Patent ID: 11967427
Assignee: HUMANA INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for providing compatibility between legacy electronic record systems, said system comprising:
legacy electronic records systems, each comprising electronic records data comprising healthcare data associated with both legacy patient identifiers and legacy healthcare provider identifiers;
appliances, each in two-way, networked electronic communication with a respective one of the legacy electronic records systems and configured to convert the electronic records data between a respective legacy format utilized by the respective legacy electronic records system and a common format, said common network format comprising common network patient identifiers and common network healthcare provider identifiers;
a gateway server in two-way, networked electronic communication with each of the appliances and an additional one of said legacy electronic records systems, wherein said gateway server is configured to convert the electronic records data between an additional legacy format utilized by the additional legacy electronic records system comprising additional legacy patient identifiers and additional legacy healthcare provider identifiers and the common format; and
a network formed by at least said appliances and said gateway server, wherein transmissions between any of said appliances and said gateway server are made in said common network format, and wherein each of said appliances and said gateway server are configured to maintain association in the electronic records data between the patient identifiers and the healthcare provider identifiers during transmission and conversion between the formats.