US 2001/0027402 A1Published application

Method and apparatus for effectuating bilateral, consumer-driven healthcare commerce

OwnerPeter R. Ramsaroopinventor

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for effectuating consumer-driven healthcare commerce. The method and apparatus allows consumers of healthcare to conduct and control the movement of their healthcare records virtually and globally. It also allows the electronic transfer of the personal health records from one institutional data system to another by mapping individual protocols of one system to another. The consumer is permitted to manage their individual healthcare information storage and movement. The method and apparatus includes the storage of personal health information, which can be constantly updated, permanent health information from various healthcare institutional sources, and healthcare genealogical information. Also, the individual consumer can selectively transfer or access the information electronically, as needed.

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Dependent claims

A method of creating and maintaining a consumer-driven healthcare database, comprising the steps of:

providing a first set of medical data from a first healthcare provider to a data management system, the first set of medical data containing medical information regarding a healthcare consumer;
providing a second set of medical data from the healthcare consumer to the data management system, the second set of medical data containing medical information regarding the healthcare consumer and the healthcare consumer having access to the first and second sets of medical data stored within the data management system;
categorizing each of the first and second sets of medical data, respectively, within the data management system into at least a first category;
retrieving selected portions of data by the healthcare consumer from either of the first and second sets of medical data, respectively;
and
supplying the selected portions of data to either one of the healthcare consumer and a second healthcare provider.

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Application: 09/782,602Filed 14 Feb 2001
Priority: 14 Feb 2000
Published: 4 Oct 2001
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G06Q 99/00
Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
G16H 10/60
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic…
G16H 40/67
For the operation of medical equipment or devices: for remote operation
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial

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Application60/182,210Us provisional application · filed 14 Feb 2000
Application60/189,470Us provisional application · filed 15 Mar 2000
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