Patent ID: 7908487
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of transferring medical information comprising: receiving, at a host server comprising one or more processor-driven devices, a request for medical information associated with a patient, wherein the request includes a public key for encryption, wherein the public key is included in the request as an Extensible Markup Language (XML) node, and wherein the XML node is part of an XML wrapper, and wherein the host server is operable for transmitting messages between a plurality of point-of-service (POS) devices and a plurality of partner hubs associated with a plurality of partner hub pharmacy benefit management services (PBMs); determining, by the host server based at least in part on information contained in the XML wrapper, one of the plurality of partner hub PBMs to which the request is to be transmitted, wherein the information contained in the XML wrapper comprises information for identifying the one of the plurality of partner hub PBMs with which the patient is associated; transmitting, from the host server, the request including the public key as an XML node of the XML wrapper to one of the plurality of partner hubs associated with the one of the plurality of partner hub PBMs to which the request is to be transmitted; receiving, at the host server, an encrypted response from the one of the plurality of partner hubs, wherein the encrypted response is encrypted utilizing the public key and an encryption algorithm; and transmitting, from the host server, the encrypted response to the original requestor.