Patent ID: 7295988
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer system for inputting, storing, organizing, retrieving, and authenticating, medical records, clinical data, and patient data, the system comprising: an optical scanner for converting medical records, clinical data, and patient data to digital records using a digitizing process said optical scanner creating a digital data matrix layer of said digital records said optical scanner simultaneously assigning, embedding and matrixing a unique patient identifier watermark into each said digital record matrix layer during said digitizing process said optical scanner simultaneously assigning, embedding and matrixing a first digital physician signature watermark into each said digital record matrix layers during said digitizing process memory for storing said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, within said computer system means for storing said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, in said memory and retrieving said digital records, containing said unique patient identifier watermark and said digital physician signature watermark, from said memory, a physician signature database having a plurality of physician names and corresponding second digital physician signature watermarks stored therein, means for authenticating said stored digital records including means for comparing said first digital physician signature watermark retrieved from a selected one of said stored digital records with a corresponding one of said second digital physician signature watermarks retrieved from said physician signature database, and means for organizing and ranking said authenticated digital records based on their chronology and clinical utility in treating said patient, means for outputting said authenticated digital records based on said organization and ranking.