing standardized disclosure information to a patient regarding a specific medical procedure or clinical trial which is being performed. The presentation is also patient specific by using the patient's medical history to personalize the disclosures regarding risk and expected outcome of the procedure. The presentation may be provided on a computer, such as a tablet, where the patient views and interacts with the informed consent presentation to ask and answer questions, indicate their capacity to make a decision and verify comprehension of the content of the presentation. The patient's consent may be recorded in an audio or video record in order to more accurately capture the patient's consent and verify that the patient consented to the procedure. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310671 | Method and Apparatus for Verification of Clinical Trial Adherence - A system and method of confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with the clinical trial, determining one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen and identifying one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures. Activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen are captured and then compared to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween. A notice is provided if differences are determined. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310672 | HOSPITAL DISPLAY TERMINAL - A system is described for managing administration of medical care. The system can include a patient record system that contains electronic records for patients in a hospital. The electronic records may include scheduling information for medicine administration to the patient. A display terminal can be connected to the patient record system and be configured to read an RFID tag on the patient. The display terminal can then identify the patient and display the patient's medicine schedule. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING A WEB-BASED RESOURCE WITH AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - A data processing system and method that, in some cases, include an EMR system and a web server. In some cases, the EMR system includes a plurality of electronic medical records for a plurality of patients. One or more of the electronic medical records may include a URL or HTTP Post message that defines a path to a web-based resource, such as a treatment algorithm or medical calculator. In some embodiments, the URL and/or HTTP Post message is constructed based on information in a patient's medical record. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310674 | Electronic Health Record System Utilizing Disparate Record Sources - A system for facilitating patient ownership of his or her medical data through the use of third-party health repositories that preserves the maximum information content of the medical records by displaying information relevant to the authority of the medical data as reflected by its source and types of modification as it has moved between institutions, as well as the data itself. In this way, improved use of this data is made possible. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120316895 | Generating Cross-Channel Medical Data - A computer-implemented includes receiving, by one or more computers through one or more contributing channels, a plurality of items of medical data; generating, for the received medical data, one or more tags comprising metadata indicative of one or more attributes of the received medical data; and generating, at least partly based on the one or more tags, a correlation between at least a first item of medical data from the plurality and a second, different item of medical data from the plurality. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120316896 | PERSONAL ADVISOR SYSTEM USING DATA-CAPABLE BAND - A personal advisor system using a data-capable band including a personal advisor distributed application comprising a feedback engine configured to process user activity data from a source device, the source device comprising at least one data-capable band; a recommendation module configured to generate a wellness recommendation using the user activity data; a personal offer module configured to generate a personal wellness offer using the user activity data; and a notification module configured to generate a feedback notification comprising one or more of the wellness recommendation and the personal wellness offer. The feedback engine is operable to communicate the feedback notification to the source device, if the source device is active, or to a non-source device upon request from the non-source device. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120316897 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Medication Adherence - A method and apparatus for monitoring medication adherence. The method includes the steps of determining a present adherence state of a patient, receiving video analysis information reporting on a medication administration session, and determining a next adherence state of a patient based upon the present adherence state of the patient and the video analysis information. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120316898 | SCALABLE DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE PATIENT ELIGIBILITY FOR CLINICAL TRIALS AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS FOR ACTIVE SOLICITATION OF PATIENTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS VIA THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - This twenty-step business process uses a clinical trials matching system to perform scalable searches of derived patient data records for patients that may be eligible for clinical trials. The patent-bearing business contracts with healthcare providers of patients found in derived patient data records to review the likely matches of those patients to clinical trials. Contracted healthcare providers also provide sufficient data for the patent-bearing business to determine if their patients qualify for clinical trials. Probabilistic matching techniques are used for this determination. The healthcare provider solicits qualified patients for clinical trials and interacts to enroll patients in trials. Solicitation is active in that the patent bearing business need not wait for a patient to initiate contact in order to seek determination of a patient's potential eligibility to participate in a clinical trial. Patient privacy is protected by limiting patient contact to be only through the patient's healthcare provider. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120316899 | PASSENGER HEALTH CARE DATA MANAGEMENT - Health care data is stored in memory accessible to a server. The server allows users to access the health care data, such as across a communication network. In some embodiments a biometric identifier for a patient is stored with patient information. The biometric identifier can be used to control access to patient records and to quickly locate patient information associated with a particular patient. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120323600 | Genome-based drug management systems - A drug management system based upon membership genomic data is coupled to cooperating external computing systems via an object server which prepares drug use reports for automated delivery in response to results that data output from the member database. Based on rules stored in a rules library a query engine runs tests on the stored member genetic information to identify and meet specified criteria. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323601 | DISTRIBUTED SHARING OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A summary request including a patient identifier may be obtained from a network client requesting location indications associated with medical facility locations associated with storage of detail patient data associated with a patient. If an index patient indicator associated with the patient identifier is included in an aggregation facility index associated with an aggregation facility repository that includes summary patient data associated with a plurality of medical facilities and a plurality of patients, summary patient data that summarizes medical events associated with the patient identifier may be obtained, based on information included in the aggregation facility index, and a summary data response that includes the summary patient data and location indications associated with medical facility locations associated with storage of detail patient data associated with the summary patient data may be transmitted to the network client; otherwise, the summary request may be forwarded to a hierarchically superior facility aggregation service. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323602 | PHARMACY WORK QUEUE - Methods, computer systems, and computer-readable media for generating a pharmacy work queue are provided. Clinical parameters are received along with a request for the pharmacy work queue. Patients at a healthcare facility who satisfy the clinical parameters are identified, and the pharmacy work queue is generated. The pharmacy work queue comprises an indication of the patients who satisfy the clinical parameters. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323603 | REMOTE HEALTH CARE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - Disclosed are patient health systems and methods for transmission of patient health data from a patient data collection system to a provider analysis system. The patient health system include the patient data collection system coupled to a communications network and located proximate a patient, for collecting patient physiological data. The patient health system further includes the provider analysis system coupled to the communications network and located remote from the patient data collection system. The patient data collection system includes a patient data collection device couple to a patient work station. The patient work station is configured to transmit patient physiological data upon a determination that the communications network is reliable. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323604 | System and Method for Early identification of Safety Concerns of New Drugs - A drug registry database is administered by storing healthcare claims for a plurality of patients and providing a user interface that displays new drug/comparator drug pairings in which a new drug includes a threshold number of healthcare claims and a comparator drug with substantially similar medical indications as the new drug. Based on receiving a new drug/comparator drug pairing selection, an analysis engine identifies from healthcare claims a statistically matched first of patients having used the new drug and second group of patients having used the comparator drug; identifies a comparative occurrence of existing medical conditions or new medical conditions in the statistically matched groups; and calculates a probability value indicating a relative likelihood that a patient taking the new drug will have a medical condition from the new or existing medical conditions in comparison to a likelihood that a patient taking the comparator drug will have the medical condition. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323605 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A server including an image storage, an image processor, a progress managing unit, and a UI controller. The image storage stores medical images of different body regions of a subject. The image processor receives requests related to each medical image from one of multiple clients and executes processing of the medical images. The progress managing unit creates progress information on the processing of each medical image based on the stage of the processing performed by the image processor on each of the multiple medical images, and centrally manages progress information for multiple medical images. In accordance with the processing stage indicated by the progress information, the UI controller generates display screen data which presents the processing status of the medical images of the corresponding body regions on multiple screen regions corresponding to multiple body regions and transmits the display screen data to either one of the multiple clients. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323606 | METHOD AND A MOBILE DEVICE FOR REVIEWING PATIENT INFORMATION - A method is disclosed for reviewing at a mobile device patient information residing on a server, the method comprising the steps of receiving a message pushed from the server, the message having a resource identifier associated with the patient information, retrieving the patient information from the server using the resource identifier, displaying at least part of the retrieved patient information on a screen of the mobile device, reviewing the displayed patient information to obtain a comment, and uploading the comment to the server. Also disclosed is a mobile device for reviewing patient information according to the disclosed method. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323607 | SECURE AND USABLE AUTHENTICATION FOR HEALTH CARE INFORMATION ACCESS - Embodiments of the invention relate to providing a health care provider access to an electronic record of a patient may be provided. A determination is made as to whether the health care provider is logged onto a computer system in a physical area assigned to the patient. Whether the health care provider is logged onto the computer system during working hours of the provider is also ascertained. The health care provider is provided with access to the electronic record of the patient via the computer system if the determining resolves to true and the ascertaining resolves to true. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323608 | One-Stop Shopping System and Method - A system and method are disclosed for one-stop shopping for health-care services and related needs. The one-stop shopping system and method provide objective information for the system enrollee to assess and decide on health-care insurance and services. The system and method provide this objective information in a way that is easily accessible by system enrollees in an economical and rapid manner. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120330680 | MEDICAL DEVICE INTERFACING USING A CAMERA - Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for interfacing a medical device with an electronic medical record are provided. An image of an output of the medical device is received from a camera associated with the medical device. The image is analyzed to generate a result. The result is stored in the electronic medical record. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330681 | Dynamic vital signs method and apparatus for a physichart system - A diagnostic medical system management tool that emphasizes local data collection in a global clinical environment to create a cohesive network of computer systems. This invention automates the necessary relationship between caregivers and digital knowledge resources through a functional diagnostic interface. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATIONAL REGISTRY DATA COLLECTION AS PATIENT CARE IS CONDUCTED - A user interface is provided that requests clinical note data from a healthcare provider as a patient is being seen by the healthcare provider. The clinical note data requested includes data needed to populate one or more variables of one or more national registries and data needed to populate a clinical note medical record of an existing electronic medical records system. The clinical note data entered by the healthcare provider for the patient is received from the user interface. Automatically and at substantially the same time, the entered clinical note data needed to populate a clinical note medical record of an existing EMR system for the patient is stored in the existing EMR system, and the entered clinical note data needed to populate one or more variables for the patient for the one or more national registries is stored in a database. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330683 | EVALUATION OF A SUBJECT'S WEIGHT - A method and system for evaluating a subject's weight calculates a moving average of the weight of the subject based on several consecutive weight measurements e.g. on consecutive days. Rather than looking for absolute weight gains of e.g. 2 kg in 48 hours, as with currently accepted guidelines, each new measurement is compared with the calculated moving average, and a first form of alert is generated if the new measurement differs from the calculated moving average by more than a with expected range threshold amount such as by one standard deviation. If the first form of alert is generated consecutively on a predetermined number of successive iterations, a second form of alert is generated different from the first form of alert. The system and method does not assume a stable underlying patient weight, and absolute weight gains over e.g. a 48 hour period are not used as in currently accepted guidelines, which results in earlier alerting of clinical deteriorations and greatly increased sensitivity relative to published guideline methods. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330684 | MEDICATION VERIFICATION AND DISPENSING - Medication errors happen frequently in hospital, home, and pharmacy environments. A medication verification and dispensing system provides protection against such errors. The apparatus includes a guide tube that receives a medication and imaging device(s) adjacent to the guide tube that take image(s) of the medication. The imaging devices(s) and light source(s) are oriented for capturing images that reveal markings, color, size, shape, etc., of the medication. A verification system uses a signature of the image to identify the medication or compares the image(s) to reference images to identify the medication and to a prescription record of the patient to ensure it is a correct medication, dose, amount, timing, etc., for administration. If the medication is correct, it is dispensed into a dispensing vessel that locks the medication inside, but unlocks when it recognizes a unique patient identifier worn by a patient that is a correct recipient for the medication. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330685 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians' offices. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130006663 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICES FOR PATIENTS - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for providing at least one message to a patient. In one embodiment, healthcare data may indicate (and/or be used to identify) a patient that has had a prescription filled by a care provider. Messaging to the patient's mobile device can then be provided based on the mobile device's location with regard to the care provider's location. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006664 | Data Change Tracking and Event Notification - The described implementations relate to updating views in a database system. One implementation can identify an active view that retrieves records from a database and determine one or more physical tables in the database that are referenced by the active view. The implementation can track one or more columns in the physical tables that are used by the active view and identify a change to the physical tables in a transaction log of the database. If the change does not affect the one or more columns, the change can be treated as an ignorable change for the active view. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006665 | REMOTE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE IN REAL-TIME - The present disclosure provides a dynamic data management system and a method of using said system to locate, obtain, analyze, and report desired patient information in real-time. The data management system generally comprises an order in the form of a query that requests information regarding a specific patient or group of patients that resides on an electronics records server; a data collection and conversion system (DCCS), and a business intelligence engine in communication with the DCCS. The DCCS is capable of transporting the information from the electronic records server and creating a document that includes XML data, while the business intelligence engine is capable of breaking down the XML data to form at least one de-normalized fact table that can be used to report the desired information in real-time. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE - A system for use with one or more sources of patient-affiliated data corresponding with a group of patients. The system may contain a plurality of patient interface devices for interfacing with the group of patients. Each patient interface device may store a database that includes information related to each patient of the group of patients. Each patient interface device may be operable to generate a patient-specific guidance data set that may be used by the patient interface device to interface with a patient of the group of patients. The plurality of patient interface devices may be communicatively coupled to patient-affiliated data and a therapy database via a patient interface device gateway. The patient-specific guidance data sets may be automatically updated. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006667 | MOBILE INTERFACE FOR INTEGRATED MEDICAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM - The present invention allows a physician to interact with an integrated medical software system, using a handheld device such as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. A physician can log on using the handheld device and access the system to view and edit data. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006668 | PREDICTIVE MODELING PROCESSES FOR HEALTHCARE FRAUD DETECTION - A healthcare fraud management system receives healthcare claims, performs data reduction on information associated with the healthcare claims, and processes the reduced information associated with the healthcare claims by using a plurality of rules. The system also generates alarms, for the healthcare claims, based on the processing of the reduced information associated with the healthcare claims, generates scores for the alarms based on one or more predictive modeling rules, and prioritizes the healthcare claims, to create a list of prioritized healthcare claims, based on the generated scores for the alarms corresponding to the healthcare claims. The system further outputs, prior to payment of the healthcare claims, the list of the prioritized healthcare claims to a clearinghouse or a claims processor to assist the clearinghouse or the claims processor in determining whether to accept, deny, or review the healthcare claims. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006669 | Diagnosis Support System, Method and Program - A constitution information obtainment unit obtains constitution information about a patient to be diagnosed including at least one of genetic information and allergy information about the patient. A comparison constitution information obtainment unit obtains, as comparison constitution information, constitution information about plural patients to be compared. A similar constitution information extraction unit calculates, with respect to the comparison constitution information about the plural patients to be compared, degrees of similarity to the constitution information about the patient to be diagnosed, respectively, and extracts, as similar constitution information, the comparison constitution information the calculated degree of similarity of which satisfies a predetermined threshold condition. A reference information extraction unit extracts, with respect to each extracted similar constitution information, a drug administered to the patient corresponding to the comparison constitution information and drug administration information when the drug was administered to the patient corresponding to the comparison condition information, as reference information. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LONGITUDINAL CONTINUITY OF CARE - Health-care organizations are given access to clinical details about a patient captured from one or more encounters at one or more sites. The details are searched in a data warehouse, using a master person identifier identifying the patient. The details are then aggregated into a dynamic and interactive record. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006671 | Clinical Monitoring Device With Time Shifting Capability - The present invention is designed to develop research protocols for clinical trials. The invention can track and enhance subject compliance with a research protocol. The invention further provides evaluability data related to subject performance in the clinical trial. According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, a portable electronic device is used to query and collect data from the subject. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006672 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR GROUPING MEDICAL CLAIMS INTO EPISODE TREATMENT GROUPS - A computer-implemented method for profiling medical claims to assist health care managers in determining the cost-efficiency and service quality of health care providers. The method allows an objective means for measuring and quantifying health care services. An episode treatment group (ETG) is a patient classification unit, which defines groups that are clinically homogenous (similar cause of illness and treatment) and statistically stable. The ETG grouper methodology uses service or segment-level claim data as input data and assigns each service to the appropriate episode. The program identifies concurrent and recurrent episodes, flags records, creates new groupings, shills groupings for changed conditions, selects the most recent claims, resets windows, makes a determination if the provider is an independent lab and continues to collect information until an absence of treatment is detected. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130013339 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL - In accordance with one embodiment, a system for encoding medical data is provided. The system includes a data processing module to process medical data from any given format to a Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard. The system for encoding medical data further includes a data export module. The data export module exports the medical data after processing into a CCR format. Additionally, the system also includes a control module for providing operational instruction to the data processing module. The control module may also provide operational instruction for data export module. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013340 | Wellness Decision Support Services - Techniques for providing one or more user-centric wellness decision support services are provided. The techniques include providing an interface that facilitates selection of a risk assessment model of interest for a user and an action plan to trigger one or more follow-up action items, applying the selected model to assess the user's wellness risk level based on one or more user wellness records, and applying the selected action plan to trigger one or more relevant disease management and lifestyle interventions. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013341 | Medical Information Handling System - A system and method used to create a longitudinal medical record for an injured person that in at least one embodiment begins a location remote from a medical facility. The system includes in at least one embodiment a plurality of mobile computing devices. In at least one embodiment, the mobile computing devices provide an interface for receiving information from a first responder or a medic. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013342 | Medical Information Handling Method - A system and method used to create a longitudinal medical record for an injured person that in at least one embodiment begins a location remote from a medical facility. The system includes in at least one embodiment a plurality of mobile computing devices. In at least one embodiment, the mobile computing devices provide an interface for receiving information from a first responder or a medic. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130018670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PATIENT DATAAANM Pankratz; David CharlesAACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Pankratz; David Charles Austin TX USAANM Markwardt; Paul EugeneAACI VeronaAAST WIAACO USAAGP Markwardt; Paul Eugene Verona WI USAANM Weston; Todd DavidAACI VeronaAAST WIAACO USAAGP Weston; Todd David Verona WI US - A system includes a host computer system that includes a processor configured to acquire and to analyze image data acquired from a medical imaging device. The system also includes a pluggable support configured to couple to the host computer system, wherein the pluggable support comprises an executable analysis program configured to automatically access the one or more databases via the host computer system, the one or more databases storing data summarizing the image data, and to analyze individual patient data from multiple patients within at least one database of the one or more databases. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130018671 | Patient PortalAANM Hussam; Ali AdelAACI ColumbiaAAST MOAACO USAAGP Hussam; Ali Adel Columbia MO US - A computer-implemented includes receiving, from one or more contributing channels, medical data; assigning the received medical data to one or more data silos; and generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a patient portal, with the patient portal including: one or more visual representations of the one or more data silos for data associated with a user that requested the patient portal. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130018672 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Telemedicine ServicesAANM Wong; DavidAACI Palo AltoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Wong; David Palo Alto CA USAANM Gupta; RajnishAACI SunnyvaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP Gupta; Rajnish Sunnyvale CA USAANM Rajan; ArunAACI Las VegasAAST NVAACO USAAGP Rajan; Arun Las Vegas NV USAANM Bortolamiol; LaurentAACI San JoseAAST CAAACO USAAGP Bortolamiol; Laurent San Jose CA US - A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing remote dermatological services that are integrated with a patient records management system. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130018673 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Time in Scanning-Based Transactions - Provided are systems and methods to measure time between scanner-based transactions and furthermore, the software and hardware required to do so. These systems can be used to track the location of high risk patients and alert staff if any issue arises. This system enables location, attributes, medications, and other vitals of patients to be tracked and stored. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130018674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIOLOGY WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT AND A TOOL THEREFROMAANM Bedi; RickyAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Bedi; Ricky Bangalore INAANM Rao; Raghavendra RamachandraAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Rao; Raghavendra Ramachandra Bangalore INAANM Ravinutala; Raghavendra KumarAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Ravinutala; Raghavendra Kumar Bangalore INAANM Pandurangan; VijayAACI ThiruvarurAACO INAAGP Pandurangan; Vijay Thiruvarur INAANM Subbaraj; KarthikeyanAACI VirudunagarAACO INAAGP Subbaraj; Karthikeyan Virudunagar IN - A method and system for managing radiology study orders is disclosed. The method includes the steps for creating an order for a radiology study; receiving one or more images; reconciling an image from one or more images with the order, based on a reconciliation rule set to obtain the radiology study; assigning a radiologist for the radiology study based on auto-scheduling rule set and control parameters; reading of the radiology study by the radiologist; recording of a radiology report for the radiology study by the radiologist; generating a quality index for the radiologist based on the radiology report; sending the radiology report to a physician; and approving of the radiology report by the physician. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130024205 | DYNAMICALLY UPDATING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS AND LEVERAGING A PERSON'S PATH IN A FACILITY TO MITGATE RISKS - Automatically updating an electronic medical record in response to an exposure to a communicable disease is disclosed. A system receives data indicating a common reference point of exchange for a first person and for a second person. The system further detects an update to an electronic medical record of the first person where the update includes a diagnosis of a communicable disease. The data indicating the common reference point and the communicable disease is used to determine an exposure of the second person to the communicable disease. Upon determining such exposure, an electronic medical record for the second person is updated to reflect the exposure to the disease. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024206 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR READING, PROCESSING, PRESENTING, AND/OR STORING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION - A method for accessing, processing, presenting, and/or storing electronic medical record (EMR) information on a touch-sensitive display includes reading EMR information, displaying at least a portion of the EMR information on a touch-sensitive sliding timeline, detecting finger swipe or similar gestures, and scrolling the sliding timeline so that a different portion of the EMR information is displayed chronologically on the touch-sensitive sliding timeline. The resolution of the timeline can be expanded or collapsed in response to pinch gestures. The timeline is divided into a columns, each column including icons representing medical related events. A second timeline having a different time resolution from the first timeline is used for navigating the medical related events. Different levels of detail regarding the medical related events can be viewed in different detail panes. An EMR access device and system are also disclosed, which are configured to access and present EMR information. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024207 | USE OF PATIENT-CENTRIC RECORDS TO FACILITATE ANALYSIS OF OUTCOMES OF MEDICAL THERAPIES - Data is received from multiple data sources. The data received from the data sources provides information about patients in a population who have received one or more therapies. Patient-centric records are generated. Each of the patient-centric records stores patient data regarding a different patient in the population. The patient data stored in the patient-centric records is based on the data received from the data sources. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024208 | Advanced Multimedia Structured Reporting - Embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatuses for generating a composited multimedia-based report are described. In one embodiment, a method includes capturing a medical image configured to be displayed on a medical image display device. The present methods may be independent of the medical image display, and may be able to capture images from any proprietary medical image viewer. The method may also include capturing description data related to the medical image. Additionally, the method may include processing the medical image and the description data related to the medical image on a data processing device. Also, the method may include storing the medical image and the description data related to the medical image in a data storage device. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024209 | VIRTUAL DOCTOR INTERACTIVE CYBERNET SYSTEM - An interactive network-based health information system provides up-to-date medical information directly to a user. The information is tailored to the user's expertise. The user can issue specific follow-up questions, initiate a discussion with a professional, and establish a doctor-patient relationship. The system provides for remote monitoring and diagnosis of the patient and for remote treatment. The different levels of service can be provided and priced on an individual basis. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY MANAGING MEDICAL DATA FILES - A network server arrangement including a processor with a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor. The network server arrangement is responsive to requests to access a medical record of an individual and generates summary medical record data including summary information having a plurality of data elements associated with the individual, at least one of the data elements conveying medical information about the individual, and a pointers component including at least one pointer pointing to a network location containing importable medical information in connection with the individual that is not contained in the summary information component. The pointer includes a machine readable address part for processing by the client, allowing the client to import the medical information from the network location, and a label part for displaying to a user the nature of the medical information residing at the network location. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024211 | ACTIVE LEARNING AND ADVANCED RELATIONSHIP MARKETING AND HEALTH INTERVENTIONS - Active learning and advanced relationship determination are employed with respect to a mobile marketing system and a mobile health notification system. A relationship between an advertiser and a consumer can become smarter over time as a function of interaction as well as non-interaction. Further, affinity groups or micro segments can be identified to aid tailoring of advertisements to consumers. Consumers can additionally be engaged in a dialog to acquire additional information and/or feedback data to develop a further understanding of specific consumers. Still further yet, assistance can be provided to advertisers so that advertisements can be customized for needs of potential customers. Similar learning concepts are applied to a mobile health notification system, wherein interactive wellness recommendations, prescription management alerts, and intervention encounters are delivered to a user based on a user's health profile. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024212 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING QUESTIONNAIRES - A computer-implemented method for providing a questionnaire to a patient based on patient's current health condition is provided. The method includes measuring physical activity of the patient with an activity monitor; measuring respiration rate with a respiration rate sensor; measuring heart rate with a heart rate monitor; measuring cough frequency with a cough frequency monitor; and executing, on the processor of the computer system, one or more computer program modules configured to generate a questionnaire to gather information from the patient. The questionnaire comprises a set of questions that are based the gathered physical activity data, respiration rate data, heart rate data, cough frequency data, or any combination thereof. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GUIDED, EFFICIENT TREATMENT - A system and method is provided in which medical treatment of a patient is effected in a systematic and guided fashion. From a patient's symptoms and electronic medical record, a specific diagnostic test may be recommended. Upon execution of the diagnostic test, the diagnostic scan results may be forwarded to a remote location for assistance in analysis. Once analyzed, the results are transmitted to the attending medical personnel. The results, and information which led to the decision to have a diagnostic test, are also sent to a repository for use in future diagnoses and other determinations. A monitor or dashboard is used to keep track of the various steps of the procedure, to provide on the job guidance in using a diagnostic test device, and the ensure a specific efficiency and protocol are followed. A remote location of experts may also be monitoring the dashboard, as a quality control. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130030834 | HEALTH CARE ASSESSMENT AND ONLINE PROVIDER COMMUNICATION - A graphical user interface provides clinical information in the form of a first health feed, patient-generated information in the form of a second health feed, and health care assessments in a third health feed. The graphical user interface may provide improved access to patient-generated information to the provider and improved access to clinical information to the patient or caretaker for the patient. Additional health feeds may include data from peripheral devices, third-party sponsored applications, or other forms of health feedback. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030835 | HEALTH CARE BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE AND ONLINE PROVIDER COMMUNICATION - A graphical user interface provides clinical information in the form of a first health feed, patient-generated information in the form of a second health feed, and biometric surveillance from a peripheral device in a third health feed. The graphical user interface may provide improved access to patient-generated information to the provider and improved access to clinical information to the patient or caretaker for the patient. Additional health feeds may include data from peripheral devices, third-party sponsored applications, or other forms of health feedback. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030836 | THIRD-PARTY SITE CONNECTIONS FOR ONLINE HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION - A graphical user interface provides clinical information in the form of a first health feed and patient-generated information in the form of a second health feed. The graphical user interface also provides third party generated information and assessments in the form of a third health feed. The graphical user interface may provide improved access to patient-generated information to the provider and improved access to clinical information to the patient or caretaker for the patient. Additional health feeds may include data from peripheral devices or other forms of health feedback. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030837 | ONLINE PATIENT AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COMMUNICATION - A graphical user interface provides clinical information in the form of a first health feed and patient-generated information in the form of a second health feed. The graphical user interface may provide improved access to patient-generated information to the provider and improved access to clinical information to the patient or caretaker for the patient. Additional health feeds may include data from peripheral devices, third-party sponsored applications, or other forms of health feedback. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030838 | Unified Medical Record Retrieval - A system and methods for accessing patient medical records from national and non-national healthcare system records databases are disclosed. A patient's medical record identifier is used to match medical records in a national healthcare system records database and in a non-national healthcare system records database. The matched records are returned to the requesting healthcare provider so that the provider may review the patient's complete healthcare history. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030839 | MAPPING PATIENT DATA INTO A MEDICAL GUIDELINE - The invention relates to a system ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL CARE - A computerized medical care system provides validation of a diagnosis of a medical condition and requested medical services for treating the medical condition. The medial care system invokes multiple filters to determine the appropriateness of the diagnosis and medical service. Real time feedback is provided based on the determination. If the medical care cannot be validated, the feedback includes the reasons for the failure to validate, and any supporting materials for the lack of validation. The feedback may also prompt the requesting entity to provide additional information to help support the medical provider's position as to why the requested medical care is appropriate. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030841 | System and Methods for Improved Diabetes Data Management and Use Employing Wireless Connectivity Between Patients and Healthcare Providers and Repository of Diabetes Management Information - Methods, devices and a system for disease management are provided that employ diagnostic testing devices (e.g., blood glucose meters) and medication delivery devices (e.g., insulin delivery devices) for providing data to a repository in real-time and automatically. Repository data can be analyzed to determine such information as actual test strip use, patient health parameters to outside prescribed ranges, testing and medication delivery compliance, patient profiles or stakeholders to receive promotional items or incentives, and so on. Connected meters and medication delivery devices and repository data analysis are also employed to associate a diagnostic test to a mealtime based on timing of a therapeutic intervention performed by an individual. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRUG DISEASE MATCHING - A computer implemented system and method for matching drugs and diseases involves matching drugs identified in a specific patient's prescription claim records with diseases identified in the patient's medical claims. A weighted relationship is generated between the matched drugs and diseases by calculating a link weight in accordance with a preprogrammed formula for each of the diagnosis codes identified in the patient's medical claims that is identified as associated with the disease identified and the drug. The link weight provides a statistical match association value to each of the matched diseases identified by way of a diagnosis code in the patient's medical claim and the drug identified in the prescription claim. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030843 | Connecting Consumers with Service Providers - A request is received from a consumer of services to consult with a service provider having a service provider profile that satisfies at least some attributes in a set of attributes that define a suitable service provider; an available service provider satisfying at least some of the attributes in the set of attributes is identified; and a communication channel is provided to establish a communication between the consumer of services and the identified service provider. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130035954 | Genomics-based alerting systems - A computer alert to system and apparatus is arranged about DNA sequence markers whereby the genome of a specific human subject is considered in view of a plurality of discrete rules to affect alerts which may be generated and transmitted in electronic form over standardized e-mail systems (Internet/SMTP protocol for example) to a user workstation which may be equipped with a browser or custom application (includes a special genome viewers, review tools; etc.). Alerting systems described in this disclosure included mechanical/a chemical systems for analyzing a human DNA sample to produce a genomic data set representing genetic indicators or markers on alleles of interest including those as well SNPs associated with important trial traits disease and characteristics. A genome dataset is stored as a portion of a data a record having a one-to-one correspondence with membership in a membership database. A dynamic rules that of its reality of discrete rules provides a query engine with logic which can be executed against membership data stored in accordance with standardized database procedures to produce a genomic result set from which appropriate alerts may be formed in an alert to module computer apparatus. These alerts may be characterized as including multimedia information and they may be prefer to play conveyed to membership with whom the underlying data is associated. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035955 | Method and System to deliver state of the art concierge medical services to healh care consumers via a control center and a network of mobile medical platforms - The method and system regard a medical concierge service combining a control center with a network of mobile medical platforms incorporating onsite and remote medical professionals, advanced medical, internet, videoconferencing, satellite, communication, computing, digital devices, electronic heath record and clean energy technologies to deliver state of the art medical services to patients at their chosen appointment time and location. The method and system increases access to healthcare, reduces associated costs and enhances traditional medical services while creating a here to unknown way of providing patient healthcare. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035956 | VISUALIZATION OF PATIENT TREATMENTS - Method, system, and computer program product for visualization of patient treatments are provided. The method includes: selecting a patient; retrieving data records of patients with similar conditions requiring treatment to the selected patient; and building a tree structure for display with nodes of treatment options and a temporal axis showing treatment results of the similar patients. The tree structure includes representing side effects of a treatment option at a node including a visualization of the strength of the side effect. The tree structure also includes providing edges between the nodes representing a length to progression of the condition requiring treatment. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035957 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPRESENTATION AND/OR EVALUATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION DATA - Computer-assisted structuring of medical examination data and/or one or more examination data records is disclosed. A method of at least one embodiment includes providing at least one medical examination data record, which includes patient-specific data described textually and/or symbolically and/or at least one image data record created with the aid of a radiological examination device; providing at least one body model image, which represents a body model matching the examination data; and registering the at least one examination data record with the body model, wherein at least one position in the body model is assigned to the examination data record; the position being made known for interaction by way of a user interface. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035958 | KEYSTROKE CODED TEMPLATE FOR CREATING MEDICAL RECORDS - Disclosed is a medical record keeping system that includes a computer that operates a medical record software for maintaining patient records. The system may be operated in the following manner: (1) inputting an initial keystroke set that corresponds to the group consisting essentially of a symptom or negative review of systems, exam entries, or visit entries, (2) inputting a second keystroke set after the first keystroke set, the second keystroke set corresponds to a particular organ system or anatomical part, (3) inputting in a third keystroke set after the second keystroke set that pertains to a condition or medical observation. The steps of first typing, second typing, and third typing define the reference code, wherein the reference code results in the display of said at least one phrase. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035959 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING MEDICAL CARE - Methods and systems for tracking medical care are described. In an example embodiment, a method for ambulatory care tracking, comprises entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system, assigning a chief complaint point value based on the chief complaint, associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system, determining a further point value based on patient education, assigning the further point value based on the determination, adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value, determining, using a processor, a level of service based on the total point value, and communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUPING CLAIM RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH A PROCEDURE - A system and computer-implemented method for grouping medical records implements a multi-level analysis of the records. The level of analysis for ach record is determined based upon the time proximity of each record to the defining medical procedure or service (anchor procedure) to be analyzed. Claim records are processed to determine whether any of the records should be grouped with the anchor procedure into a procedure episode group (PEG) using the date of service for each claim record and a level of relationship between the claim records and the anchor procedure. The requisite level of relationship between the claim records and the anchor procedure depends upon the position of the records within the time window. Claim records having the requisite relationship level associated with the portion of the time window in which they fall are included in the PEG. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035961 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING USER CORRECTIONS TO MEDICAL FACT EXTRACTION - Techniques for applying user corrections to medical fact extraction may include extracting a first set of one or more medical facts from a first portion of text documenting a patient encounter. A correction to the first set of medical facts may be received from a user. The correction may identify a fact that should be associated with the first portion of the text. A second set of one or more medical facts may be extracted from a second portion of the text based at least in part on the user's correction to the first set of medical facts. Extracting the second set of facts may include extracting one or more facts similar to the identified fact from the second portion of the text. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130041686 | HEALTH CARE BROKERAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A health care brokerage service and method comprises a communication service for servicing users, patients and providers through the internet and/or via phone by speech, through user guides. The health care brokerage service also comprises a brokering service that users, patients and providers can utilize for finding each other and broker services of health-care events and a compliance service for enhancing compliance by patients with health-care events, through persistent reminders and through retaining and evaluating compliance history, wherein the system implementation incorporate users interfaces, storage of related data, and the execution of requested services. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130041687 | RECREATING THE STATE OF A CLINICAL SYSTEM - A method, system and medium are provided for enabling re-creation of a state of a computing system as it existed at a selected time. A plurality of data elements are tracked including functions and reference information employed in calculating one or more of the data elements. Versions of functions and reference information are also tracked. Thereby, a time at which to recreate the state of the system is selectable and the data elements that were available at or before the selected time are identifiable. And the versions of functions and reference information that were available at the selected time are identifiable. The state of the system at the selected time can thus be reviewed or analyzed as desired. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130041688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING HEALTHCARE ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method for healthcare advertisements and clinical messaging to healthcare consumers and physicians are disclosed herein. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130041689 | MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - A display control method receives, from a server, data input to at least one of display setting items that are preset amongst items included in medical record information, displays on a display unit an all-item display screen that displays the display setting items and the received data, and sets input data on the all-item display screen when the input data with respect to another item other than the at least one of the display setting items is accepted. The all-item display screen may be switched to an input item display screen in response to a switch instruction, wherein the input item display screen displays the at least one of the display setting items, the received data, and the other item. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130041690 | HEALTH CARD REWARD SYSTEM - A system for the management of the interaction between the patient and health care providers and of the patient's medical records. The patient receives reward points for using the program that involves selecting health-care providers from a preferred list. The system employs a smartcard that securely identifies the patient, securely carries the patient's medical records in memory, and carries the records of the patient's reward points. Each healthcare provider has highly-secure equipment that allows the reading from and writing to the smartcard. The system is managed by a remote central computer system that operates over a global communication network. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130041691 | HEALTH MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND NETWORK-BASED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND MEDICAL RECORDS MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - Comprehensive health analysis and reporting system that writes patient data, including patient identification information, test results, diagnostic information, and diagnostic results to various storage systems. The computer station establishes a network connection with a health report server, downloads patient data to the health report server which prepares a comprehensive report, and the report is transmitted back to the computer station where it may be distributed to the patient. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130041692 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - A computer system to communicate healthcare data between healthcare participants includes a computer configured to display a personal healthcare record associated with a patient; wherein the personal healthcare record includes normalized data related to the patient and received from a payor computer over the Internet and provider healthcare data related to the patient received from a provider computer over the Internet; wherein the normalized data and the provider healthcare data are of a type that are displayed in separate fields; and wherein the normalized data is in a normalized format of a type that displays healthcare data from one or more sources such that any healthcare data associated with a patient which has the same meaning will be expressed in the same format despite any prior formatting. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130046555 | Devices and methods for recording information on a subject's body - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for visibly or non-visibly indicating a subject has received a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, a subject receives an information mark in conjunction with a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, the information mark includes unique information relating to the subject. In certain embodiments, devices, computer systems, and methods relate to reading an information mark on a subject, and optionally determining if further medical treatment of the subject is warranted. In certain embodiments, receipt of an information mark entitles a subject to a reward. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130046556 | MEDICAL PRESENTATION CREATOR - An example computer-implemented method for creating a medical presentation. The method includes accessing a medical exam, presenting the medical exam for review by a user, and marking at least a portion of the medical exam according to a criterion identified by the user. The method includes collecting the marked portion of the medical exam to be included in a presentation according to the criterion, and preparing, automatically, a presentation for the user as the user continues exam review, the presentation including the marked portion of the medical exam, wherein the marked portion of the medical exam is anonymized, the presentation to be dynamically updated as the user continues review. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130046557 | PERSON REPORTED OUTCOME REPORT GENERATION - A method and programmable circuit generates a medical report on a single page from data reported by a person. In one possible configuration and by non-limiting example, a method and a programmable circuit generate a single page outcome report based on characteristics perceived by a person, such as a patient receiving care. In another possible embodiment, a method or programmable circuit generate a medical report in one language based on responses to a survey that is in another language. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130046558 | System and Method for Identifying Inconsistent and/or Duplicate Data in Health Records - A method of identifying information in electronic medical records includes receiving one or more electronic medical records extracted from at least one source. Each of the one or more electronic medical records has medical information of at least one medical patient. The method also includes analyzing, via a processor, the medical information by comparing different portions of data in the medical information. The method further includes identifying, via the processor, at least one of: (i) the different portions of data in the medical information as inconsistent data; and (ii) the different portions of the data in the medical information as duplicate data. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130054265 | AUTOMATED EMERGENCY ADMISSION WORKFLOW METHOD FOR CARDIAC AND OTHER TIME OR CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS - A system, computer program product and method for automated admission of a patient to a specialized care unit of a health care facility from a pre-hospital setting includes a controller with a memory in communication with a processor, the memory including program instructions for execution by the processor to detect an initiation of a specialized patient care protocol, link an identifier of a patient locator device associated with the patient to an electronic medical record of the patient in an electronic admission system of the health care facility, poll one or more specialized care units to identify an available specialized care unit, automatically schedule a procedure in the available specialized care unit, and electronically route the patient from the pre-hospital setting directly to the available specialized care unit. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054266 | Emergency personal medical information resource - A method and system for providing identification and medical information of a person to emergency response personnel comprises a card or other data storage device imprinted and/or encoded with at least one of human-readable and machine-readable data pertaining to said person and useful in guiding emergency medical triage and treatment for said person in the absence of available verbal communication. The device also can automatically populate data fields on an EMS run form, and the method allows for updating the data contained. An invoice for the services rendered can then be generated from the EMS run data. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054267 | Reporting system and method for ingestible product preparation system and method - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving directive information including verification information to electronically verify issuance of the directive information by at least one authorized entity, living being identification associated with a particular individual living being, and reporting directions for electronically recording occurrence information to indicate at least one occurrence of at least partial preparation of a particular ingestible product designated by the reporting directions to be associated with an electronically inputted identification of the particular individual living being as verified using the living being identification electronically received with the directive information; and electronically transmitting the occurrence information to an electronic receiving device to be accessed by at least one recipient identified by the reporting directions as authorized to access the occurrence information subsequent to verification that the electronically received directive information was issued by the at least one authorized entity and subsequent to the electronic inputting of the identification of the particular individual living being, the occurrence information indicating the at least one occurrence of at least partial preparation of the particular ingestible product being associated with the particular individual living being. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054268 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABSTRACTING IMAGE AND VIDEO DATA - Systems and methods for removing or suppressing information in images and video frames is described herein. In particular, systems and methods provide for removing information from images capable of identifying individuals related to the image. For example, embodiments provide for the removal of protected health information (PHI) from source images, including medical images, video frames, and documents converted to images or video frames. In addition, embodiments operate on actual images and video frames as opposed to data extracted from such sources. In particular, embodiments provide for the creation of a PHI filter for an individual of interest comprised of identifying information. Images are filtered using the PHI filter and information potentially identifying the individual of interest is located and removed from the image. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054269 | Substance allocation system and method for ingestible product preparation system and method - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically using the electronically received operation information with the updated allocation plan to electronically direct control of the at least partial preparation of at least one of the instances of the ingestible product of the succession designated to be ingested by the particular individual living being, the at least one of the instances of the ingestible product containing the quantity of the at least one substance according to the updated allocation plan. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054270 | COMMUNICATION INTERFACE FOR THERAPEUTIC STIMULATION PROVIDING SYSTEMS - A system and method for communicating patient data for therapeutic stimulation purposes may provide a communication interface for exporting patient data, a communication interface for importing patient data, and a user interface for programming a patient device in response to communication of patient data. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054271 | USING QUICK RESPONSE (QR) CODE TO AUTHENTICATE, ACCESS, AND TRANSFER ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION - A computer system for generating quick response (QR) codes for patients and healthcare services providers, scanning devices for said QR codes, and a computer program which enables health care service providers and insurers to scan said codes to rapidly identify patients and secure computer access to a web-based electronic medical record for the patient and review and revise said record. The disclosed embodiments provide multiple benefits, including a centralized, real-time electronic medical record to which a patient and any healthcare provider can gain access from any web-enabled computer with a QR code scanning capability. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054272 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HEALTHCARE MONITORING FRAMEWORK IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving data from a source, where the data includes medical data and non-medical data associated with an individual, converting the data into a health record of the individual, extracting a plurality of vectors from the medical data in the health record, and generating a healthcare signature of the individual from the plurality of vectors. The medical data may be generated by one or more medical systems and may include information from one or more medical fields. The medical data from different sources can be in different formats. The method can further include monitoring the plurality of vectors over time and generating a longitudinal medical record of the individual. The method can further include facilitating displaying the health record, the healthcare signature and the longitudinal medical record of the individual on an interface. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054273 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE RECORDS - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner includes associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising records associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium, providing the user with a user interface on a computing device to remotely access the records stored on the server, receiving at the server the files comprising records associated with the user from a service provider associated with the user, receiving at the server a request from the user made through the user interface of the computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request, and sending the user a file containing the records associated with user from the server to the computing device in response to the request. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130060577 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL ITEM DISPENSING, BILLING, AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - An inventory management system manages information regarding medical items dispensed in conjunction with medical treatment of a patient at a medical facility. The system includes a first computer, an inventory access control system, inventory sensors, and inventory applications in communication with the first computer. The inventory access control system receives credential information from a user seeking access to a physical inventory space in the medical facility and controls access to the space. The inventory sensors sense the removal of medical items to be dispensed to the patient, and generate item usage information indicating the identity and quantity of the items removed. The inventory applications associate the item usage information with patient information that identifies the patient to which the medical items are dispensed, thereby generating a record indicating that the items removed from the storage structure have been dispensed to the patient identified by the patient information. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130060578 | Creating and Retaining Medical Instructions for a Patient in a Telemedicine Environment - A technique for efficiently capturing and retaining patient instructions made by a physician or other medical provider. In a computer-based medical service system, a medical provider utilizes a medical provider portal to interact with the system and a patient utilizes a patient portal to interact with the system. During an appointment utilizing the system, the medical provider inputs medical instructions intended for the patient via the portal. If the patient is utilizing the patient portal during the appointment, a window opens in the patient portal and the instructions input by the medical provider are displayed therein. The instructions are retained and are accessible by the patient whenever the patient utilizes the patient portal. The instructions can have documents associated therewith by the medical services provider which can be attached to the instructions during or after the appointment. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130060579 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING MEDICAL IMAGES AND RECORDS - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130060580 | Automated System for Monitoring Mental Status of Individuals Receiving Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - A computerized system useable in methods for monitoring mental health status of individuals receiving outpatient mental health treatment during the time periods between office visits with the doctor. The computerized system is particularly useful to the doctor to see a graph of a parameter on which survey responses have been collected from the patient between office visits and onto which graph the automated system has overlaid a history of medication changes. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130060581 | Medication Therapy Review Methods - A method for population and patient-specific medication therapy review using a computer particularly adapted for a medication therapy management or health care delivery organization is provided, wherein the method includes at least the steps of: collecting patient claims data; reviewing the patient claims data for accuracy and data integrity; identifying particular characteristics sought within the patient claims data; organizing and structuring the patient claims data; establishing a set of clinical rules; transforming the set of clinical rules established into a computer language, and entering the transformed clinical rules into an electronic database; and analyzing the patient claims data by applying the clinical rules using a computer particularly adapted for a medication therapy management or health care delivery organization, thereby producing an analytical result. In further embodiments, the analytic results are used to evaluate the need for patient-level medication therapy review and, optionally, to actually conduct a patient-level medication therapy review based on the review of the analytic results. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130066652 | PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT AND COMPARISON OF MEDICAL CONDITION AND OUTCOME BASED ON PROFILES OF COMMUNITY PATIENTS - The invention can be directed toward a method for personalized management and comparison of medical condition and outcome based on patient profiles of a community of patients. The method can include the steps of providing a database of patient profiles, providing a user interface for inputting a query of the database from a user, generating a query result including one or more matching patient profiles from the database, and displaying the query result as a correlation medical condition parameters of the user with a medical outcome. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130066653 | Apparatus and method for linking a pacemaker or a defibrillator to an electronic healthcare record - A computer-implemented method, including accessing, with a communication device, a computer in which is stored a healthcare record, or a medical record, of, for, or regarding, an individual or a patient, accessing, with the communication device, the healthcare record or the medical record of, for, or regarding, the individual or the patient, accessing or linking to a pacemaker, a pacemaker monitor, a defibrillator, or a defibrillator monitor, of or associated with the individual or the patient, with or using the communication device, and performing, via, with, or using, the communication device, a control, a monitoring, a diagnostic, a programming, a re-programming, a repair, a calibration, a setting, or a re-setting, action, operation, or function, on, regarding, or relating to, the pacemaker, the pacemaker monitor, the defibrillator, or the defibrillator monitor. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130066654 | Health-Related Information Management - This patent application relates to health-related information (HRI) management techniques for handling individual requests for HRI in a timely and compliant manner, and/or for providing HRI training in a timely and relevant manner. Complex requirements associated with certain types of protected HRI (PHRI) can thus be promptly applied to individual HRI requests to ensure compliance with these requirements. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130066655 | Method for Generating and Using a Portable Patient File - A method for generating and using a portable patient file may include entering data relating to a patient into a computer and storing the patient data in a medical record for the patient in a database using metadata in an adaptive data environment. The computer is configured to instantiate a file configured for import or export of the patient data, and the file is capable of transferring the patient data from the database to another database with preservation of semantic meanings associated with the patient data. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130073314 | VISUAL CHARTING METHOD FOR CREATING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DOCUMENTS - A method of creating medical documentation uses selection of images representing synonyms for complex medical concepts. The images can be of two types, one corresponding to a parameter or Key in a Key/Value pair and the other corresponding to possible values of the selected parameter or Key. The user first selects an image or portion thereof corresponding to the parameter they wish to record observations, such as the heart or a valve of the heart. A set of images representing possible values of the parameter is then displayed e.g., images representing possible murmurs the selected valve may have. The user selects the image representing the value corresponding to the observation of the patient. A document is created by recording either the Key/Value image pairs or, alternative, text representing the synonyms for the images. Other methods of recording the document are possible, such as instantiating a set of class objects. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073315 | DATA PROCESSING AND TRANSFERRING METHOD RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT OF SURGICAL IMPLANTS - The invention relates to a method for processing and transferring data relating to the placement of a surgical implant, in which: after a surgical implant has been placed and/or positioned on a patient, the alignment of the implant is measured; information on the measured implant alignment is recorded as electronic implantation information data, in particular as an implantation or case report file; the electronic implantation information data, in particular the implantation or case report file, is evaluated in order to verify that a predetermined or target alignment of the implant has been achieved; the verification information data are made available at a warranty and/or insurance supplier's site; and the verification information data are evaluated at the warranty and/or insurance supplier's site, and a warranty and/or insurance report is created. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073316 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR GENERATION AND RETENTION OF MEDICAL RECORDS - A system for populating patient records by use of evidence-based relational database, which compares the medical practitioners diagnoses to predetermined responses, to produce accurate patient chart notes and the integration of stored and generated data into clinical and administrative medical record keeping and billing. Episodic encounters are developed into cases for a specific patient under the care of a practitioner. The subjective symptoms from the patient and the objective observations of the care provider concurrent with the episode are used to form a diagnosis which presents a treatment regimen from an evidence-based relational database and populates medical and administrative templates. Patient history and updated information are retained in the database. “Best practice” treatment plans are continually placed in the relational database from practice guides and experts in the field. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130080187 | SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUES FOR CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION AND EDITING - In one example, this disclosure describes a method of processing medical data via one or more computers. The method may comprise identifying a medical code within a medical record, and identifying whether the medical code is specified or unspecified. If the medical code is specified, editing may be avoided without generating any query for further input by a physician. If the medical code is unspecified, the method further includes determining whether a suppression code appears in the medical record. If a suppression code appears, editing may be avoided without generating any query for further input by the physician. However, if a suppression code does not appear, the method further includes searching for key terms in the medical record. If key terms are present in the medical record, a query may be generated for the physician for additional clarification. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130080188 | PERSONALIZED PHARMACY MEDICATION AND CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A medical information system. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of issuing, by a clinician using a clinician computer, a prescription for a patient to a pharmacy computer; processing by the pharmacy computer at a pharmacy the prescription for the patient from the clinician; issuing a notice of prescription fulfillment by the pharmacy computer to a server, when the pharmacy issues a medication for the patient in response to the prescription received by the pharmacy computer; receiving the notice of prescription fulfillment by the server having a database; storing the prescription information in the database; and notifying the clinician computer if the medication has been picked up, delivered or abandoned by the patient or not renewed by the patient. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130080189 | INTELLIGENT TOKENS FOR AUTOMATED HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for accessing information stored in an electronic patient record are disclosed. A memory stores a set of medical logic instructions which code for retrieval of multiple items of information stored in the electronic patient record for a given patient. Optionally, the instructions code for a rules-based interpretation of information stored in the electronic patient record, such as instructions that apply criteria in a quality scoring system and generate a score. The medical logic instructions are associated with an “intelligent token”, i.e., a character string such as |DIABETES|, |ASTHMA| or |PROGRESS|. The invoking of the intelligent token triggers execution of the medical logic instructions and retrieval of the information from the database. The intelligent tokens can be embedded into document templates, or selected or entered by the user as part of a document creation process. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130080190 | ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD DOCUMENTATION WITH PUSH AND PULL OF DATA TO AND FROM DATABASE - A medical records software apparatus and method is described that allows a clinician, e.g., nurse or doctor, to combine entry of new patient orders, prescriptions, flowsheet observations, etc. into the documentation process or workflow. A documentation user interface is provided that pulls patient data from a database into the display. The user can select on the user interface a category of a patient record, e.g., Significant Events or Orders, view or edit prior entries in the database in these categories, and add additional documentation for that category. The documentation is written or pushed to two areas of the database, one devoted to patient documentation and a second area corresponding to the selected category, e.g., Orders. The method and apparatus improves workflow efficiency and promotes a smooth transition from the thought process of the clinician to the ordering or prescription process, without the need for changing venues or screen displays. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130080191 | Method for Implementing a Controlled Medical Vocabulary - A method of implementing a controlled vocabulary may include the steps of generating the controlled vocabulary by forming a list of medical terms and associated descriptions; creating a list of codes internal to the controlled vocabulary; and storing the codes, the medical terms, and the descriptions in a format suitable for use in the patient longitudinal electronic medical record environment. In addition, a sound wave may be captured as an electronic file, translated into text, and stored as a patient medical record event. The patient medical record event may be parsed for context and may be tagged with one or more source vocabularies, and a code internal to the source vocabulary may be provided. Event context and source vocabulary findings may then be used as discrete elements to add to the longitudinal patient electronic medical record environment. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130080192 | IDENTITY MATCHING OF PATIENT RECORDS - A system for matching a pair of patient records as belonging to the same individual or patient is disclosed. A set of matching rules ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130085776 | CLINICAL FRAMEWORK APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media for presenting third-party clinical information on a mobile device are provided. A request for clinical information is received from a user of the mobile device. After the user is authenticated, a number of plug-in applications are determined for the user. The request for clinical information is communicated to the plug-in applications. The clinical information is received from the plug-in applications in the form of one or more generic hierarchical structures populated with the clinical information. The populated hierarchical structures are rendered for display on the mobile device. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085777 | Method and System for Wound Prevention, Management and Treatment - A method and system for wound care and management of patients. The method receives patient information regarding risk assessment and wound assessment relating to pressure ulcers, other wounds, wound severity, tissue types, wound treatment plans, or similar clinical data through a mobile device. The method may also transmit the patient information to a database via the Internet. The method uses the patient information to populate a worksheet, such as an electronic representation of Section M of the MDS 3.0. The method may then display, update, store, and print the worksheet. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085778 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL CHART - A handheld electronic device includes a network communication device for wirelessly receiving information regarding a plurality of tasks involved in a treatment process for a patient from a database, a processor for processing the information regarding the plurality of tasks, a housing containing the processor, wherein the housing is configured for handheld, and a screen configured to display a graphic using the information regarding the plurality of tasks, the graphic indicating the plurality of tasks on respective dates in a time line. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085779 | AUTOMATIC TREATMENT PLANNING METHOD USING RETROSPECTIVE PATIENT DATA - A data processing method for planning a medical treatment comprising following steps performed by a computer:
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| 20130085780 | HEALTH CARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - A method, computer program product, and system is described. A patient condition associated with a patient record is identified based upon, at least in part, a first input associated with the patient record. A point-of-care prompt is provided based upon, at least in part, the patient condition and clinical authority information. A point-of-care input, associated with at least in part, one or more of education material, a condition assessment, co-morbidity information, a diagnosis protocol, a treatment protocol, medication information, clinical order information, visit order information, patient resource information, and care planning information, is received. Treatment information is provided based upon, at least in part, the point-of-care input and one or more of education material, a condition assessment, co-morbidity information, a diagnosis protocol, a treatment protocol, medication information, clinical order information, visit order information, patient resource information, and care planning information. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085781 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND UPDATING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - Systems and methods are disclosed for creating and updating medical records and documents. A user input is received in a first section on an interface comprising unstructured textual data that is associated with a medical record. The user input received in the first section may be utilized to update the medical record preferably without requiring the user to provide an additional second input in a separate section. At least a portion of the unstructured textual data is mapped to one or more attributes associated with a structured format for the medical record. In response to receiving a single data transfer command, an instruction is generated causing a transfer of the unstructured textual data to a second section on the interface associated with the structured format for the medical record. The mapped data is displayed in the second section in accordance with the structured format. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130090946 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING WORKFLOW - An imaging workflow system includes a workstation for acquiring patient information and requesting a patient scan. The request for a patient scan includes scan information for performing the scan. A registration module receives the scan information and the patient information. The registration module automatically schedules the patient scan based on the scan information and the patient information. The registration module determines an imaging protocol based on the patient information and the scan information. An imaging module within an imaging system receives the imaging protocol. The imaging module automatically sets scan parameters based on the imaging protocol. The imaging system scans the patient based on the scan parameters to acquire image data. A user interface controls the patient scan. The user interface includes a display to display images generated from the acquired image data. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090947 | PHARMACEUTICAL DATABASE AND OPERATIONAL METHOD - A system and method for prescribing, filling and dispensing a prescription with reference to a universal prescription database is provided. Every patient is assigned a unique patient identifier in the universal prescription database, and preferably, every prescription dispensed to a patient is recorded in the database regardless of whether the patient uses a universally accepted insurance card, and regardless of which pharmacy is used by the patient for previous or current prescriptions. Drug allergies, negative drug-disease state interactions, negative drug-drug interactions, duplicate therapies, early refills (overuse of a medication), and other potential negative problems not previously identifiable by pharmacists are identified and preferably rated according to severity. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTHCARE PRODUCT ENROLLMENT - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for use in connection with healthcare product enrollment. Data describing health profile information from a consumer is received. This data may be based on historical claims information or on responses to survey questions received from the consumer. The data may be for the individual alone, or for his dependents as well. Data describing cost of care information is determined based on the data describing the health profile information. At least one recommended health care coverage product for the consumer is determined based on the cost of care information. In some embodiments, a consumer cost associated with each of the recommended health care coverage product is conveyed to the consumer. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090949 | THERAPY MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a computerized system which provides a patient/client treatment management tool, with communication capability, patient therapy assignment and tracking, and game-oriented content and function, as well as an analytics platform for care providers. The present disclosure is unlimited in regard to what type of mental health care provider or other counselor may benefit from the use of the system disclosed herein, and the system is intended to be used by any person providing, managing or receiving mental health counseling or treatment. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130096944 | Method and System for Ontology Based Analytics - The present invention provides a mechanism to use terminologies and ontologies for the purpose of indexing, annotating and semantically marking up existing collections of datasets. The invention further provides a system for incorporating terminologies, ontologies, and contextual annotation in specific domains, such as utilizing biomedical concept hierarchies in data analytics. The resulting rich structure supports specific mechanisms for data mining and machine learning. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096945 | Method and System for Ontology Based Analytics - The present invention provides a mechanism to use terminologies and ontologies for the purpose of indexing, annotating and semantically marking up existing collections of datasets. The invention further provides a system for incorporating terminologies, ontologies, and contextual annotation in specific domains, such as utilizing biomedical concept hierarchies in data analytics. The resulting rich structure supports specific mechanisms for data mining and machine learning. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096946 | Method and System for Ontology Based Analytics - The present invention provides a mechanism to use terminologies and ontologies for the purpose of indexing, annotating and semantically marking up existing collections of datasets. The invention further provides a system for incorporating terminologies, ontologies, and contextual annotation in specific domains, such as utilizing biomedical concept hierarchies in data analytics. The resulting rich structure supports specific mechanisms for data mining and machine learning. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096947 | Method and System for Ontology Based Analytics - The present invention provides a mechanism to use terminologies and ontologies for the purpose of indexing, annotating and semantically marking up existing collections of datasets. The invention further provides a system for incorporating terminologies, ontologies, and contextual annotation in specific domains, such as utilizing biomedical concept hierarchies in data analytics. The resulting rich structure supports specific mechanisms for data mining and machine learning. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096948 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT - An embodiment of the present invention is a method of generating a report based on an association metric. The method involves identifying node state data associated with a sample, and generating an association metric based on the node state data. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096949 | TREATMENT REGIMEN COMPLIANCE AND EFFICACY WITH FEEDBACK - A method and system for interaction with a community of individuals, relating to compliance with and effectiveness of treatment regimens, including supply and use of pharmaceuticals, using a protocol or other intelligent message which acts in place of a service provider and which is capable of collecting or imparting information to patients in place thereof. Individuals interact with the protocol or intelligent message to provide assistance in all aspects of treatment regimen compliance, data collection, supply or delivery, review and modification. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096950 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL INFORMATION CARD AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An electronic medical information card ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096951 | BUSINESS TRANSACTION CAPTURE AND REPLAY WITH LONG TERM REQUEST PERSISTENCE - Business transaction capture and replay with long term request persistence, including: creating, in response to a request for execution of a business transaction, an original business object representing the request for execution of the business transaction, the original business object comprising a data structure supported by the business transaction; executing the business transaction including: executing, in dependence upon the original business object, one or more business processes of the business transaction, including, for each business process, storing results of the business process as an interim business object; maintaining, in a failed request business object, the original business object and each interim business object; identifying a failure of a business process; and including, in the failed request business object, error information describing the failed business process; and re-executing the business transaction using the failed request business object. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096952 | LOSSLESS ACCOUNT COMPRESSION FOR HEALTH CARE PATIENT BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY RESEARCH SYSTEM AND METHODS - A system and method for determining eligibility for reimbursement for medical claims for patients may be implemented with computer software which compares a service provider's patient information against a benefit provider's database of covered persons to determine if the patient is eligible for benefits. The service provider records may be compressed by grouping all of the medical claims relating to a particular patient into one cluster represented by a composite medical claim, which may be used to query the benefit provider databases to determine if the patient is recognized. If the patient is recognized, every record within the cluster may be checked against the benefit provider's database to determine whether one or more patient medical claims are eligible for reimbursement. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096953 | MEDICATION COMPLIANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system which implements a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a means for monitoring a patient's medication compliance. In one embodiment, the system will send a message to a patient's wireless device with a notification when it is time for the patient to administer a prescribed treatment. The system may also request that the patient or a caregiver reply with a confirmation that the treatment was completed. In one embodiment, the system may include sensors that detect whether a prescribed treatment was completed. The system may also record information such as the time, date, and substance of the transmissions of the reminder messages and/or the receipts of the confirmation messages or sensor readings. In one embodiment, the system may also send alert messages if the system is unable to verify whether a patient has completed her prescribed treatment at a designated time. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130103418 | PATIENT IDENTIFICATION - The description relates to patient identification and consent. One example can determine that a patient possessing a mobile computing device is at a location associated with a health care provider. This example can request consent from the patient via the mobile computing device for the health care provider to access the patient's health care records. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103419 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LOCATION OF FIXED WIRELESS ASSET IN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT - A system is disclosed for determining the location of fixed wireless assets (FWAs). The system includes at least one FWA having an asset tracking number, at least one mobile device wirelessly coupled to the FWA via a first communication link, and a database having information that associates people with locations. The mobile device is assigned to one of these people. The system also includes a computer that is coupled to the FWA via a second communication link and to the database. The FWA is configured to forward the data received from the mobile device to the computer along with the FWA's asset tracking number. The computer is configured to determine the location of the FWA based at least in part on the data received from the FWA and the information retrieved from the database. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103420 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FACILITATING PATIENT REGISTRATION ACROSS MULTIPLE PRACTICE GROUPS - System and method for the gathering of patient information and completion of patient information forms across multiple practice groups. An aggregator utilizes the patient information forms provided by different groups to create marked-up forms and a library of questions. The aggregator can then present ordered sets of questions from the library to a patient to obtain patient information for responding to the requests in one or more forms. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103421 | CORE INSTABILITY SYSTEM - A system to cause instability for a person supported by a person support surface is disclosed. The system is configured to cause the person supported by the person support surface to compensate for the instability caused by the system in order to exercise their core or trunk region. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103422 | HEALTH CARE DATA MANAGEMENT - Health care data is stored in memory accessible to a server. The server allows users to access the health care data, such as across a communication network. In some embodiments a biometric identifier for a patient is stored with patient information. The biometric identifier can be used to control access to patient records and to quickly locate patient information associated with a particular patient. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103423 | COOPERATIVE MEDICAL CONSULTATION AND DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREFOR - This invention relates to a system for medical treatment with consultation (the consultation system) and its method, designed to support several physicians located at different place and time to access the system at a designated time, share medical records on a patient and conduct medical treatment with consultation. To this end, this invention comprises the following stages: receiving a consultation request from at least one of the hospital terminals, physician terminals, and patient terminals; selecting at least more than one consulting physicians to participate in the consultation according to the said consultation request; receiving the medical records of a patient subject to said consultation from at least one of the hospital servers, hospital terminals, physician terminals, or patient terminals, providing the medical records to the consulting physicians, and conducting consultation pursuant to the registered consultation schedule by controlling communications among the said hospital terminals, physician terminals, and patient terminals; and transmitting the consultation progress information including the consultation schedule, consulting opinions received from the consulting physicians, and consultation data registered according to the consulting opinions to at least one of the hospital terminals, physician terminals, and patient terminals. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103424 | MICROPROCESSOR BASED GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - A self-care blood glucose monitoring module for coupling with a separately-portable microprocessor-based unit, comprising (a) a portable blood glucose monitoring module operating in conjunction with the separately-portable microprocessor-based unit for sensing a blood glucose level and producing a data signal representative of the blood glucose level, (b) signal processing circuitry for receiving the data signal and outputting a digital signal indicating a need for a change of insulin dose, and (c) a plug-in signal interface for coupling the digital signal directly to the microprocessor of the micro-processor-based unit. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103425 | IMAGING UTILITY SCORE - An electronically based utility rating system and/or method measures the appropriateness of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) requests for medical imaging examinations. The so-called “imaging utility score” or simply, “u-score” may provide comparative data to help combat inappropriate medical imaging examinations, review resource utilization, and provide opportunities for medical education. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103426 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER WITH A WEB-BASED SERVICE FOR ACCESSING AND COLLECTING RECORDS - A method for providing a user with a web-based service to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner, the method including assigning through a web site a phone number, assigning through the web site a user account to the user, associating access information with the user, creating through the web site a document for the user to provide to the service provider requesting the service provider to send the records to the phone number and granting the service provider permission to send the records to the phone number, receiving by the service provider the document from the user to provide the service provider permission to send the records to the phone number, and sending by the service provider a private fax communication to the phone number. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103427 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER WITH A SERVICE FOR ACCESSING AND COLLECTING PERSONAL HEATH RECORDS - A method for providing a user with a service to access and collect personal health records associated with the user in a private manner through use of a user account may include assigning a destination address associated with the user account of the user for receiving private communications from at least one health care provider, associating access information with the user account of the user, providing authorization to the health care provider to send personal health records to the destination address, receiving a private communication from one of the at least one health care providers at the web site, storing the personal health record such that the personal health record is accessible through the web site. The method may further include receiving authorization from the user to send to the web site and sending a personal health record to the web site. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130110540 | Method of Collecting Patient Information in an Electronic System | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110541 | SOCIAL HEALTH NETWORKING | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110542 | PATIENT DATA MANAGEMENT | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110543 | TIMELINE FOR MULTI-IMAGE VIEWER | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110544 | MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT WITH DISCLOSURE TRACKING FEATURES | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110545 | System and Methods for Managing Patients and Services | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110546 | ASSISTING VENTILATOR DOCUMENTATION AT A POINT OF CARE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110547 | MEDICAL SOFTWARE APPLICATION AND MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES SOFTWARE APPLICATION | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110548 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110549 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110551 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110552 | BLOOD SUGAR MEASURING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110553 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND UPDATING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130117044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MEDICATION INVENTORY - A system and method for electronically verifying a patient's medication inventory comprises receiving an optical image of a medication label on a pill bottle or other medication container, translating said image into text data (e.g., comprising patient's name, medication name, dose, frequency and route of administration of medication); comparing the text data to known medications in a medication database and identifying any identical match. If no match is found, the system and method acts as an expert system to search the data in the medication database for historical user verified closest matches and to return the closest match with the highest user verified historical probability of being correct. The matched information is displayed to a user and the user is enabled to correct the information, if needed. The verified information is stored in a medication database. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130117045 | HEALTH PORTAL DATA CONSOLIDATION - A consolidation engine to consolidate health information under regulatory control and from healthcare entities and patients is described. Data sources corresponding to healthcare providers and/or healthcare payers are accessed. A first set of confidential medical information from a first data source for an identified patient is accessed, including a first indication of a health condition and/or a first indication of a health care service. A second set of confidential medical information from a second data source is accessed, including a second indication of a health condition and/or a second indication of a health care service. First and second sets are consolidated to form a composite set of confidential medical information. Authentication information for a user approved for access to at least part of the composite set is stored, and a network interface allows access by the user that is approved for access to the composite set of confidential medical information. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130117046 | INTENT-BASED CLUSTERING OF MEDICAL INFORMATION - A medical information navigation engine (“MINE”) includes a medical information interface, a reconciliation engine and an intent-based presentation engine. The medical information interface receives medical information from a plurality of medical sources, which is subsequently reconciled by the reconciliation engine. The intent-based presentation engine clusters the reconciled medical information by applying at least one clustering rule to the reconciled medication information. The clustered reconciled medical information can be presented to a user. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130124222 | METHOD AND SYSTEM MANAGING AND PROCESSING PATIENT DATA - A computer-implemented device system and method for creating, managing, and processing an interactive workflow is described to handle patient data. A client having various modules may be installed on a computing device. The modules of the client may be adapted to receive and transmit communications by way of various communication methods. The client may be in direct or indirect communication with a server, which includes one or more databases and a host application having various modules and engines that facilitate communications between a user and one or more entities associated with healthcare including insurers, patients, doctors, physical therapists occupations therapists, speech therapists, allied healthcare professionals, nurses and other skilled professionals. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124223 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Medical Claims Fraud - Various embodiments of the present disclosure may be comprised of systems and methods for reducing fraudulent use of a medical identity to obtain medical goods or services. Identification information may be received for a medical insurance account of a medical consumer. Medical claims data associated with the medical insurance account may be received, and the medical claims data may be transmitted to the medical consumer. A confirmation status may be received from the medical consumer for the medical claims data. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124224 | Method and System for Selection of Patients to Receive a Medical Device - In one embodiment, a method for identifying patients to receive a medical device has been developed. The method includes retrieving first medical data associated with one patient from a database, identifying a probability that a medical device provides a medical benefit to the one patient that exceeds a cost associated with providing the medical device to the one patient with reference to the first medical data and a probabilistic model, the probabilistic model having a plurality of model parameters, each model parameter corresponding to one type of datum in the first medical data, and providing the medical device to the one patient in response to the identified probability exceeding a first predetermined threshold. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124225 | UNIVERSAL APPLICATION INTEGRATOR - A universal application integrator system enables the automated integration of data from patient care devices into electronic health records (EHRs). In addition, the system acts as a context manager between these patient care devices, EHR applications, and ancillary specific patient care applications. The system is the central controller for direct integration with patient care devices. This allows for click-once implementation and automated driver uploads for patient care devices. Third party application integration allows for device and patient context information to be shared among applications in a standardized patient care fashion. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124226 | Method and Apparatus for Coordinating Healthcare of Patients - Methods and systems for coordinating care of patients are disclosed, including enrolling a patient onto a communication facilitator application; storing an electronic record pertaining to the patient; establishing a patient healthcare team group for sending and receiving messages; storing a list of one or more members of the patient healthcare team group in the electronic record; receiving from the patient or the one or more members of the patient healthcare team group a message directed to one or more members of the patient healthcare team group; checking if the message is a permitted communication between the patient or the one or more members of the patient healthcare team group and the one or more members of the patient healthcare team group; and if the message is a permitted communication, directing the message to the one or more members of the patient healthcare team group. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124227 | TRACKING SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - A location/tracking system for use in hospitals and similar healthcare facilities is based upon a “last seen” location for patients, clinicians, or high value equipment. The system uses portal readers to determine when and where an item to be tracked passes through a portal, bed or exam chair mounted proximity reader to determine when and how long an item is proximate to a reader in order to determine when and for how long the item is proximate to a particular task area. Real time tracking and retrospective analysis of transaction data enables locating an item to be tracked and allows higher level analysis of the transaction data to determine metrics for “time to test”, “time to treatment”, and similar statistics. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124228 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE RECORDS - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner includes associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising records associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium, providing the user with a user interface on a computing device to remotely access the records stored on the server, receiving at the server the files comprising records associated with the user from a service provider associated with the user, receiving at the server a request from the user made through the user interface of the computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request, and sending the user a file containing the records associated with user from the server to the computing device in response to the request. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130132116 | WIRELESS PATIENT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT BASED SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE ROUNDING LIST AND SUPERBILL MANAGEMENT - A computerized client-server based comprehensive computerized method of health care administration that utilizes concepts from ICD codes, CPT codes, and superbills to both handle medical cost accounting, organize the activity of healthcare professionals, and improve communication of important aspects of the patient's medical record. The system is based on a wireless network client-server model in which healthcare professionals in all participating institutions and departments wirelessly communicate with a server using their respective handheld computerized devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. The software methods capture patient referral information, patient admission data, diagnosis, treatment, help organize the sign-off and rounding list process. The system also generates superbills, produces discharge reports, and ensures communication between all participating medical professionals. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132117 | GRAPHICAL TOOL FOR MANAGING A LONGITUDINAL PATIENT EPISODE - Systems and methods are disclosed for graphical-based management and documentation of longitudinal care episodes. As one example, a system to manage a longitudinal care episode for a patient can include a patient data aggregator, executable by a processor, to provide context data for the patient, at least a portion of the context data including patient data associated with multiple phases of the longitudinal care episode. A tool manager can translate user interactions with an associated graphical user interface (GUI) into corresponding discrete concepts. The corresponding discrete concepts can be stored in memory as part of longitudinal episode data for the patient, the longitudinal episode data being generated based on the context data and in response to user interactions with the GUI to facilitate documentation and management of the longitudinal care episode. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132118 | GENERATING, DELIVERING AND DISPLAYING PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE INSTRUCTIONS - Personalized heath care instructions are created, delivered and displayed. These instructions may be displayed on one or multiple devices. The devices are not specialized devices. They may be any one of the many devices readily available in the marketplace such as a smartphones, tablet computers, laptops or other computers. Better and effective communication between a caregiver and a patient improves patient care. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132119 | REPORT GENERATOR FOR A MEDICAL IMAGE READING SYSTEM - A teleradiology processing system comprises a central reading station having a plurality of computer work areas, a plurality of transcriptionist stations each having a transcriptionist computer, a shared audio communication channel that facilitates audio communication between the centralized teleradiology location and each of the transcriptionist stations and a database that stores a plurality of medical case files, where the database is accessible by each of the plurality of transcriptionist computers. In operation, each transcriptionist computer takes control of a uniquely assigned one of the plurality of computer work areas to provide information from a pre-fetched medical case. Moreover, each transcriptionist computer prepares a report based upon the medical case file and a tech sheet containing a measurement of at least one feature of a medical image. Each report, once approved by the specialist at the centralized teleradiology location, is written to the database. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132120 | MEDICAL RECORD CARDS AND STORAGE SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for obtaining and storing medical records of a patient from an entity covered by HIPAA in a form allowing quick disclosure of the patient's medical history to a third party without restriction or delay by HIPAA. The method comprises inducing a patient to obtain possession of his or her own medical record from a covered entity; acquiring the medical record from the patient in a storage format; and storing the medical record in a memory in a form from which it can be reproduced in the storage format as received from the patient. The memory used to store the medical record can be a hard drive in an Internet server, or be a portable medium, such as a CD or DVD, and can be small enough to fit in the patient's wallet, purse or pocket. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130138456 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STAKEHOLDER SERVICES - A system and method for providing stakeholder services is provided. The system, comprises a data repository, comprising historical health records and socio-economic condition records of a plurality of patients, and a plurality of processing subsystems that are operationally coupled to the storage device, wherein the plurality of processing subsystems comprise two or more service modules that are configured to provide selective stakeholder services to one or more of a plurality of stakeholders based upon a plurality of parameters. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130138457 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT ENCOUNTER TRANSCRIPTION AND DOCUMENTATION - A patient encounter documentation and analytics system includes a mobile computing platform and a server-based host platform. A mobile application in tandem with a wireless microphone collects voice signals during a patient-caregiver encounter, transforms the voice signals into audio data files, and uploads the audio data files to the server. A speech recognition software module digitally transcribes the audio data file into text. A text processing module extracts and organizes relevant clinical data based on keyword, key phrase and question/answer analysis. Relevance of words and phrases may be determined in view of, e.g., their presence, frequency and context. A diagnostic decision support module enables the healthcare provider to review the determined clinical information and provide a diagnosis associated with the encounter. A documentation skeleton module extracts diagnosis-specific text components from the transcribed text file and assembles an electronic medical document based on the diagnosis and the diagnosis-specific text components. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130138458 | MOBILE PLATFORM FOR PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS - A method for managing health records on a mobile device. The method includes providing a mobile application stored on a machine readable storage medium on the mobile device and executing the mobile application on the mobile device to provide for (a) accessing health records using the mobile device, (b) receiving health records at the device, and (c) creating health records using the device. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130138459 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EVALUATING A STATUS OF A PATIENT - A method for evaluating a status of a patient is presented, the method includes receiving a medical care schedule that comprises multiple medical care actions that should be taken, and desired medical results; providing a desired event sequence that represents the medical care schedule, wherein the desired event schedule comprises at least one multi-meta-event; generating an actual event sequence by processing multiple events representative of the actual medical care action taken in relation to the patient and of at least one measured medical result obtained from at patient, wherein the actual event schedule comprises at least one multi-meta-event; comparing the desired event sequence to the actual event sequence to provide a comparison result and assisting in generating a comparison result indication. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130144651 | DETERMINING ONE OR MORE PROBABLE MEDICAL CODES USING MEDICAL CLAIMS - Disclosed herein is a system which addresses the problem of multiple mappings of a source ICD code to a target ICD code by using medical service claim records. The mechanism is based on analysis of the ICD code description, and analysis of accompanying data to determine a set of selection parameters to assist in the conversion. Implementation of selection parameters is disclosed. These are applied in the form of first and second axis of differentiation. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130144652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING MEDICAL RECORD COMPLEXITY AND RISK OF ADVERSE EVENTS - Methods and apparatus for analyzing an electronic medical record (EMR) are provided. The method includes assigning to at least one document in the EMR, a first value, wherein the assigning is based, at least in part, on a number of characters and/or a number of digits included in each document of the at least one document, determining a second value, wherein the second value is determined based, at least in part, on the first values, determining whether the second value is above a threshold value, and outputting an indication that the second value is above the threshold value. The second value may be used for applications including, but not limited to, determining a risk of a patient associated with the EMR having an adverse event, being readmitted to a hospital, or being transferred to an intensive care unit, facilitating workload balancing, and providing documentation to a payer of healthcare services. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130144653 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING PATIENT TREATMENT HISTORY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a request from a client for medical data in a network environment, generating data rendering instructions for rendering the medical data as a visual display at the client, delivering the data rendering instructions to the client and facilitating access to the medical data by the client. The data rendering instructions include options to configure the visual display, which includes a graphical representation of the medical data displayed according to a plurality of encounters, and visual aids that reveal information upon user selection. The visual display further includes an action icon associated with each encounter, and the action icon is selectable to indicate one or more actions taken during the associated encounter. In specific embodiments, the request is sent by a browser of the client that accesses and renders the medical data according to the data rendering instructions. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130144654 | HEALTHCARE CO-MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - A system, a method, and an electronic platform provide co-management for two or more business entities. In one aspect, the disclosure provides for a method including retrieving an electronic record for a client and storing first electronic record information for the client corresponding to a diagnosis of the client by the first business entity. The client is referred to the second business entity in response to the recommended service of the client, corresponding to service provided by the second business entity. The electronic record is provided to the second business entity, and second electronic record is stored for the client corresponding to service of the client by the second healthcare business entity. At least one follow-up visit is scheduled for the client at one of the first business entity or the second business entity. A first portion of a referral fee from the second business entity is distributed to the first business entity, and a second portion of the referral fee is distributed to a co-management system provider. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130151285 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY POPULATING MEDICAL DATA - Techniques for managing a patient monitoring worksheet accessible by mobile devices are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display information in a worksheet that can facilitate the tracking of various categories of medical information such as drugs, fluids, vital signs, physiological data, events, and laboratory information. The worksheet may be separated into display sections to support tracking of the various categories of medical information over time. The system can permit the automatic population of values for one or more categories of medical information. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130151286 | Teleradiology System - Prior studies associated with a patient are pre-fetched from multiple institutions and made available to a radiologist while the radiologist is viewing a series. Intelligent report generation is template driven with templates based on modality, body part, and radiologist. The template provides access to macros specific to the study as well as previously dictated entries for particular fields, to enable re-use of standard text in a contextual manner. Likewise, entry of text in one field of the report may cause related text to be propagated to other fields, such as from the findings to the impression, automatically as specified by the radiologist. Billing codes are automatically applied based on the report content. Communication by the radiologist with other physicians and institutions is implemented via the reporting system. Since communication instances pass through the radiology system, it is possible to associate and log communication instances with the studies. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130159015 | SURGERY MONITOR SYSTEM - A surgery monitor system and method for preventing wrong site surgery is disclosed. The first embodiment of the surgery monitor system is comprised of a portable storage device such as an SD card attached to a patient armband. A recording device connected to the smart card by a cable records patient identification indicia recorded by the patient and/or others as well as surgery related information such as patient related health issues, surgery body location, and type of surgery. The recorded information may then be played back by a playback device during subsequent steps of the operation preparation, execution, and post-operative events. Alternate embodiments are presented, including use of a smartphone type device that reads identification barcodes on the patient armband, records and plays back the patient recording and stores the recorded information using an encrypted wireless connection to a server. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159016 | AUTOMATED ADMISSION - A computer-implemented method and system for providing automated admission to a healthcare unit for a potential patient, comprising receiving patient data from the potential patient at a server via a communications module of a mobile terminal, processing the patient data to determine a level of care required, updating an admission support module of a healthcare unit on the basis of the determined level of care, displaying a notification on a display of the mobile terminal representing an instruction for the potential patient. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159017 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING A USER'S HEALTHCARE BENEFITS - The present invention provides a method and system by which a service provider is able to verify the benefit eligibility of a patient. Methods and systems of the claimed invention are used to create one or more queries to verify a patient's insurance benefits in a database to determine the eligibility of the claim. Embodiments of the invention are also used to verify a patient's claims history. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159018 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER WITH A SERVICE FOR ACCESSING AND COLLECTING RECORDS - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect health records associated with the user in a secure and private manner is provided. The method includes providing a computing device to the user for accessing and collecting the health records, associating a phone number with the user for receiving health records, receiving a fax directed to the phone number at a server, the fax comprising a health record from a health care provider of the user, storing the fax as an image file, providing the user with access to the image file through the computing device, and providing a health portal interface on the computing device for the user to access and manage the health records. The interface provides for organizing the health records and managing communications with health care providers. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DYNAMIC AND CUSTOMIZABLE MEDICAL EXAMINATION FORMS - A system and method of providing dynamic and customizable medical forms is disclosed. In certain specific embodiments, these dynamic and customizable medical forms may be automatically presented to users based on a predefined series of rules which allow multiple users having different roles in the clinical process to collaborate and contribute to a medical examination report, while at the same time maintaining an independent record of what was contributed and by whom it was contributed. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159020 | PERSONALIZED HEALTH RECORDS WITH ASSOCIATIVE RELATIONSHIPS - A method for processing a personal health record (PHR) which includes a plurality of events each having a time stamp. The method includes creating a plurality of event-concept pairs by mapping each of the plurality of events in the PHR to a corresponding health concept, assigning to each of the plurality of event-concept pairs the time stamp of the event corresponding to the event-concept pair, identifying associations among the plurality of event-concept pairs, identifying an associative subset of event-concept pairs among the plurality of event-concept pairs, and linking a plurality of members of the associative subset of event-concept pairs to form a thread, in which the thread presents a relationship among the plurality of members of the associative subset of event-concept pairs. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159021 | INFORMATION RECORD INFRASTRUCTURE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of controlling access to records stored within databases, each record having associated access rules, a location identifier, and a content identifier maintained in a centralized index, comprising: receiving a request, communicated from a requestor to a security processor, the request containing a specified content identifier; querying the centralized index to find entries corresponding to the specified content identifier; for each entry, applying the access rules for the record to determine whether the record is accessible; for each accessible record, automatically communicating from the security processor to the database storing the accessible record sufficient information to determine whether it is releasable per a set of native access rules of the database; logically associating the releasable accessible records into a linked set of releasable records; and communicating the linked set of releasable records to the requestor. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159022 | CLINICAL STATE TIMELINE - A method includes retrieving information indicative of patient care received by a patient during a plurality of phases of a patient care cycle for the patient, retrieving patterns of suggested care for the different phases of the patient care cycle, correlating the information indicative of patient care with the phases based on the patterns, extracting key disease descriptors from the information based on the correlation; and generating a signal indicative of the extracted key disease descriptors. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130166319 | COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING RECOVERY AND FOLLOW-UP FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND/OR ADDICTION DISORDERS - The present invention provides a method of providing a recovery support and follow-up service to an individual recovering from a psychiatric and/or addictive disorder following completion of a transitional living program at a psychiatric hospital. The method provides a pro-active, pre-planned, structured communication protocol between members of a recovery support team comprised of a recovering individual, a recovery support advocate, a personal contact of the recovering individual, and a professional contact of the recovering individual. The method also provides having the recovering individual, the personal contact and the professional contact at a scheduled set number of times complete a telephone survey questionnaire regarding the recovery status of the recovering individual; obtaining at set times a set number of random urine toxicology screens from the recovering individual; and inputting all information gathered from the structure dialogues, the survey questionnaires and the random urine toxicology screens into a computer software database. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130166320 | PATIENT-CENTRIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - Provided herein are methods, systems and apparatus for querying and interpreting data derived from individual patients. The methods, systems and apparatus described herein can be used in clinical and research settings. Included are methods, systems and apparatus for identifying similar patients, germline DNA analysis, somatic tissue analysis, pathway-based therapy selection, prioritizing drugs, and querying a database to return patients and clinical attributes. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130166321 | VIRTUAL SAMPLE CABINET SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG MARKETING - A system is provided which provides functionality for doctors and staff to remotely electronically download a “virtual sample cabinet” software program from a central server onto their desktop computers or mobile technology devices to allow them to centrally search, review product information and insurance coverage, print or electronically send prescription drug sample vouchers and co-pay savings coupons to selected pharmacies. This eliminates the need for physician offices to manage and house physical drug samples, as well as offers a more convenient and efficient way to allocate, dispense and monitor needed drug samples and coupons for savings to their patients. Additionally, the system helps patients to enroll into further savings on refills for their on-going medications through automatically scheduled coupons that are emailed (or mailed) to the patients thereby promoting more affordable compliance to their prescribed therapies. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130166322 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION - The present invention provides a method and system for securely collecting, processing, and transmitting information. The system provides the capability for users to input personal, medical, insurance, emergency contacts, and other data important to the user, and securely store and manage that data. The system is linked to other systems to provide those systems user data during an event. The user data is then able to be provided to emergency responders, doctors, or other interested and authorized parties in order to help provide services to the user. One use of the system is for users to input and manage data that is then provide to emergency responders during an accident or event, in order to better care for the user, decrease service costs. The system also allows for querying of user location data. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130166323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED HEALTH MONITORING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND MEDICAL RECORD DELIVERY - A computer-based system for providing coordinated health monitoring, emergency response, and medical record delivery. The system can include computing devices configured to process emergency-related indicators and data. The system can also include monitoring devices communicatively linked to the computing devices. The monitoring devices can be configured to monitor a particular area for the emergency-related indicators and data, wherein the monitoring devices detect speech, sounds, images and other detectable emergency-related indicators. The monitoring devices can also be configured to transmit the emergency-related indicators and data to the computing devices. Furthermore, the system can include a module linked to the monitoring devices and configured to execute on the computing devices. The module can analyze the transmitted emergency-related indicators and data to determine whether there is an emergency, communicate with a monitoring service to validate that an emergency exists, and provide access to patient records to authorized personnel, when an emergency exists. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130173289 | FACILITATING MODIFYING REFERENCE LABORATORIES - Computerized systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces are provided to facilitate communication between physician offices and reference laboratories. A reference laboratory content manager provides a centralized conduit for interfacing clients placing orders for reference laboratory testing and reference laboratories performing testing. The reference laboratory content manager leverages centralized mapping across organizations by managing associations for procedures between reference laboratory aliases and client aliases. The centralized mapping enables the reference laboratory content manager to manage updates from reference laboratories and facilitate clients wishing to modify utilization of reference laboratories. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173290 | LEVERAGING CENTRALIZED MAPPING BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS - Computerized systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces are provided to facilitate communication between physician offices and reference laboratories. A reference laboratory content manager provides a centralized conduit for interfacing clients placing orders for reference laboratory testing and reference laboratories performing testing. The reference laboratory content manager leverages centralized mapping across organizations by managing associations for procedures between reference laboratory aliases and client aliases. The centralized mapping enables the reference laboratory content manager to manage updates from reference laboratories and facilitate clients wishing to modify utilization of reference laboratories. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173291 | MULTIDEVICE COLLABORATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for multidevice collaboration are provided. In embodiments, indications are provided on a device that a wrong chart is open for a location. A clinician is prompted to synchronize a chart with a dashboard associated with the location. Control of the dashboard is transferred to the clinician utilizing the device. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173292 | IDENTIFYING AN OPTIMAL COHORT OF DATABASES FOR SUPPORTING A PROPOSED SOLUTION TO A COMPLEX PROBLEM - A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product identifies an optimal cohort of databases for supporting a proposed solution to a complex problem. A synthetic event is based on multiple disparate factors. A complex problem is developed to establish a probability that a specific set of disparate factors causes the synthetic event. A set of optimization rules is applied to identify an optimal cohort of databases used to solve the complex problem. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173293 | Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally, at least partly based on one or more performance indicia (excess hospital readmissions, e.g.) or therapeutic determinants (prior success, e.g.) or privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.). | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173294 | Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally, at least partly based on one or more performance indicia (excess hospital readmissions, e.g.) or therapeutic determinants (prior success, e.g.) or privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.). | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173295 | Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally, at least partly based on one or more performance indicia (excess hospital readmissions, e.g.) or therapeutic determinants (prior success, e.g.) or privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.). | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173296 | Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally, at least partly based on one or more performance indicia (excess hospital readmissions, e.g.) or therapeutic determinants (prior success, e.g.) or privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.). | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173297 | Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally, at least partly based on one or more performance indicia (excess hospital readmissions, e.g.) or therapeutic determinants (prior success, e.g.) or privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.). | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173298 | Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally, at least partly based on one or more performance indicia (excess hospital readmissions, e.g.) or therapeutic determinants (prior success, e.g.) or privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.). | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173299 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173300 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173301 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173302 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173303 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173304 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173305 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173306 | STORING STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED CLINICAL INFORMATION FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - A computer-implemented method can include acquiring data from at least one data source, the acquired data including health data for a patient. The acquired data can be transformed into episode model data according to a context-specific data model and the episode model data can be stored in a database. The method also includes generating at least one inverted index document for at least a portion of an episode for the patient based on the episode model data. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173307 | INTERFACE FOR AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - An interface for an electronic medical record (EMR) system is configured to receive messages and documents having a message data format and a document data format respectively, transmitted to EMR system in accordance with a first and second device healthcare interoperability standard. The interface is further configured to determine whether a given message or document pertains to blood glucose measures and to generate records in a custom format of the EMR system. The interface is further configured to parse the messages and documents for a structure collection procedure from a comment field in the given messages and documents and to map the structured collection procedure data to applicable data fields in a corresponding record of the EM system. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173308 | IMAGING DEVICE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for analyzing the utilization of diagnostic imaging modality devices by receiving and combining patient information from a radiology information system and image series information of patients from diagnostic imaging modality devices. The system may produce facility reports analyzing temporal utilization of the diagnostic imaging modality devices. It may also query a picture archiving and communication system to identify changes made to the image series information and update the facility database to reflect changes that are identified. The radiology information system may use a standard protocol, such as HL7, that is different from and not interoperable with a standard protocol, such as DICOM, used by the diagnostic imaging modality devices and picture archiving and communication system. The system may produce facility-independent reports for multiple imaging facilities that may be combined into regional reports by a regional information system. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173309 | PRIVACY AWARENESS TOOL - Systems and methods for applying sets of rules to data for providing useful information for review or action at an appropriate time. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to applying rules to large data sets of audit information from clinical systems of one or more healthcare provider facilities to detect patterns of behaviors that may be of concern (e.g., potential privacy violations, objectivity concerns, fraudulent behavior, abnormal activity, etc.), and to address the behaviors through human or system review or action. The rules may be weighted, aggregated, and scored to facilitate the improved detection of patterns of certain behaviors occurring at one or more healthcare provider facilities. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130179184 | Individualized Dosing Technique With Multiple Variables - A method to quantify and correct for drug-drug interaction, physiologic change, diet, weight, genetic data and compliance on Warfarin dosing. The International Normalized Ratio (INR), a lab value used to follow Warfarin use, will fluctuate in an unpredictable manner due to factors other than the current Warfarin dose. The method mathematically describes these changes and eventually adjusts for these interacting factors through the use of logistic regression (LR) or multiple linear regression analysis. By anticipating changes in INR, Warfarin dosing can be adjusted resulting in patients having their INR be therapeutic range. The technique can be used in any field that requires a specific measured quantity, with variables that change and the need to correct for changes with a mathematical model. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TACTICAL MEDICAL TRIAGE DATA CAPTURE AND TRANSMISSION - A method for creating and transmitting electronic medical data from a remote location, such as a battlefield, to a remotely located central data facility. The method can begin by entering the personal identification data for an injured person into a portable handheld computer. Responsive to voice commands, data input fields are selected and populated. The data can be inputted into the computer via a touch screen or via the microphone. A recording may be made, with a camera included in the portable handheld computer, of imagery associated with the injured person. Thereafter, an audio recording can be made, recording audio records concerning injuries or treatments of the injured person. Medical data obtained about the injury, as well as patient vitals are associated to form an electronic medical record. The electronic medical record, along with images and audio, is then transmitted over a communications network to update the central database. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATABASE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MEDICAL RECORDS - A system and method for performing database synchronization between a first database of a first device and a second database of a second device is disclosed. The first database stores medical records having non-time based counter values associated thereto. The second database stores medical records having timestamps associated thereto. The first device includes a first database synchronization module that maintains a last timestamp indicating a last medical record that was received from the second device. The first database synchronization module transmits, to the second device, a request for synchronization and the last timestamp. The second device includes a second database synchronization module that maintains a last counter value indicative of a last medical record that was received from the first device, and that transmits, to the first device, a second request for synchronization and the last counter value. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179187 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-RISKING PATIENT TREATMENT - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for de-risking patient treatment by identifying medications or combinations of medications to be contraindicated for a specific indication. An analyzer executed by a processor of a computing device from a user may receive an identification of an indication (e.g. the subject of a clinical trial, or the diagnosis of a patient visiting a physician's office). The analyzer may retrieve, from an adverse event database, medication and co-medication information of patients that experienced a side effect corresponding to the indication. The analyzer may sort the retrieved medication and co-medication information to generate an ordered list of medications consumed by patients that experienced the side effect, and identify a first medication of the ordered list. A display module executed by the computing device may display, to the user, the first medication of the ordered list for contraindication from the clinical trial. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179188 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179189 | PERSONALIZED BODY IMAGE - Delivery of health information to a patient suffering from a chronic condition is personalized by displaying the health information directly on a customized image of a body. The patient's medical record, standards of care for the condition, prescribed treatments, and patient input are applied to a generalized health model of a disease to generate a personalized health model of the patient. The personalized health model comprises an HTML file encoding an image map of a body. The body image illustrates the health condition of the individual patient. Preferably, data is collected from health provider sources and stored in a database on a server at a service provider site. The data is processed at the server, and is displayed in the patient's home using a TV connected to a multimedia processor. The multimedia processor connects the television set to a communications network such as the Internet. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179190 | POINT OF SERVICE THIRD PARTY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VEHICLE FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY - A method for adjudicating health care expenses, which includes receiving from the point of service provider purchase transaction data, adjudicating the transaction substantially in real-time to determine whether a health care related purchase is payable from an account associated with a customer, providing an adjudicated purchase transaction to the point of service provider substantially in real-time, and paying a portion of the healthcare related purchase from an account associated with a customer. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTH DATA - The present invention is a method and system for using a mobile or desktop computing device, such as a cellular telephone or personal computer, to store an individual's health parameters. These health parameters may include blood work, urine tests, etc. and also standard personal factors such as weight, diet habits, medications, allergies, etc. The health parameters can be plotted on color coded graphs. The color-coded parameters will manifest themselves in the form of “trend lines”, which will identify the ‘direction’ the particular health parameters are moving. The invention will allow the health data to be plotted individually or correlated with other parameters to predict an individual's “state of health” (SOH). This correlated trending data provides an individual with a means to determine if some type of proactive health measure could be taken to stop a negative trend and prevent more drastic actions, such as medication or surgery. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179192 | Systems and Methods for Managing, Storing, and Exchanging Healthcare Information and Medical Images - A system and methods for managing, securely storing, and exchanging patient information and medical images across a plurality of medical facilities and providers. A Universal Medical Information Archive System (“UMIAS”) allows medical providers in various physical locations to securely store and exchange patient information and medical images by providing a streamlined, unified, universal system. The UMIAS allows providers to request and view a particular patient's entire medical profile, which may include various medical images as well as myriad other items of medical information, from a centralized archive such as a cloud-based hosted archive system. Further, according to one embodiment, the UMIAS maintains a Universal Medical Patient Index, which collects and unifies local electronic patient information, and assigns each patient a particular a universal identifier, which is appended to all incoming medical images and can be used by all facilities to identify information relating to a given patient. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179193 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATION OF PATIENT COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods of and apparatuses for coordinating patient communication in a professional office. An example method comprises providing the patient with a mobile computing device programmed to accommodate entering demographic information, consent forms and medical history. The mobile device can be programmed to allow users to sign appropriate forms, such as those required for HIPAA purposes. The device can be checked out to the patient and, if desired, appropriate physical security measures can be employed. A patient can complete the forms using the input modes allowed by the device, such as touch input or by stylus. Program-based input controls can help the user enter appropriate information. In some example embodiments, the mobile device communicates with office data systems. Declined records can be returned to the user, for example, with areas to be addressed highlighted. The present invention can also be practiced using the patient's own mobile computing device, allowing a patient to download an appropriate version of the application to it or interact with a hosted application using a mobile device's web browser or similar facility. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179194 | PREPAID CARD FOR SERVICES RELATED TO PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS - A prepaid card allows for prepaying for access to a web site configured to provide for management of personal health care records. The prepaid card includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a promotional code printed on the second surface, a scratch box on the second surface and overlaying the promotional code. The promotional code may be associated with a monetary value for the prepaid card on the web site configured to provide for management of personal health care records. A method for providing a service facilitating online management of personal health records includes receiving data from a prepaid card at a web server, activating a new user account for the online management of personal health records using the data from the prepaid card; and providing online access to the new user account. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179195 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS WITH TELEMEDICINE AND HEALTH MONITORING DEVICE FEATURES - A method for providing a user with the ability to collect and manage personal health records includes receiving over a network, monitoring data from a patient monitoring device associated with the user. The method further includes generating a personal health record from the monitoring data, storing the personal health record in a computer readable storage medium at a server, providing access to the personal health record to the user over the internet through a user account associated with the user, and providing a user interface associated with the user account allowing the user to selectively provide access to the personal health record to a health care provider. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130185094 | Automated ICD-9 To ICD-10 Code Conversion System - Code conversion from ICD-9 data to ICD-10 codes is semi-automatic. Codes that cannot readily be converted in a fully automatic environment are referred to an interactive code assignment engine, which retrieves information from clinical databases to suggest codes to a human worker. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130185095 | PAPERLESS PATIENT INFORMATION COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND SYSTEM - A system for collecting and managing patient information includes a tablet device configured to provide information regarding a medical procedure to a patient. Tablet device is further configured to query a patient regarding important aspects of the medical procedure. The tablet device being further configured to receive input from the patient in response to the query. The system of further includes a server operating a database and configured to store the input from the patient in response to the query and a network configured to connect to the tablet device and the server. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130185096 | METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION - Provided are methods of performing research in which participation is incentivized by early access to the data and samples collected. Also provided are methods for distributing research data. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130185097 | MEDICAL SCORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for generating a medical score are disclosed. In some embodiments, an accurate medical score is generated within a relatively short period of time. The medical score can be derived from observational data and/or physiological time-series data collected from a subject. In some embodiments, a scoring system accesses the data, and at least a portion of the data is used in the calculation of the medical score. In certain embodiments, health care providers can use the medical score to make early predictions of complications in intensive care unit patients. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130185098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING, PROCESSING, AND STORING DISCRETE DATA RECORDS BASED UPON A SINGLE DATA INPUT - A system and method for the collection, capture, processing, storage, and tracking of data for both electronic clinical trial and electronic heath records based upon a single data collection instance, and including data collected by electronic medical devices. Devices and methods for creating certified digital image copies of original documents, including paper source documents for a clinical trial. Devices and methods for ensuring the secure archiving of original electronic documents, including electronic clinical trial source documents, in a secure document storage server. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130185099 | MEDICAL QUERY REFINEMENT SYSTEM | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130191148 | ADDING PROBLEM ENTRIES TO A PATIENT SUMMARY - Information including a data set indicative of a condition is categorized by changing a categorization state of the data from an active state to a past state based on a time of an update (e.g., time of an update of a diagnosis, when a file may be updated) indicative of a resolution of the condition. When a most recent entry in the data set exceeds a duration range for the condition as determined by a knowledge base, the categorization state of the data is changed from the active state to the past state. Further, it is determining whether the condition is correlated with a treatment. When the correlated treatment is being taken by a subject, changing the categorization state of the data from the active state to the past state. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191149 | LATEX DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is an apparatus that stores a formulary. The apparatus includes a memory device that stores the formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries. A code reader interprets computer-readable codes. An interface device generates an allergy warning. After a computer-readable code that is associated with a drug entry of the plurality of drug entries is read by the code reader, the apparatus compares drug information of the drug entry to allergen information, and controls the interface device to generate the allergy warning when the drug information and the allergen information match. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191150 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system and computer implemented method is provided to determine a need for a medical examination. The system includes a computerized device and a database accessible using an interface. Some data may include information about a patient that may be definable by a user. The system may also include a rules engine operated by the computerized device to manage rules and to retrieve the data from the database, retrieve the rules stored in the database relating to the need for the examination of the medical condition by a specialist practitioner, and compare the data that is retrieved with the rules to determine a need for an initial examination. Findings from the initial examination are storable in the database, and the findings are retrievable to be compared with the rules to determine a need for a subsequent examination. Medical codes associated with the findings are storable in the database | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191151 | ADDING PROBLEM ENTRIES TO A PATIENT SUMMARY - Information including a data set indicative of a condition is categorized by changing a categorization state of the data from an active state to a past state based on a time of an update (e.g., time of an update of a diagnosis, when a file may be updated) indicative of a resolution of the condition. When a most recent entry in the data set exceeds a duration range for the condition as determined by a knowledge base, the categorization state of the data is changed from the active state to the past state. Further, it is determining whether the condition is correlated with a treatment. When the correlated treatment is being taken by a subject, changing the categorization state of the data from the active state to the past state. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191152 | METHOD AND SYSTSM FOR ACCESSING PATIENT DATA - Data concerning patients that have received treatment by a drug is stored and accessed to it is provided. One or more storage elements are provided that contain data concerning patients that have received the drug. The data includes data from clinical trials and data from patients prescribed the drug by a physician. A processor is programmed to search the storage elements for data on patients meeting a specified profile and to create a dataset. The dataset includes information on the patients having the specified profile, including a response of the patients to treatment using the drug. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191153 | Assessing Variation In Clinical Response Data Based On A Computational Representation Of Neural Or Psychological Processes Underlying Performance On A Brain Function Test - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for analyzing data include: receiving data regarding responses, and lack thereof, for items of a brain function test comprising at least one set of item responses; processing the data using a model that combines a brain function processing construct with hierarchical Bayesian analysis to measure differences among subsets of the data, wherein the brain function processing construct is a computer-based representation of neural or psychological processes underlying performance on the brain function test; and encoding a result of the processing on a computer-readable medium to supply the result to a computer device for use in an assessment related to the brain function test. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191154 | MEDICAL DATA SYSTEM GENERATING AUTOMATED SURGICAL REPORTS - Briefly, a medical data system collects data concurrent with performance of a medical procedure. In one example, the medical procedure is a surgery, and a surgical support system collects and presents surgical information concurrent with the surgery's progress. A graphical display in the operating room is used to capture in near real time, what happens in the operating room. Medical personnel in the operating environment use the surgical system to capture detailed information regarding the surgery. The surgical system allows the medical personnel to graphically record key data, which enables a surgical report to be promptly generated. In this way, the surgical system enables the near real time collection and presentation of surgical data, and ensures the data and the surgical report is accurate and complete. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191155 | ALLHEALTH - A system, a method and a computer program for providing a comprehensive suite of applications that offer a holistic healthcare approach across multiple domains, products and services. The system is configured to assist users to, inter alia, perform initial intakes, record assessment data, track clinical progress, offer e-prescribing capabilities, and maintain an individual's complete medical record in a secure environment. The system is HIPPA compliant and meets the standards set forth by the US Government for EHR Certification. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL WORKER COLLABORATION - A collaborative electronic environment for medical workers. First medical worker data, describing a medical condition of a patient and (1) a diagnosis relating to the medical condition associated with a first medical worker; and/or (2) a treatment relating to the medical condition associated with the first medical worker, is maintained in a data repository. Second medical worker data describing one or more of (1) an additional diagnosis relating to the medical condition; (2) an additional treatment relating to the medical condition; (3) commentary regarding the diagnosis; and (4) commentary regarding the treatment, is received from a second medical worker, through the electronic user interface. The second medical worker data is stored in the data repository. At least some of the first medical worker data and at least some of the second medical worker data is displayed in the electronic user interface. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191157 | UNIFIED HEALTHCARE INTELLIGENCE, ANALYTICS, AND CARE MANAGEMENT - Healthcare intelligence and analytics may be improved by combining sets of disparate healthcare records and matching records between patients. The matched records may then be analyzed by identifying relevant individuals and providing information to a user containing the combined sets of healthcare records and the analysis. The information may be customized for the user after identifying the user accessing the interface. Additionally, rules may be applied to the analyzed data to enhance the data when viewed by the user. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191158 | PATIENT READMISSION PREDICTION TOOL - Facilities are provider herein for predicting potentially preventable patient readmissions after discharge from a health care provider. A patient readmission prediction model is built based on received patient data for one or more health care providers. Patient attributes discernible from that patient data are extracted and analyzed, and certain attributes are selected as being meaningful in predicting likelihood of post-discharge, potentially preventable patient readmission by patients newly admitted to a health care provider. Patient data for a newly admitted patient is obtained, and the readmission prediction model is applied against that patient data for the newly admitted patient to obtain a predictive risk score that is indicative of the likelihood that the newly admitted patient will experience a potentially preventable readmission post-discharge from the health care provider. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191159 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CUSTOMER-SELECTED CARE PATH FOR TREATMENT OF A MEDICAL CONDITION - Consumer healthcare decisions are facilitated using systems, methods and computer program products configured to generate healthcare path recommendations based a consumer engagement with a consumer interface in which consumer-reported information related to a consumer health condition is received and used to generate healthcare path recommendations. The healthcare path recommendations are customized for the consumer based on the consumer's personalized information including the consumer's engagement with the consumer interface. The customized healthcare paths include treatment options for addressing the health of the consumer and may include cost-effective providers. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191160 | Dynamic Presentation of Individualized and Populational Health Information and Treatment Solutions - The disclosure herein relates generally to the dynamic presentation of health information and treatment options. Methods and systems for automatically causing the display of a desired visual depiction of health information and treatment options are disclosed. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191161 | PATIENT DATA INPUT AND ACCESS SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES PATIENT CARE - The present disclosure provides a platform for collaborative electronic medical records creation and analysis that provides a more efficient alternative to present EMR systems for healthcare providers. The system includes a server and a user device configured to communicate with one or more EMR or HIE systems. The user device and the server are configured to provide healthcare providers easy access to their patients' data, to accurately collect or receive patient data from healthcare providers, to enable healthcare providers to better collaborate on patient treatment, to automatically provide decision support tools which are based on better quality patient data and statistically significant stored patient data, to enable healthcare providers to better control patient healthcare costs, and to enable healthcare providers to provide better overall patient care. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191162 | System and Method for Facilitating Outcome-Based Health Care - In an exemplary embodiment, a server receives from a communication device (i) an identifier of a patient and (ii) a login credential associated with an individual. The server makes a determination based on the login credential that the individual is authorized to access a patient record of the patient. Subsequent to making the determination, the server prepares an assessment based on the patient record, and provides the assessment to the communication device. The assessment includes a measurement. The server subsequently receives a measurement result from the communication device and updates the patient record based on the measurement result. The server prepares a care plan based on the patient record and provides the care plan to the communication device. The care plan includes a task. The server subsequently receives a task status from the communication device and updates the patient record based on the task status. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191163 | HEALTH RECORD WITH INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FAX FUNCTIONALITY - A method for receiving a fax into an electronic health record includes receiving a fax transmission at a fax server, generating an image file containing the fax document, generating metadata about the image file and/or the fax transmission, sending the image file and the metadata to a health information technology system, and adding or creating an electronic health record associated with the health information technology system such that the electronic health comprises the image file and/or information derived from the image file. A method for sending a fax based on an electronic health record within a health information technology is also provided. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191164 | Portable Health Communication Apparatus and Watch - A portable health communication apparatus and a watch are provided, where the portable health communication apparatus includes: a receiving module configured to receive user health information and send the user health information to a processing module; the processing module configured to update the user health information into the storage module and upload the user health information to an external device through an external communication module, where the processing module is further configured to receive user health information in the external device through the external communication module and update user health information stored in the storage module; and an information presentation module configured to present, under the control of the processing module, the user health information stored in the storage module, so that rescue personnel may rescue a user according to the user health information when an emergency occurs. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191165 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DATA COLLECTION AND DISPLAY - A method and system for managing medical data is described. Medical data is stored in a database, where the medical data is supplied by both a patient and by other members of a care team authorized by the patient to provide medical data to the database, the other members of the care team including at least one of a physician, a pharmacist, other health professional and a family member of the patient. A computing device connected to a network provides at least some portions of the medical data ( | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191166 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - The medical system of the embodiment comprises a recording unit, management unit, extracting unit, searching unit, and display unit. The recording unit records medical information by associating it to the classification thereof. The management unit associates and manages a plurality of situation sections in order to differentiate medical examination situations when medical care is received and a plurality of classifications of medical information. The extracting unit extracts the classification of medical information corresponding to particular situations among a plurality of situation sections based on the plurality of situation sections associated and a plurality of classifications of medical information by the management unit. The searching unit searches the classification of medical information not recorded in the recording unit among the classifications of medical information extracted by the extracting unit. The display unit displays the classification of medical information searched by the searching unit. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130197933 | Healthcare and Medical Information Management System - A healthcare and medical information system comprising an administrator interface configured to communicate with a device, to integrate healthcare and medical information for a plurality of individuals including a user of the device, and to provide the device access to and sharing of the healthcare and medical information associated with the user of the device. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising a processor configured to remotely access personal healthcare and medical information of a user registered with a device on a database of integrated healthcare and medical information for a group of individuals, and enable a second device to remotely access at least some of the healthcare and medical information of the user at the database. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197934 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING BIOMARKER TEST RESULTS INTO POINT OF DISPENSATION DECISION MAKING - An IC card used for linking components of a health care transaction to results from a biomarker measurement, test or procedure, including an algorithmic-real time calculation of optimized therapy choice(s) is provided. The on-card, dynamic processing capabilities of the card can facilitate payment, selection and/or reimbursement authorization of drug, biologic or medical devices as a result of biomarker findings in order to optimize benefits and/or mitigate the risks of therapy. The card may be employed for risk mitigation strategies by coding for safety biomarker results that trigger immediate point-of-dispensation re-evaluation or discontinuation of product. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197935 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IDENTIFYING CANDIDATES FOR A CLINICAL STUDY - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for identifying candidates for a clinical study. A method may include determining a study criteria set specifying at least one criterion for qualification for the clinical study. The method may further include accessing electronic prescription transaction information. The method may additionally include identifying one or more prospective candidates for the clinical study at least in part by analyzing the electronic prescription transaction information to determine at least one patient having a prescription history satisfying the study criteria set. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197936 | Predictive Healthcare Diagnosis Animation - Healthcare expenditures for a given group of individuals are predicted by obtaining healthcare data covering a given group of individuals over a predetermined period of time and processing the obtained healthcare data into a modified healthcare data set. The modified healthcare data set is processed through a plurality of separate analytic algorithms to generate an enriched healthcare data set comprising healthcare treatment outcome data, course of healthcare treatment data and predicted future healthcare costs for the given group of individuals. The enriched healthcare data set is stored in a database and is used to generate and display reports comprising predicted healthcare expenditures for the given groups of individuals. The displayed reports can be animated. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197937 | Real time communicable disease information system and methodology | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND USING HEALTH DATA RECORD - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for creating and using a health data record. Data relating to a patient's health is received from one or more information sources. The data includes unstructured data and structured data elements. The unstructured data is parsed to identify data elements. At least some of the structured data elements and at least some of the data elements parsed from the unstructured data are normalized to create normalized data elements. A weight is assigned to the normalized data elements. The normalized data elements are mapped in accordance with an ontology. The mapped data is stored in a data repository in accordance with a data model. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197939 | SOCIAL HEALTH CARE RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for facilitating multi-faceted communication over a network. The system includes a plurality of healthcare related entities connected with a communications network. Each of the plurality of healthcare related entities serve as a source of medical records. The system includes a social health care record data bank (SHRDB) accessible by each of the plurality of entities based on rules and preferences of the entities upon authorization by the SHRDB. The SHRDB includes a processing component capable of executing stored instructions to process the medical records of the entities over the communications network. The SHRDB further includes a repository to store the medical records of the plurality of entities. The system includes a multi-faceted social health care component communicatively coupled to the SHRDB and adapted to be accessible by each of the plurality of entities. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197940 | System for Automated Health Information Exchange - In one arrangement of a system for automated health information exchange, each server is configured to receive patient encounter information from corresponding entities. The patient encounter information includes affiliation information that identifies a patient's affiliation with one or more health care entities of a group of health care entities. Once received, the server reviews the affiliation information to identify other facilities that have provided, or are about to provide, care to the patient. The server establishes and maintains a link, such as a network link, with each of these other entities identified in the patient encounter information. Based upon the links and patient authorizations, the server can automatically retrieve the patient's electronic patient records from the other facilities' servers and forward the records to its corresponding entity, or automatically send the patient's electronic patient records to the linked facilities' servers. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197941 | EMERGENCY RESPONSE HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM, ACCESS DEVICE, PATIENT TAG AND METHOD FOR SECURE ACCESS OF HEALTH INFORMATION - In one embodiment, an emergency response health information system includes: (a) a patient tag; (b) an access device; and (c) an information processing system. In one embodiment, the patient tag includes: (a) an indicia; and (b) a unique patient identifier. In one embodiment, the access device is configured to read the indicia and transmit the indicia to the information processing system. After a secure connection is established between the access device and the information processing system, the access device enables a user to enter a unique patient identifier and transmits the entered unique patient identifier to the information processing system. In one embodiment, the information processing system is configured to, after the entered unique patient identifier has been transmitted, transmit, to the access device, a first health information component. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197942 | DYNAMIC RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dynamic risk management system for use in providing remote medical management services is disclosed and described. The system includes a database and at least one processor that is programmed to calculate a dynamic risk score for each patient in a plurality of patients. The dynamic risk score is calculated continuously and receives real time data related to the patients. Based on each patient's risk score, patient care resources are dynamically allocated to the patient population and/or treatment decisions are made for the patients. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197943 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Laboratory Benefit Services - Systems, methods, and media for laboratory benefit services are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and media that enhance the quality of health care related services to a patient, thereby enhancing patient care. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197944 | Techniques for Data Reporting in an Implantable Medical Device - Methods and apparatus for storing data records associated with a medical monitoring event in a data structure. An implanted device obtains data and stores the data in the data record in a first data structure that is age-based. Before an oldest data record is lost, the oldest data record may be stored in a second data structure that is priority index-based. The priority index may be determined by a severity level and may be further determined by associated factors. The implanted device may organize, off-load, report, and/or display a plurality of data records based on an associated priority index. Additionally, the implanted device may select a subset or composite of physiologic channels from the available physiologic channels based on a selection criterion. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130204639 | INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR STORING, PROCESSING AND DELIVERING UPON REQUEST CLINICAL AND ANAMNESTIC INFORMATION - An information system for storing, processing and delivering upon request clinical and anamnestic information is described. The information system has a first database, a production client of said first database, a terminology database and a server. The information system allows a consultation client to compile a clinical and/or summarized anamnestic history in a certain language selected from a plurality of languages. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130204640 | Test Requirement List for Diagnostic Tests - A diagnostic system for a patient includes a memory receiving and storing patient specific information, and storing diagnostic test requirements of a plurality of diagnostic sequences, and a processor identifying the test requirements for a selected diagnostic sequence according to the patient specific information in advance of executing the diagnostic sequence. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130204641 | Social Authentication for Accessing Health Records - A system for facilitating access to a Social Heath Record Database (SHRDB) through a social networking platform over a communications network. The system includes an information management platform including one or more database server and one or more social network server configured to implement information storage and retrieval functions within the SHRDB. The system further includes the SHRDB communicatively coupled to the information management platform. The system further includes a social networking engine communicatively coupled to the SHRDB through the social network server to allow interfacing of the SHRDB with the social networking service/platform. The system further includes a programmatic web interface configured as a single sign-on scheme to allow access of one or more repositories of the SHRDB. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130204642 | Data Restructuring for Consistent Formatting - Consistently coded eligibility data is provided. Eligibility responses may be received from various payers comprising inconsistently coded eligibility benefit (EB) information provided in EB segments in various locations in the responses. A data restructuring engine may be operable to receive an eligibility response and restructure the response into a consistent format. Co-pay, co-insurance, benefit limitations, and benefit specific deductibles may be clarified by embedding coded strings in one or more message segments attached to EB segments. Service types, network indicators, place of service codes, and message text may be removed when a coded strings is created. Recoded eligibility responses may be provided to healthcare providers, providing coverage, eligibility, and benefit data in a consistent and standardized form, regardless of the payer sending the eligibility response. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130204643 | Health Care Management System - The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating and managing health care between a medical provider and a patient. In one aspect, the system and method includes providing a patient having a first criteria, which includes a medical symptom. The system and method also include selecting a subset of medical providers having expertise in treating the medical symptom, generating a care request to obtain a treatment proposal for the medical symptom of the patient, and updating the care request with medical information associated with the medical sympton. The system and method further include receiving at least one treatment proposal of the medical symptom from the medical providers and selecting a treatment proposal of the medical symptom from the medical providers. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130211855 | ALGORITHM FOR NARRATIVE GENERATION - A system comprises a physiologic sensing circuit configured to generate physiologic data for a subject and a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a data parsing circuit configured to parse the physiologic data to identify one or more physiologic events and a report generation circuit. The report generation circuit is configured to associate narrative text with the identified physiologic events according to a text generating rule and generate a narrative report for the identified physiologic events using the narrative text. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING OUTCOME MEASURES - Systems and methods for automatic generation of one or more outcome measures are disclosed. The outcome measures may be displayed as a single one page summary, which may be provided to a specialty physician or other medical professionals. Additionally, the outcome measures summary may be reviewed independently, and/or integrated with existing electronic medical reports, and may be used to initiate other medical activities, such as e-prescriptions and/or medical insurance authorization. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211857 | MEDICATION REFILL ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for automated medication refill are provided, wherein the system and method reduce the time spent on, and potential for error in, accommodating medication refill requests. In one embodiment, the system includes a computer device for executing a medication information input function, a patient information input function, a refill protocol determination function, a refill analysis function, and an automated refill advisory output function. In a preferred embodiment, the system also executes an automatic pharmacy refill authorization function. The system includes a database incorporated therein or in electronic communication therewith. The system and method of the present invention provide a mechanism for medication refill protocols that provides specific patient care guidance for prescribed medications. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211858 | AUTOMATED HEALTH DATA ACQUISITION, PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A unique health score computation method is disclosed which masks underlying health statistics, yet provides a benchmark for a variety of applications. A system and method for collecting health related information, processing the information into a composite numerical value, and publishing the value is provided. The system includes a computer having a processor, memory, and code modules executing in the processor for implementation of the method. Information concerning a plurality of intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of a user is collected. Weighting factors are applied to the parameter in order control the relative affect each parameter has on the user's calculated numerical. The health score is computed using the processor by combining the weighted parameters in accordance with an algorithm. The numerical value is published to a designated group via a portal, while the underlying parameters remain private. In one implementation, the portal is an internet based information sharing forum. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130218591 | Method and system for delivering patient specific content at a pointof care - An in exam room content delivery method and system including providing content to patients in accordance with patient characteristics. The patient characteristics can include, for example, demographic data or medical indicators specific to the patient. In an embodiment, system can also capture and store patient interactions with the system so as to provide a basis for follow-up with the patient. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218592 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VETERINARY CARE DATA - According to various embodiments, veterinary care management systems and associated methods are provided for managing electronic medical records and administrative data related to a veterinary care practice. The systems and methods may be used, for example, by a veterinary clinic, related specialty hospital/university facilities, and/or customers and patients thereof to seamlessly and electronically exchange any of a variety of data related to the provision of veterinary care. In certain embodiments, the systems and methods are configured for receiving data associated with at least one patient. In those and other embodiments, at least a portion of the received data is used to facilitate providing medical services for the at least one patient. Various embodiments update at least a portion of the data based upon facilitated medical services, while certain embodiments transmit the updated data, via a network, to users located at distributed sites to facilitate still further medical services or treatment. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218593 | USAGE OF ASSIGNED TREATMENT IN CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for receiving a multiplicity of medical cases associated with a disease, each of the multiplicity of medical cases comprising medical features and assigned treatment, wherein the medical cases are divided into two or more groups such that each of groups is associated with a treatment assigned to medical cases classified into the group; and using the multiplicity of medical cases as divided into the two or more groups, to determine information. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218594 | CLINICAL TRIAL HEALTH CARE DATA MANAGEMENT - Health care data is stored in memory accessible to a server. The server allows users to access the health care data, such as across a communication network. In some embodiments a biometric identifier for a patient is stored with patient information. The biometric identifier can be used to control access to patient records and to quickly locate patient information associated with a particular patient. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218595 | OPT-IN COLLECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems request and collect an opt-in from a network-connected communications device. The communications device has a unique identifier address. A server computer is connected to the network. A detector connects to a data channel over which the unique identifier address passes, and determines the unique identifier address. A dispatcher connected to and controlled by the server computer creates an opt-in request message directed to the communications device at the unique identifier address. A database is connected to the server computer. A record of the database is created for the communications device, which record includes the opt-in request message and unique identifier address. The server computer communicates the opt-in request to the communications device, and any reply message of the opt-in is received from the communications device and the database record updated accordingly. The opt-in reply message is a HIPAA authorization in a prescription drug benefit system. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218596 | Method And System For Facilitating User Navigation Through A Computerized Medical Information System - System and method for facilitating clinician-user navigation through a computerized medical information repository including utilizing a clinically ontological hierarchy of clinical semantic elements, the system/method comprising generating an ontology of suggested data requests defined in terms of said ontological hierarchy of clinical semantic elements; and, responsive to an individual clinician-user's navigation through the medical information repository, presenting suggested data requests to the clinician-user based on pre-defined rules defined over the ontology of suggested data requests. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218597 | DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS OR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS INTO A PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for delivery of electronic medical records or electronic health records to a personal health record portal is provided. The method includes sending an electronic health record or electronic medical record report from a health care information system to a report distribution system, distributing the report from the report distribution system to a personal health record portal accessible through a web server. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218598 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL CODING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for coding an aspect of a patient encounter. An example method includes: receiving a medical finding identifying medical information related to a patient, the medical finding being input by a user; identifying an internal medical code of an internal medical terminology that relates to the medical finding; retrieving one or more alternative data items from an expansion table associated with the internal medical code, the alternative data items defining the medical finding input by the user with great specificity; generating a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface displaying the medical finding input by the user and the one or more alternative data items, the displayed one or more alternative data items being selectable by the user; and in response to selecting one of the one or more alternative data items, selecting a code from the standard medical terminology that identifies the medical finding in the standard medical terminology based on the categorical information. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218599 | DUAL-ACCESS SECURITY SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL RECORDS - A secure system for accessing records uses a provider media device and a consumer media device to access records associated with the consumer. Both the consumer and provider media devices are normally authenticated before access to the consumer records is granted. Records can be centrally stored in a central location and downloaded, in full or in part, to the consumer media device. Passwords can be used to grant local access to consumer media device, for example, in the absence of network connectivity. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218600 | MEDICAL FAILURE PATTERN SEARCH ENGINE - A patient safety search engine and alarm processor is programmed to repetitively search the electronic medical records of all patients in a hospital system to automatically provide early detection of patients with evolving pathophysiologic cascades, and in particular the cascades of evolving death, such as cascades of septic shock. The search engine also searches for a wide range of evolving pathophysiologic failures which are commonly fatal if detected too late. An alarm processor is provided which is programmed to provide an alarm upon the detection of a cascade or failure. The processor is further be programmed to provide an image of the cascade, and to determine, the severity of the cascade, and the time of onset of the cascade in relation to the timing and type of procedures and treatment and the increased cost associated with the cascade. Discretionary real-time system-wide searches for a wide range of clinical failure patterns or images within the hospital system may be performed using the disclosed patient safety search engine. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218601 | ELECTRONIC MULTIPURPOSE CARD AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An electronic multipurpose card includes a biometric reader element for card activation and at least one interface connection for an external processor. A programmable memory is connected to the element and at least one port receives an additional memory module. A programmable magnetic stripe memory element stores data and a program selects among alternative data sets and alternative instruction sets input by either of the card issuer or the card user. A selection device is activated by the user to operate the application program and effect selection of any of the alternative data sets and the alternative instruction sets. The card has applications where the data and instructions stored on the card should only be available to a user for whom the card was issued. These applications include proprietary health care data and online gambling. A time out feature is included to prevent unauthorized use of the card after authorization. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218602 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ARRANGING AN INFORMATION SERVICE TO DETERMINE NUTRITION AND/OR MEDICATION - A healthcare system for personalized healthcare includes a user interface for gathering user related data of nutrition or medicaments consumed by the user, and genetic information of the user. The system also includes a research interface for gathering genetic backgrounds of different illnesses in relation to nutrition or environmental factors, and a health care practitioner interface for gathering user related data of user's health state, personalized treatment or history data. The system provides recommendations of optimal personalized nutrition or medication for the user to reach the optimal nutritive, metabolic and/or health state based on: data of nutrition or medicaments consumed by the user, genetic information of the user, genetic backgrounds of different illnesses in relation to nutrition or environmental factors, user's health state, and personalized treatment or history data of the user. The recommendations are then delivered to the user or health care practitioners via corresponding interfaces. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130226612 | FRAMEWORK FOR EVIDENCE BASED CASE STRUCTURING - A computerized method of generating evidence based case object for a decision support application. The method comprises providing a medical decision point, generating a decision point model mapping between a plurality of patient dependent clinical characteristics and a plurality of treatment options for the medical decision point according to a plurality of guidelines, estimating, using a processor, a plurality of treatment outcomes for each the treatment option, each the treatment outcome being estimated according to an analysis of medical records of a group of patients been at the medical decision point and having a subset of the plurality of patient dependent clinical characteristics selected from a plurality of subsets, and generating evidence based case object which receive patient data having patient dependent clinical characteristics matching one of the plurality of subsets and outputs an estimated prognosis based on a respective treatment outcome from the plurality of treatment outcomes. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226613 | System and Method for Estimation of Missing Data in a Multivariate Longitudinal Setup - A method for estimating values of missing data in partial sets of medical data includes generating a Gaussian mixture with a time-varying mean and time and lag varying covariances. The method generates the estimate for a missing datum with the Gaussian distribution having a selected mean and covariance corresponding to the time of the missing datum. An estimate of the missing datum is generated with reference to the mean of the Gaussian distribution conditioned on other medical data that are observed at the time of the missing datum. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226614 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES - A system for measuring health care outcomes is provided. The system includes a health care interaction database, electronically accessible over at least one network system. A health care outcome assessment tool is hosted at least partially on the health care interaction database. The health care outcome assessment tool is configured to assess a change in a patient's health based on coded information relating to a health care interaction accessed from the health care interaction database. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226615 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A medical information processing system including an input part, a sound analyzer, a state detector, determination information storage, and an association processor. Upon receiving plural types of medical information via sound input respectively, the medical information processing system can distinguish the plural types of medical information by a simple operation. The input part receives the medical information via sound input. The sound analyzer analyzes the received sound and converts it into character strings. The state detector detects plural states of the input part, respectively. The determination information storage stores in advance determination information in which each of plural states is related to types of information making up a medical record. The association processor identifies the type corresponding to the detected state based on the determination information, and relates the information indicating the identified type with the character strings converted from the sound input. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226616 | Method and System for Examining Practice-based Evidence - An embodiment of the present invention provides methods for examining practice-based evidence for clinical risk. An embodiment can take a retrospective view of medical information collected in electronic health records to discern practice-based evidence. For example, a method takes pre-existing electronic health records, identifies similar patients with differences of interest (e.g., treatment) and analyzes the effects of such differences. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226617 | SCORING SYSTEM FOR RATING A LEVEL OF ADHERENCE TO STEPS IN A TREATMENT PLAN - Particular embodiments generate a guideline for a patient using a selected treatment plan related to a medical condition. A method automatically populates a first portion of a set of treatment steps with information from a set of medical records and also receives input from users regarding a second portion of the set of treatment steps. The second portion is populated with information based on the received input. The method then determines a plurality of treatment steps for the treatment plan that include information based on the automatically populated medical information or the received input and calculates a rating score that quantifies a level of adherence to the treatment plan. The rating score combines individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps of treatment plan into a single score based on information for the plurality of treatment steps. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226618 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS DERIVED FROM PATIENT DRUG HISTORY DATA - In general the invention is directed to systems, methods, and/or software modules which may analyze a patient's drug history, and optionally other data, and derive a probable diagnosis for the patient based on rules. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226619 | INPUT SUPPORT DEVICE AND INPUT SUPPORT METHOD - An input support device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an attribute of a first document that is an input target of a user, and acquire a second document corresponding to the acquired attribute from a storage unit storing the attribute and the second document relevant to the attribute; a first determination unit configured to determine whether a sentence example, which is stored beforehand in association with reading information, is included in the second document; and a second determination unit configured to determine a display format of the sentence example to be displayed together with the first document when a character string included in the reading information is input to the first document by the user, based on a determination result of the first determination unit. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226620 | IDENTIFYING A PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD USING A PHONE NUMBER - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner includes associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising records associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium, providing the user with a user interface on a computing device to remotely access the records stored on the server, receiving at the server the files comprising records associated with the user from a service provider associated with the user, receiving at the server a request from the user made through the user interface of the computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request, and sending the user a file containing the records associated with user from the server to the computing device in response to the request. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226621 | IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INCLUDING AUTOMATED BROKERING OF ROYALTY PAYMENTS FOR PROPRIETARY TESTS - A method comprises: recording an electronic record of diagnostic events including the performing of in-vitro diagnostic tests; during the recording, identifying the performing of a licensed in-vitro diagnostic test for which license information is stored in a licenses database; and computing license compensation due to a licensor for the performing of the licensed in-vitro diagnostic test based on royalty calculation information stored in the licenses database. The recording, identifying, and computing operations are performed by one or more computers. The method may further include remitting the computed license compensation to the licensor, the remitting also being performed by one or more computers. The licensed in-vitro diagnostic test may comprise a licensed biomarker test, for example one obtained by DNA or RNA sequencing, and the method may further comprise: performing the licensed biomarker test using a genome sequencer, wherein the performing of the licensed biomarker test and the computing of license compensation are both performed at a single medical facility. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130231953 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AGGREGATING POPULATION DATA - A system, method and program product for matching members of a population, e.g., patients, based on member similarities. Patients are mapped to a bipartite graph with patient nodes connected by weighted edges to clustered factor nodes, are clustered categorically. As a new patient query is received, a similarity measure for each other patient is generated for each cluster by comparing cluster edges. The cluster similarity measures are aggregated for each patient to provide a global closeness measure to every other patient. Based on the global closeness measure, a list of the closest patients is displayed and measurement feedback may be provided. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231954 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICAL CARE - A medical management system and method operates over a computer network to supervise and manage services and medication provided by a care provider to one or more patients in a care facility. The system uses RFID and biometric authentication technologies to determine appropriate proximity of the patient to the care provider and the identities of the patient and care provider, respectively, both before and after a service event to effectively manage and document interactions between the care provider and the patient. Electronic voice technology and electronic notification generation capability are also incorporated to audibly confirm identities and services, and to notify supervisory personnel of anomalies in service events, respectively. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231955 | Integrated, Multilevel Medical Services - A method of performing a diagnosis by acquiring data includes receiving an indication of a diagnostic hypothesis, sequentially outputting questions of a structured set of questions related to the diagnostic hypothesis for the indication, receiving a reply corresponding to each question that is output, for each question that is output, generating a respective set of data pertaining to the question and the corresponding reply for the question and formatting the respective set of data into a plurality of record sets for the question, and storing the plurality of record sets for each question within a database in an entry associated with the subject and the diagnostic hypothesis to which the question is related. The questions of the structured set of questions for each indication are dynamically selected for outputting based on the corresponding replies received for the questions. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231956 | KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION AND EXCHANGE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A medical information navigation engine (“MINE”) is provided. In some embodiments, the system computes a current patient encounter vector for a current patient encounter, and then an optimal patient encounter vector is computed by assuming a best case patient encounter in accordance with the organizational objectives. The system is then able to compute the difference between the best case encounter and the current patient encounter. This difference is used to compute a corresponding payoff using an intelligent matrix. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231957 | INTELLIGENT FILTERING OF HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION - Intelligent filtering of health-related information includes receiving health-related information including items encoded in one or more external standard terminologies. The health-related information is converted from the external standard terminologies into an internal medical terminology. Items within the health-related information are then identified that are related to a selected term of the internal medical terminology. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD INFORMATION - A method for providing Personal Health Record Information (PHR) in a terminal includes receiving a request for a PHR list from a healthcare terminal of manager, managing user's health, providing the PHR list to the healthcare terminal, receiving a request for at least one PHR included in the PHR list from the healthcare terminal, and performing authentication by reading the at least one PHR, wherein the healthcare terminal obtains the at least one PHR. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231959 | IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH RECORD USING DESTINATION ADDRESS - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner includes associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising records associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium, providing the user with a user interface on a computing device to remotely access the records stored on the server, receiving at the server the files comprising records associated with the user from a service provider associated with the user, receiving at the server a request from the user made through the user interface of the computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request, and sending the user a file containing the records associated with user from the server to the computing device in response to the request. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231960 | PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD WITH GENOMICS - A method includes receiving genomics data into a personal health record stored on a server, and storing the genomics data at the server. The method may further include analyzing the genomics data. The method may further include reporting the genomics data. The method may further include providing a user interface on a personal health record system allowing a user to access genomics data of the individual. The genomics data may be stored within a password protected file. The method may further include providing the user with access information for the user to access a user account of the user on the personal health record system, the genomics data stored within the user account. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231961 | Method of Providing Web Based Access To Clinical Records - A system and method for providing access to clinical data over the Internet. The system includes a server, and a database in communication with the server. The database stores clinical data sets. The system further includes a thin client, a communication link between the server and the Internet, and a communication link between the thin client and the Internet. Software executing on the server receives a request for one or more clinical data sets, retrieves the requested clinical data sets, and transmits the clinical data sets to the thin client. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130238358 | CONFERENCE PREPARATION APPARATUS, CONFERENCE PREPARATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A conference preparation apparatus includes a material identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire material identification information specified by an operation performed on a display screen, a material information acquisition unit configured to acquire material information from a server based on the material identification information acquired by the material identification information acquisition unit, a management unit configured to manage on a person-by-person basis the material information acquired by the material information acquisition unit, and an agenda management unit configured to associate the material identification information with conference items. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238359 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BIOMARKER BASED CLINICAL TRIAL MATCHER - A computer-based system configured to organize, analyze, locate and distribute information related to clinical trials is described herein. More particularly, a computer-based system for providing a bi-directional clinical trial matching process (e.g., locate patients based on trial information or locate trials based on patient information) based on biomarkers associated with both a patient and a clinical trial are described herein. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING AND UTILIZING FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY - A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied thereon, the computer executable program code configured to cause a computing device to analyze a medication by: receiving a scanned barcode associated with the medication and authenticating the scanned code, wherein the barcode is scanned by a user using a mobile device; if no barcode exists or the barcode cannot be scanned, providing the user with the option of entering the medication name; recording the efficacy of or reaction to the medication with respect to the user; finding any family records of the user and searching for any adverse reactions to the medication within the family records; identifying past medications taken on the user's medications list; finding any medication—medication interactions between the scanned medication and past medications taken; and displaying the results to the user; and displaying the family medical history made up of family medications and indications, as well as efficacies and reactions for all members of a user's family network. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238361 | MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGING SYSTEM, MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A medical information managing system includes a display instructing unit and an identity determining unit. The display instructing unit generates data of a screen that shows medical data concerning patient information and instructs a display device to display the screen if the medical data concerning the patient information is acquired from a storing device and if a medical application for displaying the acquired medical data is executed. The identity determining unit determines, if a plurality of the medical applications are executed, an identity of a plurality of pieces of patient information corresponding to the respective medical applications. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238362 | HEALTH CARE PATIENT BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY RESEARCH SYSTEM AND METHODS - The software of the present invention provides a means for creating a file of unpaid claims for a service provider. The software is used to create one or more queries to compare information in the file of claims against records in a benefit provider's database to determine the eligibility status of the claim. A file is created containing each claim for which a matching record in the benefit provider's database is found, and the information from that matching record. A report can be generated from the file of matching claims and benefit provider records, so the claims can be submitted for payment by the service provider. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238363 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSISTING MEDICAL EXAMINATION - There is provided a medical examination assistance system that finds similar cases, acquires not only the disease state information of the similar cases but also the information referred to by medical professionals in medical examination of the similar cases, and displays them on the screen. Medical information of a workflow step preceding an ongoing workflow step is acquired using a medical information database in which the information of a workflow and each workflow step is registered so as to be associated with medical information and information referred to in each workflow step, medical information similar to the acquired medical information is extracted from the medical information database, and information referred to in a workflow step subsequent to a workflow step associated with the extracted medical information is acquired and displayed on the screen. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238364 | System for Differentiation and Analysis of Recorded Clinical Data - The invention relates to computation technology, and specifically to systems for differentiation and analysis of recorded clinical data. The technical result consists in increasing the effectiveness of the system and the reliability of the diagnosis results. The system for differentiation and analysis of recorded clinical data comprises a unit for inputting information relating to anamnesis with recording of a patient's date of presentation and complaints, a unit for inputting information relating to clinical investigations conducted by the treating doctor in relation to the patient, a unit for inputting information on the results of instrumental laboratory investigations indicating the date and procedures for conducting the investigations, a unit with information relating to treatment methods and procedures, a unit for displaying a diagnosis made by the treating doctor, a differential diagnosis matrix, a database of anatomical objects, a database of the position of anatomical objects, a database of clinical intensity indicators, a unit for describing the clinical characteristic of a symptom, a unit for indicating an anatomical object, a unit for indicating the position of an anatomical object, and a unit for the intensity of clinical indicators. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130246095 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AUTOMATED MEDICAL REPORTS - A system and method for producing automated medical reports as the medical service is being rendered. A list of names representing medical conditions (or medical services) is stored in memory along with a descriptor including detailed description for each name. Each name may be classified under one or more body organs, whereby by choosing a body organ the list of names associated with the body organ is displayed in a menu area of a user interface. With each selection of a name from the menu area, the descriptor associated with the selected name is added in a medical report area which is a distinct area of the interface. Whereby, an automated medical report is produced as the selections are being made. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246096 | Systems and Methods for Performing an Analysis of Measured Blood Glucose Values - A system and method for analyzing measured blood glucose values is disclosed, wherein the system includes a display device, a memory device, and a processor having program instructions which when executed cause the processor to provide blood glucose measurement information including a plurality of measured blood glucose values collected within a measurement time frame, perform a pre-analysis of the blood glucose measurement information, provide analysis data representing statistical blood glucose level information for the plurality of measured blood glucose values by performing an analysis of the plurality of measured blood glucose values, and provide output analysis data representing the analysis data, wherein the provision of analysis data and/or the provision of output analysis data are performed if, in the step of performing the pre-analysis, at least one of the following control checks is positive a fidelity check, and an adherence check. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246097 | Medical Information Systems and Medical Data Processing Methods - Medical information systems and medical data processing methods are described. According to one aspect, a medical information system includes a communications interface which is configured to receive patient treatment data from a plurality of medical providers and which regards medical treatment provided by the medical providers with respect to a plurality of patients; and storage circuitry storing the patient treatment data for the plurality of patients of the plurality of the medical providers in a database. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246098 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A CLINICIAN'S INTENT TO ORDER AN ITEM - Techniques for determining a clinician's intent to order an item may include processing a free-form narration, of an encounter with a patient, narrated by a clinician, using a natural language understanding engine implemented by one or more processors, to extract at least one clinical fact corresponding to a mention of an orderable item from the free-form narration. The processing may comprise distinguishing between whether the at least one clinical fact indicates an intent to order the orderable item or does not indicate an intent to order the orderable item. In response to determining that the at least one clinical fact indicates an intent to order the orderable item, an order may be generated for the orderable item. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246099 | NICHE-SPECIFIC TREATMENT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUUM - A niche-specific treatment infrastructure continuum includes two or more treatment infrastructures each providing a specific level of treatment for a cluster of traits and to a corresponding niche population. The treatment is defined by a treatment model developed using empirical-based research data resulting from research for the cluster and upon the corresponding niche population. A research facilitator is configured to generate suggestions to research facilities and/or researchers to perform empirical-based research specific to the cluster of traits and/or upon the corresponding niche population. A patient selector is configured to select a niche patient population from a population of potential patients based on selection criteria specifying a cluster of traits, the traits including at least one Axis I disorder, at least one Axis IV problem, and at least two additional demographic attributes. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246100 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PATIENT CARE - The subject invention is a Patient Care Monitoring System which employs a novel method and system for monitoring the care provided to a patient at a health care facility. In one embodiment, the subject invention includes a central processor in communication with a health care facility's computer systems, receiving data therefrom. This data is arranged and correlated to enable the subject invention to filter through the data and detect if a particular treatment, diagnostic test, or course of action has been or is in danger of being overlooked. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130253947 | SYSTEM FOR MIGRATING PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND METHODS THEREOF - Generally described, the present disclosure relates to medical information and more particularly, to a system for migrating personal health information and methods thereof. In an illustrative embodiment, the migration platform can include an importation and reconciliation module, migration form and exportation module. The importation module can load the migration platform with known information from a source system. In turn, the reconciliation module can determine what elements can be automatically transferred to the target system and which elements to apply migration business rules to. A migration technician can convert elements which cannot be automatically migrated. The migration form can break down and group the patient's chart into sections and elements for review by the technician. The migration form can also display the elements in an easy-to-follow format and manage pairs of information. The exportation module of the migration platform can take the completed chart, after review, and populate the target system. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253948 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT REVIEW - A method of medical treatment review. The method can include the steps of receiving patient data into a patient database in which the patient data at least includes a diagnosis of the patient and providing one or more treatment protocols for the patient for selection by a treating provider in which the treatment protocols are pre-approved for the patient diagnosis. The method can also include the steps of analyzing a selection of a treatment protocol by the treating provider and generating an authorization of the selected treatment protocol based on predefined criteria. Generating the authorization of the selected treatment protocol can include generating the authorization without any peer review if the selected protocol meets the predefined criteria or generating the authorization following peer review if the selected protocol does not meet the predefined criteria. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH REIMBURSEMENT POTENTIAL - A computerized Medical Information Navigation Engine (“MINE”) extracts clinical knowledge, by identifying coded elements with reimbursement potential contributing to payoff based on clinical history, and subtracting coded elements documented in an encounter from the coded elements, based on business logic. The MINE sorts the remaining coded elements in accordance with one optimization criteria to payoff based on clinical history. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253950 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING PATIENT IDENTIFICATION - A patient support apparatus includes a microphone and a controller. The microphone is configured to record a patient's verbal acknowledgement of his identity and generate a first input signal in response to the patient's verbal acknowledgement. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253951 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR TABLET BASED HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION - In some embodiments, a system includes a server, a patient device, and a caregiver device. The patient device is associated with a patient and is configured to communicate with the server. The patient device is configured to send signals of various urgency to the server. The server can prioritize a caregivers workflow and send a list of tasks to the caregiver via the caregiver device. The order of the list of tasks can be based, at least in part, on the urgency of a signal sent by the patient device. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253952 | MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CUSTOMER WEB PORTAL - A system for managing medical equipment is described. The system includes an equipment tracking module to maintain equipment records corresponding to medical equipment that are shipped from a medical equipment manufacturer to a medical center. The system also includes a patient information tracking module to maintain patient records corresponding to patients of the medical center and to associate the patient records with the equipment records when the patients are equipped with the medical equipment. In addition, the system includes a mapping module to provide locations of medical facilities capable of providing support for the medical equipment for patients that have been discharged from the medical center. Other embodiments are also described. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253953 | CASE SEARCH DEVICE AND METHOD - Image search conditions that are past search conditions are displayed in an image search history area, and text search conditions are displayed in a text search history area. When a user selects a desired image search condition out of the search conditions displayed in the image search history area, and selects a desired text search condition out of the search conditions displayed in the text search history area, case data that matches the selected image search condition and the text search condition is extracted from a database and displayed in a search result display area. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CASE DATABASE - There is provided a system and method for managing a case database that can enhance the quality of information to be registered. Once a user performs an operation to request registration of a case, it is first searched whether or not a case that can be determined to be similar to the case has already been registered in a case database. A result of the search is then reported, while executable processing options determined based on the result of the search are also reported. If the case that can be determined to be similar has already been registered, the executable processing options include processing of registering as a new case, processing of registering by adding into an existing case, and processing of cancelling registration. If the case that can be determined to be similar has not been registered, the executable processing options include processing of registering as a new case and processing of cancelling registration. The user selects processing to be executed out of the reported executable processing options. Accordingly, only the cases truly needed by the user can be registered into the case database. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253955 | NETWORK AND METHOD FOR DATA INPUT, STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL - A personal electronic carrier device (PECD) comprising means for receiving PECD data; means for storing PECD data; means for transmitting PECD data directly or indirectly PECD; and operating software means to effect the receiving, storing and transmitting the PECD data. The PECD is part of a network having a plurality of data stations and preferably a main data base. The PECD data is selected from the group consisting of medical, educational and identification data. The networks provide for the efficacious and convenient handling of data. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130262139 | Payer Governed American Medical Information Network (AMIN): Patient, Provider and Payer Federated Healthcare Information Hub. - American Medical Information Network (AMIN) is a cohesive healthcare information hub interlinking three core components by utilizing computer software technologies. The first component is a secured shared web site, which interconnects patients and all “Covered Entities” of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on a common interface. The second component is a secure public cloud; a host consists of database where all registered user's profile and HIPAA privacy rules are stored with a profile service interfacing the database. Another service, which resides in the secure public cloud, is exchange service to communicate with multiple trading partners including healthcare payer's private domain. The third component of AMIN is payer's private domain, consisting of four services and a software application tool. The application tool provides the capability to dynamically build, expose and govern the functions of main service and publish the function's presentation layer on a shared web interface. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262140 | PATIENT COHORT MATCHING - A computer hardware-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product matches a current patient to a specific patient readmission cohort. The specific patient readmission cohort, made up of patients having a shared attribute, has a historical likelihood of hospital readmission within a predefined post-discharge length of time for members of the specific patient readmission cohort. A database describing a current patient is selected, based on the cost and speed of accessing that database, as well as the probability that the database describes a similar attribute for the current patient as the shared attribute in the specific patient readmission cohort. If the current patient meets the requisite criteria for entry into the specific patient readmission cohort, then a recommendation designed to reduce a likelihood of hospital readmission of the current patient is generated. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262141 | ASSOCIATION OF DATA ENTRIES WITH PATIENT RECORDS FOR A COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - Apparatus and a method for associating an electronic patient record with the corresponding patient are described. A data processor accesses a patient record not associated with a unique person and compares the patient identification data to corresponding data in a known patient record to identify a set of likely matching patients. An input is provided for selecting a matching patient. Also disclosed is apparatus for providing customized patient discharge instructions relating information in the electronic patient record to patient-specific discharge instructions. A data processor inserts the patient specific instructions into draft instructions, thereby producing patient-specific discharge instructions. An updated version of charting by exception is disclosed, using macros to positively record data on a medical record that is not specifically marked on a template by the attending medical professional. Also described is an apparatus for translating a visual documentation language, communicating specific medical concepts in a highly compact form, to clinically relevant English, enhancing the usability of a pen/digital camera combination for data entry. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262142 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINING AGGREGATED CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION USING CONCEPT ASSOCIATIONS - A medical processor computes concept associations by mining aggregated data from patient documents thereby reducing risk of PHI exposure. The processor identifies clinically relevant terms in patient documents, compute associations between pairs of clinically relevant terms using co-occurrences, and filter out random associations. A knowledge provider receives user query concepts, retrieves patient concepts, and extracts relevant apixions from an association matrix. The knowledge provider intersects relevant apixions with patient concepts, ranks and provides the results to the user. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262143 | SAMPLE ANALYZER, SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD, AND SAMPLE ANALYZING SYSTEM - Provided are a sample analyzer and sample analyzing method capable of performing proper and efficient analysis by fitting measurement items of a sample to the patient. A sample analyzer | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262144 | Systems and Methods for Patient Retention in Network Through Referral Analytics - A medical information navigation engine (“MINE”) is capable of inferring referral activity not reported into a referral workflow system by utilizing intent-based clustering of medical information. The intent based clustering reconciles received medical data, from a variety of sources, and then clusters the data by applying one or more clustering rules. After the referrals not otherwise reported are inferred, they may be utilized to generate metrics that can be utilized to enhance patient care, and reduce costs. Metrics may be generated for both in-network and out-of-network referrals in order to distinguish differences in reporting activity. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262145 | PRESCRIPTION DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - This invention relates to a prescription decision support system of the type comprising a set of variables and domains, a first constraint base comprising a plurality of logical statements, an Assess algorithm module and a Consistent algorithm module. The logical statements of the first constraint base specify the combination of disease states and treatments that are present that should not occur in a prescription. The prescription decision support system further comprises a second constraint base comprising a plurality of logical statements, the logical statements specifying the combination of disease states and treatments, which treatments should be present in the prescription. By providing such a system, it is possible for the prescription decision to reason about complex relationships including the presence or absence of treatments, or dosages, or the presence or absence of disease states. Furthermore, the system is responsive to the specific nature of the patient's case history. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262146 | System For Use In A Network And For Storing Data Imported From One Or More Distinct Devices, Associated Method - In one aspect, the invention provides a system ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREEMPTIVE DETERMINATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ATYPICAL CLINCIAL EVENT RELATED TO THE ADMINISTERING OF MEDICATION - Systems and methods provide for the preemptive determination of the potential of atypical clinical event occurrence related to administering of medications to a person. One method involves receiving a list of possible medications that may be administered to the person during a medical procedure. Subsequently, the medication list is compared to information in the person's medical record. Based on this comparison, a determination is made as to whether one or more matches exist between any of the medications included in the list and the medical record information, the match relating to the potential of an atypical clinical event occurring if the associated medication were to be administered to the person. If a match in fact exists, a response is outputted relating to each match. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130268296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING, MONITORING AND TREATING MEDICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS - A system for identifying and monitoring risk of a plurality of predefined mental health disorders in a single composite score is provided. The system includes a network portal providing access to at least one patient and at least one health care provider; a patient symptom inventory including a grouped, listing of questions corresponding to a plurality of mental symptoms; and a patient assessment progress record including an assessment record for tracking the patient's risk of suffering from the plurality of potential mental conditions over time. The system receives patient responses to the patient symptom inventory and determines, based on the patient selected responses, a composite score indicating the extent to which the plurality of mental symptoms impairs the patient's functioning and individual risk assessments indicating the likelihood the patient is suffering from each of the plurality of potential mental conditions. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130268297 | DIRECT REPORTING OF ADVERSE EVENTS - Systems, methods, and computer readable media are described for communicating an adverse event report directly to an end-user receiving party and tracking one or more adverse event reports. An adverse event may be detected manually or automatically by a system and an electronic adverse event reporting form presented to a user with one or more data fields pre-populated with data from a patient's electronic health record (EHR). The user may enter and edit data in the electronic form and may submit the data in the electronic form directly to an end-user receiving party such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. One or more receipts may be received from the receiving party and indicia from the receipts recorded to one or more records. The submitted adverse event reports may be tracked, accessed, and interacted with through a user interface and additional information may be provided to a user therein. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130275148 | SMART HOSPITAL CARE SYSTEM - A system and associated method for automatically controlling a hospital equipment of in-patient care environment is performed by a module coupled to a classification database, an Inference Engine (IE), a Truth Maintenance System (TMS), and the hospital equipment. Upon admitting a patient, a patient record related to the patient is created and events for the patient are recorded. Based on inference rules of the IE, inferred event data is generated and subsequently control data to manipulate the hospital equipment is generated. Pursuant to new event affecting truth of the inferred event data, the inferred event data may be renewed and new control data based on the renewed inferred event data is created to ensure that the control data is based on the latest event related to the patient. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275149 | CLINICAL QUALITY ANALYTICS SYSTEM - A clinical quality analytics (CQA) system includes a process map toolset, which determines a process map from a protocol for medical treatment guidelines. A mapping module maps formats electronic medical record (EMR) data, which is mapped to the process map. A measurement and evaluation module determines metrics to evaluate a quality of care associated with the protocol and determines a population of the EMR data to use for the evaluation. A CQA engine evaluates the population of EMR data for compliance with the protocol based on the metrics and the process map. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PORTABLE HEALTH RECORDS - A system for maintaining portable health records is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of processing subsystems that have a cloud computing architecture, the plurality of processing subsystems comprising a receiving device configured to receive patient data corresponding to one or more of a plurality of patients from at least one healthcare service provider processing subsystem; and a storage module that processes the patient data to store the patient data in a layered data structure format of historical health records and socio-economic condition records. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275151 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving user input, the user input indicating a user command to display a timeline screen, in response to the user input, processing patient-specific data to determine one or more medical events to be graphically depicted, the one or more medical events being specific to a patient, and displaying the timeline screen on the mobile device, the timeline screen displaying a timeline associated with the patient and comprising at least a portion of the one or more medical events, each medical event comprising summary information, the one or more medical events being displayed in chronological order. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275152 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving user input, the user input indicating a user command to display a waveform strip screen, in response to the user input, processing patient-specific data to provide waveform data, and displaying the waveform strip screen on the mobile device, the waveform strip screen displaying one or more waveform strips, each waveform strip of the one or more waveform strips being based on the waveform data and graphically depicting a physical waveform strip. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275153 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING PATIENT-RELATED OUTCOMES - A medical information navigation engine (“MINE”) is provided. In some embodiments, the system computes a current patient encounter vector for a current patient encounter, and then an optimal patient encounter vector is computed by assuming a best case patient encounter in accordance with the organizational objectives. The system is then able to compute the difference between the best case encounter and the current patient encounter. This difference is used to compute a corresponding payoff using an intelligent matrix. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275154 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING POTENTIAL DEGREE OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION (CAC) RISK - A method of predicting a potential degree of Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) risk includes receiving a patient's medical test data relating to CAC; determining a cluster to which the patient's medical test data belong based on an age of the patient; extracting a risk factor score including at least two Coronary Artery Calcification Scores (CACSs) from the medical test data; storing a plurality of prediction models used for predicting a potential degree of CAC risk; and predicting a potential degree of CAC risk at a specific point in time by applying a CACS growth rate of the patient's medical test data calculated using the at least two CACSs of the patient's medical test data and the extracted risk factor score to a prediction model corresponding to the determined cluster to which the patient's medical test data belong among the plurality of prediction models. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275155 | PULSE OXIMETERS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING DATA THEREFROM - A tele-health solution promotes patient wellness and reduces healthcare costs while improving patient compliance. To qualify for home oxygen or CPAP machines, a user must monitor their blood oxygen saturation (SpO | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275156 | EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL CONTENT - Due to the direct potential impact to patients medical training is exhaustive but also more complex individuals are unique and other sciences applying similar treatment regimens may result in radically different outcomes. Further, the tools for detailed diagnosis absent surgical intervention are complex, expensive, and require significant interpretation. Whilst establishing virtual learning environments would be beneficial in the medical field Government regulations on the privacy of confidential information conflict by restricting the distribution and use of patient medical records. Accordingly, a medical education system would beneficially integrate the different legal and medical educational requirements automatically as well as addressing other situations which are more difficult to manage when one physician contacts another seeking content for a training program. Further, it would be beneficial for such an educational content generator to provide medical professionals with the additional tools and resources to generate, manage, track and supervise the educational process. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275157 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ASSESSMENT - A method and system for biological information assessment receives uses a set of grouped historic medical test results to generate testing protocol recommendations medical test results for a new patient. Each medical test result represents a measured observation of a portion of a historic patient's body using a first medical testing modality. A score is generated for each of the historic patients based on the results. Based upon the generated scores, the historic patients are grouped into a set of groups corresponding to a range of assessment parameters. When a medical test result is received for a new patient, the medical test result is compared to the range of assessment parameters to determine which of the groups the new patient should be assigned. The new patient is assigned to the determined group and a recommendation for an additional medical testing protocol is generated. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275158 | REMOTE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A data collection system collects and stores physiological data from an ambulatory patient at a high resolution and/or a high data rate (“more detailed data”) and sends a low-resolution and/or downsampled version of the data (“less detailed data”) to a remote server via a wireless network. The server automatically analyzes the less detailed data to detect an anomaly, such as an arrhythmia. A two-tiered analysis scheme is used, where the first tier is more sensitive and less specific than the second tier. If the more sensitive analysis detects or suspects the anomaly, the server signals the data collector to send more detailed data that corresponds to a time period associated with the anomaly. The more specific second tier analyses the more detailed data to verify the anomaly. The server may also store the received data and make it available to a user, such as via a graphical or tabular display. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275159 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Physiological Parameter Variability Over Time for One or More Organs - A system is provided for leveraging the power of the analysis of variability over time, and which uses an underlying framework that can handle variability analyses across a distributed system in a consistent manner, in part by constructing a standard variability data file that includes several manifestations of the underlying data acquired using variability monitoring. The consistent and standard data files, along with the underlying framework enables a user to make use of a set of convenient display tools, while a central entity can provide connectivity to the distributed environment and provide a way to update the equipment and software to ensure consistent and relevant analyses. The system can be extended into many environments, including in-patient, out-patient and completely mobile/stand-alone users. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275160 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND CONTROLLING EPIDEMICS - A method for analyzing and controlling epidemics in which an initiating signal is received indicative of a list of newly classified carriers of an infectious disease from an authorized health authority. Location data is received for a mobile device and a mobility pattern derived from the received location data is compared with a mobility pattern of first users to determine occurrence of a proximity event, during which one of the first users was spaced from a given carrier less than a predetermined distance. The proximity event is ranked in terms of the likelihood that the given carrier was involved in the transmission of the disease during the proximity event. If the ranking of the proximity event is higher than a predetermined level, the process is repeated for the first user participating in the proximity event and for second users. Corrective action information is then transmitted. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275161 | System and Method for Providing Medical Caregiver and Equipment Management Patient Care - An update message from a first group of one or more clinical devices ( | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130282397 | PROVIDER MANAGEMENT OF REFERRAL ORDERS - Methods, computer systems, and computer-readable storage media are provided for creating a provider-specific unified patient referral worklist that helps the provider manage incoming and outgoing referral orders. The unified patient referral worklist is generated by aggregating referral orders for patients from different medical organizations and determining which of the referral orders are associated with the provider. The unified patient referral worklist enables the provider to easily create new referral orders by presenting a plurality of referral order options. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282398 | Facilitating Health Management of Subjects - A peer system of subjects with health-related issues is formed based on an association of subjects and a particular type of electronic device or devices which provides information related to a specific health-related issue or issues obtained from particular subjects. By means of such associations, subjects can transmit to and receive messages from other subjects associated with the same type of electronic device. One way to associate subjects with health-related issues is through an association of a subject with a type or types of sensors. For example, each monitoring device may be associated with a subject, and the type or types of sensor or sensors may be associated with the subject and/or monitoring device. Devices, systems, methods and computer program products may be provided leveraging this association for various applications, e.g., management of the health care of subjects, peering among subjects with a common heath-related issue or issues, advertising, research and other applications involving such subjects. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282399 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING - The present invention relates to an assessment technique which is conveniently practiced on a computer or over a network. The assessment technique is particularly useful in assessment of health related factors. The invention also relates to a general purpose programmable computer which is provided with instructions for operating according to the assessment technique. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282400 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING AND AUTHENTICATING MEDICAL IMAGES - Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media for securely authenticating client computing devices and receiving medical information at a medical information system are described. Patients and client computing devices associated with the patients may be enrolled with the medical information system. A client computing device may capture medical information, such as an image of a portion of the body of medical significance (for example, a wound). The client computing device may be authenticated by the medical information system by matching information in a client computing device authentication request with information in a device database accessible by the medical information system. Once authenticated, the client computing device may send an upload request to the medical information system including medical information. The medical information system may store the medical information in an associated patient profile in a patient database. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE TRACKING AND DISPENSING OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION - A system is provided for tracking and dispensing of prescription medication. A secure website is provided and a data communication link to a computer at each healthcare facility and pharmacy. Prescriptions are ordered from the healthcare facility computer, after which labels with machine readable code are generated by the pharmacy computer for each prescription container. A verification table is generated of all ordered prescriptions over a predetermined time to each respective healthcare facility, a reader scans the machine readable code of each prescription container, and the pharmacy computer verifies that all ordered prescriptions are sorted for delivery. The verification table of the verified prescriptions sorted for delivery is uploaded to a database. Upon delivery at the healthcare facility, the verification table is downloaded from the database, a reader scans the machine readable code of each prescription container, and the healthcare facility computer verifies that all ordered prescriptions were received. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282402 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - A computer system to communicate healthcare data between healthcare participants includes a computer configured to display a personal healthcare record associated with a patient; wherein the personal healthcare record includes normalized data related to the patient and received from a payor computer and provider healthcare data related to the patient received from a provider computer; wherein the normalized data and the provider healthcare data are of a type that are displayed in separate fields; and wherein the normalized data is in a normalized format of a type that displays healthcare data from one or more sources such that any healthcare data associated with a patient which has the same meaning will be expressed in the same format despite any prior formatting. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282403 | Method and System for Determining Analyte Levels - Methods and apparatus for analyte level estimation are provided. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282404 | INTEGRATED ACCESS TO AND INTERATION WITH MULTIPLICITY OF CLINICA DATA ANALYTIC MODULES - A state machine ( | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282405 | METHOD FOR STEPWISE REVIEW OF PATIENT CARE - A method and apparatus for managing clinical protocols and/or computer interpretable guidelines includes receiving workflow data and patient data for a plurality of patients. The workflow data includes a sequence of care steps performed on each of the patients. The patient data includes clinical data collected from each patient. The patient data as of the time each of the plurality of care steps was performed on each of the patients is tracked. Once of the previous care steps for one of the patients is selected which cause at least a portion of the sequence of care steps and the patient data as of the time of the selected care step for the selected patient to be displayed. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130290019 | Context Based Medical Documentation System - A system populates a medical imaging examination report of a patient with generated text. An interface receives a patient identifier and data identifying characteristics of a medical imaging examination. At least one repository stores information derived using the patient identifier and the data identifying characteristics of the medical imaging examination. The information associates patient medical history data including, a patient diagnosis and a patient prior medical condition with medical imaging examination type and image acquisition characteristics including anatomical region imaged. A report processor uses the information in automatically selecting a text phrase from multiple predetermined text phrases. The report processor automatically populates the selected text phrase into a medical imaging examination report and prompts user data entry. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290020 | REAL-TIME AGGREGATION AND PROCESSING OF HEALTHCARE RECORDS - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for utilizing clinical information in disparate formats or structures to generate multiple derived representations of the clinical information, each derived representation structured to meet a particular clinical need. Clinical information is aggregated from multiple, disparate data sources; the clinical information is in a first format. The information is restructured to generate a derived representation of the information; the derived representation is in a second format. The derived representation is communicated to a clinical application that meets the particular clinical need. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290021 | Method of Establishing Pain Management Protocols - The invention discloses a method for implementing pain protocols and reducing patient recovery times. The invention has a dynamically updated database of pain protocols that a consultant can use to improve medical facility conditions. The database contains training information, pain protocol techniques, and information on the effectiveness and use of the pain protocols that the consultant can refer to when evaluating the medical facility's current practices. The consultant establishes a medical director of pain management who then works with the consultant to create a pain protocol plan. The consultant helps the facility implement the plan and monitors the success of the pain management procedures. The database is updated based on the results of this monitoring. The updated database is then shared over the network with other medical facilities. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290022 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING METADATA-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING CAPABILITIES - A system and method for managing data in a healthcare environment can include a content based router, and a healthcare record bank. The content based router can be configured to collect the data from a clinical data provider and convert the data in a format in accordance with a defined standard. The healthcare record bank can include or be coupled to a data repository. The healthcare record bank can be configured to be coupled to the clinical data provider through the content based router over a communication network. The healthcare record bank can be configured to store the data received from the clinical data provider and can be accessible or searchable from within or outside the healthcare record bank. The healthcare record bank can be coupled to or include a data logging unit configured to maintain metadata associated with the clinical data and configured to facilitate natural language processing capabilities. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290023 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNDERWRITING INSURANCE POLICIES BASED ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK - The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for providing underwriting insurance policies system on a computer system. The method comprises receiving a request from an applicant for insurance and receiving medical data of the applicant. The method further comprises denying insurance coverage if applicant has high cardiovascular risk, constructing an action plan for reducing the applicant's cardiovascular risk if applicant is denied coverage, and sending the action plan to the applicant. The system includes a tangible storage medium readable by an instruction processing system, means for receiving a request from an applicant for insurance and means for receiving medical data of the applicant. The system further includes means for denying insurance coverage if applicant has high cardiovascular risk, means for constructing an action plan for reducing the applicant's cardiovascular risk if applicant is denied coverage and means for sending the action plan to the applicant. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290024 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A display device including a display control unit is provided. The display control unit is configured to display, in a display screen, a list image including a list of medical data that includes a part of a plurality of pieces of medical data of a patient having different time information. The display control unit is further configured to display a period image illustrating a total period from an oldest time to the present in time information of the medical data of the patient such that the total period fits in the display screen, wherein the display control unit is configured to display, in the period image, a partial period from an oldest time to a latest time of the time information of the medical data included on the displayed list of medical data. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290025 | SOFTWARE AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING HEALTH DATA - Software and methods for organizing health data uses a patient's health information to produce a list of actions (such as tests, procedures, labs, counseling and the like) that should be done at a specific time. The software can be used for any branch of health care. When used for prenatal care, the software can follow the patient throughout her pregnancy and insure that her care is tailored to her specific health care health needs. For every problem that is on the problem list, there is a list of additional tests and counseling, suggested by medical experts as “best practices”. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290026 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PROCEDURE-BASED MEDICAL CHARGE CAPTURE - A method and device for reducing a complexity of procedure based medical charge capture and coding utilizing a computer system. The method and device including searching for previously generated coding scenarios associated with the provider, using existing coding scenarios or adding coding scenarios to a library, generating and filtering codes associated with at least one of the steps of searching, using, and adding, formatting a graphical user interface specification to use the codes from the generating and filtering step, and storing the graphical user interface for presentation. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290027 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND PATIENT DATA - An active guidelines capability or component is linked to a computerized patient record system to integrate the use of clinical guidelines in the workflow of clinicians treating patients. Many healthcare entities maintain sets of clinical guidelines describing recommended treatment or analysis options for patients displaying sets of symptoms or for whom certain diagnoses have been made. The active guidelines feature adds an active guidelines tag to such clinical guidelines so that when the clinician accesses the clinical guidelines and wishes to follow the recommendation, the clinician merely has to click on a hypertext created from the tag which then transmits action orders, also contained in the tag, to be transmitted to the computerized patient record system for implementation. Patient data associated with the recommendations, such as relevant test or lab results, interaction or allergy information, or other current treatments, is also identified and displayed. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290028 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HEALTHCARE RISK INDICES USING MEDICAL CLAIMS INFORMATION - A healthcare risk index is generated using a patient or individual's medical claims. The index may be used to explain and predict variation in pharmacy-related costs and variation in total healthcare costs or utilization. In particular, one example of such a method involves first generating a medical condition score using the individual's medical information for each medical condition possessed by the individual. From there, each medical condition score is modified according to a regression coefficient, to result in one or more modified medical condition scores. Finally, the risk index may be generated by summing the medical condition scores. This risk index is indicative of at least one of the individual's medical costs, chronic medical conditions, and variation in medical costs. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290029 | Teleradiology System - Prior studies associated with a patient are pre-fetched from multiple institutions and made available to a radiologist while the radiologist is viewing a series. Intelligent report generation is template driven with templates based on modality, body part, and radiologist. The template provides access to macros specific to the study as well as previously dictated entries for particular fields, to enable re-use of standard text in a contextual manner. Likewise, entry of text in one field of the report may cause related text to be propagated to other fields, such as from the findings to the impression, automatically as specified by the radiologist. Billing codes are automatically applied based on the report content. Communication by the radiologist with other physicians and institutions is implemented via the reporting system. Since communication instances pass through the radiology system, it is possible to associate and log communication instances with the studies. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290030 | Teleradiology System - Prior studies associated with a patient are pre-fetched from multiple institutions and made available to a radiologist while the radiologist is viewing a series. Intelligent report generation is template driven with templates based on modality, body part, and radiologist. The template provides access to macros specific to the study as well as previously dictated entries for particular fields, to enable re-use of standard text in a contextual manner. Likewise, entry of text in one field of the report may cause related text to be propagated to other fields, such as from the findings to the impression, automatically as specified by the radiologist. Billing codes are automatically applied based on the report content. Communication by the radiologist with other physicians and institutions is implemented via the reporting system. Since communication instances pass through the radiology system, it is possible to associate and log communication instances with the studies. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290031 | Teleradiology System - Prior studies associated with a patient are pre-fetched from multiple institutions and made available to a radiologist while the radiologist is viewing a series. Intelligent report generation is template driven with templates based on modality, body part, and radiologist. The template provides access to macros specific to the study as well as previously dictated entries for particular fields, to enable re-use of standard text in a contextual manner. Likewise, entry of text in one field of the report may cause related text to be propagated to other fields, such as from the findings to the impression, automatically as specified by the radiologist. Billing codes are automatically applied based on the report content. Communication by the radiologist with other physicians and institutions is implemented via the reporting system. Since communication instances pass through the radiology system, it is possible to associate and log communication instances with the studies. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD DROPOFF - A digital processing device ( | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130297341 | AGGREGATION OF DATA FROM THIRD PARTY ELECTRONIC MEDICAL OR HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEMS INTO A PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD ACCOUNT - A method for managing health care records to consolidate health care records of an individual within a primary personal health record portal is provided. The method includes acquiring user id and password information from a user for a secondary personal health record portal containing health records of the user, automatically accessing the secondary personal health record portal by a computing device associated with the primary health record portal by using the user id and password information for the secondary personal health record portal, following a script for the secondary personal health record portal to access the health records of the user on the secondary personal health record portal, and transferring the health records of the user from the secondary personal health record portal to the primary personal health record portal. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297342 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A PATIENT SUPPORT AND INFORMATION NETWORK - System in support of managing patient support for patients suffering from various ailments includes a computer, a processor, a memory and a display. A user interface receives patient support information and enables navigation. Modules execute to configure the processor in certain ways, including a patient profile module which defines a custom patient profile which includes personal factors that relate to at least one ailment, a patient similarity module which processes and organizes the patient profiles within ailment classes by weighing the personal factors and calculating a degree of a similarity between the patient profile and other patient profiles within the same ailment class. A first content module provides an output to users in which content is displayed in order of a similarity between the patient profile and the other patient profiles in the same ailment class. Further modules can be provided to track content-viewing tendencies and assess users' ailment concerns. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297343 | MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - In a monitor device, an input unit inputs patient identification information, an information acquiring unit acquires state information on a state of a patient, and a transmission unit transmits the patient identification information and the state information to a management apparatus. In the management apparatus, biological information acquiring unit acquires the patient identification information, the state information, and identification information on the monitor device. A determination unit determines, when the acquired patient identification information and that stored in a storage device match each other, whether the acquired device identification information and the device identification information mapped to the location information stored in the storage device are the same as each other. When they are the same as each other, a storage management unit stores the acquired state information by associating it with the patient identification information stored in the storage device. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297344 | DOWNLOADABLE DATASETS FOR A PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for remotely monitoring the health of an ambulatory patient. As described herein, an ambulatory patient may interact with a monitoring device that is located at the patient's home. The monitoring device may ask the patient to provide responses to health-related questions or requests for physiological characteristics and may upload the responses. A health care professional may then use the responses to evaluate the health of the patient. A set of firmware instructions stored on the monitoring device may cause the monitoring device to perform these functions. The monitoring device may download a prompt that is associated with at least one instruction in the set of firmware instructions. The prompt may cause the patient monitoring device to execute the at least one instruction in the set of firmware instructions to gather information relating to a patient. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297345 | Electronic Medical Record Hosting System and Method - A method is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: arranging an electronic medical record hosting system including a provider end and one or more of a subscriber end and an authorized person end; providing medical information from one or more of the subscriber end and the authorized person end to the provider end; electronically storing the provided medical information at the provider end; and utilizing a computer workstation at any of the provider end, the subscriber end and the authorized person end for permitting any of the provider end, the subscriber end and the authorized person end to securely electronically view and/or securely electronically modify the medical information that is electronically stored at the provider end. A medical record system is also disclosed. A computer program product is also disclosed. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297346 | HEALTHCARE PRIVACY VIOLATION DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for detecting privacy violations of patient personal healthcare information (PHI) can include receiving audit logs from all systems within a healthcare facility. These audit logs are generated any time PHI is accessed. The Healthcare Privacy Violation Detection System (HPV-DS) compares these generate audit logs to prior access history of the employee or authorized user that generated the audit log. If any field in the generated audit log is different from the authorized user's prior access history, the risk of a privacy violation is assessed and a risk score is assigned. For audit logs that differ from past access history enough, an alert turned on and the audit log is flagged for administrators to review. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297347 | PHYSICIAN AND CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST WORKFLOW INTEGRATION - A medical documentation system and a CDI system may be linked together, or integrated, so there is a tie between the two systems that allows for a much more efficient and effective CDI process. In one disclosed embodiment, a medical documentation system transmits to a CDI system a structured data set including at least some information relating to one or more medical facts the medical documentation system automatically extracted from text documenting a patient encounter. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297348 | PHYSICIAN AND CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST WORKFLOW INTEGRATION - A medical documentation system and a CDI system may be linked together, or integrated, so there is a tie between the two systems that allows for a much more efficient and effective CDI process. In one disclosed embodiment, a CDI system receives from a medical documentation system a structured data set including at least some information relating to one or more medical facts the medical documentation system automatically extracted from text documenting a patient encounter. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLINICAL STRATEGY FOR THERAPEUTIC PHARMACIES - A system and method of distributing pharmaceutical prescriptions within a network of pharmacies based on the review of prescription claim data and patient medical state to enable stratification of patients, wherein each pharmacy within the network has been established to handle one or more particular patient medical states. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL CAREGIVER AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT PATIENT CARE - A medical device and caretaking management system ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130304504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN - A method of collecting input from individuals comprising searching a database containing a plurality of individual's electronic health records (EHRs), assigning a unique patient key to each individual's EHR and removing the individual's identifying characteristics from the EHR with a computer having a memory and a processor operating a HIPAA privacy filter to provide de-identified EHRs, maintaining a confidential record of each individual's identifying characteristics associated with the unique patient key. De-identified EHRs are analyzed to define members of a target group. An electronic communication including a survey is passed through a linker/delinker to link contact information associated with the unique patient key of a member of the target group and sent to a member of the target group. A response from the member is received and passed through the HIPAA privacy filter to associate the response with the unique patient key. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304505 | Managing Secure Sharing of Private Medication Information Across Security Domains - A method of granting a user in a first organization access to private medication information stored within an authorization profile of a second organization, an access agreement between the two organizations is formed. Authorization is requested for the user, the authorization profile is retrieved, and authorization to private information is granted if authorized by the access agreement. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTH RISKS - A method and system for tracking health care metrics over time is disclosed which involves aggregating health related data via computer in a common computer database, de-identifying persons in the data in the database to remove personally identifiable information (PII) and personal Health information (PHI), matching de-identified persons with the related data, analyzing the matched de-identified persons and related data to generate populations utilizing risk, condition, and appropriateness of care algorithms, stratifying the population into predefined groups, identifying opportunities for health improvement, disseminating the opportunities to the persons in the groups; and tracking the groups over time to ascertain success of the opportunities disseminated. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304507 | CLINICAL NOTE GENERATOR - Automation of clinical note generation is provided. A narrative generation system is provided which enables creation, storage, and editing of digital representations of paper measures. The note generation system may further enable rules to be established which specify the manner in which a narrative is generated for a given patient measure based upon the completed patient measures. When a clinical note is to be generated for the completed patient measure, the patient measure may be retrieved and analyzed by the note generation system according to the rules. The note generation system may further output the generated narrative in clinical notes displaying the completed patient measures and generated narrative for review and editing, as necessary, by a clinician. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304508 | System and Method for Collaborative Patient Engagement - A system for facilitating collaborative engagement among a plurality of entities. The system includes a common interactive platform for allowing the various entities to interact collaboratively and with the system. The entities include one or more of a patient, healthcare provider, and the healthcare provider related entities, and a patient related entity, the patient related entity bearing a relationship with the patient as defined by an associated relationship identity number associated with the patient related entity in association with the respective patient. The system further includes or is coupled to a patient information database and a clinical data repository. The system further includes a processing unit to process stored programmed instructions for enabling collaborative engagement among the entities. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304509 | System for Identifying and Delivering Services for Delivery to Pharmacy Patients - A computer system ( | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304510 | HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A health information exchange (HIE) system and related methods for sharing patient medical data among a plurality of users. In one embodiment, the HIE system includes a processor executing a software application and one or more databases. Medical data may be downloaded by a first user to the system in a source file format. The system converts and stores the medical data in a data record such as an object having a different type of data structure. Upon receiving a request from a second user for the medical data in a specified destination file format, the system retrieves and converts the object containing the medical data into the specified destination file format, and sends the destination file to the second user. The source and destination file formats may be the same or different. In one embodiment, users may access and communicate with the HIE system via the Internet. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304511 | PATIENT CARE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, method, and computer program products are provided for a patient care application. The patient care application provides for a personal reference list for patients, and healthcare providers alike. According to specific embodiments, the patient care application aids in facilitating communication between ambulatory and inpatient care settings such that a patient can track their physician and/or healthcare specialist visits and hospital admissions/discharge history via a mobile device. Likewise, a physician or healthcare professional may access patient demographics, insurance information, and healthcare admission/discharge history via the mobile device. Furthermore, the patient care application allows a physician or healthcare professional to receive or submit information pertaining to the admission of a patient via the mobile device. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING DATA IN A CLINICAL NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method for sharing data in a clinical network environment is provided in one example embodiment and includes associating a participant with a community in a clinical network environment comprising patients, medical providers, and payors, determining participant access privileges to data in a database, and providing access to the data according to a predetermined mode of sharing associated with the data. The data includes medical data, financial data and operations data associated with patients, medical providers and payors. The predetermined mode of sharing can include pessimistic mode, optimistic mode, or opportunistic mode. According to the optimistic mode, all data in the database is accessible to all participants in the community. According to the pessimistic mode, selected data in the database is accessible to all participants in the community. According to the opportunistic mode, selected customized data in the database is accessible to specific participants in the community. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130311201 | MEDICAL RECORD GENERATION AND PROCESSING - In at least one embodiment, a system and method provides a paradigm shift in generating a medical record by allowing a clinician increased flexibility in documenting a patient examination and treatment while still generating a structured medical record that facilitates multiple, subsequent processing options. In at least one embodiment, the system and method utilize natural language processing and feedback to generate a complete, electronic medical record. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311202 | Methods for Selecting Medications - The invention provides a computer program product for selecting and administering a psychotropic medication for a patient. The computer program product utilizes a combination of genotype and phenotype information to provide the user with accurate guidance regarding the appropriate medication and its use. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERACTION-BASED SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a syntactic component for retrieving records corresponding to an individual and analyzing the records to assess a condition for the individual; a user interface for capturing interaction data that is associated with an encounter between the individual and a service provider; and a semantic component for comparing the interaction data to interaction criteria, where an action plan for the individual is generated based at least in part on the assessed condition and the comparison of the interaction data to the interaction criteria. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311204 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PATIENTS - A system and method for monitoring multiple patients. The system includes one or more processors for receiving multiple health parameters associated with each patient and parameter values associated with the health parameters. The processors classify each patient in a clinical category of multiple clinical categories based on the health parameters. Each clinical category indicates a criticality level associated with a health condition of a patient. The processors also present health profiles of the patients based on a clinical category associated with each patient in a user interface for monitoring each patient. The health profiles indicate the parameter values associated with the health parameters. The plurality of clinical categories and the plurality of health parameters are stored in a memory. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING PATIENT ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION TREATMENT REGIMENS - A system and method for increasing patient adherence to following medication treatment regimens. An adherence data processing and communication system generates and displays medication adherence data based on historical medication information. The system is linked to other systems involved with electronic ordering and filling of prescriptions, such as electronic prescription and pharmacy systems all connected by suitable wired and/or wireless communication protocols including the Internet. In one embodiment, the adherence data is displayed in the form of an interactive report card which provides a user with adherence metrics in both summary and more detailed formats for prescription medications taken by the patient. A related method executed by the data processing and communication system is disclosed. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311206 | Generation and Data Management of a Medical Study Using Instruments in an Integrated Media and Medical System - In general, a computer-implemented method is described for retrieving by one or more computers an appointment schedule associated with a physician, the appointment schedule including one or more names of patients scheduled for a medical visit with the physician, receiving a first request to view appointment information for a selected patient, retrieving by one or more computers a first list comprising instruments completed 160 by the selected patient, and receiving a second request to send one or more instruments completed by the selected patient to the physician. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130317848 | Electronic Medical Record Process - A user friendly improved process can include: transmitting and detecting a user identification (ID) signal providing an electronic code of a physician or other medical personnel; electronically comparing the user ID signal with an electronic database of authorized users to determine if the physician or other medical personnel is an authorized user; and authorizing access to each electronic medical record (EMR) of patients of the authorized user. After access is allowed, the authorized user can input patient information, prescriptions and physician's notes into the EMR, generate the user's signature on the EMR as well as view, transmit and print the signed prescription or EMR. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317849 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING MANAGING, AND ANALYZING ORAL HEALTH CARE DATA - A computer program stored on non-transitory computer-readable medium for directing operation of a computer system for use in collecting, managing, and analyzing dental or oral health care data for residents in an assisted living facility. The computer program comprises a code segment for receiving and storing in the computer system profile data for at least some of the residents in the facility; a code segment for permitting caregivers at the facility to access the profile data; a code segment for receiving from the caregivers health care data representative of dental or oral health care provided to the residents; a code segment for tracking when each caregiver uses the computer program to access the profile data or enter the health care data; and a code segment for providing a report that indicates how often each caregiver accessed the profile data or entered the health care data. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317850 | APPARATUS, PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PLURALITY OF PATIENTS AFFECTED BY KIDNEY FAILURE - An apparatus, a process and a system for monitoring a plurality of patients (P) affected by kidney failure over a time frame (T) are disclosed. The system includes blood treatment units, laboratory storage units, at least one hub module, and client units. The system collects values (VM) of a plurality of session parameters, set values (VS) of a plurality of prescription parameters, values (VL) of a plurality of laboratory parameters and the hub module stores values (KPVi) of selected parameters (KPi) which are a subclass of the collected values (VM, VS, VL) and which are transferred to the client units. Each client unit may define, for each of said patients, a number of indicators (IDk) based on the values (KPVi,k) taken by a respective subclass (KPi,k) of said selected parameters (KPi) and to operate the respective display according to various display modes. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317851 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF MEDICAL FILES - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317852 | MEDICAL DEVICE INFORMATION PORTAL - The medical device information portal provides a user-friendly platform for presentation of data obtained from device interrogation. The device data is presented in a uniform fashion irrespective of the device manufacturer. Further, the MDI Portal provides easy interpretation of interrogation findings from noticeable differences between normal and abnormal findings. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317853 | DEVICE SELECTIVELY STORING AND PRESENTING CRITICAL MEDICAL INFORMATION - A device for selectively storing and presenting critical medical information about a person who needs immediate medical assistance includes a housing, a memory, a microprocessor and an output member. The microprocessor senses when the information has been requested and presents it through the output member either orally or visually. The device is preferably incorporated into an accessory worn by the patient/wearer for example as a wrist watch, pendant, pin, or other similar accessory. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ASSOCIATE PATIENTS WITH PATIENT DATA - A method and information system to support the association of a patient with a patient data set at at least one computer, a photograph of the patient is obtained and stored in a manner that links the photograph with the patient data set. Upon at least one, and preferably at every, treatment requiring the presence of the patient, the photograph of the patient is visually presented at a display device that is in the field of view of a person implementing or supervising the treatment. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317855 | Electronic Method and System that Improves Efficiencies for Rendering Diagnosis of Radiology Procedures - An electronic method and system for improving radiologists' efficiencies when viewing radiology procedures and rendering diagnosis in a manner that emulates current methods and apparatus. The method of the present invention includes reviewing electronic radiology images and reports contained in a patient's digital master folder (an information object invented to manage the patient's radiology information), comparing images from the current procedure to specific images from prior procedures in a specified order, and dictating the procedure's diagnosis into the digital master folder. The apparatus of the present invention includes a flat panel monitor for the viewing and manipulation of digital master folders, a dictation trackball device for manual and voice enabled operation and navigation of the system, and multiple high-resolution computer monitors functioning as a “light-box” for the viewing of radiology images. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING PATIENT INFORMATION - A system for conveying patient information is configured to receive data related to a patient, and convert the data into event-driven messages for transmission to communication devices carried by physicians and others. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317857 | PREPOPULATING CLINICAL EVENTS WITH IMAGE BASED DOCUMENTATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for protocol driven image acquisition are provided. In embodiments, a protocol is received by an image capturing device. The protocol comprises orders from a clinician, a workflow for capturing at least one image, or a combination thereof. At least one field for receiving metadata to be associated with the at least one image allows structured documentation to begin on the image capturing device. The at least one image and associated metadata are communicated to a medical information system. A patient is identified by the metadata or an existing patient to device association and the at least one image is associated with an electronic medical record for the patient. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians' offices. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317859 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PATIENT GROUPS AND MOBILE INTERACTIONS - A health management system for managing the healthcare data of patients, managing interactions with patients, doctors and insurance companies, and managing group messaging and data access from mobile phones of patients and doctors. The health management system facilitates interaction with a plurality of patients. It comprises a patient group management server that is communicatively coupled to a plurality of mobile devices of patients. The patient group management server receives an inquiry from one of the plurality of patients and shares it with at least one member of a patient group in which the one of the plurality of patients is a member. The patient group management server enables communication of at least one of a response message, a coaching and guided activity, a questionnaire and a relevant reference content by another member of the patient group in response to the inquiry. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130325502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SYNDROME-SPECIFIC, WEIGHTED-INCIDENCE TREATMENT REGIMEN RECOMMENDATIONS - A system and method for guiding the selection of treatment regimens according to locality-specific and patient-specific criteria. The system and method may employ a guidance engine that determines past efficacies of multiple treatment regimens in prior patients presenting with the syndrome of interest in a given locality, then correlate those outcomes with the clinical and demographic characteristics of the prior patients and locality. The guidance engine determines the influence of multiple patient characteristics and locality trends on positive treatment outcomes, and uses such determinations to generate a report including success probabilities for various treatment regimens, given the current patient's particular characteristics and trends within the patient's current locality. The system and method may be implemented in a variety of embodiments, including via a networked system interfaced with a healthcare facility's electronic medical record system, or as a stand-alone device. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325503 | SECURE COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS - A network-based application for computing devices facilitates workflow management for healthcare professionals and can facilitate secure communications, collaboration and sharing of information regarding patient care. Notifications about messages can be sent or received, for example, by text or email to or from the healthcare professional's personal computing device, or as a notification to a message inbox accessed through a secure Internet or other secure network portal. Messages and data containing the actual patient information, however, are sent or retrieved only through the user's message inbox accessed through the secure Internet or other secure network portal. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325504 | DYNAMIC REPORT BUILDING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for processing analyte data. In some exemplary implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include selecting at least one module from among a plurality of modules, the selection performed based on metadata including one or more of the following rules: whether the at least one module can be used with a type of device, whether the at least one module can be used with a glycemic state of a host, and whether the at least one module can be used with an expected volume of data generated by the type of device; and generating a report including the selected at least one module configured to present information representative of the glucose concentration level measured in the host. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT - Certain examples provide system and methods for population health management. An example population health management system includes an information exchange platform, a knowledge platform, application(s), and a user portal. The example information exchange platform is to share of information for patients and providers in a selected population. The example information exchange platform is to collect and transform the information into an accessible, sharable format. The example knowledge platform is to derive insight from the collected and transformed information. The example knowledge platform is to facilitate application of one or more analytics and rules-based workflows to the collected and transformed information to derive insight. The example application(s) are to coordinate communication and care collaboration across the selection population based on the insight and information. The example user portal is to provide a unified interface to enable access to the application(s), knowledge platform, and information for the selected population. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325506 | UPLOADING MEASUREMENT DATA OF NON-CONNECTED MEDICAL MEASURING DEVICES - Embodiments are directed to detecting and uploading measurement data of a non-connected medical measuring device. Embodiments include capturing an image of an identification object and a beginning event image of a medical measuring device and extracting identification data from the image of the identification object. Based on detecting that the identification object has been removed, an ending event image of the medical measuring device is captured. Embodiments include determining if a measurement event has occurred by comparing the ending event image and the beginning event image. Based on determining that the measurement event occurred, a measurement data of the ending event image is extracted and upload to a personal health record database. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325507 | MEDICAL INFORMATION DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a medical information data management system for managing a plurality of medical information data sets generated at a plurality of medical facilities including a specifying unit, which specifies arbitrary management units, each of which including one or a plurality of medical information data sets, with respect to the plurality of medical information data sets, an ID issuing unit which issues cooperation management IDs respectively to the specified management units, and a storage unit which stores the issued cooperation management IDs and the medical information data sets. In the storage unit, each cooperation management ID is associated with medical information data sets that belong to a management unit corresponding to the cooperation management ID. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSPARENT MEDICAL TREATMENT - A system for tracking the location and activities of a patient is disclosed. The system includes: a patient location identification device associated with a patient; a patient data server including at least one server application executable on a computer, the patient data server remotely located from the patient location identification device wherein the patient data server and patient location identification device are configured to dynamically communicate with each other through the at least one server application; and a patient medical data file residing in at least one of the patient location identification device or the patient data server, the patient medical data file configured to maintain a plurality of recordable events generated by the patient location identification device. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325509 | REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR PATIENT CARE PROVIDER - A system for managing patient care provider referral. The system includes a database which includes records for a plurality of patient care providers. The system also includes a processor, and a memory storing software executable by the processor. The software includes a lookup tool configured to retrieve patient care provider records from the database, and a transaction processing tool configured to enable a referring patient care provider to select a referred patient care provider for a patient based on the retrieved records. The system can further include an electronic health record (EHR) tracker configured to track updates to an EHR of the patient, as well as a survey tool configured to collect feedback from the patient regarding the referred patient care provider. Methods associated with the system and the various tools are also disclosed. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325510 | IMAGE BASED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES - An image-based diagnostic system may include graphical user interfaces that include image icons. Users may select image icon(s) and/or other icon(s) related to an analysis of expert images, such as medical images. Analytical reports may be generated based on the selection(s). In some implementations, the image icons may be correlated to reference information and references may be retrieved based on image icon(s). | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325511 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS MOBILE MANAGEMENT - A system for health and wellness mobile management comprises a database operable to store a health and wellness data record associated with a patient/data owner, a content management system adapted to strictly control access to the health and wellness data record stored in the database according to access rules set by the patient, a web interface adapted to interface with information requesters submitting requests for access to the health and wellness data record via a web application, an external connect interface adapted to interface with external systems and applications for receiving health and wellness data associated with the patient, a prescription interface adapted to receive a pharmaceutical prescription for the patient submitted by a healthcare provider, and a patient identification accessory adapted to uniquely identify the patient as the data owner of the health and wellness data record stored in the database. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325512 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SERVICE THEREOF - A mobile EMR system and a method of providing a service thereof strengthen mobility and security in an existing EMR system. The method of providing a service in a mobile electronic medical record (EMR) system includes: receiving, by a mobile EMR management server, a command that requests EMR information from a mobile client; converting the command, having received from the mobile client to a command of a method in which a hospital information system (HIS) supports; forwarding an EMR information request to the HIS using the converted command; acquiring the requested EMR information from the HIS; and transmitting the acquired EMR information to the mobile client. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325513 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AT-HOME MEDICAL PREVENTION, RECOVERY AND MAINTENANCE - A web-based method implemented by at least one computing device for automating a medical treatment plan is described. Content related to a program that is associated with a medical treatment is identified. The identified content is digitized. The digitized content is stored in a database. The identified content is provided to a patient via user interface to assist the patient who is associated with the medical treatment. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325514 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS UTILIZING PORTABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - Mobile clinicians conduct in-home patient visits utilizing on-site diagnostic and treatment equipment, where service is enhanced by the use of portable computing and communications equipment. A mobile care entity provides mobile clinicians preprogrammed portable computers. Each portable computer updates patient data in the local storage utilizing a wireless communications device to download updates from a central storage facility. The entity selects a mobile clinician and dispatches him/her to the patient's premises. The clinician visits the patient's premises accompanied by an assortment of electronic diagnostic and treatment devices. The mobile clinician utilizes various diagnostic devices to prepare machine-readable reports of related aspects of the patient's condition. The clinician directs the portable computer to perform follow-up tasks including: (1) electronically collecting the prepared reports and graphically presenting them in human-readable form, (2) storing a machine-readable medical record, and (3) utilizing the wireless device to transmit the reports and records. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325515 | CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING - A system and method for patient discharge planning. The system and method include evaluating a patient record including patient data parameters of a patient, predicting a change in the patient record for all possible treatment options, generating a discharge recommendation based on at least one of the patient record and the predicted change in the patient record and displaying the discharge recommendation to a user. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130332190 | PROVIDING INDICATIONS OF CLINICAL-TRIAL CRITERIA MODIFICATIONS - Systems and method for providing indications of trial-related attributes are provided. In embodiments, the method includes providing an indication to view a suggested clinical-trial criteria modification(s) that, if implemented, is expected to increase a number of patients eligible for a clinical trial. Thereafter, a suggested criterion modification for a clinical-trial criterion is received. The suggested criterion modification is based on a comparison of aggregated patient data associated with the clinical-trial criterion to the clinical-trial criterion. The indication of the suggested criterion modification for the clinical-trial criterion can be displayed. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332191 | IDENTIFYING PATIENT ELIGIBILITY FOR CLINICAL TRIALS - Systems and method for facilitating clinical-trial referrals are provided. In embodiments, the method includes searching clinical-trial data associated with a plurality of clinical trials to identify one or more clinical trials for which a patient is eligible to participate based on patient data associated with the patient. Such clinical-trial data associated with the plurality of clinical trials can be aggregated in a centralized data store. Thereafter, an indication of the one or more clinical trials for which the patient is eligible is provided. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332192 | AMPUTATED EXTREMITY HOLDER AND SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE - A portable amputated extremity holder and sample collection device according to various embodiments can include a first supporting member and a second supporting member. A pair of rods is disposed so as to adjustably connect the first supporting member and the second supporting member to form an extremity holder and a sample collection zone. The extremity holder is configured to hold an amputated extremity during an examination for performing a sample collection procedure on the amputated extremity. The sample collection zone comprises a plurality of testing and measuring components associated with at least one of the supporting members to assist with the sample collection procedure. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332193 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGIGN PATIENT CONSENT - A method includes displaying a first page and obtaining patient insurance eligibility data. Patient consent information is requested and received from the HIE. A second page is displayed and updated consent information is obtained. The updated consent information is transmitted to the HIE. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332194 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE EHR DATA INTEGRATION, QUERY, ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND CROWDSOURCED EHR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT - A method, system, and computer program is provided for interacting with electronic medical health records. The method, system, and computer program may be configured to receive healthcare-related information including financial, patient, and provider related information from at least one electronic source. The healthcare-related information may be electronic health records, and may also be other information such as non-clinical data and environmental monitors. The method, system, and computer program may be further configured to determine a performance indicator of the health-care related information. The method, system, and computer program may be further configured to identify one or more corrective measures based on the performance indicator | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332195 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND DISPLAY - A method and system for collecting, protecting, pre-processing, storing, sorting, filtering and accessing with granular control of permissions, medical data associated with one or more individual patients, practitioners, suppliers or research facilities taking into account the interrelationships between and among all the data and the participants and then displaying this data in dynamically generated low-latency fashion to any of the above participants and enabling the use of real time epidemiological data to make medical and lifestyle decisions. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332196 | Diabetes Monitoring Using Smart Device - A method for communicating diabetes information to a diabetes care provider includes wirelessly transmitting diabetes readings from at least one diabetes device via a patient's smart device to a diabetes care provider's smart device through a secure server; notifying a diabetes care giver of the transmitted diabetes readings; displaying the transmitted diabetes readings on a smart device of the diabetes care provider; and providing messaging between the patient and the diabetes care provider on the patient's smart device and the diabetes care provider's smart device. The system can also automatically post an aggregate of diabetes readings and messages as a new note on a secure website and/or in a patient's electronic medical record. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332197 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING AND MONITORING HOME HEALTH INTERACTIONS - A system uses a multi-pass authentication method to authenticate the presence of a health care provider co-located with an assigned patient at a specific time and in a specific place that includes a data reader and transmitter with particular capabilities held by the health care provider, a token held by the patient, and a back-end database and internet-based interface. The system includes an object that includes a wirelessly detectable patient identification (ID) and an electronic device. The electronic device includes a provider ID and is configured to receive the patient ID from the object, retrieve, from a database, healthcare intervention data. The electronic device selectively locks and unlocks access to clinical data recording functions of the electronic device based on the healthcare intervention data. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332198 | Systems and Methods for National Registry Data Collection as Patient Care is Conducted - A user interface is provided that requests clinical note data from a healthcare provider as a patient is being seen by the healthcare provider. The clinical note data requested includes data needed to populate one or more variables of one or more national registries and data needed to populate a clinical note medical record of an existing electronic medical records system. The clinical note data entered by the healthcare provider for the patient is received from the user interface. Automatically and at substantially the same time, the entered clinical note data needed to populate a clinical note medical record of an existing EMR system for the patient is stored in the existing EMR system, and the entered clinical note data needed to populate one or more variables for the patient for the one or more national registries is stored in a database. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130339050 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE PATIENT SAFETY - A mobile communication terminal can comprise a housing, a microprocessor disposed within the housing, a communication interface, an encoded information reading (EIR) device, and a coupling device for mechanically coupling the mobile communication terminal to the patient's body and/or a physical structure sustaining the patient's body. The mobile communication terminal can be configured to produce a message identifying the treatment by decoding optical decodable indicia or an RFID tag attached to a physical item associated with the treatment. The message can comprise the patient identifier, the treatment identifier and/or the treatment dosage. The mobile communication terminal can be further configured to validate at least one parameter of the treatment by retrieving at least a part of the patient's electronic health record (EHR) stored by the mobile communication terminal and/or an external computer. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TEXTUAL REPORT CONTENT - A system and method for completing a medical record includes receiving a request for creating a medical record for a completed medical procedure. Text macros that are relevant to the completed medical procedure are retrieved. Each of the retrieved text macros have at least one text block. A report structure for reporting the completed medical procedure is selected. A text macro is selected from the retrieved text macros. A determination is made as to the compatibility between the selected report structure and the retrieved text macros. If the selected text macro is compatible, report sections indicated by the selected report structure are created and text blocks of the selected text macro are used to update the created report sections. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339052 | System for Targeting Advertisements Based on Patient Electronic Medical Record Data - A patient specific informational material distribution system, comprises at least one repository of informational material items associated with corresponding particular medical conditions and an individual item is associated with at least one medical condition. An interface acquires patient specific medical data associating a particular medical condition with a specific patient. A data processor, coupled to the at least one repository and the interface, uses the at least one repository in identifying informational items associated with the particular medical condition of the specific patient in response to the acquired patient specific medical data. A distribution processor coupled to the data processor, distributes the identified informational items to the specific patient. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339053 | REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD DATA USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND STATISTICAL DATA MINING - Population-level health outcomes are observed by using millions of granular, de-identified health elements in electronic patient records. A GIS is integrated with EHR-derived data and uses data mining tools to spatially analyze EHR data, including proper selection of appropriate EHR data fields, retrieving EHR data (using three ubiquitous reporting languages), cleaning, and de-identifying the data. The cleaned EHR data are mapped against multiple geographic/environmental data layers in the GIS, and statistical spatial analyses of the EHR data are performed in a SQL database using data mining tools. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL INFORMATION TO LABOR AND DELIVERY STAFF - A remote labor and delivery service project provides details captured from one or more encounters. Essentially, it is the assembly of records aggregated over the course of the duration of the patient's visits but viewable remotely by a secure portal. The Labor and Delivery user will be able to select a patient from a group of pregnant women and select a specific pregnant patient. In some embodiments, the provider will be able to view the patient's prenatal flow sheets, prenatal lab, and antepartum summary. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339055 | DEVICE, METHOD AND DATA READER FOR HANDLING TREATMENT-RELATED DATA - A method for handling treatment-related data on a patient in a clinic data management system ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339056 | Medication Therapy Review Methods - A method for population and patient-specific medication therapy review using a computer particularly adapted for a medication therapy management or health care delivery organization is provided, wherein the method includes at least the steps of: collecting patient claims data; reviewing the patient claims data for accuracy and data integrity; identifying particular characteristics sought within the patient claims data; organizing and structuring the patient claims data; establishing a set of clinical rules; transforming the set of clinical rules established into a computer language, and entering the transformed clinical rules into an electronic database; and analyzing the patient claims data by applying the clinical rules using a computer particularly adapted for a medication therapy management or health care delivery organization, thereby producing an analytical result. In further embodiments, the analytic results are used to evaluate the need for patient-level medication therapy review and, optionally, to actually conduct a patient-level medication therapy review based on the review of the analytic results. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339057 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INFERRING GENETIC FINDINGS FOR A PATIENT - A method and system in a computing environment for inferring genetic findings for a patient is provided. The method includes receiving a request for genetic findings for a person from another application or a user. The method further includes inquiring as to whether the person has the genetic findings. If not, the method automatically provides inferred genetic findings for the person. The inferred genetic findings are calculated using genetic findings for family members of the patient, linkage analysis, haplotype analysis, semantic test results for the person and/or population genetics information. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339058 | Medical Information Event Manager - An event management system and method detects the occurrence of events as a function, at least in part, of information and data gathered from monitoring one or more patients with a medical information system. Event detection processes can be defined and then triggered to cover any of a variety of circumstances. For instance, event detection processes can be defined that, when triggered, indicate that a certain patient (or patients) would make a suitable candidate for that clinical trial, a patient is a candidate for a certain type of treatment, or hospital resources are being utilized in a certain manner. That is, such events may relate to the efficiency or inefficiency in use of certain resources, or such events may concern usage under certain circumstances. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND OPTIMIZING HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION - A comprehensive patient data assessment system and method for use in generating, tracking and analyzing medical data related to healthcare administered by a group of physicians to a specified patient population. The system is operative to track data related to the claims history, case management, pharmacy data, and lab tests/results for each patient treated by each patient's primary care physician preferably through electronic medical records that are accessible over a computer network. The system is operative to generate data indicative of the utilization of healthcare resources utilized to treat each patient within the patient population, as well as ensure that each primary care physician utilizes appropriate codes for each diagnosis and procedure/test administered to each patient. The system further provides for categorization of patients afflicted with chronic conditions that require high-cost care. The systems are exceptionally effective in conserving medical resources, ensuring uniformity in administering healthcare, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS FROM ONE OR MORE HEALTHCARE RELATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS - A system and method for the analysis of one or more patient encounters from one or more healthcare related information systems of a healthcare organization are disclosed. The system and method include a data processing system, which provides a graphical user interface which accepts a query regarding the patient encounters, which receives data in response to the query from the one or more healthcare related information systems about a plurality of pre-selected objects concerning the one or more patient encounters, and which arranges the data according to a data model which sets relations between the pre-selected objects. The system and method also employ the relations between the pre-selected objects to provide a report to the accepted query, and output the report. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130346103 | HIPAA-COMPLIANT THIRD PARTY ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for providing a third-party user HIPAA-compliant access to an electronic medical record system at a clinical site. A request for a clinical study participant list is received from the third-party user, and it is determined that the third-party user has viewing and access rights with respect to the clinical study participant list. The third-party user can select a participant on the clinical study participant list and access the participant's electronic medical record within the electronic medical record system. The electronic medical record is presented to the third-party user in a read-only view, and the third-party user is prevented from searching the EMR system for other electronic medical records. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346104 | COLLABORATION NETWORKING TOOL - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a provider, de-identified data that describes patients. The method includes enabling selective access to the de-identified data in the data store by seekers authorized by the provider. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346105 | COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT OF NURSING RISK ASSESSMENTS - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for using patient information stored in association with the patient's electronic medical record at a first healthcare facility to generate a comprehensive nursing risk assessment for the patient. The comprehensive nursing risk assessment includes nursing risk scenarios for which the patient is at risk and nursing risk prevention measures designed to reduce that risk. The comprehensive nursing risk assessment can be utilized by clinicians other than clinicians in a nursing-type role. The comprehensive nursing risk assessment can also be communicated to other healthcare facilities that are either concurrently caring for the patient with the first healthcare facility or scheduled to care for the patient after the patient is discharged from the first healthcare facility. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346106 | Integrated Health Data Navigator Based On A Single Timeline - Systems, methods, and computer program products for facilitating the navigation of patient clinical data based on a single timeline are disclosed. In an embodiment, such integrated view allows users to navigate through patient health data using a conceptual linkage based on common attributes. Users may also, through use of a Unified Data Navigator built on a web-based client, configure and customize such patient health data displays and save selected settings as personal views. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346107 | MOBILE CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE FRAMEWORK FOR OFFLINE CAPABILITY - Systems and methods are described herein that provide a system associated with a CRA application framework with offline capability. In one example embodiment a trip report skeleton allows trip report data about clinical research to be stored on a mobile device. The mobile device sends a trip report skeleton creation request to a server side logic using the CRA application framework. The activities related to the trip report are performed asynchronously. Therefore, when a fetch request for the trip report skeleton is issued, it is determined if the trip report skeleton is ready. When the trip report skeleton is ready, a trip report skeleton in a Self Describing Object (SDO) format is received. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346108 | System and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care - A system for electronic patient care includes a network, a facility gateway, a device gateway application and a medical device. The facility gateway is configured to provide a publish-subscribe service for an application. The device gateway application is configured for execution by the facility gateway. The device gateway is configured to communicate via the network by providing a web service. The medical device is in operative communication with the network. The medical device is configured to communicate with the device gateway using the web service. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346109 | CLOUD-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION EXCHANGE - The present disclosure describes systems and methods of a healthcare exchange system to exchange medical information, stored in different formats, between different entities. This exchange system provides a channel for the flow of information and patient records across different health care entities that may store data in different formats. The exchange system's ability to receive requests and retrieve corresponding data from various entities, along with the transformation of data from the storing format into a format specified by the requesting entity, allow a flexible and extendable healthcare information exchange system. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346110 | CLINICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CLINICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - With respect to a patient whose clinical information is stored in a clinical information storage, plural user groups are set to make the clinical information utilized. With respect to each of the user groups, a history of display-setting used when clinical information about the patient is displayed on a display device by a user belonging to the respective user groups is stored in such a manner to be linked with the respective user groups. An input instruction to display patient's clinical information on a display device by a user belonging to one of the plural user groups is received. A display setting for display of this time is selected from the history of display-setting stored in a display history storage in such a manner to be linked with the one of the plural user groups. The patient's clinical information is displayed on the display device by using the selected display-setting. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346111 | Systems and Methods for Subject Identification (ID) Modeling - Systems and methods for subject identification (ID) modeling are disclosed. A subject identification may be associated with information contained in one or more core domains such as a patient domain, a country domain, and/or an investigator domain. The domains can be generically designed such that data sources that are unknown at the time the domains are created can be managed. In this way, using generic structures that support the domains, data sources can be added and/or updated as additional information and/or data sources become available. Using various graphical user interfaces, a user can dynamically associate patient criteria, country criteria, investigator criteria, and/or other information with subject identifications. A subject identification may be associated with a specified capture date. Information contained in the various domains may be filtered such that only information contained in the domain on or before the capture date is available for the subject identification. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140006051 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROFILES | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006052 | VENTILATOR BILLING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006053 | INDIVIDUALIZED HEALTH PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006054 | SEGREGATION SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006055 | Integrated Medical Evaluation and Record Keeping System | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006056 | Method for Collecting Patient's Physical Sign Data and Mobile Nusing System | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006057 | PATIENT VIRTUAL ROUNDING WITH CONTEXT BASED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006058 | Connecting Consumers with Service Providers | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140012596 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR STORING PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a portable device for storing personal health records and a method for controlling the same, and more particularly, to a portable device for storing personal health records and a method for controlling the same in which user authentication is performed in order to personally manage health records and utilization of data is selected according to a result of the user authentication. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012597 | AUTOMATICALLY POPULATING A WHITEBOARD WITH AGGREGATE DATA - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for automatically populating a dashboard with aggregate data are provided. In embodiments, a dashboard associated with a plurality of rooms in a hospital unit is displayed on a touchscreen monitor. Unit data associated with the plurality of rooms including unit description, current shift, charge nurse, clinician names, and clinician numbers is received. Patient data associated with a patient in each of the plurality of rooms is received. The patient data includes location, name, sex, age, and length of stay. The dashboard is automatically populated in real-time with the unit data and the patient data. One or more alerts associated with a patient in one of the plurality of rooms are received. One or more visual cues associated with one or more alerts are displayed on the dashboard. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012598 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF SAFETY CONCERNS OF NEW DRUGS - A drug registry database is administered by storing healthcare claims for a plurality of patients and providing a user interface that displays new drug/comparator drug pairings in which a new drug includes a threshold number of healthcare claims and a comparator drug with substantially similar medical indications as the new drug. Based on receiving a new drug/comparator drug pairing selection, an analysis engine identifies from healthcare claims a statistically matched first of patients having used the new drug and second group of patients having used the comparator drug; identifies a comparative occurrence of existing medical conditions or new medical conditions in the statistically matched groups; and calculates a probability value indicating a relative likelihood that a patient taking the new drug will have a medical condition from the new or existing medical conditions in comparison to a likelihood that a patient taking the comparator drug will have the medical condition. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012599 | System and Method for Storing Health Information and Adjudicating Insurance Claims - The presently disclosed embodiments provide a medical information card that provides at least two functions. First, the card stores pertinent medical information relating to the person to whom the card was issued. Secondly, the card sores information relating to insurance coverage held by the card owner, with information that will facilitate verification of active coverage, adjudication of insurance claims, and payment for the healthcare-related services. Thirdly, the card protects against fraud and errant claims that could result in significant penalties, loss of license or prosecution of a healthcare provider. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art after reviewing the present disclosure that the presently disclosed embodiments could also be used to implement these functions separately rather than collectively, although the invention has particular utility when providing these functions collectively. A variety of methods that may be implemented using the card are also disclosed. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012600 | METHOD OF PREVENTING PRESCRIPTON ABUSE - A computer-implemented system for preventing prescription abuse. The system includes a secure login for both physicians and pharmacists. A prescribing physician submits a prescription request to the system after selecting an intended patient, after which the system generates a unique prescription code derived from the patient history and prescription medication request. The physician is able to include this unique code on the prescription, thereby allowing a pharmacist to ensure the prescription has not been tampered with. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012601 | System And Method For Furthering Online Health Verification Incorporating Medical Records - A computer-implemented method for providing dating services. The method can include receiving a request for verification from a first user of an online dating system, providing said first user with instructions for obtaining medical information from a health provider, receiving said medical information pertaining to said first user, publishing said medical information in a profile associated with said first user, receiving a search query from a second user, said search query identifying said profile in its results, and enabling communication between said first user and said second user. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012602 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING TREATMENT OF A PARTICULAR HEALTH CONDITION - A system for managing treatment of a particular health condition afflicting a patient includes a health management application program that prompts a user for entry of health condition data, including patient physiological data, subjective patient health condition data, and medication delivery data, compiles the health condition data into a data summary, and transmits the data summary through a communication unit. A drop-down list related to subjective symptoms is provided, which includes stress and depression. A touch screen is provided for a graphical user interface. The health management program also provides prompts for the entry of diet data, and further displays drop-down lists related to daily activities and alerts for medication delivery. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140019159 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PATIENT CHARTING - A method for guided patient charting is provided. The method may include, by a patient charting apparatus, receiving a context based on patient history, visit reason, age, gender, and/or policy, and identifying recommended workflows based on the context, an access control list, and/or a rule set. The recommended workflows may then be visually distinguished from that of the non-recommended workflows. Recommendations at the field-level may also be provided. Administration of workflow settings is provided. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019160 | Verifying Charge Codes - Systems, methods, and computer program products involve receiving, electronically, medical information about a patient of a medical provider from an electronic medical record. A charge code associated with a medical condition of the patient can be automatically identified from a specified set of a plurality of charge codes upon which a third party will base payment to the medical provider using the received medical information. The charge code can be outputted. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THRESHOLDS OR A RANGE OF VALUES USED TO ALLOCATE PATIENTS TO A TREATMENT LEVEL OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM - There is provided a system for determining a threshold value or range of values for results of a test used to assign patients to a particular level of treatment for a clinical condition, the system comprising one or more databases storing historical information on a plurality of patients having the clinical condition, the information including values for the test performed on the patients, information on the treatment level for the clinical condition provided to the patients, there being a plurality of available treatment levels for the clinical condition, information on the outcome of the clinical condition for the patients and information on the cost associated with providing each of the treatment levels to the patients; and a processing module in communication with said one or more databases, the processing module determining a threshold value or range of values for results of the test from the information in said one or more databases, with the threshold value or range of values indicating the most cost effective treatment level for a given test result. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019162 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR ONLINE TRIAGE - An automated triage system may include a patient database, a patient information system, a prioritized ranking system, and a nurse control panel system. The patient information system can include a user interface module, a clinical decision rules database, and a data processing engine. The patient information system may collect patient information data from a patient and generate a clinical determination based on the collected data. The prioritized ranking system may be configured to process to clinical determination to determine a prioritized ranking score for the patient. The nurse control panel system may be configured to process the prioritized ranking score and rank and display the patients in a patient queue, highlight clinically pertinent information, and generate a template response with personalized health information to save the nurse time and improve quality of care. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019163 | TEMPLATE BASED FILTERING AND SUMMATIONS FLOW SHEET - Systems and methods are disclosed to provide a moveable summary column and/or row for an electronic medical flow sheet. The summary column and/or row can provide various summations of the patient's data records for any time period depending on where the moveable summation column and/or row is placed. The summation of the various patient data depends on a type of the patient data. The summary column and/or row can be moved by the user to any spot in the patient data portion of the medical flow sheet to sum up different intervals of data. The moveable summation column and/or row presents summary data for patient parameters depending on the placement of the summation column and/or row. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019164 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE DATA - Methods and systems for constructing a comprehensive history for an IMD are disclosed. The method includes interrogating an implantable medical device (IMD) with an interrogating external programmer device (EPD), and comparing a unique signature associated with the interrogating EPD to a stored signature, associated with a particular programmer device that most immediately previously programmed the IMD, in memory of the IMD. If the unique signature of the interrogating programmer device is not the same as the stored signature, the method includes recording the stored signature in the interrogating EPD. The method may optionally include replacing the stored signature in the IMD memory with the unique signature of the interrogating EPD if the interrogating EPD programs the IMD. A comprehensive history for the IMD may be constructed by tracing the values in the IMD and the programmer databases. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019165 | Computer Mouse System and Associated Computer Medium for Monitoring and Improving Health and Productivity of Employees - Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for sensing health characteristics of a user using a computer mouse including, a computer medium including program instructions executable by a to cause the steps of: activating set of health sensors integrated within a computer mouse, collecting health sensor data output by the set of health sensors, determining an updated health profile for an employee using the collected health sensor data, updating health information for the employee to reflect the updated health profile for the employee, and displaying the updated health profile for the employee. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140025398 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT HYPOTHESIS TESTING - A computer-implemented system and method of evaluating the effects of medical treatments, the method including receiving patient record data; identifying relevant characteristics for evaluation; identifying a first treatment; identifying a second treatment; assigning a weight to each patient case; determining the relative likelihood, using the assigned weights, that an identified treatment will result in an identified effect when contrasted with a second identified treatment; and, outputting this estimated relative likelihood. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140025399 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PATIENT FOR LATER ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD FOR THE PATIENT USING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE BELONGING TO AN INQUIRING PERSON - A method for identifying a patient for later access to an electronic patient record for the patient using a communication device belonging to an inquiring person. The patient record is stored in a database using a primary key which serves to identify the patient and which has at least one unambiguously associated secondary key, where the secondary key used to identify a patient is at least one subscriber information item which characterizes a subscriber in a wireless communication network. The secondary key for identification is transmitted between a mobile terminal used for communication in the wireless communication network and a portal via the at least one communication network. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140025400 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SEARCHING, FILTERING AND DISPLAYING EVENT-ALIGNED INFORMATION SETS RELATED TO DIABETES - A device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying diabetes related information sets aligned by the occurrence of a particular event are disclosed. After receiving a request for an event-aligned display of diabetes related information based on an event, a search for a plurality of tagged occurrences of the event and retrieval of an information set for each of the plurality of tagged occurrences is provided. Each information set may include diabetes related information chronologically related to the tagged occurrence. The retrieved information sets is displayed on a display, wherein the retrieved information sets are shown on the display aligned by their tagged occurrences such that all diabetes related information is positioned relative the event based on its chronological relationship with the event. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140032240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING HEALTHCARE QUALITY - In a method for measuring healthcare quality, a plurality of computers operating in parallel receive from a patient dataset representative of patients within a healthcare organization, the patient dataset being distributed across the plurality of computer as subsets of patient datasets. The plurality of computers receive at least one healthcare quality measure definition comprising a numerator and a denominator. The plurality of computers identify, in the subsets of patient datasets, patient data that corresponds to the measure definition. The plurality of computers attribute the identified patient data to at least one provider based on an attribution rule. The plurality of computers calculate at least one healthcare quality measure for the at least one provider, according to the healthcare quality measure definition, based on the attributed patient encounters. The plurality of computers store the at least one calculated healthcare quality measure in a measure dataset. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140032241 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING CLINICAL STATE OF A SUBJECT - A method, device, and computer program product for monitoring clinical state of a subject are disclosed. To facilitate the manual adaptation of the care processes to the current state of a patient at least one input parameter is retrieved, wherein each input parameter is indicative of control applied to a respective physiological process of the subject. An output parameter is acquired for each of the at least one input parameter, thereby to obtain a parameter pair, wherein each input and output parameter is indicative of the respective physiological process. Each parameter pair is presented on a dedicated two-dimensional plot comprising a first axis representing respective input parameter and a second axis representing, respective output parameter, wherein the first axis is scaled according to the input operating range of the respective input parameter and the second axis is scaled according to the output operating range of the respective output parameter. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140032242 | CROSS-FACILITY CLOUD BASED PHYSICIAN PATIENT DATA MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING PLATFORM - A web-browser accessible cloud based patient list manager for point of care capture, cloud based hosting, and subsequent viewing of structured data and reports about physician or other provider care episodes. Users capture the headlines of each care episode that will permit a focused set of value creation while the details reside in the electronic or paper based medical records systems. The repository of structured data resulting from the use creates a data asset of significant value. Several modular bolt on solutions leverage this structured data to help physician and other provider subscribers improve and facilitate the efficiency and safety of patient management, diagnostic imaging management, clinical work flows, charge capture, revenue cycle management, accreditation reporting, quality and outcomes monitoring and improvement, among other things. The invention improves the business and clinical intelligence of end users resulting in better financial performance, lower healthcare costs to payors, and better outcomes. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140032243 | DOSE COUNTER AND RECORDING METHOD - A dose counter for a metered dose inhaler includes a force sensor, an electronic controller, a memory for storing data indicative of a remaining number of doses and an electronic display device coupled to the controller for displaying the remaining number of doses. The dose counter is attached or integrated into a base of a canister containing medicament such that force applied to the base of the canister is registered by the force sensor, the controller being configured to measure force applied to the dose counter when depressing the canister and being responsive to measured force to decrement the remaining number of doses stored in the memory and shown on the display device. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140032244 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TELEHEALTH DELIVERY AND ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for telehealth delivery and analysis are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving medical data associated with a patient. Further, the method includes determining consultation communication data associated with one or more communications between a healthcare professional and the patient. The method also includes generating statistical analysis data based on the medical data and the consultation communication data. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140032245 | INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system, apparatus, and related methods for the collection, processing, evaluation, transformation, and reporting of individual health care information from diverse information systems and sources. An individual health record (IHR) of the present invention provides a structure for individuals to participate in, and manage, their health and their medical care. An IHR object may be formed by obtaining information from diverse health care information systems and sources, and transforming and re-purposing into a coherent account of the individual's overall health and care using a comprehensive health care ontology. As information from various sources is updated or available, the IHR is dynamically updated on a continuous or periodic basis. In one embodiment, the IHR system is contained in a self-contained package or “appliance” designed to “plug and play” in existing health care information technology systems and networks, with minimal effort and intervention. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140039922 | METHOD OF OBTAINING DISCRETE OUTCOME DATA - A method for correlating health care interventions with a medical condition of a patient which includes ascertaining a medical condition of a patient, running diagnostic tests on the patient, diagnosing the patient based on medical data, assigning a health care intervention for the patient, displaying of information on a user interface, wherein the information includes the patient information, the health care intervention, and a plurality of outcomes, and in response to an action being performed, documenting an outcome corresponding to the health care intervention for a patient. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039923 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND MANAGING PATIENT DATA GATHERED DURING PATIENT TREATMENTS - A computer program for directing operation of a computer system that receives data from a portable electronic device operated by a caregiver. The computer program comprises a code segment for receiving data representative of a medical treatment to be administered to a patient (medical data); a code segment for receiving data representative of a condition of the patient before the medical treatment (pre-treatment patient data); a code segment for receiving data representative of a condition of the patient after the patient begins receiving the treatment (treatment patient data); and a code segment for correlating the medical data with the pre-treatment patient data and the treatment patient data to allow an investigator to determine an efficacy of the medical treatment. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039924 | GRAPHICAL TOOL FOR MANAGING A LONGITUDINAL PATIENT EPISODE - Systems and methods are disclosed for graphical-based management and documentation of longitudinal care episodes. As one example, a system to manage a longitudinal care episode for a patient can include a patient data aggregator, executable by a processor, to provide context data for the patient, at least a portion of the context data including patient data associated with multiple phases of the longitudinal care episode. A tool manager can translate user interactions with an associated graphical user interface (GUI) into corresponding discrete concepts. The corresponding discrete concepts can be stored in memory as part of longitudinal episode data for the patient, the longitudinal episode data being generated based on the context data and in response to user interactions with the GUI to facilitate documentation and management of the longitudinal care episode. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039925 | PRESENTING PATIENT INFORMATION BY BODY SYSTEM - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for sorting and presenting a patient's medical information by body system. A selection of a body system filter directed to a body system is received, and the patient's medical information is accessed. The selected body system filter is applied to the patient's medical information to generate a set of body-system specific patient information. The body-system specific patient information is presented on a body system view user interface. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039926 | PRESENTING MEDICATION INFORMATION BY BODY SYSTEM - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for sorting and presenting a patient's medication order information by body system. A selection of a body system filter directed to a body system is received, and the patient's medication order information is accessed. The selected body system filter is applied to the patient's medication order information to generate a set of body-system specific medication order information. The body-system specific medication order information is presented on a body system view user interface | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039927 | METHOD OF GENERATING USER INTERFACE AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING USER INTERFACE BY USING THE SAME - An apparatus for generating a user interface image for indicating a patient's health-related information includes an information receiver for receiving the patient's health-related information, an information arranger and classifier for arranging at least one piece of information included in the health-related information in a time sequence, and a user interface (UI) generator for generating the user interface image for displaying the at least one piece of information that is arranged in a time sequence, along a first axis, whereby a patient and a doctor may easily recognize the health-related information. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039928 | Diagnostic Image Security System - A method for restricting unauthorized access to a patient's diagnostic images is provided. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039929 | FEDERATED MASTER PATIENT INDEX FOR AUTONOMOUS HEALTHCARE ENTITIES - A method provides fully autonomous patient matching by entities of a federated healthcare system. The method includes receiving an electronically formatted query for a patient from an autonomous healthcare entity in a federation of healthcare entities. The query includes at least an identifier of the entity, a unique patient identifier of the patient generated by the entity, and demographics of the patient. The method further includes searching a federated master patient index stored in master patient index storage for an entry likely to correspond to the patient. The method further includes identifying an entry for the patient. The method further includes updating the identified entry to include at least the identifier of the entity, the unique patient identifier of the patient generated by the entity and the demographics. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039930 | SERVER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SERVER, USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING USER TERMINAL APPARATUS - Exemplary embodiments may disclose a server including: a communicator configured to communicate with an external apparatus; a storage unit configured to store medicine prescription information about a user; and a controller configured to generate temporary medicine prescription information for providing medicine to the user based on the medicine prescription information if a medicine-taking completion message is not received, and control the communicator to transmit the temporary medicine prescription information to the external apparatus. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039931 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS INFORMATION SYSTEM - There is provided an apparatus for organizing a clinical observation in the form of clinical information entered by a user into memory. The apparatus includes a mechanism to receive the clinical information, which is associated with the clinical observation and has a plurality of clinical attributes. There is a mechanism for parsing the clinical information, and which identifies a clinical information data structure representative of the clinical information and which has one or more granule information data structures. Each of the granule information data structures has a collection of generic attributes. There is a mechanism to assign the clinical attributes to respective ones of the generic attributes of the one or more granule information data structures. The clinical information data structure associates the clinical attributes with respective ones of the generic attributes of each of the granule information data structures. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039932 | MEDICAL INFORMATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A medical information device ( | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140039933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING REVENUE DISTRIBUTION - The system monitors user actions in a user payment system and provides targeted advertisements to a user where the user opts-in as a participant in an advertising program. The system is further configured to track and distribute revenue from the advertising program to various parties including the user, healthcare providers, and user payment systems providers. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140046687 | SELECTING ALTERNATE RESULTS FOR INTEGRATED DATA CAPTURE - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for selecting alternate results for integrated data capture are provided. Integrated data capture workflows are initiated from within an electronic medical record (EMR). Data is gathered from the EMR to make available to a case report form. Case report forms are populated with the most recently collected values of data. Indicators are displayed if alternate results for items are available. Selections of indicators are received and closed menus of alternate results for the items are presented. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046688 | FILTERING VALUES IN A CLOSED MENU FOR INTEGRATED DATA CAPTURE - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for facilitating filtering values in a closed menu for integrated data capture are provided. Integrated data capture workflows are initiated from within an electronic medical record (EMR). Time ranges associated with data from the EMR are received. Data is gathered from the EMR to make available to case report forms. Values associated with the data are presented in closed menu for the time ranges. Selections of the values are received. Case report forms are populated with the selected values. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046689 | AUDIT TRAIL FOR INTEGRATED DATA CAPTURE - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for facilitating an audit trail are provided. Integrated data capture workflows are initiated from within an electronic medical record (EMR). Selections of data from the EMR are received to make available to case report forms. The case report forms are populated with the selections of data and associated audit information. Selections of alternate results are received. The case report forms are populated with the alternate results and associated alternate result audit information. The case report forms are stored. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046690 | MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PATIENT INFORMATION - Techniques, systems, and devices, for generating a patient management report based on clinician input and patient data are described. For example, one or more processors may be configured to receive a clinician input selecting at least one reporting characteristic for each of a plurality of diagnostic metrics and organize the diagnostic metrics based on the selected reporting characteristic. In addition, the one or more processors may be configured to receive patient data for at least one patient, determine a value for at least a subset of the diagnostic metrics based on the patient data, and generate a patient management report comprising the diagnostic metrics having a value that exceeds a respective threshold. The diagnostic metrics may be ordered in the patient management report based on the organization. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046691 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VERSIONING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for electronic health record versioning. Data elements may be tagged with versioning information such as origin and timestamp. Versioning information and history may be available to users, and views showing values that have been changed since a last access time may be displayed. Users may override certain data elements with specific values. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046692 | WEB-BASED REAL-TIME PATIENT TRACKING AND REFERRAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - For those experienced with medical and dental practice management, it is clear that there exists a substantial need for better communication across medical/dental offices as pertains directly to mutual patient treatment and care. The specification herein provides a straightforward way to better serve the patient and improve practice efficiency through the design of a single, centralized system for which to manage all patient referrals in their practice. More specifically the present disclosure comprises a simple, thorough, and straightforward answer to this problem. The methods and management systems are easy to use, reliable, and created by medical/dental personnel for medical/dental personnel to provide cost savings, increase practice production, and most importantly, improve the patient experience. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046693 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING HEALTHCARE RISK RELATED EVENTS - A system for predicting healthcare financial risk including the process of accessing patient data associated with one or more patents, accessing geographic and healthcare system data, filtering the patient data, geographic data, and healthcare system data into clean data, and applying a predictive risk model to the clean data to generate patient profile data and to identify a portion of the patients associated with a level of predicted financial risk. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046694 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNOPTIC ELEMENT STRUCTURED REPORTING - A method for synoptic element structured reporting on a computing device is described. The method includes identifying a clinical context. The method also includes identifying a key question based on the identified clinical context. The method further includes obtaining an answer to the key question. The method additionally includes codifying the answer to produce a codified answer. The method also includes storing the codified answer in a database. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046695 | Device, method, and system for the automated compilation and processing of vital data - Vital data management system (VDMS), for example a patient data management system (PDMS), comprising a VDMS web application ( | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046696 | Systems and Methods for Pharmacogenomic Decision Support in Psychiatry - The present invention provides methods and systems or apparatuses, to analyze multiple molecular and clinical variables from an individual diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in order to optimize medication selection for therapeutic response. Molecular co-variables include polymorphisms in genes including those involved in central control and mediation of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) stress response, the density of methylation in regulatory regions of said polymorphic genes, polymorphisms in genes that encode cytochrome P450 enzymes responsible for drug metabolism, and drug-drug and drug-gene interactions. Clinical co-variables include but are not limited to the sex, age and ethnicity of that individual, medication history, family history, diagnostic codes, Pittsburgh insomnia rating score, and Charlson index score. The system makes a determination based on unstructured and structured data types derived from internal and external knowledge resources to determine psychotropic drug choice that best matches the molecular and clinical variation profile of an individual patient. The decision support system provides a therapeutic recommendation for a clinician based on the patient's variation profile. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046697 | MEDICAL INFORMATION NAVIGATION ENGINE (MINE) SYSTEM - A medical information navigation engine (MINE) for transacting medical information by receiving medical information from a medical sources, identifying, mapping, and consolidating the received medical information by a back-end medical processor, presenting access to specific relevant data, based on a user's security privileges, within the identified, mapped, and consolidated medical information, based on user-specific functions or roles by a front-end medical processor, and generating user-customized processed medical information to a plurality of users, with at least a portion of the user-customize processed medical information being provided to each of the plurality of users based on its relevancy to each user's specific function or role and each user's associated security privileges. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046698 | ANIMAL DATA MANAGEMENT - Animal data is stored in memory accessible to a server. The server allows users to access the animal data, such as across a communication network. In some embodiments an identifier for an animal is stored with animal information. The identifier can be used to control access to animal records and to quickly locate animal information associated with a particular animal. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140046699 | MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND MEDICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a medical information system includes a first storage unit, an extraction unit, a specifying unit, and a second storage unit. The first storage unit stores clinical statuses and character strings expressing the clinical statuses in association with each other. The extraction unit extracts a character string stored in the first storage unit from examination information concerning a target examination. The specifying unit specifies the clinical status associated with the extracted character string on the first storage unit. The second storage unit stores the examination identifier of the target examination and the specified clinical status in association with each other. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140052471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED MULTI-USER MULTI-DURATION ACCESS TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL RECORDS - This invention is designed to offer ready access to an athlete's contact and health information for emergency responders at sporting events while providing improved security constraints to preserve the confidentiality of the athlete's information. The system offers new flexibility in the types of data fields that are collected, the duration of data availability, as well as to whom the data access privileges are granted. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052472 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a person-involved acquisition unit and a granting unit. The person-involved acquisition unit acquires person-involved information that specifies a medical staff member who is involved in a medical procedure scheduled to be performed on a patient. The granting unit grants, to the medical staff member specified by the person-involved information, a view privilege to view a medical record of the patient. The medical record is stored in a medical record memory that stores one or more medical records. The granting unit includes a role acquisition unit and a controller. The role acquisition unit acquires role information that specifies a role of the medical staff member in the medical procedure. The controller controls a valid period of the view privilege in accordance with the role of the medical staff member specified by the role information. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052473 | Method and System for Coordinating Healthcare and Human Services - Disclosed is a system and method for coordinating health care decisions between a participant in the health care system, the health care providers for the participant, the various subscribers, who may be the loved ones of the participant. By way of the system and method, the participant can take a more active role in making decisions regarding long term care. The participant can be effectively monitored by the health care providers and subscribers to that the participant can live safely in the least restrictive environment. The system and method also improves communication between the three groups of people and ensures that treatments and end of life decisions are upheld. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052474 | METHOD FOR MODELING BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH CHANGES - One method for detecting a change in health status of a patient includes: accessing a log of use of a native communication application executing on a mobile computing device by the patient; selecting a subgroup of a patient population based on the log of use of the native communication application and a communication behavior common to the subgroup; retrieving a health risk model associated with the subgroup, the health risk model defining a correlation between risk of change in a medical symptom and communication behavior for patients within the subgroup; predicting a risk of change in a medical symptom for the patient based on the log of use of the native communication application and the health risk model; and transmitting a notification to a care provider associated with the patient in response to the risk of change in the medical symptom for the patient that exceeds a threshold risk. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052475 | METHOD FOR MODELING BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH CHANGES - One method for supporting a patient through a treatment regimen includes: accessing a log of use of a native communication application executing on a mobile computing device by a patient; selecting a subgroup of a patient population based on the log of use of the native communication application and a communication behavior common to the subgroup; retrieving a regimen adherence model associated with the subgroup, the regimen adherence model defining a correlation between treatment regimen adherence and communication behavior for patients within the subgroup; predicting patient adherence to the treatment regimen based on the log of use of the native communication application and the regimen adherence model; and presenting a treatment-related notification based on the patient adherence through the mobile computing device. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052476 | Points-Based Reward Program For Improving Medication Adherence and Outcomes - The invention relates to a method for improving medication adherence and outcomes. The method includes registering a patient in a predetermined manner with a web site thereby creating an associated user profile, manually entering patient medication data and patient health data associated with the user profile, automatically acquiring from a third party and then storing patient medication data and patient health data associated with the user profile and assigning a points based reward based on a comparison of at least one of the manually entered data and the automatically acquired data to a predetermined set of reward criteria parameters. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140058748 | POPULATING CUSTOM PATIENT WORKLISTS USING DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CRITERIA - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for creating custom patients worklists are provided. In embodiments, demographic and clinical criteria are used to create custom patient worklists. Patient lists and units associated with healthcare facilities are selected. Names of views associated with the custom patient worklists are received. Criteria are selected and sequences for displaying selected criteria are received. Custom patient worklists are built based on the selections. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058749 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A HANDHELD DIABETES MANAGEMENT DEVICE WITH BOLUS CALCULATOR - According to some aspects of the present disclosure a method for presenting a GUI for modifying medical data on a handheld medical device is disclosed. The method includes determining a correction bolus amount and a meal bolus amount for the patient. The method also includes presenting the GUI on a display of the medical device and presenting the correction bolus amount, the meal bolus amount and a total bolus amount in the GUI. The method also includes presenting a correction bolus amount modification field and a meal bolus amount field in the GUI. The correction bolus amount modification field and the meal bolus amount modification field allow the patient to provide input to modify the correction bolus amount and meal bolus amount, respectively. The method further includes receiving the input and generating an advice history record based on the input. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058750 | SYSTEM, PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF PATIENT HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TO AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD FROM A HEALTH PLAN PROVIDER - A system to provide a summary of patient healthcare information to a EHR during a patient visit is provided. Electronic information indicating that a healthcare provider entered a diagnosis into the EHR of the patient is received by a processing device. Electronic information indicating a health plan associated with the patient is also received by the processing device. A request for information is provided to request a summary of patient healthcare information in response to the diagnosis and the health plan. In an alternate embodiment, a request for information is provided when a patient's EHR is accessed by a healthcare provider and the patient has certain characteristics. The request for information to request the summary of patient healthcare information is transmitted to another processing device having healthcare information of the patient. The summary of patient healthcare information is then received and transmitted to the EHR. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058751 | DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL INFORMATION BROKER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical information broker system and method is disclosed, that advantageously allows for brokering medical information directly between a diagnostic imaging modality and a EMR system. The system can include, for example, a communications module configured to receive at least one file containing patient data from a diagnostic imaging modality in a first format, and send the at least one file to a destination modality in a second format; a diagnostic information converter module in electronic communication with the communications module and configured to convert the at least one file from the first format to the second format; and a work list engine in electronic communication with the communications module and configured to create a task list accessible via a user. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058752 | COMPUTER NETWORK FOR QUALITY TESTING CLINICAL TRIAL DATA - A computer network system and a method for quality testing input clinical trial data are disclosed. The trial data is recorded by way of a form provided on a patient device or a physician device and is passed on in an encrypted, anonymized form to a central server. A quality testing device is installed on the server in order to test the recorded medical data sets with regard to the quality thereof. The scope of the quality test is configurable. In the event of successful testing, an incentive attribute is read out from a database in order to generate an incentive signal and to transmit the signal to the respective terminal device. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058753 | PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING PLATFORM WITH RANKED PATIENT INFORMATION DELIVERY - Provided are a method, system, means for, and processor-readable non-transitory medium incorporating instructions that provide a social network platform, particularly for members in a professional field. Patient data is received from an electronic patient data source. Target patient information associated with a first patient is identified, when the first target patient information corresponds to the at least one evaluation criterion, and the first patient is assigned a first priority ranking, according to the at least one evaluation criterion. According to the assigned first priority ranking, information regarding the first patient is displayed to the members of the social network more prominently than information regarding other patients of the plurality of patients. Weighting of the target information according to the evaluation criterion may be performed. The first priority ranking may correspond to acuity of a health condition of the first patient. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058754 | PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING PLATFORM WITH RANKED PATIENT INFORMATION DELIVERY - Provided are a method, system, means for, and processor-readable non-transitory medium incorporating instructions that provide a social network platform, particularly for members in a professional field. Patient data is received from an electronic patient data source. Target patient information associated with a first patient is identified, when the first target patient information corresponds to the at least one evaluation criterion, and the first patient is assigned a first priority ranking, according to the at least one evaluation criterion. According to the assigned first priority ranking, information regarding the first patient is displayed to the members of the social network more prominently than information regarding other patients of the plurality of patients. Weighting of the target information according to the evaluation criterion may be performed. The first priority ranking may correspond to acuity of a health condition of the first patient. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058755 | REMOTELY-EXECUTED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY INCLUDING EMERGENCY AUTOMATION - Devices, systems, methods, and software for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject comprising: a module for conducting telecommunications with a telemedicalist; a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and optionally, a biosensor apparatus. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058756 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR CLINICAL INFORMATION - A hub-spoke patient information service in which a patient's data can be obtained from a network of independent data sources through a centralized service. The hub of the service stores patient identification information and the spokes store the patient's clinical data. In a preferred embodiment, the spokes are independent sources (e.g. each spoke is generally unrelated to other spokes) and include hospitals, doctor offices, clinics, insurance companies, or other entities that store or track clinical data. Preferably, the data sources use a first authentication to properly identify or authentic the service. Once access is granted, the spoke sources are queried for the patient's data. In response, each data source provides the type of patient data available from the source. The user is shown the types of data available without generally showing the actual data. The user can then select the specific patient data to retrieve from the spoke sources. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058757 | ADJUDICATING INTEGRATED TRANSACTIONS - A method for adjudicating and reimbursing a care provider for services provided for a clinical event is provided. The method includes referencing an integrated transaction including a number of clinical data elements, wherein the clinical data elements include clinical event details and electronic medical record data elements associated with a patient. Clinical data elements are used to select medical appropriateness criteria from an appropriateness knowledge base. Thereafter, it is determined that an electronic medical record data element affects the selected medical appropriateness criteria. As a result, the medical appropriateness criteria is adjusted in accordance with the electronic medical record data elements determined to affect the medical appropriateness criteria. The adjusted medical appropriateness criteria is used to determine whether the clinical data element(s) satisfy the adjusted medical appropriateness criteria. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140067418 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A PATIENT AND A CARE PROVIDER - A method for facilitating communication between a patient and a care provider is disclosed. The method includes providing a repository for storing a patient records and care provider records, wherein each care provider record includes information identifying progress notes generated by the care provider, and providing, to a first user, information identifying a first plurality of progress notes relating to a first patient and generated by a first care provider of the first patient. When an indication is received from the first user including information identifying a selected progress note of the first plurality of progress notes, a comment associated with the selected progress note, and a request to post the comment to the first care provider, a notification including the information identifying the selected progress note and the comment is transmitted to a user system associated with the first care provider. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067419 | MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A medical support device distributes medical information of a patient to external terminals of supporters and a hospital terminal of a doctor in charge of the patient, and shares the medical information and comments to support diagnosis and treatment of the doctor. An information sending section distributes the medial information to the external and hospital terminals. An information receiving section receives response information made by the supporter in response to the distribution information. A relation display controller displays the distribution and response information in a related manner. An importance determining section determines the degree of importance of the distribution and response information. A display style changer changes a display style of the distribution and response information in the external and hospital terminals in accordance with the degree of importance to emphasize the important information. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067420 | MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A medical support device distributes medical information of a patient to external terminals the supporters have, and shares comments from the supporters to support diagnosis and treatment of a doctor in charge of the patient. In the medical support device, an information sending section distributes the information to the external terminals. An information receiving section receives response information sent from the doctor or the supporter in response to the distributed information. A relation display controller displays the distributed and response information in a related manner. An importance determining section determines the degree of importance of the distributed information. When the degree of importance of the distributed information equals or exceeds a threshold value, a reception state setting section suspends transmission of new information from the external terminals and a hospital terminal and puts the terminals in a ready-to-receive state. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067421 | Data Synchronization Between Two or More Analyte Detecting Devices in a Database - An analyte measurement system includes one or more handheld analyte meters and/or measurement devices and a means for collecting data, preserving data integrity, and uniquely identifying patient data received from multiple sources. For example, provided herein is a means to uniquely identify patients and their data when the data is collected from one or more measurement devices. By providing a way to allow the patients to use multiple sources to collect data, the system described herein provides patients with more flexibility, which should encourage better compliance to protocols. Further, by having a way to uniquely identify patients' data without requiring a patient to only use one analyte meter, for example, data can be centralized and analysis can be done with more assurance that all of the patient's data is being considered in the analyses. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067422 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL INFORMATION IN REAL TIME, METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL INFORMATION IN REAL TIME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM ON WHICH A PROGRAM PERFORMING SAME IS RECORDED - The present invention relates to a system for providing clinical information in real time, to a method for providing clinical information in real time, and to a storage medium on which a program performing same is recorded. According to the present invention, the advantage of providing ultrasonic images of an unborn child in real time without an additional storage medium is that the level of clinical service provided to a pregnant woman and her family can be improved. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067423 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND/OR HEALTHCARE-RELATED INFORMATION WITH OR USING AN ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD OR ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORDS - A computer-implemented method, including receiving and storing a note, comment, or message, transmitted from a first communication device used by an individual, a patient, or a caregiver for same, in an electronic health record, transmitting the note, comment, or message, to a second communication device used by a provider, receiving information regarding an examination finding, a diagnosis, a treatment, or a treatment plan, transmitted from the second communication device or a third communication device used by the provider, processing, with a computer, the information regarding an examination finding, diagnosis, treatment, or treatment plan, generating a report containing information regarding the examination finding, diagnosis, treatment, or treatment plan, storing the report in the electronic healthcare record, generating an insurance claim or request for payment, and transmitting the insurance claim or request for payment to a fourth communication device used by an insurer or a payer. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067424 | AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF CO-MORBIDITIES FROM PATIENTS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM - An inventive system and method for identifying and documenting co-morbidities is provided. The method can include selecting co-morbidity-related clinical data in accordance with one or more rules, said clinical data selected for a patient from the history data of the patient, pushing the selected clinical data to a display on a display device, displaying the selected clinical data on the display device along with the one or more rules, analyzing the displayed selected clinical data in accordance with the displayed one or more rules, validating the displayed selected data and storing the validated data. In one aspect, the method can further comprise sending the validated data to billing and/or printing the validated data. In one aspect, the clinical data can comprise one or more of laboratory data, EKG data, Echo data and radiology data. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067425 | PATIENT INFORMATION SOFTWARE SYSTEM INCLUDING INFUSION MAP - An infusion map system includes a memory storing at least infusion mapping instructions, and a processor that executes the stored instructions. When the processor executes the infusion mapping instructions, the infusion map system performs a displaying function that displays at least a portion of an electronic medical record associated with a patient and a diagramming function that receives the electronic medical record and generates an infusion map showing all intravenous drugs being administered to the patient. For each of the drugs, the infusion map further illustrates a route of administration for the drug. An order administering function performed by the system allows a user to alter the infusion map, and a record updating function of annotating the electronic medical record to correspond to the altered infusion map. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067426 | Dynamic Pairing of Devices with a Medical Application - Mobile or embedded devices are dynamically paired with medical applications. By displaying identifying information associated with the medical application and capturing the display with a sensing device, the identifying information may be used by a server to route sensed data from the sensing device to the medical application for the patient. Barcodes or other identifying information may be used. The mobile device may be a smart phone, allowing smart phones to be dynamically paired with the medical application as desired by the user. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067427 | USE OF INTERNET SITE AS A REGISTRY FOR RESULTS OF MEDICAL TESTS - Results of medical tests for sexually transmissible diseases (STDs) or other medical conditions such as drug use are posted to a registry site accessible by a subscriber and any authorized guest of the subscriber. The medical test results are associated with a verification of the subscriber's identity. The verification may be in the form of a driver's license number, or other indicia of identification, recorded when a test sample was drawn by a testing lab affiliated with the registry site. Results of the test performed by the testing lab are automatically posted to the registry site, along with the customer ID assigned to the subscriber when registering with the registry site, and the verification of the subscriber's identity. Subsequently, the subscriber and any authorized guest or prospective sexual partner can access the subscriber's test results and the verification of the subscriber's identity by entering a predefined password or other access code, thereby enabling the guest, who may be a prospective sexual partner, to verify a medical condition asserted by the subscriber. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140074505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICATION TO PATIENTS - A system for managing the distribution of medication to patients. The system comprises a point of care (POC) device which is configured for creating digital medical prescriptions for individual patients. A data repository is provided which is associated with the POC device and is operable for storing the digital medical prescriptions. A computer is provided which is in communication with the data repository and is operable for retrieving the digital medical prescriptions therefrom. The computer is configured to generate respective labels containing at least one identifier that associates a medication of a digital medical prescription to a particular patient. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140074506 | Health Information Management System - A server device, and related systems and methods for managing dialysis patient information. The patient information includes information relating to stages of data collection including baseline characteristics, eligibility for treatment modalities, and outcomes. A remote terminal is configured for displaying in the remote terminal a first user interface for receiving the patient information for the subject patient. The server is configured to receive from the remote terminal the patient information for the subject patient and store said patient information in a patient record in the memory, and determine, based on medical logic rules, whether the patient information is consistent with the patient record in order to proceed to a next stage of data collection, and if so permitting displaying in the remote terminal a second user interface for receiving patient information relating to the next stage of data collection. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140074507 | TARGETED ADVERTISING FOR ON-LINE PHYSICIAN CARE SERVICE - An on-line physician care system in which, while the patient waits for a receptionist, the system displays targeted advertising and other information to that patient. This type of targeted information is similar to a patient leafing through the pages of a magazine in the doctor's office, and reviewing the advertisements and other information in that magazine. Additional advertising that can be more specifically targeted to the patient can be displayed during the time that the patient is transferred to and holds in a doctor's wait queue. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140074508 | Method and System for Extracting Medical Information for Presentation to Medical Providers on Mobile Terminals - A system for providing medical providers with medical records accessible from a mobile terminal in one embodiment comprises reformatting the information in a medical record database to be used with large, ergonomic icons allowing easy transitions between pages of information in the medical record. Docking stations or wireless networks may enable the mobile terminal to access the medical records. Thus, the medical provider may have bedside access to the information in the medical records to make informed decisions about treatment regimens. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140074509 | CLINICAL DASHBOARD USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dashboard user interface method comprises displaying a navigable list of at least one target disease, displaying a navigable list of patient identifiers associated with a target disease selected in the target disease list, displaying historic and current data associated with a patient in the patient list identified as being associated with the selected target disease, including clinician notes at admission, receiving, storing, and displaying review's comments, and displaying automatically-generated intervention and treatment recommendations. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140074510 | Personalized Health Score Generator - A computer may receive health related data from a plurality of data sources. Upon receiving the health related data, the computer may standardize the health related data based on a reference database. Further, based on a person-centric data framework, the computer may categorize the health related data into historical health related data and current health related data. Then, the computer may calculate a risk score based on the historical health related data and the current health related data. Once the risk score is calculated, the computer may determine a cost associated with a risk represented by the risk score. Further, the computer may generate a overall health score based on the risk score and the determined cost, which may then be transmitted for presentation to authorized end users. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140074511 | SURGICAL OPERATIVE NOTES - A computer-implemented method comprising: retrieving a surgical center template for a surgical procedure that is performed by a surgical center; retrieving medical records pertaining to the patient; automatically pre-populating a portion of the template based on contents of the retrieved medical data records; transmitting, to a device used by a physician, the pre-populated template for presentation to the physician; receiving data pertaining to the surgical procedure, wherein the received data comprises at least one of data entered into a predefined data field of the plurality of predefined data fields and data indicative of a selection of a selectable field in the plurality of selectable fields; populating one or more other portions of the template with the received data pertaining to the surgical procedure; and generating, based on the populated template, a surgical operative note for the surgical procedure. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140081656 | AUTOMATED DENTAL EXAM AND CONSULTATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An automated dental exam and consultation system includes a patient reception unit configured to receive patient information, an examination unit that includes a plurality of medical supplies and configured to perform a desired dental examination, based on the patient information, on the patient, a consulting unit configured to analyze the results of the desired dental examination, recommend another desired dental exam based on the analysis of the examination results, and store the desired dental examination results onto a dental exam database, and a maintenance unit configured to perform a diagnostic analysis of the examination unit, generate a refill signal if one of the plurality of medical supplies falls below a predetermined threshold, generate a service request if a component of the examination unit needs repair, and sterilize the contents of examination unit. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081657 | Apparatus and Methods for Storage and Transfer of Patient Information Using Biological Sample Cards with Short Range Communications - Described herein are methods and apparatus for storing and transferring patient information related to biological sample testing using biological sample cards and short range communications. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology provides for the localized data transfer with biological sample cards equipped with a transmission and storage device that is capable of storing data such as patient information so that errors associated with manually entering handwritten patient information are reduced. The transmission and storage device may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag/chip such as a near field communication (NFC) tag/chip. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081658 | Computer-Based Analysis and Storage System for a Brain Rehabilitation Procedure - The present invention is a computer-based system that maintains test and evaluation data for TBI patients, computes more environmentally relevant brain rehabilitation evaluation scores, and provides appropriate graphical or numerical outputs for the system users regarding progress and prognosis of a TBI patient. The present invention also provides for an effective computer-based system for maintaining test evaluations for a brain rehabilitation procedure having environmental (such as distractions) and structure considerations, all as part of the assessment of an individual's overall function. The present invention also fulfills a need for providing a prognostic assessment for improvement potential relative to duration of treatment. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL PLANNING, SUPPORT, POST-OPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP, AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY TRACKING - Various systems and methods are provided for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking. In general, a patient can be tracked throughout medical treatment including through initial onset of symptoms, diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment. In one embodiment, a patient and one or more medical professionals involved with treating the patient can electronically access a comprehensive treatment planning, support, and review system. The system can provide recommendations regarding diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment based on data gathered from the patient and the medical professional(s). The system can manage the tracking of multiple patients, thereby allowing for data comparison between similar aspects of medical treatments and for learning over time through continual data gathering, analysis, and assimilation to decision-making algorithms. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081660 | Paperless Radiology Workflow - Technical advances over the past few years have rapidly increased the possibilities for filmless radiology services provided by picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). PACS is technology to eliminate film from radiology tests in the same way a desktop scanner is technology to eliminate paper in the radiology department. Paperless workflow will allow the radiology department to reduce medical errors, to improve access to critical information, to promote dynamic workload balancing across the department, to support decentralization, and to decrease interruptions. To move from the analog workflow (film, paper) to the digital (filmless, paperless) is main purpose of this workflow. Also it is focused on accelerating productivity for the radiology department and specialty practices, imaging centers, clinics, and hospitals. Paperless workflow will allow manager to reduce administration expenses such as paper, ink, and faxing. The number of employees who currently support a paper environment can drop dramatically after implementation of the new paperless workflow. New workflow can help healthcare organizations to reduce their cost and improve efficiencies. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081661 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SENSING EQUIPMENT - A system, method, and article of manufacture for facilitating the administration of physical therapy to a patient located remotely from a prescribing therapist in which a processing device instructions is adapted to providing to the patient an instructional exercise video(s) related to a prescribed exercise regimen; track in three dimensions movement of the patient's body or body parts using a motion sensing device when the movement is related to the prescribed exercise regimen; and provide information related to the movement to the prescribing therapist located at location remote from the patient. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081662 | Sensor-Based Informatics Telemedicine Disease Management Solution - Provided herein are systems and associated devices configured to capture biometric patient data; e.g., blood glucose data; transmit such data to a location-independent “cloud”, the Internet, or other shared server system, hereinafter referred to as “the Cloud”; and provide automated data-based algorithms to analyze data and deliver therapy recommendations, related output, and/or therapy recommendation decision support to one or more authorized stakeholders. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081663 | On-line system and method for providing medical data to patient - A system and method for on-line delivery of a patient's medical data to the patient includes the method steps of: a) providing an Internet-accessible service website; b) providing at least one Sign-up web page on the service website with blanks for entering the patient's email address, etc.; c) providing a medical data request form on the service website; d) offering at least one service pricing plan on the service website; and e) upon receipt of payment for a service pricing plan and a signed medical data request form, creating an on-line patient system chart and downloading electronic medical data to it from the patient's healthcare facility chart on the healthcare facility's computer, and scanning or photographing and forwarding any paper files from the healthcare facility's chart for the patient, the patient system chart being viewable on-line using the patient's Internet-accessible computerized mobile device. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081664 | MEDICAL VALUE INDEX - The present invention incorporates medical knowledge into the processes and algorithms that combine inpatient quality outcomes, ambulatory quality measures and health insurers' financial data into a Medical Value Index (MVI) which forms actionable information that hospitals and physicians can use to improve the efficacies and efficiencies of their care. It then quantifies the financial net savings that predictably accrue as a result of the providers' improved medical outcomes. This MVI information enables a hospital or health insurer to equitably share the net saving with the physicians and hospitals as incentives to continuously improve the quality of their patients' care and control costs. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081665 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING A BIOLOGICAL SIGNATURE - Systems and methods are provided for generating a biological signature such as a genetic signature and using such signature of an individual. The biological signature may be used to verify the identity of the individual. A verified individual may be granted access to a secured location, item, and/or service. Biological signatures may also be used to search or aggregate records for an individual. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081666 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES TO SELECTIVELY PRESENT CUMULATIVE INDICATORS OF AN INDIVIDUALS STATUS OVER TIME - The invention is a system for detecting, monitoring, and reporting an individual's physiological or contextual status. The system works deriving a physiological or contextual status parameter of an individual using the system. The derivation utilizes two sensed parameters of the individual. The system is able to present the derived parameter in relation to any other sensed parameters, entered information, life activities data, or other derived data. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081667 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND/OR HEALTHCARE-RELATED INFORMATION WITH OR USING AN ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD OR ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORDS - A computer-implemented method, including storing, in an electronic healthcare record of an individual or patient, a note, comment, or message, provided by the individual, patient, or a caregiver, transmitting the note, comment, or message, to a device used by a provider, receiving information regarding the individual or patient from the provider, processing the information from the provider, generating a report containing information regarding provider information, an examination or procedure finding, a diagnosis, treatment, or treatment plan, or wellness, exercise, fitness, nutritional, diet, rehabilitation, or therapy, information, wherein the report contains information regarding, or a link or hyperlink to, the electronic healthcare record or data or information contained therein, or the note, comment, or message, and transmitting the report to a communication device used by the individual, the patient, the caregiver, the provider or a second provider, or an insurer or payer of the individual, the patient, or the caregiver. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081668 | Method of Delivering Goods and Services Via Media - A method of delivering goods or services via an encoded medium to a holder includes generating data in a database associated with a central computing station in response to an assignee of the medium and a provider of goods or services separately communicatively linking the medium to a central computing station. The data generated in the database includes the identity of the assignee, the identity of the goods or services associated with the medium, and the identity of the goods or services provided by the provider. A value of the medium is established, wherein the medium assumes different values based on various conditions. After the provider of goods or services provides the goods or services to the holder, the value of the medium is updated and recorded in the database. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081669 | Records Access and Management - An electronic device for aggregating electronic medical records, in which electronic medical records are aggregated from multiple electronic repositories and displayed as a single set of records. The multiple electronic repositories may store records for a particular patient using varying identifying/access information to facilitate anonymous access to the electronic medical records. Emergency medical services providers may be able to access medical records for a patient using the electronic device after being authenticated as a valid/licensed medical services provider. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140089002 | HIPAA COMPLIANT HEALTH INFORMATION SHARING DISPLAY AND METHOD - A privacy genetic testing and display method in which a group of two or more individuals is tested for genetic markers of types specified by at least one of the individuals, and the markers found are displayed to a requesting individual of the group without initially identifying any other individual who has not consented to being identified; and upon consent of each individual of the group, the display presented to the requesting individual is modified to identify the consenting individual. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089003 | PATIENT HEALTH RECORD SIMILARITY MEASURE - Computer-implemented methods for determining optimal treatments for a patient can include identifying successful treatments used in cohorts of persons considered similar to the patient. Tools implementing such methods can use biological sequence analysis techniques to identify practices best suited for the patient. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089004 | PATIENT COHORT LABORATORY RESULT PREDICTION - A computer-based tool and associated methods use biological sequence analysis techniques to predict clinical outcomes, such as diagnostic test results, for a patient based on outcome behaviors in cohorts of similar patients. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089005 | NETWORK SYSTEM FOR LOCATION-INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO A WORKLIST - A network system and a method are disclosed for accessing functionalities or medical data within the framework of a diagnostic findings process. An on-premises server farm, a data center and a plurality of mobile terminal devices are provided for that purpose. The on-premises system is connected to the data center via a local network connection. The mobile network devices are connected to the data center via a mobile communications connection. The data center is a virtualization of the local on-premises server farm. The mobile communications connection to the data exchange is activated as soon as the mobile device leaves the transmit and/or receive range of the respective hospital (off-premises). | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089006 | System and Method for Communicating Product Recall Information, Product Warnings or Other Product-Related Information to Users of Products - An automated system and method for communicating product information to consumers through a central computer using a distributed computer network. The central computer is connected to a plurality of public health and product recall information sources through a public network such as the Internet. Consumers purchasing or otherwise linked with products submit product information to the central computer. The central computer establishes a link between the user and associated product information and stores the data in a database. User medical information is also submitted to and retained by the central computer. Upon receipt of product update information, which may include recall notification or other product warnings from the public health or product recall information sources, the central computer accesses the database and identifies user-product links impacted by the product update information and automatically initiates electronic or other communications to affected users. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089007 | DEVICE TO USER ASSOCIATION IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR SYSTEMS - A method of associating a wireless sensor device to a user profile in a physiological sensor system, the system comprising a computer records system, at least one base station and a plurality of wireless sensor devices, each of the sensor devices being in contact with a user, the method comprising selecting or defining a user profile on the computer records system for a given user and monitoring signals received at the base station from respective wireless sensor devices. The method further comprises identifying a signal having a response that is characteristic of a pre-defined physiological act and associating the sensor device from which the identified signal is received with the user profile. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089008 | Data Handling System and Method - Disclosed herein is a device for capturing data relating to a person. The device includes a memory for storing instructions for executing a program and a processing system configured to execute the instructions. When the processing system executes the instructions the processing system is configured to record consent from a person to capture and/or transmit the data. In the event that consent has been recorded, the processor enables the data to be captured and/or transmitted. Also disclosed in a device that receives a first indication that the person has given their consent, the first indication being received in the form of biometric data; and receives a second indication that the person has given their consent. The device records both the first indication and the second indication of the consent. Also disclosed is a method controlling access to a digital image of a subject, a servicing system for handling data, and processor-executable instructions for configuring a device in accordance with the disclosure. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089009 | Method for Personal Genome Data Management - A method for personal genome information management includes receiving personal genome sequence data at a mobile device. The personal genome sequence data is compared to a reference genome sequence data to identify one or more sequence variants from the personal genome sequence data. One or more sequence variants from the personal genome sequence data are assigned to categories of hierarchical lists. One or more visual displays are provided to the user based upon the assignment of the sequence variants in the categories of hierarchical lists. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089010 | Integrated Electronic Patient Health Care data Coordination System - A patient care coordination system that includes a plurality of hand-held computers in communication with a cloud computing network or a remote server that has an accessible database of all patients and the health care information of each. The cloud computing network or remote server synchronizes, in real time, patient health care information input in any one of the plurality of hand-held computers with all the others of the plurality of hand-held computers that are each able to download and view the patient health care information in the database in a user friendly graphic user interface. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089011 | Medication Management System - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to associate with a pharmacy or a doctor's office, obtain information regarding a medication for a patient, and send the information regarding the medication to a mobile device associated with the patient. A method for medication management comprising associating with a pharmacy or a doctor's office, obtaining information regarding a medication for a patient, and sending the information regarding the medication to a mobile device associated with the patient. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089012 | System and Method for Grouping Claim Records Associated with a Procedure - A system and computer-implemented method for grouping medical records implements a multi-level analysis of the records. The level of analysis for each record is determined based upon the time proximity of each record to the defining medical procedure or service (anchor procedure) to be analyzed. Once an anchor procedure is identified, claim records are processed to determine whether any of the records should be grouped with the anchor procedure into a procedure episode group (PEG). First, the date of service for each claim record is identified to determine whether the claim record falls within time window. The claim records falling within the window then are assessed to determine whether each claim record is sufficiently related to the anchor procedure (for example, by determining whether the diagnostic, procedure, or episode treatment group coding of each claim record is associated with the anchor procedure). The requisite level of relationship between the claim records and the anchor procedure depends upon the position of the records within the time window. Only those claim records having the requisite relationship level associated with the portion of the time window in which they fall are included in the PEG. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140095198 | LOCALIZATION OF A BRAIN NETWORK ASSOCIATED WITH SUSTAINED CHRONIC PAIN - The present invention provides a method for understanding the brain mechanisms of chronic pain. In some aspects chronic pain patients are asked to elevate their pain severity through tensing the muscles of their pain site during fMRI scanning. Areas Are within the brain are activated when patients increase pain, and both reported pain and the temporal activation pattern of these brain regions are sustained following the termination of the tensing task, simulating patients' experience in daily life. Identifying regions where activation time courses mimic a patient's pain report provides a new means of localizing chronic pain mechanisms within the brain. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data using a novel task that engages patients' own chronic pain experience is used for chronic pain diagnostics and classification. Methods of using these data to diagnose and treat chronic pain are further disclosed. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095199 | MEDICAL CARE PLAN PREPARATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, MEDICAL CARE PLAN PREPARATION SUPPORT METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - It is provided a medical care plan preparation support apparatus which generates medical care plan display information based on medical care plan information and pattern information which is commonly included medical care history information of plural patients. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095200 | RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF DENTAL PROSTHESES - The invention provides ownership identification and manufacturing data of removable or fixed dental prostheses or appliances. This is achieved through the embedding of a unique high resolution 2D Code and 5 digit alpha-numeric identification number printed with a high contrast ink on a translucent adhesive material. The insertion of the 2D Code and identification number is achieved via etching a rectangular indentation in the removable prosthesis with an acceptable Dental Laboratory etching device and securing/protecting it with a clear autopolymerizing acrylic resin. If the dental prosthesis is too small to accommodate the 2D Code and/or Identification Number, an Identification Card is also provided containing an identical Code & Identification Number. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095201 | Leveraging Public Health Data for Prediction and Prevention of Adverse Events - An adverse event may be prevented by predicting the probability of a given patient to have or undergo the adverse event. The ability to predict the probability of the adverse event may be enhanced when a model is derived from public health data to categorize and propose values for medical record fields. The probability alone may prevent the adverse event by educating the patient or medical professional. The probability may be predicted at any time, such as upon entry of information for the patient, periodic analysis, or at the time of admission. The probability may be used to generate a workflow action item to reduce the probability, to warn, to output appropriate instructions, and/or assist in avoiding adverse event. The probability may be specific to a hospital, physician group, or other medical entity, allowing prevention to focus on past adverse event causes for the given entity. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095202 | MEDICATION EFFECT PREDICTION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a notice of medication completion, which indicates completion of medication to a patient, is transmitted from an electronic medical chart server, a medication effect information transmission device collects medication effect information relating to a medication effect on the patient from an image server and an electronic medical chart server. The medication effect information transmission device transmits and stores the collected medication effect information to a medication effect information database. A client terminal searches a medication effect information server on a basis of a drug's name and attribute data of the patient. The medication effect information server transmits average medication effect information, which represents an average medication effect of the designated drug, to the client terminal. The client terminal displays the average medication effect information in a time series on a monitor. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095203 | MEDICAL WORKFLOW DETERMINATION AND OPTIMIZATION - Workflows for medical entities are determined and evaluated by determining a plurality of medical tasks based on an analysis of a plurality of electronic medical records of a medical entity. A workflow of the medical entity is determined based on a sequence of medical tasks, the sequence determined based on the analysis of the plurality of electronic medical records, and an evaluation of the workflow is performed based on a predefined criterion. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095204 | AUTOMATED MEDICAL COHORT DETERMINATION - Inclusion of a patient in a medical category is determined by triggering an analysis of an electronic medical record of the patient in response to an input of data into the electronic medical record. Identifying characteristics that indicate inclusion in the medical category with the analysis, and determining a probability the patient belongs to the medical category based on the identified characteristics. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095205 | AUTOMATED MAPPING OF SERVICE CODES IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS - Automatic mapping of semantics in healthcare is provided. Data sets have different semantics (e.g., Gender designated with M and F in one system and Sex designated with 1 or 2 in another system). For semantic interoperability, the semantic links between the semantic systems of different healthcare entities are created (e.g., Gender=Sex and/or 1=F and 2=M) by a processor from statistics of the data itself. The distribution of variables, values, or variables and values, with or without other information and/or logic, is used to create a map from one semantic system to another. Similar distributions of other variable and/or values are likely to be for variables and/or values with the same meaning. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095206 | ADAPTIVE MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM - Adaptive medical data collection for medical entities may involve triggering an analysis of electronic records in response to information input into an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) of a patient. Determining a potential condition for the patient based on the analysis. Identifying additional information indicated as relevant to the potential condition of the patient, and generating a request for the identified additional information. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095207 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PATIENT INFORMATION ON A MOBILE SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for displaying information to a patient in a hospital setting. A mobile device collects credentials from a patient. A request for a server to authenticate the patient based on the credentials collected from the patient, and upon authenticating the patient, to reply with patient information requested by the patient is generated. The collected credentials and the request are transmitted to the server. The requested patient information is received by the mobile device. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095208 | PERSONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention generally provides personal health management devices, and corresponding systems and methods. The personal health management device generally include an electronic controller and at least one memory device which cooperate to store at least temporarily weight management data for managing the weight of at least one user, such as a user's weight, a user's body fat percentage, exercise data, food consumption data, or a combination thereof, obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data, such as a keypad, a body fat percentage sensor for measuring a user's body fat percentage, a scale for measuring a user's weight, an exercise machine, a food scale, etc, and a communications unit for communicating the data obtained to a healthcare provider for monitoring progress with respect to a weight management program over a communications network. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING THE RISK OF HEMOLYTIC TRANSFUSION REACTIONS - A data structure for maintaining hemolytic risk histories of a blood recipient is populated by receiving data extracted from a data repository of a blood facility. The data includes information relating to attributes of blood recipients including hemolytic risk data. Recipient profiles are built based upon the information and hemolytic risk histories are created for a recipient from the hemolytic risk data. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095210 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING INFORMATION SHARING, COMMUNICATION, AND COLLABORATION IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY - A computer-implemented method for facilitating information sharing, communication, and collaboration in a healthcare facility includes the steps of: (a) maintaining data in a computer storage system relating to each of a plurality of patients being treated at the healthcare facility, said data for each patient including information relating to medical care being provided to the patient in the healthcare facility, and information relating to a team of healthcare providers on-duty at the healthcare facility assigned to the patient; (b) providing access to the data relating to each patient to the patient and the team of healthcare providers assigned to the patient by transmitting information to client computer devices operated by the patient and the team of healthcare providers at the healthcare facility; (c) exchanging messages among patients and healthcare providers through their respective client computer devices; and (d) enabling each team of healthcare providers to coordinate and distribute tasks relating to the medical care provided to each patient. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140100871 | SYSTEM FOR CONTEXTUAL MARKETING IN HEALTHCARE - A system is provided to enable interactive in-context marketing during an encounter in healthcare at a touch-point or a plurality of patient touch-points. The system consists of a network of multiple channels for touch-points including one or more kiosks or one or more mobile devices or one or more computing devices or one or more display devices. The system works by messaging the patient in-context of an electronic interaction with the patient on a channel before, during or after an encounter at a healthcare provider's facility. The system connects with backend healthcare information system(s) to obtain the context of care so that the marketing messages delivered can be targeted to the specific context of the health concerns of the patient, the specific diagnosis found and the procedures performed by the healthcare provider, the specific marketing restrictions/permissions of respective government, plan, payer, pharmaceutical, patient, provider, etc., in context. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100872 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHARING PATIENT CHARTING TEMPLATES - A method for sharing patient charting templates across third party health information technology systems and practices is provided. The method may include, by a template sharing apparatus, receiving indication to share a template with another third party system, bundling template code, and transmitting notification the template is available. The third party recipient may access the template and customize the template according to the practice's needs. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100873 | ATTACHING PATIENT CONTEXT TO A CALL HISTORY ASSOCIATED WITH VOICE COMMUNICATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for declining, attaching, and editing patient context to mobile voice communication are provided. Patient demographic or alert information is attached to items within call histories associated with voice communication which are stored in the EMR and utilized for later analysis (e.g., analytics, patient progress, billing, reimbursement, staff scheduling, patient acuity, and the like). In embodiments, the context is declined, attached, or edited to items from the call history. In embodiments, the context is attached to items in the call history when the voice communication is initiated. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100874 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LINKED FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - A method for displaying a family health history on a computing device is described. The method includes obtaining a first medical record profile. The method includes obtaining one or more family medical record profiles. The method includes establishing a family link between the first medical record profile and the one or more family medical record profiles. Establishing the family link includes obtaining permission to link the first medical record profile and the one or more family medical record profiles. The method also includes displaying the first medical record profile linked to the one or more family medical record profiles. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100875 | HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, method and program product, the system comprising: memory comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising: a master patient database; an exchange partner database; a sub-network database; and a global identifier database storing a plurality of global identifiers; and one or more computers configured with: an inbound module for receiving incoming request data or results data from an exchange partner, including a sub-process to determine when one of a plurality of methods is identified by the incoming data, a sub-network and/or one or more responding exchange partners, a requested data type, and whether a patient is identified; a sub-process to create when the incoming data is destined for a different exchange partner, a respective communication manager sub-process for each of the one or more or responding exchange partners; an outbound request module that has a multi-level consent determination process, and a sub-process to create, by the one or more computers, a global identifier comprising a link between the respective responding exchange partner and the requesting exchange partner for an initial transfer of the data. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT PLACEMENT IN CARE FACILITY - Techniques for automated. selection of a patient care facility. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100877 | HEALTHCARE FACILITY NAVIGATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Techniques are disclosed for helping users navigate healthcare facilities. In one embodiment, a patient at a healthcare facility downloads a healthcare support application onto his or her handheld device. The healthcare support application may include content for orienting the patient and helping the patient to make informed decisions, as well content which allows the patient to provide feedback. Additional, personalized content may be provided by a surveillance interface based on a status of the patient. The surveillance interface may include a listening application which detects changes in electronic health records (EHR) related to the patient, and a surveillance application which cross-matches the changes to relevant content, organizes and/or generates personalized content from the relevant content, and pushes the personalized content to the healthcare support application. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100878 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTEGRATING MOBILE MEDICAL DATA INTO A DATABASE CENTRIC ANALYTICAL PROCESS, AND CLINICAL WORKFLOW - The present invention provides a system and method of integrating mobile medical data into a database centric analytical process, and clinical workflow. This includes a method comprising: integrating smartphone and digital camera data into a clinical database management system comprising a database association and a clinical workflow based on a per dictum, including clinical session and procedural data and metadata, and generally involving shared communication of text data, and photographic and video/audio data sets associated with a patient file through a secured workflow series. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100879 | Systems and Methods for Device and Meter Monitoring - The invention disclosed herein overcomes obstacles in providing connectivity to personal medical meters and mobile computing devices. Systems, methods, and devices of the invention allow subjects to connect personal medical monitors/meters to the cloud through mobile computing devices. The invention further allows a user or a subject remote access to medical meter data using a mobile computing device on demand. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100880 | ORGANIZATIONAL POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND PROGRAMS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for organizational management of population health. A network management service builds and maintains data stores of organizational data associated with one or more healthcare organizations. A population health management service receives raw data from disparate sources, creates a reference record for each raw data source, and generates patient-centric longitudinal population records using the reference records. Programs for managing population health utilize both the organizational data and the population records to generate condition-specific or objective-specific solutions. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100881 | COMPUTER METHOD FOR EXPLORING DRUGS IN DISEASE - A clinical support decision marketing system is provided. A method of marketing a medication is provided. A method of evaluating and triaging a patient is provided. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100882 | PROVIDER AND PATIENT ATTRIBUTION PROGRAMS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for attributing patients to various healthcare providers within a healthcare organization. Attribution is geared towards pairing a patient with an optimal set of healthcare providers to effectively manage the patient while keeping costs down. Organizational data associated with the healthcare organization is accessed to identify at least provider information, and patient data is accessed to determine preference information and previous and current provider relationships associated with the patients. The organizational data and the patient data are used to attribute each patient to one or more providers. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100883 | CONTRACTS AND ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for healthcare organizations to manage financial and clinical objectives between payers, providers, and patients. A healthcare organization's organizational data is accessed to identify quality measure contract objectives contained in contracts between the healthcare organization and its payers. Patient data of patients in scorable patient groups is accessed to determine if the patients meet the quality measure contract objectives. If so, a financial incentive is determined. If the patients do not meet the quality measure contract objectives, recommendations are automatically generated to increase the likelihood of the patients meeting the quality measure contract objectives | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100884 | OUTREACH PROGRAM - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically and without human intervention identifying providers and/or patient population segments eligible for one or more outreach events and executing the outreach event. An outreach event is an action or communication by a healthcare organization or its providers to contact providers or patients regarding one or more quality measures. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100885 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEDICAL RECORDS PROCESSING WITH CLOUD COMPUTING - A method and system for automated medical records processing with cloud computing The method and system includes plural electronic medical templates specifically designed such that they reduce the complexity and risk associated with collecting patient encounter information, creating a medical diagnosis and help generate the appropriate number and type medical codes for a specific type of medical practice when processed. The medical codes and other types of processed patient encounter information are displayed in real-time on electronic medical records and invoices immediately after a patient encounter via a cloud computing network. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100886 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INVENTORIES OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS - A system and method for managing inventories of orthopaedic implants includes receiving a medical image of a bone of a patient from a healthcare provider, performing a digital templating procedure on the medical image to determine an orthopaedic implant for use with the bone of the patient; transmitting the digital templated medical image to the healthcare provider, and shipping the orthopaedic implant to the healthcare provider in response to an electronic approval of the digital templated medical image received from the healthcare provider. Implant constraint data may also be received from the healthcare provider and used in determining the orthopaedic implant. In addition, a number of orthopaedic implants having a range of different sizes based on the size of the determined orthopaedic implant may be shipped to the healthcare provider. In some embodiments, the healthcare provider may perform the digital templating procedure on the medical image. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140100887 | PATIENT PORTAL - A computer-implemented includes receiving, from one or more contributing channels, medical data; assigning the received medical data to one or more data silos; and generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a patient portal, with the patient portal including: one or more visual representations of the one or more data silos for data associated with a user that requested the patient portal. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140108042 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING HEALTH RISK SCORE, RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION AND FORECASTING HEALTHCARE COST - Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for determining a plurality of patients' risk of hospitalization and for forecasting healthcare cost. The method includes receiving a plurality of patients' clinical data from encounters over a predetermined time period and mapping disease codes in the clinical data of the plurality of patients to respective chronic diseases. The method includes determining, for the plurality of patients, health risk scores for the respective chronic diseases by applying disease models for the respective chronic diseases to the clinical data. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108043 | CONFIGURABLE HEALTH HISTORY FORM BUILDER - Methods and apparatus for providing customized health history forms for use with a practice management system. The practice management system provides a user interface that enables a user at a medical practice to configure a health history form template. The user at the medical practice provides configuration input via the user interface to produce a configured health history form template, which is stored by the practice management system. A customized health history form may be generated based on the configured health history form template in response to a patient scheduling an appointment of a particular appointment type at the medical practice. The customized health history form may be provided to the patient. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108044 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING HEALTH RISK SCORE AND MANAGING HEALTHCARE COST - Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for determining a plurality of patients' risk of hospitalization and for forecasting healthcare cost. The method includes receiving a plurality of patients' clinical data from encounters over a predetermined time period and mapping disease codes in the clinical data of the plurality of patients to respective chronic diseases. The method includes determining, for the plurality of patients, health risk scores for the respective chronic diseases by applying disease models for the respective chronic diseases to the clinical data. The method includes determining, for the plurality of patients, weighted health risk scores and determining respective healthcare costs. The method includes determining an impact of the weighted health risk scores on the healthcare costs. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108045 | Epoch of Care-Centric Healthcare System - A computer-based system and method improves the efficiency (quality and/or cost) of healthcare services provided to a patient by modeling an epoch of care (EOC) of the patient and by using the epoch of care model to assist in the provision of healthcare services to the patient, such as by generating predictions of healthcare outcomes for the patient and by making recommendations for actions to be taken in connection with the provision of healthcare services to the patient. An epoch of care of a patient may include all services (e.g., treatments, diagnoses, prognoses, tests, tasks, communications, education), products (e.g., medications, medical equipment, implants), and outcomes (e.g., readmissions, morbidities, patient satisfaction, symptoms) that are related to a particular medical condition or complaint of the patient over a period of time. Embodiments of the present invention may model multiple epochs of care for the same patient and may model epochs of care for multiple patients. Predictions and recommendations may be made based on the epoch of care data (including data relating to tests, treatments, and appointments spanning a wide range of times), possibly in addition to external data (e.g., contextual data, sensor data, medical history data) outside of the epoch of care. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108046 | SHARING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ON PRIVATE COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for sharing healthcare information in private collaborative networks. A hierarchy of rules includes patient rules for each of one or more patients. For each patient, the patient rules define a private collaborative network for sharing healthcare information related to the patient among a plurality of designated entities. A computer stores healthcare information related to the one or more patients. The computer receives request from entities requesting access to stored healthcare information related to the one or more patients. The computer refers to patient's rules within the hierarchy of rules to determine what, if any, subset of the patient's stored healthcare information is accessible to the requesting entity. The computer provides accessible subsets of stored healthcare information to the requesting entity in accordance with the patient rules. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108047 | Methods and systems for medical auto-coding using multiple agents with automatic adjustment - This disclosure is directed to methods and automated documentation and medical-coding systems that combine predictions of clinical decision support or multiple medical-code assignments into a final medical-code assignment, such that the combination is different for different contexts. In certain implementations, each agent receives the same set of terms and phrases extracted from an electronic medical record (“EMR”). Based on the context of the EMR, each agent extracts medical codes from one or more medical codebooks, compares the terms and phrases to the medical codes, and assigns a code to the EMR based on a confidence score. The multiple code assignments are combined to generate a final medical-code assignment based on the confidence scores, context, and each agent's historical performance within the context. The automated system stores and outputs the final medical-code assignment. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108048 | Medical History System - Embodiments described herein include generating a navigable medical history corresponding to a patient. Reference information related to medical records for the patient is stored in a referenced records database based on a standardized healthcare code in the medical records. The reference information is inserted into the referenced records database by the medical history system. The medical history system generates the navigable medical history associated with the patient based on the reference information. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CROSS ENTERPRISE DATA SHARING IN A HEALTH CARE SETTING - A method and system for sharing charts associated with a first patient among system entities within a networked system wherein different entities maintain different charts for the first patient, the method comprising the steps of at each of at least a subset of the entities and for the first patient, when a chart is generated, generating a release authorization (RA) token for the chart, maintaining an RA token list including all of tokens received for the first patient from any other system entities, when a token is received from another entity, using the received token to access a chart associated with the received token that is stored at another entity and when a requesting entity requests a chart associated with the first patient, providing the chart along with the RA token list associated with the first patient to the requesting entity. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108050 | XTRACT PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention relate to performing a method for point of care treatment of a patient for safe effective generation of Immunotherapy patient treatment sets. The method includes receiving a command to formulate a prescription; loading contents of each door; receiving a command to load physician preferences; loading physician preferences; receiving a command to load patient information; making prescription per patient information in accordance with physician preferences; printing and applying labels to prescription; and documenting a plurality of clinical activities. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY MANAGING MEDICAL DATA FILES - A network server arrangement including a processor with a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor. The network server arrangement is responsive to requests to access a medical record of an individual and generates summary medical record data including summary information having a plurality of data elements associated with the individual, at least one of the data elements conveying medical information about the individual, and a pointers component including at least one pointer pointing to a network location containing importable medical information in connection with the individual that is not contained in the summary information component. The pointer includes a machine readable address part for processing by the client, allowing the client to import the medical information from the network location, and a label part for displaying to a user the nature of the medical information residing at the network location. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108052 | PERSONALIZED HEALTH HISTORY SYSTEM WITH ACCOMMODATION FOR CONSUMER HEALTH TERMINOLOGY - Personalization of access to health-related information on a computer network is provided based upon a health history of a user. In one implementation, personal health-related information about the user is obtaining from the user operating a client computer. The health-related information includes one or more health-related terms that each corresponds to a health-related concept. The health related terms provided by the user are correlated with a health terminology thesaurus that is stored on a computer-readable medium, such as at a server remote from the user client. Each of the health-related terms is associated with a single concept unique identifier that uniquely identifies a corresponding health-related concept. Health-related works or content is made accessible over the computer network by correlating the concept unique identifiers for the user's health information with corresponding concept unique identifiers that are associated with the health-related content. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108053 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, A MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A medical image processing apparatus that acquires a medical image and additional information associated with the medical image. The medical image processing apparatus reduces a display size of the medical image using a first size-reduction rate, and reduces a display size of the additional information using a second size-reduction rate. The medical image processes apparatus then combines the size-reduced medical image and the size-reduced additional information into a thumbnail composite image, and displays the thumbnail composite image. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108054 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECORDING VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTATION - Systems and methods for collecting information, verifying authenticity of such information, processing, maintaining, and managing such information are described. The system can be a standalone unit or can comprise a combination of various units configured to function together. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING TELEMEDICINE SESSIONS ACROSS DIFFERENT GEOPOLITICAL ZONES - A system and method designed to overcome or work with the geopolitical restraints on medical practice that presently hampers the process of conducting physician patient telemedicine sessions across different geopolitical zones such as different states or different countries. The method uses at least one Internet server and database, which may optionally reside or have an IP address within in the one or more geopolitical zones where the physician is licensed to practice medicine. The database will often contain lists of physician authorizations to conduct telemedicine in various other geopolitical zones, lists of patient telemedicine waivers, as well as information pertaining to the physician's specialty, rating, fee structure, and availability. The database may additionally contain other features such as lists of translator availability and patient electronic health records. The server may additionally facilitate video conferencing by presenting a unified user interface and/or relaying video teleconferencing data packets between participants. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108056 | COMPLETE CONSENT - Signing an informed consent can be recorded and archived for future reference. A reason may be discovered for signing a second informed consent based on a parcel of additional or changed information. After updating the informed consent to a second informed consent, a patient signing the second informed consent is also recorded. The informed consent may also be modified to take into account characteristics of the patient that may affect the patient's ability to understand the informed consent. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140114687 | Systems And Methods For Real-Time Rehabilitation Records Tracking - Systems and methods for real-time rehabilitation records tracking are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method for real-time rehabilitation records tracking includes the steps of executing a software application by a processor in communication with a memory; receiving, by the software application, patient treatment data, the patient treatment data associated with a patient and a treatment test; and generating and displaying, by the software application, a graphical visualization of patient progress based on the patient treatment data. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140114688 | LOCATION-BASED MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing healthcare environments are provided. In embodiments, a real-time status of a clinical device, along with a location, is received. The location of the clinical device is obtained via a clinical device identifier that is tracked by a plurality of sensors in a healthcare environment. A clinical device may be identified as inappropriate for use and an alert presented to a clinician including the problem of the clinical device and the location thereof. A replacement clinical device may be located, using clinical identifiers, and presented to the clinician. Such monitoring and location awareness facilitates efficient responses to healthcare situations. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140122116 | System and method for providing audio data to assist in electronic medical records management - A system and method for providing audio data to assist in electronic medical records management is presented. A plurality of patient electronic health records are maintained. Each patient electronic health record stores non-audio patient medical information identifiable by patient. Storage and retrieval of the patient electronic health records is managed through an electronic medical records system. Audio data recorded by a healthcare provider to chronicle at least one aspect of health for a patient is stored. The audio data is associated with the patient electronic health record in the electronic medical records system corresponding to the patient. The audio data for the patient is securely accessed through a non-content-based index keyed to the electronic medical records system. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122117 | Method and System for Concept-Based Terminology Management - A method for implementing an interface terminology is described, the interface terminology comprising concepts and descriptions, a description being an alternative way to express a concept. The interface terminology also may include a plurality of domains, wherein each concept is unique within a domain. The method may include the steps of: storing a plurality of concepts in a database; storing a plurality of descriptions in a database; linking each description to a respective concept; storing an external code set in a database, the external code set comprising a plurality of external codes; and mapping an external code to a concept. The steps may occur via database table mapping. The method also may include deploying a front-end file, the front-end file comprises a link between the descriptions and the external code set. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122118 | PERSONAL MEDICAL INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A subscription-based personal medical information storage device comprises a data storage unit comprising a computer readable storage medium configured to store medical and non-medical information of a user, and facilitate the retrieval of medical and non-medical information of the user from a remote medical information storage device. The data storage unit is configured to automatically run an authentication routine upon connection with the general purpose computing device to confirm that the personal medical information storage device is neither lost nor stolen before granting access thereto. A communication module is configured to facilitate a communication connection with the remote medical information storage device, and wherein the remote medical information storage device comprises an advertisement module. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122119 | MEDICAL DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL - Systems and methods for medical data storage and retrieval are described. An exemplary method may include receiving identifying information from a patient at an electronic terminal over a first communications channel. The method may further include transmitting from the electronic terminal a request for recorded information specific to the patient, where the recorded information is stored externally to a facility containing the electronic terminal. The request may include the received identifying information and may be transmitted over a second communications channel. The method may still further include receiving the recorded information specific to the patient at the electronic terminal. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PHOTO-BASED PATIENT VERIFICATION FOR USE WITH IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE PROGRAMMERS - In one example, prior to device interrogation, identifier data is received by the external system from the implanted device. Based on the identifier data, the external system retrieves a digital photograph representative of the particular patient in which the device is implanted. The system displays the retrieved image to the clinician to allow visual verification that data received corresponds to the particular patient whose device is to be interrogated. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122121 | INTEROPERABLE CASE SERIES SYSTEM - A system is provided that integrates a case series repository with one or more software applications. The system receives a case series, where the case series includes one or more adverse event cases, and the system further receives a case revision, where the case revision includes case revision information. The system further stores the case series and the case revision within a case series repository using a case series data model. The system further associates the case revision with the case series using the case series data model. The system further retrieves the case series and the associated case revision using a case series programming interface. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122122 | METHOD OF MANAGING A CHRONIC DISEASE - A method of managing a chronic disease suffered by a patient. The method includes the steps of determining a management plan for the chronic disease, using a real time analysis module for analyzing and modifying the management plan in accordance with environmental factors, determining a regiment of medications for managing the chronic disease in accordance with the management plan and generating a plurality of reminders for the patient to take the regiment of medications. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122123 | Controlling Access to Medical Records - A method for controlling the access of healthcare providers to the medical records of a patient held in a medical record database. A patient controls the access of the healthcare providers to the patient's medical records held in a medical record database. The patient determines access rights to be granted to the healthcare provider and generates an access authorization message which specifies the access rights. The access authorization message is transmitted from the patient to one or more healthcare providers. The healthcare provider transmits the access authorization together with a request for access to the patient's medical records to the medical record database. The medical record database verifies that the access authorization message originated from the patient before granting the healthcare provider access to the patient's medical records in accordance with the access authorization message. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122124 | ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD DOCUMENTATION WITH PUSH AND PULL OF DATA TO AND FROM DATABASE - A medical records software apparatus and method is described that allows a clinician, e.g., nurse or doctor, to combine entry of new patient orders, prescriptions, flowsheet observations, etc. into the documentation process or workflow. A documentation user interface is provided that pulls patient data from a database into the display. The user can select on the user interface a category of a patient record, e.g., Significant Events or Orders, view or edit prior entries in the database in these categories, and add additional documentation for that category. The documentation is written or pushed to two areas of the database, one devoted to patient documentation and a second area corresponding to the selected category, e.g., Orders. The method and apparatus improves workflow efficiency and promotes a smooth transition from the thought process of the clinician to the ordering or prescription process, without the need for changing venues or screen displays. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE MEDICAL CONSULTING BETWEEN A PATIENT AND A PHYSICIAN - The present invention relates to a system and method for providing remote medical consulting between a patient and a physician. The system comprises a patient device | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122126 | CLINICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING - Described herein are methods for processing data in order to assess the likelihood that a patient belongs within a specified cohort. In general, the method may include the steps of receiving a plurality of data elements from multiple data sets, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of data elements are unstructured data elements; and assessing the likelihood that the patient belongs within the specified cohort using at least a portion of the plurality of data elements including at least one unstructured data element. In some embodiments, the method may further include the step of processing the unstructured data elements. In some embodiments, the method may further include the step of querying at least a portion of the plurality of data elements including at least one unstructured data element to assess the likelihood that the patient belongs within the specified cohort. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122127 | ADMINISTERING A PRESCRIPTION AND TREATMENT REGIMEN - A system and method for administering a prescription and treatment regimen for a patient utilizes a computer including a processor, a memory, a display, a network interface, and a user interface. After inputting a diagnosis, patient data and peripheral data are accessed. Based on this data, the treatment regimen is identified and displayed for the diagnosis based on the patient data and the peripheral data. The treatment is varied depending on the patient data and the peripheral data. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122128 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122129 | System and Method for Automated Patient History Intake - A system of automated patient history intake including a retrieval system for retrieving pharmaceutical information specific to a patient, a display system for displaying the pharmaceutical information, and a reconciliation system for reconciling the pharmaceutical information using visual data. A system for automated patient check-in including a retrieval system for retrieving pharmaceutical information specific to a patient, a display system for displaying the pharmaceutical information, and a reconciliation system for reconciling the pharmaceutical information using visual data. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140129255 | Medical Information and Scheduling Communication - Technologies for medical information and scheduling communication include verifying the identity of a patient and determining a personal health record (PHR) controlled by the patient. Furthermore, the method includes, upon request of the patient, authorizing selective access to the PHR by an entity and selectively pushing information from the PHR to the entity, performing a real-time medical information activity associated with the PHR and the entity, and adding the activity to the PHR. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129256 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING HEALTHCARE FRAUD - In general, one aspect of the subject matter described herein can be embodied in methods that include the actions of: identifying one or more claims associated with a patient, selecting, from the identified claims at least a first claim and a second claim, comparing one or more patient claim parameters of the first claim with one or more patient claim parameters of the second claim, determining, based on the comparing, one or more patient variables, the one or more patient variables reflecting one or more aspects of the one or more claims associated with the patient, processing the respective determined patient variables to identify one or more patient clusters, each of the one or more patient clusters including one or more claims having one or more substantially similar patient variables, and, providing, based on the one or more identified patient clusters, notifications with respect to a medical entity record. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129257 | DIAGNOSTIC SELECTION, TRIAGE, MONITORING, AND PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS USING COMPUTER-DRIVEN ASSESSMENT - High-risk patients may be enrolled in an intensive care program to reduce the likelihood of recurring symptoms. A method for identifying and enrolling these high-risk patients in the intensive care program may include receiving a plurality of patient health profiles corresponding to a plurality of patients from an electronic medical record database. Then, a first subset of patients of the plurality of patients may be identified to be at high risk of suffering an episode. Then, a patient from the first subset of patients may be enrolled in an intensive care program designed to reduce the rate of episodes for the patient. The intensive care program may involve coordinated treatments from a continuum of healthcare professions. The healthcare professionals may use data within the electronic medical record to improve treatment of the high-risk patient. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129258 | System and Method for Generating and Implementing a Stateless Patient History Module - A system and method for receiving and processing patient medical information for integration into third party applications, including patient medical records, billing systems, and reporting systems. The method may be implemented as a software as a service application separate from the middle tier application server or other computer system implementing the third party application. In addition, the system may operate in a stateless environment in which the computer system running the SaaS application may not retain the patient medical information or data relating to a patient history interview state. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO OBTAIN VISION AND EYE HEALTH EXAMINATIONS - Systems and methods are provided for eye health and vision examinations. A customer diagnostic center is configured to generate customer examination data pertaining to an examination of a customer's eye. The customer diagnostic center provides a user interface for communicating with a customer and ophthalmic equipment for administering tests to the customer. A diagnostic center server is configured to receive the customer examination data from the customer diagnostic center over a network and allow the customer examination data to be accessed by an eye-care practitioner. A practitioner device associated with the eye-care practitioner is configured to receive the customer examination data from the diagnostic center server and display at least a portion of the customer examination data to the eye-care practitioner. Customer evaluation data is generated pertaining to the eye-care practitioner's evaluation of the customer examination data. An eye health report is provided to the customer via the network. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129260 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION SERVICE USING HEALTH CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION - The present application relates to a method for providing an application service using health category information, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving, from a user terminal, first data including at least one type of health category information from among information on bodily functions of a user, activity information, participation information, environmental factor information, and personal factor information; (b) extracting, from a database, a service provider for providing a service corresponding to the first data; (c) generating intervention information corresponding to the service and transmitting same to a service provider terminal of the service provider; and (d) receiving, from the service provider terminal, service data on the service provider corresponding to the intervention information. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140136233 | Managing Personal Health Record Information about Doctor-Patient Communication, Care interactions, health metrics ,customer vendor relationship management platforms, and personal health history in a GLOBAL PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD TIMELINE integrated within an (ERP/EMRSE) ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT localized medical data ecosystem - The invention discloses a system, method and computer program for generating a Global Personal Health Record Timeline (GPHRT) is provided. A plurality of data items and information points associated with at least one relationship between users associated with a single patient, healthcare provider, a group of healthcare providers. Ordered data items are stored in a personal health record, transmitted and shared via a plurality of storage and transmittal technologies such as, (BLE), barcode scanner, and a plurality of other storage and transmittal technologies that will interface with the Global Personal Health Record Timeline platform. These aforementioned embodiments would further be integrated into an Enterprise Resource Planning Electronic Medical Records Software Environment (ERP/EMRSE) which would interface with a Database Repository with a web-based Global Patient Health Record Timeline interface portal, security interface, Customer Resource Management platform, Practice Management platform, e-commerce interface, “HIPPA” compliant security filter. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136234 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING PATIENT CREATED DATA FROM EXTERNAL SYSTEMS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - In an embodiment of the invention, a patient's mobile phone number and a patient matching or ID creation algorithm that requires the patient's mobile phone number or any derivative or transformation thereof is used as a mapping method to map patient created data related to a patient's health into the correct patient records in EHRs accurately and cost effectively. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136235 | PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN GATEWAY TO CLINICAL DATA - In a system for remote storage of clinical data, the system includes a server, a database in communication with the server, wherein clinical data is stored and cataloged as records within categories in the database. The system includes a communication link between the server and a network. The server executes software to securely generate, receive, store, catalog, update, provide access to and/or transmit the clinical data between and among patients, healthcare providers and other authorized parties including members and administrators of the system. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136236 | PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN GATEWAY TO CLINICAL DATA - In a system for remote storage of clinical data, the system includes a server, a database in communication with the server, wherein clinical data is stored and cataloged as records within categories in the database. The system includes a communication link between the server and a network. The server executes software to securely generate, receive, store, catalog, update, provide access to and/or transmit the clinical data between and among patients, healthcare providers and other authorized parties including members and administrators of the system. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136237 | HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Efficient computer distribution of healthcare information is achieved by computer aggregating the healthcare information directly from multiple sources, namely, computers of healthcare providers, including EHR vendors, and patients. Financial incentives to share information are provided to the sources. Healthcare information may de-identified by removing some specific information about the patient and the provider, and inserting generalized information about each. Healthcare providers and patients may prohibit use of their information, limit the content of their information, and control to whom their information is sold. Compensation and distribution of information among purchasers may be controlled to ensure fairness. The healthcare information may be analyzed, reordered and filtered to generate data or reports in response to a purchase request. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136238 | VIDEO ARCHIVING FOR ON-LINE SERVICES - An on-line physician care system having a system server and an archive storage device. A patient connects to the system with a patient computing device and is placed in a queue until a receptionist can be connected to the patient via a connection between the patient computing device and the receptionist computing device. An audio and video connection is provided to the receptionist for obtaining data is entered into the system server. The receptionist places the patient in a queue until a doctor is connected via a connection to a doctor computing device, providing an audio and visual connection. A diagnosis can be made, prescription issued, and the exchange captured in the archive storage device. An on-line system for archiving exchanges between a user and a service representative is also provided. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136239 | System for Electronically Recording and Sharing Medical Information - A system for electronically recording and sharing medical data is provided, the system comprising an electronic source document, wherein the electronic source document comprises a database. In one particular embodiment, the medical data comprise clinical study data, and in another the medical data comprise patient specific data. In some embodiments, the system includes means for defining data parameters and storing the data parameters within the electronic source document, as well as a browser-based means for entering data into the electronic source document and storing the data therein. In a further embodiment, the system comprises means for one or more users of the system to view stored data. In a still further embodiment, means for one or more users to amend data stored in the electronic source document is provided, and in yet another embodiment the system comprises means for creating and maintaining an audit trail when one or more of the users amends data stored in the electronic source document. In other embodiments, the system further comprises an application specific navigation tool; in some embodiments, the application specific tool comprises a graphical user interface. Appropriate methods of using the system are also provided. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - The invention relates to the administration of prescription drug formulary information. A list of drugs that a particular prescription drug plan will pay for in whole or in part is called a formulary. The invention involves the use of information and customizable rules associated with formularies, combined with information from patient medical records, to generate custom, dynamic formularies applicable to specific patients, groups of patients, or both. Depending on the choice of rules and the other information, this may help payers control prescription drug costs by encouraging the use of less-expensive drugs when medically appropriate, but without impairing the freedom of prescribers to prescribe specific drugs according to their professional judgments. Some embodiments may also be adapted to generate and store data about the use and functioning of the embodiments or aspects of them and to generate reports containing some or all such data in response to queries. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136241 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM TO OPTIMIZE MEDICAL TREATMENT BASED ON CONSUMER CHOICE AND COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT DATA - Apparatus and methods relating to a memory storing, for a population having different medical treatments, each member of the population's medical treatment data for at least one of a disease, an ailment, and a disability and corresponding cost data for the medical treatment; a digital computer, which: accesses the memory to obtain the stored data and then processes the stored data, including: grouping the data according to types of the medical treatments received to produce groupings for each said at least one of the disease, the ailment, and the disability; computing, from the groupings of the types of treatments received, to produce a measure of comparative cost effectiveness of the medical treatments; and applying the measure to the population produce a comparative effectiveness of the medical treatments; generating output which includes the produced the comparative effectiveness of the medical treatments; and an output device which disseminates the output. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140142977 | SYSTEM FOR CHANGING PRESCRIPTIONS - A system is provided for changing prescriptions enabling collaboration of the patient and the provider to make the changes during an encounter. The system consists of a network of one or more kiosks or one or more touch screen mobile devices. The system works by enabling an electronic check-in for the patient, evaluating alternate prescription medication candidates during check-in, presenting any results found to the patient and to the provider to select one or more to implement during an encounter. The changes suggested can typically save costs. The changes may incorporate dosages and/or drugs that the patient may have better benefits and/or tolerance. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142978 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A LIKELIHOOD OF ELECTIVE SURGERY - A method and system of assessing a likelihood of an individual having an elective surgery includes retrieving data for the individual from one or more databases. The retrieved data includes one or more data types selected from the following: medical claims data; demographic data; geographic data; drug utilization data; behavioral health data; surgery data; and health literacy data. The method also includes processing the retrieved data to generate an index for the individual. The generated index represents the likelihood of an individual having an elective surgery. Additional methods and related computer systems are also disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142979 | Medical Quick Response Codes and Information Storage and Retrieval System - The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a medical quick response code comprising a barcode. The code is configured to be read by a barcode reader. The barcode reader can be an app on a mobile device such as an iPhone or Blackberry app. By scanning the code using the app, the mobile device displays critical person medical data. The critical person medical data can include emergency information such as the person's name, emergency contacts, allergies, and insurance information. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142980 | MEDICAL IMAGING STUDY RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A programmed computer system receives an imaging study of the patient including metadata associated with the study. The metadata are analyzed to determine an anatomic region represented by the study. Additional imaging studies for the same patient are requested and the metadata associated with the additional studies are analyzed to determine relevant studies for the same or adjacent anatomic regions. Once the relevant prior studies have been identified, the computer requests the images associated with the identified prior imaging studies including the associated reports for review by a physician or other medical personnel. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142981 | Analytics and Data Mining in Cloud Following Upload of Analyte Data via GSM or CDM - Presented herein is a web-based software application that clinically analyzes multiple sources of diabetes patient data against codified care plan guidelines. The software application creates risk-based stratifications of a patient population, initiates rule-based notifications, allocates care provider resources, guides role-based workflow, manages patient communications, and provides therapy recommendations. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142982 | Apparatus for Securely Transferring, Sharing and Storing of Medical Images - The invention relates to an apparatus for receiving, storing, sharing and transmitting digital medical image data, comprising a processor, a hard drive, and connectivity means for communicating with a local or global network. The processor comprises means for hosting a server supporting receipt, compression, encryption and data integrity check of the medical image data received from medical modalities, storing of the medical image data on the hard drive of the apparatus, providing access to the apparatus' web based administration and management interface and supporting the query and retrieval of medical image data stored in the apparatus from any modality. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142983 | MEDICAL IMAGE METADATA PROCESSING - Enhanced techniques for the extraction and use of metadata from medical images are disclosed herein. Based on the information in the metadata, specific processing may be performed within an image order management system, radiology information system (RIS), or like system. A radiology read order may be created, pre-populated, and transmitted via a processing system (e.g., a teleradiology image order management system) based on the metadata within the radiology image. For example, this metadata may exist within the header of a DICOM-formatted image data file or a DICOM communication protocol transmission. The processing system may then provide the prepopulated read order back to the source of the medical images for verification and submission. Other processing actions may also occur based on information extracted from the image metadata, such as custom workflows and handling based on an originating facility, or transferring the images to a particular radiologist or location. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142984 | CLOUD BASED VIEWING, TRANSFER AND STORAGE OF MEDICAL DATA - Features are disclosed for remote storage of medical information in a cloud service, and the systems and methods for sending, receiving, and accessing the data into and from the cloud server. A user may identify DICOM studies stored in a database at a medical data repository to be exported. The cloud service or an on-site unit at the medical data repository may search databases at the medical data repository for related medical information to identified DICOM studies. The identified DICOM studies and the related medical information may be burned into portable storage or combined into a virtual package to be uploaded to the cloud service. The cloud service may receive one ore more recipients to grant access to the uploaded virtual package, and may send an email to the one or more recipients indicating that virtual package may now be accessed. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142986 | GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS AND DATABASE TOOLS - A computerized tool and method for delivery of pharmacogenetic and pharmacological information, comprising a core system having algorithms and databases for storing, collating, accessing, cross-referencing, and interpreting genetic and pharmacologic data, with a graphical user interface for a client network of providers of laboratory genetic testing services to access the core services under contract. The system includes “paypoints” in support of improved business models. Included are mechanisms for ‘pass through’ third party and insurance reimbursement for interpretive reports, insurance reimbursement for on-line access to pharmacogenetic information at the point of care, tools for market segmentation, and a conversion tool for capturing new subscribers. Also disclosed are tools and predictive algorithms for preventing drug-drug and drug-gene adverse drug reactions. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140149139 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE INFORMATION - A system and method for providing a centralized source of health care information for an individual. Security measures for access to health care information of an individual may be provided. An interactive patient interface may be employed by the individual to gain access to the health care information, and an interactive provider interface may be employed by one or more health care providers of the individual to gain access to the health care information. Access and changes to the health care information from any of the health care providers and individual may be allowed as a function of a security level granted thereto. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140149140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT IDENTIFICATION INDEX - A system and process for creating a patient identification index for a patient care environment. The system includes a computer processor and electronic database connected to a network. A data analysis module performs the process. The process includes receiving a plurality of ADT records have patient identifiers corresponding to a respective plurality of patients. The patient identifiers in the ADT records are assigned to a corresponding data field in a reference table, which is continually updated with additional ADT records as they are received. A first ADT record for an identified patient is matched with a second ADT record for the identified patient based upon one or more common patient identifiers from the first and second ADT records. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140149141 | Remote Patient Monitoring System - A system for providing medical information to a plurality of users concerning a plurality of patients in a medical facility is disclosed. The system includes a first network at a medical facility having a first server and a medical database and a second network having a consent management database and a web server, the consent management database including a list of patients matched to a user list. A website on the web server enables users to input a request for medical information on patients. The web server is configured to forward the request for medical information to the first server. The first server is configured to extract medical information from the medical database about the patient identified in the request for medical information and forward same to the identified user's contact address upon receipt of the request for medical information. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140149142 | Detection of Healthcare Insurance Claim Fraud in Connection with Multiple Patient Admissions - A scoring model is provided that is trained using historical patient readmission data. The scoring model is used to analyze patient insurance claim data for which patients were readmitted to a healthcare facility in order to characterize whether the corresponding insurance claims are potentially fraudulent or erroneous. Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles are also described. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140149143 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED DIETARY COMPLIANCE RATE BASED ON HEALTH INFORMATION - A method and system provide personalized dietary compliance rate based on health information. The method may include: (a) transmitting health information from a hospital's information system to a service operating server; (b) identifying a disease using the health information by the service operating server; (c) selecting food in a user's terminal and determining the degree of correlation between the disease and nutrients of the selected food; and (d) determining dietary compliance rate based on the degree of correlation and providing the dietary compliance rate and the nutritional information of the food to the user's terminal. Dietary compliance rate can be provided via a mobile device and web, thus remote patient monitoring is possible, and consultation procedures are simplified using system's care information and on-line real-time Q & A. Additionally, due to continuous care, both physical and mental stability can be provided, increasing a patient's confidence. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140156303 | PROCESSING OF CLINICAL DATA FOR VALIDATION OF SELECTED CLINICAL PROCEDURES - A processing system determines a validation status of an examination request for a patient. The examination request includes examination data that defines a clinical condition of the patient. A receipt module receives the examination request via a communication network; a storage module adapted for storing a plurality of predefined clinical definitions, predefined clinical definitions associated with at least one examination type. A matching module conducts a first stage analysis of the content, compares the content with the predefined clinical definitions in order to determine one or more matching definitions. A validation module compares the matching definitions against the match threshold of at least one examination type to determine a validation indicator of the examination request. A response module transmits the validation status of the exam request as an exam response via the communications network. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156304 | Automated Systems and Methods for Obtaining, Storing, Processing and Utilizing Immunologic Information of an Individual or Population for Various Uses - A system and method for assessing the immunological status of one or more individuals in a patient population is presented. The method includes establishing a database comprising a plurality of records of information each representative of the immune status of an individual in the population, each of said records including (1) current information from one or more assays for the presence of a biochemical, and (2) individual specific information comprising one or more of said individual's medical history, said individual's doctors' observations and historical, demographic, lifestyle, and familial information relating to said individual. The method further includes processing the information in said database to find trends or patterns relating to the immune status of individuals in said patient population; and using the said trends or patterns as part of a health care related decision making process. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156305 | DATA MANAGEMENT MECHANISM FOR WIDE-AREA DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL INFORMATION NETWORK - A method distributes and manages medical information on a communication network over a wide area. Encrypted medical information is acquired from one of a plurality of first computers by a second computer connected to the communication network, the plurality of first computers being connected to the communication network, holding identical medical information, encrypting medical information, and sending and receiving encrypted medical information. The second computer decrypts the acquired encrypted medical information, browses and updates decrypted medical information, and then encrypts the browsed and updated medical information. The second computer then sends the encrypted browsed and updated medical information to the plurality of first computers. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156306 | MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a medical image system including a medical image management apparatus including a storage unit, a plurality of client terminals and an image generation apparatus. The medical image management apparatus includes an image management unit which stores a medical image sent from the image generation apparatus according to an image import instruction, provides the client terminal which gave the image import instruction with the medical image, and when an instruction to approve the medical image stored in the storage unit is given from the client terminal, stores information indicating that the medical image is approved and allows the approved medical image to be viewed by other client terminals. Each client terminal includes an automatic approval unit which automatically approves the unapproved medical image, and the image management unit stores information indicating automatic approval and allows the automatically approved medical image to be viewed by other client terminals. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156307 | MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a medical image system including a medical image management apparatus including a storage unit, a plurality of client terminals and an image generation apparatus. The medical image management apparatus includes an image management unit which stores a medical image which is sent from the image generation apparatus according to an image import instruction, provides the client terminal which gave the image import instruction with the medical image, and when an instruction to approve the medical image stored in the storage unit is given from the client terminal, stores information indicating that the medical image is approved and allows the medical image which is approved to be viewed by other client terminals. Each client terminal includes an automatic approval unit which automatically approves the unapproved medical image, and a notifying unit which notifies information indication existence of the medical image which is automatically approved. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156308 | Automated Health Data Acquisition, Processing and Communication System - A system and method provide health-related information. A user interface on a computing device may provide assessment information associated with an assessment of a user's health. Further, sensed information associated with at least one of biological information, physiological information and physical activity of the user can be received from a different device which is configured to sense information. Moreover, a processing subsystem that includes a processor and processor readable media can be configured to process the sensed information, via, to provide processed user information, and to determine health-related information, via the processing subsystem, using the assessment information and the processed user information. Furthermore, the processed user information and the health-related information can be transmitted via a communication subsystem to the computing device, and the health-related information can be provided at the computing device via the user interface substantially contemporaneously with the reception of the sensed information. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156309 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN UP-TO-DATE ELECTRONIC VITAL MEDICAL INFORMATION RECORD - A method for providing an electronic health record of a patient to a healthcare provider, the method comprising obtaining health information pertaining to the patient assembling an electronic health record comprising the health information pertaining to the patient; storing the electronic health record in an database on a read-writable storage medium; selecting from the health information vital medical information; organizing the vital medical information in a readable-only electronic format to create a vital medical information record; and enabling a healthcare provider or patient to access the vital medical information record via a server or trough a memory storage device. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156310 | Injection Data Management System and Method - An injection data management system ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156311 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL TEST RESULTS - In an exemplary embodiment, this invention provides a method of providing medical test results. The method includes a step of selecting formulary information that corresponds to a result of a medical test. The method also includes a step of generating a medical report. The medical report includes a laboratory report that corresponds to the medical test. The medical report also includes the selected formulary information. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156312 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING AN INTERNET-BASED, UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE AND ANONYMOUS PATIENT MEDICAL HOME PAGE - Universal internet access to a patient's critical medical records is obtainable by creating an anonymous medical homepage for each patient which is devoid of any personal identifiers. The anonymous medical homepage is hosted on a centralized data server which receives medical information from a participating physician's electronic medical records program. At the time of an office or consultation visit, EMR data is captured by the data center and processed so as to append critical patient medical information to the patient's anonymous homepage. The owner of the anonymous homepage is identified solely by a pseudoname and password, such that the patient's identity is maintained in confidence. A medical alert bracelet or medical alert card, containing the patient's pseudoname and password, gives notice and grants access to an emergency physician in cases where the patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate a scientifically rigorous and detailed medical history. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140164015 | CLINICAL TRIAL ADVERSE EVENT DATA CHANGE REPORTING SYSTEM - A system is provided that sends data changes to a safety compliance management system. The system defines at least one data field as a significant data field. The system further monitors data, and identifies a change to the data. The system further determines whether the change to the data includes a change to at least one significant data field. The system further sends the data to the safety compliance management system when the change to the data includes a change to at least one significant data field. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for processing medical information are disclosed. For example, the method receives the medical information associated with a customer, processes the medical information that is received to identify an event relating to a medication, updates a schedule in accordance with the event that is identified, determines if a time for executing the event on the schedule has arrived, and provides a reminder to perform the event, if the time for executing the event has arrived. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164017 | HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION METHOD FOR COMPLEX CASE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT - The present invention discloses substantially more efficient and effective methods for delivering healthcare whereby patient care can be coordinated effectively and efficiently through changes in different physical settings and levels of care. Coordinated care helps ensure that patients seeking healthcare, and in particular chronically ill patients, with comorbidities get timely care to avoid unnecessary ER visits and admissions. Through risk and disease stratification, member profiling, inter disciplinary team follow-up and patient education, the methods of the present invention are operative to effectively allocate available resources, formulate and execute individualized care plans and successfully manage high risk members. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164018 | METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE TO A PATIENT POPULATION - Methods for administering preventative healthcare measures to a patient population are disclosed. A patient population eligible to receive certain healthcare benefits is defined and thereafter multiple sources of healthcare data are compiled and analyzed to create health profiles for each individual. An objective set of criteria for providing preventative care is provided to eligible members within the patient population and appropriate healthcare is administered to the degree necessary to make sure a sufficient percentage of the population receives adequate healthcare treatment consistent with the recognized, objective healthcare standards. Patients remaining non-compliant are sought for further administration of healthcare until requisite compliance standards are met. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164019 | METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE TO A PATIENT POPULATION - Methods for administering preventative healthcare measures to a patient population are disclosed. A patient population eligible to receive certain healthcare benefits is defined and thereafter multiple sources of healthcare data are compiled and analyzed to create health profiles for each individual. An objective set of criteria for providing preventative care is provided to eligible members within the patient population and appropriate healthcare is administered to the degree necessary to make sure a sufficient percentage of the population receives adequate healthcare treatment consistent with the recognized, objective healthcare standards. Patients remaining non-compliant are sought for further administration of healthcare until requisite compliance standards are met. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164020 | METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MANAGED HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION AND ACHIEVING OBJECTIVE QUALITY STANDARDS - Healthcare is administered to members/enrollees of a healthcare plan according to objective quality standards. A patient population of eligible members/enrollees is identified and for each member/enrollee, medical information is aggregated via a web-based compilation of medical data from multiple sources that is continuously updated so as to provide an accurate, up-to-date and readily accessible compilation of a member/enrollee past diagnoses, healthcare history, medical procedures, medications and the like. Such member/enrollees are continuously tracked, on an individual basis, and monitored to ensure healthcare is delivered for a variety of specific medical conditions pursuant to objective health program quality criteria. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164021 | EMERGENCY CONTACT CODED ITEM SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention involves a coded item based system and method which allows an individual to control access to medical records while providing for emergency access to those medical records. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164022 | Patient Directed Healthcare System - The present invention provides a system allowing an individual to actively manage, oversee, direct, and interact with their healthcare. Specifically, the present invention provides a system that allows for the continuous input of updated information from the team of healthcare providers and the patient with full access to the patient history all with real time continuous analysis to provide feedback of likely critical data to consider in the decision of next best steps to provide the only participant whose only motive is to get better as expeditiously as possible with the knowledge necessary to actively manage, oversee and direct their own healthcare. In particular, the present invention provides a system whereby the individual's personal health records are selectively inputted and shared with others and compared with databases of stored information, and the information returned is used by the individual, or others to provide efficient healthcare and manage public health emergencies. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164023 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING USER CORRECTIONS TO MEDICAL FACT EXTRACTION - Techniques for applying user corrections to medical fact extraction may include extracting a first set of one or more medical facts from a first portion of text documenting a patient encounter. A correction to the first set of medical facts may be received from a user. The correction may identify a fact that should be associated with the first portion of the text. A second set of one or more medical facts may be extracted from a second portion of the text based at least in part on the user's correction to the first set of medical facts. Extracting the second set of facts may include extracting one or more facts similar to the identified fact from the second portion of the text. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140172451 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - Systems and method for communication of information to one or more medical care providers. The systems and methods may utilize a client with which a user may interact. As such, the user may utilize the client to research, display, and/or select a medical care provider. The user may input information to the client which is transmitted to a selected medical care provider prior to the user arriving at the medical care provider's facility. This may include an indication of the user's intent to visit the medical care provider. As such, the medical care provider may utilize the data received to generate a chart and make preparations (e.g., reserve resources) in anticipation of the user's visit. The user may also use the client to access and/or share a personal health record. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172452 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL DATA - A system for processing medical data including: a central unit in communication with a storage of medical data, such central unit being controllable by at least a user of the system and at least one client unit, remote from the central unit, for communicatively coupling to the central unit and/or storage through at least a network, such client unit having an interface for allowing a user to interact with the system. Where the central unit is configured for remotely processing data of the storage, or causing the data to be processed by a dedicated elaboration unit coupled to such central unit and/or the storage, according to requests generated by the client unit and sending data to the client unit, and where the client unit is configured to locally interact with the data sent by the central unit to provide further requests to the central unit to iteratively process data of the storage according to user needs. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172453 | SEPARATING STORAGE OF PERSONAL FROM NON-PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION - Separating storage of personal from non-personal health information. At a server device, receiving and responding to requests from an application that involve access to both personal and non-personal health information. Parsing those requests into first portions which do not involve access to personal health information, and second portions which do. Referring those portions which involve access to personal health information to an information agent, which uses configuration information to determine how to access that personal health information. Separately accessing the personal health information using a secure key and referring an answer to those portions which involve access to both personal health information to the server device. At the server device, composing a response to requests from the application, including responses to both those first portions and those second portions. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172454 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCHEDULING, TRACKING, RECORDING AND MONITORING INFUSION ROOM ACTIVITY - A method and system for scheduling, tracking, recording, and monitoring of patients' usage of an infusion room, along with various tools to analyze the infusion room activity, to thereby improve usage of the infusion room, and improve patient satisfaction relating to their infusion room experience, is disclosed. The inventive methods and systems use real-time computer processors, software, and distributed sensors to monitor, record, analyze, and graphically display relevant infusion room chair status, patient status, and patient medical condition while in the infusion room. In preferred embodiments, the inventive methods and systems provide real-time input capability for medical personnel, and real-time automatic data output for use by or to prompt medical personnel. The inventive methods and systems are capable of recording activity of the infusion room to permit later analysis, modeling, and simulation to allow for improvements in infusion room efficiencies and patient satisfaction. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172455 | VISUALIZATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION TO FACILITATE PLANNING FOR INTERVENTION, ADAPTATION AND ADHERENCE - A method for providing a health visualization model includes receiving user data comprising characteristics corresponding to a user, and adherence data comprising adherence history corresponding to the user, determining a relationship between an adherence level of the user and an expected health outcome based on the user data and the adherence data, generating the health visualization model based on the determined relationship, and outputting the health visualization model. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172456 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING SUMMARIZED INFORMATION OF MEDICAL REPORTS - A system and method for presenting summarized information of medical reports. The system and method receiving a plurality of medical reports, each medical report including a plurality of sections, each of the sections including text content, correlating corresponding sections of each of the medical reports into section types, extracting the text content of the sections of the medical reports for a selected section type and aggregating, into a single display, the text content of the sections of all the medical reports for the selected section type. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172457 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A medical information processing apparatus includes: a medical image processing member to make the display member display a viewer screen for displaying an medical image including collateral information and to perform processing to the medical image; and an electronic medical record processing member to make the display member display a medical record screen for receiving input of electronic medical record information and displaying the same, and to make the storage member store the electronic medical record information correlated with the patient information, wherein the medical image processing member extracts predetermined information from the collateral information to generate text information thereof, and correlates the text information with the patient identification information, and the electronic medical record processing member inputs and displays the received text information in the new medical record input region on the medical record screen of the patient corresponding to the patient identification information. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172458 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic medical record apparatus is connected to an image generation apparatus which performs photographing to generate a medical image. The electronic medical record apparatus includes: a storage member; a patient specifying member to receive an input of specifying a patient to be examined; a display member to display a medical record screen for displaying electronic medical record information pertaining to the specified patient; a fetch instruction member, provided on the medical record screen, to receive an instruction to fetch the generated medical image; a control member to cause the storage member to store the medical image transmitted from the image generation apparatus so that the medical image is correlated with patient information of the patient whose medical record screen is currently displayed in the display member, when the fetch instruction member receives the instruction to fetch the medical image. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172459 | CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a clinical support system and a corresponding clinical support method. The system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining a health score curve over time of a patient, for whom a recommendation for a moment of discharge from a medical facility shall be provided, obtaining a reference curve to the health score curve, wherein said reference curve indicates a patient stabilization over time, computing a difference between the health score curve and said reference curve, and computing a recommended moment of discharge from the medical facility based on the difference between said health score curve and said reference curve. Further, the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and a computer program. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172460 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Digitally Recorded Musculoskeletal Diagnosis and Treatment - A system, method, and computer program product to assist a clinician in diagnosing or treating a musculoskeletal condition of a patient. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELLNESS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND EVALUATION - A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions for administering a wellness program, wherein execution of the computer-readable instructions causes one or more processors to carry out steps. Data corresponding to physical and psychological characteristics of at least one patient is received. One or more risk factors are determined corresponding to one or more conditions based, at least in part, on the physical and psychological characteristics of the at least one patient. One or more wellness prescriptions are determined based, at least in part, on the one or more risk factors and the physical and psychological characteristics of the at least one patient. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172462 | Method and System for Providing Information to Physicians - A group of medical specialists reviews an up-to-date body of medical knowledge and, based on its review, selects a subset of that knowledge as being important enough to merit prompt dissemination to the medical community. The selected subset of medical knowledge is then input into a computer system where it can then be accessed by physicians over a computer network. A physician may, for example, access the system before, during or after a patients visit so that he/she can have the most up-to-date information regarding how to best advise the patient. In effect, the group of medical specialists acts as a single voice of authority on which the medical community can rely. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING - A system includes a test device at a test location, a recipient computer at a diagnosis center, and a server operatively connected to the test device and the recipient computer remote from the test location and diagnosis center at a different facility. The test device can generate test data. The recipient computer is configured to receive the patient data from the test device and display the test data to a medical specialist for entry of a diagnosis. The server can send a signal to the recipient computer after the test device produces test data, and further transmit input indicative of the diagnosis to the computer at the test location. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140180717 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, MEDICAL CARE RECORD DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL CARE RECORD DISPLAY METHOD - A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process including searching a memory that stores medical care record information about each patient including information about a medical care region and a medical care date and time for each piece of medical care record information about a specified patient; and generating a distribution list image indicating distribution of the pieces of medical care record information. The generating generates the distribution list image in which a position distribution image and a time distribution image are arranged for display. The position distribution image has a position display mark arranged at each position corresponding to the medical care region on a body schema indicating a human body or part thereof. The time distribution image has a time display mark arranged at each position corresponding to the medical care date and time on a time axis. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140180718 | REMOTE ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Computer systems and methods relating to operating medical electronic records software application remotely using at least one mobile computing device. Also, computer systems and methods relating to operating medical practice management software applications remotely using at least one mobile computing device. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140180719 | PERSONAL HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - Embodiments may include patient-administered systems for managing personal healthcare information. A patient may be enabled to control the content of a patient-controlled database, and may control the access of others to the data contained therein. Optionally, some embodiments of the invention may include one or more of a means for authorized users of the system to communicate with each other, a patient-controlled database configurable to communicate data between itself and a remote third party data source, a personal log tool for manually or automatically inputting data, or a means for detecting problems with drug prescriptions and reporting the problems to the patient. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140180720 | DATA PREDICTING THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL USED WITH SEPARATE APPLICATIONS - The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing a game, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one player of the game, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and affecting the game play based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing an interactive space, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual in the space, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and modifying at least one attribute of the space based on the analysis. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140180721 | Data Labeling and Indexing in a Multi-Modality Medical Imaging System - Systems and methods for multi-modality data processing are provided. Some embodiments are particularly directed to labeling and indexing multi-modality medical data. In one embodiment, a method for labeling medical data received by a multi-modality medical processing system includes receiving, by the medical processing system, medical data to be labeled. A reference set of labels corresponding to the medical data is presented at a display device. A selection of a first label from the reference set of labels is received from an interface device. A target set of labels corresponding to the medical data is presented at the display device, the target set of labels based on the first label. A selection of a second label from the target set of labels is received from the interface device. The medical data is then labeled based on the first and second labels. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140180722 | Time Lapsable Motion Image Responsive to Features of Pathophysiologic Perturbations - A patient monitoring system for generating dynamic relational visualizations of at least one clinical condition comprising a processor programmed to detect a plurality of perturbations of biologic particle densities associated with the clinical condition and to detect features of the perturbations and to generate cells of images responsive to the features. The system generates at least one motion image comprising the cells. New cells and the cells change, for example in color or position in response to changes in a medical condition. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140188507 | LIFESTYLE PROGRESSION MODELS FOR USE IN PREVENTATIVE CARE - A method for generating a lifestyle progression (LSP) plan for a patient subject includes collecting patient data including a list of exercise activities performed over a plurality of non-overlapping periods for a plurality of patients and patient health records. The collected patient data is clustered into related groups using k-mean clustering. An | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188508 | METHOD OF AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM - The embodiments disclose a method of automated electronic health record system including automating the collection, recordation, storage and use patient health information and data to create an electronic health record in a secure electronic environment, using one or more automated systems to facilitate the rapid and accurate collection, storage and use of the electronic health record information and data including automated database access security measures and querying the electronic health record information and data using the one or more automated systems to prepare and process patient billing, health insurance billings and collections and cross check the electronic health record information and data with current governmental and agency compliance and other health related processing. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188509 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SERVICE PROVIDER IDENTIFICATION IN A COMPUTER NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods of providing information via a communications network are provided. A data processing system can obtain referral input data including at least one of subject condition data and remittance data, and can identify, from a database, service provider data associated with a service provider and based on the referral input data. At least one of the referral input data and the service provider data can be provided for display by a referring computing device associated with the data processing system, and a referral request can be sent via the communications network to a recipient computing device associated with the service provider. The referral request can include at least a portion of the referral input data. Responsive to the referral request, availability data of the service provider can be obtained based on at least one of the subject condition data and the remittance data. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188510 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RETREIVING INFORMATION FROM A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR STORAGE IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT - A module for retrieving information from a computer system and storing information in a cloud for retrieval by authorized persons. The module can also store the gathered or retrieved information onto media. The module can be hardware or software or combination of hardware and software. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188511 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRATIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS - Automated medical analysis may organize medical data based on disease stage and generate a treatment option based on the disease stage. A server comprising a processor circuit and a database may receive medical data. The processor circuit may identify data indicative of a disease stage within the medical data and store the data indicative of the disease stage in the database. The processor circuit may organize the data indicative of the disease stage based on disease stage. The processor circuit may analyze the data indicative of the disease stage to generate a treatment option based on the disease stage. The processor circuit may cause the treatment option and the organized data to be displayed. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188512 | Patient Consent and Confidentiality - A system and method for managing patient consent. A Master Matching Index (MMI) includes a collection of patient information and identifiers. An MMI adapter is coupled to the MMI for sending queries to the MMI for a health related entity. The MMI adapter comprises a data access manager that includes a lookup module, an authorization engine, an auditing module, a report module and a user interface engine. The user profile engine generates and updates user profile information. The lookup module enables a user to query patient information. The authorization engine determines whether the user has authorization to access patient information. The auditing module logs and monitors user activity. The report module generates reports related to user activity. The user interface engine generates user interfaces for displaying the user profiles, patient profiles and patient data. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188513 | Multi-Modality Selective Archiving System and Method - Generally, the present disclosure is directed to selectively archiving patient data in a multi-modality medical processing system. The method and system described herein selectively archive medical data at a patient case level, at modality data set level, and/or at an individual image level, so as to allow a practitioner to have a fine level of control over the specific data archived. Further, data sets in different medical modalities may be archived at the same time, and patient cases corresponding to different patients may be archived at the same time to increase archival efficiency. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188514 | Multi-Modality Anonymizing System and Method - Generally, the present disclosure is directed to anonymizing patient data in a multi-modality medical processing system. The method and system described herein automatically remove information from medical data that could identify the patient from which it was acquired, so as to protect the privacy of the patient. Specifically, the anonymizing is performed without intervention from a human to limit errors and incomplete information deletion. Further, data sets in different medical modalities may be anonymized at the same time, and multiple patient cases corresponding to different patients may be anonymized at the same time to increase efficiency. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188515 | Multi-Modality Case Management System and Method - Generally, the present disclosure is directed to managing and storing patient data in a multi-modality medical processing system. The method and systems described herein store all medical data acquired from a patient in a single patient record that is assigned a unique identifier. For example, (i) information identifying a patient, (ii) data acquired during a first diagnostic procedure, and (iii) data acquired during a second, different diagnostic procedure may all be stored in association with the same unique identifier, so as to simplify patient case review and retrieval. As an aspect of this, identifying patient information such as patient name and date of birth need only be inputted into the disclosed system a single time, thereby reducing the chance of clerical error. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188516 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care - A method, related system and apparatus are disclosed. The method is implemented by an operative set of processor executable instructions configured for execution by a processor. The method includes the acts of: determining if a monitoring client is connected to a base through a physical connection; establishing a first communications link between the monitoring client and the base through the physical connection; updating, if necessary, the interface program on the monitoring client and the base through the first communications link; establishing a second communications link between the monitoring client and the base using the first communications link; and communicating data from the base to the monitoring client using the second communications link. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188517 | MEDICAL INFORMATION TERMINAL - A medical information terminal for input and display of medical information of a patient comprises a position information obtaining unit that obtains position information of the medical information terminal, an information concealing level setting unit that sets an information concealing level for description contents of each item of the medical information, and an information concealing unit that determines an information display threshold value indicating a threshold value at which the description contents of each item are displayed according to the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit and conceals the description contents of each item if the information concealing level of each item of the medical information is at the information display threshold value or more. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188518 | Medical Screening System - A medical screening system includes: a mobile device including: a user interface embodied in an input/output system; a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor, including stored instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: provide a medical screening intake system that receives objective medical data, subjective medical data, and medical test results for a person as input through the user interface; receive the objective medical data, subjective medical data, and medical test results for the person as input through the user interface; automatically process the objective medical data, subjective medical data, and medical test results to generate one or more plans of care specifically adapted for the person; and communicate the one or more plans of care specifically adapted for the person to the person as a report embodied in a structured data output. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188519 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE OVER AN INFORMATION NETWORK - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for managing healthcare information systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for coordinating the delivery of high-quality health care and medical services over an information network. In one embodiment, a processing server is configured to electronically receive a patient's health information over a data network from one or more patient systems. The processing server also includes a computer program product having a computer-usable medium including a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that coordinates the delivery of transferrable patient health information and provides preoperative testing recommendations based on a single acquisition of electronic patient health information. The process includes the steps of retrieving patient health information; distributing patient health information over said data network; submitting automated authorization requests; providing patient-specific clinical decision support in the form of evidence-based testing guidelines and preoperative recommendations, wherein the recommendations are based on medical triggers and factors acquired from said patient health information; and generating a quality reporting record. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140195266 | TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF A MEDICAL REPORT RELATING TO MEDICAL IMAGING STUDY - Techniques for improving the accuracy of medical reports prepared by medical professionals. One technique may entail providing a system to automatically pre-populate a medical report by extracting data from a medical imaging study and pre-populating fields in the report with the extracted data. Another technique may entail providing a system to analyze data values from an imaging study during preparation of a medical report, and to generate alerts if at least one analyzed data value is outside of a normal range. The data extracted for pre-populating and/or the data values analyzed for alert generation may correspond to measurement data and/or calculation data from the imaging study. After pre-populating and/or generating alerts in the medical report, the system may present the report to a medical professional to include his/her impressions of the imaging study. Such techniques may enable medical professionals to more accurately and efficiently prepare medical reports for patients. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195267 | TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF A MEDICAL REPORT RELATING TO A MEDICAL IMAGING STUDY - Techniques for improving the accuracy of medical reports prepared by medical professionals. One technique may entail providing a system to automatically pre-populate a medical report by extracting data from a medical imaging study and pre-populating fields in the report with the extracted data. Another technique may entail providing a system to analyze data values from an imaging study during preparation of a medical report, and to generate alerts if at least one analyzed data value is outside of a normal range. The data extracted for pre-populating and/or the data values analyzed for alert generation may correspond to measurement data and/or calculation data from the imaging study. After pre-populating and/or generating alerts in the medical report, the system may present the report to a medical professional to include his/her impressions of the imaging study. Such techniques may enable medical professionals to more accurately and efficiently prepare medical reports for patients. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195268 | MEDICAL MANAGEMENT SERVER AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - According to the inventive concept, The health management server in accordance with the inventive concept includes an interface unit receiving progression data representing a health state of a user who got diagnosis or treatment in a hospital from a user terminal; and a statistical analysis unit statistically analyzing the progression data on the basis of clinical data representing a diagnosis record or a treatment record in the hospital and generating disease progressing information of the user according to the analysis result to provide the disease progressing information as result data. The interface unit collects the progression data through the user terminal on the basis of a collection policy for determining the progression data and transmits or displays the result data to the outside in response to a result request. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT, PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT - A health assessment, prediction, and management system/method includes a first mechanism that acquires and captures a data set comprising an individual's health status, a local computer server having a first platform for the first mechanism to input the data set, and a central server in communication with the local computer having a second platform for the transmittal of the data set from the local computer server to the central server. A second mechanism accesses the data set in the central server, analyzes the data set, and provides an analytical result. The analytical result may include a health score/grade/index generated by the second mechanism and a health risk assessment provided by the second mechanism. A third platform allows the second mechanism to input the data set and the health score/grade/index. An expert system, with self learning/discovery capability is created based on the data set and the health score/grade/index. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195270 | Electronic Method and System that Improves Efficiencies for Rendering Diagnosis of Radiology Procedures - An electronic method and system for improving radiologists' efficiencies when viewing radiology procedures and rendering diagnosis in a manner that emulates current methods and apparatus. The method of the present invention includes reviewing electronic radiology images and reports contained in a patient's digital master folder (an information object invented to manage the patient's radiology information), comparing images from the current procedure to specific images from prior procedures in a specified order, and dictating the procedure's diagnosis into the digital master folder. The apparatus of the present invention includes a flat panel monitor for the viewing and manipulation of digital master folders, a dictation trackball device for manual and voice enabled operation and navigation of the system, and multiple high-resolution computer monitors functioning as a “light-box” for the viewing of radiology images. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140200918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING HEALTH INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DATA SHARING RULES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the sharing of health information between entities in accordance with data sharing rules effective for the entities. In the context of a method, a request is received to share health information of a patient between at least two entities. The method determines a data sharing group of which the at least two entities are members and determines data sharing rules for health information to be shared between members of the data sharing group of which the at least two entities are members. The method also shares the health information of the patient between the at least two entities in accordance with the data sharing rules. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERMITTING PATIENT DEFINITION OF CONSENT AND SHARING RULES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to permit a patient to provide their preferences with respect to the consent required for and the rules that would govern any sharing of health information. In the context of a method, a patient is permitted to view a central patient identifier, one or more data locations at which health information of the patient is stored and respective local patient identifiers associated with the one or more data locations. The method also receives input from the patient regarding the patient's preferences with respect to consent for sharing of the health information or with respect to one or more rules that govern the sharing of the health information. Further, the method translates the patient's preferences based upon technology utilized by the one or more data locations to implement the patient's preferences at each of the one or more data locations. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200920 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING PATIENT IDENTIFIERS UTILIZING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to associate patent identifiers, such as by matching patient identifiers, utilizing principal component analysis. In the context of a method and for each of a plurality of patient identifiers, a set of vectors is determined that is representative of a plurality of components of a respective patient identifier. The method also performs a principal component analysis of each set of vectors, compares results of the principal component analysis of each set of vectors and determines whether two or more of the patient identifiers are associated with a same patient based upon a comparison of the results of the principal component analysis of each set of vectors. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200921 | Method for Minimizing Entry of Medically Similar Orders in a Computerized Medical Records System - An electronic medical records system with computerized provider order entry includes error checking for duplicate or medically similar orders. In the system, similar medical orders are displayed on adjacent screens and are highlighted, thereby allowing medical personnel to easily identify and evaluate the orders. The user can therefore choose to modify or delete medically similar entries easily and quickly, thereby minimizing the occurrence of duplicate or repetitive orders, and increasing efficiency of the system. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT CARE - Embodiments of the present invention may integrate and analyze the output from various medical devices and clinical information systems in order to assist the clinical staff in making the more informed clinical decisions, output intelligent alarms, predict and prevent adverse events, and in some circumstances enable automated patient care. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200923 | MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PROCESS - Systems and processes for managing data relating to one or more medical or biological conditions of a plurality of subjects (such as patients) over a wide area network, such as the Internet, may be employed for diabetes subjects or subjects with other medical conditions requiring monitoring and/or treatment over time. Such systems and processes provide various functions for several types of users, including patients or subject-users, healthcare provider-users and payor entity-users and combinations thereof, which allow for improved treatment and medical data management of individual subjects and groups of subjects and which allow collection and analysis of aggregate data from many subject sources, for improving overall healthcare practices of providers and subjects (e.g., patients). | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200924 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR GENERATING CLAIM SUBMISSIONS - Systems, methods, and media for generating claim submissions are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: storing in one or more storage devices information regarding a plan of care for a care recipient and caregiver information associated with the plan of care; receiving at one or more hardware processors check-in/check-out information initiated by the caregiver regarding caregiver services for the care recipient, which check-in/check-out information includes verification data based on voice matching or face matching; and generating claim submission information based on the received check-in/check-out information. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERUPPTION WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for interruption workflow management in a clinical enterprise. Certain embodiments provide an interruption workflow management system for a clinical enterprise. The system includes a worklist including a plurality of patient indicators representing patients for which tasks are to be performed by a user. The system also includes a patient panel displaying patient information associated with a patient indicator selected from the worklist. The system further includes a patient indicator shelf holding one or more patient indicators from at least one of the worklist and the patient panel for later retrieval in response to user input. The patient indicator shelf facilitates restoration of a patient indicator from the patient indicator shelf to display in the patient panel in response to user input. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140207487 | MEDICAL DIARY SYSTEM - Methods, systems and computer readable media for a computerized medical diary system are described. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207488 | Medical Information Query System - A query system is provided for retrieving information from a medical information system, or its databases. A user interactive query wizard facilitates creation of query scripts for retrieval of information from the medical information system. Queries may be performed across a set of patients, hospitals or clinical resources. Query results are presented via an output device, such as a computer display. These results may be exported to other applications, such as known office or desktop applications, or other systems, such as database systems. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207489 | MAPPING OF HEALTH DATA - A method of mapping health data acquired by a measurement device ( | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207490 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM IN FACILITY - A first luminaire | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207491 | TRANSCRIPTION DATA SECURITY - A computer program product for use with dictated medical patient information resides on a computer-readable medium and comprises computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to analyze the dictated information, identify likely confidential information in the dictated medical patient information, and treat the likely confidential information disparately from likely non-confidential information in the dictated medical patient information. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207492 | Healthcare Information Technology System for Predicting or Preventing Readmissions - Hospital readmissions may be prevented. Readmission is prevented by predicting the probability of a given patient to be readmitted. The probability alone may prevent readmission by educating the patient or medical professional. The probability may be predicted during a patient stay and used to generate a workflow action item to reduce the probability, to warn, to output appropriate instructions, and/or assist in avoiding readmission. The probability may be specific to a hospital, physician group, or other entity, allowing prevention to focus on past readmission causes for the given entity. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MISSING DATA IMPUTATION - Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a leading cause of death in the United States. WANDA is a wireless health project that leverages sensor technology and wireless communication to monitor the health status of patients with CHF. The first pilot study of WANDA showed the system's effectiveness for patients with CHF. However, WANDA experienced a considerable amount of missing data due to system misuse, nonuse, and failure. Missing data is highly undesirable as automated alarms may fail to notify healthcare professionals of potentially dangerous patient conditions. Embodiments of the present disclosure may utilize machine learning techniques including projection adjustment by contribution estimation regression (PACE), Bayesian methods, and voting feature interval (VFI) algorithms to predict both non-binomial and binomial data. The experimental results show that the aforementioned algorithms are superior to other methods with high accuracy and recall. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140214450 | DATA RECONCILIATION FROM TRUSTED SOURCES - Methods and apparatus for reconciling clinical data received from an external source with patient data stored by a practice management system are described. Clinical data received from a source external to a healthcare information management component of the practice management system are evaluated to determine whether the received clinical data includes trusted source data. The determination is made based, at least in part, on at least one trusted source rule stored by the practice management system. The trusted source data is automatically reconciled with the patient data stored by the practice management system by performing a reconciliation action based on the at least one trusted source rule stored by the practice management system. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214451 | Adaptive Medical Documentation System - Adaptive medical data collection for medical entities may involve managing content by receiving data indicating a context, identifying at least one application or knowledge base associated with the context, designating the identified application or knowledge base as active, and accessing the active application or knowledge base to provide information at an interface point for a medical professionals and a patient. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRUG DISEASE MATCHING - A computer implemented system and method for matching drugs and diseases involves matching drugs identified in a specific patient's prescription claim records with diseases associated with diagnosis codes. A weighted relationship is generated between the matched drugs and diseases by calculating a link weight in accordance with a preprogrammed formula for each of the diagnosis codes identified that is identified as associated with the disease identified and the drug. The link weight provides a statistical match association value to each of the matched diseases identified by way of a diagnosis code and the drug identified in the prescription claim. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214453 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND OPTIMIZING HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION - A comprehensive patient data assessment system and method for use in generating, tracking and analyzing medical data related to healthcare administered by a group of physicians to a specified patient population. The system is operative to track data related to the claims history, case management, pharmacy data, and lab tests/results for each patient treated by each patient's primary care physician preferably through electronic medical records that are accessible over a computer network. The system is operative to generate data indicative of the utilization of healthcare resources utilized to treat each patient within the patient population, as well as ensure that each primary care physician utilizes appropriate codes for each diagnosis and procedure/test administered to each patient. The system further provides for categorization of patients afflicted with chronic conditions that require high-cost care. The systems are exceptionally effective in conserving medical resources, ensuring uniformity in administering healthcare, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PRESENT A VIRTUAL USER - A method and apparatus for providing an interactive interface to user health data is described. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140222460 | ADAPTIVE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - The present disclosure includes method and devices to implement an adaptive healthcare system. A number of embodiments include creating a healthcare file for each of a number of persons, wherein each of the healthcare files includes outcomes associated with changes in a lifestyle and/or medical condition of the number of persons, adjustments to the lifestyle and/or treatment of the number persons, and observations of the number of persons in an environment; and adapting healthcare of the number of persons using decision support based on the healthcare files. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222461 | Machines, Computer-Implemented Methods and Computer Media Having Computer Programs for Clinical Data Integration - Embodiments of a machine, computer-implemented method, and computer medium having computer program are provided to manage clinical data include components and operations for transmitting data between a site-side platform for the collection and management of electronic medical records (EMRs) relating to treatment of clinical patients and a sponsor-side platform for assessing and managing data relating to a clinical study. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222462 | System and Method for Augmenting Healthcare Provider Performance - A system and method for augmenting healthcare-provider performance employs a head-mounted computing device that includes camera and microphones to capture a patient encounter and events immediately before and after: video, dictation and dialog. Wearing the device by the provider during the encounter permits normal interaction between provider and patient, encouraging the provider to maintain focus on the patient. An “ears-open” earpiece delivers audio data from a remote location without obstructing the ear canal. Augmented reality multimedia is displayed via a heads-up display over the eye(s). Real-time capture of audio and video enables dramatic cost reductions by saving doctor time. Using the system, a doctor no longer need spend hours daily on transcription and EHR entry. A patient encounter is captured and transmitted to a remote station. Relevant parts of the encounter are saved or streamed, and updates to an EHR are entered for provider confirmation after the patient encounter. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222463 | ENHANCED MONITORING - The presently disclosed subject matter provides for efficient and effective monitoring, while eliminating practices that may not be of value in assuring human subjects protection and reliable and informative study results. The present disclosure provides methods, computer program products, and systems for data collection and validation for Enhanced Monitoring (EM). The Enhanced Monitoring model disclosed herein increases productivity and efficiency by decreasing the frequency of on-site monitoring visits and employing remote review techniques to focus on the process as compared to individual data points. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222464 | System and Method Of Using Patient-Specific Data To Drive Patient-Specific Decisions - Provided is an electronic medical records system enhancement and method of implementation and use. The system is in electronic communication through a network with one or more databases containing patient-specific data identifying any or all medications for which a patient's pharmaceutical benefit provider provides financial benefits, and identifying the net cost to the patient of each medication in view of all financial benefits and restrictions that the pharmaceutical benefit provider provides to that particular patient. The patient's health savings and related accounts can be linked to the system and their preferred order of payment automated. A pharmacy may access certain patient-specific data though the system to quickly compare net costs to the patient for appropriate medication substitutes. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222465 | BEDSIDE PATIENT INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, apparatus, and system of bedside patient interaction through a secure, regulation compliant interaction device. A bedside interaction method includes determining an identity of a patient constrained to a bed through an interaction device using a processor and a memory, accessing an electronic medical record of the patient constrained to the bed, monitoring a behavior of the patient interacting with the interaction device, and automatically updating the electronic medical record based on the monitoring. Privacy may be maintained through the interaction device when the interaction device is enabled to work. An encrypted access methodology may be provided to the interaction device that may be tied to when the patient is physically at the bed to ensure regulatory compliance. A multi-tier access methodology may be provided through the interaction device each time the patient interacts with it to comply with regulatory requirements. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222466 | CPR ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a method and computer program product for analyzing treatment of a sudden cardiac arrest victim. The method includes attaching the victim to an automatic external defibrillator, capturing treatment information about the CPR event, alerting a rescuer of treatment steps, and displaying a chest compression interface based on the treatment information. The chest compression interface may include an event log about various AED, rescuer, and background events and may be used to generate a graphical chest compression chart for simple analysis of the quality of a CPR treatment. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222467 | PATIENT PORTAL - A computer-implemented includes receiving, from one or more contributing channels, medical data; assigning the received medical data to one or more data silos; and generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a patient portal, with the patient portal including: one or more visual representations of the one or more data silos for data associated with a user that requested the patient portal. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222468 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a receiving unit that receives personal identification information to identify a user and system identification information to identify a local system, a recording unit that associates and records the personal identification information, the system identification information, system internal user identification information used in the local system to identify the user, and shared data about the user, a data search unit that searches for the shared data associated with the received personal identification information, a user search unit that searches for the system internal user identification information associated with the received personal identification information and the received system identification information, and a transmitting unit that transmits the shared data and the system internal user identification information that are obtained in a search. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140236624 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD - The present disclosure relates to a management system for personal health record, and more particularly, to a management system for personal health record, which restricts an access to a personal health record according to user authentication, allows online and offline management of a personal health record, and provides multicasting. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236625 | SOCIAL NETWORK TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO THE USE OF MEDICAL DATA - A method for indentifying a clinician team using a computer system including accessing a social graph with nodes for each clinician in a medial institution and collecting patient data from patients treated by the medical institution. Edges are created between patient nodes and element nodes corresponding to patient data. Edges are also created between each element node the clinician node of each treating clinician. Additional edges are created by monitoring the usage of patient data by each clinician. A weight is assigned to each connection between each of the nodes. A data set is created which scores each clinician node with respect to a chosen node. Each clinician with a clinician node with a score over a threshold score is displayed. The display may automatically form a team of clinicians. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236626 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY ADDRESSING MEDICAL REQUESTS - A system and method of remotely addressing medical requests is disclosed. Such a method includes receiving a medical request from a user at a processor, determining at least one health care provider that is appropriate for receiving the medical request from the user using the processor, and sending a notification to at least one mobile device of the at least one health care provider comprising a graphical user interface regarding the medical request. The method also includes receiving an access request from the at least one mobile device and sending data from the processor to the at least one mobile device, wherein the data comprises at least a portion of the medical request and at least a portion of a medical record. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236627 | DYNAMIC MEDICAL SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A scheduling system which may include at least one controller which may obtain sensor information including one or more of biometric information and location information related to a user; determine a medical symptom or medical condition of the user in accordance with the sensor information; schedule an appointment with a provider of professional services in accordance with the determined medical symptom or medical condition of the user; and/or notify one or more of the user and the medical provider of the scheduled appointment. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236628 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING MEDICAL CONTENTS - A method is disclosed for presenting medical contents. An embodiment of the method includes generating a pseudonymized case study from a patient study using a case upload client in a hospital environment by providing the patient study with a marker and by removing personal patient data from the patient study; sending the pseudonymized case study to a computing center via the Internet and virtualizing the pseudonymized case study; transmitting the virtualized pseudonymized case study to the hospital environment via an Internet connection and mapping the virtualized pseudonymized case study with the personal patient data by way of a display client; and displaying the mapped medical contents by way of the display client with the viewer. A system, a case upload client and a case upload server for presenting medical contents, are also disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236629 | DIRECT PATIENT ASSOCIATION - A method, system, and apparatus for associating a patient with a bed or a room includes sensing wireless information transmitted by a transmitter worn by the patient, such as an RFID transmitter of a wristband, and relying on automatic communication between the bed, a bed status computer, and an admission, discharge and tracking (ADT) computer to verify the patient-to-room or patient-to-bed association. The verification is achieved without the need for any manual data entry at the bed or at the bed status computer. The bed status computer stores bed data sent from the bed until the verification is made and then the bed status computer transmits the stored bed data to an electronic medical records (EMR) computer. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236630 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR HEALTH ANALYTICS USING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - System and methods for collecting, sharing and analyzing data of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) for improved health analytics. Quality of health care delivery is assessed and improved through use of data from EMRs. For example, data may be analyzed for a variety of purposes, including to determine variation in performance of a practice site, a group practice, or an individual clinician for the patient population on a given treatment or to identify a risk of disease for patients of the patient population. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236631 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING PATIENTS OVERDUE FOR AN APPOINTMENT USING STANDARD HEALTHCARE BILLING DATA - A method and apparatus for identifying overdue patients using standard billing or other office management data, so that patients can be contacted and invited to make an appointment. The invention begins by querying the diagnosis codes for each visit from the billing or other encounter tables, and matching these with a set of target medical conditions requiring regular care. Procedure codes and encounter dates for past visits are queried for these patients, to determine when each patient was last seen, and what was done. These procedure codes are matched against a set of exam codes to determine last medical examination dates, and against a set of procedures known to resolve each medical condition. Each condition requiring regular care is matched against any resolving procedures, leaving a set of untreated conditions requiring regular care. Based on the date of the last exam or treatment and accepted standards of care or office policies, a due date is calculated for each patient. The management system is queried for each overdue patient to determine whether they already have an appointment scheduled in the future, or a recall notice recently sent or yet to be sent. Additional filtering based on administrative settings may also be done. Overdue patients requiring contact are then placed on the contact list. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236632 | LIABILITY INSURER AND HEALTH PLAN DATA EXCHANGE - A data information exchange, which accesses data from liability insurers and health plans, manages the data and allows health plans to identify when their plan participants are third party claimants in injury claims. In another aspect, subrogation entities access the data information exchange in order to perform subrogation operations for the health plans, relating to the health plan's participants. In another aspect, coordination of benefit recovery entities access the data information exchange in order to perform recovery operations for the health plans, relating to health providers which rendered services to participants of the health plans. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236633 | BIOMEDICAL FEEDBACK - A feedback method and system. The method includes a computing system identifying a user. A biomedical feedback software application is enabled for the user. The biomedical feedback software application in the computing system monitors a first group of current biomedical characteristics of the user. The feedback software application analyzes the first group of current biomedical characteristics of the user with respect to a profile associated with the user. An analysis report is generated in response to the analysis. The analysis report is presented to the user. The computing system monitors a response to the analysis report from the user. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236634 | MOBILE DISCRETE DATA DOCUMENTATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for transferring data from a medical device to a patient's electronic medical record are provided. Initially, a medical device and a patient are identified, such as by scanning a barcode or searching in an electronically-searchable database. Once identified, the medical device and the patient area associated, and data from the medical device is acquired and sent to a form that allows a user to edit the data or add other information. The user may then indicate that the data is ready to be transmitted to the patient's electronic medical record. The medical device and the patient may now be disassociated. The disassociation may be implicit, so that it is not required that a user provide an indication that the patient and medical device are to be disassociated. Rather, the disassociation may occur upon transmittal of the data to the patient's EMR. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236635 | MESSAGING WITHIN A MULTI-ACCESS HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PORTAL - Embodiments are provided for securely messaging healthcare entities. In one scenario, a computer system receives an input from a user indicating that a message including text or other characters is to be securely transmitted to a specified healthcare entity. The message is part of a conversation between a user and the specified healthcare entity. The computer system encrypts the characters of the message using at least one encryption algorithm, so that the message is encrypted during the transfer from the user to the specified healthcare entity. The computer system then initiates transmission of the encrypted message such that the encrypted message is sent to the specified healthcare entity. Throughout the process, the encrypted message is transferred in accordance with legal regulations governing healthcare communications. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236636 | Health Information Gathering System - A health information gathering system for gathering information from at least one user. The health information gathering system includes a database storing information relating to a user and pertaining to at least two of the areas of information selected from a group consisting of nutritional information, psychological information, occupational information, physical information and personal history information, access to the information stored in the database being controlled by the user. The user can input information pertaining to the at least two areas of information selected from the group consisting of nutritional information, psychological information, occupational information, physical information and personal history information into the database, and the user can retrieve information from the database. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140244293 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATING LABELS TO PATIENT ENCOUNTER DATA - Methods and systems for propagating labels, such as “good” or “bad”, to unlabeled patient encounter data. Patient encounters, partially labeled but mostly unlabeled, is represented as nodes in a network, and labels are propagated from labeled nodes to unlabeled nodes based on the similarity of the unlabeled nodes to neighboring nodes. The resulting patient encounter data may be used for, for example, a training data set, or for other purposes. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244294 | Apparatus and Method for Network Based Remote Mobile Monitoring of a Medical Event - A server includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor. The instructions receive medical event data from a mobile device, an identification for a patient and mobile device parameters. The identification for the patient is matched with medical records and response rules for the patient. The response rules are executed to selectively notify a civic responder and an incident management module. Communications with the patient and specified emergency contacts associated with the patient are coordinated. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244295 | CLINICAL QUALITY ANALYTICS SYSTEM WITH RECURSIVE, TIME SENSITIVE EVENT-BASED PROTOCOL MATCHING - A clinical quality analytics system may include a data storage to store electronic medical record (EMR) data. The system may map events from the EMR data to a process map through a recursive matching process. The mapping may include recursively matching the events to nodes in threads in a map based on event times and thread times. One of the recursions may be selected as a best fit based on metrics determined for the recursions. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244296 | Linking Health Care Applications for Information Management - 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 | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244297 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244298 | ELECTRONIC ROOM SIGN FOR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM - An electronic room sign system is provided for use in a healthcare information technology system that includes an electronic medical records (EMR) system and a real time locating system (RTLS). The electronic room sign system includes a display mounted adjacent a doorway of a room of a patient and a server signaling the display to display information based on information received by the server from the EMR system and from the RTLS. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL DATA - Method and apparatus for processing medical data. The method for processing indication conditions includes obtaining a plurality of predetermined indication conditions which relate to a plurality of parameters and forming a plurality of conditional segments based on respective values of the plurality of parameters, which respectively correspond to a plurality of combinations of value ranges of the plurality of parameters. The method for processing patient data includes obtaining distribution information of the patient data in the plurality of conditional segments formed above and determining a matching relationship of patient data with at least one indication condition. The apparatuses correspond to the methods. Based on this, a matching relation of patient data with the plurality of indication conditions is determined directly based on distribution of patient data in respective conditional segments, which reduces/avoids chances of inefficiency caused by multiple data acquisitions, conversions, and analysis and improves processing efficiency of patient data. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244300 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A MASTER PATIENT INDEX INCLUDING DUPLICATE RECORD DETECTION - A system for managing a master patient index is described. The master patient index database is constructed using inverted indices. The inverted index formulation enables faster, more complete and more flexible duplicate detection as compared to traditional master patient database management techniques. A master patient index management system including a remote user interface configured to leverage the inverted index formulation is described. The user interface includes features for managing records in an MPI database including identifying, efficiently comparing, updating and merging duplicate records across a heterogeneous healthcare organization. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244301 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING RESULT OF EXAMINATION OF SPECIMEN FROM MEDICAL DEVICE TO DESTINATION THROUGH MOBILE DEVICE - Provided are a method and system for transmitting the result of examination of a specimen (hereinafter referred to as an examination result) from a medical device to a destination through a mobile device. The method of transmitting the examination result from the medical device to the destination through the mobile device includes: examining the specimen by using the medical device; receiving the examination result from the medical device, wherein the receiving is performed by the mobile device; receiving destination information indicating the destination to which the examination result will be transmitted, wherein the receiving is performed by the mobile device; and transmitting the examination result to the destination corresponding to the destination information, wherein the transmitting is performed by the mobile device. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244302 | AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING THE IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS - An automated system to reduce improper disclosure of documents containing image information for a patient. The system includes an OCR processing tool that passes each document through an OCR module that converts the document image information into text information, and an automated QC process tool that uses the text information to perform a quality control review for patient demographic matching conditions in the documents. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244303 | Parallel Human Time Matrix Image of Causation - A patient monitoring system comprising at least one processor programmed to generate a force binary comprised of at least a first object comprising a force, wherein the force comprises a biologic particle density or a biologic particle density perturbation. In some examples, the force binary also comprises a second object comprised of at least one biologic particle density perturbation induced by the force. In some embodiments, the at least one processor can also generate a plurality of force binaries, link the force binaries to each other to generate a force cascade comprised of linked force binaries, and identify the force cascade. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244304 | System and Method for Generating Quaternary Images of Biologic Force Propagation and Recovery - A patient monitoring system is disclosed comprising at least one processor programmed to process medical data derived from a patient or medical records repository and to compose interconnected cascades of physiological occurrences by linking or grouping four fundamental elements which comprise; a perturbation, at least one perturbation force which is capable of inducing and may have induced the perturbation, a recovery, and at least one recovery force which is capable of inducing and may have induced the perturbation. The four elements are linked or grouped by the processor to generate a quaternary which may be characterized as solved or unsolved. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244305 | PATIENT DIRECTED INTEGRATION OF REMOTELY STORED MEDICAL INFORMATION WITH A BROKERAGE SYSTEM - A brokerage system that identifies a service provider satisfying at least some attributes in a set of patient defined attributes for providing a service is accessed. A request for records corresponding to the patient's health information to a data repository that stores the health records is sent. A graphical user interface that when rendered on a display displays the patient's health information is received. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244306 | Generation and Data Management of a Medical Study Using Instruments in an Integrated Media and Medical System - In general, a computer-implemented method is described for receiving one or more requests to generate a medical study, retrieving from one or more data repositories one or more medical study instruments, receiving a selection of a particular medical study instrument to use in the medical study, generating by one or more computers a list of one or more research collaborators invited to review the medical study, and generating by one or more computers a list of one of more participants invited to join the medical study. Additionally, the computer-implemented method receives from a patient one or more responses to one or more medical assessment questions; and causes one or more computer systems to associate one or more medical study instruments with the patient, with the association based on the one or more responses of the patient to the one or more medical assessment questions. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244307 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING MOBILE AWARENESS - Methods and systems for promoting mobile awareness are described. In an embodiment, a location associated with a member of a drug benefit plan is accessed. A drug benefit plan action is determined based on the location associated with the member. The drug benefit plan action is an action at least partially at the direction of a pharmacy benefit manager that administers the drug benefit plan. A drug benefit notification is generated based on the drug benefit plan action. The pharmacy notification benefit is associated with the drug benefit plan. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244308 | HIPAA-COMPLIANT THIRD PARTY ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for providing a third-party user HIPAA-compliant access to an electronic medical record system at a clinical site. A request for a clinical study participant list is received from the third-party user, and it is determined that the third-party user has viewing and access rights with respect to the clinical study participant list. The third-party user can select a participant on the clinical study participant list and access the participant's electronic medical record within the electronic medical record system. The electronic medical record is presented to the third-party user in a read-only view, and the third-party user is prevented from searching the EMR system for other electronic medical records. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244309 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a computer program product for assembling a database comprising electronic medical records (EMRs). In certain embodiments, a EMR comprises at least one active diagnosis module (ADM). In some embodiments, the database is searchable based on at least some ADM content. Other aspects and features of the present disclosure are described herein. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244310 | AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DATA FOR INSURANCE AND DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS - A system for assisting medical evidence collection for adjudication of a medical disability request includes a computer-readable library and a processor. The computer-readable library stores an inference rule associated with at least one claimable medical disability condition. The processor is configured to identify and locate, based on the inference rule, evidence in an electronic medical record of a patient that tends to confirm or disconfirm an existence of the claimable medical disability condition in the patient. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140249848 | DEFINING PATIENT EPISODES BASED ON HEALTHCARE EVENTS - In one example, this disclosure describes a method of processing healthcare data via one or more computers. The method may comprise receiving dated patient healthcare including information about diagnosed conditions, delivered services or procedures, severity indicators, or resource utilization. The method may further comprise determining trigger healthcare service events based on the patient healthcare data. Trigger healthcare service events may comprise inpatient admissions, outpatient procedures, or outpatient healthcare services. After determined any trigger healthcare service events, the method may include determining one or more temporally non-overlapping healthcare service events based on any determined trigger healthcare service events. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249849 | REAL TIME STRATIFICATION OF HEALTH-RELATED DATA - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for real time stratification of health-related data. In one embodiment, health-related data can be received in real time, after which rules corresponding to the health-related data can be identified. After identification, the rules can be applied to the health-related data to stratify patients into those who may be eligible for participation in and those who are ineligible for participation in one or more care pathways. Then, corresponding tasks can be created for the patients who are eligible for participation in the care pathways. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249850 | CRITICAL CONDITION MODULE - Technologies for medical information and scheduling communication determining a patient condition of a person presently experiencing the condition, determining a timeline, indicating the timeline, receiving real-time information regarding the condition, and updating the timeline. The timeline illustrates time lapsed since an initialization of treatment tracking, a recommended treatment of the patient condition, a treatment time necessary for effective application of the treatment for the patent condition, and an average time of treatment. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249851 | Systems and Methods for Developing and Managing Oncology Treatment Plans - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for managing oncology care plans. The systems and methods involve or include: retrieving a standard care plan from an electronically stored library of oncology care plans provided by one or more clinical content providers; receiving, from a user, a modification to the standard care plan; generating a local care plan that includes the standard care plan and the modification to the standard care plan; retrieving, from the electronically stored library of oncology care plans, an updated standard care plan that includes one or more updates to the standard care plan provided by the one or more clinical content providers; and automatically generating an updated local care plan that includes the updated standard care plan and the modification to the standard care plan. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249852 | Methods using patient monitoring devices with unique patient IDs and a telemetry system - Patient information is acquired using a patient monitoring device. The patient information is selected from of at least one of, a patient's activities, behaviors and habit information, and patient monitoring. The patient monitoring device has a unique patient ID, ID circuitry including ID storage, a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from an ID storage. Also included are a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry. A database of patient ID's is accessed at the telemetry system. The patient information is communicated from the patient monitoring device with the telemetry system in communication with the patient monitoring device. Patient information is analyzed at the telemetry system to create personalized information about the patient. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249853 | Monitoring System and Device with Sensors and User Profiles Based on Biometric User Information - A system selects a user profile based on biometric information. A wearable device is provided with one or more sensors that detect or measure user biometric information selected from of at least one of, a user's activities, behaviors and habit information, and a user's health. The wearable device includes circuitry that provides at least identification of the wearable device, a communication system, and a pathway system. A telemetry system is in communication with the wearable device. The telemetry system includes a database of user profiles. The telemetry system uses one or more processors to compare received biometric information from the wearable device, perform a comparison, and determine a user profile stored in a database. The telemetry system selects records of user biometric data of one or more users. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249854 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING, UNIFYING AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA ACROSS HEALTHCARE CONTINUA - Implementations provide a user of a mobile device access to patient information and patient physiological data. Actions can include receiving a user request, the user request being received in response to user input to the mobile device, determining that the user request is associated with patient data and/or patient information stored in a plurality of data stores associated with a plurality of facility systems, each data store in the plurality of data stores being associated with a respective facility system, transmitting a plurality of requests, each request being directed to a respective facility system, receiving a plurality of responses, each response being responsive to a respective request of the plurality of requests, and transmitting a response to the mobile device, the response being responsive to the user request. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249855 | Systems And Methods For Integrating, Unifying And Displaying Patient Data Across Healthcare Continua - Implementations are directed to providing a user of a mobile device access to patient information and patient physiological data. Actions can include receiving user input, the user input indicating a user command to display a base screen, in response to the user input, processing, user-specific data to determine one or more user-specific menu groups, and displaying the base screen on the mobile device, the base screen including a menu having at least one default menu group and the one or more user-specific menu groups, wherein icons within one or more of the default menu group and the one or more user-specific menu groups are user-selectable to provide access to patient information and patient physiological data. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING, UNIFYING AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA ACROSS HEALTHCARE CONTINUA - Implementations are directed to providing a user of a mobile device access to patient information and patient physiological data. Actions can include receiving user input, the user input indicating a user command to display a vitals screen for a particular patient, processing patient-specific data and trend data to provide one or more trend graphs, and displaying the vitals screen on the mobile device, the vitals screen including a first display region and a second display region, the first display region displaying one or more trend graphs, and the second display region displaying one or more vitals data sets, each vitals data set corresponding to a trend graph displayed in the first display region. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING, UNIFYING AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA ACROSS HEALTHCARE CONTINUA - Implementations are directed to providing a user of a mobile device access to patient information and patient physiological data. Actions can include receiving user input, the user input indicating a user command to display a monitoring screen for a particular patient, processing patient-specific data and event data to provide one or more event summaries, each event summary including a graphical representation of an event based on the patient-specific data, and displaying the monitoring screen on the mobile device, the monitoring screen including the one or more event summaries, each event summary including at least a portion of patient-specific data displayed as a waveform associated with an event. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249858 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING, UNIFYING AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA ACROSS HEALTHCARE CONTINUA - Implementations are directed to providing a user of a mobile device access to patient information and patient physiological data. Actions can include receiving user input, the user input indicating a user command to display a laboratory results screen for a particular patient, processing patient-specific data and lab results data to provide one or more tables, and displaying the laboratory results screen on the mobile device, the laboratory results screen including the one or more tables, each table of the one or more tables providing one or more discrete data values, wherein a discrete data value of the one or more discrete values is user-selectable to provide detailed result information. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249859 | DATA EXCHANGE WITH PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD SERVICE - A method of interoperability for health records includes registering an individual with a personal health record service, generating a medical record number at the personal health record service, and sending health data between the personal health record service and one or more health information technology systems by sending health data and the medical record number to the one or more health information technology systems. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249860 | VOICE RECOGNITION MEDICAL CODING APPLICATION - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for a using voice recognition technology for medical coding purpose. In particular, the invention comprises a system, and preferably a mobile application, to use voice recognition to translate human speech into medical diagnostic codes. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140257845 | Operating System - A new and improved operating system is described. The system enables a user to receive information in many different types of formats and converts them into a uniform format. The system can also use the information to fill out forms in different types of formats, and then send them to the appropriate recipient. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257846 | IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL AUDIT TARGETS IN FRAUD AND ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS - Detecting fraud in the health care industry includes selecting a given focus scenario (e.g., prescription rate in a certain drug therapeutic class) for audit analysis, and constructing baseline models with the appropriate normalizations to describe the expected behavior within the focus area. These baseline models are then used, in conjunction with statistical hypothesis testing, to identify entities whose behavior diverges significantly from their expected behavior according to the baseline models. A Likelihood Ratio (LR) score over the relevant claims with respect to the baseline model is obtained for each entity, and the p-value significance of this score is evaluated to ensure that the abnormal behavior can be identified at the specified level of statistical significance. The approach may be used as part of a preliminary computer-aided audit process in which the relevant entities with the abnormal behavior are identified with high selectivity for a subsequent human-intensive audit investigation. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257847 | HIERARCHICAL EXPLORATION OF LONGITUDINAL MEDICAL EVENTS - Systems and methods for data analysis include determining medical events co-occurring within a time period from a patient record database. The medical events are grouped into sets of medical events such that a number of sets of medical events is minimized based upon medical event cardinality. Patterns from the sets of medical events are identified, using a processor, to provide relationships between the patterns and patient outcomes. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257848 | Participant Account Identification and Location Updating System - A modular participant data management system is disclosed. The system includes a participant database accessible by a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users associated with at least one organization. The participant database includes participant data and event data, the participant data associating each of a plurality of participants with a unique code and a participant account associated with that unique code, the participant account including contact information, medical information, and funds information. The system includes a portal interface to the participant database, the portal interface providing access to authorized users of one or more student data management modules including a transit tracking module, a participant account module, and a medical data module | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257849 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS CONFIGURED FOR COMMUNICATING WITH IMPLANTABLE DEVICES - A method and apparatus for associating data from an implantable device with a patient support apparatus includes a controller of the patient support apparatus that is operable to act as a programmer for implantable devices. The controller is also in communication with a network which supports a hospital information system. The controller is operable to act on data or alerts from the implantable device to change operation of the patient support apparatus or communicate with the hospital information system | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257850 | AUTOMATED INTERACTIVE HEALTH CARE APPLICATION FOR PATIENT CARE - Various health care services may be provided to a patient via a virtual nurse or interactive user application operating on a user computing device. One example method may include identifying a modification to a user's health care record stored in a database, identifying one or more new terms included in the modification, creating a health care management record in a database responsive to the identified new term, and selecting content records to include in the user's health care management record. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257851 | AUTOMATED INTERACTIVE HEALTH CARE APPLICATION FOR PATIENT CARE - Various health care services may be provided to a patient via a virtual nurse or interactive user application operating on a user computing device. One example method may include identifying a modification to a user's health care record stored in a database and identifying a new term included in the modification. The method may also include parsing the new term and comparing it to a predefined list of associated terms, retrieving an advertisement associated with the predefined list of associated terms which match the new term, and generating a message in the user's health care record with access to the advertisement. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257852 | AUTOMATED INTERACTIVE HEALTH CARE APPLICATION FOR PATIENT CARE - Various health care services may be provided to a patient via a virtual nurse or interactive user application operating on a user computing device. One example method may include receiving a recurring user health diagnostic at a server that stores user health records from a remote user computing device that receives and updates user health diagnostic data of a user on a recurring basis. The method may also include storing the user health diagnostic in a user patient data record of the server, and generating a health diagnostic history summary based on the at least one recurring user health diagnostic and updating the user patient data record to include the health diagnostic history. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257853 | Health Data Collection and Analysis Device and System - A health data collection and analysis device comprises at least one processor, at least one input unit, at least one examination unit, and at least one storage unit. The input unit is a means for a health care profession or patient updating a medication record or medical record. The examination unit is connected with the processor. The examination unit is a means for examining the user and obtaining at least one examination record. The storage unit is a means for saving the medication record or medical record and the examination record. The processing unit integrates the medication record or medical record and the examination record and the result will help the health care profession to evaluate the health state of the user. The better advice will be provided by the health care profession. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257854 | Methods and Systems for Analyzing and Reporting Medical Images - A method for providing medical diagnostics comprises providing access to one or more platforms capable of distributing one or more applications for implementing a method. The method comprises retrieving, with the aid of a processor, one or more images from an image database or an imaging device. The one or more images can define a set of images. Next, with the aid of a processor, whether each of the images is of medical interest to a reviewing physician is determined. One or more images can then be provided to a display and analysis system for review by a reviewing physician. The one or more images can be provided with an image that is representative of the set of images. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257855 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-MODALITY DEVICE WITH ABSTRACTION LAYER SUPPORT FROM A HEALTHCARE PLATFORM - An approach is provided for a multi-modality device including an abstraction layer supported by a healthcare platform. The approach includes providing an abstraction layer for a processing, a collection, or a combination thereof of one or more modalities of health sensor data sensed by a multi-modality device associated a first party. The approach also includes initiating a communication session between the multi-modality device associated and a device associated with a second party for transmitting the health sensor data, selecting the one or more modalities, configuring the multi-modality device to support the one or more modalities, providing health diagnostic information based on the health sensor data, or a combination thereof. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257856 | HEALTH SUPPORT SYSTEM, HEALTH SUPPORT METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - First information includes a plurality of pieces of combination information each indicating a combination of elements over a plurality of items each related to a state of a person, and a plurality of pieces of health information each associated with combination information. A numerical value is acquired for at least one numerical value item, and an element is acquired for at least one different item. Second information in which a plurality of elements indicating a plurality of ranges belong to each numerical value item is referenced, and an element indicating a range to which the acquired numerical value belongs is recognized for each numerical value item. The health information corresponding to a combination of one or more elements acquired for one or more different items and an element indicating one or more ranges recognized for one or more numerical value items is detected from the first information and visually output. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257857 | Systems and Methods in Digital Pathology - A system and method of increasing digital pathology productivity is provided. The system accepts case information from a plurality of sources and pre-processes that information in order to present the slides in an order and orientation dictated by preference and/or reviewing standard. Upon application of the system and method, the appearance and behavior of the user interface is optimized for the user. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257858 | Providing Real-time Interaction Between Users and Providers of Genetically Characterized Blood Products - Disclosed is a registry system, including member institutions, in which transfusion donors and recipients are registered following genotyping, which would typically take place in a member institution, or a member institution would have access to the genotyping information, if performed outside. The registry database can be accessed and searched by members seeking samples of particular type(s). Systems are disclosed for maintaining economic viability of genotyping in connection with transfusions, by maximizing the number of units placed with the minimal number of candidate donors typed. Genotyping of potential donors, and product supply, is matched to forecasted demand. Genotyping can also be limited to the more clinically relevant markers. The registry system can also be Integrated with one format of assay which generates an image for analysis, whereby the imaged results can be analyzed and redacted by experts in a central location, and then transmitted back to the patient or their representative. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257859 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR GENERATION AND RETENTION OF MEDICAL RECORDS - A system for populating patient records by use of evidence-based relational database, which compares the medical practitioners diagnoses to predetermined responses, to produce accurate patient chart notes and the integration of stored and generated data into clinical and administrative medical record keeping and billing. Episodic encounters are developed into cases for a specific patient under the care of a practitioner. The subjective symptoms from the patient and the objective observations of the care provider concurrent with the episode are used to form a diagnosis which presents a treatment regimen from an evidence-based relational database and populates medical and administrative templates. Patient history and updated information are retained in the database. “Best practice” treatment plans are continuality placed in the relational database from practice guides and experts in the field. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257860 | METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING MEDICAL RECORDS THROUGH THE WORLD WIDE WEB - Medical records, clinical observations, and medical imagery are organized and aggregated into a common database, enabling the data to be viewed and/or updated by medical practitioners world-wide. The information may also be viewed and monitored by patients or their relatives for accuracy, also regardless of their location. The invention further allows the records to be updated by manually controlled or automated instrumentation which measures medical parameters whether located in a doctor's office, in a hospital setting, in the patient's home, or worn by the patient. Common access and point-to-point data transmission is via the global grid, or over public access common data networks supporting TCP/IP, most often referred to as the Internet. The same approach can be using insider an organization over an internal network or Intranet. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257861 | Method and System for Representation of Current and Historical Medical Data - A method and system for reporting medical data including both current and past medical results for medical tests performed on a patient is provided. The medical data is output in columns, and the current results and past results of the same medical test are presented in the same row. In this manner, the report is provided in a layout that has rows and columns, so that all current results are presented in one column, and all past results are presented in a separate column. In addition, graphs of the medical results can be displayed to illustrate current and past medical results in a view that allows for trend and comparative diagnosis. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140278522 | RIGHT PATIENT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEM - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for notifying a clinician that he or she may be accessing incorrect health information. Based on inputs received from a plurality of healthcare systems, a determination is made that health information being accessed is incorrect because it fails to include patient-identifying information for a particular patient, or it fails to include a patient encounter code associated with a particular ongoing patient encounter. Upon determining that the health information is incorrect, a notification is communicated to the clinician accessing the incorrect health information. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278523 | DYNAMICALLY ASSOCIATING AND DISASSOCIATING PATIENTS AND MEDICAL DEVICES - Systems, methods, computer storage media, and user interfaces are provided for dynamically associating and disassociating patients and medical devices. A signal communicated via a Bluetooth personal area network is received when a patient is in proximity to a medical device. In various embodiments, the signal originates with a patient wristband or the medical device. The medical device is automatically associated to the patient. When the signal is no longer being received, the medical device may be automatically disassociated from the patient. Data associated with the medical device may be communicated to an EMR associated with the patient. A mobile device associated with a clinician may be communicated with via the Bluetooth personal area network. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278524 | ASSOCIATING PATIENTS AND MEDICAL DEVICES WITH A MOBILE DEVICE VIA BLUETOOTH - Systems, methods, computer storage media, and user interfaces are provided for associating patients and medical devices with a mobile device via Bluetooth. A signal associated with a patient communicated via a Bluetooth personal area network is received. The patient associated with the signal is recognized. An association request to associate the patient to a medical device is initiated and communicated to a mobile device associated with a clinician when the mobile device is in range. Once the clinician has provided an indication that the association request is approved, the patient is associated to the medical device. Data may be automatically logged in a shift log associated with the clinician while the mobile device is communicating with the medical device or the signal associated with the patient via the Bluetooth personal area network. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED SEARCHING OF MEDICAL RECORDS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are therefore provided in order to provide improved searching of medical records. In this regard, the method, apparatus, and computer program product may provide a network infrastructure that gathers search analytics for medical records searches performed across a plurality of record keepers. Embodiments may identify correlations between querying record keepers and record keepers that provide records that are properly responsive to queries from the querying record keeper. For example, embodiments may derive search analytics related to which record keepers typically provide correct record results in response to a query from a particular record keeper, and these identified record keepers may be specifically queried in response to future requests received from the querying record keeper. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A method of delivering a message containing medical information regarding a patient via a communications system is shown. The communications system is configured to receive the medical information from a first party and transmit medical information to a second party in a secured manner. The method includes receiving an audio message and a message recipient identity and storing the audio message. The method further includes transmitting the audio message for transcription and receiving a transcribed message data file from the transcription service. The method includes storing the transcribed message data file and analyzing the transcribed message data file to identify a patient identifier. The method includes formatting a notification that includes at least a portion of the transcribed message data file and the patient identifier. The method includes sending the notification to the message recipient. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278527 | LARGE SCALE IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF POPULATION HEALTH RISKS - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for facilitating the management of population health. A parallel processing architecture receives patient population health data from healthcare facilities along with any updated data. A high-level clinical logic is executed against the data to identify, among other things, patients in the population who qualify for health intervention programs. Using this information, healthcare facilities can implement management programs to help care for these patients. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278528 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A DIGITAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT - A digital medical assistant is configured to obtain authorization of a service request. The assistant includes: an input for receiving an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient and identity of a benefit provider for the patient; a preauthorization engine configured for completing an application by identifying relevant clinical context from the EMR and correlating the relevant clinical context with preauthorization criteria; the preauthorization engine further configured for submitting a completed application as the request to the benefit provider, receiving a decision from the provider, and outputting the decision. A method of use in a computer program product are provided. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278529 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO COMPUTER FILES AND FOR SECURING MEDICAL RECORDS - Apparatus for identifying the writer or receiver of a document, where identifying information for each of a plurality of registered human individuals is stored in a database, calls for capturing local images of an individual producing or receiving information and determining whether this individual is the same as one of the registered individuals whose identifying information is stored in the database. The identifying information stored in the database includes both an alphanumeric identifier and at least one image of a unique, visually observable biologic identifier on a body portion of each registered individual. The accuracy of user identification is enhanced by allowing the sender of information to supply visual content which modulates the appearance of a biologic identifier of the user. A human gatekeeper further hardens the system against inappropriate access. Utilization of the system for the document of critical encounters such as medical events is provided. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278530 | ASSOCIATING RECEIVED MEDICAL IMAGING DATA TO STORED MEDICAL IMAGING DATA - Computer-implemented methods, computer-readable storage media, and computer systems for associating received medical imaging data with stored medical imaging data. Medical imaging data associated with a patient is received from a client device. The medical imaging data includes an image object, one or more data objects related to the image object, and metadata associated with the patient encoded in Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) format. The metadata includes personal information about the patient, and time and location at which the DICOM image file was captured. The received metadata is compared with existing metadata associated with multiple existing patients to identify a subset of the existing patients who may be a potential match to the patient. Selection of an existing patient from among the subset is requested. When received, the medical imaging data is associated with the existing patient. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278531 | AUTOMATED REFILL REQUEST PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Automated processing of medication refill requests is provided. A medication refill request is received, and the refill request is parsed to obtain the refill information contained in the refill request. The refill information is used to determine whether to authorize the refill request. Determining whether to authorize the refill request includes determining whether supplemental information used to authorize the refill request is available. If the supplemental information is not available, a notification is provided indicating the supplemental information is not available and a timeout period is set. Processing of the refill request continues when the supplemental becomes available before the timeout period expires. If the timeout period expires before the supplemental information becomes available, then the refill request is discarded. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278532 | Payment Request-Triggered, Pull-Based Collection of Electronic Health Records - EHR data of a Patient is collected from a Provider for each instance of the Provider delivering Healthcare to the Patient, and that collected EHR data is aggregated with any pre-existing EHR data of the Patient to create augmented EHR data for the Patient. The EHR data is collected from the Provider in response to a payment request submitted by the Provider to a Payer, and other techniques. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278533 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING A KNOWLEDGE HUB HEALTH CARE SOLUTION - An apparatus is provided for presenting patient medical information. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to analyze medical data of a patient generated by a primary clinical application. The medical data may be currently presented via a first window of a user interface for evaluation by a user. The processor is also configured to determine a context of the medical data or an action(s) performed by the user on behalf of the patient. The processor is also configured to detect additional information corresponding to the patient. The additional information may be received from different health care entities. The processor may also be configured to generate a panel including visible indicia denoting the additional information of the patient for consideration by the user. The panel may be arranged adjacent to the first window. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278534 | HEALTHCARE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Healthcare practice management systems and methods can be provided for managing the data flow and operation of healthcare practices. One or more applications running on client devices can be provided to facilitate the sharing of information between data storage repositories and the healthcare practice. For example, data stored in multiple different data storage systems can be retrieved and provided to the applications in a unified fashion. Likewise, data in different formats, data stored with different encryption protocols and otherwise disparate data types can be gathered, translated, and presented to the applications in a form and format readable by the application. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278535 | HEALTHCARE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Healthcare practice management systems and methods can be provided for managing the data flow and operation of healthcare practices. One or more applications running on client devices can be provided to facilitate the sharing of information between data storage repositories and the healthcare practice. For example, data stored in multiple different data storage systems can be retrieved and provided to the applications in a unified fashion. Likewise, data in different formats, data stored with different encryption protocols and otherwise disparate data types can be gathered, translated, and presented to the applications in a form and format readable by the application. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278536 | Mobile Healthcare Development, Communication, And Management - A computer implemented method and system provides a mobile application development platform (MADP) for dynamically creating a healthcare provider specific customizable composite mobile application (CCMA) and monitoring healthcare elements of a healthcare recipient using the CCMA. The MADP is accessible by a healthcare provider device and a healthcare recipient device via a network. The MADP stores multiple template objects, for example, sub-applications that perform tasks for monitoring the healthcare elements in an application management database (AMD). The MADP acquires a selection of one or more template objects and one or more dynamic content objects defined by a healthcare provider and dynamically creates the CCMA by integrating the selected template objects and dynamic content objects. The MADP stores the CCMA in the AMD. The CCMA facilitates communication between the healthcare provider device and the healthcare recipient device for monitoring the healthcare elements of the healthcare recipient. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278537 | NETWORK-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION - Networks are input with instructions from various types of healthcare subscribers, including identification of patients of these subscribers. Networks observe updates generated for the listed patients by healthcare providers, such as hospital encounters. The updates are numerous and update input can be rushed treatment facilities prone to error in information, so networks comprehensively filter the updates against all available instructions and identification to filter out all qualifying updates to be passed on to subscribers. Networks can format, transmit, and otherwise provide the updates based on anything commended by the client instructions. Networks may also share patient information itself with the update source to improve information association and correct client information at these sources. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278538 | Method to format and use matrix bar codes and other identification code conventions and tools to enroll end users of products and services into a data supply chain - A system to use strings of computer readable characters, such as QR codes, biometric data captured from electronic devices, and RFID tags to instruct a server or electronic device to register a user upon receipt of the strings of computer readable characters. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278539 | GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF TIME-ORDERED DATA - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for generating graphical representations of audit events. A party-of-interest is represented by a central node, and one or more peripheral nodes surrounding the central node represent parties having electronic records accessed by the party-of-interest during a selected time frame. The size of the peripheral nodes represents a frequency of access of the node's respective electronic record. Each of the peripheral nodes is actionable enabling a user to view information related to the audit event. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278540 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The storage unit stores pathological image data items associated with patient information, and correspondence relationship information that indicates a correspondence relationship between a first different information processing apparatus accessible to the patient information, and a second different information processing apparatus accessible to the pathological image data items and inaccessible to the patient information. The control unit is capable of controlling the communication unit to receive, from the first different information processing apparatus, a first display request of a first pathological image data item searched for based on predetermined patient information, and generating, based on the correspondence relationship information, a first virtual folder including the first pathological image data item that is accessible by the second different information processing apparatus that corresponds to the first different information processing apparatus that sends the first display request. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278541 | TOOLKIT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND CONTENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS VIA AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM - A system and method for managing the delivery of services such as drug coupons, medical messaging and patient adherence content to healthcare providers at the point of care providing quick access to information without interrupting workflow. The toolkit manager is integrated into the healthcare provider's electronic medical records/electronic health records system. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL RECORD COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION - A system and method for medical record collection and distribution is provided. The medical records collection and distribution (MRCD) system generally comprises a distributed network of electronic systems in communication with one another; a NAV controller for managing the collection of medical records and viewing the distribution thereof through the patient or provider portals; a dynamic data exchange (DDE), the DDE comprising datasets that include instructions for connecting to the electronic systems and a federated authentication system to validate that the patient or provider is registered with the system and has an active directory record; a domain messaging system adapted to provide a medical record query requesting a patient's medical information; and a means to produce a continuity of care record or documents; the record or documents being provided to the patient or provider portal via the messaging system. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278543 | DATA COLLECTION MARKETPLACE FOR A DATA REGISTRY SYSTEM - In one aspect of the disclosed technology, the system includes a data collection marketplace. In some implementations, marketplace users may request publication of a data collection to the data collection marketplace. Registry users may browse the data collection marketplace and subscribe to a data collection request. In certain embodiments, patient data collected by a registry user is provided to the data collection marketplace. The patient data responsive to data collection requests, in certain embodiments, is made available to the marketplace users that published these data collection requests. Marketplace users may use the data for a variety of purposes, including clinical studies and market research. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278544 | AUTOMATED ALERTS FOR MEDICAL INDICATORS - Automated alerts for medical indicators are provided. Electronic medical records may be stored in memory and monitored. Each electronic medical record may include data regarding a patient and may be updated to reflect current status of the patient. A plurality of alert rules may be provided, each of which identify a set of indicators regarding an elevated risk of death. The monitored electronic medical records and associated updates may be evaluated in light of the applicable alert rules for the patient. It may be determined that one of the electronic medical records matches one of the alert rules. In response, a real-time alert is sent to one or more individuals designated for the patient whose electronic medical record is determined to match one of the alert rules. The real-time alert may be associated with a report indicating the alert rule and associated set of indicators that were the basis for the alert. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278545 | Healthcare Verification System and Method - The present disclosure describes a system, method and computer readable medium capable of verifying healthcare encounters. In one embodiment, an electronic verification process is described which may utilize geographical information to determine the proximity of a health care worker to the patient during a scheduled healthcare visit. The proximity information may then be compared to a threshold value and an electronic signature screen may be presented to the patient based upon the results of the comparison. In one embodiment, a time stamp may be generated and stored to provide confirmation as to the time that the patient's electronic signature was obtained via the electronic signature screen. Verification information stored by the system may be used to simplify the verification process, hasten payments to healthcare organizations and protect against healthcare fraud. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT CONSIDERING INDIVIDUAL PATIENT RISK AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS - A method for population health management includes retrieving patient data associated with one or more patient, retrieving one or more chronic disease management (CDM) programs applicable to each patient based on the patient data, retrieving a health effect and cost for each the applicable one or more CDM programs, recommending a CDM program with a largest health effect and within a budget for each patient, and displaying the recommended CDM program for the one or more patients. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278547 | System and Method For Healthcare Outcome Predictions Using Medical History Categorical Data - A system and method for healthcare outcome predictions using medical history categorical data is provided. The system for healthcare outcome predictions using medical history categorical data comprising a computer system for receiving medical history categorical data, a healthcare outcome prediction engine stored on the computer system which, when executed by the computer system, causes the computer system to process the medical history categorical data to define a set of high-level constructs, calculate smoothed and thresholded Weight of Evidence tables for each high-level construct using training data, calculate an Evidence Ranked Sum value for each instance of each high-level construct based on the Weight of Evidence tables, and build predictive models based on the calculated Evidence Ranked Sum values. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO PATIENT-RELATED SURGICAL INFORMATION - A system and method for providing electronic access to medical events via a secure mobile to mobile communication network. The system and method includes recording on a first mobile device a photographic, video, audio, or textual format patient relating data during a medical procedure. The recorded data is transmitted to a second mobile device operable for receiving communications via a secure link in the recorded formats. All data is transmitted via a secure encrypted means. Alternatively, the first and second mobile devices may be enabled with software operable for receiving, storing and transmitting data. The first mobile device recording data and storing same in a database or memory resident on the mobile device or housed within a communication server communicably linked to the first mobile device. Thereafter, the data may be unidirectionally transmitted in an encrypted manner to the second mobile device and subsequently viewed by a user. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278549 | Collaborative Synthesis-Based Clinical Documentation - A graphical user interface, referred to herein as a virtual whiteboard, that provides both: (1) an automatically prioritized display of information related to a particular patient that is tailored to the current user of the system, and (2) a “scratch pad” area in which multiple users of the system may input free-form text and other data for sharing with other users of the system. When each user of the system accesses the virtual whiteboard, the system: (1) automatically prioritizes the patient information based on characteristics of the user and displays the automatically prioritized patient information to that user, and (2) displays the contents of the scratch pad to the user. As a result, the whiteboard displays both information that is tailored to the current user and information that is common to all users (i.e., not tailored to any particular user). | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278550 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS - Disclosed are systems and methods for electronic health record management and logging of hand-offs of patient care in a healthcare facility. The system may include a communication module for recording and time stamping a patient's clinical information; a hand-off logging module for recording information relating to the patient's hand-off from a first healthcare provider to a second healthcare provider, and for recording information relating to any subsequent hand-offs of the patient to other healthcare providers. The recorded hand-off information includes the names of the healthcare providers providing health services to the patient, and a time stamp associated with each hand-off, and the hand-off logging module further generates a hand-off log including the recorded hand-off information and the patient admission information. A hand-off threading module generates a hand-off thread that includes a respective clinical synopsis relating to the patient by each named healthcare provider associated with a recorded hand-off. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278551 | PET INSURANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pet insurance system and method are provided. The pet insurance system provides rapid insurance enrollment and quick claim processing. In addition, the pet insurance system and method generates a pet health status identifier that is displayed to users of the system. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278552 | MODULAR CENTRALIZED PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A system for monitoring patients includes an automated computer based platform communicating with a plurality of monitoring devices. The monitoring devices are provided to a plurality of patients. The information from the monitoring devices is analyzed automatically and if parameters, such weight, glucose level, EKG, etc. are found to be abnormal, an alert is sent to the physician in charge of the respective patient. The physician can then access a data site providing him with more complete information about the patient. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278553 | Dynamic Superbill Coding Workflow - A computer system generates an initial set of billing codes based on one or more documents (e.g., clinical notes) representing a patient encounter, such as clinical notes created by a physician. The system expands the initial set of billing codes based on a billing code standard to create an expanded set of billing codes for consideration by the physician. The system provides output representing the expanded billing code set to the physician. The physician selects one or more billing codes from the expanded billing code set for inclusion in a final billing code set for use in a bill for the services provided in the patient encounter. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278554 | USING IMAGE REFERENCES IN RADIOLOGY REPORTS TO SUPPORT REPORT-TO-IMAGE NAVIGATION - A system, method and computer readable storage medium for retrieving a narrative report for at least one study including a plurality of images of a patient from a memory, determining text structure boundaries to identify and classify each text structure in the narrative report, determining image references in each text structure of the narrative report, extracting image references from text structures classified as including an image reference and determining a study to which an extracted image reference corresponds. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278555 | Method and Apparatus for Driver's License Analysis to Support Rental Vehicle Transactions - A number of techniques are disclosed for making it more convenient and efficient for customers to conduct various rental vehicle transactions. As an example, techniques are disclosed for capturing and analyzing images of driver's licenses to assess a validity for the driver's licenses in support of various rental transactions. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278556 | FILTERING MEDICAL INFORMATION - One aspect of this disclosure is directed to methods, apparatuses, and systems for filtering medical findings. Another aspect of this disclosure is directed to methods, apparatuses, and systems for displaying filtered medical findings. Yet another aspect of this disclosure is directed to methods, apparatuses, and systems for generating user interfaces for setting parameters for filtering medical findings. Another aspect of this disclosure is directed to methods, apparatuses, and systems for displaying medical findings that passed through a filter. Other aspect of this disclosure is directed to methods, apparatuses, and systems for filtering and displaying medical information related to medical findings. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278557 | COMPLEX INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for maintaining a system of complex information comprises extracting, from an existing system of complex information, a structure and a plurality of associations. The extracting preserves the structure and plurality of associations. The extracted data is converted to a first intermediate format. The converted data is imported into a first custom database. Information stored in the existing system of complex information data is displayed to a user based on at least the structure and plurality of associations. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278558 | MEDICAL OR HEALTH INFORMATION SEARCH SUPPORT APPARATUS AND MEDICAL OR HEALTH INFORMATION SEARCH SUPPORT SYSTEM - An apparatus includes: an input unit to which a search keyword for searching for medical or health information of search target is inputted; a related disease name acquisition unit configured to analyze an administration information database in which administration information of prescriptions-treatments for patients and disease names are stored in association with each other, and thereby to acquire related diseases name related to the disease name; a medical or health information search unit configured to search for medical or health information stored in a medical or health information database on the basis of the search keyword and the related disease names; and a display unit configured to display the medial or health information thus searched out. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140288962 | Multi-Media Medical Notes System (MMMNS) - This invention develops a Multi-Media Medical Notes System (MMMNS) that allows for the creation of the medical notes and integration with the medical records data bases. Its purpose is to provide an electronic format where the notes created during a patient's admission regarding daily examinations normally noted in analogue form could be organized to improve their presentation, accessibility, and integration. MMMNS system provides the integration and accessibility of all forms of medical notation such as operation notes, radiologist's reports, discharge letters, admission reports and interpretation of lab and examination results. In addition it expands the medical notes to include any type of record available, such as but not limited to, typed notes, handwritten notes, videos clips, radiographic imaging modalities (CT, PET, MRI, USG, Xray), still photographs, scanned bar cods or ID tags, GPS data, remote sense data is available, voice recording clips. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288963 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR UPDATING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A method for creating medical encounter data. The method may include providing an interface for entry of patient encounter details to a patient medical record. The patient encounter details may be associated with a particular patient clinical encounter. The method may also include determining one or more previous encounters related to the patient medical record, and populating the interface with at least one previous encounter detail associated with at least one of the one or more previous patient encounters. Each of the at least one previous encounter details may be associated with an interface control for selecting the at least one previous encounter detail. The method may also include receiving an indicator of a selection of the interface control. In response to receiving the indicator, the method may add the at least one previous encounter detail associated with the interface control to the patient encounter details. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288964 | Method And System For Supporting An Acquisition Of Clinical Data - A method for supporting an acquisition of clinical data may include the steps of: receiving, by an input component, an identifier characterizing a health state of a patient; accessing a diagnose process model associated to said identifier, the diagnose process model specifying a sequence of clinical treatments whereby each of said clinical treatments includes at least one information model; sequentially activating information models from at least one of said clinical treatments by said process model; requesting, by each of said activated information models, at least one data unit; extracting an information unit by applying an information extraction method to said data unit and interpreting the information unit by reasoning and mapping the information unit to at least one knowledge model; and sequentially instantiating at least one information model by a plurality of said information units. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288965 | Healthcare Management System - The invention provides a healthcare management system that comprises a configurable application and a shared database. The healthcare management system comprises a configurable application hosted on a cloud server, wherein the application is configured to be accessed by more than one client through a client interface; a shared database accessible by the configurable application; and a patient access interface to access a patient health record. The patient access interface accesses the patient health record based on a reading of a unique personal health record ID, a medical smart card, a phone number, or combinations thereof. The invention also provides a computer program product that enables implementation of the healthcare management system of the invention. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288966 | MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented method of managing medical device safety comprises communicatively coupling a recall portal hosted on a network server to a health network and a computer database of medical records. Further, initiating a medical device recall through the recall portal and the health network. A consumer contact information associated with a medical device to be recalled is queried. A medical recall information is sent to the consumer contact information accessed from the computer database of medical records. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288967 | PORTABLE MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A user is allowed to create a new button via an input device, and a processor provides an option to the user to make the button either a single- or multiple-response button. An input is accepted from the user regarding a number of responses for the button via the input device, and the processor prompts the user to input a descriptor for each of the one or more responses chosen for the button. Each such descriptor is then accepted, and the button is displayed to the user on a display. Upon the button being pressed, the press of the button is accepted, and the processor determines which of the responses was selected by the press of the button. The corresponding descriptor is then stored in an electronic memory. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENTING PATIENT PROCEDURES - The local surveillance sub-system recognizes that a patient medical procedure has or will soon commence by sensing the presence of a healthcare professional in or near the surveillance area, and in response, creates a separate patient medical procedure A/V file for the surveillance data that will be captured. A dedicated procedure remote may be provided for receiving manual interactions from HC professionals present for a procedure or, alternatively, the local surveillance sub-system may autonomously interact with a personal security token device possessed by the HC professional. A procedure data file is also created that holds all of the pertinent information concerning the procedure that is known by the local surveillance sub-system. The patient procedure surveillance A/V file is given a higher priority than ordinary surveillance data captured by the local surveillance sub-system and is then copied to a nonvolatile memory. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288969 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM UTILIZING GENETIC INFORMATION - Methods, apparatuses, and systems having an electronic medical records system which intelligently selects medical findings or related information and maps them to associated genes. An electronic medical records system intelligently selects genes and maps them to associated medical findings or other related information. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288970 | IDENTIFYING RELEVANT IMAGING EXAMINATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PATIENT FROM PRIOR MEDICAL REPORTS OF THE PATIENT TO FACILITATE DETERMINING A FOLLOW UP IMAGING EXAMINATION(S) FOR THE PATIENT - A method for identifying relevant follow-up recommendations from medical reports includes identifying with a processor follow-up recommendations in electronically formatted prior medical reports, and visually presenting, via a display monitor, the identified follow-up recommendations. A computing apparatus ( | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288971 | PATIENT SURVEY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for surveying patients and others in a healthcare facility with real-time feedback, response, analysis, and reporting are provided. The method includes receiving by an interactive device inputs from a user in response to questions in a survey; upon completion of the survey, submitting the completed survey to a survey processing system; analyzing the completed survey by the survey processing system; processing one or more alerts based on the inputs received in response to those questions for which an alert trigger has been met, wherein an alert status is identified as an active alert; receiving and documenting details for each resolved alert, wherein the alert status is changed to a resolved alert; and outputting the completed survey to a display device, wherein the output includes the response to each question and details for each active and resolved alert. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288972 | Systems and Methods for Providing an Inducement to Purchase Incident to a Physician's Prescription of Medication - Systems and methods for providing targeted content to a patient who has received a prescription for medication. The systems and methods generally provide the content prior to the Point of Sale (POS) of the actual prescription allow patients to review the content and possibly act on it prior to actually obtaining the medication. Depending on embodiment, the content may be provided by a pharmacy at or around the time of dispensing or by a physician at or around the time of prescribing. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288973 | CATEGORIZATION OF INFORMATION USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND PREDEFINED TEMPLATES - A computer implemented method for generating a report that includes latent information, comprising receiving an input data stream that includes latent information, performing one of normalization, validation, and extraction of the input data stream, processing the input data stream to identify latent information within the data stream that is required for generation of a particular report, wherein said processing of the input data stream to identify latent information comprises of identifying a relevant portion of the input data stream, bounding the relevant portion of the input data stream, classifying and normalizing the bounded data, activating a relevant report template based on said identified latent information, populating said template with template-specified data, and processing the template-specified data to generate a report. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140288974 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SPECIFICITY IN CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION - A set of one or more clinical facts may be collected from a clinician's encounter with a patient. From the set of facts, it may be determined that an additional fact that provides additional specificity to the set of facts may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. A user may be alerted that the additional fact may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140297316 | Method And Apparatus For Adaptive Prefetching Of Medical Data - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are described herein for providing clinically adaptive prefetch of datasets relating to prior medical studies. Upon indication of a new study, a fit function may depend on an exemplar set of new study to prior study relationships. The fit function may calculate an affinity value for a prior study, indicating the probability of relevancy to the new study. The fit function may consider structured data, and unstructured data, such as by natural language processing. Based on the affinity value, a dataset relating to the prior study may be flagged for prefetch, indicating a dataset should be prefetched from a lower tier memory to a higher tier memory, allowing for faster access to the dataset, from a clinical system. The fit function may be trained based on usage of the prior study datasets, including accounting for false positives and false negatives. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297317 | EXTRACTING KEY ACTION PATTERNS FROM PATIENT EVENT DATA - Systems and methods for data analysis include determining a patient trace as a set of medical events for a patient. Medical events of the patient trace are grouped into subsets of medical events using a processor according to a temporal relationship between the medical events. Co-occurring events are identified from the subsets of medical events as event clusters. A plurality of medical events in one or more of the subsets of the patient trace is represented using the event clusters to condense the patient trace. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297318 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING PATIENT VISITS BASED ON INFORMATION IN CLINICAL NOTES OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - Systems and methods are provided for automatically scheduling patient visits based on information in electronic medical records (EMRs). In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method for scheduling patient visits based on information in EMRs may be provided and performed by one or more computers associated with a service provider. An EMR for a patient can be evaluated to determine if it contains information indicating a need to schedule a future vising for the patient. Multiple scheduling parameters can be identified in the EMR. A schedule for a healthcare provider can be received, for example by the service provider computer. The schedule of the healthcare provider can be evaluated based on one or more of the identified scheduling parameters. In addition, a suggested appointment time for the future visit for the patient can be identified based at least in part on the evaluation of the schedule. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297319 | Method And Apparatus For Clinically Dynamic Call Center Management - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are described herein for providing a clinically dynamic call center management tool. As such, representatives of various clinics may provide and/or modify practice information, physician information and call scripts specific to their respective clinics. Users with publishing permissions, who may be affiliated with the call center, may publish the clinical content. Call center agents may therefore access clinically dynamic content that may be referenced during a call with a patient regarding a specific clinic. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A PERSONAL HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT PORTAL - Systems and methods are provided for the operation of a personal healthcare management portal operable to provide multiple users secure access to a patient's healthcare information. A selection of a patient healthcare management portal associated with a patient may be received by an application tier. The application tier may receive authentication information associated with the selection of the patient healthcare management portal associated with the patient. The application tier may determine if the authentication information is associated with a users valid login credentials. The application tier may receive a request to access patient information, wherein the patient information includes at least one of records, forms, or services associated with the patient. The application tier may also retrieve the requested patient information. The application tier may communicate the requested information to a client device from which the selection originated. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297321 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING MESSAGE DATA - A method, apparatus and computer program product are therefore provided to determine a mapping between healthcare messaging protocols. This mapping may be generated by receiving a message containing a known set of data in an unknown format. The message may be analyzed to identify one or more data fields corresponding to the known data, and the data fields may be mapped to a known structure based on identification of the known data within the message. The process may be repeated until a mapping is generated for each field of the message. In some embodiments, the process may dynamically determine sets of known data to assist with identification of mapping between particular fields of the unknown format with fields of a known message format. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297322 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELAYING PROPAGATION OF PATIENT HEALTHCARE DATA - A method, apparatus and computer program product are therefore in order to provide delayed propagation of patient healthcare data. In this regard, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products may operate to control propagation of healthcare data for a delay period to ensure the accuracy of received medical data. This delay period may function to allow a record keeper to identify and correct any errors associated with the patient healthcare data. The delay period may be dynamic and configurable based on characteristics of the patient healthcare data. The delay period may be adjusted such that a threshold percentage of modifications are captured during the delay period. In some embodiments, the delay period may be associated with particular record characteristics, such as the record keeper that provided the record, a medical specialty associated with the record, patient demographic information, or the like. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297323 | EXTRACTING KEY ACTION PATTERNS FROM PATIENT EVENT DATA - Systems and methods for data analysis include determining a patient trace as a set of medical events for a patient. Medical events of the patient trace are grouped into subsets of medical events using a processor according to a temporal relationship between the medical events. Co-occurring events are identified from the subsets of medical events as event clusters. A plurality of medical events in one or more of the subsets of the patient trace is represented using the event clusters to condense the patient trace. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297324 | EXTRACTING CLINICAL CARE PATHWAYS CORRELATED WITH OUTCOMES - Systems and methods for data analysis include constructing patient traces as a set of medical events for each patient of a patient population, the patient population being segmented based on patient outcomes. Medical events in one or more of the patient traces are reduced to provide processed patient traces. The processed patient traces are clustered to identify a cluster of patient traces. A process model is mined, using a processor, representing an aggregation of treatment pathways in the patient traces from the cluster. Patterns from patient traces are identified that are discriminative of patient outcomes. At least one of the patterns is represented with respect to the process model to identify treatment pathways correlated with the patient outcomes. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297325 | TISSUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a comprehensive tissue management system for transplantable materials like tissues and organs. The tracking portion of the system prompts and verifies that staff members of a medical establishment like a hospital have handled, stored, transported, reconstituted, and used the tissue or organ materials in a safe and regulatory-compliant manner from the point of receipt to the point of issuance or surgical use throughout the hospital's organization. The tracing portion of the system creates an integral record that documents which hospital staff members have provided which processing steps to the tissue or organ, any associated materials used in conjunction with such tissue or organ, and an identification of the tissue or organ that was transplanted or implanted inside a patient. Such a system will enable adverse reaction investigations for transplant patients, and recalls of transplantable materials. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297326 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for providing personalized healthcare information and records specific to healthcare delivery includes obtaining by a processor, (i) a first subscription fee from a patient for a physician to access (a) enhanced communication link for communication between the patient for the physician, and (b) healthcare information and records that are specific to a healthcare delivery of the patient, and (ii) a second subscription fee from the physician for utilizing a service provided by a system, enabling the patient to access a consultation room that provides on-demand peer-to-peer consultations and on-demand communication between the patient and at least one of the physician and an entity, enabling the patient to access an educational facility stored in the database, and generating (i) suggestions comprising health awareness activities for the patient, health reports, and recommended prescriptions based on at least one of the health awareness activities and health reports. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297327 | Universal Caregiver Interface - A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device operates as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server provides computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks. A system for use in a healthcare facility includes patient care devices located in a patient room. The system also includes an application server located remotely from the patient room. The application server stores application software associated with each patient care device. The system further includes a universal caregiver interface situated in the patient room and in communication with the application server. The universal caregiver interface receives application software from the application server. The universal caregiver interface is then usable to control the operation of each of the plurality of patient care devices in accordance with the application software. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297328 | VIDEO DATA EXTENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method extending mobile video data across multiple display hardware platforms is disclosed. The system incorporates a mobile user interface device (MUD) interacting with a video control unit (VCU) to present display video content (DVC) on a video display unit (VDU). The MUD and VCU coordinate to control their respective display content in real-time based on a specific integrated user interaction context (UIC) provided by the MUD to the VCU. The VCU executes the UIC to control the merging in real-time of primary video content (PVC) and secondary video content (SVC) that are combined to form the DVC. Video content processed by the VCU as PVC/SVC input may be sourced from external video sources (EVS) directly connected to the VCU and/or data sourced from a computer communications network (CCN) via routing through the MUD and/or VCU. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297329 | MEDICATION RECONCILIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method to determine and reconcile medication provided to a patient is disclosed. The system and method collect a medication image file (MIF) of a patient medication collection (PMC) using a mobile user device (MUD) and pill source imager (PSI). The MUD transmits the MIF to a host computer system (HSC) via a computer communication network (CCN). The HSC isolates individual MIF medication image elements (MIE) and compares each MIE against a pill image database (PID) to generate a potential pill match (PPM) list. The PPM is filtered and prioritized to produce a prioritized medication list (PML) using data from a pill correlation database (PCD), patient history database (PHD), and medical reading database (MRD). The PML describes probable PPM associations with specific known medications. A HCS graphical user interface (GUI) permits validation of each MIE/PML pair to produce a patient reconciled validated medication list (VML). | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297330 | DISTRIBUTED HEALTHCARE DATABASE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method distributing healthcare database access is disclosed. The system and method interpose a data mapping server (DMS) between a data request user server (DRS) and data service user server (DSS) to manage data transfers between the DSS and the DRS such that disparate database characteristics of the DRS/DSS are accommodated in real-time and permit asynchronous healthcare activity to be triggered. The DMS operates with a data access matrix (DAM) having each referenced DRS/DSS intersection pair associated with read/write control processes (RWP) that include read data (RDD) and write data (WRD) processes to permit data access across the disparate DRS/DSS database boundaries. The DAM may have multiple dimensions to accommodate asynchronously activated process threads within an overall patient healthcare plan (PHP) that operate to trigger healthcare provider alarms and other activity associated with the transfer/update of data between the DSS and the DRS. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297331 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING, STORING, COMMUNICATING, AND VERIFYING INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES - The systems and methods of the present disclosure acquire patient information and execute a time-out checklist for verifying information for a procedure to be performed by a healthcare provider. The patient information is acquired by entering patient information in fields of a checklist screen. The acquired patient information is displayed to the patient in a read-only patient data verification screen that includes a verification button that the patient can select to verify whether the displayed patient information is correct. After the patient information is verified by the patient, the patient information is displayed in the checklist screen having verification buttons corresponding to the patient data and items to be verified for the procedure. The verification buttons are enabled after an image of the site marking is captured. The checklist application also acquires audio and/or video during execution of the time-out checklist. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297332 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING COMBINED HEALTHCARE PAYMENT DEVICE AND WEB PORTAL FOR RECEIVING PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION - Embodiments of systems and methods in accordance with the present invention relate to a centralized portal for making healthcare information of a patient accessible to a plurality of entities, including but not limited to the patient himself/herself, healthcare providers authorized by the patient, and healthcare payers (insurance carriers) authorized by the patient. In one embodiment, the portal comprises a website associated with a portable consumer device (such as a HSA magnetic stripe credit/debit card) of the patient, and hosted on a server accessible over the world wide web or another computer network. The patient sets a privacy level associated with his or her medical record on the host site, the privacy level granting certain entities (for example healthcare providers or insurance carriers) access to particular medical records of the patient. Upon presenting the portable consumer device to an authorized healthcare provider, medical information previously transmitted through a payment processing network may be received at the authorized healthcare provider. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297333 | USER-MEDIATOR MEDIATING TRANSFER OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT - Methods, systems and apparatuses for a user-mediator mediating transfer of electronic content, are disclosed. One method includes receiving, by a mediator computing device of the user-mediator, a second share SK | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140304000 | DIAGNOSIS-AND-TREATMENT-RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DIAGNOSIS-AND-TREATMENT-RECORD MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A diagnosis-and-treatment-record management system includes a diagnosis-and-treatment-information memory, a disease-information memory, a compression unit, and a decompression unit. The diagnosis-and-treatment-information memory stores one or more records. In each of the records, patient identification information and diagnosis and treatment details are recorded. The disease-information memory stores information indicating at least one of a recurrence interval and a recurrence time period for a recurrent disease. The compression unit compresses information recorded in, among the records, a record the use of which has been completed and in which diagnosis and treatment details for a recurrent disease are recorded. Since a reference time at which treatment for the record for which information has been compressed was completed, before at least one of the recurrence interval and the recurrence time period has elapsed, the decompression unit decompresses the compressed information for the record. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304001 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PATIENT CARE DOCUMENTATION - A patient care documentation method includes receiving care task data including user-undertaken care tasks from a patient care documentation server, receiving an answer selected in response to a text query or a symbolic answer selected from a plurality of symbolic expressions, the text query or the plurality of symbolic expressions corresponding to processes of performing the user-undertaken care tasks and providing the received answer or symbolic answer to the patient care documentation server. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304002 | Collaborative Synthesis-Based Clinical Documentation - A graphical user interface, referred to herein as a virtual whiteboard, that provides both: (1) an automatically prioritized display of information related to a particular patient that is tailored to the current user of the system, and (2) a “scratch pad” area in which multiple users of the system may input free-form text and other data for sharing with other users of the system. When each user of the system accesses the virtual whiteboard, the system: (1) automatically prioritizes the patient information based on characteristics of the user and displays the automatically prioritized patient information to that user, and (2) displays the contents of the scratch pad to the user. As a result, the whiteboard displays both information that is tailored to the current user and information that is common to all users (i.e., not tailored to any particular user). | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304003 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL REFERRAL ANALYTICS - A health information management system is provided which includes the ability to identify explicit referral activity reported into a referral workflow system, infer referral activity not reported into the referral workflow system utilizing intent-based clustering of medical information, and generate reporting metrics from the inferred and explicit referral activity. Additionally, a referral suggestion may be generated for an identified condition. Physicians are selected within a geographic area who are properly specialized for the condition. This group is then filtered based upon patient preferences and default preferences in order to generate physician referrals. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304004 | CONTROLS AND INDICATORS WITH ON-SCREEN COGNITIVE AIDS - The invention relates to an applet for a mobile computing device, comprising an element to detect user input and perform appropriate associated actions, and to provide a cognitive aid for users of the mobile computing device. The invention also relates to a method for controlling operation of a mobile computing device, comprising detecting user input and performing appropriate associated actions and providing a cognitive aid for users of the mobile computing device. The invention further relates to a cognitive aid for a mobile computing device having a display screen, the cognitive aid being displayed on the display screen and including an on-screen and/or an audio tip, and being associated with an input vehicle of the mobile computing device. The cognitive aid provides relevant information to the user regarding the input vehicle. The invention still further relates to a method for assisting users of a mobile computing device having a display screen. The method comprises providing a vehicle for user input to the mobile computing device and providing a cognitive aid on the display screen, the cognitive aid being associated with the user input vehicle. The cognitive aid provides relevant information to the user regarding the user input vehicle. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304005 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR READING, PROCESSING, PRESENTING, AND/OR STORING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION - A method for accessing, processing, presenting, and/or storing electronic medical record (EMR) information on a touch-sensitive display includes reading EMR information, displaying at least a portion of the EMR information on a touch-sensitive sliding timeline, detecting finger swipe or similar gestures, and scrolling the sliding timeline so that a different portion of the EMR information is displayed chronologically on the touch-sensitive sliding timeline. The resolution of the timeline can be expanded or collapsed in response to pinch gestures. The timeline is divided into a columns, each column including icons representing medical related events. A second timeline having a different time resolution from the first timeline is used for navigating the medical related events. Different levels of detail regarding the medical related events can be viewed in different detail panes. An EMR access device and system are also disclosed, which are configured to access and present EMR information. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304006 | INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system, apparatus, and related methods for the collection, processing, evaluation, transformation, and reporting of individual health care information from diverse information systems and sources. A individual health record (IHR) of the present invention provides a structure for individuals to participate in, and manage, their health and their medical care, while still meeting the needs of health care organizations and caregivers. An IHR object may be formed by obtaining information from diverse health care information systems and sources, and transforming and re-purposing into a coherent account of the individual's overall health and care using a comprehensive health care ontology. As information from various sources is updated or available, the IHR is dynamically updated on a continuous or periodic basis. In one embodiment, the IHR system is contained in a self-contained package or “appliance” designed to “plug and play” in existing health care information technology systems and networks, with minimal effort and intervention. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140310023 | SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION AND STORAGE OF DIGITAL REPORTS AND EXAMINATION RESULTS OF CLINICAL AND ULTRASOUND VASCULAR CARTOGRAPHY - System for preparation and storage of digital reports and examination results of clinical and ultrasound vascular cartography refers to a system ( | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140310024 | WIFI CLOUD ELECTRONIC VITAL-SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM - A WiFi cloud electronic vital-sign monitoring system has the function of monitoring physiological information and the WiFi transmission unit for transmitting the physiological information or the computation result to a cloud system. Thus, the WiFi cloud electronic vital-sign monitoring system with the WiFi distant transmission function can provide suitable and convenient assistance to the hospitals, the tele-care centers, the nursing homes, the elderly communities and the family care users. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140310025 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GUIDING THE SELECTION OF THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT REGIMENTS - Systems, methods and computer program products for guiding selection of a therapeutic treatment regimen for a known disease such as HIV infection are disclosed. The method comprises (a) providing patient information to a computing device (the computer device comprising: a first knowledge base comprising a plurality of different therapeutic treatment regimens for the disease; a second knowledge base comprising a plurality of expert rules for selecting a therapeutic treatment regimen for the disease; and a third knowledge base comprising advisory information useful for the treatment of a patient with different constituents of the different therapeutic treatment regimens; and (b) generating in the computing device a listing (preferably a ranked listing) of therapeutic treatment regimens for the patient; and (c) generating in the computing device advisory information for one or more treatment regimens in the listing based on the patient information and the expert rules. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140316806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYGIENIC INTERACTION WITH A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed herein is a portable power source and computing device (collectively herein “mobile subsystem”) that accompany a healthcare professional as he or she treats or examines a patient before moving to another patient in another room. The mobile subsystem provides an interface to a receiving docking device (“stationary subsystem”) located at or near a relatively immobile site of healthcare delivery so that access can be afforded to an electronic medical records system for updating and observation. The disclosure includes a system and method for clinicians to access protected health information from an electronic medical record at different locations with a mobile subsystem that reduces risk of transmitting infection and reduces the need for repeated authentication for secure access. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316807 | Cross-Enterprise Electronic Healthcare Document Sharing - A method of submitting a non-DICOM electronic healthcare document to an electronic repository according to another example embodiment includes receiving, at a web service interface, the non-DICOM electronic healthcare document to be submitted and metadata associated with the non-DICOM electronic healthcare document. The electronic healthcare document is converted from an object format of the web service interface to XDS object format. The converted electronic healthcare document is sent to the electronic repository and the associated metadata is sent to an electronic registry. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316808 | Cross-Enterprise Electronic Healthcare Document Sharing - A computer system according to one example embodiment includes a web service interface configured to receive a non-DICOM electronic healthcare document and metadata associated with the non-DICOM electronic healthcare document, to convert the electronic healthcare document from an object format of the web service interface to XDS object format, and to submit the converted electronic healthcare document to an electronic repository and the associated metadata to an electronic registry. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316809 | Apparatus and Method for Assessment of Patient Condition - A medical information system. In one embodiment, the medical information system includes: a learning engine; a user interface in communication with the learning engine; and a data warehouse in communication with the learning engine, wherein the learning engine will generate a report on a patient in response to patient data. In another embodiment, the data warehouse includes at least one data mart comprising summarized and indexed aggregated data that are pre-calculated and pre-joined. In one embodiment, the learning engine filters requests for aggregated data based on parameters supplied by the user interface. In another embodiment, a user may query medicine treatment statistics in response to diagnostics. In yet another embodiment, some of the plurality of preferences of the physician are predetermined by selection by the physician. In still yet another embodiment, some of the plurality of preferences of the physician are predetermined by actions taken by the physician. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316810 | INTEGRATED HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer implemented method of integrating and managing electronic healthcare related records includes providing a digital computer having processing, data storage and data communications capabilities. A healthcare provider set of records is provided that is generated from a first population of persons, and a plurality of healthcare providers. The healthcare providers set of records is forwarded to the digital computer. A third party payor set of healthcare related records is provided that is generated from a population of persons and a plurality of third party payors. The third party payor set of health records are forwarded to the digital computer. A pre-adjudicated healthcare claims set of record is provided from a population of persons including a plurality of third party payors. The pre-adjudicated healthcare claims are forwarded to the digital computer. The healthcare provider set of records, third party payor set of records and pre-adjudicated healthcare claims set of records are processed to provide a report on a patient's health condition and treatment history that includes information from each of the healthcare provider, third party payor and pre-adjudicated claims set of records. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316811 | AUTOMATED HEALTH DATA ACQUISITION, PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A unique health score computation method is disclosed which masks underlying health statistics, yet provides a benchmark for a variety of applications. A system and method for collecting health related information, processing the information into a composite numerical value, and publishing the value is provided. The system includes a computer having a processor, memory, and code modules executing in the processor for implementation of the method. Information concerning a plurality of intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of a user is collected. Weighting factors are applied to the parameter in order control the relative affect each parameter has on the user's calculated numerical. The health score is computed using the processor by combining the weighted parameters in accordance with an algorithm. The numerical value is published to a designated group via a portal, while the underlying parameters remain private. In one implementation, the portal is an internet based information sharing forum. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316812 | Patient Intake E-Registration - Disclosed is a method of streamlining the intake registration of a patient at a healthcare provider facility. A secure, online database is provided via web-based interface portal for a patient to enter and store the patient's private health information (PHI) data. A unique readable scanning code, such as a QR code, is assigned to the patient's stored data. The scanning code is placed on items that may be carried by the patient, such as, wallet-sized cards, pendants, stickers, or via display on the patient's mobile devices or PC devices. The healthcare provider facility is provided with a scanner to read the QR code. The patient controls access to the PHI data via levels of security set by the patient. Upon entering the healthcare provider facility, the patient's QR code is scanned, and the permitted level(s) of PHI data are automatically populated into the facility's electronic health record system(s). | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316813 | Healthcare Toolkit - A patient-centered Healthcare Toolkit includes a set of identification (ID) devices to uniquely identify each of a set of patients, a set of electronic tablets having wireless connectivity configured to read the set of ID devices, at least one of the set of electronic tablets being a patient intake tablet to collect patient self-knowledge of their problems. A set of medical measurement devices with wireless connectivity operate with one of the set of electronic tablets to gather at least one of physiologic, radiographic and bio-chemical data, and a local manager station to wirelessly connect with the set of electronic tablets and including an enterprise management system that uses a physician “mental model” of exam flow to create an patient-centered encounter form and any test requisitions for each of the medical measurement devices, and provides correct and consistent guidelines to operators of each of the set of electronic tablets. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316814 | Health Data Management Method And Apparatus - A health data management method and apparatus are provided. The health data management method includes: extracting heterogeneous health data, and generating at least one intermediate document in a key-value form, where at least one field in the heterogeneous health data corresponds to a key in the intermediate document, and one field corresponds to one key; transforming the intermediate document into a clinical document architecture (CDA) document; and outputting the CDA document. The technical solution provided by the present invention can effectively increase the degree of health data sharing. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316815 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISEASE MANAGEMENT CARE COORDINATION - Methods and systems for disease management care coordination are described. In one embodiment, claim data associated with a prescription drug is integrated with additional health data from a plurality of data feeds received from a client device, a care coordination device, and a health management vendor device. The integrated data is targeted to identify a member. The integrated data associated with the member is transmitted to a patient evaluator device. The integrated data is updated using additional member information received from the patient evaluator device. Other methods and systems are described. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316816 | PATIENT PORTAL - A computer-implemented includes receiving, from one or more contributing channels, medical data; assigning the received medical data to one or more data silos; and generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device renders a visual representation of a patient portal, with the patient portal including: one or more visual representations of the one or more data silos for data associated with a user that requested the patient portal. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316817 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING LOCATION AND RETRIEVAL OF HEALTH INFORMATION IN A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided for retrieving information associated with one or more patients. The apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor configured to receive queries from devices of health care systems. The queries include data requesting information associated with patients that corresponds to specified items of information indicated in the queries. The processor is further configured to analyze stored patient information to determine items of the patient information that correspond to the specified items of the information. The processor is further configured to detect a subset of the items of the patient information related to health data that is determined to correspond to a respective patient(s) based on a determined value that equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316818 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS IN CLINICAL TRIALS - A method for collecting self-reported data from an individual for use in a clinical trial is provided. The method includes providing a web site allowing the individual to store, organize, and access personal health records associated with the individual and sharing selected personal health records associated with the individual with a clinical trial sponsor. A system for electronic health records includes a web server programmed to provide a secure web-based interface to the electronic health records, means to collect self-reports from an individual participating in a clinical trial, means to disseminate the self-reports from the individual to a clinical trial sponsor, and means to collect health care records from a health care provider of the individual. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316819 | MODULE AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - A computer module for managing medical information is described. Aspects of the invention provide a “binding” or association process for mapping information from a patient, including at the bedside, to medical devices and/or locations containing medical devices. This may advantageously allow combining all patient-bound device data in a single repository and effectively enable viewing of all patient data in one location. Accordingly, numerous discrete device data with respect to a single patient may be captured, including from among differing medical device types, and conveniently stored together as part of an intelligent data warehouse for efficient retrieval, updating, processing, including with respect to data analytics, display and/or other advantageous features. A medical device communication system is also described. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316820 | HIERARCHICAL CONDITION CATEGORIES PROGRAM - Systems and methods of recording patient's medical documents and training programs for improving medical document recordation. The system includes a computer readable medium capable of storing medical data obtained from patients, including disease codes, a computer with software capable of evaluating the data stored on the computer readable medium for completeness, and a notification system capable of presenting to the user of the system a warning if any of the data is found to be incomplete or incorrect. The training includes evaluating the healthcare provider's current medical documentation process, training the healthcare provider in methods of recording medical documents, providing a system for recording medical documents, and training the healthcare provider in use of the system. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316821 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO DECISION SUPPORT - A computer-implemented method which comprises outputting by a server device a clinical decision interface, the decision interface for display by a client device; receiving by the server device information comprising: patient information and patient treatment information; processing the information to identify a preferred treatment option and recommending at least one such treatment option. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316822 | AUTOMATIC CREATION OF CLINICAL STUDY REPORTS - An apparatus ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140324456 | USER-DEFINABLE EPISODES OF ACTIVITY AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CREATING THE SAME - Methods and systems for generating episodes of activity, such as episodes of care. One method includes generating, by a processor, a graphical user interface for display to a user. The method also includes receiving, by a processor, (1) a first selection of a trigger event for an episode of care from the user through the graphical user interface, (2) a second selection of at least one time period for the episode of care from the user through the graphical user interface, and (3) a third selection of at least one claim category for the episode of care from the user through the graphical user interface. The method further includes creating, by the processor, parameters for the episode of care based on the first, second, and third selections, wherein the parameters are applied to a plurality of medical claims to group at least two of the plurality of medical claims. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324457 | INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE PREDICTING SYSTEM - An integrated computerized predicting system is disclosed. A patient computerized system is connected through a web interface to a matching server, where the smart health care matching server is configured to receive a selection criteria from a patient at the patient computerized system. The matching server is connected to an electronic health | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324458 | Method and Apparatus for Predicting Outcome of Hearing Device Implantation - A computing system provides an interface through which to receive self-characterizations of hearing performance and the like from candidates for hearing device implantation and from hearing device recipients. Provided with a candidate's pre-implantation self-characterization, the computing system searches through data to identify recipients whose entered pre-implantation self-characterizations match those of the candidate, and the computing system outputs as a predicted outcome of hearing device implantation a representation of post-implantation self-characterizations entered by the identified recipients. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324459 | AUTOMATIC HEALTH MONITORING ALERTS - A device may receive information that identifies a first health metric value associated with a user and a first time, and may receive information that identifies a second health metric value associated with the user and a second time that is different from the first time. The device may receive medical record information associated with the user and a third time, where the medical record information is different from the first health metric value and the second health metric value. The device may infer a relationship between the first health metric value, the second health metric value, and the medical record information, based on the first time, the second time, and the third time. The device may provide an indication of the inferred relationship. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324460 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND MANAGING TOTAL CARDIODIABETES RISK - A method for generating a report presenting a patient-specific information relevant to assessing a patient's cardiodiabetes risk to guide and allow a physician or healthcare provider in the choice of therapy or therapies that will be maximally effective for a specific patient, to monitor the response to the chosen therapy and reduce the patient's risk of developing cardiodiabetes and/or its complications. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324461 | DIABETES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CONTEXTUAL DRILL DOWN REPORTS - A method for displaying contextual information by a diabetes reporter of a diabetes management system is provided. The method may include: displaying a graphical representation of a plurality of data values over a period of time in a first area of an interface display; receiving a selection of a desired data value from among the plurality of data values displayed in the first area; displaying, in response to the selection, a first set of data entries and a second set of data entries in a second area of the interface display concurrently with the graphical representation of the plurality of data values in the first area of an interface display. The first set of data entries and the second set of data entries are displayed in chronological order within a preset time period. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324462 | MEDICAL DATA TRANSFER COMPONENT - Diabetes care management system and method for transferring medical data from a handheld medical recording device to a host computer via a data transfer component. The steps of the data transfer component comprising detecting a data upload request and detecting a medical device ready to communicate, verifying a unique ID, receiving patient medical data, including an authentication token with patient medical data, and sending patient medical data along with the authentication token for association with a user account. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324463 | WEB ACCOUNT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT, DATA SHARING, HOME PAGE SETTING, AND DATA REPORTING - A method includes: receiving, at a computing device, diabetes management data from a diabetes management device, wherein the diabetes management data does not include a blood glucose (bG) measurement; using the computing device, transmitting an indicator of an account and the diabetes management data to a diabetes management server. The method further includes, using the diabetes management server: creating a bG measurement entry for the account in a database, leaving empty a field of the bG measurement entry for a bG measurement in the bG measurement entry based on the diabetes management data not including a bG measurement; and storing the diabetes management data in one or more respective fields of the bG measurement entry. The method further includes, using the diabetes management server, generating a user interface for displaying data stored in the bG measurement entry and at least one other bG measurement entry associated with the account. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324464 | SYSTEM PORTAL CONTROL FOR A DIABETES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for managing accounts in a diabetes management system. The method includes receiving, by an account manager, a request to deactivate a first account associated with a healthcare provider. The first account may be associated with a plurality of patient accounts. The account manager may be implemented as computer executable instructions executing on a computer processor of a server device. The method includes removing, by the account manager, access to data associated with the first account. Each of the patient accounts associated with the first account are identified and may be deactivated by the account manager. An electronic notification may be sent to a person associated with each of the identified patient accounts, advising the person that the corresponding patient account has been deactivated. An audit record may be created in a data store, the audit record indicating the deactivation of the first account. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324465 | METHOD FOR RECONCILING MEDICAL DATA CAPTURED ON ONE DEVICE WITH A STRUCTURED TEST ADMINISTERED ON ANOTHER DEVICE - A method for analyzing diabetes related information by a diabetes management application residing on a computing device. The method may include: receiving a data entry over a communication link from a blood glucose meter, where the data entry includes a glucose measurement and an indicator of a pre-established activity associated with the glucose measurement; evaluating the data entry in relation to a subject structured test based in part by comparing the indicator from the data entry with collection events associated with the subject structured test; identifying the data entry as compatible with the subject structured test when the data entry correlates with a given collection event specified by the subject structured test; identifying the data entry as non-compatible with the subject structured test when the data entry does not correlate with the given collection event specified by the subject structured test; and inputting the data entry into a logbook. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324466 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS LOSS EXPOSURE INCIDENT DATA ACQUISITION AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS INSURANCE LOSS CONTROL REPORTING - Real-time electronic medical loss exposure incident records data acquisition system and process for predictive analytics insurance loss control reporting direct to insured policy holder is disclosed. Electronic loss exposure information from a facility, in real-time, is input to insurance predictive analytics models that predict probability of increased loss exposure and deliver notifications to facility management immediately and independent of human interaction. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324467 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS - An information management and communications system and method for communication with patients. The system includes a graphical user interface on which a healthcare provider interactively builds an entire monitoring call dialog tailored for an individual patient by selecting multiple call objects including multiple health assessment questions from a plurality of health assessment questions, editing one or more call objects to further tailor the monitoring call dialog for the patient, positioning and configuring the call objects and thereby create and configure a sequence of elements of the monitoring call dialog, and save the entire monitoring call dialog to a storage mechanism. The system further includes an automated interactive patient response system that audibly communicates the entire monitoring call dialog to the patient, enables the patient to provide responses to the multiple health assessment questions, and records the responses of the patient in the storage mechanism. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324468 | One-Stop Shopping System and Method - A system and method are disclosed for one-stop shopping for health-care services and related needs. The one-stop shopping system and method provide objective information for the system enrollee to assess and decide on health-care insurance and services. The system and method provide this objective information in a way that is easily accessible by system enrollees in an economical and rapid manner. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324469 | CUSTOMIZABLE CONTEXT AND USER-SPECIFIC PATIENT REFERENCEABLE MEDICAL DATABASE - The present invention is related to a patient-specific referenceable database which can record and track medical data throughout the healthcare and provider networks, be customized to the individual needs and preferences of healthcare providers, and adapted to the specific context being performed. The computer-implemented method and a system includes: saving data in a data hierarchy, including major data categories, in a database; wherein the data includes primary data representing various medical disciplines, and including all current and historical medical diagnoses and other data on a patient; retrieving and analyzing medical data from the database, in a data search in response to a search query, the medical data being specific to one of the medical disciplines related to one of the major data categories on the patient; and displaying the patient medical data on a display for user review in accordance with the user's electronic profile and preferences. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324470 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TEMPORARY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - An information processing device includes a database which mutually associates assessment contents of a plurality of assessment items of a subject of care or an object of care with case information, treatment information or effect information of the subject of care or the object of care as one data set and stores the one data set, a processing unit which derives assessment items of the subject of care or the object of care from the database, a processing unit which refers to the database and derives a subsequent assessment item in accordance with the assessment contents of the previously evaluated assessment item and the input or received assessment, and a processing unit which derives case information, treatment information or effect information of the subject of care or the object of care from the database based on the input or received assessment contents. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324471 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE RECORDS - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner includes associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising records associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium, providing the user with a user interface on a computing device to remotely access the records stored on the server, receiving at the server the files comprising records associated with the user from a service provider associated with the user, receiving at the server a request from the user made through the user interface of the computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request, and sending the user a file containing the records associated with user from the server to the computing device in response to the request. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324472 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS FROM ONE OR MORE HEALTHCARE RELATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods that facilitate extraction and analysis of patient encounters from one or more healthcare related information systems are provided. In an aspect, a system includes a reception component configured to receive information from a plurality of sources regarding courses of care of a plurality of patients, including information identifying activities associated with the courses of care, timing of the activities, resources associated with the activities, and caregiver personal associated with the activities. The system further includes an indexing component configured to generate an index that relates aspects of the information, a filter component configured to employ the index to identify a subset of the information related to a subset of the courses of care for patients associated with a similar medical condition, and an analysis component configured to compare aspects of the subset of the information to identify variance in the subset of the courses of care. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324473 | System and Method for Providing Patient Record Synchronization in a Healthcare Setting - A system provides an information sharing architecture that allows physically separate healthcare information systems, called “deployments,” to share and exchange information. The collection of these participating deployments is referred to as the “Community,” and systems within the Community sometimes store records for patients in common. The system allows participants in the Community to share information on data changes to these patients, and to reconcile concurrent and conflicting updates to the patient's record. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324474 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT FOR USE IN HEALTH DELIVERY SETTINGS WITH MULTIPLE CAPITATED PAYMENT RULE SETS - A data collection and data management system and method enables an entity user, such as a corporation, that owns and operates more than one type of health delivery setting to coordinate and control to optimize care, and coordinate reimbursement outcomes for multiple health delivery settings with multiple capitated payors and rule sets operating. Base raw data is input by the multiple health delivery settings, translated and cleaned for use in a standardized format, and then processed for multiple uses in accordance with a pre-programmed scheme. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324475 | MEDICAL READING REPORT PREPARING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a schema storage unit stores a reference schema that schematically expresses the internal structure of a diagnosis target blood vessel concerning the reference section of the diagnosis target blood vessel. A schema processing unit automatically generates a schema concerning a section crossing the reference section of the diagnosis target blood vessel by image processing based on the reference schema. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324476 | Automated Patient Consent and Reduced Information Leakage Using Patient Consent Directives - A method and system for controlling the release of health information about an individual. The location of a patient consent repository is encoded into released electronic health information so that subsequent requests for the release of the individual's health released information can access the patient consent repository. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324477 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A MEDICAL REPORT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR - A method and a system for generating, with the assistance of a computer system ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324478 | Networked Inbox - A computer-implemented electronic messaging method and system, the method comprising the steps of receiving an electronic message at a first system, the electronic message comprising a healthcare provider type, obtaining contextual information associated with the electronic message at the first system, using the healthcare provider type and the contextual information to identify an intended recipient address for an intended healthcare provider recipient for the electronic message and providing the intended recipient address to facilitate delivery of the electronic message to the intended healthcare provider recipient. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324479 | Consent Repository Providing Automated Patient Authorization Decisions Affecting the Release of Health Information - A method and system for controlling the release of health information about an individual. A patient consent repository provides authorization to release all or part of requested health information based, in part, on attributes and sensitivity labels passed in the request for consent. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324480 | Interface and Repository for Facilitating Patient Consent - A method and system for selecting sharing choices by an individual over the release of health information using portal. Sharing choices are stored in a consent repository as a composite patient consent directive. The composite patient consent directive is used to generate a consent response specific to request for consent to release health information for the individual based, in part, on attributes and sensitivity labels passed in the request for consent. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140330580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING AN OVER-THE-COUNTER BIOSIGNAL RECORDER - A system and method for allowing a patient/consumer access to recorded biosignals on an over-the-counter consumer biosignal recorder is disclosed. The method includes receiving at a monitoring server a registration request having an associated device identifier of the biosignal recorder and a user identifier of the patient/consumer. The patient/consumer is associated with the biosignal recorder in a registry of the monitoring server. A biosignal recording is received and a professional reviews the biosignal recording to generate a report that is transmitted to the patient/consumer. After the patient/consumer reviews the report, a confirmation is received at the monitoring server to confirm that the patient/consumer has reviewed the report, thus establishing the equivalent of a doctor-patient relationship. After this relationship has been established the monitoring server can update the device record of the biosignal recorder to indicate that it is eligible for unlocking. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330581 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING AND USING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TREATMENT PLANS - Systems and methods are provided for creating and implementing multi-disciplinary treatment plans, which can allow healthcare and medical professionals and providers of various disciplines to collaborate in forming a patient treatment plan and subsequently managing patient care in accordance with this plan. Patient information is first received in a patient planning system. A team of multi-disciplinary healthcare or medical professionals and providers meet and collaborate to form a treatment plan which is then entered in the treatment planning system. As the course of treatment progresses, the treatment plan can be updated in the treatment planning system by each of the team members. The graphical user interface seen by the team members will typically be the same for each team member. This interface includes a generalized treatment planning section and a patient-specific section, each of which can be manipulated to add or update a treatment plan for a particular patient. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330582 | Patient Medical Data Access System - A medical data point of care device is configured to collect, access, store, and distribute patient medical data. The device is particularly suited for use in a mobile environment and may be particularly useful in an urgent care mobile environment, such as a battlefield or disaster area. In such environments, data transmission services may be intermittent and the bandwidth of such services may be low. The device is configured to adjust the flow of data transmission from a point of care location to a remote location so as to maximize or otherwise increase the likelihood of successful transmission of the data. The device is further configured to collect data from both a care provider and a medical device. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330583 | SYSTEMS MEDICINE PLATFORM FOR PERSONALIZED ONCOLOGY - The present invention is directed to a platform (e.g., Web-based) that enables basic and clinical research activities by integrating patient characteristics and clinical outcome data with a variety of high-throughput research data in a unified environment. While several rich data repositories for high dimensional research data exist in the public domain, most focus on a single data type and do not support integration across multiple technologies. The present invention in at least one embodiment includes a broad collection of bioinformatics and systems biology tools for analysis and visualization of four major “omics” types: DNA, mRNA, microRNA, and metabolites, as well as next-generation sequencing. The present invention helps facilitate systems medicine by providing easy identification of trends and patterns in integrated datasets and hence facilitate the use of better targeted therapies for cancer. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330584 | PATIENT MEDICAL DATA ACCESS SOFTWARE - A software application enables a user (such as for example a medical care provider) to acquire, enter, view, and store data related to medical care and/or transport of a patient. The software application enables one or more care providers to acquire and enter data in a timely manner beginning at the time medical care commences until a later time, such as until disposition of the patient at a medical care facility. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330585 | Health Care Communications Management System And Method Of Use - A system and method of use directed to a health care system is disclosed herein. More specifically, a system and method of use for managing the communications between health care providers and managing the patient's data before, during, and after receiving medical care is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system is comprised of automatic patient data sharing in communications between health care providers and support staff. In another embodiment, the system is comprised of automatic group messaging. In yet another embodiment, the system is comprised of automatic sharing of pending items and alerts. In another embodiment, the system is comprised of post medical care communications between the patient and health care providers. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330586 | Systems and Methods for Processing Patient Information - Systems and methods described herein are for transforming narrative content into structured output. In some embodiments the narrative content is processed using a natural language processing (NLP) engine and a clinical model. The structured output can include a section, a clinical assertion, and a plurality of elements, wherein the elements may include section elements and clinical assertion elements that annotate the section and clinical assertions respectively. The elements can be labeled based on the clinical model. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330587 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS DERIVED FROM PATIENT DRUG HISTORY DATA - In general the invention is directed to systems, methods, and/or software modules which may analyze a patient's drug history, and optionally other data, and derive a probable diagnosis for the patient based on rules. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLINICAL STRATEGY FOR THERAPEUTIC PHARMACIES - A system and method of distributing pharmaceutical prescriptions within a network of pharmacies based on the review of prescription claim data and patient medical state to enable stratification of patients, wherein each pharmacy within the network has been established to handle one or more particular patient medical states. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330589 | DYNAMIC MEDICAL INFORMATION MODEL FOR COORDINATED PATIENT CARE DELIVERY - The methods and systems described by the present invention enable managing a medical order provided to a patient, comprising:
| 11-06-2014 |
| 20140337049 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL ITEM DISPENSING, BILLING, AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - An inventory management system provided by an inventory management service provider senses removal of medical items from inventory to be dispensed to a patient. The system processes billing information to identify the patient's medical insurance provider, to identify a medical item supplier that is the preferred biller for the patient's medical insurance provider, and to determine whether the inventory management service provider is the identified preferred biller. If the inventory management service provider is the preferred biller, the system generates an invoice from the inventory management service provider to bill the patient's medical insurance provider. If the inventory management service provider is not the preferred biller, the system sends the billing information to the medical item supplier identified as the preferred biller, and generates a billing-only invoice directed to the medical item supplier identified as the preferred biller, which invoice is remit to the inventory management service provider. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337050 | GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING FAMILY MEDICAL CONDITIONS FOR A PATIENT - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are directed at determining one or more medical conditions of a patient, based on a family tree of the patient. The family tree of the patient incorporates one or more medical conditions of family members and non-biological persons in contact with the patient. A graphical representation of the family tree is displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computing system, along with a list of medical conditions suffered by the individual persons within the family tree of the patient. A user can select one or more medical conditions from the list, and based on the selection, those family tree members suffering from the one or more selected medical conditions are then highlighted within the graphical representation of the family tree. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337051 | Apparatus for and method of using an electronic medical records (EMR) system - In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, medical personnel may enter into an electronic medical records (EMR) storage mechanism the precise treatment instructions issued to a patient. A database is accessible to the patient to allow the patient to review the patient's records, including the exact treatment instructions. The most current recommended diagnosis specific treatment guidelines, for example, may be provided to the medical practitioner as a starting point in specifying the treatment instructions. Patients may customize the manner in which the exemplary system interacts with the patients. Patients may also specify the mechanism by which they will receive compliance reminder messages. The patient may also restrict access to the patient's records, even by medical personnel, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OUTCOME TRACKING AND ANALYSIS - Provided are systems and methods for capturing outcome information associated with various cancer treatments. The system facilitates capture and analysis of cancer treatment information and associated outcome information. The treatment and outcome information can include genomic analysis and information on treatment of different cancers. The system can store and analyze any one or more of: tumor type, genomic alterations (e.g., genes and associated alterations, gene sequence mutations, alterations, amplifications, deletions, etc.), and treatment data (including, for example, treatments targeted to specific genes and/or genomic alterations). Users of the outcome system can supply and use the treatment and outcome information to facilitate diagnosis and therapy decisions. User interfaces within the system can be configured to allow users to easily locate outcome information associated with particular treatments of tumors having certain genomic alterations. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337053 | "Meaningful-Use"-Compliant, Single Login, Federated Patient Portal System and Methods - A system and method for healthcare administration enabling a patient to simply provide a single login through the system as a trigger that permits the system to subsequently login to patient portals from a plurality of participant medical entities such as EMR networks based on the single initial login, among other operations. Specifically, a federated patient portal system assigns a meaningful use credit to a corresponding participant medical entity as the patient interacts with a user device, such as a patient medical records kiosk. The patient provides a biometric input to initiate a login session with the federated patient portal system through the user device. The biometric input enables the patient to quickly authenticate with the federated patient portal system while eliminating the need for initially providing alpha numerical text input for login. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337054 | HEALTHCARE PRIVACY VIOLATION DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for detecting privacy violations of patient personal healthcare information (PHI) can include receiving audit logs from all systems within a healthcare facility. These audit logs are generated any time PHI is accessed. The Healthcare Privacy Violation Detection System (HPV-DS) compares these generate audit logs to prior access history of the employee or authorized user that generated the audit log. If any field in the generated audit log is different from the authorized user's prior access history, the risk of a privacy violation is assessed and a risk score is assigned. For audit logs that differ from past access history enough, an alert turned on and the audit log is flagged for administrators to review. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337055 | AUTOMATIC ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ELEMENTS - A system and method of associating a plurality of objects is disclosed. A physical space may be defined and a real-time locating system (RTLS) may be used to determine objects that are within the physical space. The objects may be determined by the RTLS to be within the physical space are associated. The objects may include at least one of a caregiver, a patient, a medical device, a medication, and a medical substance. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337056 | SAMPLING METHOD FOR PERFORMING SAMPLING IN AN UNMISTAKEABLE MANNER - The invention relates to a sampling method for performing sampling in an unmistakeable manner with execution on a data processing system having a data memory, wherein the data memory stores a plurality of sample-related and analysis-related data records and wherein the analysis-related data records are relationally linked to the sample-related data records, and wherein a user interface having an input/output apparatus is present which is communicatively connected to the data processing system. In this case, an order data record is produced from a captured first identification marker, particularly an identifier, from a first person and the subset of analysis-related data records and is stored in the data memory. Following performance of the sampling, an identification marker from a sampling container and a second identification marker from a second person are captured and an identifier which is read from the respective identification marker is stored in the order data record. In addition, a piece of type information is read from the stored explicit identifier of the sampling container and is compared with a piece of type information which is stored in the analysis-related data record of the subset, and a faulty match prompts the output of a first error message on the display means. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337057 | CAUSE-OF-DEATH ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND CAUSE-OF-DEATH ESTIMATING METHOD - A cause-of-death estimating apparatus includes a diagnostic information acquiring section, a disease/wound history acquiring section and a cause-of-death estimating section. The diagnostic information acquiring section is configured to acquire diagnostic information on image data on a body. The disease/wound history acquiring section is configured to acquire a diagnosis/treatment history of the body before death of the body. The cause-of-death estimating section is configured to estimate a direct cause of death of the body and an original cause thereof based on the acquired diagnostic information and the acquired diagnosis/treatment history. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140343962 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING AND CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MEDICAL INFORMATION - A computer-based method for presenting medical information, including: storing, in at least one memory element of at least one computer, computer readable instructions; and executing, using at least one processor for the at least one computer, the computer readable instructions to: receive an input selecting a medical condition; identify a portion of an electronic medical record (EMR) for the patient, specific to the patient, related to the medical condition; generate a video including at least one video segment with the portion of the EMR; designate at least one first level of access for the at least one video segment; and control access to the at least one video segment according to the at least one first level of access. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343963 | Dynamic Superbill Coding Workflow - A computer system generates an initial set of billing codes based on one or more documents (e.g., clinical notes) representing a patient encounter, such as clinical notes created by a physician. The system expands the initial set of billing codes based on a billing code standard to create an expanded set of billing codes for consideration by the physician. The system provides output representing the expanded billing code set to the physician. The physician selects one or more billing codes from the expanded billing code set for inclusion in a final billing code set for use in a bill for the services provided in the patient encounter. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343964 | PERSONAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING FAMILIAL RISK ANALYSIS FOR PERSONALIZED DISEASE PREVENTION PLAN - Family health history information can be used to assess familial risk for common diseases and determine early detection and prevention medical strategies. Assessed familial risk of disease can then be used to determine recommendations for disease prevention and screening that are targeted to familial risk. Other factors can be included to generate personalized disease prevention recommendations. For example, personal health history information, personal health behavior information, or both can be collected and assessed to generate personalized disease prevention recommendations based on the information collected. Recommendations for disease prevention and screening based at least on familial risk can be used to provide a personalized disease prevention plan that encourages a person to make behavior changes that will reduce the risk of disease and utilize preventive health services. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343965 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND HEALTH BUSINESS SUPPORT METHOD - It is provided an analysis system comprising: a causation/transition structure calculating unit generating a graph structure including a node and a probability variable relating to item, and a probabilistic dependency defined by one of a directed link or an undirected link between the nodes; a node generating unit generating an event space of the nodes; a probability calculating unit calculating a conditional probability of the graph structure; a state transition model reconstructing unit reconstructing a state transition model with a graph structure, an event space and a conditional probability including specified probability variables based on a state transition model; a disease state transition estimating unit estimating a disease state transition probability based on the reconstructed state transition model; and a health guidance supporting unit selecting a subject for health guidance and a content of health guidance based on the estimated disease state transition probability. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343966 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND HEALTH BUSINESS SUPPORT METHOD - It is provided an analysis system comprising a processor executing a program and a memory storing the program. The analysis system further comprises a data mapping unit controlling the processor to set an attractive force and a repulsive force acting between the instances based on the similarity information between data, and arranging the instances in a vector space having a certain number of dimensions so that an energy caused by the attractive force and the repulsive force is less than a threshold defined in advance, and a clustering unit classifying the instances arranged in the vector space. The data mapping unit is configured to virtually add one dimension to the vector space, add a minute fluctuation to coordinates of the instances in a direction of the added dimension, and calculate a minimum number of dimensions of the vector space where the instances are stable with respect to the minute fluctuation. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343967 | Methods to Improve Workflow by Automatically Adding Patient Identification - A method implemented on an electronic device for pairing patient records with a patient identifier includes programming a smart tag with the patient identifier. The smart tag is attached on an item associated with a patient. The patient identifier is read from the smart tag. The reading of the patient identifier from the smart tag activates a software application on the electronic device for reading the patient records. After the patient identifier is obtained, one of the patient records is automatically accessed on the electronic device using the patient identifier. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343968 | Patient Room and Bed Management Apparatus and System - A patient room and bed management apparatus and system detects changes in a patient's status and updates the status of a room of a healthcare facility associated with the patient. The system may receive the patient status information from a remote system, such as a health information system used by a healthcare facility. The patient room and bed management system may determine one or more actions to be performed by a bed in the patient's room. The system may determine one or more actions to be performed by a caregiver or other staff person of the healthcare facility. The actions to be performed by the bed or staff person may be triggered by a change in status of the patient, the patient's bed, or the patient's room. The actions to be performed may be electronically communicated to the bed, to one or more remote displays, and/or to communication devices associated with staff persons of the healthcare facility. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140350961 | TARGETED SUMMARIZATION OF MEDICAL DATA BASED ON IMPLICIT QUERIES - A system and method for targeted summarization of a patient's electronic medical records are provided. The system includes an aggregation component which provides an aggregation of health records of a patient. A transformation component transforms the health records of the patient into representations in a multidimensional search space. A search component generates an implicit query in the multidimensional search space and retrieves responsive heath records based on the implicit query. A summarization component generates a summary based on the retrieved responsive health records for display to a healthcare provider on an associated user interface. A processor implements the aggregation component, transformation component, search component, and summarization component. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350962 | GENERATING REVIEWS OF MEDICAL IMAGE REPORTS - Embodiments are directed towards generating reviews of exams. An exam of interest (EOI) may be anonymized and blinded. N−1 anonymized and blinded foil exams may be selected from an exam database, where N is an integer greater than 1. An anonymized and blinded exam set may be generated for review, where the exam set includes the EOI and the selected foil exams. The exam set may be provided to a reviewer. The reviewer may not be able to discriminate between the EOI and the foil exams. An assessment metric may be generated based on a review of each exam in the exam set. An assessment metric set may be generated, where the assessment metric set includes each generated assessment metric. A report may be generated based on the assessment metric set. The report may indicate a reviewer determination of an overall quality of the EOI. The report may indicate a consistency score for the reviewer, based at least on the reviews of the foil exams. The exam database may be updated based on at least one of the EOI, the assessment metric set, or the consistency score. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350963 | DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dental management practice system and method for a dental office. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350964 | PROBABILISTIC EVENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Probabilistic event classifications systems and method are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an event narrative, the event narrative comprising textual content describing a safety event, parsing the textual content to identify key terms, searching a safety event database for classifications associated with the key terms, selecting a set of classifications based on the key terms using statistical analysis, the set of classifications comprising potential event types for the event narrative, and displaying the set of classifications for the event narrative via a graphical user interface. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350965 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING SPECIFIED DATA FROM NARRATIVE TEXT - Embodiments are directed to extracting specified data items from narrative text. In one scenario, a computer system accesses narrative textual information which includes data items that are to be identified and extracted. The computer system identifies specified data items in the narrative textual information that are to be extracted from the narrative textual information. The computer system then filters the identified data items to remove false positive identifications. The false positive filtering includes classifying the identified data items as specified data items, so that classified data items are identified as true positive items that are to be extracted from the narrative textual information. The computer system further extracts, from the narrative textual information, those filtered data items that were classified as being true positive items. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350966 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MEDICAL SERVICES - Systems and methods are provided for managing patients during pain management treatment that includes a server and a medical database including patient information associated with patients within a territory, the medical information including a status of each patient indicating a stage of treatment between a candidate for treatment stage, one or more pre-treatment stages, and one or more treatment stages. The system also includes team electronic devices communicating with the server to add and/or update information regarding patients in the medical database and/or synchronize local databases of the team electronic devices with the medical database. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350967 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING RISK MODELS AND SUGGESTING SERVICES BASED ON A PATIENT PROFILE - The exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for prioritizing risk models and suggesting services tailored to a patient profile according to an exemplary embodiment described herein. One embodiment relates to a method comprising retrieving risk model and parameter data from a risk database, retrieving hospital profile data from a records database, determining a recommendation value for the model and parameter data based on the hospital profile data, determining at least one recommended service for a patient based on the recommendation value, and outputting the at least one recommended service to a user. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350968 | COLLOCATED SYSTEMS FOR STORING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZING GENETIC INFORMATION - A system of collocated servers, databases, computers, software applications, or any other computing module for the processing and utilization of genetic information. The computing modules allow for the analysis of genetic information stored in a database and the reporting of genetic test results without the need for sending the genetic information across the internet. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140358582 | Method for Generating a Selected Pool of Underwritten Insurance Policies - Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for generating a selected pool of underwritten insurance policies are provided. A normative risk element associated with data in a plurality of normalized medical reports is identified. A magnitude of the normative risk element is determined for each of the plurality of normalized medical reports. A plurality of risk performance standards are generated that correlate with the magnitude of the normative risk element for each of the plurality of medical reports, and a plurality of underwritten insurance policies are selected based on the plurality of risk performance standards or metrics, wherein the plurality of underwritten insurance policies comprise one of a synthetic or engineered pool of underwritten insurance policies. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF A PATIENT - A computer-implemented method for confirming the identification of patient prior to a healthcare procedure includes the step of accessing a record for the patient in a database in response to scanning a characteristic or trait of a patient prior to a healthcare procedure, wherein the record includes a saved scan of the characteristic or trait of the patient. The method further includes the step of comparing the scan of the characteristic or traits of the patient with the saved scan of the characteristic or trait of the patient in the database. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358584 | Electronic Health Record System - A system and method provides central storage of patient health records and allows for temporal access to be provided by the patient to other individual and healthcare providers. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358585 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA RECORDING, TRACKING, AND ANALYSIS IN CRITICAL RESULTS MEDICAL COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for implementing a medical critical results communication, including: receiving an identification and a classification of a finding of criticality on a patient; creating and transmitting a critical results communication to a recipient by electronic methods; receiving and storing an acknowledgement from the recipient that the critical results communication was received; receiving and storing feedback and/or the initiation of clinical intervention and a follow-up action from the recipient, and transmitting same to the health care provider sender; receiving and storing diagnostic confirmation from the recipient and/or the healthcare provider sender; performing an analysis of critical results data, and performing a compliance analysis with stored established medical standards; and providing the critical results data analysis and the compliance analysis to at least the health care provider sender. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358586 | Method of Presenting Health Care Information - A method of presenting health care information comprises creating patient health data for a patient, storing the patient health data on a server, accessing the patient health data by one of the patient and a health care provider on a corresponding computer, wherein the corresponding computer is connected to the server over the internet, and presenting the patient health data accessed in sections searchable by icons presented on the corresponding computer. The patient health data has transcribable portions, and graphical data may be incorporated into the presentation in graphical form. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358587 | EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOCOL RECOMMENDER - A method for recommending customized emergency response for a subject includes receiving an indication that the subject requests emergency response, determining a customized emergency response protocol for the subject, based at least on a current physiological state of the subject, wherein the protocol is different from subject to subject, equipping an emergency response vehicle based on the customized emergency response protocol, and dispatching the emergency response vehicle to the subject. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358588 | INTELLIGENT TOKENS FOR AUTOMATED HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for accessing information stored in an electronic patient record are disclosed. A memory stores a set of medical logic instructions which code for retrieval of multiple items of information stored in the electronic patient record for a given patient. Optionally, the instructions code for a rules-based interpretation of information stored in the electronic patient record, such as instructions that apply criteria in a quality scoring system and generate a score. The medical logic instructions are associated with an “intelligent token”, i.e., a character string such as |DIABETES|, |ASTHMA| or |PROGRESS|. The invoking of the intelligent token triggers execution of the medical logic instructions and retrieval of the information from the database. The intelligent tokens can be embedded into document templates, or selected or entered by the user as part of a document creation process. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140365239 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING GUIDELINE COMPLIANCE - Method and apparatus for facilitating guideline compliance. In some embodiments, a report provided by a radiologist in connection with a study of one or more medical images is analyzed to determine whether the radiologist provided an item of information called for by at least one guideline. If it is determined that the radiologist failed to provide the item of information called for by the at least one guideline, at least one assumption is automatically made with respect to the item of information, and the radiologist is prompted to review the at least one assumption. In some embodiments, one or more decision rules are generated based at least in part on at least one published guideline relating to at least one aspect of radiology, the one or more decision rules for use in automatically determining whether a radiologist's report complies with the at least one published guideline. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-PLATFORM SENTIMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC-BASED TRANSACTIONAL SERVICE SELECTION - In one exemplary embodiment, a method of a telehealth services system includes the step of providing a healthcare providers database. The healthcare providers database includes an healthcare provider schedule information, a healthcare provider specialty information and a healthcare provider pricing information. The method includes the step of providing a search engine. The search engine is configured to search the database of healthcare providers based on at least one keyword. The method includes the step of providing a scheduling module configured to schedule an appointment between a consumer and a healthcare provider. A negotiation module is provided to mediate a price negotiation between the consumer and the healthcare provider. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365241 | SYSTEM FOR PRE-HOSPITAL PATIENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Disclosed is a system and method for a platform as a service solution stack for real-time, bi-directional dynamic routing of vendor agnostic pre-hospital electronic records to/from a health care provider. The solution provides a single interaction point for all customers or nodes on the enhanced network, which allows a customer to integrate with the platform a single time regardless of the number of network interactions with other customers. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365242 | Integration of Multiple Input Data Streams to Create Structured Data - Disclosed herein is a framework for integrating multiple input data streams. In accordance with one aspect, multiple input data streams are acquired from one or more pervasive devices during performance of a regular task. The acquired input data may be translated into structured data. One or more determinations may then be made based on the structured data. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365243 | RETROACTIVE EXTRACTION OF CLINICALLY RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM PATIENT SEQUENCING DATA FOR CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - A catalog ( | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365244 | Imaging Examination Protocol Update Recommender - A computing device ( | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365245 | METHOD FOR MANAGING TREATMENT OF A HEALTH CONDITION USING SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOM DATA - A method for managing treatment of a particular health condition afflicting a patient includes programming a processor with a health management application program that prompts a user for entry of health condition data, including a patient physiological data, subjective patient health condition data, and medication delivery data, compiles the health condition data into a data summary, and transmits the data summary through a communication unit. A drop-down list related to subjective symptoms is provided, which includes stress and depression. A display touch method is used to enter data, selections, and controls. The health management program also provides prompts for the entry of diet data, and further displays drop-down lists related to daily activities and alerts for medication delivery. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140372146 | DETERMINING A PHYSIOLOGIC SEVERITY OF ILLNESS SCORE FOR PATIENTS ADMITTED TO AN ACUTE CARE FACILITY - Systems, methods, and computer storage media are provided for determining a physiologic severity of illness score (pSIS) for a patient admitted to an acute care healthcare facility. Data corresponding to physiologic components is received from an electronic medical record associated with a patient admitted to an acute care healthcare facility. The data is not required to correspond to physiologic components collected in or associated with an intensive care unit. Weights are assigned to each physiologic component. The weights are derived based on a deviation from normal. A physiologic severity of illness score (pSIS) is for the patient is determined by summing the weights. Additional data corresponding to the physiologic components may be received from the electronic medical record. The additional data may be utilized to update the weights and determine an updated pSIS for the patient which may be utilized to track a progress of the patient. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140372147 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ENVIRONMENT FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PROCESSING OF MEDICAL EVENTS - Described herein is a medical network intelligence environment that includes a central event processing system for receiving, processing, and routing messages triggered by real-time medical events. The central event processing system, for example, may identify patient information associated with a medical event and match the patient information to one or more of a health plan, a clinical location, a health-related study, or a utilization management system. Upon matching the medical event with the interested parties, the central event processing system may forward at least a portion of the information regarding the medical event to one or more interested parties within a short period of time of the triggering event (e.g., in near real-time). For example, based upon rules associated with each interested party, the central event processing system may forward information and/or issue an alert or notification to an interested party to make the interested party aware of the medical event. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140372148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MAPPING BETWEEN DIFFERENT DISEASE CLASSIFICATION CODES - A system for translating healthcare codes from a first healthcare classification system to a second healthcare classification system may receive a first plurality of healthcare codes associated with the first healthcare classification system, receive a second plurality of healthcare codes associated with the second healthcare classification system, and map at least one of the first plurality to at least one of the second plurality according to user-defined parameters. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140372149 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING PATIENT-RELATED DATA RECORDS - A method is disclosed for processing patient-based data sets, which each include medical data and sensitive patient data as plain data. The sensitive patient data of each patient-based data sets are anonymized to generate anonymized patient-based data; test data from each patient-based data set is generated from the respective sensitive patient data and incorporated in the respective patient-based data set via an algorithm; anonymized patient-based data sets and the test data are made available in a cloud computing architecture; sensitive patient data about a patient is predefined within the context of processing a specific patient-based data set on a client computer attached to the cloud computing architecture and enquiry data is generated from the predefined sensitive patient data via the algorithm; and a security function is triggered if the test data from the specific patient-based data set does not agree with the enquiry data about the selected patient. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140379373 | Management of Medical Information - According to one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors operable to receive one or more clinical packets, each clinical packet including content associated with the health of one of a plurality of individuals. For each of the clinical packets, the processors are also operable to parse data associated with the content; determine one or more classifications for the content; associate the content with the classifications; and store the content and the associated classifications as medical information for the associated one of the plurality of individuals. The processors are further operable to receive a request to view the medical information associated with a first individual, and determine whether the requestor has been given one or more of a plurality of permission levels by the first individual. The processors are further operable to communicate for display one or more portions of the medical information. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379374 | Management of Medical Information - According to one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors operable to receive one or more clinical packets, each clinical packet including content associated with the health of one of a plurality of individuals. For each of the clinical packets, the processors are also operable to parse data associated with the content; determine one or more classifications for the content; associate the content with the classifications; and store the content and the associated classifications as medical information for the associated one of the plurality of individuals. The processors are further operable to receive a request to view the medical information associated with a first individual, and determine whether the requestor has been given one or more of a plurality of permission levels by the first individual. The processors are further operable to communicate for display one or more portions of the medical information. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379375 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC CLINICAL RECORDS - In a method for accessing, recording and maintaining the clinical records of medical patients, a database is established for receiving and maintaining comprehensive clinical records of medical patients. The database is remotely accessible by one or more care givers and has software-based programming associated therewith. The database us populated with patients' clinical records and is remotely accessible to electronically retrieve at least a portion of the patient's clinical records. The clinical records are downloaded and displayed for viewing by the caregiver. Advertisements can also be displayed for viewing by the caregiver upon accessing the database. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379376 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT DATA - A system and method for transmitting implant data includes an orthopaedic implant, a wireless receiver, and a processing circuit electrically coupled to the wireless receiver. The orthopaedic implant is configured to transmit implant identification data and implant sensor data to the wireless receiver in response to a power signal. The orthopedic implant may transfer the data over, for example, a wireless network. The processing circuit receives the implant identification data and the implant sensor data from the wireless receiver and is configured to retrieve patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data. The processing circuit may also be configured to update a patient queue, assign a patient room to a patient, and/or transmit the patient-related data and the implant sensor data to a client machine located in the patient room. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379377 | PROCESSING-CONTEXT-DEPENDENT PSEUDONYMIZATION OF SECURITY-CRITICAL MEDICAL DATA VIA A NETWORK - An apparatus, a method and a product for transferring security-critical medical data records via a public network are disclosed. In order to be able to transmit security-critical data sections in pseudonymized form, a pseudonymization function is adaptively applied to the data records. The pseudonymization function is in each case calculated dynamically on the basis of a processing context that has been read in and that takes account of the planned user role, the planned intended use of the data processing and an application context. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379378 | System and Method for Generating a Medical Summary Report - A system and method for generating summary data based on a patient report. The method includes receiving at least one patient report of a plurality of patient reports. The patient report includes first data relating to a patient. The method also includes analyzing the at least one patient report to identify at least one section as a function of predetermined identifiers. The method also includes analyzing the at least one section to identify second data relating to the patient. The method also includes generating summary data as a function of the identified second data. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME CLINICAL QUESTIONS PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT - In a clinical decision support method, outputs of computer-implemented analytical modules are computed for a patient. Information is displayed for the patient pertaining to a clinical question comprising outputs computed for the patient of analytical modules associated with the clinical question. The analytical modules may include modules configured to perform in silico genetic/genomic tests using genetic/genome sequencing (whole genome, whole exome, whole transcriptome, targeted gene panels, etc) or microarray data. A clinical question-module matrix (CQ-M matrix) may be generated for the patient associating clinical questions with analytical modules, and the method may further include populating the clinical questions with outputs computed for the patient of the analytical modules associated with the clinical questions by the CQ-M matrix. Such populating advantageously re-uses outputs computed for the patient when an analytical module is associated with two or more different clinical questions by the CQ-M matrix. This system empowers the clinician to focus on the clinical aspects of patient management while allowing the data complexities of patient genomic data interpretation to be handled by the clinical decision support system. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379380 | METHODS FOR REMOTELY ACCESSING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS WITHOUT HAVING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION - Methods are provided for allowing patients, health care practitioners and other service providers to have remote access to electronic medical records of a patient stored on a first computer network by the remote user requesting access to the electronic medical record from a second computer network and providing a first and second piece of patient derived information to the second computer network; the second computer network transferring the first and second piece of patient derived information to a third computer network; the third computer network authorizing the remote user through the first and second piece of patient derived information and dependent on a patient specific authorization protocol; the third computer network confirming a patient specific consent protocol; and the third computer network disclosing the electronic medical record to the remote user dependent upon an authorization and a confirmation received from the third computer network. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379381 | Method for Allowing Consumer Control Over Personal Healthcare Information - A method of gathering, storing, distributing and retrieving personal consumer medical information employs creating a consumer healthcare information account with the medical information stored in a database on a web server, issuing to the consumer a token having a unique identifying number that is linked to the consumer's account. The consumer may access the account information through use of a unique login name and password, but authorized third parties access or add to portions of the account information by using the token, with its unique identifying number. The consumer controls all aspects of data gathering and release. The token may also be used in a co-marketing program that provides the consumer with benefits for regular or frequent use. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379382 | REPORT GENERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS AND REPORT READING APPARATUS - The object of the present invention is to provide a report generation support apparatus and a report reading apparatus which are able to easily generate a diagnostic report. The report generation support apparatus of the embodiments comprises a display, a specifying part, and a generator. The display configures to display a diagnostic report and a first medical image. The specifying part configures to specify a predetermined region or a predetermined position in the first medical image displayed on the display. The generator configures to generate a second medical image, based on the predetermined region or position specified by the specifying part, as well as the first medical image. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150012295 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING AND MANAGING FITNESS AND NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS - A system and computer program product for analyzing and managing fitness and nutritional wellness. The system and computer program product include receiving configuration and setup information, receiving and storing patient information in the database, correlating the responses based on the predefined correlation rules to a plurality of functional scores, providing a health and wellness recommendation based on the functional scores, and displaying the functional scores within predefined thresholds of the predefined correlation rules to the patient. The configuration and setup information includes configuring predefined fitness and wellness questions derived from validated questionnaires in a plurality of subspecialty fields, and predefined correlation rules associated with the fitness and wellness questions. The patient information includes responses to the predefined fitness and wellness questions. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012296 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING MAMMOGRAMS - A method and system comprise communicating with a webserver. The webserver is in communication with a cloud management service. The cloud management service is configured to comply with HIPAA regulations. A patient request form for transferring at least a copy of medical records from a prior provider facility to a current provider facility is accessed. A completed patient request form for receipt by the prior provider facility is communicated. Confirmation of the receipt of the completed patient request form is received. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012297 | DYNAMIC ASSOCIATION AND DOCUMENTATION - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for enabling a user to dynamically create associations and take actions with respect to a clinical finding associated with a patient. After selecting a clinical finding that is of interest in a first workflow application, a graphical user interface is automatically presented. The graphical user interface includes trending information for the clinical finding as well as information related to the clinical finding. The graphical user interface enables a clinician to associate the clinical finding with a current patient problem or a possible diagnosis related to the clinical finding. Additionally, the graphical user interface enables the clinician to take actions with respect to the clinical finding. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012298 | MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM WORKSPACE - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for facilitating the care of a patient by a multi-disciplinary care team. A graphical user interface presents one or more clinical problems associated with a patient. For each clinical problem, actionable care team icons are presented that, among other things, identify care teams responsible for caring for the clinical problem and any actions taken by the care teams to address the clinical problem. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012299 | Surgical Companion Computer Program Product, Method and System - The Surgical Companion™ system, method, and computer software are directed to a secure web based service provided to physicians to enable them to keep their patients and their patient's designated contacts (e.g. friends and family) informed of a patient's status during a surgical procedure, and to provide pre-operative and post-operative instructions regarding patient care. Physicians create an account on a system server, wherein they accept or customize server template messages related to diagnosis or procedure. Diagnosis messages are sent automatically on physician designated dates via email and/or text to patients and their caregivers regarding patient pre-op and post-op care. Procedure messages are sent via peer-to-peer messaging between electronic devices in the operating room and the waiting room; and via web based text and email to friends and family remotely located from the hospital. The physician may also conduct real-time video conferencing regarding the patient's status via the electronic devices. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012300 | Methods for Establishing a Cloud-based, Interactive Medical Pre-Registration System - The present invention relates to a system of collecting medical information from patients and other sources and distributing information as necessary to medical providers and the devices used by medical providers in the preferred embodiment. The information collected generates triggers of suggested orders and notifications among patients and medical providers. The preferred embodiment of the present invention also relates to an efficient, automated system of generating orders related to patient care. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012301 | CONFIGURABLE PLATFORM FOR PATIENT-CENTRIC ACTIONABLE HEALTH DATA - The invention provides a computer system and method for managing a user's health. The invention provides a user with a health plan comprising executable actionable tasks. The health plan is selected for the user according to predefined criteria. Users are given incentives for execution of the tasks of the health plan. The software of the invention receives medical data pertaining to a user, analyzes the medical data and displays the analysis of the medical data in a highly visual display. In one embodiment, medical data is displayed on a color-coded gauge indicating desirability of the medical data, and brief textual messages are provided in layman's terms to indicate any necessary follow-up. The invention may be provided as a website, or as a software application for use on a user's personal electronic device. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND DISPLAYING OPTIONAL ORDER SETS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT - A method, system and computerized medium in a computerized environment for placing optional orders for an order set for a patient is provided. A request to display an order set for a patient is received. The order set comprises one or more optional orders. The optional orders that may or may not be placed for the order set. The optional orders are determined and the optional orders are displayed. A selection of one or more of the optional orders to be placed for the order set is received and the selected optional orders are placed for the order set. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150019252 | DENTAL IMPLANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dental implant management system/method that improves communication and coordination between parties associated with dental implant procedures is disclosed. The system/method operates to permit each dental implant professional (DIP) (typically a surgeon, restorative doctor, and dental laboratory) to iteratively generate a patient treatment execution plan (TEP) for the dental implant procedure that is generally structured within execution treatment phases (ETP) and automatically coordinated among each DIP. The ETP typically defines FOUNDATION, IMPLANT PLACEMENT, RESTORATIVE, and MAINTENANCE phases that may each incorporate custom execution phase checklists (EPC) that permit each DIP to ensure that critical elements of their TEP are properly executed. Coordination of the various DIP-generated TEPs is integrated with treatment planning/sequencing, patient scheduling, DIP fee estimation, and dental parts procurement to ensure maximum revenue to each DIP while simultaneously improving the probability of a successful dental implant procedure for the patient. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019253 | INTEGRATED DATA CAPTURE USING ALIASING SCHEMES - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for using a generic aliasing scheme to facilitate electronic transcription of groups of clinical event data extracted from an electronic medical record to case report forms associated with clinical studies. The generic aliasing scheme is also used to electronically transcribe documentation of task completion to case report forms associated with the clinical studies. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019254 | Authentication and Access System for Personal Health Information and Methods of Using the Same - A system and method for improved authenticated access to personal health information are disclosed. A remote access device sends a request and user registration information to a server when attempting to access the personal health information. If the user is pre-authorized to access the personal health information, access is provided to the personal health information. If the user is not pre-authorized, credential information is requested from the user. If the requested credential information collectively verifies the user is an authentic healthcare provider, the user may be provided permission to access a limited subset of the personal health information in a speedy manner despite not being pre-authorized. A successful attempt to access the personal information may initiate automatic notification of a designated contact (e.g., the patient's relatives) while an unsuccessful attempt may collect further user-related information, and cause automatic notification of the patient or other contact. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019255 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIMARY ADMISSIONS ANALYSIS - An admission analytic engine may search health care records to identify health care providers associated with unnecessary or preventable inpatient admissions based on clinical indicators. Identifying relationships between health care providers and unnecessary or preventable inpatient admissions allows generation of reports highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the health care providers. Identifying the relationships also allows the admission analytic engine to identify a health care provider accountable for an unnecessary or preventable inpatient admission. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019256 | PATIENT STATUS UPDATE PORTAL - A patient communication system includes a patient communication device, a facility update device, a server, and a portal. The patient communication device is in the bedside environment of a patient within the medical facility. The patient uses the patient communication device to post statuses and send messages to individuals outside of the medical facility to the server. The facility update device provides updates to the server from clinicians and medical devices in the bedside environment of the patient. The server compiles the information from the patient communication device and from the facility update device and automatically posts the status updates to a portal associated with the patient. The portal is accessed by the individuals associated with the patient to receive updates concerning the status of the patient. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE CARE MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for notifying clinicians of potential patient care risk scenarios and identifying remedial protocols to mitigate the risk. Patient data is downloaded from medical devices associated with the patient, such as, without limitation, a ventilator, bedside monitor, infusion pump, and/or dialysis machine. In addition physician medical orders and treatment notes are received. The patient data, medical orders, and treatment notes are analyzed by a state machine programmed to identify patient risk scenarios based upon known risk factors. Alerts and recommended courses of treatment are generated to enable caregivers to recognize high risk scenarios and to take preventative steps to reduce or avoid suboptimal outcomes. A plurality of state machines may be instantiated, enabling the system to monitor an arbitrary number of patients and treatment protocols. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019258 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN GATHERING AND PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION - A method for presenting a favored treatment includes querying, via an electronic device, a patient regarding a healthcare issue; providing, to the patient via the electronic device, information regarding a favored treatment for the healthcare issue; receiving, from the patient via the electronic device, an indication of a preferred treatment; and effecting printing of a document based on information input by the patient via the electronic device. The document includes an identification of the preferred treatment of the patient. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019259 | Systems and Methods for Establishing and Updating Clinical Care Pathways - The present disclosure describes a system and method for updating and managing clinical care pathways for a healthcare institution. The system can create actions and protocols for care providers using a disease-specific database of recommended interventions. Further, the system can address gaps in care and stratify patient populations to project costs of healthcare services to a healthcare institution. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019260 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING MEDICAL INFORMATION - Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems to automatically transmit medical information to medical practitioners. The transmitted medical information may be a sub-set of information of a patient's medical health record that is desired to be viewed by the medical practitioner based on the medical practitioner's location, schedule, and/or the patient's medical status. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019261 | DYNAMIC REGROUPING AND PRESENTATION OF ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORDS - A computerized system manages health documents in a computer database. Each document in the database is associated with an author, which is in turn associated with group. When documents for a patient are listed for a user, the computerized system uses the user's own group assignment within the database to organize and present the patient documents. Rules associated with the user's group create ad hoc categories of documents that are of special interest to the user. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150025908 | CLUSTERING AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A technique includes clustering a plurality of electronic patient records (PRs) based on related diagnostic codes into a plurality of clusters, and analyzing one of the plurality of clusters to determine variations in resource usage within the cluster. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150025909 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING A TEXT (OR ALPHANUMERIC STRING) DATABASE, RESTRUCTURING AND PARSING TEXT DATA (OR ALPHANUMERIC STRING), CREATION/APPLICATION OF A NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ENGINE, AND THE CREATION/APPLICATION OF AN AUTOMATED ANALYZER FOR THE CREATION OF MEDICAL REPORTS - A sequential series of methods for optimized searching within a text (or alphanumeric string) database to retrieve specific and relevant results, followed by optimized restructuring and parsing of text data (or alphanumeric string), followed by creation/application of a natural language processing engine, followed by the creation/application of an automated analyzer is presented. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150025910 | Medical Billing and Coding Process - In an embodiment, the present invention provides a medical billing and coding process, including the steps of storing in memory medical base codes and add-on codes, their descriptions, images of products corresponding to the codes, medical justifications for the codes, and ordering and pricing information for the products corresponding to each code. The process includes providing the medical base code and add-on code descriptions when selected, and providing medical justifications corresponding to a selected code. The process includes providing products corresponding to the selected codes, and providing ordering information for the products corresponding to the selected codes. The process includes rendering the image corresponding to the codes such that additional codes, their descriptions, and additional products associated with the codes may be viewed and selected. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150025911 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING SENSITIVE OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a communication network allowing a user transmit confidential or sensitive information to a recipient through a third party, while ensuring that privacy is maintained. A user can access a mobile application to request a third party to send information to a recipient. Following the user request, a built-in procedure of the mobile application may automatically institute a consent process between the third party and the desired recipient, without requiring any further action on the part of the requesting user. A coded message may be delivered to the intended recipient, including a selectable link directing them to a consent procedure within the third party communication network service. Completion of the consent procedure creates an association between the requesting user and the intended recipient within a relationship database, allowing confidential information to be exchanged between the user and recipient, through the third party communication service. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150025912 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided are a system and method for efficiently creating patient health records with help of expert clinical decision support. The system and method also ensures the doctor's documentation and diagnosis comply with the government healthcare quality measures. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150025913 | ASSOCIATING RECORDS IN HEALTHCARE DATABASES WITH INDIVIDUALS - At least one attribute type associated with an individual in a first record of a first database and one or more similar attribute types in record(s) of other second database(s) are located. The attribute types compared. Based on the comparison, a first weighted score for the first record and another weighted score for each other records are computed. The weighted score indicates a likelihood the particular attribute type is associated with a same individual as other attribute type(s) located in other record(s) and further accounts for a time delta between measurements of the attribute types. Confidence score outputs for the records are also computed. The confidence score output of a record is based on all weighted scores of that record and indicates a likelihood that record is associated with the same individual. At least one database is updated based on at least one of the confidence score outputs. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032471 | METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN AN IMAGING SYSTEM AND A REPORTING SYSTEM - A method, apparatus and computer program product are disclosed to provide an interface between an imaging system for presenting medical images acquired by various modalities and a reporting system for generating and presenting reports, such as reports relating to the medical images. In the context of a method, the method may include participating in a transfer of information relating to a context of one or more images presented by the imaging system so as to cause a reporting template to be restructured based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system. The method also includes causing an action to be taken in one of the imaging system or the reporting system based upon data provided by another of the imaging system or the reporting system. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032472 | TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHCARE - A model and method for total quality management in healthcare data management includes receiving healthcare related goals determined by a patient. A healthcare record associated with the patient is maintained and stored in a database. The healthcare record pertains to the healthcare related goal(s) from at least one healthcare service provider. Performance of activities of the healthcare service provider(s) is evaluated with respect to achieving the healthcare related goal(s). Feedback is provided to the patient regarding the performance evaluation of the healthcare service provider(s). | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032473 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING CONSENT FROM A PATIENT - Systems and methods are provided that leverage computers, and specifically a network like the Internet, to provide understandable information to a patient and to obtain meaningful consent from the patient. In particular, the systems and methods described herein may integrate with an electronic medical records (EMR) system to provide information to a patient. Such information may include an explanation of a how a procedure or treatment may be performed, possible complications or side effects that may occur, what a patient should do pre-op, what a patient should do during the procedure or treatment, and/or what a patient should do or expect post-op. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032474 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION OF MEDICAL REPORT - A method and system where a user initiates a medical record creation request that is received at a workstation. A results entry structure corresponding to the received medial creation is selected. Result sections entries are received for each of the types of result sections that are required by the record creation request. Result sections entries are stored with the type of result sections within a medical record as stored result sections. The stored result sections are retrievable for generating a medical report from the medical record. A report generation request is received at a workstation and a report structure corresponding to the report generation request is selected. Results sections required by the report generation request are retrieved from medical records and a medical report is generated. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032475 | STORING AND DISTRIBUTING PERSONAL GRID RESULTS IN A CLINICAL SETTING - Methods and systems are provided for the communication of personal grid results in a clinical setting. Personal grid results comprise one or more of: 1.) genetic sequences or genetic markers of a genome of the patient, 2.) one or more proteomic profiles of the patient, 3.) one or more genetic sequences or genetic markers of a microbiome of the patient, 4.) one or more transcriptome profiles of the patient, 5.) genetic sequences or genetic markers of a exome of the patient, and 6.) one or more cytogenetic data of the patient. The personal grid results also comprise clinical history, allergies, family history, a belief system, and attributes of the patient. The personal grid results are received by the entity that is responsible for distributing the personal grid results from a first party (or a publisher). The personal grid results are then communicated to a second party (or a subscriber) for a cost. In return, a royalty fee is paid to the first party (or publisher) by the entity responsible for distributing the personal grid results. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032476 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE MEDICAL RECORDS WITH EMERGENCY PASSWORD FEATURE - A method for maintaining personal health records of a user in manner that allows the personal health records to be accessed in an emergency while still allowing the user to control privacy is provided. The method includes providing a web site allowing the user to store a plurality of personal health records associated with the user and accessible through use of a password associated with the user, receiving instructions from the user to allow them to select a subset of the plurality of personal health records, the subset of the plurality of personal health records accessible through use of an emergency password, and making available the subset of the plurality of personal health records on the web site through use of the emergency password. An image of the user and the subset of health records may be displayed upon emergency login. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032477 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE CYCLE - A system and method for automated quality assurance including a quality assurance application server for managing quality assurance. The quality assurance application server includes an application configuration module which has a data configuration module configured to define configurable reference fields to be captured and reviewed during the processing of the records. The application configuration module also has a rules configuration module to receive, create or modify a set of rules where the configurable reference fields are selectable when the rules are defined. The system also includes a portal module for processing the received records and applying the set of rules to the record. The portal module includes a quality assurance records review module configured to evaluate and validate the received records and to generate an output utilized to validate the record to ensure compliance with a data recipient, for example payer billing, standards. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150039337 | MANAGING A RISK OF A LIABILITY THAT IS INCURRED IF ONE OR MORE SUBJECTS EACH TREATED FOR A RESPECTIVE CONDITION ARE RETREATED WITHIN A RESPECTIVE SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD - An embodiment of a risk-management method includes determining a risk that one or more subjects each treated for a respective condition by a respective provider will be retreated within a respective retreatment time period, and calculating, in response to a determined risk, a fee for taking a respective action for each of the one or more subjects that is retreated within the respective retreatment time period. For example, such an embodiment may aid in managing a risk of a liability that may be incurred if one or more subjects each treated for a respective condition is retreated for the respective condition, for a complication arising from the respective condition or the treatment of the respective condition, or for another reason, within a respective specified retreatment time period. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039338 | DIGITAL AND COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM TO ACCESS CONTACT AND MEDICAL HISTORY DATA OF INDIVIDUALS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION - A digital information system that any individual may join through a terminal with Internet access, to provide a participating user with a special service in the event of an accident and a need for the user to receive emergency assistance. The system provides access to the user's most important emergency data by an intervening professional assistant, who may inform the assisted user's contacts regarding the accident. The system includes a combination of resources that are functionally and mutually linked, including a QR code, a user, a central administration, and an emergency assistant. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039339 | Method and System for Collection and Management of Perioperative Data - Methods and systems for collecting and managing anesthesia perioperative data of a patient are provided. More particularly, a method of the present disclosure can include presenting a dashboard view of a user interface on a display of a computing device. The dashboard view can display a plurality of modules corresponding to the various perioperative periods of a procedure. In response to a user input, the method can access a module in the plurality of modules if it is determined that the user has access to the module, and can present a corresponding module interface. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039340 | GENERATING VISUALIZATION IMAGES TO AID WITH MEDICATION ORGANIZATION BASED ON ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION RECORDS - In generating visualization images to aid with medication organization, a request for one or more medication organizer pages for a patient is received. The request includes a style of the patient's medication organizer. In response, the patient's electronic prescription records are retrieved from one or more prescription databases. Using the electronic prescription records, images for the medications in the prescription records are retrieved from a medication image database. Page layouts for the medication organizer pages are selected based on the style of the patient's medication organizer. The images and prescription information from the electronic prescription records are assembled into the page layout for the medication organizer pages. The medication organizer pages may be returned for displaying or printing. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039341 | Invention includes the Process, Method and System for cloud-based critical Emergency and Discharge medical Information through the Capturing, Maintaining, Accessing, Integrating and Communicating said information - The invention brings together a new process to alert emergency personnel of a person's medical information and how to gain access to it. Access to the medical information is secure, requiring self-identification and biometrics. The invention facilitates communication of this medical information in many scenarios. The person's medical information must flow from the patient to the medical resources when an emergency situation exists; this could be an firefighter/paramedic or emergency room personnel. The medical information must also flow from the medical resource to the patient/caregiver or to the next medical organization taking responsibility for the continuing care of the patient. The invention also facilitates the communication of a child's allergies when they are in an adult moderated group setting (i.e. classrooms, team sports, etc.). The invention includes an integrated calendar and automated email process to ensure all concerned parties can coordinate ongoing care. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039342 | TRACKING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL OR MEDICINAL SAMPLES - A tracking device captures biometric and other data for a sample matched to a patient from whom biometric data has been stored. The sample can proceed to subsequent steps only if there is identity between the captured biometric data and the stored biometric data. Where there is identity, a first processing operation is performed. A tracking device captures biometric data, other data concerning the sample and the first processing operation; the captured biometric data is compared with biometric data in the data repository. The sample can proceed only if there is identity between the captured biometric data and the stored biometric data; where there is identity, a further processing operation is performed. A tracking device captures biometric data, other data concerning the sample and the further processing operation; the captured biometric data is compared with biometric data in the data repository. These steps are repeated as many times as needed. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039343 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND LINKING CARE OPPORTUNITIES AND CARE PLANS DIRECTLY TO HEALTH RECORDS - A method and system for improving care and reducing adverse events and cost by identifying patent care opportunities and integrating them directly into electronic hospital records and the provider's routine workflow. The invention enables clinicians, care managers and users to improve care and efficiency by assembling data from disparate sources, identifying care opportunities and integrating them directly into the EHR system and their routine workflow, while tracking that the recommended action was taken. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039344 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT MEDICAL CODES - The current document is directed to methods and systems for automated generation of evaluation and management medical codes (“E/M codes”). In one implementation, a series of processes are applied to a medical document in order to generate annotations and concepts, extract metadata, and, using the annotations and concepts, and, in certain cases, the extracted metadata, to generate a set of feature/feature-value pairs that parametrically represent the contents of the medical document. Models for E/M codes and E/M-code components are generated to contain sets of weights, each weight corresponding to a feature for which a feature-value is automatically generated from medical documents. These weights are used as multipliers, in certain implementations, of the feature values generated for a medical document. Multiplication of feature values by corresponding weights produces terms that are used to generate scores for each of various different E/M codes. The generated scores provide a basis for selecting one or more E/M codes for the medical document. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039345 | GENERATING VISUALIZATION IMAGES TO AID WITH MEDICATION ORGANIZATION BASED ON ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION RECORDS - In generating visualization images to aid with medication organization, a request for one or more medication organizer pages for a patient is received. The request includes a style of the patient's medication organizer. In response, the patient's electronic prescription records are retrieved from one or more prescription databases. Using the electronic prescription records, images for the medications in the prescription records are retrieved from a medication image database. Page layouts for the medication organizer pages are selected based on the style of the patient's medication organizer. The images and prescription information from the electronic prescription records are assembled into the page layout for the medication organizer pages. The medication organizer pages may be returned for displaying or printing. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039346 | NEUROIMAGING DATABASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems for and methods of utilizing a neuroimaging database are presented. The systems and methods include techniques for analyzing the pathophysiological basis of a chronic brain disease and/or the effectiveness of a treatment for a chronic brain disease, obtaining data for research of a chronic brain disease, searching for chronic brain disease symptoms identified in a clinical patient, searching a database by comparing the brain scan images of patients with suspected indications of chronic brain disease with other patients in the database to identify sets of patients with similar indications in their brain scan images, displaying brain scan information regarding a person, and using image pattern matching to analyze the pathophysiological basis of a chronic brain disease and/or the effectiveness of a proposed or previously administered treatment for a chronic brain disease. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150046182 | METHODS AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMS THAT ASSIGN MEDICAL CODES TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - The current document is directed to methods and automated systems that assign individual medical codes selected from one or more medical codebooks to electronic medical records. In certain implementations, the currently disclosed automated systems generate multiple streams of medical terms or medical terms and phrases from an electronic medical record as well as multiple streams of medical terms or medical terms and phrases from individual medical codes contained within a medical codebook and then use stream-comparison functionality to select those individual medical codes of the medical codebook most likely to be relevant and related to the information encoded within the electronic medical record. In addition, in a disclosed implementation, the automated medical-coding system includes comprehensive training and feedback components that allow the automated medical-coding system to be trained and to continuously improve, over time, the accuracy, precision, and reliability of the assignment of medical codes to electronic medical records. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046183 | REMOTE, VIRTUAL PHYSICAL EXAM ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION - Remote, virtual physical examinations can be performed, wherein a patient and a healthcare provider are not in the same physical location. The identity of the patient can be obtained and verified. A set of instructions related to the physical examination are provided to the patient. The set of instructions are configured to be reproducible across patients and over the course of a patient's medical history (e.g., physical exams occurring at different times). As health data is ready to be captured, the health data is visually recorded and/or audibly recorded. After completion of the physical examination, the patient data can be conveyed to the remote healthcare provider. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046184 | MANAGING DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHS ACQUIRED BY PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium containing instructions for managing patient image information. One method includes displaying within a graphical user interface a list of dental patients on a portable computing device. The method also includes receiving a selection of a patient from the list from a user input and capturing at least one optical, extraoral photograph of the selected patient. The method further includes associating, on the portable computing device, the at least one optical, extraoral photograph with additional information including information identifying the selected patient, and transmitting the at least one optical, extraoral photograph and the additional information to a computer physically separate from the portable computing device for storage in an electronic record associated with the selected patient. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE REPORTING OF MEDICAL TEST RESULTS - An application for providing interactive reports of medical test results that may be integrated with other medical information and services on a mobile device. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046186 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE INFORMATION RELATED TO DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS - A computer implemented system for transferring information by healthcare professionals to primary care physicians related to the discharge of patients, transition of care and patient handoff. The computer implemented system includes a database comprising one or more directories for storing instructions related to details of healthcare professionals, patients and primary care physicians, a processing unit coupled to the database and executes the stored information, a registration module, a patient module, a primary care physician module and a share module. The registration module creates registered profiles of healthcare professionals by receiving the credentials. The patient module receives details of the patient's medical history and the patient's discharge information from healthcare professionals. The primary care physician module selects primary care physicians from a directory by the healthcare professionals. The share module shares detail stored in the patient module with selected primary care physicians, the selected primary care physician gets access to the shared information only on verifying the credentials through the registration module. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046187 | CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPANT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A system and method for connecting a clinical trial participant with a transportation provider. The system, based on information from an authentication mechanism, determines whether an individual requesting desired transportation is an authenticated clinical trial participant having a participant record in a patient recruitment management system database. The system, based on information from an authorization mechanism, determines whether the authenticated clinical trial participant is an authorized clinical trial participant for procurement of the transportation being requested. When the authenticated clinical trial participant is the authorized clinical trial participant for the desired transportation, the patient recruitment management system outputs an indication of approval to connect the clinical trial participant with a transportation provider. When the authenticated clinical trial participant is not the authorized clinical trial participant for the desired transportation, the patient recruitment management system outputs an indication of disapproval to connect the individual requesting desired transportation with a transportation provider. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046188 | Systems and Methods for Administering Medical Claims from a Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy - Systems and methods are disclose for; receiving information related to a medical claim by an insured party identified in a motor vehicle insurance policy, the information including an identifier of a service provider that provided healthcare services to the insured party; determining whether the policy includes a medical care and payments provision that requires the insured party to utilize one or more of a plurality of healthcare providers in a specified network of healthcare providers for medical claims under the policy; and determining whether the service provider is one of the plurality of healthcare providers when it is determined that the policy includes the medical care and payments provision. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046189 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEM - A method and system for producing and storing information related to medical health of at least one patient comprising:
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| 20150046190 | MEDICAL DATA SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present application regards a system and method including database(s) of medical records, processed medical records, user profile information and electronic medical information including information associated with medical terminology associated with diagnoses, treatments and evaluations. A first user interface module is configured to provide prompts for information regarding electronic medical information, and to receive and store responses to the prompts. Further, an electronic medical record processing module converts a medical record into a processed medical record. Further, a second user interface module displays the processed medical record and at least some corresponding information to a first user in accordance with electronic user profile information associated with the first user, and displays the processed medical record and at least some different corresponding information regarding at least one different medical term from the medical record to a second user in accordance with user profile information associated with the second user. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GENOMIC INFORMATION - Various embodiments provide interfaces to access genomic testing information and incorporate it into daily physician practice. According to one aspect, a graph-based data model is used that may be used to organizes and revise precision medicine knowledge. In one example structure, gene states are abstracted into alteration groups, where alteration groups are built using reverse engineering actionable information and storing that information within the graph-based data structure. Volumes of genomic alterations and associated information (e.g., journal articles, clinical trial information, therapies, etc.) are analyzed and synthesized into actionable information items viewable on an alteration system in a graph-based data format. According to one embodiment, the system can be configured to focus practitioners on discrete portions of the alteration information on which they can act. According to other aspects, curated information is provided on the system to enable practitioners to make informed decisions regarding the implications of the presence of specific genomic alterations. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046192 | RECORDS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT - An electronic device for aggregating electronic medical records, in which electronic medical records are aggregated from multiple electronic repositories and displayed as a single set of records. The multiple electronic repositories may store records for a particular patient using varying identifying/access information to facilitate anonymous access to the electronic medical records. Emergency medical services providers may be able to access medical records for a patient using the electronic device after being authenticated as a valid/licensed medical services provider. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150051918 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING CUSTOMIZED MEDICAL INFORMATION - A computer-based method for presenting customized medical information, including: storing, in at least one memory element of at least one computer, computer readable instructions; and executing, using at least one processor for the at least one computer, the computer readable instructions to: receive an input identifying a patient; access electronic medical-related records (EMRRs) for the patient; formulate, based on data in the EMRRs, a query requesting information/input from the patient; transmit the query for display on a first graphical user interface (GUI) device; receive, in response to the query, an input providing the information/input; generate a video including at least one video segment related to the information/input; and transmit the video for display on the first GUI device or on a second GUI device. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150051919 | SERVER DEVICE, DATA LINKING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided a server device including a data retaining unit configured to retain at least data of each individual, without retaining information that identifies a specific individual, and a data registration unit configured to acquire at least data of each individual from another system retaining at least information that identifies a specific individual and the data of each individual, and register the data of each individual in the data retaining unit. The data registration unit acquires data from the another system using a linking ID for making a linkage with the another system, and registers the data in the data retaining unit. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150051920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUB, OFFICE, AND LABORATORY - Systems and methods of the invention relate to maintaining validation of information communicated from a physician to a laboratory for performance of a test. A hub component is configured to manage data streams between an office environment and a laboratory environment. The order request can be communicated to the laboratory while maintaining particular information supplied by a physician at the office environment. Once a test result is complete and received by the hub component, the hub component can communicate the test result to the office environment. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150051921 | SUPERIMPOSED VERIFIED PHOTO WITH ORDER OR REQUEST - Systems and methods of the invention relate to aggregating digital data for a patient during an examination at a private physician office environment, wherein the digital data is associated with a data file for the patient. A physician can utilize a device to capture an image of a patient or a portion of a patient, wherein the image relates to a condition or an area of medical concern based on the physician's opinion. In particular, the image can be superimposed onto a generic human body shape such that a precise location of the area of medical concern is identified by a marker and further the image. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150051922 | PATIENT TEST DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system is disclosed for receiving patient test data from a point of care computer, identifying additional required data missing from the patient test data according to electronic health record provider requirements, transmitting an indication to the point of care computer of the additional required data to be input by an operator of the point of care computer; receiving operator input data from the operator; and adding the input data to the patient test data to store complete patient test data. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150051923 | Integrated Electronic Health Care Coordination System with Touch Screen Tablets and Smartphones - A patient care coordination system that includes a plurality of hand-held computers in communication with a cloud computing network or a remote server that has an accessible database of all patients and the health care information of each. The cloud computing network or remote server synchronizes, in real time, patient health care information input in any one of the plurality of hand-held computers with all the others of the plurality of hand-held computers that are each able to download and view the patient health care information in the database in a user friendly graphic user interface. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150058038 | SYSTEMS HAVING A CENTRALIZED DATABASE FOR USE IN THE COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO MEDICAL PROCEDURES - A system for the collection, management, and dissemination of information relating at least to a medical procedure is disclosed. The system includes a user interface adapted to provide raw data information at least about one of a patient, the medical procedure, and a result of the medical procedure. A medical device communicates with the user interface, receives the raw data information from the user interface, and generates operational information during use. A central database communicates at least with the medical device and receives data from the medical device. The central database is used to create related entries based on the raw data information and the operational information and optionally transmits the related entry to the medical device or the medical device user. The related entry includes information that provides guidance based on previously tabulated, related medical procedures. A system for the iterative analysis of medical standards is also disclosed along with methods for the evaluation of medical procedures and standards. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058039 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR IMPROVED HEALTH CARE - A platform accessible by a user from a web browser/HMO's electronic medical record (EMR) for providing the user with information regarding a patient's drug regimen as well as generating alerts concerning potential adverse effects to a patient from taking a cluster including a plurality of pharmaceutical preparations and various food supplements/herbals may be in data communication with and configured to obtain information from at least two databases and at least one tool for processing the cluster of pharmaceutical preparations in accordance with the information to generate the alerts to the user. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058040 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING THE STATE OF A COMPUTER INTERPRETABLE GUIDELINE ENGINE WITH THE STATE OF PATIENT CARE - A method of synchronizing a state of a computer interpretable guideline engine with a state of patient care includes receiving historic workflow data and clinical data for one or more patients, wherein the workflow data includes information on a plurality of care steps for each of the patients and the clinical data includes clinical measurements and observations collected from each of the patients, determining the proper state of the computer interpretable guideline engine by processing the workflow and clinical data in chronological order for each of the patients, and inferring missing data from available data or querying it from clinicians. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058041 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS - A method, system and apparatus for medication therapy management programs. One embodiment of the invention includes a comprehensive, technology-enhanced pharmacy system for patients following a complex medication to regimen comprising a treatment database, communications interface, and a personal medication cartridge configured to store medication and configured based on a treatment optimization algorithm. Another embodiment of the invention includes a medication administration apparatus comprising computer processing hardware, a user interface, an interface for receiving a personal medication cartridge including medication dose packets labeled with computer-readable identification or an RFID mechanism, a medication ejection mechanism, and a medication dispensing sensor. The medication administration apparatus utilizes medication dose packets and prescription information and identifies individual dose packets using computer-readable information or an RFID mechanism. The medication administration apparatus determines the location and prescription schedule for each dose packet within the medication administration apparatus and provides an indication when a dosing event is scheduled. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058042 | CONSOLIDATED PATIENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE - An integrated electronic healthcare exchange system includes a healthcare server and an interface coupled to the healthcare server. The healthcare server includes a processor coupled to a memory and a communications network. The healthcare server further includes a processing module for receiving from a call coordination center, via the communication network, healthcare data including DICOM formatted data and non-DICOM data received from an originating healthcare facility regarding a patient, and which permits a call coordinate to create a patient file, assign a unique claim ID to the patient file, and store the patient file in the memory of the healthcare server. The healthcare server further comprises a module which provides access to the stored patient file by the originating healthcare facility through the interface. The interface is coupled to the healthcare server and to the communication network. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REHABILITATION DASHBOARD - A rehabilitation dashboard system and method for the display of information relating to the treatment and care of a patient in a rehabilitation setting is disclosed. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING AND UTILIZING ACTIVITY INFORMATION AND CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A method of aggregating and using medical device data from a plurality of remote institutions. The system and method electronically receives at a central computer system a plurality of established medical device data, each of the plurality of established medical device data being received from a respective medication delivery system, each of the respective medication delivery systems having a respective plurality of medical devices within the respective remote institution, such as medication delivery pumps, associated therewith and utilized therein. The system and method electronically combines and stores the plurality of established medical device data from each of the plurality of remote institutions within a memory, and electronically provides a remote client computer access to at least one of a central reporting application adapted for providing summary information to the remote client computer about the medical device data, and/or other applications. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150066535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPORTING MULTIPLE MEDICAL PROCEDURES - A system and method is provided for reporting a plurality of medical procedures. A first medical procedure and second medical procedure are defined as to-be-reported. A plurality of report sections for the first medical procedure and the second medical procedure are created. A first subset of the created report sections is associated with the first medical procedure. A second subset of the created report sections is associated with the second medical procedure, at least one report section of the second subset also being associated with the first subset. A request for undefining the first medical procedure as to-be-reported is received and in response to the request for undefining the first medical procedure, the first medical procedure is disassociated from each of the at least one report section that is associated with the first medical procedure and the second medical procedure. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HEALTH QUALITY METRICS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are therefore provided for generating health quality measurements. In this regard, the method, apparatus, and computer program product may implement a health quality measurement by receiving one or more health quality measurement definitions. Each health quality measurement may include markup language definitions defining one or more calculation parameters for a health quality metric. The method may also include parsing, using a processor, the one or more health quality measurement definitions to derive a semantic representation of the one or more calculation parameters, parsing the semantic representation of the one or more calculation parameters in conjunction with a health quality measurement ontology derived from at least the one or more health quality measurement definitions to generate a health quality measurement calculator application, and executing the health quality measurement calculator application against a set of healthcare data to determine the health quality metric for the healthcare data. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066537 | AUTOMATED CLINICAL INDICATOR RECOGNITION WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING - Computer-based, natural language processing systems and methods are provided for review of clinical documentation and other medical records, and for clinical documentation improvement. The systems and methods are configured to review documents in the record using a natural language processor and to identify clinical indicators with associated contextual information. The clinical indicators are compared to scenarios to generate markers based on an information model. The markers used to generate physician queries and other informational requests with supporting evidence for each query based on indicators identified in the record. In additional examples, pragmatic guidelines including business-based rules can also be utilized, either in combination with, or as part of, the scenarios in the information model. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066538 | Communication Device Resource Allocation Based On Medical Data Criticality and Resource Status - Methods and devices are disclosed for managing a resource of a communication device configured to process and communicate medical data in addition to other data. The systems and devices may implement the method, including determining whether to switch to a medical mode based on at least one signal. In response to determining to switch to the medical mode, the communication device may be switched to the medical mode. A resource status associated with a plurality of resources used by the communication device may be weighed against a medical data criticality associated with the medical data managed by the communication device. The method may include allocating a resource of the plurality of resources on a sliding priority scale. The allocating may include allocating a resource of the plurality of resources preferentially to the medical data over the other data. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066539 | AUTOMATED CLINICAL INDICATOR RECOGNITION WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING - Computer-based, natural language processing systems and methods are provided for review of clinical documentation and other medical records, and for clinical documentation improvement. The systems and methods are configured to analyze received diagnoses and/or procedures in view of documents in the record using a natural language processor and a tiered information model to identify clinical indicators, and optionally markers. The identified information is compared with the received data for use in generating queries requesting evidence in support of the received diagnosis or procedure, or for use in validating the received information. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150073828 | MEDICAL REPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for use in providing input relating to medical data are provided. A method includes receiving a partial textual input relating to medical data. The method further includes determining one or more suggested input strings associated with the partial textual input. Determining the suggested input string(s) includes: (1) for each of a plurality of reference input strings contained within one or more of a plurality of reference files within a database, identifying a frequency with which the reference input string appears in the plurality of reference files, and (2) determining the suggested input string(s) further includes determining the suggested input string(s) from among the plurality of reference input strings based on the frequencies with which the reference input strings appear in the plurality of reference files. The method further includes providing the suggested input string(s) to the user as suggestions for completing the partial textual input. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150073829 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING PATIENT DATA AND PATIENT STATUS NOTIFICATIONS - A method for distributing patient data includes: storing patient data entries, each entry including a patient identifier and patient data points, each point being associated with an access control; storing a plurality of user data entries, each user entry including a user identifier, authentication information, and access control information; receiving questionnaire answers and a specific patient identifier associated with the patient; updating the points in a specific patient entry including the specific patient identifier based on the questionnaire answers; receiving a patient data request including the specific patient identifier, a specific user identifier, and supplied authentication information; and transmitting a subset of points based on the access control associated with each point in the subset and the access control information included in a specific user data entry including the specific user identifier, if the supplied authentication information matches the authentication information included in the specific user data entry. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150073830 | Electrical Computing Devices for Recruiting a Patient Population for a Clinical Trial - One disclosed method includes obtaining an electronic representation of a primary patient population within a first data store, the primary patient population comprising a plurality of electronic health records (EHRs); receiving an electronic representation of a target secondary patient population, the target secondary patient population comprising a target number of patients and at least one characteristic; and generating an electronic representation of the secondary patient population from the primary patient population based on the target number of patients and the at least one characteristic. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150073831 | EVALUATING POPULATION INDICATED FOR MEDICAL THERAPIES - A method may include, receiving, by a computer system, indications of a plurality of attributes associated with applicable individuals, wherein each respective one of the applicable individuals is a member of a human population and is a potential user of a medical therapy. The method may further include, for each respective attribute of the plurality of attributes, receiving, by the computer system, a respective indication of a prevalence of the respective attribute, and estimating, by the computer system, based on the indications of the prevalence of the respective attributes, a number of applicable individuals. The method may also include outputting, by the computer system, the estimate of the number of the applicable individuals. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150073832 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENTING A BLOOD DONATION COLLECTION PROCESS - Methods and apparatus collecting blood from patients and managing blood donations are provided, which may include any number of features. One feature is a blood collection device configured to collect blood and collection information from a patient. Another feature is a system and method for acquiring and receiving the blood and collection information, and entering the information into a blood records management system. Computing methods and systems are described which can acquire the desired data with screen scraping and enter the data into the blood records management system with terminal emulation. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150073833 | Systems and Methods for Evaluating Experience of a Health Care Provider - In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying one or more health-care-providers associated with one or more medical-specializations, wherein each medical-specialization is associated with a specialty class and at least one geographic area. A number of patient-diagnosis codes is received, each patient-diagnosis code corresponding to one of the health-care-providers and representing a patient-visit to the health-care-provider. The patient-diagnosis code includes at least one diagnosis within a condition-group for the patient visit, and a severity-factor for the diagnosis. The method further comprises determining all patient-diagnosis codes corresponding to the health-care-providers. A patient-volume is calculated for each health-care-provider, based on the patient-diagnosis codes and associated severity-factors. A variety-score is calculated for each health-care-provider based on the patient-diagnosis codes. An experience-score is calculated for each health-care-provider based on the patient-volume and variety-score. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150081330 | Medicant Dispensing System and Method - Embodiments describe a medicant prescribing system, where the prescribing of the medicant is carried out on to a smart card, and where the prescribing is a suggestion without complete specificity of the medicant or its quantities. The card is used to obtain the medicant, and to monitor types and quantities of the medicant both and the quantities of the medicant. An embodiment requires using the card to obtain the medicant, since the prescription has been placed on or otherwise associated with the card. Another aspect requires monitoring the medicant card to monitor the actions at multiple different medicant sources, while using information on the card to pay for the medicant. One aspect forces patients to use the card in order to purchase. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081331 | SOFTWARE FOR STREAMLINED ACCESS BETWEEN AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND WEB-BASED MEDICAL SOFTWARE - Applicant has disclosed a software tool which allows quick access by medical providers (e.g., in a hospital emergency room) to patient records stored on web-based medical software. In a preferred embodiment, the software tool allows integration with a third-party Electronic Medical Record (“EMR”) software, e.g., used by a medical provider, by capturing screen data from the third-party software, querying a database of the web-based medical software as to whether or not the database contains an active medical record number associated with the patient, and notifying the medical provider of the patient's medical record number status within the web-based medical software. If that record number is active, the provider can click upon a link and be passed directly to an electronic medical record for the specific patient in the web-based medical software. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081332 | Method for Indexing, Searching and Retrieving Health Information - A medical information delivery system and method for indexing, searching and retrieving health information, increasing patient treatment and satisfaction and improving efficiency and care provided by physicians. Medical information from varied platforms, medical institutions and sources is normalized and integrated into the system without the need for specially-designed software or user platforms. The system measures patient health, enabling doctors to quickly identify gaps in quality of health care. Various notifications are delivered to users indicating gaps in care, post-treatment care, and other treatment options for the patient. Once action is taken on prioritized notification, it is hidden. As users take actions and make notes, the electronic health record is automatically updated and the system immediately incorporates the most recent information. The system allows tracking of at-risk patients who have not received proper care and retrospectively monitors performance and treatment of patients to identify cost controlling measures for most expensive patients. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081333 | Medical Care Information Display Control Apparatus, Method, and Medium with Medical Care Information Display Control Program Recorded Thereon - Identifying, using information of disease duration of each disease of a first patient, a non-overlapping period of disease duration of a target disease that does no overlap with disease durations of the other diseases, and extracting medical care data whose registration date and time is included in the non-overlapping period of the target disease from the medical care data of the first patient and generates a display item set composed of the medical care item corresponding to the extracted medical care data. Then, displaying, using information of medical care data of a second patient, medical care data corresponding to the medical care item of the generated display item set. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081334 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN ELECTRONIC ASTHMA ACTION PLAN - Methods and systems are provided according to example embodiments of the present invention to provide an electronic asthma action plan/decision support tool as part of an electronic medical record system and to provide a guide to best practices, narrow the complexity of choices, and assist in selecting the appropriate therapy. In some embodiments, such an electronic asthma action plan/decision support tool may provide rapid determination of peak flow expectations; assessment of asthma severity or control; the ability to satisfy asthma appropriate care expectations; provision of guideline-based decision support; electronic prescribing; and generation of an individualized asthma action plan patient handout to support self-management. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081335 | BED/ROOM/PATIENT ASSOCIATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods of associating beds and/or rooms and/or patients are provided. One system and method involves using a signature of emitted light to determine a location of a patient bed in a healthcare facility. Another system and method involves reading a bar code from an array of redundant bar codes. Still another system and method involves manually entering location information on a graphical user interface of a patient bed for subsequent transmission. A further system and method involves sending bed ID and location ID along parallel paths from two independent circuits on a patient bed for receipt by two different transceivers and ultimately by two different remote computers that cooperate to associate the bed ID with the location ID. Still a further system and method involves using circuitry on a bed to mutate a received location ID and a bed ID into a single unique mutated ID such as by adding the location ID and bed ID and then performing a hashing operation. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081336 | Electrical Computing Devices for Quantification of Differences in Medical Treatment Populations - One disclosed method includes receiving electronic health records (EHRs) associated with a first set of patients for a clinical trial of a health intervention; receiving electronic records representing profiles of patients likely to benefit from the health intervention; determining a first statistic for a first characteristic of the first set of patients and a second statistic for a second characteristic of the patients likely to benefit from the health intervention; and determining a gap in the first set of patients based on the first statistic and the second statistic. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING EXTENDED CARE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for facilitating extended care planning and management for patients. An interactive website is hosted on a server computer, where the interactive website provides a shared or common section being accessible to customers, hospitals, and extended care providers, a hospital-specific section being accessible to hospitals registered to the system, and an extended care provider (ECP)-specific section being accessible to registered ECP providers. A searchable database system is operatively connected to the server computer. The database system stores searchable listings of hospitals and ECPs which may be searched via the interactive website by users. The various sections of the website provide interactive capabilities, allowing various types of users of the website to become informed and to subsequently plan and manage the care they need or provide. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081338 | CLINICAL WORKFLOWS UTILIZING AUTONOMOUS AND SEMIAUTONOMOUS TELEMEDICINE DEVICES - The present disclosure describes various clinical workflows and other methods that utilize a telemedicine device in a healthcare network. According to various embodiments, a healthcare practitioner may utilize a remote presence interfaces (RPIs) on a remote access device (RAD), such as a portable electronic device (PED) to interface with a telemedicine device. The healthcare practitioner may directly interface with a display interface of a telemedicine device or utilize the RPI on a RAD. The present disclosure provides various clinical workflows involving a telemedicine device to view patient data during a telepresence session, perform rounds to visit multiple patients, monitor a patient, allow for remote visitations by companions, and various other clinical workflow methods. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081339 | ATTACHING PATIENT CONTEXT TO A CALL HISTORY ASSOCIATED WITH VOICE COMMUNICATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for declining, attaching, and editing patient context to mobile voice communication are provided. Patient demographic or alert information is attached to items within call histories associated with voice communication which are stored in the EMR and utilized for later analysis (e.g., analytics, patient progress, billing, reimbursement, staff scheduling, patient acuity, and the like). In embodiments, the context is declined, attached, or edited to items from the call history. In embodiments, the context is attached to items in the call history when the voice communication is initiated. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150088545 | HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A health records management system provides centralized access to and sharing of certain medical information, for example immunization information. Consumers may utilize the system to manage immunization information for a household, and to update state immunization registry information. The health records management system may provide immunization reminders to a consumer. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088546 | Mobile Information Gateway for Use by Medical Personnel - A mobile information gateway comprises: a wearable human interface module having an image delivery and display mechanism for presenting information overlaid upon a wide field of view, a computing and communication module adapted to send and receive information to and from the human interface module; and a backend service server coupled for processing medical data. The present invention also includes a method comprising: capturing information with a first mobile information gateway device; processing the captured information to determine an identity of a first user and authenticate the first user; processing the captured information to determine an identity of a patient and authenticate the patient; processing the identity of the first user and the identity of the patient to retrieve information of the patient; and resenting the retrieved information of the patient overlaid on a field of view by the first mobile information gateway device. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088547 | Mobile Information Gateway for Home Healthcare - A mobile information gateway comprises: a wearable human interface module having an image delivery and display mechanism for presenting information with a wide field of view and in three dimensions, a computing and communication module coupled for communication with the human interface module; and a backend service server coupled for communication with the computing and communication module, the backend service server for processing data for home healthcare. The present invention also includes a method for using the mobile information gateway for home healthcare comprises; capturing information with a wearable human interface module; processing the captured information to determine an identity of a user of the wearable human interface module; authenticating the identity of user; retrieving information using the captured information and the authenticated identity; and presenting the retrieved information using the wearable human interface module. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088548 | System and Method for Determining a Sufficiency of Data Entry in an Electronic Health Record - A method for determining a sufficiency of data entry in an electronic health record includes: receiving a packet of input data from a user, the input data reflecting patient problem, history, or diagnosis information; linking data elements in the packet with interface terminology data elements; mapping the interface terminology data elements corresponding to the codified data elements to data elements in a code set; sending the mapped data elements in the sample code set to a DRG encoder or DRG web service; and receiving zero or more DRGs correspond to the mapped data elements. The results of the receiving step then are conveyed back to the user so that the user may know whether sufficient data has been entered or whether additional details are necessary. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING, UNIFYING AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA ACROSS HEALTHCARE CONTINUA - Implementations provide a user of a mobile device access to patient information and patient physiological data. Actions can include receiving a user request, the user request being received in response to user input to the mobile device, determining that the user request is associated with patient data and/or patient information stored in a plurality of data stores associated with a plurality of facility systems, each data store in the plurality of data stores being associated with a respective facility system, transmitting a plurality of requests, each request being directed to a respective facility system, receiving a plurality of responses, each response being responsive to a respective request of the plurality of requests, and transmitting a response to the mobile device, the response being responsive to the user request. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150095061 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING HEALTH INFORMATION BY USING HEALTH-CARE STATION - Disclosed is a technology for measuring and managing health information, and more particularly disclosed are a method and a system for managing the health information by using a health-care station. The method for measuring and managing the health information by using the health-care station includes: (i) checking whether or not a health-care station linked application is installed in a health-care station | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095062 | PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFECTED ANIMAL ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD DEVICE - An electronic medical record device stores a medical condition or an observation about an infected animal as an item name, and displays whether the item name corresponds to completion or incompletion of treatment in a visually recognizable manner in a case of a follow-up examination. When selection of an item name has been made, the electronic medical record device permits an input of treatment information corresponding to the medical condition or the observation about the infected animal, and stores the input treatment information in association with the selected item name. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095063 | FACILITATING USER INPUT VIA ARM-MOUNTED PERIPHERAL DEVICE INTERFACING WITH HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus for performing data entry by a user includes a first electronic device configured to be attached to a person's head and including a display for viewing by the person; and a second electronic device configured to be attached to a person's forearm and used in combination with the first electronic device. The first and second electronic devices are configured for wirelessly communications with each other, at least some of the wireless communications representing user input by the person for interfacing with a user interface displayed to the person on the display of the first electronic device, whereby data entry by the person is accomplished. The first electronic device is configured to wirelessly transmit data entered by the person to a computer system for electronic storage in a non-transitory computer readable medium. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095064 | Method for Storage and Communication of Personal Genomic or Medical Information - Method of medical information management include obtaining medical information from the user. The obtained medical information may include personal genome sequence information. The medical information is sorted into a two-layered storage format. The sorted medical information is recorded at a computer readable medium accessible by an application. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095065 | Systems and Methods for Sorting Findings to Medical Coders - A sorter of medical findings for assessment by a medical coder is provided. In some embodiments, the sorter receives information about a user (coder), including identification, a role, and historical activity. The sorter determines whether to run in exploration or exploitation modes. Exploration is used to explore the scope of the findings and also identify variables that impact a finding. Exploitation is designed to maximize a goal (such as throughput or profitability). Lastly a finding is selected and provided to the user. The selection is based upon computing internal parameters when in exploration, or based upon optimizing for criteria when in exploitation. The sorter may also determine competency for the user, and cut them off from performing additional coding if they are found incompetent. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095066 | POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UTILIZING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ENHANCED STRATIFICATION - Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for population health management are disclosed. The population health management system may allow for cross-continuum tracking and subsequent interactions with transactional systems, providers, and/or patients. The population health management system may include utilizing clinically relevant algorithms to populate registries to enable healthcare providers to better facilitate care for a population of patients. The population health management system may consolidate and provide comprehensive condition-specific and/or patient situation specific information that is accessible and updatable across venues. The population health management system may create cross venue antibiograms based on medications information and susceptibility results which can be filtered for selected demographics. The population health management system may be utilized to provide multiple medication options including dosing, generic alternatives, cost, availability, and susceptibility information. Inappropriate trends may be flagged and monitored and medication stewards may be alerted or notified to intervene. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095067 | PROVIDING CROSS VENUE ANTIOBIOGRAMS, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICATION ADVISORS, AND MEDICATION STEWARDSHIP CLAIMS - Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for population health management are disclosed. The population health management system may allow for cross-continuum tracking and subsequent interactions with transactional systems, providers, and/or patients. The population health management system may include utilizing clinically relevant algorithms to populate registries to enable healthcare providers to better facilitate care for a population of patients. The population health management system may consolidate and provide comprehensive condition-specific and/or patient situation specific information that is accessible and updatable across venues. The population health management system may create cross venue antibiograms based on medications information and susceptibility results which can be filtered for selected demographics. The population health management system may be utilized to provide multiple medication options including dosing, generic alternatives, cost, availability, and susceptibility information. Inappropriate trends may be flagged and monitored and medication stewards may be alerted or notified to intervene. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095068 | POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS - Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for population health management are disclosed. The population health management system may allow for cross-continuum tracking and subsequent interactions with transactional systems, providers, and/or patients. The population health management system may include utilizing clinically relevant algorithms to populate registries to enable healthcare providers to better facilitate care for a population of patients. The population health management system may consolidate and provide comprehensive condition-specific and/or patient situation specific information that is accessible and updatable across venues. The population health management system may create cross venue antibiograms based on medications information and susceptibility results which can be filtered for selected demographics. The population health management system may be utilized to provide multiple medication options including dosing, generic alternatives, cost, availability, and susceptibility information. Inappropriate trends may be flagged and monitored and medication stewards may be alerted or notified to intervene. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095069 | Algorithms to Identify Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma - A method for identifying patients with a high risk of liver cancer development includes receiving patient data describing a plurality of patients and executing a patient identification module on the patient data to identify at least some of the plurality of patients as having a high risk of developing liver cancer. The patient identification module is generated based on an application of machine learning techniques to a training data set, and the patient identification module is validated based on both the training data set and an external validation data set. Further, the method includes generating a grouping of the plurality of patients based on the identification of the at least some of the plurality of patients. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095070 | System, Process and Article of Manufacture for Human Health and Longevity Data Analysis - A system, process and article of manufacture includes the generation of a “BIG Data” set of searchable submissions of biographical and/or physical identity inputs by interested persons with knowledge of deceased third parties; or by self-disclosing individuals to be released either during the lifetime of the submitter (Inter-Vivos) or Post Mortem (PM), each knowing that the consequent anonymous Big Data set comprised of all released submissions will be made accessible to researchers. Submissions are solicited via proprietary questionnaires, developed and rigorously validated using established techniques in behavioral science, statistics and informatics. Since data contained in questionnaire(s) enters the proprietary Big Data set if and when the subject of the questionnaire is dead, a key element of the process is the opportunity for living family members or friends to complete an initial proprietary questionnaire to preserve for the deceased a “Continuity of Identity.” That first questionnaire initiates a profile of biographical and/or physical identity data of the deceased subject accessible at (or remotely from) the respective cemetery or specific place of Post Mortem corporal disposal. Consequently, the living responder is thereby encouraged to begin the assemblage of their own inter-vivos proprietary questionnaire submissions to be released into the proprietary Big Data set either Inter-Vivos or Post Mortem. The method exploits known software techniques to merge quantifiable data fields from all submissions of proprietary questionnaires, thereby creating a researchable Big Data set. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150100347 | UNIVERSAL ONLINE HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE - A cloud-based medical records management network permits a user to control access to the user's medical records, and at the same time permits medical providers on the network to advertise and provide access to services within the same network. The system may allow for commercial transactions between users and medical providers online. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100348 | Secure Method for Health Record Transmission to Emergency Service Personnel - An indication that an occupant has entered a vehicle is detected on a computing device. The occupant is identified based on the indication that the occupant has entered the vehicle. A health record that is associated with the occupant is accessed by the computing device. The computing device enables the accessed health record associated with the occupant to be available from a secure digital storage container. The health record associated with the occupant is provided to a second computing device registered to a first responder from the secure digital storage container based on detecting an indication that the vehicle has had a collision. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100349 | Untethered Community-Centric Patient Health Portal - A method is disclosed for providing online access to patient healthcare information. The method includes receiving patient healthcare information electronically for each of a plurality of patients from a plurality of healthcare providers and from a plurality of healthcare payers, wherein said healthcare information includes clinical data and financial information relating to a healthcare event in which a patient received healthcare treatment for a condition; providing a platform which is accessible online and which is equipped with a graphical user interface (GUI) in which (a) the healthcare events associated with each of the plurality of patients are arranged along a timeline, and (b) the healthcare information received for that patient is linked to the healthcare event to which it corresponds; and providing online access to the platform to each of the plurality of patients. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100350 | System for Tracking and Optimizing Health Indices - A system and method for tracking and optimizing health indices is provided. In some embodiments the system provides for tracking and/or optimizing health indices of one or more individuals having a particular genetic profile and adaptively managing external factors the individual experiences so as to optimize a change in one or more health indices based on the individual's genetic profile. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100351 | MEDICAL INFORMATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A medical information device ( | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100352 | Patient Data Mining - The present invention provides a data mining framework for mining high-quality structured clinical information. The data mining framework includes a data miner that mines medical information from a computerized patient record (CPR) based on domain-specific knowledge contained in a knowledge base. The data miner includes components for extracting information from the CPR, combining all available evidence in a principled fashion over time, and drawing inferences from this combination process. The mined medical information is stored in a structured CPR which can be a data warehouse. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150106115 | DENSIFICATION OF LONGITUDINAL EMR FOR IMPROVED PHENOTYPING - Systems and methods for data densification include representing patient data as a sparse patient matrix for each patient. The sparse patient matrix is decomposed into a plurality of matrices including a concept matrix indicating medical concepts of the patient data and an evolution matrix indicating a temporal relationship of the medical concepts. Missing information in the sparse patient matrix is imputed using a processor based on the plurality of matrices to provide a densified patient matrix. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106116 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AND UTILIZING AUDITS FROM DISPARATE SOURCES - Disparate (heterogeneous) clinical data recording devices are assimilated into a unified clinical system that is able to function regardless of the disparate data protocols of the recording devices. The unified system is realized in some embodiments by cascading a consistent set of audits generated by the recording devices through downstream clinical components, which audits provide a permanent and indelible record. The cascaded audits may also serve as a means of instruction between the disparate components of a unified clinical system. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106117 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OBJECTIVE MEDICAL SECOND OPINION - A system is disclosed to provide a user the ability to obtain an objective medical second opinion generated by the system and approved by a licensed physician on the web through the Internet. The system enables the user to upload all available medical records. The system generates a current user medical status report in a comprehensive form with proper hyperlinks to the appropriate medical records including diagnostic images and results of other diagnostic procedures up loaded to the system in a digital or in a paper form such that the current status report is available to a consultant physician with all the proper hyperlinked attachments for review. The system generates a suggested second opinion consultant report by processing an evidence based diagnosis method incorporated into the system by utilizing all the data relevant to the user that is available to the system. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106118 | Cloud-Based Storage and Retrieval of Medical Information Using Near Field Communication Devices - Systems and methods for using near field communication in a cloud computing environment to store and retrieve medical information are provided. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106119 | AUTOMATED WORKFLOW QUEUING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH CARE - An intelligent routing and automated workflow queuing system for a health care receives information related to health care provider patient treatment assets and individual patient data record information consisting of one or more patient information including urgent medical needs, special accommodation needs, VIP status, participation in a research or clinical trial, appointment reason, anticipated amount of health care provider work time needed for this visit, scheduled appointment start time, cumulative wait time in the health care provider setting for this visit as well as other variables. Responsive to this information, the system calculates a quantitative priority variable for each patient and then calculates a quantitative priority variable for each Health Care provider, for automatically prioritizing and queuing patients for a next care step based on the information related to the health care provider patient treatment assets and individual patient data record information. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106120 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR GENERATING A CLINICIAN WORK-LIST FOR TREATING A PATIENT - A computer system may implement a method on a non-transitory computer readable medium for generating at least one clinician work-list for treating a patient. The computer-implemented method may include maintaining at least one patient profile for at least one patient where the patient profile includes patient details and at least one scorable factor associated with the patient. The scorable factor(s) may be selected from at least one client device and scored according to an initial ability of the patient. At least one goal may be created where the created goal(s) has a scoring in relation to each scored factor. The created goal(s) may be assigned to at least one clinician shift as at least one task. At least one clinician work-list may be generated that is associated with the clinician shift where the clinician work-list comprises the task(s). | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106121 | ALARM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - An alarm notification system can enable a clinician to respond to an alarm notification received via a computing device, which may have more advanced functionality than a pager. The clinician's device can include a notification client which can respond to alarm notifications. The notification client can also provide one or more user interfaces that enable the clinician to view information about an alarm, such as information about a patient's status, physiological parameter values, trend data, audio/video of the patient, combinations of the same, or the like. Further, the notification client can provide functionality for a clinician to respond to an alarm, annotate an alarm, and/or indicate that the clinician can or cannot respond to the alarm, among other features. In addition, the clinician device can also (or instead) include an admit module that provides for automatic association of a patient to a device or location. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106122 | METHOD, SERVER AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC PATIENT INFORMATION - A method of providing an event tree enabling institutive understanding of the creation of electronic patient information including or any changes in electronic patient information, a server for performing the same, and a recording medium for storing the same are provided. A method for providing electronic patient information includes receiving electronic patient information of a patient from at least one terminal, identifying one or more events from the received electronic patient information, and generating an event tree of the patient based on the identified events, wherein the event tree graphically represents the electronic patient information of the patient. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106123 | INTELLIGENT CONTINUITY OF CARE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intelligent continuity of care information system comprises a repository of patient data including clinical and social information associated with a plurality of patients updated and received from a plurality of clinical and social service organizations and data sources, at least one predictive model using clinical and social factors derived from the patient data to extract both explicitly encoded information and implicit information about the patient's clinical and social information, and a user interface operable to present a selected view of the patient data and analysis associated with the at least one particular patient to a user via a computing device, each view being composed of a selected collection of a plurality of widgets each presenting a focused subset of patient data and analysis. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106124 | DATE AND TIME ACCURACY TESTING PATIENT DATA TRANSFERRED FROM A REMOTE DEVICE - A system and method for ensuring the accuracy of health related information. This system is used for receiving, processing, analyzing, and verifying the accuracy of healthcare data prior to its transmission to a client. Embodiment described may enable patient data, collected from various patient input devices, to be automatically filtered or categorized into one of several categories. The categories are based on the potential accuracy of the data, which are determined by a set of pre-determined rules. Data that surpasses accuracy testing may then be transmitted to a client (hospitals, patient physicians, patient caregivers, patients, etc.) for review and/or incorporation into client records. Data that fails accuracy testing may be discarded. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106125 | Automated Mapping of Service Codes in Healthcare Systems - Mapping of semantics in healthcare may involve accessing first transaction data of a first healthcare entity in a first database, the first transaction data corresponding to a collection of a first number of fields defined for a condition using a first semantic system to store information and calculating a first distribution of information in the first transaction data. Mapping may also involve accessing second transaction data of a second healthcare entity in a second database, the second transaction data corresponding to a second semantic system different than the first semantic system and the second database comprising a second number of fields using the second semantic system to store information, the second number of fields larger than the first number of fields and calculating a second distribution of information in the second transaction data. The distributions may then be compared and a map relating the semantic systems may be generated. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106126 | IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH RECORD USING DESTINATION ADDRESS - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner includes associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising records associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium, providing the user with a user interface on a computing device to remotely access the records stored on the server, receiving at the server the files comprising records associated with the user from a service provider associated with the user, receiving at the server a request from the user made through the user interface of the computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request, and sending the user a file containing the records associated with user from the server to the computing device in response to the request. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106127 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A PATIENT SUPPORT AND INFORMATION NETWORK - System in support of managing patient support for patients suffering from various ailments includes a computer, a processor, a memory and a display. A user interface receives patient support information and enables navigation. Modules execute to configure the processor in certain ways, including a patient profile module which defines a custom patient profile which includes personal factors that relate to at least one ailment, a patient similarity module which processes and organizes the patient profiles within ailment classes by weighing the personal factors and calculating a degree of a similarity between the patient profile and other patient profiles within the same ailment class. A first content module provides an output to users in which content is displayed in order of a similarity between the patient profile and the other patient profiles in the same ailment class. Further modules can be provided to track content-viewing tendencies and assess users' ailment concerns. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150112717 | REAL TIME UPDATES FOR HEALTHCARE PATIENTS - A system and method for providing real-time updates about the treatment and status of a healthcare patient to healthcare providers and family of the patient is provided. The present invention may include a plurality of portable computers. When treatment is being performed or a status update for a patient is desirable, the healthcare provider may send the information using a portable computer. Other healthcare providers and family may receive the information as a live update. The information may then be stored on a database. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112718 | BIO-SAMPLE COLLECTION KITS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING BIOMARKER DATA FOR USE IN DETERMINING AN INSURANCE SCORE - The present disclosure generally relates to bio-sample, such as a dried blood spot (DBS) sample, a breath sample, an endothelial sample, saliva sample, etc., collection kits and identity authenticating mechanisms for the sample donors. The present disclosure further relates to systems and methods for generating biomarker data using bio-sample analysis information and authenticating information. The biomarker data may be used to determine an insurance score. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112719 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a document image obtaining unit, an attribute information obtaining unit, and a document-with-coded-image generating unit. The document image obtaining unit obtains a document image by scanning a document arranged in a specific format. The attribute information obtaining unit obtains attribute information on the document from character information written in a location specified based on the format of the document. The document-with-coded-image generating unit generates a document with coded image including a coded image based on the attribute information and document information that indicates contents of the document. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112720 | STANDARDIZED ELECTRONIC TWO-WAY DATA TRANSFER HEALTHCARE FORM SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and methods of transferring patient medical data between two or more healthcare facilities using disparate electronic medical record systems. The novel system and methods use a selectively populated standardized electronic two-way data transfer healthcare form to securely transfer medical data between the incompatible electronic medical records systems. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112721 | Medical Transitional Care Patient Management System and Associated Business Method - The present invention pertains to novel medical post-discharge patient management system and associated business method that provides a means to track patients health after post-discharge using a program that employees a plurality of mathematical algorithms and software instructions for analyzing data that results in developing customized individual care plans that incorporate all of the unique co-morbidities of each patient. The system and software components includes an individual care plan (“ICP”) engine which receives data regarding the patient, their contact information and co-morbidities and uses the data to construct custom individualized care plans for each patient, based on their unique case mix of morbidities. The system software also includes IVR engine the works in conjunction with the ICP engine to contact patients using outbound interactive voice response, email and text messaging to ask the questions in the patients' CallPaths. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112722 | MEDICAL CONDITION TRACKING AND ANALYSIS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for medical tracking and analysis. A data module receives subjective and objective data associated with a medical condition for a patient. A trend module determines a trend for the medical condition associated with the patient over a period of time based on the subjective and objective data. A factor module identifies one or more factors that affect the medical condition and calculates one or more weighted values for the one or more factors based on the trend. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112723 | Specialty Medication Management and Referral Tracking System - Disclosed herein is a prescription referral management and tracking system and methods. The system combines the creation of the prior authorization, creation of the specialty medication referral, transmission of an e-prescription to a pharmacy, and creation of patient financial assistance forms into a single data entry session. The system is simple in form and design, eliminating complicated form storage and retrieval systems based on different classes of specialty drugs. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112724 | IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH RECORD USING DESTINATION ADDRESS - A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect records associated with the user in a secure and private manner includes associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising records associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium, providing the user with a user interface on a computing device to remotely access the records stored on the server, receiving at the server the files comprising records associated with the user from a service provider associated with the user, receiving at the server a request from the user made through the user interface of the computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request, and sending the user a file containing the records associated with user from the server to the computing device in response to the request. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112725 | POPULATION HEALTH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for population health management are disclosed. The population health management system may allow for cross-continuum tracking and subsequent interactions with transactional systems, providers, and/or patients. The population health management system may include utilizing clinically relevant algorithms to populate registries to enable healthcare providers to better facilitate care for a population of patients. The population health management system may consolidate and provide comprehensive condition-specific and/or patient situation specific information that is accessible and updatable across venues. The population health management system may create cross venue antibiograms based on medications information and susceptibility results which can be filtered for selected demographics. The population health management system may be utilized to provide multiple medication options including dosing, generic alternatives, cost, availability, and susceptibility information. Inappropriate trends may be flagged and monitored and medication stewards may be alerted or notified to intervene. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112726 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR GENERATION AND RETENTION OF MEDICAL RECORDS - A system for populating patient records by use of evidence-based relational database, which compares the medical practitioners diagnoses to predetermined responses, to produce accurate patient chart notes and the integration of stored and generated data into clinical and administrative medical record keeping and billing. Episodic encounters are developed into cases for a specific patient under the care of a practitioner. The subjective symptoms from the patient and the objective observations of the care provider concurrent with the episode are used to form a diagnosis which presents a treatment regimen from an evidence-based relational database and populates medical and administrative templates. Patient history and updated information are retained in the database. “Best practice” treatment plans are continuality placed in the relational database from practice guides and experts in the field. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150120324 | INTEGRATING PRE-HOSPITAL ENCOUNTERS INTO AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for integrating pre-hospital encounters into an electronic medical record (EMR). An electronic Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) tool is provided that guides a clinician to gather demographic information and encounter information. The demographic information associated with one or more patients is received via the SBAR tool. The encounter information is received via the SBAR tool. At least a portion of the demographic information and the encounter information is communicated via the SBAR tool, while in transit via an emergency vehicle, to a healthcare facility. The demographic information and the encounter information are integrated into an EMR associated with each patient. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120325 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATION FOR SHARING PATIENT RECORDS ON LOW COMPUTING RESOURCES ON COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method and system are provided for collaboration for sharing patient records on low computing resources on communication devices. The method includes accessing one or more patient data records via a server, where the one or more patient data records are accessed at a first communication device. The method further includes invoking a communication session with one or more second communication devices, where the communication session includes context information of the one or more patient data records. Further, the method includes sending a request to the server, by at least one of the one or more second communication devices, to access the one or more patient data records, where the request includes the context information. Finally, the method includes receiving, at the at least one of the one or more second communication devices, access to the patient data records, where the access is provided during the communication session. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120326 | System and Methods for Controlling User Access to Content from One or More Content Source - A method for controlling user access to content generated from at least one of a first and a second content source includes creating a first and a second group, associating the first and the second groups with the first and the second content sources, respectively, assigning the one or more users to at least one of the groups and providing the users access to content generated by the content source associated with the one or more groups to which the users are assigned. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120327 | OPTIMIZING WORKFLOWS - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for optimizing workflows by monitoring a healthcare environment. Data may be compiled from various sources to monitor interactions within the healthcare environment. Both interactions with individuals and interactions with a healthcare system may be monitored. Each of location data, clinical data, and system data, among others, may be combined to monitor the healthcare environment. By combining the data from various sources, a user is able to get a complete picture of the healthcare environment. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120328 | POPULATION HEALTH CONDITION WORKLIST - Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for population health management are disclosed. The population health management system may allow for cross-continuum tracking and subsequent interactions with transactional systems, providers, and/or patients. The population health management system may include utilizing clinically relevant algorithms to populate registries to enable healthcare providers to better facilitate care for a population of patients. The population health management system may consolidate and provide comprehensive condition-specific and/or patient situation specific information that is accessible and updatable across venues. The population health management system may create cross venue antibiograms based on medications information and susceptibility results which can be filtered for selected demographics. The population health management system may be utilized to provide multiple medication options including dosing, generic alternatives, cost, availability, and susceptibility information. Inappropriate trends may be flagged and monitored and medication stewards may be alerted or notified to intervene. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120329 | OPERATING SYSTEM - A new and improved operating system is described. The system enables a user to receive information in many different types of formats and converts them into a uniform format. The system can also use the information to fill out forms in different types of formats, and then send them to the appropriate recipient. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120330 | OPERATING SYSTEM - A new and improved operating system is described. The system enables a user to receive information in many different types of formats and converts them into a uniform format. The system can also use the information to fill out forms in different types of formats, and then send them to the appropriate recipient. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150127375 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLOUD-BASED MEDICAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT - A method is provided for a user, such as a medical research primary investigator (PI), to manage patient clinical database is configured to allow the primary investigator to build a private clinical database on a cloud-based system in his specific format and structure. The existing clinical data in a database in a hospital information system can be extracted and converted to the new format and new structure and stored in a private database in the cloud-based system. A hospital server is configured to allow the user to enter new clinical data in the new format and stored in the cloud-based private database. The new data is also entered in the existing database in the hospital information system to maintain continuity in the operation of the hospital information system. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127376 | CONTRAST MEDIA INJECTION DATA MANAGEMENT - Contrast administration data that relates to operation of a contrast media injector system ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127377 | COLOR MATCHING FOR HEALTH MANAGEMENT - Information may be stored regarding a plurality of colors that are each associated with a pH level. In addition, one or more patient records may be stored regarding a pH level for each of a plurality of samples from a patient over time. An electronic indication regarding a color associated with a sample from the patient may be received via a communication interface. The received electronic indication regarding the color may be compared with the stored information in memory regarding the plurality of colors. A closest match between the received electronic indication and one of the plurality of colors in memory may be identified. A pH associated with the closest matching color may be determined. Further, a patient record associated with the received electronic indication may be updated to include the determined pH and the closest matching color. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127378 | SYSTEMS FOR STORING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZING PROPRIETARY GENETIC INFORMATION - Disclosed are systems and methods for facilitating licensing of intellectual property rights and transfer of payments between intellectual property rights holders and users or licensees while shielding patient privacy. Information contained in a patient records database is restricted such that one or more fields of information are not available to one or more users of a privacy facilitating system. The patient records database containing patient records including patient identification information and diagnostic information is accessed along with a proprietary records database containing records of proprietary biomarkers and intellectual property rights holders of the proprietary biomarkers. The patient records database and the proprietary records database are queried to determine the presence of a proprietary biomarker in a patient record. A payment or escrow between a user and an intellectual property rights holder of the proprietary biomarker identified by the query is accounted for by the privacy facilitating system. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127379 | EVOLVING CONTEXTUAL CLINICAL DATA ENGINE FOR MEDICAL INFORMATION - A medical information server receives a signal from a client device over a network, representing a first user interaction of a user with respect to first medical information displayed to a user. A user interaction analyzer invokes a first set of ECCD rules associated with the user based on the first user interaction to determine medical data categories that the user is likely interested in. The first set of ECCD rules was generated by an ECCD engine based on prior user interactions of the user. A data retrieval module accesses medical data servers corresponding to the medical data categories to retrieve medical data of the medical data categories. A view generator integrates the retrieved medical data to generate one or more views of second medical information and transmits the views of second medical information to a client device to be displayed on a display of the client device. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127380 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INCREASING MEDICATION ADHERENCE - According to at least one embodiment, a computer system is provided. The computer system includes a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a medication management component executable by the at least one processor. The medication management component is configured to transmit a first notification to a first remote computer system, the first notification including a first request that the first remote computer system present a reminder to a patient, the reminder requesting that the patient adhere to a medication regimen; receive a response to the notification, the response indicating whether the patient adhered to the medication regimen; and transmit a second notification to a second remote computer system distinct from the first remote computer system, the second notification including a second request that the second remote computer system present an indication of whether the patient adhered to the medication regimen to a health care provider. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127381 | METHOD FOR INTERNET-FACILITATED HEALTH CARE COORDINATION - A process that leverages technology to facilitate team-based coordinated care. Techniques for allowing a patient to schedule a future or on-demand videoconference appointment with a health care provider (behavioral or physical), check-in for the appointment, and participate in the videoconference. Further, the system allows a first provider to create and modify in real-time a schedule that modifies availability by types of appointments available and selected by patients/colleagues, view a virtual waiting room in which a patient is virtually located after the patient has checked in, initiate the videoconference, check the availability of a second provider, connect the second provider to the videoconference, view the patient's EHR, add indications about the diagnosis/plan and other notes to the EHR, and generate a bill to the patient for services rendered. Also, the system allows the second provider to indicate their availability, be connected to the videoconference, view the patient's EHR, add indications about the diagnosis/plan and other notes to the EHR, and generate a bill to the patient for services rendered. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127382 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A VIRTUAL EDUCATION HOSPITAL - A system for and method of facilitating collaboration among medical and healthcare professionals that includes presenting a request for initiating an electronic discussion via a communication network, enabling medical or healthcare professionals to participate in the discussion and to view medical record data germane to the discussion, depersonalizing the medical record data made available to the medical and healthcare professionals to remove any patient-identifying data, and categorizing and tagging discrete medical terms contained in the medical record data to enable association of the electronic medical discussion with an area of expertise of the medical or healthcare professionals. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127383 | OPERATING SYSTEM - A new and improved operating system is described. The system enables a user to receive information in many different types of formats and converts them into a uniform format. The system can also use the information to fill out forms in different types of formats, and then send them to the appropriate recipient. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127384 | OPERATING SYSTEM - A new and improved operating system is described. The system enables a user to receive information in many different types of formats and converts them into a uniform format. The system can also use the information to fill out forms in different types of formats, and then send them to the appropriate recipient. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127385 | CLINICAL OUTCOME TRACKING AND ANALYSIS - The described invention provides a system and method for clinical outcome tracking and analysis. The clinical outcome tracking and analysis comprises sorting, outcome tracking, quality of life metrics, toxicity to therapy and cost of care. The system and method includes receiving one or more parameters. Exemplary parameters for sorting include sex, age, ethnicity, comorbidities, tobacco use, source of insurance, medical record number, primary care physician, referring physician, hospital, approved service vendors, disease-specific clinical molecular phenotype, therapy intent, stage of therapy, biomarkers, and cost of care. A plurality of patient medical records are sorted, by a clinical outcome tracking and analysis module executed by a processor, to provide a set of patient medical records satisfying the one or more parameters. A nodal address, indicating one or more variables, is applied to the sorted set of patient medical records to determine a clinically relevant set of patient medical records as the sorted set of patient medical records satisfying the one or more variables. The clinically relevant set of patient medical records is analyzed. A communication is transmitted based on the analyzing to a user to effect treatment, to monitor performance, or to reduce at least one of treatment variability, waste or inefficiency while delivering on intended outcome. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC AND GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A system and method for automatically generating patient-specific and grammatically correct electronic medical records is disclosed. The system and method of an example embodiment includes retrieving a statement from a data object, the data object including the statement, at least one response option corresponding to the statement, and at least one sentence fragment corresponding to the response option; generating, using a processor, a user interface view that includes the statement; receiving a response corresponding to the statement; correlating the response to the at least one response option; retrieving the sentence fragment that corresponds to the correlated response option; and generating, using the processor, a patient-specific and grammatically correct electronic medical record using the retrieved sentence fragment. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150134358 | Connected Medical Devices - This invention describes how users can capture digital artifacts from any medical device using their mobile device. Some examples of medical devices included, but are not limited to a medical ID card, Medical ID bracelet, Electronic Medical Records, blood pressure machines, blood glucose, scales, inhalers, INR, prescription bottles and trays, pulse oximeter, etc. Digital artifacts included, but are not limited to a medical ID, basic patient information, patient contact information, emergency contact information, primary care physician information, health insurance information including co-pay and deductibles, prescriptions, office visit summary, appointment cards, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), lab results, blood type, organ/donor status, vital signs, diagnostic data, immunization records, payments and transaction history, pictures, etc | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134359 | MEDICAL RECORD STORAGE WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE - A server computer for storing an electronic medical record with an electronic signature in a database has a network interface circuit and a processing circuit. The network interface circuit is configured to provide communications over a network. The processing circuit is configured to receive an electronic medical record and store the electronic medical record in the database in compliance with at least one record storage criterion. After storing the electronic medical record in the database in compliance with the at least one record storage criterion, the processing circuit is configured to receive an electronic signature for the electronic medical record and store the electronic signature in association with the electronic medical record in the database. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134360 | Method for managing an electronic pillbox of a patient and a computer program product - The present relates to a computer-implemented method for managing an electronic pillbox. The method generates a patient record and an electronic pillbox associated to the patient record. The electronic pillbox comprises at least one drug. The method generates for each drug in the electronic pillbox a medication schedule. The medication schedule comprises at least one period of the day, and a quantity of the drug to be taken for that period. The method also determines a period of time, generates an instance of the electronic pillbox for the determined period of time, and allocates a unique identifier to the instance of the electronic pillbox. The instance of the electronic pillbox comprises the medication schedule for the determined period of time for each drug in the electronic pillbox. The present also relates to a computer program product for implementing the method. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134361 | GRAPHICAL GENERATION AND RETRIEVAL OF MEDICAL RECORDS - Systems and method are provided for generating a record of a medical procedure. A system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium. The medium includes a graphical user interface configured to display a graphic representing an anatomical region of a patient and accept a gesture from a user comprising a selected procedure and, diagnosis when appropriate, and a location on the displayed anatomical region. A knowledge base stores a plurality of templates, each comprising a set of fields. A record generation engine selects an associated one of the plurality of templates according to each of the selected procedure and, diagnosis when appropriate, and the location on the displayed anatomical region and populates the set of fields associated with the selected template. A database interface formats the populated template into a database record suitable for an electronic health records database associated with the system. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134362 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MEDICAL CODER MARKETPLACE - Systems and methods for a coder marketplace are provided. The system has procedures for certification of a number of medical coders. The proficiency of the coders is subsequently measured. When the system receives medical records in need of coding, the documents can be routed to one or more coders based upon proficiency of the coders, payment model, availability, or some other criteria. Lastly, the system can facilitate a financial transaction between the coder and the provider who supplied the medical records for coding. Proficiency includes the speed of a coder, as well as accuracy, and can be measured by providing the coder a medical record for which the coding is already established and comparing the coder's output to the known values. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134363 | INTERACTIVE PATIENT DISCHARGE SYSTEM AND METHODS - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for the interactive discharge of patients from hospitals and other healthcare facilities. An exemplary system according to the present disclosure may comprise at least one hospital server configured to store at least one patient's health information; at least one clinician device configured to communicate via a communications network with the hospital server; at least one clinician interface configured to conduct an interactive patient discharge process, wherein the clinician interface may be a web-based portal accessible via the clinician device; and at least one global server configured to provide a gateway for external communications. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134364 | Health Data Collection Tool - A portable health data tool permits a health care provider to assimilate and display a plurality of health care data from a patient and to associate the data with patient identifying information all stored in a memory contained in the tool. The tool includes a code reader for reading patient information into the tool from a bar code or other coded tag. The tool is associated with a plurality of different data assimilation devices stored with the tool's housing, including but not limited to, instruments for measuring, temperature, blood pressure, two-finger or lead wire ECG data, pulse oximetry data, sound data and picture data obtained from an optional digital camera integrated within the housing. The tool further includes data receiver and/or transmitter ports, which may be wireless or cable ports, for transferring data between the health data tool and a separate computer system that stores patient records. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134365 | MULTI-MEDIA MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method of processing data that includes image data, video data, or image and video data pertaining to a medical procedure. The method includes using a computer system to receive a video identification indicative of at least one of an imaging device and a video capture device that is to be a source of the data captured during the medical procedure. A patient identification indicative of an identity of a patient to be treated during the medical procedure is received with the computer system. The data transmitted by the at least one of the imaging device and the video capture device is received with the computer system, and is received without the identity of the patient. A relationship is established to link the data with the identification of the patient. Application of at least one processing rule is initiated to reduce a file size of the data from an original file size of the data as transmitted by the at least one of the imaging device and the video capture device. The data is stored in combination with the identification of the patient in a manner compliant with a standardized medical imaging transmission format. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134366 | MEDICAL IMAGE IMPORTER AND METHOD - Provided are a medical information importer and method for importing medical information into a network-accessible database. The medical information importer includes a housing includes with an external stand-alone form factor, the housing including an interface for receiving a portable computer-readable medium storing medical information. An information reading component is provided for reading the medical information from the portable computer-readable medium when operatively connected to the interface. A computer-readable memory in communication with the information reading component stores, at least temporarily, the medical information read by the reading component under the direction of a controller. And a network interface connects the medical information importer to a communication network without a local connection between the medical information importer and a computer terminal including a display device for viewing the medical information. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150142470 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING MEDICAL CODES IN AN ELECTRONIC ANESTHESIA RECORD - An apparatus for improved searching and selecting of medical coding information for an electronic anesthesia record on a multi-function gesture-sensitive device. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE OVER AN INFORMATION NETWORK - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for managing healthcare information systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for coordinating the delivery of high-quality health care and medical services over an information network. In one embodiment, a processing server is configured to electronically receive a patient's health information over a data network from one or more patient systems. The processing server also includes a computer program product having a computer-usable medium including a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that coordinates the delivery of transferrable patient health information and provides preoperative testing recommendations based on a single acquisition of electronic patient health information. The process includes the steps of retrieving patient health information; distributing patient health information over said data network; submitting automated authorization requests; providing patient-specific clinical decision support in the form of evidence-based testing guidelines and preoperative recommendations, wherein the recommendations are based on medical triggers and factors acquired from said patient health information; and generating a quality reporting record. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142472 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZED ANNOTATION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION - Systems and methods for generating customized annotations of a medical record are provided. The system receives a medical record and processes it using a predictive model to identify evidence of a finding. The system then determines whether to have a recall enhancement or validation of a specific finding. Recall enhancement is used to tune or develop the predictive model, while validation is used to rapidly validate the evidence. The source document is provided to the user and feedback is requested. When asking for validation, the system also highlights the evidence already identified and requests the user to indicate if the evidence is valid for a particular finding. If recall enhancement is utilized, the source document is provided and the user is asked to find evidence in the document for a particular finding. The user may then highlight the evidence that supports the finding. The user may also annotate the evidence using free form text. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142473 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT HANDLING OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION - Systems and methods for efficient medical chart review are provided. In some embodiments, medical records are received. The admissibility of each record is then determined. Next, a condition and MEAT assessment is generated for the medical records. The condition and MEAT determination each have a corresponding confidence. A determination may be made whether human quality assurance is required. If so, the medical records may be routed to one or more coders for human review. In addition, the systems and methods may also perform an audit analysis on the records, which identifies codes which have been submitted and have insufficient evidence. Lastly, a cost metric for the patient based upon the condition and MEAT determination may be generated. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ORDER AND NOTIFICATION FOR PATIENT INTERVENTIONS BASED ON HEALTH RECORDS - Systems and methods for automatic order generation and notification for patient interventions. In an embodiment, a data repository comprising a plurality of patient health records is analyzed to identify a subset of the patient health records matching one or more criteria. The presence of the one or more criteria in a patient health record indicates that an associated patient may benefit from one or more interventions. For each patient represented in the subset of patient health records and for each of the one or more interventions, it is determined whether an order for the intervention already exists for the patient. If no order for the intervention already exists, an order for the intervention is generated. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142475 | DISTRIBUTED GRID-COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR COLLECTING, ARCHIVING, AND PROCESSING ARBITRARY DATA IN A HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT - A set of software programs runs in a parallel configuration on local hospital servers. The software gathers all the data directed to it from a hospital patient's data sources (including, but not limited to, data formats from patient monitor devices, HL7 feeds, and other hospital data systems). Data can be time-synchronized, transformed, and routed from both currently networked device and non-networked devices. The data is made available for redisplay and analysis to system users and program agents. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142476 | OPERATING SYSTEM - A new and improved operating system is described. The system enables a user to receive information in many different types of formats and converts them into a uniform format. The system can also use the information to fill out forms in different types of formats, and then send them to the appropriate recipient. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150149203 | MEDICAL EVENT TRACKING SYSTEM - A medical event tracking system includes memory which stores instructions for detecting new records in a personal health record of a single individual, identifying one of the new records that refers to an event for which an action is to be performed by at least one of the individual and a person acting on behalf of the individual, generating a candidate calendar entry for the identified new record which proposes a time for the action to be performed by the at least one of the individual and the person acting on behalf of the individual, providing for receiving validation of the candidate calendar entry, and providing for sending the validated candidate calendar entry to a personal electronic calendar of at least one of the individual and the person acting on behalf of the individual. A processor in communication with the memory executes the instructions. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149204 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING MEDICAL DATA WITH TRANSACTION DATA WHILE MAINTAINING CONSUMER PRIVACY - A method for linking medical data to transaction history includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer characteristics and a plurality of transaction data entries, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, a medical profile, wherein the medical profile includes medical data associated with a specific consumer and a plurality of demographic characteristics associated with the specific consumer; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer characteristics correspond to the plurality of demographic characteristics; and associating, in the database, each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the medical data included in the received medical profile. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149205 | INTEGRATED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Integrated clinical decision supporting system and method are provided. The system includes a CDSS application terminal configured to consume a user's clinical information including medical data, social media data, and sensor measuring data, and transmit the collected user's clinical information, and an integrated clinical decision supporting apparatus configured to convert the user's clinical information received from the CDSS application terminal into a predetermined standard format, and generate a medical recommendation based on the converted user's clinical information and a previously stored clinical rule. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149206 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT RADIOLOGY WORK ALLOCATION - An example system to distribute a medical exam to an examiner includes a first interface to display a medical exam identifier associated with a medical exam stored in a patient record database and an examiner availability indicator to be displayed via the first interface. The examiner availability indicator is to be updated via a second interface. The example system includes an exam allocator to automatically allocate the medical exam to the examiner and an assignment tool to be displayed to a user via the first interface and to facilitate assignment of the allocated exam to the examiner. At least one of the exam allocator or the assignment tool is to be communicatively associated with the examiner availability indicator. Upon assignment of the medical exam to the examiner, the medical exam identifier is displayed in an examiner work queue via the first interface, the second interface, and a third interface. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149207 | HEALTH INFORMATION PRESCRIPTION - Certain examples provide systems, method, and computer-readable media to facilitate a health information prescription and associated interaction. An example method includes generating, at a health provider system, a prescription for a patient including an information component, the information component instructing monitoring of patient data at a frequency using at least one of a device and an application. The example method includes transmitting the prescription from the health provider system to a patient health record. The example method includes configuring the at least one of a device and an application for the patient according to the information component of the prescription and the patient health record. The example method includes facilitating, at the patient health record, collection of the patient data via the at least one of a device and an application. The example method includes transmitting collected patient data from the patient health record to the health provider system. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149208 | SYSTEM FOR ANONYMIZING AND AGGREGATING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION - A patient anonymizing system includes a plurality of hashing appliances and data sources. Each appliance receives medical records containing at least confidential protected health information (PHI). A salt value is appended to each confidential PHI, and a hash is generated, which replaces the confidential PHI to generate an anonymized record. A master patient index server aggregates the anonymized records. A vector and cluster matching engine determines if the anonymized record matches a unique patient identifier corresponding to a second anonymized record. A comparison vector is generated by comparing hash values of the confidential PHI with hash values in the second anonymized record, and is crossed with a confidence vector having weights based on match conditions. This produces a match confidence level, which is compared to a threshold. If the threshold is met, the anonymized record is mapped to the unique patient identifier associated with the second record. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149209 | REMOTE/LOCAL REFERENCE SHARING AND RESOLUTION - Certain examples provide systems, methods, and apparatus for decentralized cross-enterprise interaction between clinical systems. An example method includes receiving, from a user at a first clinical information system in a first enterprise, a request for content. The example method includes identifying a target system for the requested content. The example method includes authenticating the user at the first clinical information system in the first enterprise. The example method includes, if the user is authenticated, verifying authorization of the user to access the requested content at the target system. The example method includes, if the user is authorized, facilitating access to the requested content via the target system. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149210 | CLOUD-BASED CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - An example method includes storing healthcare information related to a patient on the cloud-based clinical information system and determining if a first local information system of a first healthcare entity includes a first existing patient record associated with the patient. The example method also includes communicating a first command from the cloud-based clinical information system to an edge device located at a facility associated with the first healthcare entity and in communication with the first local information system. The edge device is to automatically attach a first portion of the healthcare information to the first existing patient record if the first local information system includes the first existing patient record or automatically generate a first new patient record to be populated by the first portion of the healthcare information if the first local information system does not include the first existing patient record based on the first command. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149211 | CLOUD-BASED CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - An example method includes receiving patient information in a cloud-based clinical information system from a first healthcare entity registered with the cloud-based clinical information system as a first entity type of a plurality of hierarchically organized entity types. The example method also includes storing a contractual agreement between the first healthcare entity and a second healthcare entity in the cloud-based clinical information system. The second healthcare entity is registered with the cloud-based clinical information as a second entity type of the plurality of entity types. The example method further includes enabling the second healthcare entity to access the patient information from the cloud-based clinical information system based on first access rules for the second healthcare entity. The first access rules are based on the contractual agreement, the second healthcare entity being the second entity type, and a selection input by the first healthcare entity via the cloud-based clinical information system. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149212 | PATIENT INFORMATION INTERFACE - Examples of the present disclosure may include methods, systems, and computer readable media with executable instructions. An example method for providing a patient information interface can include accessing patient health record (PHR) information for a particular patient, and referencing medical care guideline information. A medical process associated with the particular patient is determined based on the PHR information and medical care guideline information, and context information associated with the particular patient and/or a healthcare system is received in a medical process-aware manner to a context model implemented on a computing system, including clinical, logistical and operational information. Context aware information is presented, via an output device of the computing system based on the determined medical process and context information. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149213 | MEDICAL CARE INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM - A medical care information display control apparatus, including a medical care item selection receiving unit that receives a selection of any of a plurality of medical care items, a medical care item sorting unit that sorts out a medical care item having medical care data with values that satisfy a similarity condition preset based on medical care data values of the selected medical care item from the plurality of medical care items, and a display control unit that graph displays only the medical care data of the selected medical care item and the medical care data of the sorted out medical care item, among medical care data of the plurality of medical care items, in the same display area using axes of the same scale. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149214 | CLINICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - When plural clinical-items are classified as a major clinical-item or as a related clinical-item and clinical-data of the major clinical-item or items are mainly displayed in initial display, whether each of related clinical-items includes clinical-data judged as data that need to be displayed is decided by judging whether each of at least one set of clinical-data belonging to each of the related clinical-items needs to be displayed by using a whether-to-display judgment criterion for judging whether to display that has been set in advance. In initial display, clinical-data of the related clinical-item that has been decided as a related clinical-item including the clinical-data that need to be displayed are displayed in addition to clinical-data of the major clinical-item or items, but no clinical-data of the related clinical-item that has been decided as a related clinical-item including no clinical-data that need to be displayed are displayed. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT AND VISUALIZE FINDING-SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS AND PERTINENT PATIENT INFORMATION IN RADIOLOGY WORKFLOW - A system for detecting and visualizing finding-specific suggestion and information includes a clinical database storing one or more clinical documents including clinical data. A natural language processing engine processes the clinical documents to detect clinical data pertinent to a patient. A context extraction and classification engine extracts clinical findings from the clinical data and detects finding-specific suggestions from the clinical findings. A clinical interface engine generates a user interface which enables the user to view the detected clinical data and finding-specific suggestions. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149216 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING SYSTEM, INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION REGISTERING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A biological information measuring apparatus includes: an individual information storage unit configured to store individual information for a plurality of persons in which individual registration information and biological information are associated; a transmission request reception unit configured to receive a transmission request of the individual registration information; an individual registration information transmission unit configured to transmit the individual registration information for a plurality of persons stored in the individual information storage unit based on the transmission request; a registration request reception unit configured to receive a registration request in which designation of any of the individual registration information for a plurality of persons and a registration content are associated; and a registration unit configured to register the registration content on the individual registration information designated in the registration request of the individual registration information stored in the individual information storage unit. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149217 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME VISUALIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CONDITION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and technology to display 3D graphical output for a user using body sensor data, personal medical data in real time is disclosed. A consolidated methodology to bring user meaningful life information based on real-time sensor results, analysis, expert Q&As, “What if” scenarios and future emulation all in one artificial intelligence expert system is described. A unique rendering of 3D image of ones organ, cell or subcellular level display related to one's health condition can be visualized on a graphical user interface of a devices or devices. The change of the display from one level such as from organ to cell or cell to subcellular level or vice versa is enabled is disclosed. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150294067 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ENHANCED CARE ROOMS - Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods related to determining beneficial and customized surroundings for a subject in a healthcare setting or related type setting, based at least in part on the subject's personal profile including one or more of personal health information, detected biological data, input from the subject itself, or input from a healthcare worker. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294069 | MULTI-SOURCE PATIENT GENERATED HEALTHCARE DATA INTEGRATION IN A TRANSACTIONAL SYSTEM - A system and method for aggregating patient generated healthcare data associated with a patient from a plurality of computing machines located separately without patient intervention. Metadata is stored associated with the patient generated healthcare data in a medical record repository database to perform natural language processing and metadata analysis of the patient generated healthcare data to identify patient verified data and patient unverified data. A data object including query statements and approval options is generated and presented on a remotely located display unit accessible by the patient. An input against each of the plurality of query statements is received and the system provides updating of the unverified data based on the received input. The patient generated healthcare data is then pushed into the electronic medical transactional system which may communicate medical data messages among a plurality of computer stations. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294070 | System and Method For Facilitating the Collection, Analysis, Use and Management of Clinical Analytics Results to Improve Healthcare - Systems and process for performing analytical processes on the health-related data for a person include components and steps for processing system multiple files from multiple sources containing health-related data for numerous individual. Such processing may include: staging health-related data; matching pieces of staged data to a person using one or more matching rules; compressing the matched staged data for the person into a compressed file through assignment of a universal identifier which is associated with the person; providing the compressed file to an analytics engine; and decompressing the at least one analytics results file using universal identifier to access the analytics results for the person. Additionally, the analytics results for the person may be provided to a user for intervention into the health of the person. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294078 | SCHEDULING INSTRUCTION ITEMS | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294085 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ENHANCED CARE ROOMS - Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods related to determining beneficial and customized surroundings for a subject in a healthcare setting or related type setting, based at least in part on the subject's personal profile including one or more of personal health information, detected biological data, input from the subject itself, or input from a healthcare worker. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294086 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ENHANCED CARE ROOMS - Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods related to determining beneficial and customized surroundings for a subject in a healthcare setting or related type setting, based at least in part on the subject's personal profile including one or more of personal health information, detected biological data, input from the subject itself, or input from a healthcare worker. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294088 | Patient Summary Generation - Patient summary generation may involve receiving a request for summary data relating to treatment of a patient over a period of time and accessing a medical record of the patient to determine at least one condition of the patient for the period of time. Summary generation may also involve determining reporting categories relating to the at least one condition, identifying elements of the medical records associated with the reporting categories, determining data of the identified elements indicative of the summary data for the at least one condition, and compiling the summary data into a summary report. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DATA ENTRY AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT - A system and method that provides for integrated data entry and workflow capabilities through one or more computing devices provided to personnel who work at various stations throughout a facility. Automated identification, record updates, workflow management, and alerts are facilitated through the computing devices, which include a headset that includes one or more input devices such as a microphone, a speaker, a camera, and/or a visual display device. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150302147 | Synchronization of Heatlhcare Data Across Disparate Data Centers - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for synchronizing healthcare data across disparate data centers. Healthcare data from healthcare data sources is received by a collector service that operates in a cloud computing platform. The data is sent to a staging platform associated with a first data center that is hosting the collector service. From here, the data is stored in association with a long-term storage data store associated with the first data center. As well, it is communicated to processing nodes associated with the first data center that subscribe to the data. The staging platform also communicates the data to a staging platform associated with a second data center. This staging platform also stores the data in association with a long-term storage data store located at the second data center and communicates the data to processing nodes located at the second data center that subscribe to the data. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302149 | AGGREGATION, PARTITIONING, AND MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE DATA FOR EFFICIENT STORAGE AND PROCESSING - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for aggregating, partitioning, and storing healthcare data. Healthcare data is collected from various disparate healthcare data sources. The data is aggregated into batches of the same type of data. From here, the data is partitioned according to the data's originating healthcare data source. The aggregated and partitioned healthcare data is then stored in a long term storage data store. This system of storing healthcare data allows for efficient retrieval and processing by computing solutions that need access to batches of healthcare data. The system also reduces costs associated with storing data as duplicate storage is eliminated. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302156 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING HEALTH AND MEDICAL DATA, PERFORMING WORK TASKS AND DELIVERING SERVICES - A computer system for processing and displaying medical data is provided. Health data pertaining to a user is received. The received health data is analyzed with respect to a set of active clinical guidelines. Medical diagnosis results are provided to the user based on the analyzed data. The received health data and the medical diagnosis results are displayed to the user via a mobile device. The mobile device is further configured to provide a plurality of health related services. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302214 | FEDERATED PATIENT GUARANTEED UNIQUE IDENTIFICAITON (GUID) MATCHING - A method includes receiving patient data for a patient in electronic format. The patent data includes information that identifies the patient. The method further includes labeling the patient data with a guaranteed unique identifier. The method further includes at least one of removing or visually obscuring any information in the patient data that identifies the patient. The method further includes conveying, electronically, the labeled patient data to a third party remote computing/storage service. The labeled patient data is stored at the remote computing/storage service without any information in the patient data that identifies the patient. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302537 | MEDICAL RECORD CARDS AND STORAGE SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for obtaining and storing medical records of a patient from an entity covered by HIPAA in a form allowing quick disclosure of the patient's medical history to a third party without restriction or delay by HIPAA. The method comprises inducing a patient to obtain possession of his or her own medical record from a covered entity; acquiring the medical record from the patient in a storage format; and storing the medical record in a memory in a form from which it can be reproduced in the storage format as received from the patient. The memory used to store the medical record can be a hard drive in an Internet server, or be a portable medium, such as a CD or DVD, and can be small enough to fit in the patient's wallet, purse or pocket. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302539 | PATIENT CARE AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Streamlined and integrated patient care and health information management systems and methods for reducing the need for costly, near constant patient monitoring by providing system components that allow healthcare professionals to view the most important data for a number of patients in varying physical locations in a seamless manner are disclosed. Various components of the system can be used to monitor patients; measure, record, and track vital signs; and coordinate patient care in an automated fashion. Patients that have a achieved a relatively stable condition during a recovery process, but who still require or would benefit from near constant, or frequent vital sign monitoring can be provided with one or more body worn vital sign sensors. These patient worn sensors can track vital sign and other information about patients, including patient movement, activity, and sleep patterns. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150310170 | MEDICAL IMAGE BASED COLLABORATION - Medical image based collaboration system and methods are provided. A collaboration server | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310173 | SECURE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A healthcare management and communication system including a central server, home base devices, and portable medical assistant devices (PMAD) providing secure electronic communications among medical facilities and healthcare providers, while ensuring privacy of patient medical records. In an embodiment, the central server communicates with the home base device(s) and the PMAD providing information necessary for a healthcare provider to perform a procedure for a patient. The healthcare communication system provides security for patient information by allowing the healthcare provider to access some basic patient information on the PMAD, including directions to the patient's house, when the PMAD is in all locations. Only when the PMAD is within a physical proximity to a selected home base device can the healthcare provider access the corresponding patient's confidential information necessary for the on-site visit. Notes and data recorded during the procedure may be securely transmitted to the central server, updating the patient's record. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310174 | METHOD OF SECURE ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL DATA, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SAID METHOD - A process for generating a digital medical file stored on a secure server ( | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310175 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF HANDLING BIOLOGICAL ASSETS THROUGH A BIO-REPOSITORY - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to system and a method for handling biological assets through a bio-repository. In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides a system by which owner of the biological asset can store their biological samples and control the usage of the biological sample. Each time the biological sample is used, consent is requested by the bio-repository from the owner of the biological sample. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT APPLIES RELATIONAL AND NON-RELATIONAL DATA STRUCTURES TO MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS - A medical diagnosis system comprises one or more databases configured to store a plurality of relational tables within a relational data structure and a non-relational table within a non-relational data structure. The plurality of relational tables comprise a symptom table configured to associate a plurality of symptoms having symptom name fields with a corresponding plurality of symptom identifier fields (Symptom ID). A cause table is configured to associate a plurality of causes having caused name fields with a corresponding plurality of cause identifier fields (Cause ID). A symptom-cause relational table is linked to the symptom table and the cause table to associate the plurality of cause identifier fields with the plurality of symptom identifier fields. The plurality of symptom identifier fields comprise first foreign keys that link the symptom table to the symptom-cause relational table. The plurality of symptom identifier fields comprise second foreign keys that link the cause table to the symptom-cause relational table. One or more processors provide interfaces for receiving one or more symptom names and presenting one or more cause names based on associations of symptom names and cause names in the non-relational table. The associations of symptom names and cause names in the non-relational table are derived from mapping the plurality of cause name fields in the cause table and the plurality of symptom name fields in the symptom table into the non-relational table. The mapping being based on the association of the plurality of cause identifier fields with the plurality of symptom identifier fields in the symptom-cause relational table. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310182 | DATA PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION UNIT FOR RECORDING PATIENT DATA IN THERAPY-FREE INTERVALS - A patient data monitoring system is disclosed for central monitoring of vital parameters of at least one dialysis patient in a therapy-free interval. The system includes a central patient database for storing patient data, at least one measuring device carried along or kept at home by a patient during the therapy-free interval, and a portable data processing and communication device carried along or kept at home by the patient in the therapy-free interval that assigns a corresponding patient ID to each measured vital parameter received from the at least one measuring device via data communication, automatically sets up a remote data connection to the central patient database and, once the connection to the central patient database is set up, automatically transmits a data set including patient ID and the at least one measured vital parameter to the central patient database. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310183 | TELEMEDICINE COMPONENTS, DEVICES, APPLICATIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to equipment including hardware, software, and methods of use thereof for enabling medical interactions between individuals in separate locations. More specifically, the present invention relates to telemedicine components, devices, applications, and uses thereof. Embodiments of the present invention enable video, audio, textual, and graphical information to be securely exchanged between doctors and patients, as well as data files. A doctor located remotely from a patient may receive information from and control one or more medical devices located proximate to the patient using software operating on a computing device. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310184 | Regional Medical Cooperation System - The task is to provide a system which supports smooth patient referral from a referral source medical institution to a referral destination medical institution and which particularly prevents readmission due to cases that are difficult to determine simply based on patient attributes or due to the quality of medical services. To achieve this task, a referral difficult degree calculation unit calculates a referral difficulty degree which quantifies the risk that a patient cannot be discharged because a referral destination cannot be found, in consideration of a readmission risk calculated by a readmission risk calculation unit, the geographical distance between the patient and the referral destination medical institution, the total number of patients accepted, and the number of beds available. This referral difficulty degree is outputted to an output unit of the referral source medical institution or the referral destination medical institution. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150317311 | PATIENT SEARCH QUALITY INDICATOR - Computerized systems and methods facilitate patient searches by providing a search quality indicator for presentation to a user entering a patient search input to indicate to the user the likelihood the search input will return search results that will allow the user to identify a search result corresponding with a desired patient. When a user enters search input, a search quality score is generated. The search quality score may be determined based on the amount of search input provided and/or the type of search criteria provided. A search quality indicator is presented to the user based on the search quality score. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317393 | PATIENT SEARCH WITH COMMON NAME DATA STORE - Computerized systems and methods facilitate patient searches by identifying instances in which search input includes a common name that may return a large number of search results. A common name data store is generated that includes common names identified in a patient database. When a user enters search input into a patient search tool, the common name data store is queried to determine if the search input matches a common name. If so, a notification may be provided to the user to indicate the search input matches a common name. In some instances, a search may not be allowed on the patient database if the search input matches a common name. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317434 | CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A medical image managed by a medical information management system is displayed in a layout region that is displayed on a display of an information terminal, and thumbnail images of similar cases received from a case retrieval system are displayed in a case display region. In the layout region, a display box displaying a thumbnail image of a diagnosis object case and display boxes displaying thumbnail images selected from the thumbnail images displayed in the case display region are displayed adjacent to one another. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317435 | PRESENTING A PATIENT'S DISPARATE MEDICAL DATA ON A UNIFIED TIMELINE - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method presents medical data. In the method, a request for medical data related to a patient is received. Then, data records in a medical records database that relate to the patient are identified. The medical records database includes a plurality of different types of medical data records, and each data record is associated with a corresponding time. According to the data records' corresponding time, the identified data records are temporally ordered to generate a timeline. Finally, the timeline is output to a device for display, such that the displayed timeline presents the plurality of different types of data records related to the patient together in a single temporal view. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317436 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided are a system and method for efficiently creating patient health records with help of expert clinical decision support. The system and method also ensures the doctor's documentation and diagnosis comply with the government healthcare quality measures. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317437 | THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Stored data is accessed over a computer network through a network data manager. Data may be stored and transferred to the network data manager from a product device using an uploader application. In one aspect, a request message containing an access requestor identifier is received at the network data manager from a client device for access to a data storage facility. The network data manager determines if the access requestor identifier is associated with a data record that identifies a product device having a registration record, and if it does, the network data manager transmits a data link to the client device, wherein the data link provides access to the data record by the client device over the computer network for a predetermined time period such that access to the data record is halted upon expiration of the predetermined time period. The client device may comprise, for example, a desktop or laptop computer. The product device, for example, may comprise a portable insulin pump that can be connected to the computer for data transfer to and from the network data manager. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317441 | INTELLIGENT NUCLEAR MEDICINE PATIENT WORKFLOW SCHEDULER - A nuclear medicine scanner system ( | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150324521 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire patient's medical information, an extraction unit configured to extract a part of the medical information as material candidates for a reduced medical image, a selection unit configured to assign priorities to a plurality of the extracted material candidates, and, based on the priorities, select materials to be used for generation of the reduced medical image out of a plurality of the material candidates, and a generation unit configured to generate the reduced medical image based on a plurality of the selected materials. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324522 | BIOPSY MAPPING TOOLS - Apparatus for plotting pathological diagnoses on anatomical diagrams is provided. The apparatus may include a mapping tool. The mapping tool may identify a plurality of biopsy marker records including a received criterion. The mapping tool may identify a body part image associated with a body part image ID. The mapping tool may section the body part image into a first quadrant and a second quadrant. The mapping tool may loop through the plurality of biopsy marker records to identify an X,Y coordinate associated with each of the plurality of biopsy marker records. For each X,Y coordinate identifying a location within the first quadrant, the mapping tool may iteratively tally a first count for the first quadrant. For each X,Y coordinate identifying a location within the second quadrant, the mapping tool may iteratively tally a second count for the second quadrant. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324524 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, an acquiring unit, an extracting unit, and a presenting unit. The receiving unit receives at least one document related to a treatment administered to a patient. The acquiring unit acquires a type of the document received by the receiving unit. The extracting unit extracts, from an association memory that stores a type of a first document and a type of a second document in association with each other, a type of a second document associated with the type of the document acquired by the acquiring unit, the second document being to be registered in a case where the first document is registered. The presenting unit presents the type of the second document extracted by the extracting unit for a document to be registered in conjunction with the document of the type acquired by the acquiring unit. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324525 | PATIENT CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - A computer system and method for management of electronic medical records. The system includes the facility to share patients' medical records amongst multiple healthcare providers and other organizations, as permitted by each individual patient, and providing social networking tools to facilitate interactions between the various parties and the electronic medical records. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324526 | REMOTE HEALTHCARE DATA-GATHERING AND VIEWING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical data collection system for gathering medical data from an individual when the individual is located remotely from a healthcare professional includes at least in part an aggregation device is used at the patient remote site for collecting medical data/information from various medical devices. The aggregation device sends the recorded medical data using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) web service/application to a network. A video conference system is also located at the remote site. A healthcare provider can access the medical data in real time or from the optional data storage device while the data is being captured from the patient at any time in the future if the data is stored using a personal computer or handheld device such as a notebook, Ipad, smart phone or the like that is capable of running a browser that can consume the medical record service provided by the aggregation device. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324527 | LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for providing personalized healthcare for a patient is provided. The method may include receiving information indicative of a patient, retrieving a record associated with the patient, receiving a query identifying a healthcare related issue associated with the patient, performing analytics via a statistical discovery component and a natural language processing component configured to interface with respective portions of heterogeneous data sources to selectively identify correlations between genomic profile information of the patient and selected data of the data sources, applying a selected risk model based on the query; and providing a response to the query including information associated with clinical decision support tailored to an identity of the user, the user being a selected one of a patient, a researcher and a clinician. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PATIENT-SERVICE PROVIDER INTERACTIONS - Disclosed is a system and method for tracking patient-service provider interactions. In some implementations, a method includes gathering near real-time information about patient interactions with staff in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing care facilities, retirement communities, home health care environments, assisted living facilities, and senior living facilities. The patient interaction information can be used to help ensure accurate health care information is collected from patient and healthcare provider interactions using a wearable identification transceiver having an embedded microprocessor system as well as an integrated RFID reader and an RFID tag. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324529 | PERSONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods realize the benefit of portable storage devices by taking advantage of PCs including an optical disk drive, optical disks, such as a CD or a DVD, and the Internet. An individual patient provides personal data to a healthcare service center. The healthcare service center can then create a portable optical disk for the patient to carry. The personal data written onto the portable optical disk is stored on a database management server database and is readable and updateable by the individual patient using his/her PC with an optical disk drive and connected to the Internet. The individual patient can choose to update his/her personal data on the portable optical disk and can receive a new portable optical disk that includes the update. The new portable optical disk containing the latest update is created and delivered to the patient by the database management server. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324530 | PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT AND COMPARISON OF MEDICAL CONDITION AND OUTCOME BASED ON PROFILES OF COMMUNITY PATIENTS - The invention can be directed toward a method for personalized management and comparison of medical condition and outcome based on patient profiles of a community of patients. The method can include the steps of providing a database of patient profiles, providing a user interface for inputting a query of the database from a user, generating a query result including one or more matching patient profiles from the database, and displaying the query result as a correlation medical condition parameters of the user with a medical outcome. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324535 | Patient Care Cards - Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for a patient care card graphical user interface are provided. The patient care card graphical user interface comprises a requirements display area configured to display one or more clinical measures relating to a patient, and a visual indicator that changes depending on whether the at least one or more clinical measures has been met. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150324540 | Digital Health Information System - A set of information including manually entered health-related data for a user, automatically collected health-related data for the user, and test results for the user may be received. In response to receiving the set of information, the manually entered health-related data for the user, the automatically collected health-related data for the user, and the test results for the user may be integrated into a comprehensive health profile for the user. Upon a request made on behalf of the user, at least part of the comprehensive health profile may be provided to the user. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150331996 | NETWORK-ACCESSIBLE DATA ABOUT PATIENT WITH WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM - A data file system includes one or more files about a patient wearing a wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system that has been assigned to them. The one or more files contain at least one patient identifier of the patient, compliance data about a history of the patient's wearing the WCD system, and possibly other data. The data file system can be accessed through a communication network when the patient uses a communication device. When so accessed, some of the contents can be viewed on a screen of the device, for example in the form of a website. In embodiments, the health care provider and friends and family can view such data and even enter inputs, which may create a situation that motivates the patient to comply better. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150331997 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND/OR HEALTHCARE-RELATED INFORMATION WITH OR USING AN ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD OR ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORDS - A computer-implemented method, including receiving, with a receiver, a request, to access an electronic healthcare record of an individual or patient, transmitted from a first communication device associated with a user or provider; receiving, with the receiver or a computer, a photograph, picture, or video clip, or an audio recording or audio clip, of the user or provider; processing, with a processing device or the computer, information regarding the request; generating, with the processing device or the computer, a message which contains information regarding the request and which contains, contains a link or hyperlink to, or includes as an attachment thereto, the photograph, picture, or video clip, or the audio recording or audio clip, of the user or provider; and transmitting, with a transmitter, the processing device, or the computer, the message to a second communication device associated with the individual, the patient, or a caregiver. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150331998 | MEDICAL INFORMATION ACCESS PORTAL - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a medical information access portal. A system includes a provider server including an electronic medical record (EMR) database, a hospital server including a hospital information system database, and a host server including a medical information access portal, the medical information access portal configured to exchange patient data between the EMR database of the provider server and the hospital information system database of the hospital server. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150331999 | STANDING ORDER DATABASE SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNET AND INTRANET APPLICATION - An internet and/or intranet based system and method for limiting access to confidential records to properly authorized and authenticated parties. The system's central premise is that the person to whom such records pertain should control access rights through specific, informed consent. It reinforces the widely held conception of privacy in general, while also providing an expedited and cost efficient means to find and transfer confidential records. It also gives the repositories where these records are held the right to stipulate the specific terms and conditions that must be fulfilled before they will release documents. And it carries out all of these legitimate interests in a way that is fast, simple to use and easy to audit. The system optionally includes a billing mechanism to pay for any added cost associated with providing this additional protection; and in its preferred embodiment, is applicable to both digital as well as non-digital records. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332000 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A MASTER PATIENT INDEX INCLUDING DUPLICATE RECORD DETECTION - A system for managing a master patient index is described. The master patient index database is constructed using inverted indices. The inverted index formulation enables faster, more complete and more flexible duplicate detection as compared to traditional master patient database management techniques. A master patient index management system including a remote user interface configured to leverage the inverted index formulation is described. The user interface includes features for managing records in an MPI database including identifying, efficiently comparing, updating and merging duplicate records across a heterogeneous healthcare organization. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332001 | ROUNDING CHARGE CAPTURE MODULE-MANAGING PATIENT CARE - Computer implemented methods and apparatuses of managing patient care in a hospital. Machine readable instructions, when executed, provide a first rounding list to a first hospitalist, provide a second rounding list to a second hospitalist, communicate a status of a first set of multiple patients from the first hospitalist to the second hospitalist, communicate a status of a second set of multiple patients from the second hospitalist to the first hospitalist, capture work efforts of each hospitalist, capture billing information of the hospitalists, and provide the rounding lists to at least one hospital administrator. In some embodiments, patients are tracked, for example, using GPS, and current patient location is reported, for instance, to the hospitalist. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332003 | COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR UTILIZING DERIVED MEDICAL RECORDS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAME - Disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for creating and utilizing derived medical records. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a derived medical record system may utilize one or more derived medical records to improve insight into patient health, identify future risk factors, and improve claim processing efficiency. In some examples, the derived medical record system may further provide derived medical records based on healthcare data stored in structured and unstructured data sources. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332005 | METHOD OF INCREASING THE SUCCESS RATE OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY - It is estimated that 1 in 8 couples are affected by infertility. Many couples affected by infertility must go through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) to have a baby. Even with ART, only 30% of couples achieve live birth after one attempt and the average cost of one ART Cycle is $14,000, a cost that is large enough to cause significant stress, especially when the couple has no guarantee of success. The present invention therefore provides a computer-implemented method that identifies and actively changes the factors that decrease the likelihood of successful ART and specifically, reduces the stress factor by reimbursing some or all of the cost of unsuccessful ART Cycles. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332010 | RULE-BASED LOW-LATENCY DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE DATA - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for delivering healthcare records with low latency. Healthcare data is collected from various disparate healthcare data sources. The data is filtered in accordance with routing rules to identify healthcare data to deliver to a processing node. The routing rules specify that healthcare data from a particular originating source of a particular data type is to be delivered to a particular processing node. The healthcare data is converted to a local format for use by a computing solution. This system of delivering healthcare data with low latency ensures that the data is delivered to the correct location in the correct format, even if the routing rules change. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332017 | PATIENT HEALTH MEASUREMENT COMPLIANCE AND INCENTIVE SYSTEM - Mechanisms for ensuring patient compliance with a prescribed patient protocol are disclosed. A media device receives a first request for a service. In response to receiving the first request, the media device sends a first message to a remote health server device. The media device receives, from the remote health server device, a second message containing presentation content that indicates that a patient associated the media device is non-compliant with a particular health measurement task. In response to the second message, the media device presents the presentation content to the patient. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332021 | Guided Patient Interview and Health Management Systems - The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for assessing a patient for medical information, and preparing and sharing a report thereof via a networked environment, such as the Internet. In some embodiments, the questions asked of a patient are uniquely tailored to avoid irrelevant questions and to explore relevant information more deeply than one-size-fits-all medical forms. Further embodiments relate to the analysis of answers provided, and the assignment of risk scores, the calculation of risk stratifications, and the identification of triggers prompting action on behalf of the patient, to be included in the report. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332283 | HEALTHCARE TRANSACTION VALIDATION VIA BLOCKCHAIN PROOF-OF-WORK, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Healthcare transaction validation systems and methods are presented. Healthcare transactions associated with a stakeholder are compiled into a chain of healthcare transaction blocks. The chain can be considered a chronicle of person's healthcare path through life. When a transaction is conducted, the corresponding healthcare parameters (e.g., inputs, outputs, clinical evidence, outcomes, etc.) are sent to one or more validation devices. The devices establish a validity of the transaction and generate a new block via a proof-of-work principle. Once the new block has been calculated it can be appended to the stakeholder's health care blockchain. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150339440 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A medical imaging apparatus includes a transmission suspension time determination unit that determines a transmission suspension time from when an inspection is ended to when inspection end information generated by an inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to a hospital information system based on inspection information; an inspection end information transmission unit transmits the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended; and an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines whether an additional imaging-operation instruction is issued from an operator before the transmission suspension time passes. If it is determined that the additional imaging-operation instruction is issued, inspection end information including a content of the imaging operation additionally executed according to the additional imaging operation instruction is executed, and the inspection end information including the content of the additional imaging-operation is transmitted. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339441 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF PAPER DOCUMENTS TO ASSOCIATED PATIENT RECORDS IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - A system and method for automated entry of electronic versions of paper documents into corresponding patient records in an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is provided. A natural language parsing component extracts named entity information from electronic versions of patient-related paper documents and determines the EHR patients which correspond to the electronic versions. The electronic versions are classified by medical procedure and matched with EHR patient orders obtained from querying the EHR. The electronic versions with are matched to EHR patient orders are entered into the EHR and notifications for the electronic versions which are not matched are generated. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339442 | COMPUTATIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT PLAN METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH MASS MEDICAL ANALYSIS - The present disclosure is directed toward global medical data analysis methods, systems, and computer program products for analyzing, classifying, and matching mass amounts of medical information from many sources and across different regions. The global medical data analysis system includes a medical main server that contains an intelligent medical engine, which is communicatively coupled to a central database, a confidential electronic medical records database, and further communicatively coupled through a network to hospitals, clinics, and other medical sources. The intelligent medical engine receives voluminous medical record, potentially from different countries, regions, and continents. Electronic Medical records are sourced from hospitals, clinics, and other medical sources, which are fed into the intelligent medical engine for large-scale analysis and correlation of patients' medical records globally. The analysis starts by degrouping (classifying) medical records into multiple levels of subgroups according to patient clinical parameters, disease templates, treatments and outcomes. When a new patient enters the system, that patient's parameters and disease template are matched against the closest subgroups to suggest treatments with potentially favorable outcomes. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339443 | OPERATOR DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method which provides health care personnel located in remote areas with medical treatment information is disclosed. The system may comprise one or more of: (i) one or more modular handheld units, or other computerized, central processing unit or hardware based user interface, which are capable of receiving and/or storing medical information and/or other content, such as, for example medical procedures, skills, techniques, protocols, and patient specific information; (ii) a server, or other data processing unit, which may itself comprise a central processing unit, data storage devices, and/or or other computerized processing and storage devices, through which content and other information, such as medical procedures, and patient information, as well as system functional applications, may be disseminated or made otherwise accessible to handheld units; and/or (iii) one or more electronic field medical cards (“EFMC's”), which are portable data storage devices (such as for example, a USB thumb drive) capable of storing patient specific data, which data may be uploaded or downloaded to or from the handheld unit and/or the server. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339446 | DASHBOARD INTERFACE, SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT - A dashboard interface, system and environment connects industry participants to entities and/or individuals to support the selection and management of products and associated activities. Dashboard interfaces presented to the industry participants, entities, and individuals provide up-to-date information regarding products as well as comparison information. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339451 | System and Method for Providing Mobile Electronic Assistance in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Decisions and Documentation - The present invention provides a system and method of providing automated diagnostic and treatment technology available to healthcare providers for rapid assistance with the formulation of diagnoses (including low-likelihood diagnoses, which, if missed, would result in high patient risk), through: (a) efficient and thorough gathering of patient-specific information and symptoms; (b) comparing same against local and national diagnosis and treatment databases; (c) rendering accurate and appropriate diagnosis possibilities; (d) rendering corresponding high likelihood of success and appropriate under the circumstances treatment modalities not only prescribed, but explained and demonstrated; and (e) the ability to dynamically reassess the foregoing based upon additional patient-specific information and symptoms. The system and method allows all levels of general healthcare practitioners to render a higher level of expertise and sophistication than would otherwise be possible from such less-experienced healthcare providers, including in those situations typically requiring a trained specialist. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339452 | DOCUMENTATION THROUGH A REMOTE PRESENCE ROBOT - A robotic system that is used in a tele-presence session. For example, the system can be used by medical personnel to examine, diagnose and prescribe medical treatment in the session. The system includes a robot that has a camera and is controlled by a remote station. The system further includes a storage device that stores session content data regarding the session. The data may include a video/audio taping of the session by the robot. The session content data may also include time stamps that allow a user to determine the times that events occurred during the session. The session content data may be stored on a server that accessible by multiple users. Billing information may be automatically generated using the session content data. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DIVERSION - A method and apparatus (including software) for predicting abuse or diversion of one or more controlled substances comprising identifying a potential abuser or diverter, accessing one or more databases containing potential abuser or diverter data, comparing potential abuser or diverter data with data of indicators of abuse or diversion, and assigning abuse or diversion likelihood score to the potential abuser or diverter. The abuse or diversion likelihood score then usable in the process of making decisions regarding the potential abuser or diverter. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339457 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING CLINICAL DATA WITH THE REVIEW OF MEDICAL IMAGES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to integrate clinical data with the medical images reviewed by radiologists or other healthcare providers. In the context of a method, one or more findings related to a respective risk profile of a patient are identified. The method also includes concurrently presenting both one or more medical images of the patient and a visual representation of at least a portion of the patient's body with respect to visual indications of the one or more findings. The method also includes providing information regarding a respective finding upon selection of the visual indication associated with the respective finding. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING HEALTH CARE COSTS - Systems and methods for generating models of potential medical treatment pathways are provided. In some embodiments, the systems and methods determine estimated costs of medical treatment responsive to user input of medical conditions. Some embodiments generate candidate treatment pathways from historic medical claim information. The candidate treatment pathways can be based on a channel of care and a medical condition. Further embodiments determine a probability associated with a treatment pathway and determine potential costs for the treatment pathway within a respective channel of care for a medical condition. In some examples, the system provides cost estimates within each channel and/or for each treatment pathway. In other examples, the system can also identify a likelihood associated with each treatment pathway, assign weights based on occurrence, and calculate the costs for treatment paths using the calculated weights and, for example, location of service. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150347681 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND ANALYTICS - A method for processing Health Level 7 (HL7) data may involve: receiving multiple HL7 data feeds from multiple distinct locations; mapping data contained in the multiple HL7 data feeds; entering the data from the multiple HL7 data feeds into a non-relational database; performing initial indexing of the data; using the data to perform analytic tasks; and performing indexing functions on previously stored HL7 data. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347684 | MANAGING USER INFORMATION - DATA TYPE EXTENSION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing user information. For example, instructions for implementing a background process configured to manage a first set of data types may be received from a service provider. A data download that includes information about the new data type may also be received from the service provider. A request to access data corresponding to the new data type may be received from an application. Additionally, in some examples, the data corresponding to the new data type may be provided to the application based at least in part on interpreting the data download. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347686 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A VIDEO MEDICAL RECORD - A video medical record (VMR) system provides a means and method for multiple users of a central server and multiple remote user devices to mutually create, edit, store, compare, and share texts, videos, stills and/or audios relating to a patient. The VMR system includes the use of existing mobile devices such as a laptop, tablet, laptop-tablet hybrid, phablet, tablet-phone hybrid, phone, or other camera equipped mobile electronics. The VMR system provides an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) on the mobile device that allows a user to create, edit, store, compare and share one or more videos of a patient quickly and easily. The VMR system and GUI can be installed as a software/application (also called an “app”) that is installed on a mobile device's operating system (iOS, Android, Windows mobile, etc). | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347687 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE PATIENT ENTRY - In a method medical apparatus and computer system for activating at least one patient entry stored in a patient database, at least one patient entry is selected from the patient database at a first computer, a code of the at least one selected patient entry is transmitted from the first computer to a second computer, the at least one patient entry is activated at the second computer based on the code of the at least one selected patient entry that is received. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347688 | System for Electronically Recording and Sharing Medical Information - A system for electronically recording and sharing medical data is provided, the system comprising an electronic source document, wherein the electronic source document comprises a database. In one particular embodiment, the medical data comprise clinical study data, and in another the medical data comprise patient specific data. In some embodiments, the system includes means for defining data parameters and storing the data parameters within the electronic source document, as well as a browser-based means for entering data into the electronic source document and storing the data therein. In a further embodiment, the system comprises means for one or more users of the system to view stored data. In a still further embodiment, means for one or more users to amend data stored in the electronic source document is provided, and in yet another embodiment the system comprises means for creating and maintaining an audit trail when one or more of the users amends data stored in the electronic source document. In other embodiments, the system further comprises an application specific navigation tool; in some embodiments, the application specific tool comprises a graphical user interface. Appropriate methods of using the system are also provided. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347689 | System and Method for Comprehensive Health and Wellness Mobile Management - A system for health and wellness mobile management comprises a database operable to store a health and wellness data record associated with a patient/data owner, a content management system adapted to strictly control access to the health and wellness data record stored in the database according to access rules set by the patient, a web interface adapted to interface with information requesters submitting requests for access to the health and wellness data record via a web application, an external connect interface adapted to interface with external systems and applications for receiving health and wellness data associated with the patient, a prescription interface adapted to receive a pharmaceutical prescription for the patient submitted by a healthcare provider, and a patient identification accessory adapted to uniquely identify the patient as the data owner of the health and wellness data record stored in the database. Other features include nutritional valuation and fitness challenges. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE APPS FOR A HEALTHCARE FACILITY - The present principles of the embodiments generally relate to providing access of medical electronic records in, e.g., a hospital or a clinic, to various devices including mobile devices such as IPhones, IPad, and Android devices, etc. In particular, the present invention provides a system and a method for enabling different devices, including mobile devices, to interface and work with electronic medical records without having to implement complex medical record protocols such as Health Level 7 (HL7) and/or related protocols in such devices. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347693 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING READERS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF RADIOLOGY ORDERS USING DUE-IN-TIME REQUIREMENTS OF RADIOLOGY ORDERS - There is described a computer-implemented method for selecting readers for analyzing a medical image, comprising use of at least one processing unit for: receiving an order due-in-time requirement associated with a given radiology order, the radiology order being associated with the medical image to be analyzed; receiving an order expected reading time for analyzing the medical image for each reader of a group of readers, each reader having a respective order analysis schedule of assigned orders, each assigned order being provided with a respective due-in-time requirement and a respective expected reading time; identifying adequate readers for whom the given radiology order is insertable in the respective order analysis schedule using the order due-in-time requirement associated with the given radiology order, the order expected reading time, and the respective due-in-time requirement and respective expecting reading time for each one of the assigned orders; and outputting an identification of the adequate readers. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING READERS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF RADIOLOGY ORDERS USING ORDER SUBSPECIALTIES - There is described a computer-implemented method for selecting readers to analyze a medical image, comprising use of at least one processing unit for: receiving a radiology order associated with the medical image; determining an order subspecialty corresponding to the radiology order; comparing a reader subspecialty of each one of a group of readers to the determined order subspecialty of the radiology order; identifying given readers amongst the group of readers who are qualified for analyzing the radiology order using the comparison; and outputting an identification of the given readers. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347695 | PHYSICIAN ATTRIBUTION FOR INPATIENT CARE - A system and method for performing physician attribution is presented. In one aspect, the system can comprise instructions comprising querying a first database; extracting a plurality of data from the first database, said extracted data comprising at least a physician, a note type, a note text and a patient; storing the extracted data in a second database; computing attribution scores using predetermined weights for the note types and the plurality of notes in the extracted data; storing the attribution scores in the second database; and attributing the physician with a highest score to the patient. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347705 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - A method of generating a clinically supplemented risk score using data from an electronic health record system can include collecting data from a plurality of electronic health records; parsing the data into defined fields; comparing the parsed data to at least one look-up table to generate an inferred diagnostic condition; comparing the inferred diagnostic condition to a documented diagnostic condition; mapping the inferred diagnostic condition to at least one condition category; refining the at least one mapped inferred diagnostic condition into a hierarchy to generate a hierarchal mapped conditioned category; and determining via a processor, a risk score in response to the inferred diagnostic condition for the patient in response to the hierarchal mapped conditioned category, the risk score representing an expected total cost of care for the patient relative to the average per-patient cost of care over an entire population. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347711 | WELLNESS AGGREGATOR - The present disclosure relates to aggregating and sharing wellness data. The wellness data can be received by a user device from any number of sensors external or internal to the user device, from a user manually entering the wellness data, or from other users or entities. The user device can securely store the wellness data on the user device and transmit the wellness data to be stored on a remote database. A user of the device can share some or all of the wellness data with friends, relatives, caregivers, healthcare providers, or the like. The user device can further display a user's wellness data in an aggregated view of different types of wellness data. Wellness data of other users can also be viewed if authorizations from those users have been received. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150356244 | Protocol Management System (PROMS) - A computer-implemented method for managing imaging protocols among a plurality of image scanners includes creating a plurality of parent node data records, each respective parent node data record corresponding to a distinct type of image scanner. A plurality of imaging protocols are stored, each imaging protocol associated with a distinct parent node data record included in the plurality of parent node data records. Next, a child node creation process is performed for each respective image scanner included in the plurality of image scanners. The child node creation process may include, for example: determining a respective image scanner type associated with a respective image scanner; identifying a respective parent node data record corresponding to the respective image scanner type; creating a child node data record associated with the respective parent node data record; identifying a respective imaging protocol associated with the respective parent node; and storing a copy of the respective imaging protocol at the respective scanner. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356246 | MEDICAL CODING SYSTEM WITH CDI CLARIFICATION REQUEST NOTIFICATION - Techniques are provided whereby a clarification request may be generated with a clinical documentation improvement (CDI) system for resolution by a clinician, and notification of the clarification request may be transmitted to a medical coding system. At a medical coding system, notification may be received of a clarification request generated at a CDI system for resolution by a clinician. In some embodiments, the medical coding system may be a computer-assisted coding (CAC) system. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356247 | System and Method for Processing Healthcare Information - A method for processing healthcare information includes: receiving information related to a patient and a plurality of providers involved with caring for the patient; using the information to generate patient centered provider graphs that describe relationships among the patient and the plurality of providers and include an indication of provider availability within a clinical situation; and presenting the graphs to a plurality of uses. An apparatus that is used to practice the method is also provided. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356248 | System and Method for Generating Medical Service Provider Information Incorporating Referral Pattern Data - A system is described for rendering medical service provider entity information. The system is configured to identify a medical service provider entity for which referrals data enhanced medical service provider information will be rendered for presentation to a requesting user. The a medical service provider referral processing engine accesses medical service provider referral information relating to the medical service provider entity, wherein the referral information specifies a value representing referrals received by the medical service provider entity. The referral processing engine transforms the referral information to render a received referrals value, wherein the transformation comprises at least summing a plurality of referral values corresponding to referrals received by the medical service provider entity. The referrals value is incorporated with medical service provider information to render referrals data enhanced medical service provider information. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356249 | PATIENT STATUS NOTIFICATION - A healthcare facility server identifies an anonymous identifier (ID) associated with a patient at a healthcare facility. The healthcare facility server identifies data indicating that the healthcare facility server has received a medical status update for the patient. In response to identifying that the data indicating the medical status update for the patient has been received, the healthcare facility server sends a request to a server to send a medical status notification about the patient to a computing device that is registered to receive notifications associated with the anonymous ID. The request includes the patient's anonymous ID and the medical status update for the patient. The medical status notification is based on the medical status update and includes only non-patient identifiable information. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356250 | Method for an Interactive, Patient Controlled Medical Information System in a Digital, Real Time Manner which Features a Single Point of Entry for Patients, Physicians, all other Health Care Providers, Health Care Payers, Researchers and Pharmaceutical Companies - A system and method of managing and maintaining electronic health care records on a web based database controlled by the patient where the electronic health care records are updated on the web based database immediately at the point of service. A user patient logs into the system and authorizes health care providers to have access to that user patient's medical records database. These health care providers generate electronic medical records pertaining to the user patient. These electronic medical records are uploaded onto the user patient's database and sorted by HL7/FHIR resource code in that database. The electronic medical records are immediately available to the patient and authorized health care providers through the patient's medical records management system database. Additionally, the electronic medical records of all patients on the medical records management system database are available to be searched as a function of medically relevant data stored on the database. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356251 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT APPLICATION/EVENT ACTIVATION - The system includes a computer-readable memory having a data structure configured with electronic data indicative of the patient's cognitive ability and/or context information relevant to the patient. The computer system is programmed to dynamically present information based on the patient's cognitive ability and/or context, obtained by accessing the computer-readable memory. The system is thus able to dynamically customize the way the system interacts with the patient, dynamically rendering information and automatically launching specific applications and events based on set parameters to meet the assistive needs of the patient. The system also captures information about the patient's health and wellbeing which is dynamically communicated to the caregiver, which information is also in part based on cognitive ability of the patient and/or context. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356252 | MEDICAL DATABASE AND SYSTEM - A medical database and system and method using same are provided. The medical database includes a data unit for storing modules representing medical records of subjects. Each module includes a plurality of module elements each representing a medically-relevant parameter of the subject with each element assigned a specific identifier in the module and a numerical value corresponding to the medically-relevant parameter. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356253 | MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC RECONFIGURATION AND DATA BINDING - Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and computer program products for a customizable and contextually relevant medical system with automatic reconfiguration and data binding. Some embodiments relate to an enterprise digital assistant capable of changing its functionality based on context and binding medical information associated with one medical entity, for example, a care giver, patient or medical system/device, to medical information associated with another medical entity. Other embodiments relate to a method for automatically reconfiguring an enterprise digital assistant based on context and performing contextually relevant data binding. In this regard, the method provides a module for processing medical data from a plurality of medical entities and transmitting the data to one or more clinical information systems. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356254 | Centralized System for Tracking and Maintaining Vascular Access Records Across a Healthcare Continuum - A system is provided for tracking and maintaining vascular access medical records across a continuum of healthcare facilities, facilitators or providers having respectively compartmentalized vascular access records. The system centrally aggregates vascular access records in association with a patient, with the vascular access records including at least past vascular access services rendered across the healthcare continuum. The system provides access by third party vascular access service providers to the vascular access records, responsive to new vascular access service requests for the patient from any one of the plurality of the healthcare entities. The system further enables supplementing the vascular access records to reflect results from the new vascular access service request, and/or post-service results, wherein the results are available for access in association with subsequent vascular access service requests for the patient by any one of the plurality of healthcare entities. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356255 | ELECTRONIC MEDICATION ORDER TRANSFER AND PROCESSING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A pharmacy system for the automated transfer and processing of electronic medication order information to and from a computerized patient care system associated with a healthcare facility includes a pharmacy engine configured to receive a first HL7 message including information relating to an electronic medication order for a medication that is to be prepared for intravenous administration to a patient, and transmit a second HL7 message including information relating to preparation of the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order, the information from the second HL7 message being used to bill for the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order. The pharmacy system also includes a pharmacy computer configured to process the electronic medication order, including identifying one or more ingredients required to prepare the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order and a pharmacy workstation configured to provide instructions for preparing the medication corresponding to the electronic medication order. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356263 | Intelligent Health Home Monitoring System Supporting Congestive Heart Failure Self-Care - A telehealth system for monitoring the health of a CHF patient has a communication application operating on an electronic device, in communication with a medical authority, a scale connected to the application and configured to provide weight of the patient, a glucometer connected to the application and configured to provide a glucose measurement of the patient, a blood pressure meter connected to the application and configured to provide a blood pressure measurement of the patient, a database in communication with the application configured to store the weight measurement, glucose measurement and blood pressure measurement data, a rule-based expert system in communication with the monitoring database and with the application, wherein the expert system provides a risk assessment based on the weight, glucose reading and blood pressure of the patient. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356270 | AUTOMATED MEDICAL PROBLEM LIST GENERATION FROM ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - Methods, systems, and devices map data of an electronic medical record to standardized medical concepts. The standardized medical concepts are defined by medical industry standards organizations. The methods, systems, and devices identify medical problem concepts, from the standardized medical concepts, generate feature values of the medical problem concepts based on features within the mapped standardized medical concepts, and weight the medical problem concepts based on the feature values according to a weighting function. These methods, systems, and devices identify medical problems as ones of the medical problem concepts that have a weighted score above a threshold, according to the weighting, and output a list of the medical problems. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356272 | PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING PROBABILISTIC MODEL BASED ON MEDICAL BIG DATA - A prescription analysis system and method are introduced. The prescription analysis system includes a knowledge database, an access module, a storage module, and a judgment module. The judgment module judges whether a new prescription is appropriate according to three prescription appropriateness criteria. The prescription analysis method is integrated in the prescription analysis system. Therefore, the prescription analysis system and method enhance the accuracy of prescriptions, reduce likelihood of medication errors, cut medical expenditure, and save patients' lives. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356274 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO CREATE AND APPLY MODELS THAT SCREEN PATIENTS FOR REFERRAL TO A SPECIALIST FOR A MEDICAL THERAPY - A screening tool for deciding whether to refer patients to a specialist who provides a particular medical therapy is created as a model that is trained, validated, and then applied to subject patients. The training of the model utilizes a training set of answers to the set of questions and a specialist conclusion about referral for the patients who provided the training set of answers in order to drive the model to an ideal sensitivity and an ideal specificity. The model is then validated using a validation set of answers and a specialist conclusion about referral for the patients who provided the validation set of answers to produce a resulting sensitivity and specificity. Once the resulting sensitivity and specificity achieve a target, the model is validated and is then used in practice for subject patients. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356647 | USER AND ENGINE CODE HANDLING IN MEDICAL CODING SYSTEM - Techniques for medical coding include applying a natural language understanding (NLU) engine to a free-form text documenting a clinical patient encounter, to derive a first set of one or more medical billing codes for the clinical patient encounter and a link between each code in the first set and a corresponding portion of the free-form text. The first set of codes may be compared to a second set of one or more medical billing codes approved by one or more human users for the patient encounter, to identify at least one code in the first set that overlaps with at least one code in the second set. The code in the second set approved by the one or more human users may be retained instead of the overlapping code in the first set derived by the NLU engine. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150363552 | iCarenetwork - System and method for a secure HIPPA compliant communications computing platform for real time exchanging and sharing of health and health care related information during or in between health care events along with a supporting community based application that allows members to interact with other members and nonmembers based on member set permission settings. This platform and application can also allow third party application, software and hardware development through an API (Application Program Interface) | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363553 | MEDICAL REGISTRY - An embodiment relates to a computer implemented system for correlating medical data, the system comprising: first module comprising a first algorithm configured to collect patient inputted data provided by a first patient through a user device in communication with the first module; a second module comprising a second algorithm configured to collect data from one or more databases in communication with the second module; a social network electronic communication platform comprising a social network algorithm configured to create a social network environment that allows a plurality of patients, including the first patient, to interact and collaborate with each other; a storage medium for storing data collected from at least the first and second modules; at least one processor, which is in communication with the social network electronic platform, configured to correlate the patient inputted data with data from the one or more databases and communicate a result based on correlating the patient inputted data with data from the one or more databases to the first patient. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363554 | CONFIGURING ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS FOLLOWING A MEDICAL CHANGE - In an approach to configuring accessibility settings on an electronic device, a first computing device receives a first electronic data including at least one medical change made to an electronic medical record corresponding to a user. The first computing device determines at least one accessibility settings recommendation for an electronic device of the user, based, at least in part, on the received first electronic data. The first computing device sends a second electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363556 | Healthcare Facility Management and Information System - A method, system, computer program product and apparatus related to managing and disseminating information in a health care facility is disclosed. The system may comprise a plurality of input devices, a processor connected to the input devices and a plurality of electronic output devices connected to the processor. The output devices may include a master patient information display, an electronic patient room information display, a master precaution display, a patient hourly rounding display and an individual room precaution display. The method may comprises receiving from at least one input device data associated with a plurality of patients, and displaying for each patient the information, based on the data received, that is associated with each patient, and then updating on each output device the information when it changes. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363562 | System and Method for Automated Deployment and Operation of Remote Measurement and Process Control Solutions - The present disclosure describes systems and methods that generate fully automated network deployment, configuration, installation, and operation of a remote measurement and process control solution which interfaces with a vertical business process, such as, for example, remote medical processes and/or collaborative telehealth systems. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363563 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT OF REMOTE MEASUREMENT, PATIENT MONITORING, AND HOME CARE AND MULTI-MEDIA COLLABORATION SERVICES IN HEALTH CARE AND TELEMEDICINE - Various exemplary methods and systems for automated deployment of remote measurement, patient monitoring, and home care and multi-media collaboration services in health care and telemedicine are provided. In general, a system can allow automated deployment and simplified installation by non-technical personnel of sensor-based remote monitoring and process automation solutions. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363566 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE LUNG FUNCTION PROTOCOLS - An example method includes: classifying lung function risk based on patient attributes and a clinical protocol; generating alarms and incentives for compliance with the clinical protocol based on patient attributes, clinical protocol, and patient lung function risk; determining an orientation and position of a clinical device based on tagged feature(s) of the clinical device compared to identified patient feature(s); monitoring patient interaction with the clinical device; identifying a deviation from the clinical protocol based on the monitored patient interaction, a patient biometric indicator, and a desired setpoint state in the protocol; when a deviation is identified, providing feedback proportional to the deviation, the feedback including an adjustment with respect to the clinical protocol and/or the clinical device; and triggering at least one alarm and/or incentive based on deviation and feedback, wherein the alarm/incentives differs based on whether and to what extent deviation is identified and feedback. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363567 | COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention include a system and a method for providing a comprehensive overview of a patient's health record. In an embodiment, the invention includes normalizing data from previously administered assessments and calculating an overall health score. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363569 | CUSTOMIZING PERSONALIZED PATIENT CARE PLANS TO FACILITATE CROSS-CONTINUUM, MULTI-ROLE CARE PLANNING - The present invention is directed to, among other things, providing a personalized patient care plan that is customizable based on a healthcare role associated with a user and that is shared among a plurality of healthcare providers associated with a plurality of healthcare venues. In one aspect, healthcare data associated with the patient is received from the plurality of healthcare providers associated with the plurality of healthcare venues. Based on a healthcare role associated with a user, a set of the healthcare data that is relevant to the user may be extracted. The set of the healthcare data may be populated as a set of care plan items in the personalized care plan for the patient. This personalized care plan may then be presented to the user. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363572 | System and Method for Providing Emergency Medical Counselling - A method and system for providing emergency medical counselling to a rescuer is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting a first data set comprising first temporal data, first positional data and first medical data from a first position to a central server and transmitting a second data set comprising second temporal data, second positional data and medical data from a second position to the central server ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363574 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEM, EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPARATUS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - Treatment contents to be given to a user are notified to an operating person of an emergency response apparatus. An emergency medical service system | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150370966 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TRACKING AND DISPLAYING PATIENT INFORMATION OVER THE COURSE OF CARE - A system for generating an interface that tracks information over the course of patient care is provided. The system includes an interface component configured to generate an interface that facilitates tracking a course of care of a patient, wherein the interface comprises a plurality of input compartments defined by a first axis comprising columns corresponding to sequential points in time over the course of the care and a second axis comprising rows respectively corresponding to patient care events or patient conditions associated with the course of the care. The system further includes a reception component configured to receive input regarding a patient care event or condition that occurred over the course of the care, and a logging component configured to fill one or more input compartments respectively corresponding to a point or period of time associated with occurrence of the patient care event or patient condition. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370968 | Dynamic Setup Configurator for an Electronic Health Records System - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method presents a dynamically configured electronic health record system. In the method, registration information associated with a medical service provider is received for registering with an electronic health record system. A rules database is queried for a rule associated with the received registration information. Based on the rule, configuration information for the provider is generated and a user interface is transmitted to the provider based on the configuration information. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370969 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF PATIENT PRESENCE FOR PATIENT PORTALS - Various embodiments automatically generate a patient presence for a patient portal. In one embodiment, a secure communication is received from at least one electronic health management system. The secure communication comprises at least patient identifying information associated with a given individual. A set of user profiles associated with the patient portal is analyzed based on the patient identifying information. A determination is made, based on the analyzing, that the given individual fails to include an account with the patient portal. The given individual is automatically registered with the patient portal based on the determination. A communication is automatically sent to at least one of the electronic health management system and the given individual, and includes at least the login identifier, the password. The communication notifies the at least one of the electronic health management system and the given individual that the given individual has been automatically registered with the portal. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370970 | Coordinated In Person Delivery of Medical Services - Doctors may be matched with patients desiring or needing medical care. A patient may enroll or subscribe with a system using a computing device. Using the same or a different computing device, a patient may request medical care at a particular location. A doctor may be matched to a patent request for medical services. Doctor/patient matches may be made based upon location information, the medical needs of the patient, the medical practice of the doctor, gender, language skills, or any other criteria. A doctor may accept or decline a request for medical services from a patient. A bidirectional and at least partially anonymized communication may be initiated to permit a doctor to evaluate the medical needs of a patient. Computing devices associated with a patient and/or doctor may be used to collect relevant information, record medical records, manage communications, process billing, navigating to a patient's location, and/or other purposes. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370971 | System and Method for Storing Health Information and Adjudicating Insurance Claims - A method of providing healthcare-related services to a patient is provided. The method includes electronically obtaining patient health information stored on a card presented by the patient. The method also includes electronically obtaining patient insurance information stored on the card presented by the patient. The method also includes using the insurance information to contact an insurance carrier to verify that the patient's insurance coverage is active. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370974 | Doctor Device for Coordinated In Person Delivery of Medical Services - Doctors may be matched with patients desiring or needing medical care. A doctor computing device may be used to manage workload, to set an on call status, to receive patient requests for medical services and associated information, to communicate with a potential patient, to navigate to a patient location, to create or process medical records, to process billing, and other purposes. A doctor may be matched to a patient request for medical services by a coordination component. Doctor/patient matches may be made based upon location information, the medical needs of the patient, the medical practice of the doctor, gender, language skills, or any other criteria. A doctor may accept or decline a request for medical services from a patient. A bi-directional and at least partially anonymized communication may be initiated by a doctor to permit the doctor to evaluate the medical needs of a patient. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370976 | Systems and Methods for Determining Coverage for Medication or Services Related to Specific Conditions or Levels of Care - Systems and methods are provided to determine if a prescription is for patient specific condition or level of care requiring a coverage determination such as hospice care or ESRD for a patient as part of healthcare transaction processing. A service provider computer can receive a healthcare transaction from a healthcare provider that includes a medication identifier and a patient identifier. The service provider computer can determine, based on the medication identifier and/or the patient identifier if the healthcare transaction is for a medication related to a specific condition or level of care. The service provider computer can also generate a rejection response to the healthcare transaction based at least in part on the positive determination that the healthcare transaction is for a medication related to the specific condition or level of care, and can transmit the rejection response to the healthcare provider computer for further action if necessary. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370977 | System and Method for Storing Health Information and Adjudicating Insurance Claims - A method of providing healthcare-related services to a patient is provided. The method includes electronically obtaining patient insurance information stored on a card presented by the patient. The method also includes using the insurance information to contact an insurance carrier to receive a binding commitment of what payment the insurance carrier will make for provision of the healthcare-related services. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370979 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SUMMARY AND PRESENTATION - Methods, devices, and systems (for outputting a case summary) receive an electronic medical record (EMR) for the medical patient, extract medical data from the EMR, provide a list of medical problems relevant to the EMR, identifying relations between the medical problems and the medical data using a question-answering (QA) system, and output the clinical summary for the EMR. The clinical summary comprises the list of medical problems, the medical data, and the relations. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370984 | SYSTEM FOR OUTPATIENT MONITORING OF VENTRICULAR ASSISTANCE DEVICE PATIENTS - The present invention provides systems and methods for outpatient VAD management. The present invention can assist individuals with an implanted VAD, whether indicated as a bridge to recovery or transplantation or as destination therapy, and their associated caregives in the management of lifestyle modifications and long-tem management issues associated with VAD use. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370989 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - HEALTH INSURANCE CORRELATION - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for correlating a health record for a user with property attributes of a property area. The method comprises acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source, and extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired. The first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area. The method further comprises determining a first potential impact data the first pollutant data may have on individual health based in part on the first property attribute data extracted, collecting a health record of a user associated with the property area, and determining a correlation between the health record and the first potential impact data. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370991 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - Systems and methods for chronic disease management are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes, at a server having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, obtaining one or more user-specific socio-cognitive vectors corresponding to a first user. The method further includes creating a user-specific engagement model in accordance with the one or more obtained socio-cognitive vectors, and generating a user-specific chronic disease management plan for the first user, in accordance with the user-specific engagement model. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370994 | METHOD FOR MODELING BEHAVIOR AND PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS - A method and system for modeling behavior and a psychotic disorder-related state of a patient, the method comprising: receiving a log of use dataset associated with communication behavior of the patient during a time period; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing mobility-behavior of the patient during the time period; generating a predictive model based upon a passive dataset derived from the log of use dataset and the supplementary dataset; transforming at least one of the passive dataset and an output of the predictive model into an analysis of a psychotic episode-risk state of the individual associated with at least a portion of the time period; and upon detection that parameters of the psychotic episode-risk state satisfy at least one threshold condition, automatically initiating provision of a therapeutic intervention for the individual by way of at least one of the computing system and the mobile communication device. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370998 | Demographically Filterable Interface for Conveying Information about a Medication - A medication analysis system maintains a database of medication profiles for users of medications, each medication profile being associated with a person and includes demographic information about the person and user experience information describing the person's experiences with one or more medications. An input from a user is received that requests information about a medication for a desired demographic. A cluster of medication profiles is identified from the database of medication profiles that include user experience information describing peoples' experiences with the medication. One or more satisfaction metrics are determined for the medication using user experience information in the identified set of medication profiles. A demographically filterable interface is provided to the user device, the interface presenting one or more satisfaction metrics for the particular medication as a function of one or more demographic characteristics of the demographic information of the people associated with the identified medication profiles. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150371003 | PRESCRIPTION DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING COMPREHENSIVE MULTIPLEX DRUG MONITORING - A decision support system and method for optimizing medication dosages includes comprehensive patient databases correlating medications and exposure values across data models having pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic dimensions. The system determines distinctions between expected and detected medications and exposure values for a patient, and further distinguishes between non-compliant patients from compliant patients having high metabolizing characteristics with respect to certain expected but undetected medications. The system links to and reconciles the patient medical record accordingly. Graphical user interfaces display recommended dosages and projected exposure ranges for the expected and detected medications. In an embodiment, the interface presents certain alternative treatment options determined as being available with respect to the expected but undetected medications. The user in an embodiment may manipulate or select respective nominal dosage values or alternative treatment options, wherein projected exposure values are dynamically calculated and displayed for each of the medications. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150379198 | ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT HEALTH CARE DATA - Various embodiments manage access to patient health-related information in a health care patient portal. In one embodiment, a determination is made that a user has accessed the health care patient portal. A set of electronic health-related records associated with the user is identified. A source identifier associated with each record is also identified. The source identifier is associated with an entity that provided the electronic health-related record to the health care patient portal. A sharing status associated with each record is determined. The sharing status indicates that the associated electronic health-related record is one of sharable and non-sharable with an entity other than the user. The records are presented to the user in the health care patient portal. A least one record is presented with the source identifier and the sharing status associated with the record. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379199 | USER-BASED REMOTE CAPTURING OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL RELATED DATA - Various embodiments remotely capture health-related information. In one embodiment at least one image of an object comprising health-related information associated with a user is captured with an image capturing device communicatively coupled to an information processing system associated with the user. At least one data item is extracted from the image. The at least one data item comprises health-related information associated with the user. The data item is identified as being one of patient identifying information, healthcare provider and facility information, and health and medical related information. A message is generated that comprises the at least one data item and an indication that the data item is one of patient identifying information, healthcare provider and facility information, and health and medical related information. The generated message is transmitted to a health care patient portal. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379200 | VOICE-ASSISTED CLINICAL NOTE CREATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating the voice-assisted creation of a shorthand clinical note on a mobile or tablet device. A microphone on the device is used to capture a conversation between a clinician and a patient. Clinically-relevant concepts in the conversation are identified, extracted, and temporarily presented on the device's touch screen interface. The concepts are selectable, and upon selection, the selected concept is populated into a clinical note display area of the touch screen interface. The shorthand clinical note may be used as a memory prompt for the later creation of a more comprehensive clinical note. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379201 | System and Method for Personal Healthcare Analysis and Distributable Archive - An individual has a large number of health related transactions during their lifecycle right from birth. As technology is fast evolving and medical profession demanding accurate description of a situation for effective handling of the patients, it is very useful, and often a necessity, to keep a record of all of the health related transactions. A system and method for recording the large and growing number of health transactions in a structured manner, analyzing and relating of the same, and making them available to any agency is described. The structuring of the transactions is based on a set of dimensions and the analysis leads to the linking of the transactions across these dimensions and deriving of the meta-information for assisting the individual to be more health conscious. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379203 | MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION INTEGRATION INTO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM - Embodiments relate to integrating data collection and productivity applications with an EHR system. To integrate a patient's data collection application with the EHR system, an EHR server provides API calls to (i) retrieve patient information, (ii) post data to the patient's account, and (iii) post data to the medical professional's account. To integrate a medical professional's productivity application with the EHR system, an EHR server provides API calls to (i) retrieve practice information, (ii) retrieve patient information, and (iii) post data to the medical professional's account. Embodiments securely provide these APIs to third party providers. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379204 | PATIENT APPLICATION INTEGRATION INTO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM - Embodiments relate to integrating data collection and productivity applications with an EHR system. To integrate a patient's data collection application with the EHR system, an EHR server provides API calls to (i) retrieve patient information, (ii) post data to the patient's account, and (iii) post data to the physician's account. To integrate a physician's productivity application with the EHR system, an EHR server provides API calls to (i) retrieve practice information, (ii) retrieve patient information, and (iii) post data to the physician's account. Embodiments securely provide these APIs to third party providers. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379205 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM CONTEXT API - Embodiments allow for the retrieval of information identifying the current context (patient being seen, medical record associated with the patient, or medical field selected) of a practice member. That information may be used as a key for subsequent API calls to match data submitted with records in an EHR system. In addition, a confidence level may be associated with that context. The confidence level may describe the level of confidence that context is correctly associated with that key. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379206 | UNIVERSAL MEDICAL ACCESS CARD SYSTEM AND PROCESS THEREOF - A universal medical access card (UMAC) system that allows patients to conveniently and securely maintain and possess their own medical records. The UMAC system includes a portable UMAC device, a plurality of first-level service providers, a plurality of second-level service providers and a UMAC database. The UMAC device securely downloads and stores medical records of a patient in memory and can be updated by one or more of the first-level service providers, one or more of the second-level service providers and/or the UMAC database. Also, the UMAC database can be updated by one or more of the first-level service providers, one or more of the second-level service providers and/or the UMAC device. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379207 | UNIVERSAL MEDICAL ACCESS CARD SYSTEM AND PROCESS THEREOF - A universal medical access card (UMAC) system that allows patients to conveniently and securely maintain and possess their own medical records. The UMAC system includes a portable UMAC device, a plurality of first-level service providers, a plurality of second-level service providers and a UMAC database. The UMAC device securely downloads and stores medical records of a patient in memory and can be updated by one or more of the first-level service providers, one or more of the second-level service providers and/or the UMAC database. Also, the UMAC database can be updated by one or more of the first-level service providers, one or more of the second-level service providers and/or the UMAC device. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379208 | Database Maping Method and System - A method and system for mapping and displaying to a user database entries from a first database to a second database are disclosed herein. In particular, ICD-10 medical codes are mapped to ICD-9 medical codes and displayed to a user in a format that reduces the number of codes presented and presents only those codes likely to be used. The codes may be categorized according to a customized selection of definitional parameters. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379209 | Integrated System and Method for the Acquisition, Processing and Production of Health Care Records and Services - The highly secure method and system acquires, processes and produces health care (HC) data and service records from multiple local devices, notwithstanding different operating systems (OS) in such devices, and all accessed and controlled by a cloud computing network. Devices have memories, displays, keypads, cameras and microphones. The system operates on acquired data including image, keypad-text, audio, and speech-converted-to text data generated by respective devices. The method downloads commands to devices (notwithstanding different OS) which delete-acquired-data upon a request to save (upload) data to the cloud computing network. Further data security includes a disable-print-screen command prohibiting local storage of stored acquired data into local devices. The method and system also produces a customized surgical schedule by (a) obtaining the GPS location of a local device (b) filtering out the non-surgical appointments from the complete appointment schedule of the HC professional; and (c) displaying only surgical appointments. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379210 | SELECTING A SET OF DOCUMENTS FROM A HEALTH RECORD OF A PATIENT - A system for selecting a set of documents from a health record of a patient ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379211 | MEDICAL DEVICE INTERFACING USING A CAMERA - Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for interfacing a medical device with an electronic medical record are provided. An image of an output of the medical device is received from a camera associated with the medical device. The image is analyzed to generate a result. The result is stored in the electronic medical record. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379212 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE AND COMMUNICATION - A method and system for enhanced management of patient care and communication, wherein a provider may select a pre-existing template, generate a message from the pre-existing template, search for recipients based on specific criteria, determine which recipients may receive the message based on a message type selection and the specific criteria, and then send the message to said recipients. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379214 | MANAGED MEDICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE - Management of medical information including collection of medical information from a data source, redaction of at least a portion of the medical records, and/or formatting the medical information for access by users. Accordingly, exchange of medical information may be facilitated, for example, to facilitate data analytics by internal users and/or one or more external entities. The medical information may have patient identifying information and/or protected health information (PHI) removed therefrom prior to being stored in a shareable data portion for access by users. Further still, the medical information in the shareable data portion may be formatted according to an identity of a user accessing the data, a context in which the data is to be used, and/or a requested format of the data. In turn, the exchange of medical information may facilitate data analytics that may serve a variety of beneficial purposes. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379215 | Automated Waiting Room Queue and Management Service - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method reschedules medical appointments. The method comprises storing an appointment schedule information associated with a medical provider and receiving an indication that an appointment spot has become available. A patient is selected to fill the available spot based on an analysis of the appointment schedule information and patient data or doctor data. The method then transmits a notification of the available spot to the patient. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379217 | MEDICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, SERVER, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a medical information display system includes a storage and processing circuitry. The storage stores a medical information processing application for displaying a processing result or medical information on a display in a hospital in association with a room in the hospital. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire the medical information to be displayed on the display, identify the room where a portable terminal is located, and execute the medical information processing application associated with the room identified to display the processing result or the medical information on the display. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379233 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING A TARGET GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR A TARGET DRUG - An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for determining a target geographic area corresponding to a target drug includes receiving health condition information for a plurality of geographic areas, the health condition information including information regarding one or more health conditions of residents in each of the plurality of geographic areas, receiving healthcare plan information corresponding to each geographic area in the plurality of geographic areas, the healthcare plan information including formulary information corresponding to at least a subset of the residents in each of the plurality of geographic areas, the formulary information specifying the availability of one or more of drugs, determining the target geographic area for the target drug from the plurality of geographic areas, wherein the target geographic area is determined based at least in part on a combination of the health condition information and the formulary information, and transmitting a representation of the target geographic area. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379235 | AUTOMATED METHOD OF RECORDING CONTENTS OF MEDICATION PACKAGES VENDED FROM A PLURALITY OF VENDING MACHINES IN AN ELECTRONIC RECORD THAT STORES RECORDS FOR A PLURALITY OF PATIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPECTIVE VENDING MACHINES - A medication adherence system is provided for recording contents of medication packages vended from a plurality of vending machines in electronic records, such as an electronic medication administration record (eMAR), that store records for a plurality of patients who are associated with respective vending machines. A vending event causes the electronic record to be populated. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379241 | AUTOMATIC MEDICAL CODING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic medical coding system is provided. The system parses features of natural language diagnosis and procedure information. The features are compared to elements of a medical coding system. Medical codes corresponding to medical coding system elements that match features of the diagnosis and procedure information are mapped to the received diagnosis and procedure information. The mapped medical code is assigned a score reflecting the estimated reliability of the mapped medical code based on the amount of manipulation of the received diagnosis and procedure information leading to the match. The scored medical code may be submitted to a workflow making use of medical codes. The scored medical code may optionally be presented to a user for review prior to further utilization of the scored medical code. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160004818 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTER TOMOGRAPH - A computer network system and a method are disclosed for accessing a dose image database for medical imaging using ionizing radiation via an imaging device. An embodiment includes a multiplicity of imaging devices connected via a network connection to the dose image database, each imaging device including a transmit unit to transmit the images captured by the imaging device to the dose image database. An allocation between an image or a class of images, a dose measurement value, an image quality measurement value and optionally further medical metadata are stored in the dose image database. A control unit is included to exchange date with the dose image database and to generate control variables automatically while accessing the dose image database depending on at least one selection parameter to be defined, the parameters being forwarded via a network connection to at least one imaging device to control the imaging. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004819 | APPARATUS FOR STAGING OF PATIENTS FROM MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - The present invention concerns a system for calculating a suggested patient stage, the system including a processor and an associated display monitor, at which patient medical image data are displayed together with a form. The form has entry locations therein at which data can be entered by a user of the processor, and automatically from a data source that is accessible by the processor. The processor applies the data entered into the form in order to stage guidelines embodied in a logic algorithm that is used by the processor to calculate a suggested stage for the patient. The calculated suggested stage is displayed at the display monitor. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004820 | SECURITY FACILITY FOR MAINTAINING HEALTH CARE DATA POOLS - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for syndication and management of structured and unstructured data to assist institutional healthcare delivery, healthcare providers' practices, healthcare providers' group practices, collaborative academic research and decision making in healthcare, including through the utilization of medical devices and healthcare pools. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004822 | Medical information system and a method for promoting patient compliance and for selectively populating an electronic medical record system with data | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004823 | INTEGRATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING, GENERATING (PRINTING), MANAGING, AND TRACKING AUTHORIZATIONS TO RELEASE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES - A method and system for preparing release of information documents is disclosed. The method includes receiving first information identifying a particular legal matter, receiving second information identifying one or more clients associated with the particular legal matter, receiving third information identifying a plurality of sources of medical information requiring a release of information document, and receiving fourth information identifying at least one recipient to which said medical information is to be provided. The method further includes batch processing, via a processor, the received first, second, third and fourth information, and generating, via the processor, at least a release of information document for each of the plurality of sources. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004825 | ONTOLOGICAL MEDICAL CODING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS - Diagnosis and procedure terminology are ontologically organized according to context-based categories and medical concepts. The medical concepts are linked to aliases and medical codes used to document patient care. A user is guided to select and document additional medical concepts based on a medical concept dependency that has been created between certain medical concepts, some of which are required. A visual concept tree presents for user consideration all categories and medical concepts necessary to determine appropriate medical codes based on the disease, condition or injury in accordance with a ranking algorithm and user documentation preferences. Potential medical codes are also optionally presented for user consideration based on collected documentation and selected medical concepts. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004826 | DATABASE - A device for using rules in the processing of information includes a first interface that allows for secure communications, a first database, a second database, a second interface that allows for secure communications, and a detection component implemented at least partially in hardware, the first interface connecting to the first database, the first database connecting to the detection component, the second database connecting to the detection component, the second interface connecting to the detection component, the second database including a plurality of rule libraries, each rule library, of the plurality of rule libraries, storing a set of related rules, and a plurality of rule engines, each rule engine, of the plurality of rule engines, corresponding to a rule library, of the plurality of libraries, and the detection component including a rule selector, and a rule applicator to apply a selected rule to information. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004832 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION, AND FOR SCHEDULING ALERTS - A device and system for providing identification and medical information are disclosed. The device includes a readable code that contains medical biographical information of the subject, a programmable reporter element that is programmed to electronically store at least one particular event relating to the subject, and a signal producing element functionally related to the programmable reporter element. The system includes collecting and storing medical biographical information of a subject, embedding the medical biographical information in a readable code of the device, and scanning the readable code of the device worn by or in the possession of the subject using an appliance to retrieve the medical biographical information of the subject. The medical biographical information allows medical professionals to obtain the subject's medical information in order to provide medical care. Also disclosed is an integrated system for alerting subjects to upcoming events related to their continued care. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004833 | Compliance system and a method for promoting compliance | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004835 | Dynamic Forms - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for development and use of a medical form. One example system receives a request on a first computer to create the medical form. The medical form includes user selected fields corresponding to patient information. The system further receives signals on the first computer, where the signals describe form fields for the medical form. The system communicates the medical form from the first computer to the first tablet device for display on the first tablet device. The system receives form values, wherein at least some of the form values correspond to information about an appointment. Responsive to receiving a completion signal, the system generates a clinical narrative for the appointment using the completed form values. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004840 | PROGRESSION ANALYTICS SYSTEM - A method of identifying insights related to the occurrence of an adverse health outcome of interest, comprises extracting electronic clinical data associated with historical healthcare encounters. The method also comprises defining patient groups based upon similar data patterns present in the extracted electronic clinical data wherein the patient groups have varying likelihood for the adverse health outcome. Still further, the method comprises deriving hypothesized etiological explanations for why one or more patient groups have higher likelihood when compared to other patient groups. Optionally, the method comprises identifying clinical interventions that are intended to reduce the likelihood of the adverse outcome for certain patient groups. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004841 | NATIONAL PATIENT PHARMACY IDENTIFIER - Social Prescription Identification Number (SPIN) is a unique national outpatient identification number to collectively and individually identify every pharmacy patient in one national interoperable super database. The super database will interface with America's interdependent, competitively fragmented retail pharmacy networks, tracking individual patient prescription transactions. SPIN will function as an insurance identification number offering comprehensive necessary real time prescription adjudication information from insurance providers. One national pharmacy identification number in its own national database, is an option offering U.S. government and/or American retail pharmacy, benefits of a national provider outpatient prescription service overlay of a diverse retail pharmacy network. Technological evolution, configuration change, and national pharmacy network diversity may not be conducive to cellular modules during patent formation. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160012182 | 3D cone beam dental imaging system | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012183 | AURAL ENHANCMENTS TO MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012185 | PHONE AND TABLET APPLICATIONS FOR CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (MY PACER APP) | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012186 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REQUESTING MEDICAL INFORMATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012187 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING INSUFFICIENT MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012193 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISEASE MONITORING AND IDENTIFICATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012195 | CLINICAL DESCISION SUPPORT (CDS) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME INTERFACING WITH MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012203 | METHODS AND ELEMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING THE APPROPRIATE PATIENT WHO CAN SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY USE PRESCRIPTION CHRONIC CARE DRUGS THAT ARE SWITCHED TO AN OVER-THE-COUNTER REGULATORY STATUS | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012206 | PICTORIAL REPORT OF A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160019299 | DEEP SEMANTIC SEARCH OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - Methods, systems, and devices provide semantically relevant information by analyzing an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) having structured data and unstructured data. In the analysis, a first set of medical concepts is identified from the unstructured data in the EMR, and a second set of medical concepts is identified from the structured data in the EMR. Relationships between medical concepts in the first set of medical concepts and the second set of medical concepts are automatically identified in a medical ontology by such methods, systems, and devices. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019344 | MOBILE-ENABLED HEALTH SYSTEM - A mobile-enabled health system is provided having a medical device subsystem, having a medical device, such as a thermometer, operatively connected to a computing device running a first application that operates to receive health care data from a user of the medical device subsystem; a data repository configured to receive health care data from the computing device and the first application, receive health care data from third-party sources, and aggregate and analyze the health care data into contextualized health care data; and a second application operative to receive the contextualized health care data. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019346 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING, STORING, AND EXCHANGING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for accessing, managing, and exchanging patient information across a plurality of providers that may have various discrete medical record systems, including, but not limited to medical facilities, clinics, ambulatory emergency health systems, and other providers (e.g., heterogeneous healthcare providers). In various embodiments, the system receives a request from a requesting party for one or more records of a particular patient. In response, in one or more embodiments, the system identifies what information (if any) the requester is authorized to receive, retrieves the information the requester is authorized to receive from various discrete medical record systems, then normalizes and aggregates the retrieved information. In a particular embodiment, the system also denormalizes the data (e.g., converts the data to the local format and terms of the requester) before transmitting the retrieved data to the requester. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING, STORING, AND EXCHANGING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for accessing, managing, and exchanging patient information across a plurality of providers that may have various discrete medical record systems, including, but not limited to medical facilities, clinics, ambulatory emergency health systems, and other providers (e.g., heterogeneous healthcare providers). In various embodiments, the system receives a request from a requesting party for one or more records of a particular patient. In response, in one or more embodiments, the system identifies what information (if any) the requester is authorized to receive, retrieves the information the requester is authorized to receive from various discrete medical record systems, then normalizes and aggregates the retrieved information. In a particular embodiment, the system also denormalizes the data (e.g., converts the data to the local format and terms of the requester) before transmitting the retrieved data to the requester. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING, STORING, AND EXCHANGING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for accessing, managing, and exchanging patient information across a plurality of providers that may have various discrete medical record systems, including, but not limited to medical facilities, clinics, ambulatory emergency health systems, and other providers (e.g., heterogeneous healthcare providers). In various embodiments, the system receives a request from a requesting party for one or more records of a particular patient. In response, in one or more embodiments, the system identifies what information (if any) the requester is authorized to receive, retrieves the information the requester is authorized to receive from various discrete medical record systems, then normalizes and aggregates the retrieved information. In a particular embodiment, the system also denormalizes the data (e.g., converts the data to the local format and terms of the requester) before transmitting the retrieved data to the requester. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019349 | ONE CLICK LAB SERVICE SIGN UP - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method integrates a healthcare provider with a medical lab. In the method, the EHR system validates the medical lab to ensure that the medical lab is able to communicate with the EHR system in a format the EHR system understands. After the EHR system validates the medical lab, the EHR system receives, from the healthcare provider, a lab sign up request for connecting the healthcare provider to the medical lab. In response to receipt of the lab sign up request from the healthcare provider, the EHR system binds the healthcare provider and the medical lab via the EHR system. Then, the healthcare provider can order a lab test for a patient of the healthcare provider to the medical lab. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019350 | VISUALLY RENDERING LONGITUDINAL PATIENT DATA - A system is provided for visually rendering longitudinal patient data. The system makes use of a screen template defining at least one visual element for being rendered on a display, with an appearance of the visual element being defined by a visualization parameter. The screen template associates the visual element with a clinical decision rule. During operation, longitudinal patient data is accessed and analyzed, namely by evaluating the clinical decision rule using a time portion of the longitudinal patient data as input to obtain a rule output, and by determining the visualization parameter of the visual element based on the rule output. The visual element is then rendered on the display in accordance with the visualization parameter, namely as part of the screen template. This yields a rendering which enables a user to more efficiently process the large amount of data provided by longitudinal patient data. Preferably, the screen template is animated based on the variation in the rule output over the different time portions of the longitudinal patient data. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019351 | IDENTIFICATION OF CLINICAL CONCEPTS FROM MEDICAL RECORDS - This disclosure includes a method of classifying a plurality of subjects associated with medical documents, the method including receiving, with a computer system, an indication of at least one clinical concept, parsing, with the computer system, the medical documents for corresponding indications of the clinical concept, identifying, with the computer system, subjects in the plurality of subjects as meeting the clinical criterion based on subjects who are associated with medical documents that include the indication of the clinical concept, and further based on subjects in the plurality of subjects who are associated with medical documents that include indications that correlate to the indication of the clinical concept received by the computer system, and outputting, with the computer system, indications of the subjects in the plurality of subjects identified as meeting the clinical criterion. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019352 | HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND GRAPHICAL DISPLAY PRESENTATION SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for analyzing and presenting healthcare information are described. Some embodiments may include a system configured to receive healthcare information relating to a patient and to generate a patient profile. The patient profile may include a physiological status as well as a physiological assessment and a treatment assessment based on the automatic and dynamic analysis of the healthcare information. The healthcare information and the patient profile may be updated and/or accessed in real-time or substantially real-time through client logic devices in communication with the system. In this manner, a healthcare professional may enter healthcare information for a patient that is readily accessible by other healthcare professionals through the system. The system may present navigation objects that include a plurality of navigation layers selectively displayed based on user input. In addition, information objects may be displayed to users based on user navigation selections. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019353 | PROXY AUTHORIZATION SERVICE OBJECT ORIENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention involves an emergency contact system and method which allows emergency personnel to reach an individual's designated contacts during an emergency in which the individual is incapacitated. A server provides health care information in case of emergency. The server has a depository module for storing health care information relating to a first individual. The server also has a directory module for associating the first individual with the health care information, a token access code; and a list of proxy contacts. The server further has a communications module for providing information relating to the proxy contacts when presented with a token access code. The communications module may also provide the health care information to a proxy contact. The depository also stores documents relating to the first individual. The server also includes an interactive telephony system. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019360 | WELLNESS AGGREGATOR - The present disclosure relates to aggregating and sharing wellness data. The wellness data can be received by a user device from any number of sensors external or internal to the user device, from a user manually entering the wellness data, or from other users or entities. The user device can securely store the wellness data on the user device and transmit the wellness data to be stored on a remote database. A user of the device can share some or all of the wellness data with friends, relatives, caregivers, healthcare providers, or the like. The user device can further display a user's wellness data in an aggregated view of different types of wellness data. Wellness data of other users can also be viewed if authorizations from those users have been received. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019361 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT-ASSOCIATED PROBLEM LISTS - This disclosure describes systems, devices, and techniques for managing medical documentation associated with a patient. In one example, a computerized system for managing medical information associated with a patient may include one or more computing devices configured to identify one or more potential medical problems with the patient from encounter-related information associated with the patient, generate a list comprising the one or more potential medical problems, and output, for display, the list. The one or more computing devices may also be configured to receive an indication of selection input from a user and associated with at least one of the potential medical problems and update the list of potential medical problems according to the indication of the selection input. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATED PATIENT ENGAGEMENT - The present disclosure relates to a system and methods that provide a technology-assisted coaching for changing health-related behaviors and improving adherence. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019371 | System and method for musculoskeletal pain and injury evaluation and treatment - A computer-implemented method for evaluating and treating musculoskeletal pain. The human body is sub-divided into categories of organs and communication pathways between the organs in a relational database. Descriptors are assigned to the organs and the communication pathways to differentiate between the organs and the communication pathways. An input is received from a user, wherein the input is at least one of the organs present in a pain location as indicated by a patient being treated by the user. An output is displayed, wherein the output is a name of at least one organ in connective communication with the organs present in the pain location. The output is utilized to facilitate evaluation and, optionally, treatment, by ensuring proper function of organs in connective communication with the organ near the pain location based on linkage between the organs. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING MEDIA CONSENT - Methods and systems are described for obtaining consent to use media. A computer-implemented method for obtaining media consent includes generating media related to at least one person, automatically prompt the at least one person to provide a digital consent to use the media, receiving the at least one person's digital consent, and delivering the digital consent to a storage location. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019373 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF PROTOCOL ADHERENCE DATA - A data capture and storage apparatus for use in confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial or other medication administration scenario is provided. The apparatus includes a data capture device for capturing one or more types of data related to administration of a medication, a storage device for storing the captured data and a processor for processing the stored captured data. The processor further includes an analysis element for performing a local analysis of the stored captured data. The processor is further adapted to identify a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with the clinical trial or medication administration scenario, determine one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen, identify one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures, capture activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen compare the captured activity sequences to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween, and providing a notice if differences are determined. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019666 | CLIENT MANAGEMENT TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A client management tool system comprises a gateway module configured to provide access to a data store storing clinical and non-clinical data, a collection of computerized question forms configured to obtain additional data about a client, a social data model defining a structure to store and organize the client data, a predictive model including a plurality of weighted variables and thresholds in consideration of the client data to identify needs of the client and a valuation of services to address the client needs, a knowledgebase of available programs and service providers able to deliver the needed services, a client management toolkit configured to provide recommended a course of action in response to the identified client need, valuation, and available programs and services providers, and a data presentation module operable to present notifications, alerts, and outcome report related to service delivery to the client. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160026762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PATIENT DASHBOARD - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a system, method, and computer program product for providing a patient dashboard system in a patient care setting. The patient dashboard system collects and stores patient data from a variety of sources. The collected patient data is filtered, analyzed, and displayed. The patient dashboard system displays patient data that is relevant to the treatment of the patient, including recommended medical actions and pertinent positives and pertinent negatives. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026765 | IMMUNOTHERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An aspect of the invention generally relates to an immunotherapy system and method thereof, and more particularly to a method and system for providing, generating, tracking an immunotherapy treatment. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026766 | Methods for Doing Business Using Biomarkers - The present disclosure relates generally to methods for doing business by using one or more biomarkers (e.g., a subject's genetic polymorphisms) to improve the research, development, testing, commercialization and/or marketing of a drug by identifying those subjects for whom the particular drug is likely to be more effective. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026768 | MOBILE-ENABLED HEALTH SYSTEM - A mobile-enabled health system is provided having a medical device subsystem, having a medical device, such as a thermometer, operatively connected to a computing device running a first application that operates to receive health care data from a user of the medical device subsystem; a data repository configured to receive health care data from the computing device and the first application, receive health care data from third-party sources, and aggregate and analyze the health care data into contextualized health care data; and a second application operative to receive the contextualized health care data. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026769 | Facilitating Establishment of a Virtual Medical Consultation Session - A network server facilitates establishment of a virtual medical consultation session between a requestor and a clinical assessment team member. The network server receives, from the requestor, a request for a virtual medical consultation that specifies a clinical assessment team comprising a plurality of clinical assessment team members, and sends an availability query to the plurality of clinical assessment team members in the clinical assessment team. The network server then receives one or more availability responses from the plurality of clinical assessment team members, each availability response indicating the availability of a corresponding clinical assessment team member. The network server then sends an availability score to the requestor, the availability score being calculated from the availability responses and indicating an overall availability of the clinical assessment team. An end-user device of the requestor communicates with the network server to also facilitate establishment of the virtual medical consultation session. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026771 | COMMUNITY HEALTH SCORING TOOL - A system and method for scoring and comparing communities includes the development of community health measures by on combining and supplementing healthcare data and community data from numerous sources. The community health measures may be stored in a community health measures database and may be accessed by interactive tools to generate customized representations of healthcare measures for selected communities. The representations are automatically computed in response to interactive user selections. Geographic map representation, heat map representations and data tables may be automatically generated to identify correlations between health outcomes and population attributes in different communities. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026772 | GENOMICS-BASED ALERTING SYSTEMS - Alerting systems include mechanical chemical systems for analyzing a human DNA samples to produce a genomic data set representing genetic indicators or markers on alleles of interest including those as well SNPs associated with important trial traits disease and characteristics. A genome dataset is stored as a portion of a data a record having a one-to-one correspondence with membership in a membership database. A dynamic rule that provides a query engine with logic which can be executed against membership data stored in accordance with standardized database procedures to produce a genomic result set from which appropriate alerts may be formed in a computer apparatus. These alerts may be characterized as including multimedia information and they may be prefer to play conveyed to membership with whom the underlying data is associated. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026775 | Generation and Data Management of a Medical Study Using Instruments in an Integrated Media and Medical System - In general, a computer-implemented method is described for receiving one or more requests to generate a medical study, retrieving from one or more data repositories one or more medical study instruments, receiving a selection of a particular medical study instrument to use in the medical study, generating by one or more computers a list of one or more research collaborators invited to review the medical study, and generating by one or more computers a list of one of more participants invited to join the medical study. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160034641 | NETWORK-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PATIENT SUBSCRIPTION STATUS - Networks and methods include or use a computer hardware processor to manage healthcare information between healthcare information providers and subscribers. Subscriber and provider requests are used in the networks and methods to provide only responsive content to subscribers and providers. Providers may receive content that identifies the subscribers to patients in requests from providers or in healthcare messages from providers. Networks and methods screen healthcare with criteria in the requests, and only when the information matches the criteria, provides a deliverable based on the healthcare information, in desired format and fashion, to the subscriber or provider associated with the matching criteria. Systems and methods are configured to receive requests, healthcare information, and other parameters directly from subscribers and providers, as well through intermediaries. The received and provided content can be formatted for processing and selective transmission, including HL7 and CCDA-type summary of care documents sent over several different interfaces. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034642 | PATIENT IDENTIFICATION USING UNIVERSAL HEALTH IDENTIFIER - A patient identification system utilizes a universal health identifier. The universal health identifier is an identification code that uniquely identifies the patient. Other identifiers associated with the patient can be linked to the universal health identifier, allowing the patient or a caregiver to use the other identifiers to obtain the universal health identifier. Health records can be associated with the universal health identifier to promote access to the health records. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034643 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION - This disclosure describes systems, devices, and techniques for updating medical documentation associated with a patient. In one example, a computerized system for managing medical documentation associated with a patient may include one or more computing devices configured to receive user input responsive to a query presented via a user interface, wherein the user input addresses one or more undocumented items related to the query and determined from a plurality of documented items related to the patient. Responsive to receiving the user input, the one or more computing devices may be configured to generate updated information indicative of the user input and related to the patient, generate indicia indicative of the user input, and output, for display, the indicia. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034645 | INTERPRETATION REQUEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, INTERPRETATION REQUEST MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An interpretation request management system for managing interpretation requests for interpreting medical image data sets, comprises: a management unit that manages the interpretation requests together with attribute information sets indicating attributes of medical image data sets; a receiving unit that receives parameters corresponding to a plurality of interpretation doctors with respect to each of the attribute information sets, the parameters indicating degrees used for determining assignees to which the interpretation requests are assigned; and an assignee determination unit that determines an interpretation doctor to be assigned an interpretation request having an attribute indicated by a corresponding attribute information set, based on the degrees indicated by the parameters that are received by the receiving unit, that correspond to the attribute information sets of the interpretation requests managed by the management unit, and that correspond to the plurality of interpretation doctors. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034646 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL CHARTING - One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that can enter clinical data on an electronic medical chart. A graphical data input can be received from an ink-over interface. The graphical data input can include an annotation associated with a portion of a patient's body. Information associated with the annotation can be determined based on information stored in a recognition engine and stored as structured data associated with the portion of the patient's body in an electronic health record. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034647 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented system and method for managing and delivering workflow to a home healthcare service is disclosed. A processing interface is configured to communicate with and receive a request from an application. A request interpretation component converts the request to a standard format and a response formatting component is configured to convert a response to a format that a requesting application is configured to understand. Modules process the request to generate a response and to further process workflow resulting from the response or the request to generate workflow result. A storage platform stores the request, workflow, and workflow result. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034648 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CLINICAL VARIATION - The present invention is directed to a system and method for enabling physicians and hospitals to objectively reduce clinical and operational variations, which act to improve the quality and cost efficiencies of care. More particularly, the present invention describes medical processes and their enabling technologies that hospitals and physicians may use to objectively identify and replicate physicians and hospital's best clinical and operational practices. The present invention does so by quantifying clinical variation between each physician's best-demonstrated use of specific medical resources and his/her inefficient use of those resources. With his or her own variations quantified, the doctor then compares the variations to those of peer physicians in the hospital who manage similar patients. As healthcare providers use the tools and techniques described in the present invention to reason together and modify their medical and operational practices that reduce the observed variations, their clinical and financial outcomes are objectively improved. These changes in medical and operational practices result in saving millions of dollars per year for each hospital. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034656 | PROGRAM FOR VIRTUAL MEDICAL VISITS UTILIZING CELLPHONES - A program enabling the doctor to provide the patient with instant diagnosis of medical conditions through the use of sensors within cell phones and other devices during virtual or remote office visits unlike any other programs used solely for referrals to provide the user an instant diagnose of symptoms in real time and to collect data for immediate treatment options, billing, prescribing, retrieving, transferring, and storing patient medical records in an encrypted file for HIPPA compliance through the use of video, audio, and sensors available through cell phones | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034664 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FACILITATING HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF POTENTIAL CHRONIC PAIN IN PATIENTS - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for identifying and/or managing patients and/or claims in order to prevent the development of chronic pain conditions. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034666 | METHODS AND ALGORITHM FOR SELECTING ALLOGENIC HEMATOPOIETIC CELL DONOR BASED ON KIR AND HLA GENOTYPES - This disclosure is directed to a method for scoring and ranking candidate HLA-compatible unrelated hematopoietic cell donors (URD) for patients with AML or myelodysplastic syndrome. Candidate donors are scored based on KIR/HLA allele and genotype combinations. The method disclosed herein permits ranking and selection of advantageous donors that predict improved clinical outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034667 | TAILORED DRUG THERAPIES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVELOPING SAME - Several embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods of providing an optimized drug therapy that is specialized or customized for an individual subject or a group of subjects based, at least in part, on one or more of the genetic profile of the subject, the pharmacogenomic profile of the subject, and/or evaluation of possible drug-drug interactions. In several embodiments, systems specialized for performing one or more aspects of the methods are provided. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034671 | Method and Apparatus for Designating Patients According to Sleep Patterns - A method and apparatus can include a patient profile module configured to process input data specific to at least one patient under the care of a health care facility to generate patient profile data, where a patient profile can include a sleep profile. The apparatus can further include a service delivery module configured to process input data specific to a facility or location and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with delivery of services to patients. The apparatus can further include a resource allocation module configured to process input data specific to a facility and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with one or more allocations of facility resources. The apparatus can further include a data controller configured to communicate output data to a user. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CODING - A system and method for electronic medical coding comprising the steps of: compiling electronic medical records for a service provider, where the medical records are related to treatment and procedures performed for a plurality of patients; storing the electronic medical records on a database on a network; scanning the database for key words associated with treatments for a target patient; generating billing codes associated with key words; and tabulating billing codes for a target patient. The method according to the present invention may further include a step of generating a billing statement for the target patient and transmitting a billing statement to a third party payer. The third party payer may be an insurance provider, Medicare or Medicaid. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160035057 | Method and Apparatus for Designating Patients According to Sleep Patterns - A method and apparatus can include a patient profile module configured to process input data specific to at least one patient under the care of a health care facility to generate patient profile data, where a patient profile can include a sleep profile. The apparatus can further include a service delivery module configured to process input data specific to a facility or location and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with delivery of services to patients. The apparatus can further include a resource allocation module configured to process input data specific to a facility and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with one or more allocations of facility resources. The apparatus can further include a data controller configured to communicate output data to a user. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160042124 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing and storing electronic health records data. In an embodiment, a database module containing a plurality of databases stores a plurality of different types of patient medical data records. Each patient medical data record is composed of one or more categories of data which may be stored in different databases. A server module configured to respond to requests received from a client is connected to the database module. The server module includes a layer of application logic, a layer of composite services, a layer of domain services, and a layer of foundation services. A request received by the server module is first processed by the application logic, then by the appropriate composite services, domain services and foundation services. Domain services may communicate with the database module, generating a response that may be processed by the composite and application logic layers before sending back to the client. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO ELECTRONICALLY STORED MEDICAL INFORMATION - A method and system for storing medical information of an individual with a service provider and providing access to that medical information to first responders and medical personnel remotely. An individual's medical information may be accessed by first responders after being authenticated by the service provider. Access to the medical information is monitored to prevent unauthorized access and to store time and location when medical information is accessed by a first responder. The medical information may be accessed by a mobile software application that allows the first responder to scan a machine-readable medium linked to the individual's medical information stored by the service provider. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO ELECTRONICALLY STORED MEDICAL INFORMATION - A method and system for storing medical information of an individual with a service provider and providing access to that medical information to medical providers remotely. An individual's medical information may be accessed by medical providers after being authenticated by the service provider and used to pre-register or register the individual so the individual receives faster medical treatment. Access to the medical information is monitored to prevent unauthorized access and to store time and location when medical information is accessed by a medical provider. The medical information may be accessed by a mobile software application that allows the medical provider to scan a machine-readable medium linked to the individual's medical information stored by the service provider. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENTS TO PERSONALYSE ANATOMIC CHART IN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - The present invention provides a system and method for personalizing a graphic anatomical template into electronic medical (health) record. Accordingly, a system for personalizing an anatomical template into medical record includes a handheld touch screen device and a cloud based server. The handheld touch screen device comprises a display, a camera, a processor, stored anatomical graphic templates, a health care provider engine and a patient engine. A method for personalizing a anatomical template into electronic medical record comprising: patient identification information entry, documenting chief complaints, symptoms and signs about multiple or single part of the body, data entered by the patient comminuting in language selected by the patient at any physical location. Later physician updating information obtained during patient visit, morphing multiple or single part results in to a final personalized pictorial Medical (health) record. Personalized anatomical template pictures added serially over the prior visit documentations for the purpose of comparing to prior visit documentations in the same format, will help assess improvement or worsening of the condition. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042128 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MOBILE ACTIVATION OF ACCESS TO PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS - To authenticate a user and create an account for a web-based portal, an electronic medical record system generates a unique activation code and uses SMS gateways to send encrypted an activation code in an embedded URL to a user's mobile communication device. The user then authenticates with a custom web application and creates account on a patient web portal to the EMR system. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042129 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY MANAGING MEDICAL DATA FILES - A network server arrangement including a processor with a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the processor. The network server arrangement is responsive to requests to access a medical record of an individual and generates summary medical record data including summary information having a plurality of data elements associated with the individual, at least one of the data elements conveying medical information about the individual, and a pointers component including at least one pointer pointing to a network location containing importable medical information in connection with the individual that is not contained in the summary information component. The pointer includes a machine readable address part for processing by the client, allowing the client to import the medical information from the network location, and a label part for displaying to a user the nature of the medical information residing at the network location. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042132 | Methods For Improving The Clinical Outcome Of Patient Care And For Reducing Overall Health Care Costs - System and method for reducing healthcare costs by improving care and encouraging healthy behaviors. A web-based or telephonic program using health plan sponsor funded financial incentives, offered to patients and providers for declaring or demonstrating adherence or providing a reason for non-adherence to performance standards. Financial incentives are contingent upon patient's and provider's agreement to allow the other to confirm or acknowledge the other's declaration or demonstration of adherence or non-adherence reason. Combining financial incentives with a set of checks and balances motivates participation in the program and adherence to the performance standards. Performance standards include evidence-based treatment guidelines, information therapy, wellness and prevention solutions, care management, and other methods proven to control costs by improving behaviors and healthcare. The system and method achieves improved health and more affordable healthcare by aligning the interests of providers, patients/consumers, and health plan sponsors in a win-win-win arrangement. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042134 | METHOD OF CALCULATING A SCORE OF A MEDICAL SUGGESTION AS A SUPPORT IN MEDICAL DECISION MAKING - A method for generating a medical suggestion useful for supporting a process of medical decision making is presented. A database with a particular, advantageous structure and content allows for the efficient evaluation of received known medical facts based on a set based processing and calculation. Thus, a digital, automatic, and holistic method generating a medical suggestion is provided, which increases the reliability of the selected medical suggestion which is provided to the user as most probable. The structure of the herein provided database provides for maintenance advantages of the database as the complexity is reduced and single structures of the database are manageable and easily understandable. A corresponding medical decision support system is presented as well. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042146 | RECOMMENDING MEDICAL APPLICATIONS BASED ON A PHYSICIAN'S ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method presents a physician-related medical application marketplace. In the method, a plurality of medical applications are activated in the EHR system. Then, a request for browsing the medical application marketplace is received. Based on medical information describing practice of the physician and feature information associated with the plurality of medical applications, the EHR system filters the plurality of medical applications to generate a recommended list of medical applications. Finally, the recommended list of medical applications is output to a device for display to the physician. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042147 | PRESCRIPTION PRODUCT INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for determining whether a portion of an auto-generated prescription product order is eligible for replenishment at a reduced price, such as a 340B price, and if so determined, partitioning the order to replenish the portion of the order at the reduced price. The number of 340B accumulations accrued by a contract pharmacy on behalf of a covered entity may be determined, and a prescription product order may be partitioned into an order for those items that can be replenished at the 340B price based on the number of 340B accumulations and an order for the remaining items purchased at a higher price such as a WAC price. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042148 | Therapeutic Equivalent and Healthy Alternative Recommendation System - A system for recommending health care options that receives a request for a recommendation of at least one good and retrieves a plurality of information from a plurality of servers, wherein the server computer is one of the plurality of servers. The system analyzes the request along with a customer profile and the plurality of information to determine a subset of the plurality of goods corresponding to the request for the recommendation at least one good and receives a purchase request for at least one of the subset of the plurality of goods. The customer profile may be updated with at least the purchase request. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042430 | RECOMMENDING MEDICAL APPLICATIONS BASED ON A PHYSICIAN-PATIENT ENCOUNTER - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method helps a physician prescribe a medical application to a patient. In the method, a plurality of medical applications are activated in an EHR system. Then, a request to retrieve medical applications for an encounter between the physician and the patient is received. Based on the medical information describing the encounter and feature information associated with the respective medical application, the EHR system filters the plurality of medical applications to generate a suggested list of medical applications. Finally, the suggested list of medical applications is output to a device for display. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042431 | RECOMMENDING MEDICAL APPLICATIONS BASED ON A PATIENT'S ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method presents a patient-related medical application marketplace. In the method, a plurality of medical applications are activated in an EHR system. Then, a request for browsing the medical application marketplace is received. Based on medical information describing health of the patient and feature information associated with the plurality of medical applications, the EHR system filters the plurality of medical applications to generate a recommended list of medical applications. Finally, the recommended list of medical applications is output to a device for display to the patient. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042483 | UNIFIED PATIENT CONTROLLED MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - System and method for a patient controlled electronic (client-server) medical record system that can be used by patients, various healthcare professionals, and even emergency medical services. Patients set up the system, own and control the data, and authorize selected healthcare professionals to enter notes and other medical records (which may be imported from various legacy medical record systems) into the patient controlled system. The healthcare professionals can also retrieve data from the system according to various levels of patient authorization. Security is maintained using a combination of machine readable ID codes and patient PIN numbers, and emergency medical services personnel may also be granted at least lower level access to the system even without PIN codes, which is useful when patients are found in an unresponsive state. Other system functions, including automatic appointment scheduling, automated physician enrollment and referrals, and various messaging functions are also described. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160048638 | METHOD FOR TRAINING IN A MEDICAL CODING SYSTEM - A method for use in a medical coding system is provided. The method may include receiving, at a computing device, one or more electronic medical documents and monitoring a medical coding performance associated with the one or more medical documents. The method may further include identifying at least one medical coding training opportunity associated with the medical coding performance and selecting appropriate training material, based upon, at least in part, the at least one identified medical coding training opportunity. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048639 | METHOD FOR FILTERING MEDICAL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ENCOUNTER LIST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for use in an encounter list management system. The method may include receiving, at a computing device, one or more electronic medical documents and identifying at least one parameter associated with the one or more electronic medical documents. The method may further include filtering the one or more medical documents, based upon, at least in part, the at least one parameter, where the at least one parameter includes one or more of dollar amount, length of stay, specialty, complexity, audit cases, training cases and a determination of surgical or medical. The method may also include connecting the one or more medical documents with a medical coder. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048640 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE METHOD, TREATMENT SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, AND SERVER NODE AND SERVER APPLIED THERETO - A patient management server node includes: a first authenticating unit to, when an application service request including login information and profile information is received from a user terminal device, perform first authentication by determining whether or not the login information matches object information pre-registered in a patient management service DB; a second authenticating unit to parse the profile information from the application service request, and to perform the second authentication by determining whether or not the parsed profile information matches profile information of the user terminal device pre-registered in the patient management service DB; and a controller to provide an application for guiding each of specialized services for each object, and to issue identification (ID) to the user terminal device when the second authenticating unit approves the second authentication. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048641 | One-Stop Shopping System and Method - A system and method are disclosed for one-stop shopping for health-care services and related needs. The one-stop shopping system and method provide objective information for the system enrollee to assess and decide on health-care insurance and services. The system and method provide this objective information in a way that is easily accessible by system enrollees in an economical and rapid manner. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048643 | METHOD FOR RATING MEDICAL CODING PERFORMANCE - A system and method for use in a medical coding system is provided. The method may include receiving, at a computing device, one or more electronic medical documents and assigning the one or more medical documents with a medical coder. The method may further include monitoring the performance of the medical coder with respect to the one or more medical documents and assigning a score to the medical coder based upon, at least in part, the monitoring. The method may also include providing the score and a second medical coder's score to the medical coder. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048650 | Automated Medical Matrix for Diagnosing and Scheduling Patients - The present invention is comprised of an automated medical matrix for diagnosing and scheduling patients for providing automated treatment selection cross referenced to a diagnosis, ordering, scheduling and insurance health plan pre-approvals within a medical center such as a surgery center or hospital. The present invention is further comprised of an automated treatment outcome results scoring system to rank the most effective treatment available being used in a medical center. The present invention is further comprised of modules that automatically coordinates treatment appointments between various medical center departments and automatically completes forms preparations for ordering the treatment, get insurance plan pre-approvals and billing processes to reduce staff time to perform the same tasks manually and increase effective treatment selection, shorten patient waiting time for treatments and reduce liability risk of poorly selected treatments. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048654 | PATIENT OBSERVATIONS SUBMISSION STATE ENGINE - A patient observations submission state engine uses native asynchronous web service handling (e.g. that in iOS) and manages multiple submission transaction requests for a single patient observation session. Preferably, the transactions and their results are managed by the engine, and appropriate result events (success, partial failure and full failure) are pushed back to a user interface. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048655 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL TEXT FOR PHARMACOVIGILANCE - In the pharmaceutical research and development process, it may be necessary to process large amounts of medical records or clinical literature, to ensure safety of patients consuming a drug. A pharmacovigilance system may assist in this process by efficiently and automatically processing medical records to extract information and relationships contained therein and may also form a preliminary assessment regarding a medical or clinical judgment. The pharmacovigilance system may automatically generate reports based on this information, which may be validated by trained clinicians and medical experts. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048656 | SYSTEM FOR USING MEDICATION SAMPLES TO MEASURE MEDICATION ACQUISITION AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for measuring the acquisition of a medical product by a patient are disclosed. The systems and apparatuses, including databases and associated software modules, perform a method that includes receiving a data comprising a tracking code for the medical product and patient specific information, creating an electronic patient specific data file in a database corresponding to the tracking code and the patient information, activating at least one patient care module from a series of patient care modules that collects patient's information from a user, developing personalized patient monitoring parameters, receiving a second set of data associated to the patient's interaction with one or more patient care modules, evaluating the second set of data against the personalized patient monitoring parameters, generating a feedback action plan for the user that measures patient's adherence to medical products and/or patient care modules, and triggering an user authorized intervention. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048660 | REPORT GENERATION BASED ON REAL-TIME AND HISTORICAL DATA - Provided is a system including a data analytics module that is configured to process aggregated patient data to generate a report comprising relevant patient activities identified using a calculated relevance score. The aggregated patient data for each patient of a plurality of patients comprises historical data associated with a respective patient and recent patient activity associated with the respective patient received from electronic devices associated with a number of healthcare organizations. The recent patient activities are non-claim-based activities from a number of healthcare organizations received from the electronic devices associated with the plurality healthcare organizations. The system also includes a messaging module that is configured to transmit the report to an electronic device associated with one or more of the healthcare organizations responsive to the report generation. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160055300 | HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided are systems and method for dynamically maintaining a healthcare data mart and providing a healthcare report in response to receiving a request for a healthcare report from a client device. The maintaining including receiving healthcare data from a plurality of data sources, integrating the healthcare data to generate integrated healthcare data, and storing the integrated healthcare data in a healthcare database. The providing including generating (using the integrated healthcare data) a healthcare report responsive to the request, and serving the healthcare report to the client device. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055301 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MATCHING IDENTITIES AMONG DISPARATE PHYSICIAN RECORDS - Event records are matched to stored files in a master database. Each new event record is compared to entries in the stored files to determine whether a perfect match, a consistent match, or a fuzzy match is found. If so, the matches are evaluated to determine whether there's sufficient data to determine a record match. If so, the entries are checked to determine whether any contradictions exist. If no contradiction found, the entries are examined according to preset weights to determine the strength of the match. If the strength of the match surpasses a threshold, the entries are declared as matched. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055302 | Method and System For Medical Suggestion Search - The present teaching relates to medical suggestion searching. In one example, data related to a medication drug are obtained. One or more candidate prescription strings are identified from the obtained data. Each of the candidate prescription strings is associated with a plurality of attributes. Each of the one or more candidate prescription strings is automatically processed based on at least one model to generate one or more prescription strings each with an associated ranking At least some of the generated one or more prescription strings and the associated rankings are stored for future use. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055304 | TARGETED ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - Apparatuses, systems, methods, and program products are disclosed for targeted electrical stimulation. A method includes determining, by a processor, a base configuration for each of a plurality of electrodes configured to transmit an electrical current towards a target area of a biological structure. A method includes calculating a cost associated with transmitting an electrical current to the target area according to the base configuration. A method includes modifying the base configuration in response to the calculated cost not satisfying a minimum cost threshold. The modified configuration clusters electrical current transmitted by each of the electrodes at the target area according to a resistivity map of the biological structure to minimize the cost of transmitting the electrical current. The cost is re-calculated according to the modified configuration and the configuration is modified until the minimum cost threshold is satisfied. A method includes graphically presenting the configuration for each of the electrodes. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055311 | INFLUENCE FILTERING IN GRAPHICAL MODELS - According to an aspect, influence filtering in a graphical model includes accessing the graphical model in a data store. The graphical model includes a plurality of nodes connected by edges having edge strengths representing a degree of relation between the nodes. A target relation strength for a pair of nodes in the graphical model is received. An edge strength of an edge in a direct path between the pair of nodes is determined by traversing, in the graphical model, one or more paths other than the direct path between the pair of nodes. The determining also includes estimating a cumulative strength of the traversed paths, and calculating the edge strength for the edge in the direct path based on the cumulative strength of the traversed paths and the target relation strength. The calculated edge strength is assigned to the edge in the direct path between the two nodes. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055319 | INTERACTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INTERACTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INTERACTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An interactive health management apparatus is configured to: receive a category of a health value of a patient, a degree of improvement, priority orders between a period and a cost of the service; acquire a candidate medication based on an actual prescription; acquire a candidate service based on the received health value category and priority orders; displays the acquired candidate medication and a price thereof, and, the acquired candidate service and a fee thereof; calculate an estimated health value in the received health value category based on a degree of improvement of the candidate service and an actual past value of the health information; display the calculated estimated value as a time series graphic; and receive selection from the displayed candidate service by the patient. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055321 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOOTH CHARTING - The present disclosure relates to a system that can enter clinical data on an electronic tooth chart. A graphical data input can be received from an ink-over interface. The graphical data input can include an annotation associated with a tooth. Information associated with the annotation can be determined based on information stored in a recognition engine and stored as structured data associated with the tooth. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160063184 | DECISION SUPPORT IN PROFESSIONAL WORKFLOWS CONCURRENT WITH SERVICE PROVISIONING - A user device for professional workflow assistance provides decision support in the form of concise alerts in the form of immediate feedback (real-time or near real-time) analysis performed by a user device application based on locally stored rules. The decision support is rendered in a timely manner in a current session with the patient, client or customer to maintain a context of the information gathering and the concurrent consideration of the decision support provided. The decision maker need not retreat to an office or separate location for consideration and analysis of the decision support results, but instead immediately considers the application generated results on the rendering screen of the user device. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063185 | METHOD FOR MANAGING AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD AND AN EMR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method is for managing an electronic medical record (EMR) entry which is to be written into a data storage device possessed by a patient and includes generating information associated with a health professional who provides a health care service that results in the EMR entry, and a location which is related to the health care service, determining whether to permit writing of the EMR entry into the data storage device according to the information thus generated, determining whether the patient agrees with writing of the EMR entry into the data storage device according to input of the patient, and writing the EMR entry into the data storage device when writing of the EMR entry is permitted by the EMR management system and is agreed upon by the patient. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063186 | DISPLAY METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE - A server device displays a graph indicating time-series variation in load calculated according to a category of an event acquired from schedule information in which events of at least one user have been registered, and displays information indicating a payment object or a body region or symptom related to the payment object extracted from registered payment data of the one user in a manner temporally associated with the graph. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063188 | ANIMAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MANAGING ANIMAL DATA - A computer implemented method for managing animal information between a remote server and an animal device is provided. The method includes storing the animal information on an animal database of the remote server; receiving, by the remote server, an authentication request of an identity parameter that is associated with the animal device; authenticating, by the remote server, the authentication request; and transmitting, by the remote server, the animal information from the animal database to a computing device. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063189 | MOBILE CARRIER-CENTRIC DATA RECORD CUSTODIAN SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for mobile carrier-centric data record custodians is provided and includes cellular network interfaces that transmit and receive wireless communication over a cellular network, an electronic medical record (EMR) database that stores EMRs, and a mobile account management server coupled with the cellular network interfaces and the EMR database, the mobile account management server receiving an EMR request associated with a mobile user account over the cellular network, querying the EMR database for a results set having EMRs satisfying the query, generating a plurality of EMR responses to the EMR request as a function of the results set and state information associated with the cellular network, and transmitting the plurality of EMR responses over the plurality of cellular network interfaces to the mobile device via the cellular network, the plurality of EMR responses being formatted for wireless protocols of the cellular network interfaces over which they are transmitted. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063190 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED PERSONALIZED HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - A computer implemented personalized health record system and method is envisaged. The system provides smart cards to profile registrants on registration, which are associated with the profile registrants' health records and have a unique identification number corresponding to every profile registrant. The system stores profile registrants' information along with their health records and demographic information and associates it with their corresponding unique identification numbers. The demographic information can be edited/updated by a profile registrant on successful authentication. When a profile registrant visits a health facility/laboratory, after successful two level authentications, an authenticated health registrant is able to access health records of the authenticated profile registrant and medical history along with profile registrant's demographic information in order to provide a better diagnosis/treatment. Any treatment details after the diagnosis and/or prescription provided by the physician and the test results from the laboratory are then updated in the system through a network. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063197 | User Interactive Electronic Health Records Management System for Processing Workers Compensation Transactions - Provided herein are systems and methods for creating, obtaining and updating healthcare records and workers' compensation information for a patient. The system for creating a healthcare record for one or more medical event(s) of the patient has a computer having at least a processor, a memory and a display coupled to the processor and at least one network connection and a user interactive tool coupled to the computer with a plurality of modules configured to process worker's compensation information and a plurality of databases related to healthcare information of the patient accessible by the modules. The methods utilize the interactive tool to receive, store and categorize health information and create and update a healthcare record therefrom and further to search and retrieve user-selected medical event information from the databases. Also provided are non-transitory machine-readable storage mediums comprising processor executable instructions for performing the described methods. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY AND RANK HEALTH INFORMATION - A systems and methods to classify and rank health information assists individuals with personalized and specific health choices by guiding them to the relevant stages in any health area comprising healthy living, disease diagnosis, treatment and cure, or management of disease. The system will personalize the health journey for each consumer based on user inputs by classifying user inputs into specific personal health types, wherein each personal health type is classified and weighted into a knowledgebase, based on a frame-work. The personalized health journey will be inclusive of all the associated details about healthy living, diagnosis, treatments, long term management of disease, and leading developments in the disease area. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063203 | TERMINAL DEVICE, MEDICAL DEVICE, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes: an input unit through which pieces of patient information are input from a user; and a communication unit that transmits inspection request signals including the pieces of patient information to a plurality of medical devices, wherein, when the pieces of patient information are registered in one of the plurality of medical devices, the communication unit transmits deletion request signals of the patient information to the other medical devices. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063205 | METHOD FOR MANAGING PATIENT QUALITY OF LIFE - A method and system for modeling behavior and pain-related state of an individual, the method comprising: receiving a log of use dataset associated with communication behavior of the individual during a time period; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing activity of the individual during the time period; receiving a survey dataset including responses, to at least one of a set of symptom-assessment surveys, associated with a set of time points of the time period; generating a predictive analysis of a pain-related state of the individual associated with at least a portion of the time period, from at least one of the log of use dataset, the supplementary dataset, and the survey dataset; and generating an alert upon detection that a set of parameters from the predictive analysis of the pain-related state satisfy a threshold condition. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063206 | SECURE ONLINE HEALTH SERVICES - A system may include a computing device configured to access a patient record including screening information indicative of vital signs of a patient and questionnaire information indicative of health history of the patient, determine, using a risk engine based on the screening information and the questionnaire information, risk allocations for the patient that define a primary health risk of the patient, and identify, according to the risk allocations, at least one online course and personal goal to be prescribed to the patient to reduce the primary health risk of the patient toward a health goal. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063211 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING MEDICAL CONDITION INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for presenting graphical user interface objects for generating and/or facilitating resource assessments within a healthcare environment are described. In general, a resource assessment may include a determination of performance of a healthcare unit with respect to healthcare information, for instance, the treatment of a chronic condition. Systems described according to some embodiments may include healthcare assessment models configured to provide visual, graphical tools for automatically generating and/or facilitating the generation of medical and/or resource assessments and/or decisions within a healthcare environment. The models may provide healthcare professionals and administrators with increased visibility into all of the medical diagnoses reported on patients, both from internal and external sources, and the overall process from diagnosing conditions to billing. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063212 | System for Generating and Updating Treatment Guidelines and Estimating Effect Size of Treatment Steps - Medical guidelines are generated based on the history of the medical records for a large patient population, which includes creating a patient trajectory graph from the records including nodes and edges by automatically clustering patients based on relevant the patients' features included in their medical records. The nodes are scored based on the time patients remain with the nodes and desirability of any associated outcomes, resulting in edge scores derived from the scores of the edge-connected nodes. Top ranked interventions obtained from the edge scores that evaluates whether a transition from one node to another is better or worse are included in the generated medical guidelines. Additionally, effect sizes and confidence intervals of medical treatments for a pre-defined patient population are estimated by using the patients' medical records and dividing the population in an exposed and non-exposed group. Estimates are based on match choices between exposed and non-exposed patients. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063213 | HEALTHCARE SIMILARITY ENGINE - In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for a healthcare similarity engine that uses healthcare data to identify a set of similar patients. One aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a similarity request including a patient X data vector representing attributes of a particular patient X and a set of similarity parameters; calculating a set of similarity metrics using the patient X data vector and the set of similarity parameters; ranking the population of patients based on their respective similarity metrics; and generating a neighborhood subset of the population of patients most similar to patient X by selecting the top-ranked patients. Another aspect of the subject matter can be embodied in methods that include the actions of providing a display of a graphical representation of a healthcare similarity request input dashboard. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063214 | HEALTHCARE SIMILARITY ENGINE DASHBOARD - In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for a healthcare similarity engine that uses healthcare data to identify a set of similar patients. One aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a similarity request including a patient X data vector representing attributes of a particular patient X and a set of similarity parameters; calculating a set of similarity metrics using the patient X data vector and the set of similarity parameters; ranking the population of patients based on their respective similarity metrics; and generating a neighborhood subset of the population of patients most similar to patient X by selecting the top-ranked patients. Another aspect of the subject matter can be embodied in methods that include the actions of providing a display of a graphical representation of a healthcare similarity request input dashboard. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063215 | TRAVEL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing travel health management include determining that a user will be traveling to a new location that is different from a home location that is associated with the user in a database. Health situation information that is associated with at least one health situation at the new location is then retrieved. The health situation information is compared to a medical profile for the user that is stored in the database to determine a travel health recommendation that includes a health action that will prepare the user for the at least one health situation at the new location. The travel health recommendation is then provided for display to the user. A status of the performance of the heath action by the user may then be tracked, and updates displayed to the user to provide for the management of the travel health of the user. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063216 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTING APPARATUS - A biological information detecting apparatus is a biological information detecting apparatus that detects biological information of a user. The biological information detecting apparatus includes a biological-information detecting unit configured to detect the biological information, a clocking unit configured to clock a present date and time, a storing unit configured to store time limit information concerning a return time limit of the biological information detecting apparatus, and an notifying unit configured to notify a comparison result of the return time limit and the present date and time clocked by the clocking unit. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160067007 | INTERAMODAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF SURGICAL DATA - Systems and methods are provided in which local tissue diagnostic measurements are correlated with archival local tissue diagnostic data from prior tissue analyses to supplement diagnostic measurements with tissue analysis data from prior tissue analyses having similar local tissue diagnostic data. The tissue analysis data may include information such as pathology data, outcome data, and diagnosis data. The archived local tissue diagnostic data and the tissue analysis data may be stored in a database, and employed for a wide variety of methods, involving preoperative, intraoperative, and/or postoperative phases of a medical procedure. Methods and systems are also provided for displaying, on a medical image shown in a user interface, hyperlinked reference markers associated with tissue analyses, where the reference markers are shown at locations corresponding to local tissue analyses, and where associated diagnostic data and/or tissue analysis may be viewed by selecting a given reference marker. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160067365 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR PROPER DISINFECTION OF NEEDLELESS CONNECTORS - A device and method for disinfecting a needleless connector, the device including a housing comprising a hub rotationally coupled to a motor, the motor being operably connected to a power source, the hub further comprising a receptacle configured to receive a cleaning head, wherein the device is configured to detect achievement of one or more minimum thresholds which are recommended to achieve proper disinfection of the needleless connector. Various devices and methods are further provided to permit tracking and reporting of disinfection events. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070860 | STRUCTURING MULTI-SOURCED MEDICAL INFORMATION INTO A COLLABORATIVE HEALTH RECORD - Described herein are techniques for storing and communicating content, such as medical information, for an individual person (e.g., a recipient of medical service, a healthcare patient, etc.). The medical information may be stored in, and communicated to and from, a collaborative medical record. A “collaborative” medical record is a medical record capable of receiving the user-specific medical information from multiple different sources (e.g., medical service providers, patients, etc.). To create and maintain collaborative medical records, and to communicate user-specific medical information, the techniques described herein generate and use generic medical information schemas. A generic medical information schema is defined so that related medical information can be organized so that it can efficiently and reliably be stored and/or retrieved via a user instance of the generic medical information schema in a collaborative medical record. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070861 | GENERATING AND/OR EMPLOYING FINDING UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS - Described herein are a system(s) and/or a method(s) that associate results of medical procedures for a particular medical finding over a lifetime of the finding. A method includes tagging, with a same finding unique identifier tag (FUID), electronic formatted medical results from different events for a same finding of a patient, storing the electronic formatted medical results along with the FUID, wherein the stored tagged different electronic formatted medical results provide a longitudinal record for the finding from discovery of the finding through a last event for the finding. A system includes a FUID repository that stores a single FUID for each different finding for each different patient, and a new FUID generator that generates a new FUID for a new finding. The FUIDs in the FUID repository are accessible to a plurality of medical facilities which tag electronic data for a same finding with a same FUID. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070862 | INTEGRATED CONSOLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS METHODS AND APPARATUS - A system, method, and apparatus for an integrated console environment for diagnostic instruments are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a laboratory analyzer configured to generate patient sample result data by performing an analysis on a biological sample from a patient and quality control data by performing an analysis on a control biological sample with known properties. The example apparatus also includes a first laboratory instrument memory configured to locally store the patient sample result data among a plurality of other patient sample result data and a first data access component at a first address configured to provide access to the first laboratory instrument memory. The example apparatus further includes a second laboratory instrument memory configured to locally store the quality control data among a plurality of other quality control data and a second data access component at a second address configured to provide access to the second laboratory instrument memory. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070863 | INTERCONNECTED MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND CLINICIAN MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS - An embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, from a mobile device, clinician credentials; authenticating, using a processor, a clinician using the clinician credentials; displaying, at the mobile device, a clinician specific data within a mobile device application, wherein the clinician specific data includes a plurality of patients currently associated with the clinician credentials; displaying, at the mobile device, an admission request form for requesting that a patient of the plurality of patients be admitted to another healthcare facility; accepting, at the mobile device, user input that populates one or more data fields of the admission request form; communicating, over a network connection, to a remote device an admission request generated using the user input; receiving, at the mobile device, admission confirmation data; and updating, using a processor, an admission status for the patient. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070864 | HEALTHCARE HAZARD DETECTION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM - A patient safety system receives remote inputs wirelessly transmitted by a mobile device over a wireless network referred to herein as a patient safety network. The remote inputs indicate information, obtained by the patient safety application, pertaining to a patient safety event. Responsive to receiving remote input indicating a patient safety event category, the patient safety system creates a patient safety data record, comprising a set of predefined fields, corresponding to the patient safety event. In one non-limiting application applicable to patient safety events defined in the AHRQ Common Formats, the mobile device user may initiate the generation of a patient safety database record simply by selecting from a mobile device user interface one of nine patient safety event types defined by the Common Formats and one of three patient safety event levels of severity defined by the Common Formats. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070865 | ELECTRONIC CUSTODY AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HUMAN ASSAY TEST SAMPLES - A system, method, and computer program that may used to more quickly, accurately, and efficiently identify, catalog, and track human assay samples and create documentation with respect to the human assay samples. The computer program and method include the steps of: storing donor information in a donor information database accessible by a computer; storing client information in a client information database accessible by the computer; retrieving client information necessary to determine a type of test to be performed on a specimen; storing collection facility information in a collection facility database accessible by the computer; administering a human analyte test using the computer program to guide a collector of the specimen and identify problematic exceptions; receiving the test result electronically and storing the result in a test result database accessible by the computer; and permitting the client, Medical Review Officer, and other authorized persons to electronically access the test result via a communications network. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070866 | Personal Health Card - A card and software application to maintain personal health information - ‘Personal Health Card’ is a magnetic strip/chip card, which could be carried in a purse/bag/pocket/wallet all the time, this will help the User to get the right kind of treatment during emergencies, when the User is unable to respond or during normal visit to any doctor's office. This Health Card when scanned/read using a Card Reader by a First Responders/Hospital Front desk/Health Care providers, would give information about the Registered User's First Name, Last Name, DOB, Address, Emergency contact, allergies, recent health history/symptoms, prescription medications or over-the-counter medication that they are on, which was self-maintained by the Registered User. The information is as latest as the Registered User's last update. This could help the doctors to get more information about the Registered User, and would know what medications they are currently on, so that they are aware of their Registered User's pre-existing health conditions, if any and treat them appropriately. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070876 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATICS DATA VISUALIZATION AND ALERTS - A method and system for generating a patient condition index. The method and system receive and analyze physiological parameters (PP) of a patient to generate a PP related risk indicator. The method and system access and analyze data from a patient history (PH) database to generate PH related risk indicator. The method and system acquire parameter risk definitions and generate a synthetic informatics signal combining the PP related risk indicator and the PH related risk indicator according to the parameter risk definitions, and display the synthetic informatics signal on a display. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISEASE DETECTION - Aspects of the disclosure provide a system for disease detection. The system includes an interface circuit, a memory circuit, and a disease detection circuitry. The interface circuit is configured to receive data events associated with a patient sampled at different time for disease detection. The memory circuit is configured to store configurations of a model for detecting a disease. The model is generated using machine learning technique based on time-series data events from patients that are diagnosed with/without the disease. The disease detection circuitry is configured to apply the model to the data events to detect an occurrence of the disease. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070881 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CREATING MODULAR, PATIENT TRANSPORTABLE GENOMIC ANALYTIC DATA - Systems and methods may be provided for the generation, online viewing and display of the level of significance, and printing of reports created by the analysis and diagnosis of DNA, mRNA, protein derived from blood, urine, stool, tissue and organ specimens provided to clinical laboratories by client/physicians. These reports graphically and tabularly indicate the severity, diagnosis and prognosis of the specimen and include visual analysis, textual analysis, prognostic and treatment information. Systems and methods are also provided for the generation, online viewing and printing of prognostic fact sheets that are related to other disease states based on the genetic testing results of a specimen, and for the generation, online viewing and printing of comprehensive patient genotype result and drug recommendation by specialty. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070882 | DRUG PRESCRIPTION AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A healthcare management system for automatically generating a patient-specific health problem list for assisting physicians at the time of prescribing. The system receives information regarding insurance claims for medical services, on a basis of which a control unit determines ailments with which patients are potentially afflicted. The system may also receive information regarding pharmaceutical claims for prescription drug dispensation, on a basis of which the control unit will attempt to determine ailments with which patients are potentially afflicted. The system may also receive information regarding physician diagnoses of patient medical conditions, on a basis of which the control unit determines ailments and allergies with which patients are potentially afflicted. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070883 | SUPPORTING EXECUTION OF A CLINICAL TRIAL - The execution of a clinical trial is supported in the following manner. Patient model data is provided for modeling a patient-level workflow in the clinical trial in accordance with a trial protocol. Clinical data of patients participating in the clinical trial is accessed. Using a workflow engine, an instance of the patient-level workflow is instantiated for each of the patients to obtain a plurality of patient-level workflow instantiations. Each of the patient-level workflow instantiations is executed independently based on the clinical data of each respective one of the patients. The patient model data may comprise or be linked to a rule associated with a step of the patient-level workflow. The rule may be executed when the workflow engine reaches the step in one of the patient-level workflow instantiations. Accordingly, a virtual representation of the clinical trial on a patient-level is obtained which represents the actual state of the clinical trial yet which is computer-accessible. Having such a virtual representation of the clinical trial allows the clinical trial to be easily monitored, actively managed, etc., thereby facilitating its execution. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070924 | Virtual-Account-Initiated Communication of Protected Information - Described herein are techniques for receiving a first communication sent to a virtual account address and sending a second communication to a recipient communication address. The virtual account address may include the recipient communication address in a user name part of the virtual account address, and the second communication may invite its recipient to request creation of a secure electronic message account. The recipient may then receive content associated with the first communication via the secure electronic message account. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160071226 | Method and System for Validating Compliance of Medical Records - The invention relates to method and system for validating a medical record according to compliance rules governing the content of the medical record. The method includes receiving, by a processor, one or more medical records having access restrictions. Medical records may not be visible to a user while validating the medical record against one or more rules. Further, the content of the medical records are validated against at least one rule. Based on the result of the validation, it is determined if the medical record conforms to the at least one rule. Finally, a compliance report is generated which includes a level of compliance of the medical record with the at least one rule. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160078174 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM-BASED INQUIRY APPARATUS FOR EXAMINATION INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR SUCH INQUIRY - The present invention relates to an electronic medical record system-based apparatus and method for inquiring about examination information, which can filter and inquire about a plurality of pieces of examination information, stored on a patient basis, in accordance with criteria set by a user, can vary information to be displayed in accordance with the size of a task window in which examination results are retrieved, and can compare a plurality of examination results. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078175 | METHOD USING A GLOBAL SERVER FOR PROVIDING PATIENT MEDICAL HISTORIES TO ASSIST IN THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - An Internet based method for assisting in the rapid delivery of medical information direct to the site at which emergency assistance is being performed uses a global database for warehousing patient history information, which is fetched over the Internet on demand. In one embodiment, medical providers use an access code carried by the injured party and without which access is denied. The access code may be carried as a barcode and as an imprinted number on a bracelet or on a card carried by the individual. Patient information is transmitted over a network, either wireline or wireless, the Internet or wide area network, to a computer or personal digital assistant available to emergency personnel. In one embodiment, patient history information access is determined through the use of an access code reader, by entering the patient access code manually or by entering the patient's name as a last resort. Additionally insurance information can be made available to shorten emergency room admission procedures. Lastly, the patient's card or bracelet can allow for patient history to be downloaded and saved. Thus in emergency situations, the information can be uploaded from the card or bracelet to the healthcare providers' viewing screens. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078177 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes: an input information acquiring unit that acquires input information including user information that includes user identification information for identifying a user, and medical data that indicates a state of health of the user; a registering unit that registers the user identified by the user identification information included in the input information as a target for providing a free first service; a first storage unit that stores therein the user information and the medical data in association with each other; a service providing unit that provides a second service utilizing the user information and the medical data to a business operator selling commodities concerning health or providing services concerning health; and a consideration acquiring unit that acquires a consideration for the second service from the business operator. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078178 | RECORD BUILDER - A record builder may include a device input module configured to capture an identifier for one or more devices used in a medical procedure, a data access component configured to capture procedure information for a procedure based on the identifier, an instruction interpretation component for analyzing the procedure information and identifying areas of variability, a combination assessment component configured for melding instructions relating to a plurality of devices, a detailed procedure dictator configured to prepare a dictation of the procedure, and a medical record population element configured to populate a medical record with the dictation. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078187 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TISSUE DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION - Example embodiments are described that relate to the analysis of tissue damage in an injured patient. Example embodiments are methods and systems for collecting medical imaging data, identifying tissue damage in the medical imaging data, analyzing the tissue damage shown in the medical imaging data, and/or quantifying the tissue damage shown in the medical imaging data. The disclosed methods allow for determining a risk for multiple organ failure and systemic inflammation in a multiply injured patient. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078188 | EVIDENCE BASED MEDICAL RECORD - Various embodiments provide systems, computer program products and computer implemented methods. In some embodiments, a system includes a method of providing a confidence-estimation-based inference, the method includes receiving a query concerning a patient from a user, accessing an electronic health record (EHR) for the patient, the EHR including a first component regarding the patient, querying the user, using a conversational interface, for a second component regarding the patient, receiving the second component regarding the patient in response to the query, calculating a first probability density function using the first component, and a second probability density function using the second component, combining the first and second probability density functions using a Gaussian mixture model, calculating at least one conditional probability table using the Gaussian mixture model and providing the confidence-estimation-based inference based on the at least one conditional probability table. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078191 | REAL-TIME BIOMETRIC MONITORING AND ALERT GENERATION - System and methods are described for real-time biometric monitoring and alert generation. A system may receive biometric data from a mobile device associated with a patient, and may identify a rule defined by a clinician. The system may generate alert data corresponding to a portion of the biometric data in response to determining that the portion of the biometric data satisfies the rule, and the alert data may be transmitted to a device associated with the clinician. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078195 | System and Method for Using Decision Rules to Identify and Abstract Data from Electronic Health Sources - The present invention has to do with a method and system for generating condition-specific registries which are essential resources for supporting epidemiological, quality improvement, and clinical trial studies. The identification of potentially eligible patients for a given registry often involves a manual process or use of ad hoc software tools. With the increased availability of electronic health data, such as within Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, there is potential to develop healthcare standards based approaches for interacting with these data. Arden Syntax, which has traditionally been used to represent medical knowledge for clinical decision support, is one such standard that may be adapted for the purpose of registry eligibility determination. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078196 | SPECIMEN FULFILLMENT INFRASTRUCTURE - A computer system hosts a centralized data repository and a fulfillment platform. The centralized data repository receives clinical data corresponding to patients from multiple remote clinical data sources, aggregates the received clinical data, and normalizes the aggregated clinical data. The received clinical data may be pre-filtered based on patient consent. The fulfillment platform receives requests from requester computing devices, e.g., biological specimen requests or requests for prospective patients for a clinical study. The requests include cohort definitions. The fulfillment platform performs queries on the aggregated clinical data based on the requests, identifies matches in the aggregated clinical data in response to the queries, and transmits notifications to source site computing devices (e.g., dedicated tablet devices) for the identified matches. The notifications may identify, for example, matching biological specimens or prospective patients for clinical trials. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160085913 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Documenting and Managing Biopsy Specimens and Patient-specific Information On-site - A system and method for on-site biopsy management. Patient information is retrieved through a biopsy system. A name of a patient, a biopsy type, and a site of the biopsy information are communicated to a user. Confirmations are received from the user through the biopsy system of the name of the patient, the biopsy type, and the site of the biopsy. A biopsy is associated with an identifier of a container securing the biopsy in response to receiving the confirmation. The biopsy information and the patient information is linked in the biopsy system. The linking is performed at a location the biopsy is performed. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085914 | AGGREGATING A PATIENT'S DISPARATE MEDICAL DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method aggregates medical data from a plurality of source providers. In the method, medical data is received from a source provider. This medical data may be associated with patient-identification information. In order to aggregate this data with other data about the same patient, this data is then reconciled with existing patient medical data records in a medical records database to identify a master patient to whom the received medical data relates. The medical records database includes a plurality of different types of patient medical data records, and each data record is associated with a corresponding time and a corresponding source. Verification is performed to confirm that the source provider associated with the received medical data is authorized to add medical data related to the identified master patient, and finally a new medical data record containing the received medical data is written to the database. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DE-IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTHCARE DATA - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for de-identifying healthcare data. One method includes accessing a record of healthcare data with the computer system. The record includes patient identifying information (PII) associated with one or more persons to whom the healthcare data pertains. The computer system analyzes the PII included in the record of healthcare data and uses one or more business rules to determine how many hashed tokens to create with portions of the PII contained in the record and how to create each hashed token. The computer system de-identifies the accessed record by removing data designated as PII and stores the hashed tokens in association with the de-identified record. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085916 | PRIVACY PRESERVING GENOME SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT - Technologies for genomic data management include a patient device that computes an integrity register value as a function of genomic sequence data within a trusted execution environment. The genomic sequence data may not feasibly be reconstructed from the integrity register value. A genomic server computes an integrity register index of public genomic sequence data. The patient device transmits an integrity register value to the genomic server, and the genomic server responds with population data indicative of the genomic sequence data corresponding to the integrity register value. The patient device may contribute the genomic sequence data to the public genomic sequence data if the population data is sufficiently large. The patient device may also transmit the integrity register value to a research device, and the research device may respond with a compensation offer for the genomic sequence data if the population data is sufficiently small. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085919 | HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT TOOL - The problem with healthcare information today is that all of the information used to track a patient's entire encounter is not only stored in disparate systems or databases, but there are individual records or forms that are just stored as paper or images that need to be included as part of the encounter's “total picture.” The search tool links all of these disparate data sets and also converts the paper documents into data text and allows the user to search across all of the information that makes up an episode of care. Users have the ability to query large amounts of multiple data sources into a consolidated view of actionable information with immediate results. This information reduces time and increases the consistency of information for the end user. This can be used on a pre or post pay basis by either the payers or providers, clinical research entities and legal firms. Once the desired information has been found, the individual pages are instantly assembled and collated into a new document and communicated through multiple mediums. From a single episode of care to large data stores of non-discrete medical records can instantly be accessed and queried by non-technical individuals to find decision making information in a time sensitive manner. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A GROUP OF RELATED FILES AS ONE LOGICAL UNIT - A method of transferring files, the method including receiving a download request for a group of files, determining whether the group of files is locked, upon determining that the group of files is not locked, allowing the download request, creating a transfer object ( | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085921 | CONFIGURING ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS FOLLOWING A MEDICAL CHANGE - In an approach to configuring accessibility settings on an electronic device, a computer receives a first electronic data including at least one medical change made to an electronic medical record corresponding to a user. The computer determines at least one accessibility settings recommendation for an electronic device of the user. The computer receives a unique identifier of the user. The computer sends a second electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user. The computer determines current accessibility settings of the electronic device. The computer calculates a difference between the current accessibility settings and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation. The computer determines whether the difference meets a target value. If the difference does not meet a target value, the computer configures the electronic device with the at least one accessibility settings recommendation. The computer queries the user for acceptance. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085929 | MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD AND OPERATION PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - There are provided a medical assistance device, an operation method of a medical assistance device, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and a medical assistance system capable of improving work efficiency by reducing the burden on a user. A recommended data range output unit receives a program ID of a diagnostic assistance program from a request receiving unit. The recommended data range output unit reads a recommended data range corresponding to the received program ID from a recommended data range list, and transmits the recommended data range to a screen generation unit. The screen generation unit includes a check box and a period designating bar for designating designated data items and a designated data period, which form a designated data range, and generates a medical data display screen on which displays of recommended data items and a recommended data period, which forms a recommended data range, are made. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085931 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DECISION MAKING - In one embodiment, a system and method for assisting a physician with a hospital discharge decision pertain to collecting patient data from a patient under consideration who is staying at a hospital, estimating a mathematical probability of the patient under consideration being readmitted to the hospital within a predetermined amount of time if the patient under consideration were discharged on that day, the collected patient data and patient data collected from a population of former hospital patients who had previously been discharged and whose readmission status is known, and providing information to the physician that assists the physician in deciding whether or not to discharge the patient under consideration, the information being based upon the results of the mathematical probability estimate. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160086297 | CREATING INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED CARE PLANS - Embodiments presented herein describe techniques for generating a care plan tailored for an individual. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a care platform receives a selection of one or more care protocol templates to assign to a patient. Each care protocol template is associated with a medical condition to be treated. The care platform generates tasks to be performed by the patient, observation metrics specifying types of patient biometrics to monitor, and thresholds associated with each selection. The care platform receives one or more customizations to the tasks, observation metrics, and thresholds and determines whether any of the tasks or the customizations to the tasks conflict with one another. Upon identifying one or more conflicts, the conflicts are resolved based on specified rules associated with each conflicting task. The care plan is generated based on the observation metrics, thresholds, customizations, and resolved tasks. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160089077 | HYPERTENSION PREVENTION APP AND WEB BASED TOOLS - A computer system and method is disclosed as a support structure for patients with hypertension or prehypertension to encourage life style changes leading to dietary control, increase exercise and blood pressure control. The method includes automated messages and responses delivered in real time to encourage appropriate actions by the patient. A diary feature is provided for user input of various relevant parameters, such as foods consumed, exercise activities, body weight, blood pressure, and heart rate. The computer system and method may be implemented on a mobile computing device, such as a smart phone or wearable, a conventional personal computer, or a web service. Most functions will be provided on the mobile device, but some housekeeping and data visualization functions may be limited to the personal computer or web service implementations. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092446 | MEDICAL IMAGING VIEWER CACHING TECHNIQUES - Techniques for client-side caching of a medical image and server-side coordination of the client-side caching techniques are disclosed herein. User interaction in a client medical image display interface is coordinated with server conversion and processing operations. In one example, a server provides a unique key and display parameters to coordinate and specify client display operations. The unique key can be used to obtain a copy of the image from a local client-side cache, and the display parameters can be used to specify client-side transformation and rendering techniques to implement a requested image view. As a result of the client-side caching operations, resource utilization (including computational processing and network bandwidth) can be minimized, while user interactivity can be maximized. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092632 | Cloud-Based Processing of Medical Imaging Data - A method for processing medical imaging data includes: (a) selecting a subset of medical imaging data to be processed, wherein the medical imaging data is stored in a cloud-based storage system; (b) choosing a processing algorithm to apply to the selected subset of medical imaging data, wherein the chosen processing algorithm is stored in the cloud-based storage system; (c) executing the chosen processing algorithm in the cloud-based storage system to generate a processing result; and (d) displaying the processing result to a client via a user interface. Systems for processing medical imaging data are described. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092636 | Automated and Timely Alert Method of Notifying an adverse reaction at Point of Service - An automated and timely method of notifying the possibility of an adverse reaction at the point of service is implemented through a computing device and at least one data-transceiver as the computing device is communicatively coupled with the data-transceiver through a wireless network. The computing device is able to receive a user information and the possibility of an adverse reaction information from a desired transceiver of the at least one data-transceiver, where the adverse reaction information notifies any possible adverse reactions at the point of service. As a result, the service provider or seeker who operates the computing device is able to assess an appropriate service procedure for the desired transceiver in such a way that the appropriate service procedure avoids further medical complication for the person with the desired transceiver at the point of service. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092641 | FACILITATING CLINICALLY INFORMED FINANCIAL DECISIONS THAT IMPROVE HEALTHCARE PERFORMANCE - Systems, methods and computer readable media that facilitate providing clinically informed financial decisions that improve healthcare performance are provided. In an aspect, a system includes a performance evaluation component configured to identify groups of patients having received healthcare service by a healthcare organization and associated with a common healthcare service parameter and uncommon healthcare service parameters. The system further includes a scoring component configured to determine performance scores for respective groups of patients, wherein the performance scores reflect clinical and financial performance of the healthcare organization in association with provision of the healthcare service to the respective groups of patients. A comparison component further compare the respective groups of patients based on the performances scores respectively associated therewith to facilitate identifying one or more of the uncommon healthcare service parameters that are responsible for variance between at least a subset of performance scores. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092642 | Determining Orphan Drug Eligibility for Reduced Pricing - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for determining whether an orphan drug is eligible for replenishment at a 340B price for the drug by evaluating orphan drug identification data, patient encounter data, and/or dispensing data with respect to one or more eligibility criteria to determine whether the orphan drug has been prescribed, dispensed, or otherwise used to treat the rare disease or condition for which it is designated or an alternate condition. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092644 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROMOTING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD AND OPERATION PROGRAM FOR DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROMOTING APPARATUS, AND DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROMOTING SYSTEM - Provided are a diagnosis support program development promoting apparatus, an operation method and operation program for the diagnosis support program development promoting apparatus, and a diagnosis support program development promoting system, capable of promoting development of a diagnosis support program while protecting privacy of a medical facility. An information collecting unit collects actual usage situation information of a diagnosis support program, and facility information of a medical facility. A concealment unit conceals facility specifying information for specifying the medical facility in the facility information of the medical facility. An information providing unit provides development reference information including the actual usage situation information and the facility information in which the facility specifying information is concealed, in response to an information providing request from a vendor or the like. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092646 | REMOTE MEDICAL CONSULTATION AND DIAGNOSIS - A method for providing remote medical consultation and diagnosis, the method including a patient visiting a service facility where a secondary healthcare provider is located, establishing a teleconferencing session between a first teleconferencing station located in the service facility and a second teleconferencing station located in a provider facility that is remote from the service facility, a primary healthcare provider being present at the provider facility, and the primary healthcare provider performing an examination on the patient using audio and video that are captured at the first teleconferencing station and transmitted to the second teleconferencing station. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092647 | METHOD FOR RECORDING MEDICAL INFORMATION OF A USER AND FOR SHARING USER EXPERIENCE WITH SYMPTOMS AND MEDICAL INTERVENTION - The present invention relates to an integrated system of ‘Electronic Medical Record for Individuals’ (EMRI) and ‘Patient Information Exchange (PIE) to perform a method for creating and recording medical information of a user and for sharing user experience with symptoms and medical intervention details. In this method for creating and recording medical information of the individual user, comprehensive health information of the individual user in the user interface module is organized and prepared based on the personal details, the health details, the symptoms, the treatment details, the health reports and the medical insurance details of the individual user through a user interface module of the EMRI module. The health information of the individual user are tracked and displayed from the user interface module into a doctor interface module of the EMRI module. Such systems and methods facilitate easy availability of comprehensive and chronological medical records or health information of the user and easy public sharing of the user experience with symptoms and medical intervention benefiting the society at large through such dissemination. Further, it achieves effective diagnosis and determination of right course of medical intervention to enhance the quality of life and mitigating trauma for the user, and also minimizes the information gap between the patients and the doctors for effective diagnosis. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092648 | RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DIRECTED TO HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a system and method for a risk management system for use in a health care environment by healthcare practitioners in the creation, recording, and tracking of progress notes. In an embodiment, the system is comprised of an input/output interface for receiving from a user the beginning data elements of a patient, a computing device configured to receive said beginning data elements of said patient and computing for displaying to said user the initial progress note form component, subjective/chief complaint. Based on the initial progress note form component inputs for subjective/chief complaint, said computer computes for displaying to said user the second progress note form component, objective. This is continued for the remaining progress note form components diagnosis/assessment, plans/treatment recommendations, risks/complications, benefits of proposed treatments, alternative treatments, and sequalae of non treatment. That is the inputs from the previous progress note form component is used to compute for displaying to said user, the following progress note form component until the progress note is completed. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092652 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICATION - A system of controlling distribution of a medication in the treatment or prevention of epilepsy is provided. A central controller of the system has a data store and one or more processors for reading and writing data to the data store. The data store comprises a database of patient records, each patient record having a medication authorization field. The central controller can output an authorization of a first prescription of epilepsy medication to a patient in dependence upon genetic test results for the patient and schedules a subsequent test for the patient prior to authorization of a subsequent prescription of epilepsy medication. Also provided are methods in which the subject systems find use. The systems and methods find use in the treatment of severe subtypes of epilepsy or refractory epilepsy, such as Dravet Syndrome. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092655 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOLUNTARY REPORTING - A voluntary reporting apparatus performs report generation and includes a check-in interface to receive patient identification information. The voluntary reporting apparatus determines whether a patient is taking a medication under study and receives side effects experienced by the patient related to the medication under study. The severity levels of the side effects are compared to severity level thresholds, and reports are generated that include the side effects and severity levels experienced by the patient related to the medication under study. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092656 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREPARING A MEDICAL REPORT - A user interacts with a medical imaging system and a medical reporting system to prepare a medical report. The medical reporting system includes report templates for medical reports. The report templates include placeholder fields with unique placeholder designations and metadata. After a user entry in the medical imaging system to select an image dataset, the image dataset and analysis tools are made available to the user. After a user entry in the medical reporting system to select a report template, a report template is made available. Placeholders contained in the selected report template are displayed with corresponding placeholder designations and metadata, automatically sent to the imaging system, and displayed as data requests. According to the data requests displayed, the data corresponding to the data requests is ascertained or determined by the user and assigned to the placeholder designations. A report editor automatically saves the data in the placeholder fields. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160093010 | MULTI-PAYER CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION E-LEARNING PLATFORM - A multi-payer clinical documentation e-learning platform and methods for educating at least one health professional about medical necessity criteria associated with a plurality of health plans are described herein. An example method can commence with dynamically compiling health plan data associated with the plurality of health plans. The method may include analyzing the health plan data to extract the medical necessity criteria for at least one medical procedure. The method may further include selectively integrating a health record workflow with one or more e-learning sessions to educate the at least one health professional about the medical necessity criteria in the context of the at least one medical procedure. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160098383 | Implicit Durations Calculation and Similarity Comparison in Question Answering Systems - Mechanisms for performing a duration-based operation are provided. At least one document is received having a plurality of associated dates and/or times and concepts associated with the dates and/or times. The at least one document does not explicitly specify a duration between the dates and/or times. Dates and/or times in the at least one document having similar associated concepts are correlated and, for the correlated dates and/or times, an implicit duration is calculated based on the dates and/or times. The concepts are associated with the implicit duration and a first document in the at least one document is annotated with an implicit duration annotation that specifies the implicit duration and the associated concepts. A duration based operation is then performed based on the implicit duration annotation. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098456 | Implicit Durations Calculation and Similarity Comparison in Question Answering Systems - Mechanisms for performing a duration-based operation are provided. At least one document is received having a plurality of associated dates and/or times and concepts associated with the dates and/or times. The at least one document does not explicitly specify a duration between the dates and/or times. Dates and/or times in the at least one document having similar associated concepts are correlated and, for the correlated dates and/or times, an implicit duration is calculated based on the dates and/or times. The concepts are associated with the implicit duration and a first document in the at least one document is annotated with an implicit duration annotation that specifies the implicit duration and the associated concepts. A duration based operation is then performed based on the implicit duration annotation. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098520 | HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION VISUALIZATION - Provided is a system including a data store module is configured to store aggregated patient medical data collected from electronic devices associated with a number of discrete healthcare entities; and a data analytics module configured to calculate a metric, based on the aggregated patient medical data for each discrete healthcare entity of the number of discrete healthcare entities. The data analytics module is further configured to generate a report associated therewith. The system also includes a messaging module configured to transmit the report to one or more electronic devices associated with the number of discrete healthcare entities response to the report generation. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND MANAGING PERMISSIONS TO SEND, RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT PATIENT CREATED HEALTH DATA BETWEEN PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS - The recent explosion in the number of consumer devices able to read and transmit remote patient health data has provided a technical foundation for health care providers to cost effectively monitor chronically ill patients when they are not at the providers places of practice. In an embodiment of the invention, an invitation from a health care provider to share patient created health data is offered to a patient who may accept or reject said invitation. Furthermore, at any time subsequent to the acceptance of said invitation by said patient, either party may elect to revoke its agreement to share data established through said invitation offer and acceptance process. Using the invention, patients and providers may manage permissions to share patient created health data to meet their privacy and business needs and systems that facilitate communications of patient created health data can use these permissions to meet the needs of users. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098523 | RECORD BUILDER - A record builder may include a device input module configured to capture an identifier for one or more devices used in a medical procedure, a data access component configured to capture procedure information for a procedure based on the identifier, an instruction interpretation component for analyzing the procedure information and identifying areas of variability, a combination assessment component configured for melding instructions relating to a plurality of devices, a detailed procedure dictator configured to prepare a dictation of the procedure, and a medical record population element configured to populate a medical record with the dictation. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH REIMBURSEMENT POTENTIAL - A computerized Medical Information Navigation Engine (“MINE”) extracts clinical knowledge, by identifying coded elements with reimbursement potential contributing to payoff based on clinical history, and subtracting coded elements documented in an encounter from the coded elements, based on business logic. The MINE sorts the remaining coded elements in accordance with one optimization criteria to payoff based on clinical history. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098527 | PREDICTED AND TRACKED PERSONALIZED PATIENT TREATMENT EFFECTS ON BODY FUNCTIONS - A medical information system ( | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098530 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANAGING RISK PROFILES - The present application provides a method for determining and managing a subject's risk profile. The risk profile may include the presence or absence of nocturia. The present application further provides methods of using such a risk profile, such methods for underwriting or managing the cost of life insurances or health insurances, methods for calculating risk associated with the risk profile in an insurance candidate/insured subject, and methods for improving lifespan of the insured based on the risk profile. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098532 | HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS AND HEALTHCARE PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Technology is disclosed for generating patient-specific healthcare protocols and systems and methods for generating and providing patient-specific healthcare protocols for facilitating medical examinations. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098533 | System and Method for Improving Health Care Management and Compliance - A computer implemented system and method for quantifying a risk associated with medical and health care, the steps of which have; calculating, via a processor, a first value; the first value equal to the medications prescribed to a plurality of individuals in a specified population; calculating, via a processor, a second value; the second value equal to the prescribers of the first value of the plurality of individuals in a specified population; calculating, via a processor, a third value; the third value equal to the associated therapeutic classifications of the first value of the plurality of individuals in a specified population; calculating, via a processor, an average value of each first, second and third value; comparing, via a processor, the average value of each first, second and third value against a fourth value; the fourth value equal to a single individual of the first, second and third value; transforming, via a processor, the first, second, third and fourth values into a fifth value, calculating, via a processor, the fifth value which corresponds to a degree of risk of adverse outcomes related to the healthcare management of an individual. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098534 | PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM ACCESSING SYSTEM - Method, system, web-based, or stand-alone software application which enables a PMP user, through integration with an existing electronic health record (EHR) or other database, to easily, and quickly transfer patient demographic information for submission to a regional, state, provincial, multi-state, private, or national system PMP. This PMP accessing method and system may be web-based or stand-alone software application provide a user-interface that easily enables the direct transfer of individual demographic information required by the prescription monitoring program (PMP) to the PMP database to obtain a prescription report quickly and efficiently circumventing manual data entry. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098539 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION - Systems and methods are described that provide a dynamic reporting functionality that can identify important information and dynamically present a report about the important information that highlights important findings to the user. The described systems and methods are generally described in the field of diabetes management, but are applicable to other medical reports as well. In one implementation, the dynamic reports are based on available data and devices. For example, useless sections of the report, such as those with no populated data, may be removed, minimized in importance, assigned a lower priority, or the like. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098542 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Embodiments of the inventive concept provide an automated medical computer logic apparatus, which can provide automated medical diagnosis and treatment support to HCPs and patients. A patient can indicate a chief complaint such as chest pain, ear discomfort, a rash, or the like. A rules engine can include clinical modules and a module selector. The module selector can receive the chief complaint and select a particular clinical module. An evaluator logic section can receive and process the selected clinical module. Based on the selected clinical module, the evaluator logic section can cause a dynamic interview to be conducted with the patient, and can map individual question responses to various possible diagnoses, indicating how much each diagnosis should be weighted. The evaluator logic section can suggest treatment options. The automated medical computer logic apparatus can analyze patient responses and automatically generate a customized treatment plan, an automated chart note narrative, a detailed clinical summary, and/or patient education information. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098805 | TIME DATA ANALYSIS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for analyzing amounts of time spent in medical records. Time data may be analyzed by clinician, by specialty, by location, by patient, by activity, and the like. Such analysis will provide, among other things, an insight into how much total time is spent in medical records, how the time is spent, when the time is spent, etc. By breaking down the time data it may be possible to identify modifications to reduce the amount of time spent in medical records. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160103961 | MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR UPLOADING MEDICAL DATA - The present disclosure relates to a mobile telecommunication device for use in a medical system comprising a database server. The mobile telecommunication device is configured for receiving via a voice channel interface from a user, a first voice message, the first voice message indicating one or more medical parameter values indicative of a medical status of the user; generating using the first voice message a second message in a first format interpretable by the database server; sending the second message to the database server using an identification address of the database server; receiving from the database server a response message indicating the interpreted message; displaying the received response message on a display device of the mobile telecommunication device; receiving a user command indicating that the medical status indicated in the response message is not corresponding with the medical status indicated in the first voice message. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103963 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an improved method for smart healthcare management. The method comprises querying a card database via a card DBMS of a smart healthcare card comprising overall patient information of a patient using a smart healthcare card reader, adaptively and dynamically determining one or more contextual attributes of the overall patient information via identification, analysis and selection of one or more usable attributes based on the query, allowing selective access and retrieval of the one or more contextual attributes of the overall patient information by the smart healthcare card reader, analyzing the selectively accessed and retrieved contextual attributes using a host computing unit coupled to the smart healthcare card reader, recommending at least one of healthcare products, solutions, services and therapeutic regimens using the host computing unit coupled to the smart healthcare card reader and tracking efficacy of the at least one of recommended healthcare products, solutions, services and therapeutic regimens using the host computing unit coupled to the smart healthcare card reader. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103964 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE ACQUISITION, INTERPRETATION AND TRANSMISSION OF DATA UNDER HIPAA COMPLIANT PROTOCOL - Methods and systems for acquiring a machine-readable optical code, decoding the optical code into a patient identifier, and receiving from a database a billing record filled with patient data corresponding to the patient identifier. The method includes reading by a mobile device the machine-readable optical code and decoding the optical code into a patient identifier. The method includes transmitting the patient identifier to a database. The method includes receiving from the database at least partially filled billing record with patient data corresponding to the patient identifier and displaying on the mobile device the at least partially filled billing record. The method includes searching the database using the patient identifier, and retrieving the patient data corresponding to the patient identifier. The method includes at least partially filling a billing record with the patient data, and transmitting the at least partially filled billing record to the mobile device. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103973 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SIMILAR PATIENTS - A method, system, and database is provided that permits users treating patients with genomic alteration to more easily and effectively exchange information with other users treating patients with similar genomic alterations. In one example, a user may be permitted to assign genomic alteration tags to patients and filter through patients based on the genomic alterations. Additional features, such as automatically identifying, and facilitating communication with, other users that have treated similar patients may be provided to further enhance the user's ability to treat genomic alterations. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103978 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Managing Prescriptions - A system for managing prescriptions. The system includes a server to operate a prescription manager, a prescription manager, and a client. The server includes a processing device and a memory. The prescription manager includes a prescription receiver operating on the processing device of the server to receive from a care provider a prescription for a patient. The prescription receiver includes a medication manager to display a recommendation in response to selection of a medication to be administered to the patient. The client interacts with the prescription manager and is in communication with the server via a network. The client displays the recommendation. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160110501 | Natural Language Processing Correction Based on Treatment Plan - An approach is provided in which an information handling system extracts treatment segments from documents corresponding to a patient and uses cognitive analysis to identify common treatment properties of a subset of the treatment segments. The information handling system combines the subset of treatment segments into a treatment aggregation that corresponds to a treatment history of the patient. In turn, the information handling system ingests the treatment aggregation into a domain for subsequent processing. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110502 | Human and Machine Assisted Data Curation for Producing High Quality Data Sets from Medical Records - A method for building a Patient's Data Set from a Patient's Data File to provide robust patient care comprising the steps of obtaining a Patient's Data File, building a training set for machine learning through experts' selection of at least one desired feature from the Patient's Data File to create the Patient's Data Set, developing a data mining algorithm to automate extraction of at least one data feature from at least one other Patient's Data File using the training set, the algorithm automatically generating the Patient's Data Set from at least one other Patient's Data File, supplementing the Patient's Data Set with at least one patient input, and analyzing the Patient's Data Set to confirm patient course of treatment. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110503 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM-BASED APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SUMMARY SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SAME - The present invention relates to an electronic medical record system-based apparatus and method for managing summary sheets that, in an electronic medical record system, extract important information from patient information in accordance with a summary sheet configuration set in advance, display the extracted information in a single summary sheet, and thus enable important patient information to be checked in an integrated manner. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110505 | Platform for the Storage, Management and Analysis of Consolidated Electronic Health Records - A system for the storage, management and analysis of electronic health records (“EHRs”) is provided. The system comprises an EHR analysis system in communication with one the EHR systems of one or more healthcare provider enterprises via a network, such as the internet. The EHR analysis system receives and stores in a database EHR data and information identifying the format the data is stored in, and is capable of transmitting the data in the same or different format. The system also includes an authoring platform for building and publicizing applications to analyze stored EHR data, allow end users to run the applications on the stored data and present the results of the applications to the end users. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110506 | HEALTHCARE ASSURANCE SYSTEM - Systems and methods for healthcare assurance system are provided. A first set of confidential health information for an identified patient may be accessed, may be derived from a first data source, and may include first medical indicia corresponding to an indication of a first health condition and/or an indication of a first healthcare service. A second set of confidential health information may be accessed, may be derived from a second data source, and may include second medical indicia corresponding to an indication of a second health condition and/or an indication of a second healthcare service. Healthcare rules that include criteria indicating comorbidity conditions may be accessed. The first and second sets of confidential health information may be correlated to the healthcare rules. A comorbidity condition may be identified on the first medical indicia, and the correlating. A prompt regarding the comorbidity condition may be provided. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110507 | Personal Medical Data Device and Associated Methods - Disclosed is an improved method and related electronic applications for logging personal medical data, populating graphs and charts with predictive analysis for developing trends based on personal medical data, and transmitting a complete set of the data to a user or a another party with one click of a command button. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110510 | Medical Workflow Determination And Optimization - Workflows for medical entities are determined and evaluated by determining a plurality of medical tasks based on an analysis of a plurality of electronic medical records of a medical entity. A workflow of the medical entity is determined based on a sequence of medical tasks, the sequence determined based on the analysis of the plurality of electronic medical records, and an evaluation of the workflow is performed based on a predefined criterion. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110514 | PERSONAL HEALTHCARE DEVICE, SMART DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a personal healthcare device (PHD), a smart device, and a method of providing pregnancy care services using the same so as to constantly monitor health conditions of the pregnant women and babies in utero, thereby preventing dangers in advance, such as pregnancy toxemia, abortion, fetal deformity, etc. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110522 | Mapping Tools for Health or Fitness Data - First and second health and wellness metrics are collected with first and second mobile applications, respectively. A hub mobile application normalizes the first and health and wellness metrics into first and second primitive metrics, which are then correlated. Based on the correlation or the value of one or more of the first or second primitive metrics, information is displayed to the user on his or her mobile device. The information can include a graph for a health and wellness metric, a health and wellness tip, a health and wellness insight, a user action for improved health and wellness, and a health and wellness informative article. The determination of which graphs, tips, insights, user actions, and informative articles to show can be based on settings for the correlation or primitive metric(s) value, which may be modified from a server the mobile application(s) may connect to. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110780 | Automated System for Medical Item Dispensing, Billing and Inventory Management - An inventory management system manages information regarding medical items dispensed to a patient in a medical facility. Inventory sensors sense removal of medical items from an inventory space to be dispensed to the patient. Software instructions associate item information with patient information that identifies the patient, determine billing codes associated with the dispensed items, generate billing information including the patient information and the billing codes, and generate an invoice directed to the patient's medical insurance provider. The instructions also verify that the billing codes are associated with medical items appropriate for treatment of the patient's condition indicated by diagnostic codes included in the billing information, and generate an alert message if the billing codes are associated with medical items that are not reimbursable or are inappropriate for treatment of the diagnosed condition. The alert message is sent to the physician who diagnosed the patient and provided the diagnostic code. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160113568 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE INTAKE OF DRUGS, SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING AND CONTROLLING THE INTAKE OF DRUGS | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117445 | TERM CLASSIFICATION BASED ON COMBINED CROSSMAP - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for converting a source in a first terminology to a target in a different terminology. A source in a first terminology may be converted to a target in a second terminology using cross maps that map sources to all possible matching targets, probability data derived from frequency data illustrating a frequency of selection for targets in relation to specific sources, lexical matching algorithms indicating targets with highest lexical matches for specific sources, or a combination thereof. Any one, or a combination, of the data above may be used to identify a probabilistically most relevant target in a desired terminology. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117446 | Generating an Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Electronic Medical Record (EMR) - A computer-implemented method comprises: establishing, over a private network in an ambulatory surgical center (ASC), a communication channel between a medical device in the ASC and an ASC integration system that is connected to the Internet; receiving, by the established communication channel over the private network, real-time medical information from the medical device, during performance of a surgical procedure at the ASC; applying one or more notification rules to the received real-time medical information to detect the occurrence of a triggering event; determining, from the one or more notification rules, one or more entities to contact regarding the triggering event, with the one or more entities having one or more devices that are unconnected to the private network; and transmitting, by the ASC system over the Internet, one or more notification messages to the one or more devices that are unconnected to the private network. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117447 | METHOD OF MANAGING MEDICAL INFORMATION, APPARATUS OF PERFORMING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE SAME - A method of managing medical information may include receiving, from a user, and registering an association between at least one item being included in each of a plurality of medical record charts, a first item in a first medical record chart and a second item in a second medical chart being independent from each other. The method may also include receiving a request for an access for a first medical record chart from the user and checking (or determining) whether at least one second item associated with at least one first item in the first medical record chart exists, the at least one second item being included in the plurality of the medical record charts. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117448 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO MEDICAL DATA - The present application relates to a system for managing access to medical data, comprising a first module which displays data request information for requesting access to the medical data from the data provider, and a second module which obtains the data request information from the first module and requests access to the medical data from a data provider based on the obtained data request information. The first module can provide the data request information by Patient Physician displaying the data request information, for example as a quick-response (QR) code. The data request information may comprise a uniform resource locator (URL) linking to the data provider. The data provider can store the medical data locally or can retrieve the medical data from a remote source, such as a personal health record (PHR) server. In response to a data access request, the data provider may request user authentication from the patient to whom the medical data corresponds, and only provide the medical data to the second module in response to successful authorization. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117450 | HOSPITAL BED COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING EMR CHARTING CAPABILITY - A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117451 | Method For Determining Change In Condition For Soft Tissue Injury - A method for determining change in condition for soft tissue injury that utilizes a baseline test and a post-loss test. An individual, such as an employee, consents to having a baseline test performed on them. The results of the baseline test are not read/reviewed at the time of testing, but instead stored in a database along with information pertaining to the individual. When the individual later files a claim for compensation from an injury based on an injury reported, the post-loss test that is related to the baseline test is performed. The post-loss results are then compared with the baseline test results to determine the authenticity and extent of the claimed injury. The baseline test results are not read/reviewed until an injury is alleged, and then only the pertinent baseline test results are utilized, thereby insuring legal compliance. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117453 | FULLY AUTOMATED MEDICAL CODING SOFTWARE - A computer program for assigning medical evaluation and management codes describing a physician-patient encounter may include code adapted to detect a clinical setting parameter set by an act of the examining physician. The program may be further adapted to determine a first set of elemental clinical data fields corresponding to the clinical setting parameter. An electronic clinical form containing known-relevant elemental clinical data fields requiring input by the examining physician may be rendered. The program may eliminate data fields determined to be irrelevant. Pharmacy orders, lab orders, referrals, and/or any act of the examining physician relevant to determination of a medical evaluation and management code characterizing the physician-patient interaction may be recorded. Based on the foregoing acts and according to quantified risk, physical examination, and complexity of the physician-patient encounter a medical evaluation and management code may be assigned. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117455 | CLINICAL DOCUMENT QUALITY REVIEW - Computerized systems and methods identify deficiencies in patient data that may impact payment for services rendered to a patient and facilitates collection/correction of patient data to address the deficiencies. The deficiencies occur in two main situations: (1) a physician has confirmed a diagnosis that impacts payment but the patient data does not satisfy clinical evidence, direct evidence, and treatment requirements to support the diagnosis; and (2) the patient data satisfies clinical evidence, direct evidence, and treatment requirements to support a diagnosis but a physician has not confirmed the diagnosis. When a deficiency is identified, an electronic notice is generated and delivered over a communication network to a clinician computing device. The notice may provide the clinician access to a user interface that allows the clinician to enter additional information or clarify information in the patient data to address the deficiency. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117462 | Hand-Held Medical-Data Capture-Device Having Detection of Body Core Temperatureby a Microprocessor From a Signal From a Digital Infrared Sensor on a Separate CircuitBoard with No A/D Converter and Having Interoperation with Electronic MedicalRecord Systems Via an Authenticated Communication Channel - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117464 | MEDICAL/CARE SUPPORT METHOD, MEDICAL/CARE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL/CARE SUPPORT PROGRAM - A medical/care support method is provided, which enables medical or care workers having different special fields such as physicians and nurses to share the medical or care information of each patient or care-needing person while protecting the privacy of the patient or care-needing person, and to support the provision of better-quality medical or care service to the patient or care-needing person based on the medical or care information shared. A patient ID, a disease ID, and a medical facility ID are associated and stored, thereby generating a group G | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117468 | Displaying Predictive Modeling and Psychographic Segmentation of Population for More Efficient Delivery of Healthcare - A system and method for reducing adverse healthcare events for an ailment. First, data is processed from at least one source. The data is fed to a predictive model to obtain a set of predicted patients. These patients are predicted to experience an adverse healthcare event for an ailment within a specified time frame. Thereafter, a message is delivered to the predicted patients. The message relates to preventing future adheres healthcare events for an ailment. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117469 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A healthcare support system for determining care for a patient and a corresponding healthcare support method are presented. The healthcare support system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining patient data, assessing a clinical need of the patient, proposing a clinical outcome, and determining a service to be provided to the patient for said clinical need and said proposed clinical outcome based on a service-outcome-need model. Further, the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and a computer program. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117470 | PERSONALIZED MEDICINE SERVICE - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and machine readable media for implementing a knowledgebase for inferring relationships between biological categories such as patient conditions, drugs, medical groups, genes, and trials, and for flexibly querying that system to access relevant categories of results, such as drugs and ongoing clinical trials. The system may be a cloud-based system. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117476 | VERIFICATION OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ADHERENCE - A system and method of confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with the clinical trial, determining one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen and identifying one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures. Activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen are captured and then compared to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween. A notice is provided if differences are determined. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117477 | MONITORING MEDICATION ADHERENCE - A system and method of a clinical trial is provided. The system comprises a summary page providing an overview of each clinical trial participant in a graphical format, each clinical trial participant being represented by a unique clinical trial participant identifier and one or more clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applicable to modify one or more of the clinical trial participant identifiers, each modifier indicative of a different status of the particular participant identifier to which it is applied. A zoom selector is provided for zooming in on a subset of the clinical trial participant identifiers included with the summary page. Upon selection of a particular level of zoom, a corresponding amount of detailed information related to the subset of the clinical trial identifiers is provided; the detailed information including at least an indication of the level of compliance of a clinical trial participant to a prescribed clinical trial protocol represented by a corresponding clinical trial participant identifier, and further information related to any particular clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applied to any one of the clinical trial participant identifiers included within the subset. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117478 | MONITORING MEDICATION ADHERENCE - A method and apparatus for monitoring medication adherence. The method includes the steps of determining a present adherence state of a patient, receiving video analysis information reporting on a medication administration session, and determining a next adherence state of a patient based upon the present adherence state of the patient and the video analysis information. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117479 | MONITORING MEDICATION ADHERENCE - A system and method of a clinical trial is provided. The system comprises a summary page providing an overview of each clinical trial participant in a graphical format, each clinical trial participant being represented by a unique clinical trial participant identifier and one or more clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applicable to modify one or more of the clinical trial participant identifiers, each modifier indicative of a different status of the particular participant identifier to which it is applied. A zoom selector is provided for zooming in on a subset of the clinical trial participant identifiers included with the summary page. Upon selection of a particular level of zoom, a corresponding amount of detailed information related to the subset of the clinical trial identifiers is provided; the detailed information including at least an indication of the level of compliance of a clinical trial participant to a prescribed clinical trial protocol represented by a corresponding clinical trial participant identifier, and further information related to any particular clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applied to any one of the clinical trial participant identifiers included within the subset. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117482 | VERIFICATION OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ADHERENCE - A system and method of confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with the clinical trial, determining one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen and identifying one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures. Activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen are captured and then compared to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween. A notice is provided if differences are determined. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117483 | Monitoring Medication Adherence - A system and method of a clinical trial is provided. The system comprises a summary page providing an overview of each clinical trial participant in a graphical format, each clinical trial participant being represented by a unique clinical trial participant identifier and one or more clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applicable to modify one or more of the clinical trial participant identifiers, each modifier indicative of a different status of the particular participant identifier to which it is applied. A zoom selector is provided for zooming in on a subset of the clinical trial participant identifiers included with the summary page. Upon selection of a particular level of zoom, a corresponding amount of detailed information related to the subset of the clinical trial identifiers is provided; the detailed information including at least an indication of the level of compliance of a clinical trial participant to a prescribed clinical trial protocol represented by a corresponding clinical trial participant identifier, and further information related to any particular clinical trial participant identifier modifiers applied to any one of the clinical trial participant identifiers included within the subset. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117484 | MONITORING MEDICATION ADHERENCE - A method and apparatus for monitoring medication adherence. The method includes the steps of determining a present adherence state of a patient, receiving video analysis information reporting on a medication administration session, and determining a next adherence state of a patient based upon the present adherence state of the patient and the video analysis information. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160120481 | ACTIVE PATIENT RISK PREDICTION - Electronic health records of a plurality of patients are received. A risk prediction model for a disease based on the electronic health records of the plurality of patients is created. An electronic health record of an original patient is received. A neighboring group of patients of the plurality of patients is identified, wherein the neighboring group of patients is two or more patients similar to the original patient. An ordering of the two or more patients of the neighboring group of patients is received, wherein the ordering of the two or more patients of the neighboring group of patients is based upon how similar each patient of the two or more patients is to the original patient. The risk prediction model is updated based on the ordering of the two or more patients of the neighboring group of patients. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160124920 | Combination web browser based dental practice management software system with embedded web browser based dental imaging software - A combination dental imaging system and dental practice management and charting system includes a web browser based dental practice management software which includes patient charting capabilities and an encapsulated web browser based dental imaging software component. The encapsulated dental imaging software component includes a display of images suitable for diagnostic use. The encapsulated web browser based dental imaging software component is embedded into a disparate dental practice management system software web page. The combination dental imaging system and dental practice management and charting system also includes a communication interface which couples the web browser based dental imaging software component to the web browser based dental practice management system software. The web browser based dental practice management system software graphical user interface is updated with the capability to initiate display of the encapsulated web browser based dental imaging software component. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125135 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND ACCESSING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING REPORT - Methods and systems for distributing and accessing diagnostic images associated with a diagnostic imaging report are disclosed. A DICOM server is configured to receive diagnostic images and diagnostic information from an imaging facility based on a diagnostic imaging study. The received diagnostic images and diagnostic information are stored at a DICOM storage of the server. A diagnostic imaging report is generated based on diagnostic report input parameters related to the received diagnostic images and the diagnostic information. The generated diagnostic imaging report includes a barcode containing an embedded file path to one or more of the received diagnostic images. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125136 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL IMAGING - A system for real-time analyzing of medical imaging comprising: (a) a data base of images and text associated with at least one of the images; the images are of medical imaging; (b) a first computer readable medium (FCRM) having instructions thereon for: (i) receiving an image from a picture archiving and communication system (PACS); (ii) communicating with the data base; and (iii) comparing between the image and the database of images; and (c) a second computer readable medium (SCRM) is in communication with the FCRM; wherein the FCRM is further instructed to find related images and text from the data base; further wherein the FCRM is instructed to send the related images and text to SCRM in real-time. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125137 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD HANGING PROTOCOL AND DISPLAY FOR AN INTEGRATED CLINICAL COURSE - The present disclosure describes a system and method for visualizing clinical data. The system can display multiple kinds of clinical data in a timeline format. Further, the system can provide a user with a holistic view of a subject's health. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125139 | System and Method for Securely Transferring Patient Medical Records - An online system and method for transmitting patient medical records among various server computers and client computers coupled together via a network or cloud system. The online system includes a personal health records module for generating, transmitting, receiving and managing patient records, and a physician's module for receiving, viewing, providing consult medical services and patient records management. The present invention provides total interoperability of patient medical records information between all present EHR/EMH electronic medical records based systems. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125140 | Universal Electronic Personal Health Records Software System - An online system and method for transmitting patient medical records among various server computers and client computers coupled together via a network or cloud system. The online system includes a telemedicine/EHR module configured as a software application accessible to a user terminal that is in communication with a personal health records module for receiving and managing patient records, and a physician's module for receiving selected patient records from the telemedicine/EHR module and the personal health records module. The present invention provides total interoperability of patient medical records information between all present EHR/EMH electronic medical records based systems. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125142 | Interactive Electronic Health Record System for Retrieving, Reviewing, and Updating Health Records at the Point of Care - An interactive and intelligent electronic health record system which allows a healthcare provider to review and directly interact with patient data in real-time at the point of care without navigating to another portion of the electronic health record. A healthcare provider may directly interact with data presented for review in an electronic health record by interacting with the respective data field and ordering or updating a patient's treatment regimen from within the medical tests results screen within the patient's electronic health record at the point of care. Real-time interaction with the results displayed in an electronic health record improves efficiency and care provided by physicians by preventing mental lapses, duplicative orders, and possible omissions. The system provides status indicators within a patient's updated electronic health record to show that a data value has been addressed or is currently being addressed, preventing duplicative orders and improving the healthcare administered to patients. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125143 | IDENTIFICATION, STRATIFICATION, AND PRIORITIZATION OF PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for identifying, stratifying, and prioritizing patients who are eligible for care management services. For each patient, patient health data is used to determine one or more of a disease burden associated with the patient, an amount of health system utilization by the patient, and an amount of money spent on healthcare services for the patient. It is further determined if the patient exceeds a respective threshold value associated with each of these criteria. If the patient exceeds the respective threshold value, the patient is stratified into a category comprising one of high-risk senior, high-risk adult, high-risk pediatrics, or high-risk maternity. The patient may also be prioritized based on one or more factors, and a notification may be sent to the patient informing the patient of his/her eligibility for care management services. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125144 | DUPLICATION DETECTION IN CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION TO UPDATE A CLINICIAN - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided to detect incremental changes in clinical documents associated with a patient. A user selection is received indicating that a user wants to compare two or more clinical documents that are associated with the patient or authored by the same clinician, enabling the user to become up-to-date on the patient's care. A first clinical document and a second clinical document are identified. For the first clinical document and the second clinical document, differences are algorithmically determined. The first clinical document is transformed into a new representation of the first clinical document. Further, the second clinical document is transformed into a new representation of the second clinical document. One or more of the new representations of the first and the second clinical documents are displayed, assisting the user to quickly find and understand the differences between the documents. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125145 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEDICINE-TAKING INFORMATION - Provided is an apparatus, system, and method related to displaying medicine-taking information, including displaying a first page received from a schedule management server on a display of a patient terminal, the first page including a medicine schedule associated with a particular medicine; displaying a second page separately from the first page on the display, the second page configured for inputting information related to pickup of the particular medicine associated with the medicine schedule; displaying a third page separately from the first page and the second page on the display, the third page including a detailed information button for displaying additional information related to the particular medicine; and transmitting input information for at least the first, second, or third page to the schedule management server. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125149 | DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL DATA - Methods, devices, systems and computer program products produce insurance risk assessments for an individual. One method for assessment of insurance risk includes receiving a message that provides an identity of an individual and a request for an insurability risk assessment for a particular type of insurance policy. In response, medical, health or drug-related data is obtained from a plurality of data sources. One or more of the data sources is a real-time data source that is updated on a continual basis. The method further includes filtering the information to produce a customized data set based on the individual's identity and the type of insurance policy. Such customized data set is changeable based on real-time changes in the information obtained from the data sources. The method includes producing an insurability risk metric indicative of the individual's health assessment. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125150 | CARE MANAGEMENT OUTREACH - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically generating outreach events for a care management service. Patient health data is received and processed to determine that a patient is eligible for care management services. Upon determining that the patient is eligible for care management services, a welcome-to-service template is selected, populated with patient-specific information, and communicated to the patient. The patient's health data is monitored to determine if there has been a change in care management status for the patient. Upon detecting a change in status, an appropriate template is selected, populated with patient-specific information, and communicated to the patient and/or a care team caring for the patient. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125152 | Multi-Application Integrated Electronic Medical Records & Telemedicine Software Platform - An online system and method for transmitting patient medical records among various server computers and client computers coupled together via a network or cloud system. The online system includes a telemedicine/EHR module configured as a software application accessible to a user terminal that is in communication with a personal health records module for receiving and managing patient records, and a physician's module for receiving selected patient records from the telemedicine/EHR module and the personal health records module. The present invention provides total interoperability of patient medical records information between all present EHR/EMH electronic medical records based systems. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125153 | System and Method for Transfer of Medical Records to and from the Originating Source to a Distant Care Provider - An online system and software application and method for transmitting and transporting patient medical records at the discretion of the user between the user's personal health records cloud based system and point of care physician for the express purpose of receiving medical consultation. Additionally, the system provides the ability to capture, retrieve, transport medical records from point of care physician for return to the cloud based personal records based system with automatic self-parsing and population into the user medical records system. The present invention provides total interoperability of patient medical records information between all present EHR/EMH electronic medical records based systems. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125157 | Systems and Methods to Monitor Health of Online Social Communities - A method of measuring the health of online communities computes multiple health factors for an online community. Each health factor is computed based on historical data of the online community, and each health factor measures human interaction with the online community. The process normalizes each of the health factors and combines the health factors to compute a community health index. The process then displays the community health index to a user, thereby enabling the user to predict the future health of the online community. The health index includes various factors, such as: growth in membership of the online community; human page views of web pages for the online community; quantity and quality of posts to the online community; liveliness of the online community; interaction with the online community; and/or responsiveness of the online community. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125158 | IMPACTABILITY SCORING - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for creating a model that enables a health system with a population of patients to better understand its patient population by being able to track which patients are being well-managed and which patients may be in need of some type of clinical intervention are provided. The methods, systems, and computer-readable media create a model that enables a health system to assess its patient population in terms of wellness, complexity, and impactability. Wellness provides a measure of resource consumption of patients within the population, complexity measures the long-term complexity of patients within the population, and impactability provides an indication of how in-need a patient is of some type of clinical intervention. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125159 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH RESOURCES - A computer implemented method of identifying individuals having a predicted susceptibility and/or level of risk to repeated visits to a medical facility within a defined time period following an initial visit is provided. The method includes accessing an evaluation data store of historical patient data representing clinical history of each patient in the patient population. A risk score is calculated for each patient. The risk score based on a computation created from a modeling data store including a first data set comprising a history of medical facility visits accessed from a health information exchange. In the modeling data store, each visit is characterized by a set of factors, and the risk factor is calculated based on a subset of factors computationally selected based on a likelihood of each factor selected producing a medical facility visit. The risk factor can then be used in a number of different analyses. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125168 | CARE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT AND ALIGNMENT - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for aligning a patient who is determined to be eligible for care management services with a care manager. Patient health data is received and is used to generate a patient profile for the patient. The patient profile comprises, for example, demographic information, geographic location, clinical characteristics, patient preferences, a patient need level, a category to which the patient is assigned, and a priority level associated with the patient. A set of characteristics associated with a group of care managers is accessed where the set of characteristics include clinical expertise of the care manager, geographic location of the care manager, workload capacity of the care manager, and the like. Using the patient profile and the set of characteristics associated with the group of care managers, the patient is aligned with a care manager well-suited to help the patient achieve care management goals. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125549 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND/OR HEALTHCARE-RELATED INFORMATION - An apparatus, including a receiver configured to receive information regarding an individual transmitted from a first computer or communication device associated with a healthcare provider; a memory or database, associated with the receiver and located remote from the first computer or communication device, which is configured to store information regarding a plurality of individuals, healthcare providers, and healthcare insurers or payers; a processor, specially programmed for processing at least some of the information regarding an individual and determining a risk level or a risk score for the individual, which automatically stores information regarding the risk level or the risk score in the memory or database and the apparatus automatically generates an insurance claim suitable for being automatically submitted to a healthcare insurer or payer associated with the individual; and a transmitter which transmits the insurance claim to a second computer or communication device associated with the insurer or payer. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND/OR HEALTHCARE-RELATED INFORMATION - An apparatus, including a memory or database which is specially configured to store information regarding a payer-created rule or criteria; and a receiver specially configured to receive a request to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in a payer's record or file. The apparatus processes the request using at least some of the information stored in the memory or the database and determines whether a requesting individual or entity is authorized to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in the payer's record or file. The apparatus either allows or denied the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the payer's record or file. The apparatus generates a notification report containing information regarding the allowance or the denial. The apparatus further includes a transmitter which transmits the notification report to a communication device associated with the payer. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160132643 | MEDICAL CODING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING AN INTELLIGENT CODING, REPORTING, AND ANALYTICS-FOCUSED TOOL - A device may receive information that identifies a first medical term and may determine whether the first medical term corresponds to a first medical code, which may be a medical code previously input by a first user in association with a second medical term. Or, the first medical code may be included in a dictionary. The device may determine a valid code corresponding to the first medical term based on determining whether the first medical term corresponds to the first medical code. The valid code may be determined based on the first medical code when the first medical term corresponds to the first medical code. The valid code may be determined based on a second medical code, input by a second user, when the first medical term does not correspond to the first medical code. The device may provide information that identifies the valid code. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160132644 | Health Care Information Process System - High-quality health care information/medical data is provided. A system accumulating health care information comprises a receiving part that receives the health care information from a computer of a data provider; a memory part that stores therein criteria relating to health care and medical treatment with which the health care information is evaluated; n evaluation part that evaluates a value of the health care information based on the received health care information and the criteria; and a billing part that determines a fee for accumulating the health care information based on the value, the above-mentioned object is achieved. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160132645 | SYSTEM AND ARCHITECTURE FOR PROVIDING SHARED PATIENT DATA NOTIFICATIONS - A system is disclosed that personalizes the display of a patient's electronic healthcare record (EHR) for a user to enable the user to readily identify those data items that have been added since the user last accessed the EHR. The system maintains records of when particular users access particular EHRs, and uses these records to generate the personalized views. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160140294 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRESENTING DISCRETE PRESCRIPTION DRUG INFORMATION - A system and method is disclosed for receiving information about a particular drug, subdividing the information into one or more subgroups based on the format of the information, associating a link with each particular subgroup and associating one or more questions with each particular subgroup of information. The system then presents each link to an end user over a mobile computing device that allows the user to select to view one or more of the subgroups of information. Upon receiving a request to view one of the subgroups of information, the system presents the subgroup of information and the questions to the end-user. The system then receives answers to the one or more questions, which subgroups of information that user viewed and the time spend reviewing the information. The system stores the various tracked information and uses the information to improve the information presented to the end-user. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140295 | Health Care Event Matching - A computer-implemented method includes generating a matching rule defined by a user, where the matching rule is a clear text rule, and receiving a transaction message that includes patient data from one or more health care facilities, where the patient data includes one or more patient health care events. A custom extension to a relational database is generated based on the received patient data, and the generated matching rules is applied to the received patient data at the custom extension to the relational database. Related patient event records within the custom extension to the relational database are identified and the related patient event records are configured based on the applied matching rule. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140297 | Clinical information management system - The present invention is generally directed to an information management system, where the managed information relates to past, current and future medical services rendered to a patient. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of collecting and transmitting information related to a physician's revenue. The method comprises the steps of: 1) collecting information from a patient using a dialogue box presented to a patient through a graphical user interface displayed on an electronic device, where the information includes answers to one or more questions, and where the questions are directed to a particular medical area (e.g., ophthalmology), and where the questions are leading, and where the answers can be used by a physician to increase revenue; 2) transmitting the information to a physician. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140303 | VALUE-BASED HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method are disclosed for management of patient care and research using a combination of value-based methodology and translational research methodology. The system includes software to generate a single outcome measurement, or “Value-Quotient (VQ)” expressing a delivered health value and the associated costs. The software may also include a user interface to generate and manage coordinated care pathways (i.e. tight control scenarios) aimed at complication prevention and disease control. The software also may include functionality for direct task differentiation for provider teams, shifting work load from physicians to trained nurses and administration. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140305 | INFORMATION COLLECTION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND OPERATING METHOD - An information collection apparatus for collecting information related to a diagnosis support program with a purpose for performance monitoring is provided. The diagnosis support program is for data processing of patient health data of a patient body and for outputting diagnosis support information for reference in determining a treatment plan for the patient body. A first information collector collects judgment information of approval or non-approval as to whether the treatment plan for the patient body for which the diagnosis support program is used is based on the diagnosis support information. A second information collector collects treatment result information of a treatment result of the patient body. Preferably, the treatment result information includes at least one of occurrence or non-occurrence of rehospitalization of the patient body, a cost of hospitalization of the patient body, and a cure level of a symptom of the patient body. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140318 | MEDICAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a computer implemented software method and system performs medical artificial intelligence with the goal of guiding healthcare toward better health outcomes by learning, by deductive and inferential logic, the clinical interventions that produce, better clinical outcomes and learning, by deductive and inferential logic, the clinical presentations for deployment of theses interventions, on a continuous and ongoing process of tracking, compiling, collating and organizing electronically stored and entered clinical information. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160147940 | COLLABORATIVE CLOUD-BASED SHARING OF MEDICAL IMAGING STUDIES WITH OR WITHOUT AUTOMATED REMOVAL OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION - A technique manages medical image data. The technique involves receiving an original medical imaging study that includes a set of medical images and embedded protected patient information. The technique further involves performing a protected patient information removal operation which generates a cloud-storable medical imaging study from the original medical imaging study. The cloud-storable medical imaging study includes the set of medical images but omitting the embedded protected patient information. The technique further involves storing the cloud-storable medical imaging study in a cloud-based medical image repository among other cloud-storable medical image studies. The cloud-based medical image repository is external to the computerized device and public network accessible. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147941 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - In an initial emergency response step in which a patient is transported from a site of emergency to a hospital, when a paramedic starts treatment of the patient using a medical device such as a triage device or a vital sign measurement device, treatment start information is transmitted from the medical device to a medical support server of a medical support system. According to the treatment start information, the medical support server creates timeline information for managing medical care information of the patient along a time axis and starts management of the medical care information generated in the initial emergency response step. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147942 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR EXECUTING SOFTWARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH DATA STANDARDS, QUALITY CONTROL PROTOCOLS, AND DEVICE OPERATING SYSTEMS - A launcher system, method and computer readable medium are used with software and a device having an operating system. They provide an API sub-layer which communicates with the software, and an interfacing sub-layer which communicates with the device. A logic sub-layer automatically receives health standards and protocols governing use of health data, operation and quality control of the device, the operating system, and the software application in health-related fields. The logic sub-layer mediates communication between the API sub-layer and the interfacing sub-layer, and ensures the use of health data, the operation and the quality control of the software application, the operating system and the electronic device are in compliance with all of the applicable health standards and protocols. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147943 | Semantic Address Parsing Using a Graphical Discriminative Probabilistic Model - A system for managing medical records based on semantic address parsing. The system comprises a processor, a memory, and an application that comprises a semantic address parser that incorporates a graphical discriminative probabilistic model. When executed by the processor the application receives an address as input comprising tokens and for each token identifies a feature value of at least one feature associated with the token. The application analyzes the feature values to determine an address label for each token and based on the address labels of the tokens, converts the input patient address to a canonical address format. The application searches a data store of medical records to find a stored medical record having a patient address that matches the input address in canonical address format and processes a medical record associated with the input patient address based on the matching stored medical record. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147946 | PATIENT LIBRARY INTERFACE COMBINING COMPARISON INFORMATION WITH FEEDBACK - Disclosed and described systems, methods, and apparatus provided facilitate analysis, presentation, and comparison of clinical information. An example system includes a processor configured to provide a patient library interface. The interface displays a plurality of events along a patient timeline and a list of items for comparison to a clinical scenario. The scenario is specified in an interface configuration to trigger collection of the list of comparison items. The processor receives and adds items to the list based on a relevancy analysis of each item to the clinical scenario. The processor facilitates feedback to add, remove, and rate relevance of item(s) in the list. The processor displays item(s) from the list in conjunction with documentation from the clinical scenario and facilitates user interaction with the item(s) and documentation. The processor updates a data source based on the user feedback and user interaction. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING, ACCESSING, AND DISPLAYING SPECIALIZED PATIENT INFORMATION AND OTHER MEDICAL INFORMATION - The invention provides a system and method of providing a user with specialized patient information comprising: uploading, storing, requesting, receiving, and displaying cardiological patient information for a patient. The display of the cardiological information is configured to optimal care to be provided to a patient. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147948 | COMPARING MEDICAL DATA RECORDS - The present embodiments relate to methods for comparing medical data. One method includes the acts of transmitting first medical data records from a first network to a central data storage; transmitting second medical data records from a second network to the central data storage; extracting first key data from the first medical data records in the central data storage; extracting second key data from the second medical data records in the central data storage; and calculating comparison values based on the first key data and the second key data. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A MASTER PATIENT INDEX INCLUDING DUPLICATE RECORD DETECTION - A system for managing a master patient index is described. The master patient index database is constructed using inverted indices. The inverted index formulation enables faster, more complete and more flexible duplicate detection as compared to traditional master patient database management techniques. A master patient index management system including a remote user interface configured to leverage the inverted index formulation is described. The user interface includes features for managing records in an MPI database including identifying, efficiently comparing, updating and merging duplicate records across a heterogeneous healthcare organization. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147950 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD DISTRIBUTION, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for distributing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) from a private practice to authorized mobile devices are presented. EMR data can be exchanged from a private practice with a remote mobile device via an intermediary mobile access service. The service can include one or more servers that tunnel EMR data between the mobile devices and the practice, where a relay server located at the service communicates via an a priori instantiated persistent session with a relay client installed at the practice. The persistent session can be maintained by the relay client thus reducing the burden on the practice to configure or change local network infrastructure. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147951 | SCHEDULE-BASED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD MODULES, APPLICATIONS, AND USES THEREOF - In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a computer program product for assembling a database comprising electronic data modules, which may be electronic medical records (EMRs). The present disclosure can also be used for purposes such as implementing a system in which physicians and patents can be provided with applications that they can use to confirm that various disease related events have taken place. This can be performed using active diagnosis modules (ADMs) comprising schedules of events. These ADMs and their events can also be used to populate a database which can be used for purposes such as identifying, recruiting and tracking participants in clinical trials. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147952 | CLOUD-BASED CLINICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Example systems and methods for cloud-based clinical content distribution and/or messaging are disclosed and described herein. An example apparatus includes an edge device to mediate between a local information system associated with a local cloud system and a remote cloud system. The example edge device analyzes the healthcare information by matching the healthcare information to a first characteristic or a second characteristic. When the healthcare information matches the first characteristic, the edge device uploads the healthcare information to the remote cloud system and allocates a first computing task to the remote cloud system for the healthcare information. When the healthcare information matches the second characteristic, the edge device stores the healthcare information at the local cloud system and allocates a second computing task to the local cloud system for the healthcare information. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147953 | Clinical Trial Investigators Performance Assessment - A computer-implemented method for providing a user with a performance indicator score includes receiving a first transaction message that includes historical clinical-trial performance data from one or more processors at a clinical research organization and receiving a second transaction message with health records data with parameters indicative of insurance claims data. The received historical clinical-trial performance data and the prescription data is translated into an updated database. Related records within the updated database are identified and one or more key performance indicators included in the data at the updated database for a first physician are identified. A score for each of the one or more key performance indicators are calculated and a performance indicator score record for the first physician is generated based on the calculated scores for each of the one or more key performance indicators. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147954 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO RECOMMEND MEDICAL INFORMATION - Disclosed and described systems, methods, and apparatus provide facilitate detection, processing, and relevancy analysis of clinical data. An example data event processing system includes a data event processor configured to receive a data event and to trigger, based on receipt of the data event, processing of the data event with respect to a clinical scenario. The example system includes a data relevancy processor configured to process the data event by applying natural language processing and machine learning to the data event based on the clinical scenario and to determine relevancy of the data event with respect to the clinical scenario based on a combination of domain knowledge and user knowledge. The example system includes an interface configured to output the data event and an indication of the relevancy of the data event with respect to the clinical scenario. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147955 | TASKS SCHEDULING BASED ON TRIGGERING EVENT AND WORK LISTS MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented method for scheduling, tracking, and executing performance of a set of tasks includes defining a time series, associating a current time occurrence on the time series, and associating a future time occurrence on the time series. The method includes creating a tasks list including the set of tasks. The method includes defining an interaction zone rule in association with the time series and triggering events to initiate the set of tasks. The method includes scheduling a task from the set of tasks at the future time occurrence relative to the current time occurrence based on occurrence of a triggering event in view of the interaction zone rule. The method includes receiving an output from an event monitor at a control server. The method includes notifying a remote device for performance of the scheduled task at the future time occurrence upon detection of the triggering event. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147958 | COMPUTERIZATION AND VISUALIZATION OF CLINICAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS FOR PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEMS - Using a computer communicating with an electronic medical record (EMR) system, an update in a patient EMR is automatically detected of a physiological parameter that is an input to an illness staging or evaluation clinical guideline. Responsive to detecting of the update of the physiological parameter, instructions are executed using the computer to evaluate the illness staging or evaluation clinical guideline using the updated physiological parameter as an input to the illness staging or evaluation clinical guideline to generate a guideline result. The guideline result is plotted as a function of time on a display device. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147960 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing a customized personal health service based on personal health information. The apparatus includes a health information input unit for receiving individual health information, a similar case search unit for calculating weights of the health information for respective features and calculating similarities based on the weights, thus searching for similar cases, a health pattern analysis and future health prediction unit for analyzing patterns of found similar cases and predicting a health pattern of the corresponding individual, a healthcare planning unit for designing individual customized healthcare plans based on the predicted health pattern for the corresponding individual, and a healthcare knowledge base including a knowledge map required for calculation of the weights of the health information for respective features and a knowledge map required for the analysis and prediction of patterns. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147961 | DATA BASED TRUTH MAINTENANCE - A truth maintenance method and system. The method includes receiving by a computer processor, health event data associated with heath care records for patients. The computer processor associates portions of the health event data with associated patients and related records in a truth maintenance system database. The computer processor derives first health related assumption data and retrieves previous health related assumption data derived from and associated with previous portions of previous health event data. The computer processor executes non monotonic logic with respect to the first health related assumption data and the previous health related assumption data. In response, the computer processor generates and stores updated first updated health related assumption data associated with the first health related assumption data and the previous health related assumption data. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147967 | MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE - The medical support device is detachably provided in a cradle device installed inside an ambulance, and is used in a state in which the medical support device is detached from the cradle device and a state in which the medical support device is attached to the cradle device. The medical support device operates in a first support mode when the medical support device is detached from the cradle device, and operates in a second support mode when the medical support device is attached to the cradle device. The medical support device displays a triage support screen for supporting triage on a display in the first support mode. Further, the medical support device displays any one of a monitoring support screen for monitoring an electrocardiogram, a FAST support screen for supporting a FAST, and a selection support screen for supporting selection of a transport destination on the display in the second support mode. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147969 | TOTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER - A professional total health services provider and leader specialized in integrative medicine incorporating data collection tools, analysis tools, and health adjustment procedures. The data collection tools first detect, extract, monitor, and/or receive data from the patient. This data is then provided to the analysis tools according to various integrated medicine methods, from which patient reports with visual diagrams are created and shared with the patient. Each patient's data and relative analysis are individually saved in the respective patient's records and, as a whole, anonymously stored in a database. The anonymous data in this database undergoes comprehensive analysis, utilizing master analysis tools, where the results are employed to produce reliable study reports. Medical facility franchises under the provider send the collected patient data to a central facility for extensive analysis and reporting, after which the appropriate health adjustment procedures are then suggested to and performed on each patient. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147972 | COMPUTERIZED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - A method for processing data to generate a graphical user interface may include receiving a set of referral requirements for a first department of a facility, wherein the set of referral requirements indicates data requested by the department for making a referral to the first department. The method may also include creating a plurality of data entry fields associated with the set of referral requirements into an electronic form, receiving a referral request directed to the first department, and providing the electronic form. The method may further include processing received data input to the plurality of data entry fields, automatically filling data fields of a referral notification form using the received input, generating a graphical user interface for notification of a referral to the first department, and providing the graphical user interface to the first department. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160154934 | RULES ENGINE REFERENCING FOR MEDICAL DATA | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160154935 | WEB RESOURCE ACCESSING AND PROCESSING METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160154936 | Pull-Based Collection of Electronic Health Records | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160154941 | PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION IMAGE CAPTURE, PROCESSING AND SUBMISSION FROM A CLIENT DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160154943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NURSING SERVICE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160162637 | Cloud-based Medical Imaging Viewer and Methods for Establishing A Cloud-based Medical Consultation Session - A viewing system and methods for medical consultation includes an electronic medical records (EMR) system and a cloud viewing network. The EMR system includes a PACS having a PACS image file and the cloud viewing network includes a non-diagnostic viewing module having a non-diagnostic radiological viewer and a tooling module. The non-diagnostic radiological viewer displays a non-diagnostic PACS image based on the corresponding PACS image file to an authorized user accessing the non-diagnostic PACs image through user equipment interfaced with the network. With successful user verification, methods for medical consultation with the viewing system includes the step of sharing network status with the at least one authorized user of the viewing system via a network status social network indicator. The viewing system sends a consultation session invitation for a cloud-based, physician curbside consultation session. Optionally, a non-diagnostic PACS file is viewed and, optionally, edited during the consultation session. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162638 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUALIZING PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - System and method for contextualizing input and presentation of patient information in Electronic Health Record systems. The system and method enhance the ease of use and usefulness of Electronic Health Record systems, and are configurable to capture and automatically integrate dictated and transcribed free-form text into an Electronic Health Record (“EHR”) and present discrete health data maintained in an EHR to system users in an interactive, contextualized, and annotated graphical form. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162639 | DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION - A computing platform may receive data comprising digital images associated with a healthcare provider. Each digital image may comprise an image of at least a portion of one or more physical documents associated with the healthcare provider. The computing platform may identify a portion of the digital images corresponding to financial instruments, a portion of the digital images corresponding to explanation-of-benefits documents, and/or a portion of the digital images corresponding to other documents and may classify (e.g., in accordance with a set of classification rules associated with the healthcare provider) each digital image of the portion corresponding to the other documents into a category (e.g., a category specified by the set of classification rules associated with the healthcare provider). | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162640 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING RELEVANT INFORMATION RELATED TO ANIMAL CARE - An apparatus, system and method may provide for maintaining and updating an animal's medical records. An animal medical memory device may be assigned to an animal and used to store the animal's medical record, which may be accessible to a veterinary healthcare professional. The medical record may be updated with new medical information derived from a visit with a veterinary healthcare professional by storing the new medical information in a memory of the memory device and/or in a remote computer database. A memory reader and writer may be provided to read and write to the memory. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162641 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SERVER AND MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - In an initial step of emergency in which a patient is transported from a site to a hospital, a medical support system creates general-purpose emergency timeline information that is available in the initial step of emergency of a plurality of diseases according to treatment start of a paramedic for the patient, and manages medical care information of the patient based on the created emergency timeline information. After specifying of disease of the patient, the medical support system creates dedicated timeline information corresponding to the specified disease, and manages the medical care information of the patient based on the created dedicated timeline information. The medical care information managed using the emergency timeline information transitions to the dedicated timeline information. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162642 | Integrated Medical Record System using Hologram Technology - In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented method may include maintaining in a computer system, a plurality of relationships among users in an aggregated data network. A user may receive a plurality of data points, where at least one of the data points, was requested via a relationship inquiry, made using a Health Insurance Portability and accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant security clearance user interface. The computer-implemented method may generate a Global Patient Health Record Timeline (GPHRT), comprising a chronological representation of one or more of the received data points, by utilizing their time stamps to correctly order the data points. The computer-implemented method may include an interactive holographic display system, to render the GPHRT as a holographically produced image. The user may be able to manipulate and navigate the holographic image via gestures and haptic feedback. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND UPDATING MEDICAL RECORDS - An apparatus, system and method may provide for maintaining and updating a patient's medical records. A patient medical memory device may be assigned to a patient and used to store the patient's medical record, which may be accessible to a healthcare professional when visited by the patient. The medical record may be updated with new medical information derived from a visit with a healthcare professional by storing the new medical information in a memory of the memory device and/or in a remote computer database. A memory reader and writer may be provided to read and write to the memory. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162644 | STANDARD OF CARE PROCESS SYSTEM - An emergency mobile electronic guidance apparatus having a processor, a memory containing an exigent standard of care process associated with a patient, wherein the processor is configured to present, on a display, a plurality of codes defining different patient care actions associated with the exigent standard of care process, each different patient care wherein the processor is configured to collect, with the input device, patient care action performance information associated with each code and integrate the patient care action performance information to form a dynamic, real-time model of the patient's condition in the memory, wherein, the processor is further configured to display an at-a-glance representation of the current state of the exigent standard of care process and the patient's current condition based on the dynamic, real-time model, wherein the processor is further configure to generate prompts associated with each different patient care action. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162645 | System and Method for Normalizing and Communicating Care Plans - A system and method for normalizing and communicating health care plans is provided. In one aspect of the invention, the method includes converting one or more care plans into a common digital format, identifying tasks within the care plans, determining if one or more of the tasks are in a standardized form, and classifying the tasks if the tasks are in a standardized form. In another aspect of the invention, the method includes unifying the one or more care plans, selecting one or more communication mediums for communicating care plans, and communicating the care plans to one or more users and or patients. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162647 | System for Processing Medical Operational Performance Information and Root Causes Thereof - A system for analyzing medical operational performance information comprising: defining a set of operational performance metrics relevant to a medical treatment setting, determining the value of one or more members of the set of operational performance metrics based on information from one or more data sources, determining an expected value for the operational performance metric, associating a set of potential correlational factors or root causes with each operational performance metric; and determining the significance of the correlational factors or root causes on the deviation of the operational performance metric from its expected value by applying standard statistical methods. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162650 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATING MEDICAL BILLING - A system and method provide for automatic billing for medical services or supplies. Processors may search patient medical files and medical documents to find keys and/or codes associated with the medical services or supplies. Processors may determine costs associated with the medical services or supplies based on the found medical codes. Processors may also create billing documents including all or part the cost and automatically send the billing documents to entities responsible for payment of the medical services or supplies. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUARDING AGAINST SIDE EFFECTS - The present invention provides computer-implemented methods and systems for monitoring and informing a user about known side effects of drugs (e.g., prescription, over-the-counter) using a wearable device, the method including: polling for sensor data from a wearable device; the sensor data indicating one or more vital signs measurement parameters of a user, wherein the sensor data is used for evaluating whether one or more known side effects has been detected; transmitting a request for information to various networks, the information request including identification of at least one drug the user is using; receiving the requested information from the various networks for monitoring and detecting one or more known side effects of the identified drug; storing the received information from the various networks into memory of the wearable device; evaluating, for each identified drug, the obtained sensor data with the stored information received from the various networks pertaining to that identified drug; determining whether one or more known side effects have been detected, wherein the determination is based on the evaluation of the sensor data with the stored information about the identified drug; executing one or more actions to notify the user and other third parties based on the detected one or more known side effects; and executing an algorithm to adjust the drug delivery regime responsive to the determination that one or more known side effects have been detected. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162657 | Methods For Identifying Complex Disease Subtypes - The present technology relates to methods that determine one or more subgroups of subjects within a population of subjects diagnosed with the same disease. In some embodiments, the methods include determining differential gene expression of at least one subgroup in the population using divisive Shuffling Approach (VIStA). In some embodiments, the method includes determining at least one clinical characteristic of each subgroup and/or determining a significant set of clinical characteristics of the disease order. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160166779 | NEBULIZER MESH SELECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160166840 | CONTROL OF A MEDICAL DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171159 | OPTICAL RECOGNITION OF BLOOD TYPES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171160 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INTEGRATION | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171161 | Image Processing Method and Image Processing Apparatus for Registering Additional Information of Image Information | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171163 | Medical Registries | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171164 | CONNECTED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS INCLUDING CANNABIS PROFILE MANAGEMENT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171174 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171176 | MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED FACILITIES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171177 | SYSTEM TO CREATE AND ADJUST A HOLISTIC CARE PLAN TO INTEGRATE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171180 | INCENTIVIZED WELLNESS BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160180022 | ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR AND FRAUD DETECTION BASED ON ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180023 | PERSONAL HEALTH CARE RECORDS AGGREGATION | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING A THREE-DIMENSIIONAL MEDICAL/HEALTH RECORD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180027 | DATA CAPTURING AND EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180028 | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180029 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING PATIENT DISCHARGE PLANNING | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING REVENUE LEAKAGE BY IMPROVING COMORBIDITY CODING AND LOWERING THE MORTALITY INDEX WHILE INCREASING INPATIENT REVENUE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180039 | MANAGING NEWBORN SCREENING RESULTS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180044 | MOBILE HEALTHCARE HUB | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180045 | WIRELESS BEACON DEVICES USED TO TRACK MEDICAL INFORMATION AT A HOSPITAL | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180049 | MANAGING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS IN A POPULATION | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180050 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING HEALTH RISKS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180058 | SENSITIVE DRUG DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160188799 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE - A computerized system configured to deliver healthcare to patients online. The computerized system may comprise computing devices and external devices that facilitate communication and data transfer between a doctor at one location and patient or another doctor at a different location. The computerized system may enable a doctor to share medical knowledge, such as via webinars, conduct medical consultations and/or teach a patient or medical student. The computerized system may be further configured to recommend a doctor to a patient using a recommendation algorithm. The computerized system may also enable secure transfer of electronic health records in a way that is fast and encrypted to meet HIPAA requirements using HL7. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188804 | AMBULATORY MANAGER - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for managing ambulatory orders. Electronic pending orders may be received in a central repository where they are held until requested by an authorized performing entity. The performing entity may be a laboratory. A performing entity is authorized using various criteria including patient information such as patient insurance, performing entity information such as services offered at the performing entity (e.g., tests performed at a laboratory). Each of the pending order and the completed order may be associated with identifiers that can be matched back to one another and associated with a patient's electronic health record (EHR) when completed. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CYTOPATHOLOGICAL AND GENETIC DATA BASED TREATMENT PROTOCOL IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING - A method including storing prior patients' data including for each prior patient one or more of age, sex, and ethnicity data, storing a location of each biopsy acquired from the prior patients and the size of a target, with reference to an image data set of the prior patient, storing cytopathological data of each of the biopsies from the prior patients, storing genetic information of each the biopsies from the prior patients, and storing data related to the treatment pursued for the target and the observed outcome of the treatment. The method further includes receiving data relating to a new patient and a new biopsy acquired from the new patient, comparing the data relating to the new patient to corresponding data stored in a database from the prior patients, identifying one or more commonalities therebetween, and presenting one or more treatment options based on the comparison. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188807 | PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS - The invention provides a system and a method for tracking, assessing, and managing personalized data related to medical conditions, diseases, disease symptoms, treatments, body function metrics, health and well-being, education, and training. In one embodiment, a method for personalized management of a medical condition is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention, receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval, receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval, and displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188808 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE PATIENT RECORD SEARCH, EXTRACTION, AND CREATION - A system for processing patient information is provided. The system includes a search engine for identifying and retrieving patient-specific data from one or more of the databases. Additionally; and a system administrator for coordinating a plurality of database searches preformed by the search engine and for generating a patient-specific uniform health record (UHR) comprising data retrieved by the search engine. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188809 | Method and Program Product for Healthcare Provider Reporting - A method and program product include displaying an encounter form. The encounter form is at least configured for enabling entry of encounter data obtained during an encounter with a patient by a healthcare provider. The encounter data is captured. A quality reporting analysis is executed. The quality reporting analysis is at least operable for processing at least a portion of the encounter data with a quality reporting measure data and logic to produce quality measure reporting opportunities for the encounter. The quality measure reporting opportunities are displayed in the encounter form. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188810 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DEFINITIVE ASSIGNMENT OF MEDICAL MEASURING DEVICES - A measurement recording device and a method for acquiring patient measurement values and transmitting them to a display and operating unit and/or a central unit. The device including at least one measurement recording sensor for measuring body properties and/or body functions. The measurement recording device can be identified by at least one ID code and cooperates functionally with at least one scanning device for detecting the ID code or ID feature of a patient and/or for detecting the at least one ID code of the measurement recording device, so that an error-reduced assignment or mix-up of the ID code or ID feature of a patient and his measured body property or body function is supported. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188811 | CLINICAL TRIAL MANAGEMENT - Methods are directed at utilizing a cloud-based application for notifying a healthcare provider, such as a hospital or urgent care facility, that one or more patients from the healthcare provider qualify for clinical trial participation. A cloud-based application is also utilized for notifying one or more clinical trial sponsors, such as a university or pharmaceutical company, that one or more patients from one or more healthcare providers fulfill clinical trial eligibility. Furthermore, a cloud-based application is utilized for notifying one or more clinical trial sponsors that one or more patients of a second healthcare provider match the qualifications of one or more clinical trials, wherein at least one match was identified from a first healthcare provider. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188817 | Real-Time Activity Coordination - A context of a patient and contexts of a plurality of users are established. A workflow is selected based on the context of the patient. The workflow is traversed based on a changing of the context of the patient to determine appropriate actions. Relevant data to send for coordinating activities in real-time for providing care to the patient is determined based on the appropriate actions. A relevant user of the plurality of users is determined based on the contexts of the plurality of users and the appropriate actions. The relevant data is sent to the relevant user. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION AND INTELLIGENT ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH DATA WITH MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION - A system and method for aggregation and intelligent analysis of individual health data with multimodal communication are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes the following: generating a care plan associated with a person, the care plan including at least one rule defining an action to be performed if at least one of a plurality of metrics is not timely received or if at least one of the plurality of metrics is outside of pre-defined limits; collecting and aggregating the plurality of metrics associated with the person, the plurality of metrics being collected by explicit entry by the person or automatically captured by a sensor associated with the person; providing support to the person in adhering to the care plan; and performing the action based on the care plan, the action including automatically sending a notification to at least one of a hierarchy of pre-defined recipients by one or more methods of communication. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188822 | CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT RULE GENERATION AND MODIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for facilitating the creation and maintenance of one or more clinical decision support rules by a healthcare provider are disclosed. Rule segment options including pre-defined parameters may be provided to a healthcare provider for selection in order to facilitate the efficient creation and/or maintenance of one or more clinical decision support rules by a healthcare provider. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188823 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) ANALYTICS FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) - The system of the present application includes computerized diagnostic ECG that is tailored for the EMR. The system and method of the present application provides several new approaches to the computerized ECG based on information available from the EMR through an EMR portal. Some of these information items include: Test indication and reason for performing the ECG, previous ECGs as a measure of the patient's “normal” baseline; electrolytes, and drugs known to cause cardiac toxicity/prolonged QT. Based on these inputs, the computerized ECG analysis will behave differently, including the formation of reports, the ancillary information supplied with the ECG and the interpretation itself. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188832 | Physiologic Severity of Illness Score for Acute Care Patients - Systems, methods, and computer storage media are provided for determining a patient's severity of illness score (pSIS) for a patient admitted to an acute care facility. Data corresponding to physiologic components is received from an electronic medical record associated with a patient admitted to an acute care healthcare facility. The physiologic components include vital sign measurements and laboratory tests. Weights are assigned to a minimum, median, and maximum measured values for each vital sign. Weights are assigned to minimum and maximum values for each laboratory test. The weights are derived based on a deviation from normal within a time period. A pSIS is determined by summing the weights. Additional data corresponding to physiologic components may be received from the electronic medical record. The additional data may be utilized to update the weights and determine a patient's updated pSIS that may be utilized to track a progress of the patient. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188833 | Supportive Care Severity of Illness Score Component for Acute Care Patients - Systems, methods, and computer storage media are provided for determining a patient's severity of illness score (pSIS) for a patient admitted to an acute care facility. Data is received corresponding to medical support a patient is receiving from an electronic medical record associated with the patient admitted to an acute care healthcare facility. The data is associated with support variables present in a patient upon admission or administered to the patient within an initial time period from admission. Support variables include both pharmaceutical-type variables and medical device-type variables. Weights are assigned to each support variable associated with the patient. A patient's pSIS is determined by summing the weights. The pSIS accounts for effects that medical support a patient is receiving has on the patient's physiology. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188834 | DETERMINATION OF PATIENT-APPROPRIATE POST-ACUTE CARE SETTINGS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for determining a post-acute care setting that is best suited to meet a patient's medical needs upon the patient being discharged from an acute-care facility. A set of propensity scores is generated for the patient using healthcare variables in the patient's electronic medical records. Each propensity score in the set corresponds to a particular post-acute care setting. The propensity scores may be used in association with a calculated risk of readmission for the patient to determine a post-acute care setting optimized to meet the patient's medical needs. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188835 | Biomarkers - Provided is a method of identifying myocardially-infarcted patients having an increased risk of developing a heart condition. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CYTOPATHOLOGICAL AND GENETIC DATA BASED TREATMENT PROTOCOL IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING - A user interface including a present patient data field, a care team field, a disease identification field, and a plurality of fields presenting data including one or more of imaging data, cytopathological data, genetic information and treatment options for an identified target of the present patient based on a correlation of similarities in data from a plurality of prior patients and the data for the identified target of the present patient. The user interface may further include a diagnosis field and/or a field presenting literature or other information relevant to the diagnosis. Additionally, the user interface may further include a field presenting function data of the present patient. The function data may provide details regarding the health of the present patient or details on the health of the organ in which the target is located. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188841 | MEDICAL SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL SERVICE - A medical support apparatus outputs information of a medical service to a patient body. A page generator generates a schedule view page to display a medical care schedule (patient workflow) constituted by arranging plural medical services in a time sequence. Estimated remaining time is displayed in the schedule view page, the estimated remaining time being time from a current time point until an estimated time point of at least one particular medical service selected from the medical services in the medical care schedule. Preferably, a first medical care schedule has a medical service to be performed in case the particular medical service is in time until the estimated time point. A second medical care schedule has a medical service to be performed in case of non-occurrence of the particular medical service in time until the estimated time point. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188843 | SYSTEM ASSISTED DATA BLENDING - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for blending data. The system may identify user behavior patterns such that relevant correlations are learned by the system and suggested to a user automatically. The system may also analyze each available data set to identify both present and potential correlations to suggest to a user. This provides an efficient means for the system to automatically narrow a compilation of data sets into a filtered group of suggested data sets for a user. Put another way, the system gathers data on user behavior and known correlations and uses various methodologies to generate new data sets to be automatically compared and catalogued. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188844 | CLOUD BASED EMR MANAGER - Methods are directed at utilizing a patient's electronic medical record (EMR) information accessed from a cloud, such as that used in Blue Button technology. Once the patient's EMR information is downloaded from the cloud, it is used to automatically determine if the patient is eligible to participate in a clinical trial. The EMR information of the patient is also utilized to determine if there is a potential drug-drug interaction from of the one or more medications the patient is prescribed to take. Furthermore, the patient's EMR information is used to identify any warnings and indications regarding the one or more medications the patient is prescribed to take. Notifications are then sent to a patient device and devices of those that have permission from the patient to receive such information, such as family members. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160188845 | Methods and Systems for Predictive Clinical Planning and Design and Integrated Execution Services - Systems and methods for predictive clinical planning, design, and integrated execution services are provided. The system may comprise a database, a web server, an application server, and a client. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160196386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING AND DELIVERING MEDICAL IMAGES TO MOBILE DEVICES AND REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196387 | PATIENT DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196388 | MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196391 | System for Mobile Device Enabled Biometric Monitoring | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196399 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERPRETIVE MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196407 | ENTITY COHORT DISCOVERY AND ENTITY PROFILING | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196408 | METHOD FOR INTERFACING MEDICAL INFORMATION BETWEEN A MEDICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND COMPUTING ENTITIES | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160203265 | METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS FOR EXCHANGE OF DATA BETWEEN THE MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND A USER | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203266 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED MEDIA FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203267 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED MEDICAL MEDIA | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203268 | Medical and personal data retrieval system | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203269 | Systems and Methods of Clinical Tracking | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203270 | COMPREHENSIVE PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE PLATFORM | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING OF DATA ENTRY WORKFLOWS BETWEEN SYSTEM DEVELOPERS, END USERS, AND THIRD PARTY DEVELOPERS | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203273 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203274 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, RETRIEVAL METHOD, AND RETRIEVAL APPARATUS | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203276 | Personal Information Object | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203281 | STRUCTURED SUPPORT OF CLINICAL HEATLHCARE PROFESSIONALS | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203287 | METHODS FOR PREDICTING PROGNOSIS | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CLINICAL TRIAL PATIENT BURDEN | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160253456 | PROCESSING, AGGREGATING, ANNOTATING, AND/OR ORGANIZING DATA | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTIVE VISITING NURSE COMMUNICATION | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253459 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, STORING AND ANALYZING CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC DATA | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253461 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF HEALTH CARE DECISIONS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253480 | System and Method for Matching Patients with Clinical Trials | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING HEALTHCARE COSTS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253770 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENETIC TESTING ALGORITHMS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160374775 | Sterile Implant Tracking Device, System and Method of Use - A method of tracking a medical device includes creating a patient profile; creating an operating profile with at least one identified surgical site; providing a tracking assembly including a reader with a scanner, a housing enclosing the scanner and a medical drape; placing a medical device having an identifier over the reader; scanning the identifier of the medical device to electronically record the medical device data; associating the scanned medical device data with the at least one surgical site; and using the medical device on a patient on the at least one surgical site. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378918 | Methods And Systems For Providing Improved Mechanism for Updating Healthcare Information Systems - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for providing improved management of hospital information systems are provided. An example of a method for providing improved management of a hospital information system includes providing an interface for electronic entry of a set of request parameters, the request parameters comprising at least one product identifier for a product to be purchased by a healthcare organization and at least one change to a healthcare information system related to the at least one product, receiving the set of electronic request parameters, generating, via the request management circuitry, an action plan defining at least one action for implementation of the at least one change to the healthcare information system, monitoring, via the request management circuitry, for completion of the at least one action, and in response to detection of completion of the at least one action, implementing the at least one change to the healthcare information system. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378919 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL DATA ANALYSIS AND SHARING - A computer-implemented method may be provided for analyzing and disseminating medical information. The method may include steps performed by one or more processors including, receiving a plurality of patient medical data; aggregating the plurality of patient medical data, wherein access to patient private health information is restricted; receiving a query for medical information; analyzing the aggregated medical data based on the query; producing a result of the query based on the analyzing of the aggregated medical data; and transmitting the result of the query. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378920 | EVENT BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CLINICAL TRIAL DATA - A system and method for integrating clinical trial data housed in disparate systems. The integration system listens for a clinical trial event broadcasted by any one of the disparate systems. The clinical trial events are the same or similarly defined among the disparate systems. The integration system receives notice of a clinical trial event from one of the disparate systems and then sends a query to the disparate systems requesting metadata corresponding with the clinical trial event. The metadata is comprised of attributes of the clinical trial event and the values of such metadata may differ among the disparate systems. The responsive metadata is stored in an unstructured format and can be displayed in substantially real-time via a graphical user interface. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378923 | CAREGIVER INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A caregiver user interface displays information from a patient's electronic medical record. The interface associates medical records together that include a common data item. The interface also displays information about data items, such as the status of a data item in an associated historical record. Controls can be displayed in the user interface, which are linked to the historical records. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378932 | DASHBOARD INTERFACE, SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT FOR SUBSCRIPTION PRODUCT EXCHANGE, MANAGEMENT, AND ANALYSIS - In a preferred embodiment, a system of graphical user interfaces for real-time display of data views includes a user dashboard including a summary control for presenting current subscription plan coverage, and a compare control for presenting comparison information comparing the current subscription plan coverage to additional plans; an employer dashboard including a summary control for presenting summary information identifying subscription plan offerings extended to employees, and a compare control for presenting the employer with comparison information comparing the plan offerings extended to the employees to plan offerings extended by other employers; and a carrier dashboard including an enrollment control for presenting information identifying enrollment metrics of subscribers, and a ratings control for presenting comparison information comparing at least one ratings metric corresponding to ratings submitted by subscribers of the carrier to respective peer ratings metrics corresponding to ratings submitted by subscribers of peer carriers. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378937 | HAZARD BASED ASSESSMENT PATTERNS - Methods and devices for retrospectively assessing continuous monitoring reference pattern data to determine a risk of a patient glucose level measurement taken in at least one data segment being outside a predetermined range. The methods and devices can include executing an algorithm to compare risk scores derived from reference pattern data in a currently collected data segment with risk scores of previously stored reference pattern data of previously collected data segments for a patient for assessing risk. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378941 | Systems and Methods of Improving Communications Amongst Healthcare Professionals - Systems and methods are disclosed for optimizing discrete medical communication and patient care team coordination leveraging diagnosis and patient specific data in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and mobile technologies. Relevant patient data for specific communication processes are extracted from the EMR and passed to medical professionals on their mobile devices, and communication regarding specific patient issues facilitated across the entire care team in a secure fashion, with accountability and the ability to track and monitor these processes. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378945 | Methods and Systems for Determining a Correlation Between Patient Actions and Symptoms of a Disease - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for determining whether particular actions affect or influence medical symptoms of patients. In one example, a plurality of datasets from a corresponding plurality of patients is received, where each patient has a corresponding disease. An individual dataset for an individual patient may include information about at least one disease symptom of the patient and at least one action of the patient. After the datasets are received from the patients, the datasets are stored in a database. Using the datasets stored in the database, a correlation between one or more actions and one or more disease symptoms may be determined based on a statistical analysis of the actions and symptoms stored in the database. The correlation between the one or more actions and the one or more disease symptoms may also be stored in the database. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378952 | MEDICAL FAILURE PATTERN SEARCH ENGINE - A patient safety search engine and alarm processor is programmed to repetitively search the electronic medical records of all patients in a hospital system to automatically provide early detection of patients with evolving pathophysiologic cascades, and in particular the cascades of evolving death, such as cascades of septic shock. The search engine also searches for a wide range of evolving pathophysiologic failures which are commonly fatal if detected too late. An alarm processor is provided which is programmed to provide an alarm upon the detection of a cascade or failure. The processor is further be programmed to provide an image of the cascade, and to determine, the severity of the cascade, and the time of onset of the cascade in relation to the timing and type of procedures and treatment and the increased cost associated with the cascade. Discretionary real-time system-wide searches for a wide range of clinical failure patterns or images within the hospital system may be performed using the disclosed patient safety search engine. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170235883 | Identifying Missing Medical Codes for Re-Coding in Patient Registry Records | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170235886 | Generating and Executing Complex Clinical Protocols on a Patient Registry | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170235887 | Cognitive Mapping and Validation of Medical Codes Across Medical Systems | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170235888 | Systems and Methods for Creating Contextualized Summaries of Patient Notes from Electronic Medical Record Systems | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170235890 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170235909 | TELEMONITORING SYSTEM ! | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170235915 | PERSONALIZED MODEL WITH REGULAR INTEGRATION OF DATA | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180025113 | EVENT DETAIL PROCESSING AT RUN-TIME | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180025114 | SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING, UPDATING, AND FACILITATING PATIENT CARE | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180025115 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN ANNOTATED CLINICAL DATA MANAGEMENT PROCESS | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180025116 | Clinical Event Management and Communication System | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180025117 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180025121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINER-GRAINED MEDICAL ENTITY EXTRACTION | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180025132 | DETECTION OF MISSING FINDINGS FOR AUTOMATIC CREATION OF LONGITUDINAL FINDING VIEW | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190147141 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK-BASED COUNSELING | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147988 | HOSPITAL MATCHING OF DE-IDENTIFIED HEALTHCARE DATABASES WITHOUT OBVIOUS QUASI-IDENTIFIERS | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147989 | INTEGRATED, MOLECULAR, OMICS, IMMUNOTHERAPY, METABOLIC, EPIGENETIC, AND CLINICAL DATABASE | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147990 | PROVIDING A CONTINUITY OF CARE ACROSS MULTIPLE CARE SETTINGS | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147992 | Electronic Healthcare Treatment Discharge System | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147993 | CLINICAL REPORT RETRIEVAL AND/OR COMPARISON | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147994 | Method for Managing a Pharmaceutical Supply Chain | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190148000 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING MOBILITY OR STABILITY OF A PERSON | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190148003 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RADIOLOGY REPORTING | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190148007 | System and Method Associated with Determining Physician Attribution Related to In-Patient Care Using Prediction-Based Analysis | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190148018 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL SUGGESTION SEARCH | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220139505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING CLINICAL TRIALS - A method for enrolling patient candidates in a clinical trial includes generating first prediction data indicating predicted progression of a condition for a first group of patients that participated in a first clinical trial using a predictive model and clinical data associated with the first group of patients; grouping clinical trial data into subsets based on the first prediction data; analyzing each subset of clinical trial data to generate a measure of efficacy of the treatment; establishing screening criteria for a second clinical trial by identifying at least one subset that has a measure of efficacy that is higher than a measure of efficacy of the treatment for the full first group of patients; receiving clinical data of a candidate for the second clinical trial; generating second prediction data for the candidate; and enrolling the candidate in the second clinical trial when the second prediction data satisfies the screening criteria. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220139513 | Communication System and Method - A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving medical information; determining if the medical information is associable with a specific field within a medical report; and if the medical information is associable with the specific field within the medical report, populating the specific field within the medical report with at least a portion of the medical information. | 05-05-2022 |
