# US 8,751,160 B2 · Method for providing electronic medical records utilizing portable computing and communications equipment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,751,160 B2 - Document ID: US8751160B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/959,675 - Filed: 2013-08-05 - Published: 2013-12-05 - Granted: 2014-06-10 - Earliest claimed: 2000-07-06 - Assignees: C. Gresham Bayne - Applicants: C. Gresham Bayne - Inventors: C. Gresham Bayne - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8751160B2 ## CPC - G16H 50/20: for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems - A61B 5/0022: {Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet} - A61B 5/411: {Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance} - G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records - G16H 40/63: for local operation - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - G16H 80/00: ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring - G16Z 99/00: Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass - H04M 11/04: with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G16Z: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of providing an electronic medical record for facilitating treatment of a given patient, comprising: wirelessly transmitting from a remote central storage facility to one of a plurality of portable computers a sufficiently complete electronic medical record for the given patient to enable a mobile clinician to treat the given patient; storing the transmitted sufficiently complete electronic medical record in a local storage in the selected portable computer; transporting the selected portable computer storing the sufficiently complete electronic medical record to the given patient's location by the mobile clinician; wirelessly transmitting patient information from at least one on-site medical care device directly to the selected portable computer at the given patient's location; storing the transmitted patient information in the local storage of the selected portable computer; wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient's location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient; wirelessly receiving in the selected portable computer at the given patient's location the analysis from the at least one remote medical care device; storing the analysis received from the remote medical care device in the local storage of the selected portable computer at the given patient's location; updating the sufficiently complete electronic medical record based on the stored patient information and the stored analysis; and wirelessly transmitting the updated sufficiently complete medical record from the local storage of the selected portable computer to the remote central facility. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the operations further comprising: storing in the selected portable computer a machine-readable record including a summary of the selected clinician's treatment of the patient. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the clinician further directing the selected portable computer to perform operations comprising: directing the selected portable computer to transmit selected machine-readable reports and records from the local storage to a patient referral source. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the operations further comprising: wirelessly transmitting the sufficiently complete electronic medical records to the portable computer from the central storage facility via the Internet. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient's location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient further comprises: transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient's location to at least one remote medical care device via the Internet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising; sending wireless dispatch information to the mobile clinician, including the given patient's electronic medical record, current medical condition information, and location information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising: transmitting a machine-readable response to the given patient including at least one of the following: posting a message upon an Internet web site, or transmitting an e-mail message or text message. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising: generating and transmitting a request for medical services to a mobile care entity. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising: preparing and making wireless transmission of one or more orders for items related to the examination for delivery to the given patient. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly ordering delivery of medication for the given patient via the selected portable computer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly ordering delivery of medical equipment for the given patient via the selected portable computer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of wirelessly transmitting the patient information from the portable computer at the given patient's location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the patient information for the given patient further comprises: transmitting the patient information from the portable computer at the given patient's location to at least one remote medical care device via the Internet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the patient information further comprises bodily conditions of the given patient. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising; sending wireless dispatch information to the mobile clinician, including the given patient's electronic medical record, current medical condition information, and location information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising: generating and transmitting a request for medical services to a mobile care entity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising: preparing and making wireless transmission of one or more orders for items related to the examination for delivery to the given patient. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A programmed product comprising signal-bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions to perform the method of claim 1. ### Claim 18 A programmed product comprising signal-bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions to perform a method of providing an electronic medical record for facilitating treatment of a given patient comprising: wirelessly transmitting from a remote central storage facility to one of a plurality of portable computers a sufficiently complete electronic medical record for the given patient to enable a mobile clinician to treat the given patient; storing the transmitted sufficiently complete electronic medical record in a local storage in the selected portable computer; transporting the selected portable computer storing the sufficiently complete electronic medical record to the given patient's location by the mobile clinician; wirelessly transmitting patient information from at least one on-site medical care device directly to the selected portable computer at the given patient's location; storing the transmitted patient information in the local storage of the selected portable computer; wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient's location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient; wirelessly receiving in the selected portable computer at the given patient's location the analysis from the at least one remote medical care device; storing the analysis received from the remote medical care device in the local storage of the selected portable computer at the given patient's location; updating the sufficiently complete electronic medical record based on the stored patient information and the stored analysis; and wirelessly transmitting the updated sufficiently complete medical record from the local storage of the selected portable computer to the remote central facility. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A programmed product according to claim 18, wherein the signal-bearing media includes transmission media. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) A programmed product according to claim 18, wherein each one of the plurality of portage computers includes storage for the signal-bearing media to execute respective sequences of machine-readable instructions.