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

Claim 11:
12. A system for providing compatibility between legacy electronic record systems, said system comprising:
a network comprising at least a first, second, and third legacy electronic records system, wherein each of said first, second, and third legacy electronic records system comprise electronic medical records data comprising healthcare data, at least some portions of which are associated with both legacy patient identifiers and legacy healthcare provider identifiers; and
a closed subnetwork of the network comprising:
at least a first and second appliance, each in two-way electronic communication with the first and second legacy electronic records system, respectively, and configured to convert the electronic medical records data between a first and second format, respectively, utilized by the first and second legacy electronic records system, respectively, and a common format for use within the closed subnetwork; and
a gateway server in two-way electronic communication with at least the first and second appliances and the third legacy electronic records system, wherein said gateway server is configured to convert the electronic medical records data between a third format utilized by the third legacy electronic records system and the common format for use within the closed subnetwork;
wherein said common format comprises closed network healthcare provider identifiers and closed network patient identifiers, each associated with one of the legacy healthcare provider identifiers and one of the legacy patient identifiers, respectively, and associated portions of the healthcare data;
wherein transmissions of said electronic medical records data on said closed subnetwork are made in said common network format; and wherein each of the appliances and said gateway server are configured to maintain association in the electronic records data between the patient identifiers and the healthcare provider identifiers when transmitting on the closed subnetwork and converting between the formats.