Method for Electronic Delivery of Patient Health Records
OwnerRobert Smithinventor
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Abstract
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.
Claims20
A method for providing personal health information relating to a system registrant in a medical treatment situation comprising the steps of:
- (a) gathering from the system registrant a body of personal health information;
- (b) associating the body of health information with the system registrant;
- (c) assigning the system registrant a unique registrant code for identifying the system registrant and the associated body of health information;
- (d) publishing the unique registration code in a prominent location associated with the system registrant in proximity to system contact information;
- (e) storing the body of health information in a database, and, responsive to the occurrence of an emergency situation involving the system registrant;
- (f) utilizing the unique registrant code to access the body of health information;
- (g) determining the release of the system registrant's health information is authorized;
- (h) collecting the communication address to send the system registrant's health information;
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- (i) electronically transmitting the system registrant's health information for use in providing medical treatment.
A method of providing personal health information for a system registrant in an emergency wherein a system registrant provides a body of health information that is associated with the system registrant, the system registrant is assigned a unique registration code for identifying the associated body for health information, the unique registration code is published in a prominent location, and the body of health information is stored in a database so that responsive to the occurrence of an emergency situation involving the system registrant, in response to the unique registration code that database may be accessed to locate the body of health information relating to the registration code and upon verification of authorization for release of the health information, the health information is electronically transmitted for use in providing medical treatment in the emergency situation.
A system for collecting personal health information for registrants and electronically providing health information to medical personnel comprising (a) a registrant assigned a registrant code;
- (b) a health record management system having a database containing personal data and health information for the registrant associated with the registrant code;
- and (c) a call center in electronic communication with the health record management system;
- wherein the personal data includes emergency contact information and the health information includes the registrants current medications, allergies, previously diagnosed medical conditions, blood type, and at least one current physician.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.