US 8,577,696 B2Granted

System and method for communication of medical information

AssigneeD.R. Systems, Inc.

InventorsEvan K. Fram, Murray A. Reicher, Christopher W. Lawson

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Abstract

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.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A system for transferring medical records from one or more source locations to one or more destination locations, the source locations and destination locations selected from a plurality of medical site clients connected via a network, each of which has access to medical records at a corresponding medical site, the system comprising:

at least one request initiating client device configured to generate simultaneously an exam transfer request specific to the medical records desired and an exam transfer authorization that authorizes the transfer of the medical records, an exam distribution server configured to be connectable to each of the plurality of medical site clients via the network, the exam distribution server configured to receive the exam transfer request and to receive the corresponding exam transfer authorization,
wherein said exam transfer request specifies exam criteria and the one or more destination locations to which medical exams that have the criteria should be transferred and a desired format of the records,
wherein, upon receipt of the exam transfer request and the exam transfer authorization, the exam distribution server forwards the request and the authorization to the one or more source location medical site clients,
wherein one or more source location medical site clients are configured to accept the exam transfer authorization and grant access to records authorized in the exam transfer authorization and stored at the source location medical site;
wherein, the exam distribution server receives all exam records meeting the criteria of the exam transfer request from the source location medical site clients as a response to the forwarded request and exam transfer authorization, wherein the exam distribution server periodically receives a list of recent exams from each of the medical site clients and
wherein the exam distribution server generates a data package containing all of the records that meet the request and are authorized by the authorization and subsequently forwards received the package containing the exam records to the one or more destination locations specified in the exam transfer request.

3 more elements

A method of transferring medical records from one or more sources to a destination using a computer system including a plurality of medical site clients, one or more patient clients, and one or more doctor clients, connected to an exam distribution server via a network, the method comprising the steps of:

generating an exam transfer request directed to a given set of medical records and generating a corresponding transfer authorization for the given set of medical records;
receiving the exam transfer request and the corresponding exam transfer authorization at the exam distribution server, the exam transfer request specifying exam criteria and the destination to which medical exams that meet the specified criteria should be transferred and a desired format of the records;
transmitting the exam transfer request and the corresponding exam transfer authorization from the exam distribution server to each of the medical site clients in response to the exam distribution server receiving the exam transfer request and the corresponding exam transfer authorization;
granting access to records authorized in the exam transfer authorization and stored at the source location medical site;
receiving, at the exam distribution server, exams that satisfy the exam transfer request criteria and corresponding exam transfer authorization from the one or more medical site clients, wherein the exam distribution server periodically receives a list of new exams from each of the medical site clients;
generating, by the exam distribution server, a data package containing all the medical records received from the medical site clients;
and
transferring the data package containing all the matching exams from the exam distribution server to the destination indicated in the exam transfer request.

5 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing which, when executed, causes a computer to execute an exam distribution server process comprising steps of:

conducting an imaging exam on a patient;
automatically generating an exam transfer request directed to a given set medical records and generating a corresponding transfer authorization for the given set of medical records;
receiving, from one of a plurality of medical site clients, one or more medical exam components and a recipient identification along with the exam transfer request and the corresponding exam transfer authorization at a exam distribution server, the exam transfer request specifying exam criteria and a destination to which medical exams that meet the specified criteria should be transferred and a desired format of the records;
transmitting the exam transfer request and the corresponding exam transfer authorization from the exam distribution server to each of the medical site clients in response to the exam distribution server receiving the exam transfer request and the corresponding exam transfer authorization;
granting access to records authorized in the exam transfer authorization and stored at a source location medical site;
receiving, at the exam distribution server, exams that satisfy the exam transfer request criteria and corresponding exam transfer authorization from the one or more medical site clients, wherein the exam distribution server periodically receives a list of recent exams from each of the medical site clients;
generating a data package containing all the medical records received from the medical site clients;
and
generating a claim ticket and password related to the generated data package containing the received medical exam components;
and
sending the data package, the claim ticket and password to the identified recipient.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/622,269Filed 19 Nov 2009 · us provisional application
Priority: 19 Nov 2008
Published: US 2010/0299157 A125 Nov 2010
Granted: 5 Nov 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06Q 10/10
Administration; Management: office automation; Time management
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 40/20
ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or…:…
G16H 40/67
For the operation of medical equipment or devices: for remote operation