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

Claim 12:
13. A method for providing compatibility between legacy electronic record systems, said method comprising:
providing a network comprising legacy electronic records systems, each storing respective electronic records data in a respective legacy format, said electronic records data comprising healthcare data associated with both legacy patient identifiers and legacy healthcare provider identifiers;
providing a closed subnetwork comprising a gateway server connected to a first one of the legacy electronic records systems and a respective appliance for, and connected to, each other one of the legacy electronic records systems;
transmitting the electronic records data on the closed subnetwork in a common format, said common format comprising the healthcare data associated with both closed network healthcare provider identifiers and closed network patient identifiers;
converting, at one of the appliances and the gateway server, the electronic records data received from the connected one of the legacy electronic records systems from the respective legacy format to the common format before transmission on the closed subnetwork;
converting, at one of the appliances and the gateway server, the electronic records data received in the common format into a respective one of the legacy formats prior to transmission to the connected one of the legacy electronic records systems; and
maintaining association in the electronic records data between the patient identifiers and the healthcare provider identifiers during transmission on the network and the closed subnetwork and conversion between the formats at the appliances and the gateway server.