Abstract:
The invention brings together a new process to alert emergency personnel of a person&#39;s medical information and how to gain access to it. Access to the medical information is secure, requiring self-identification and biometrics. The invention facilitates communication of this medical information in many scenarios. The person&#39;s medical information must flow from the patient to the medical resources when an emergency situation exists; this could be an firefighter/paramedic or emergency room personnel. The medical information must also flow from the medical resource to the patient/caregiver or to the next medical organization taking responsibility for the continuing care of the patient. The invention also facilitates the communication of a child&#39;s allergies when they are in an adult moderated group setting (i.e. classrooms, team sports, etc.). The invention includes an integrated calendar and automated email process to ensure all concerned parties can coordinate ongoing care.

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                 COUNTRY 
                 NUMBER 
                 NAME 
                 DESCRIPTION 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                 US 
                 6,523,009 
                 Individualized 
                 A medical information record system 
               
               
                   
                   
                 patient electronic 
                 provides access to medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                 medical records 
                 information of persons in emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                 system 
                 response situations. The system 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 includes a portable data storage 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 device (22) located in a carrier worn 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by a person. The portable data storage 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 device contains current medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information records specific to the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 person wearing the device. A 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 handheld reader (30) accesses the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical records contained in the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 portable data storage device via a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 probe (32) and a display for 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 displaying the information to medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 personnel. A distributed medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record database system (76) operates 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 in conjuction with the reader and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 portable storage device for managing 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the personal medical informaion 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 records. The distributed database 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 system includes a central database 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 location in communication with at 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 least one localized database system 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 location for coordination of medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 records on a national scale. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 distributed medical record database 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 system includes the capability of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 creating and managing the personal 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical records, and recording the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 personal medical records on the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 portable data storage device. 
               
               
                 US 
                 7,321,862 
                 System and method for 
                 A patient-worn monitoring system and 
               
               
                   
                   
                 patient-worn 
                 method for geographically dispersed health 
               
               
                   
                   
                 monitoring of patients 
                 care locations. A patient-worn monitoring 
               
               
                   
                   
                 in geographically 
                 system comprises a network, a body-worn 
               
               
                   
                   
                 dispersed health care 
                 monitoring station, a monitoring station 
               
               
                   
                   
                 locations 
                 server, a remote command center, and a rules 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 engine. The network comprises a first sub- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 network and a second sub-network. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 body-worn monitoring station comprises 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 monitoring equipment. The body worn 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 monitoring station monitors data elements 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from a patient assigned to a health care 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 location and sends monitored data elements 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to a monitoring station server via the first 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sub-network. The monitoring station server 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 receives the monitored data elements from 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the body worn monitoring station and relays 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the monitored data elements to the remote 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 command center via the second sub-network. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The remote command center receives the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 monitored data elements from the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 monitoring station server, associates the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 monitored data elements with the patient 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 assigned to the health care location, accesses 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient data elements indicative of a medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 condition associated with the patient, and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 establishes a patient-specific rule associated 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 with the patient. The rules engine selects data 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 elements from the monitored data elements 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 and the patient data elements associated with 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the patient and applies the patient-specific 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 rule to the selected data elements 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 continuously and simultaneously. A 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 determination is made whether the patient- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 specific rule for the patient has been 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 contravened. An alert is issued from the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 remote command center in the event the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient-specific rule for the patient has been 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 contravened. 
               
               
                 US 
                 7,778,848 
                 Electronic system for 
               
               
                   
                   
                 retrieving, displaying, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 and transmitting 
               
               
                   
                   
                 stored medical records 
               
               
                   
                   
                 from bodily worn or 
               
               
                   
                   
                 carried storage devices 
               
               
                 US 
                 8,145,644 
                 Systems and methods 
                 Various aspects and embodiments of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                 for providing access to 
                 present invention relate to providing a 
               
               
                   
                   
                 medical information 
                 medical application with access to medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information from validated medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information experts. The medical information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 experts can be validated by scoring attributes 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of a purported medical information expert, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 generating a rank based on the score, and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 comparing the score to a pre-set threshold. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The medical information from validated 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical information experts can be stored in 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 a knowledge database. A request from a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical application can be received and used 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to search the knowledge database to generate 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 a response to the request that includes part of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the medical information. The response can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provided to the medical application in a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 format that can be customized by the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 application. 
               
               
                 US 
                 8,308,062 
                 Electronic medical 
                 Various aspects and embodiments of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                 information card and 
                 present invention relate to providing a 
               
               
                   
                   
                 system and method of 
                 medical application with access to medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                 use 
                 information from validated medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information experts. The medical information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 experts can be validated by scoring attributes 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of a purported medical information expert, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 generating a rank based on the score, and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 comparing the score to a pre-set threshold. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The medical information from validated 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical information experts can be stored in 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 a knowledge database. A request from a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical application can be received and used 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to search the knowledge database to generate 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 a response to the request that includes part of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the medical information. The response can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provided to the medical application in a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 format that can be customized by the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 application. 
               
               
                 US 
                 8,405,518 
                 Universal personal 
                 A universal personal emergency medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                 emergency medical 
                 information retrieval system, wherein 
               
               
                   
                   
                 information retrieval 
                 information is written onto an RFID tag that 
               
               
                   
                   
                 system 
                 is affixed to a carrier element, such as the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 back of the user&#39;s driver&#39;s license, passport, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 national identity card, school identification 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 card, other form of identification, or cell 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 phone. Medical personnel are alerted to the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 presence of the RFID tag by a universally 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 accepted system identifier affixed to the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 carrier element, by scanning the patient with 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 a handheld scanner, or by an RFID scanning 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 portal. The emergency medical personnel can 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 then download the user&#39;s information and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 identification photo using an RFID scanner. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 This information can then be used 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 appropriately for proper emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 diagnosis and treatment. The RFID scanner 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 can also be connected to a computer or 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 computer network to retrieve additional 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information from a central database or to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 further disseminate the information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 contained on the RFID tag. 
               
               
                 US 
                 8,461,988 
                 Personal emergency 
                 A method of automatically requesting 
               
               
                   
                   
                 response (PER) system 
                 assistance for a patient includes wearing a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 wireless device with one or more 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 accelerometers on the patient to detect 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient motion; determining a fall based on 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 detected motions; and automatically 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 requesting assistance for the patient if 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 needed. 
               
               
                 US 
                 8,468,033 
                 Cloud-based 
                 The present disclosure describes systems and 
               
               
                   
                   
                 healthcare information 
                 methods of a healthcare exchange system to 
               
               
                   
                   
                 exchange 
                 exchange medical information, stored in 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 different formats, between different entities. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 This exchange system provides a channel for 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the flow of information and patient records 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 across different health care entities that may 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 store data in different formats. The exchange 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 system&#39;s ability to receive requests and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 retrieve corresponding data from various 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 entities, along with the transformation of data 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from the storing format into a format 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 specified by the requesting entity, allow a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 flexible and extendable healthcare 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information exchange system. 
               
               
                 US 
                 120185273 
                 Electronic complete 
                 e-CHIF eliminates the inconsistency and 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 health information 
                 duplication of Patient Records by centralizing 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 facilitator 19.07.2012 
                 the data in only one place, the e-CHIF 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 database. Using a web based portal, a health 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provider initially adds the patient record. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient owns the data and makes it available 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to subsequent health providers including 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 physicists, dentists, psychiatrics, and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 alternative medicine practitioners who add 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 additional data to the patient record. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Therefore a patient or an authorized health 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provider can view the complete health history 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of a person including conventional and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 alternative medicine treatments. Additionally, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the health provider using the e-CHIF web site 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 has the capability to electronically submit an 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 insurance claim, request a prescription to a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 pharmacy, or a test to a laboratory. To assist 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the patient, health providers, and medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 research several statistical reports without 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 personal identifiable information can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 generated using the e-CHIF data. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20060206361 
                 System for maintaining 
                 An individualized patient electronic medical 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 patient medical 
                 records system (10) that provides unlimited 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 records for 
                 patient access to one&#39;s medical records (20). 
               
               
                   
                   
                 participating patients 
                 The invention may include a benchmark 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 against which medical treatments can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 evaluated for compliance with reasonable 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 standard of care or a prompt to indicate 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 appropriate testing, medications, etc., based 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 upon the patient&#39;s age, sex, etc. The invention 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 is applicable to human and animal patients. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Advantages include patient ownership, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 control, and access to her/his individual 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 records; the patient (22) can review and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 enter comments or questions on her/his data 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record for review and consideration by a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 physician; the patient can carry the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record on her/his person so that the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information is accessible in the event of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency or when traveling; any entry to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the medical records is identified by the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provider (12, 14, 16, 24) or patient 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 her/himself; and a password or similar 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 prevents tampering or altering information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 entered by someone else. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20070038477 
                 Maintaining and 
                 A portable heath care records system 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 communicating health 
                 employs a server on which the health care 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 information 
                 records of participating patients are stored. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The patients may access the system using 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cards or CD-ROMS that are inserted into the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient&#39;s computer. The patients can review 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 their own records via Internet and can edit 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 them. The patient may also access via cell 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 phone or handheld device. The patient record 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 is protected by patient ID and password. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Treating physicians have access to each 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient&#39;s records for review and update. A 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 two-way firewall permits patients to review 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 their own health records only, but permits 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the physician to review both the physician 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 files and the patient files. The physician can 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 override the firewall to send patient 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information from his or her record. A read- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 only emergency screen with medical data 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 about the patient may be accessed for 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency use. Records of many patients and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of many clinics are maintained on a common 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 server, so that the patient record can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 accessed globally. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20070046476 
                 System providing 
                 A patient record is created from data received 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 medical personnel 
                 from a network device and is stored in a 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 with immediate critical 
                 database. The data represents patient 
               
               
                   
                   
                 data for emergency 
                 information and possibly other personal data. 
               
               
                   
                   
                 treatments 
                 A plurality of access privileges may be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 associated with the patient record, each of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 which may specify a different type or amount 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of the data of the patient record that can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 viewed, updated and revised. A selected 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 portion of the patient record may be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 designated as emergency information that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 would be helpful to a caregiver during a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical emergency. An emergency reference 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 code can be associated with the emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information. In response to receiving the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency reference code from a user device 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 via the network, the emergency information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 may be displayed. An interface is also 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provided for allowing a user having 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 appropriate access privileges to create and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 print a customized card comprising portions 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of the patient record selected by the user. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20070250348 
                 SYSTEM AND METHOD 
                 A medical data management system includes: 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 OF AGGREGATING 
                 a personal information database storing 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 AND DISSEMINATING 
                 medical record information regarding 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IN-CASE-OF- 
                 medical data of a patient while managing the 
               
               
                   
                   
                 EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
                 information using an ID number; a medicine 
               
               
                   
                   
                 AND PERSONAL 
                 information database storing medicine 
               
               
                   
                   
                 INFORMATION 
                 information regarding medicines; a medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 institution information database storing 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 institution information regarding medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 institutions; and a means for retrieving 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical record information from the personal 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information database on the basis of an input 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of the ID number, retrieving medicine 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information corresponding to medicine 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 names in the medical record information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from the medicine information database to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 create a medical record distribution 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 document, and distributing the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record distribution document to an 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency medical institution into which the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient has been carried, on the basis of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical institution information database. In 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 such a medical data management system, the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 personal information database stores medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 data for individuals who desire registrations. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20070282631 
                 for aggregating and 
                 A system for aggregating and disseminating 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 providing subscriber 
                 in-case-of-emergency (ICE) medical 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 medical information to 
                 information to medical units. The system 
               
               
                   
                   
                 medical units 
                 includes an ICE medical record server that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 stores medical records of respective 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subscribers, and automatically receive 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 updates from health service entities visited 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by subscribers. When contacted by 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency dispatchers or first responders, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the server sends subscribers medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information to first responders, emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 management agencies directly, via a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 dispatcher, or via a computer aided dispatch 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (CAD) system. The medical information may 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 be arranged, emphasized, and/or filtered in a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 manner relevant to the on-going emergency. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 A communication device may wirelessly 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 receive the medical information and pre- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 populate a pre-hospital care form with the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information, which may be further orally 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 annotated by the first responder. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 completed PCR may then be sent to a PCR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 server for subsequent access by medical units 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 that subsequently treat the subscriber. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical server may further assist a public 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 health agency to disseminate emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information to selected subscribers, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 responders, and public health alerting 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 systems. An ICE personal server for storing 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 important personal documents is also 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 disclosed. A PCR server is also disclosed that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 can disseminate aggregate PCR information in 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 near real-time to an emergency management 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 agency (EMA) system for developing incident 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 response plans during a wide area 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20080215373 
                 SYSTEM AND METHOD 
                 According to the invention, records 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 FOR AGGREGATING 
                 pertaining to an individual are centralized 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 AND PROVIDING 
                 such that the user has control over the 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SUBSCRIBER MEDICAL 
                 integration and dissemination of their 
               
               
                   
                   
                 INFORMATION TO 
                 personal and private information. Records 
               
               
                   
                   
                 MEDICAL UNITS 
                 pertaining to an individual are systematically 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 transported electronically by many different 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 institutions to a centralized record storage 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provider wherein the individual user has 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ownership of and control of their confidential 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 personal information. The systematic 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 accumulation of medical records provides for 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 better overall health tracking and faster and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 more accurate diagnosis when illness or 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency occurs. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20080243545 
                 SYSTEM AND METHOD 
                 A system and method for aggregating and 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 OF AGGREGATING 
                 providing subscriber medical record 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 AND DISSEMINATING 
                 information to medical units. The system 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IN-CASE-OF- 
                 includes an ICE medical record server that 
               
               
                   
                   
                 EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
                 stores a plurality of medical records of 
               
               
                   
                   
                 AND PERSONAL 
                 respective subscribers. When a subscriber is 
               
               
                   
                   
                 INFORMATION 
                 being attended by a medical unit, the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 unit using a communication device sends an 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 identification number to the server. In 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 response, the server sends the subscriber&#39;s 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical record to the communication device. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The communication device may populate a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical form with the information and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 display it for use in diagnosing and treating 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the subscriber. The medical unit may 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 annotate the medical form to document the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 on-going emergency, and upload it to a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 professional medical record server, which 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 may provide the information to a medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 facility to which the subscriber will be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 transported. The ICE and/or professional 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical record servers may perform 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 statistical analyses of the information in their 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 respective databases for the purpose of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 performing symptomatic surveillance and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 other public health analyses. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20080319798 
                 PERSONALIZED 
                 A system for aggregating and disseminating 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 MEDICAL 
                 in-case-of-emergency (ICE) medical 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 INFORMATION CARD 
                 information to medical units. The system 
               
               
                   
                   
                 AND METHOD FOR 
                 includes an ICE medical record server that 
               
               
                   
                   
                 MANAGING SAME 
                 stores medical records of respective 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subscribers, and automatically receive 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 updates from health service entities visited 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by subscribers. When contacted by 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency dispatchers or first responders, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the server sends subscribers medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information to first responders, emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 management agencies directly, via a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 dispatcher, or via a computer aided dispatch 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (CAD) system. The medical information may 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 be arranged, emphasized, and/or filtered in a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 manner relevant to the on-going emergency. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 A communication device may wirelessly 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 receive the medical information and pre- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 populate a pre-hospital care form with the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information, which may be further orally 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 annotated by the first responder. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 completed PCR may then be sent to a PCR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 server for subsequent access by medical units 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 that subsequently treat the subscriber. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical server may further assist a public 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 health agency to disseminate emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information to selected subscribers, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 responders, and public health alerting 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 systems. An ICE personal server for storing 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 important personal documents is also 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 disclosed. A PCR server is also disclosed that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 can disseminate aggregate PCR information in 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 near real-time to an emergency management 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 agency (EMA) system for developing incident 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 response plans during a wide area 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20090198696 
                 Emergency medical 
                 A method for managing an individual&#39;s 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 record 
                 personal medical information includes 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                   
                 creating an online medical information record 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 which contains the individual&#39;s stored 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 personal medical information, providing the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 individual with a physical credit card sized 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 card which includes the individual&#39;s key 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical information from the individual&#39;s 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 online medical information record that would 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 be most needed in times of medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency and directions for accessing the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 individual&#39;s online medical information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record, enabling the individual to update his 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 or her online medical information record with 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the individual&#39;s most recent medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information; and enabling the individual and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 others to view a read only version of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 individual&#39;s online medical information 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20120179856 
                 medstick, e-medstick, 
                 A system and retrieval of an emergency 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 e-medstick EMR 
                 medical record of a patient comprising the 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                   
                 step of receiving the emergency medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record of the patient and an online database. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The system further comprises the step of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 storing the emergency medical record in the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 online database and providing access to the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 online database by using a communications 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 network. Access to the network is provided 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by entering a member number and a unique 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 user defined validation code to maximize 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 privacy and security. The system further 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 comprises the step of retrieving the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 emergency medical record at the online 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 database. The system comprises the final step 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 of providing the emergency medical record to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 a requestor by one of the following methods: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 viewing the online display, printing the online 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 display, faxing the emergency medical record 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to a requester, and e-mailing the emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical record to a requestor. The method 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 may further comprise the step of entering the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record delivery information including the fax 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 number and at least one of the following: the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 facility name, the requestor name, and the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 facility phone number. 
               
               
                 US 
                 20130035581 
                 AUGMENTED REALITY 
                 A portable, electronic and encrypted medical 
               
               
                   
                 (Publication 
                 ENHANCED TRIAGE 
                 record device and management system (10) 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 SYSTEMS AND 
                 that receives and stores a registrant&#39;s or 
               
               
                   
                   
                 METHODS FOR 
                 patient&#39;s medical history (1401-1507) in a 
               
               
                   
                   
                 EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
                 secured database (1-300), records the 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SERVICES 
                 medical history on a portable computer 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 readable medical storage device (200-300), 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 includes a multi-level encrypted security 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 system to control access to the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information on the storage device or in the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 system for authorizing modification or access 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to the medical information (100-1507), 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 allows authorized medical personnel to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 update recently acquired medical data (100- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 1507), dictates the data that authorized 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical entities or personnel have access to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 and includes a recognizable logo to alert 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical personnel of the medical storage 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 device (100-1507). 
               
               
                 US 
                 20130103727 
                 Accessible Information 
                 A system and method for aggregating and 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 System 
                 providing subscriber medical record 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                   
                 information to medical units. The system 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 includes an ICE medical record server that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 stores a plurality of medical records of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 respective subscribers. When a subscriber is 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 being attended by a medical unit, the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 unit using a communication device sends an 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 identification number to the server. In 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 response, the server sends the subscriber&#39;s 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical record to the communication device. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The communication device may populate a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical form with the information and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 display it for use in diagnosing and treating 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the subscriber. The medical unit may 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 annotate the medical form to document the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 on-going emergency, and upload it to a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 professional medical record server, which 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 may provide the information to a medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 facility to which the subscriber will be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 transported. The ICE and/or professional 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical record servers may perform 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 statistical analyses of the information in their 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 respective databases for the purpose of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 performing symptomatic surveillance and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 other public health analyses. 
               
               
                 EP 
                 2479693 
                 Method of managing 
                 A device stores a patient&#39;s medical records to 
               
               
                   
                   
                 health information 
                 solve the problems of incompatibility of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 electronic medical record systems, no patient 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information available at emergencies, lack of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information sharing among physicians, and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 health care fraud. The device includes a flash 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 drive configured to connect to a USB port and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 be read by a computer, a record of emergency 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 patient data photo stored on the flash drive 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 and displayed immediately by the computer 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 when the flash drive is inserted into the USB 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 port, and a record of detailed data stored on 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the flash drive and displayed upon entry of a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 correct password and identification. 
               
               
                 JP 
                 2002007562 
                 METHOD AND DEVICE 
                 An individualized patient electronic medical 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 FOR SUPPORTING 
                 records system that provides unlimited 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
                 patient access to her/his medical records, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 TREATMENT 
                 including text and other data. Additionally, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the invention may include a benchmark 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 against which medical treatments can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 evaluated for compliance with reasonable 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 standard of care or a prompt to indicate 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 appropriate testing, medications, etc., based 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 upon the patient&#39;s age, sex, etc. Also, the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 invention is applicable to human patients and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to animal patients. Advantages of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 invention include patient ownership, control, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 and access to her/his individual records at 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 any time. Also, the patient can review and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 enter comments or questions on her/his data 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record for review and consideration by a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 physician. Furthermore, the patient can carry 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the medical record on her/his person so that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the information is readily accessible in the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 event of an emergency or if s/he were 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 traveling. Finally, any entry to the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 records is coded or identified by the provider 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 or patient her/himself, and a password or 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 other write-protect means prevents 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tampering or altering information entered by 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 someone else. 
               
               
                 JP 
                 200708028 
                 MEDICAL DATA 
                 A system and method for aggregating and 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 MANAGEMENT 
                 providing subscriber medical record 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 SYSTEM 
                 information to medical units The system 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 includes an ICE medical record server that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 stores a plurality of medical records of 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 respective subscribers. When a subscriber is 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 being attended by a medical unit, the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 unit using a communication device sends an 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 identification number to the server. In 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 response, the server sends the subscribers 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical record to the communication device. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The communication device may populate a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medical form with the information and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 display it for use in diagnosing and treating 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the subscriber. The medical unit may 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 annotate the medical form to document the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 on-going emergency, and upload it to a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 professional medical record server, which 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 may provide the information to a medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 facility The record servers may perform 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 statistical analyses of the information in their 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 respective databases for symptomatic 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 surveillance and other public health analyses. 
               
               
                 WO 
                 2004044778 
                 INDIVIDUALIZED 
                 An individualized patient electronic medical 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 PATIENT ELECTRONIC 
                 records system that provides unlimited 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 MEDICAL RECORDS 
                 patient access to her/his medical records, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SYSTEM 
                 including text and other data. Additionally, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the invention may include a benchmark 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 against which medical treatments can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 evaluated for compliance with reasonable 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 standard of care or a prompt to indicate 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 appropriate testing, medications, etc., based 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 upon the patient&#39;s age, sex, etc. Also, the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 invention is applicable to human patients and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 to animal patients. Advantages of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 invention include patient ownership, control, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 and access to her/his individual records at 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 any time. Also, the patient can review and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 enter comments or questions on her/his data 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record for review and consideration by a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 physician. Furthermore, the patient can carry 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the medical record on her/his person so that 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the information is readily accessible in the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 event of an emergency or if s/he were 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 traveling. Finally, any entry to the medical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 records is coded or identified by the provider 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 or patient her/himself, and a password or 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 other write-protect means prevents 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tampering or altering information entered by 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 someone else. 
               
               
                 WO 
                 2007030605 
                 SYSTEM AND METHOD 
                 An RFID transponder on a person or animal 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 FOR AGGREGATING 
                 provides the health care or security 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 AND PROVIDING 
                 personnel with the critical information when 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SUBSCRIBER MEDICAL 
                 the personnel employs a reader terminal 
               
               
                   
                   
                 INFORMATION TO 
                 capable of reading the RFID transponder. The 
               
               
                   
                   
                 MEDICAL UNITS 
                 transponder, after being interrogated by the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 reader, supplies the critical data such as 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 name, blood type, allergies, directives, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 medicines, and emergency contact numbers. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 The reader immediately displays such critical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information on its screen. The RFID tag can 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 substantiate that it belongs to its owner. This 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 identification process can involve biometric 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 analysis. The reader terminal downloads 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 additional data from a server and the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 additional data is presented on a reader 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 terminal&#39;s screen. The server queries the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 wireless carrier for reader terminal&#39;s location 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 data, correlates the reader location data with 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 hospital location data, and sends the critical 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information to the nearby hospitals. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Additionally, the server sends alert 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 information to other firms or individuals 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 contained in the transponder wearer&#39;s data 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 record. The RFID tag is the healthcare record. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 It relates and integrates into a larger database 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 and network. It proves its owner and through 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 wireless technology identifies location and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 other data characteristics of its owner. 
               
               
                 WO 
                 WO/2012/129265 
                 ENCRYPTED 
                 Method of managing health information, the 
               
               
                   
                 (publication 
                 PORTABLE 
                 method comprising maintaining a personal 
               
               
                   
                 number) 
                 ELECTRONIC 
                 health record for an individual by a provider 
               
               
                   
                   
                 MEDICAL RECORD 
                 and authorizing access to the personal health 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SYSTEM 
                 record in response to a medical emergency, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 wherein the method further comprises 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 transmitting a location of the individual to the 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 provider. 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION SECTION 
       [0002]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0003]    Our invention relates to a process, method and system for managing and communicating critical healthcare information as it relates to emergency and discharge situations. More particularly, the present invention relates to the capturing, maintaining, accessing, communicating, and integrating the critical information in support of the emergency and discharge information in a cloud based environment supporting not only the patient and family but also all healthcare facilities. 
         [0004]    2. Why this is Needed:
       In an emergency/911 situation:
           People do not have current critical medical information in case of an emergency (communications between patient/caregiver and emergency personnel—Emergency Medical Technicians or Emergency Rooms)   In certain emergency situations it is impossible to identify the injured individual. Through real time access a person will not only be identified but their current medical information will be made available as well.   Studies have shown that less than 2% of people have the current medical information available during an emergency situation. With the advent of the internet and advancements in technology access and security, individuals can now capture and provide access to their families and their healthcare providers.   Current cloud-based applications fail to provide the information integrating the discharge function with the current medical information for an individual.   Current cloud-based applications fail to provide an integrated email system to communicate the health care information to all of the required health care providers and/or caregivers.   Provides an interface to identify and access a registered person&#39;s current medical information.   
           In discharge situations:
           Discharge information not communicated well to (understood by) patient/caregiver   Discharge information not comprehensive to other medical providers/living facilities   Patients/caregivers do not follow the discharge instructions   There is a shift in responsibility of individual health care management to the individual due to rising costs and policy changes associated with health care, especially for the elderly   Current cloud-based applications are not communicating discharge information to the patient, their family, nor to all of the health care providers.   
           In children having allergic reactions under the care of someone other than their parent or guardian:
           Responsible individuals for children do not have up to date allergy information and that leads to putting the child at risk   
               
 
         [0020]    See,  FIG. 1 : the Current Healthcare Process/Information Flow in the Drawing document on page 2. 
       The Unique Problem this Solves and how 
       [0021]    Problems we are Solving:
       1. Communication Problems Regarding Critical Personal Medical Information
           Person does not have current critical medical information in case of an emergency (communications between patient/caregiver and emergency personnel—EMTs or Emergency rooms)
               EMS Ready Kit   Registry   
               Discharge information not communicated well to (understood by) patient/caregiver
               Discharge action item list for patient/caregiver   
               Discharge information not comprehensive to other medical providers/living facilities
               Discharge instructions in registry based on comprehensive checklist   There is no integration of medical information of a person&#39;s current medical information in an emergency situation with the discharge information.   
               Registry—same registry for discharge as current medical information for patient/caregiver, EMTs, hospital ER, hospital discharge, and other medical providers.   Drug interactions—list of new prescriptions with current medications   EMTs now have a mini emergency room with new technology in their ambulance, but without the current patient information they are limited in the treatment of the individual.   Ability to identify an individual at the scene of an accident in real time   Notifying first responders where current critical medical information of the patient can be found is a problem, if it exists.
               The Emergency Medical Technician Alert sticker, a sticker that is placed on a doorknob hanger on the front door, notifies first responders that current medical information can be found on the refrigerator   Integration with the 911 dispatch center. MedStatFacts notifies the local 911 dispatch center to communicate when a emergency call comes in that the current medical information can be found on the refrigerator. A note is added to the local 911 system that states in case of an emergency call the current medical information can be found on the refrigerator.   If a medical emergency occurs away from the house, medical information is not readily available to emergency room personnel nor first responders. Through our emergency room sticker, placed on an insurance or identification card, the medical personnel can access the current medical information online and print the medical profile of the patient.   
               
               
 
         [0039]    2. Patient Accountability
       Integrated email system with reminders and notifications for maintaining current critical medical information and completing discharge action items   Reminders of inactivity will help ensure the patient/caregiver to maintain the information in the registry   Documenting medical incidents with a detailed description and the resolution.       
 
         [0043]    3. Remembering Medical Appointments
       Integrated email system with reminders of upcoming medical events for patient and caregivers.       
 
         [0045]    4. Children Away from Home Having an Allergic Reaction/Non Parent-Guardian in Charge of a Child and not Knowing Allergies or Treatment
       Need based medical information on child allergies and appropriate treatment.       
 
         [0047]    5. Patient Identification in an Emergency Situation
       Through fingerprinting technology we can identify the patient. Also, we are capturing unique physical characteristics to help identify the person such as birthmarks, photos, and other distinguishing physical characteristics.       
 
         [0049]    See  FIG. 2 : MedStatFacts Context and Interaction Model in the Drawing document page 3. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS SECTION 
         [0050]      FIG. 1 : The Current Healthcare Process/Information Flow
       This drawing defines how the current flow of information happens today in the health care industry. It is used to show the problem areas in the information flow.         
           [0052]      FIG. 2 : The MedStatFacts—Context &amp; Interaction Model
       This diagram depicts the interactions between the product and the different people/functions interactions.       
 
           [0054]      FIG. 3 : The Product—Document Holder
       This diagram shows the physical part of the product. The document holder is where a person would place their medical profile. This will reside on a refrigerator.       
 
           [0056]      FIG. 4 : The Profile Report
       This is the document where the medical profile of the individual is shown. It is placed in the document holder.         
           [0058]      FIG. 5 : The Emergency Room Access Sticker
       This is a sticker that is placed on the individual&#39;s insurance card. (note it may be placed on any identification card). It contains a special URL and code where once typed into a computer the individual&#39;s profile comes up as a pdf file and may be printed. It is intended for Emergency Room personnel when the original profile is not available.         
           [0060]      FIG. 6 : The Emergency Room Access Sticker on Insurance Card
       This just shows the above emergency room sticker residing on an insurance card.         
           [0062]      FIG. 7 : The Emergency Medical Technician Alert sticker and doorknob hanger
       This shows a sticker placed on a doorknob hanger. It is placed on the front door of the individual&#39;s front door. It is to notify that emergency responders that the current medical information is on the refrigerator.         
           [0064]      FIG. 8 : The MedStatFacts Registry Process
       This is an overview of the registry processes from registration to ongoing maintenance.         
           [0066]      FIG. 9 : The MedStatFacts Registration Process
       This diagram shows the details of the registration process for entering an individual into the MedStatFacts Registry.         
           [0068]      FIG. 10 : The MedStatFacts Maintenance Process
       This diagram shows the flow for conducting maintenance activities once a person is registered.         
           [0070]      FIG. 11 : The MedStatFacts ER Access
       This diagrams shows the flow that would be used by Emergency Room personnel if the profile is not brought into the ER with the patient to gain access to the medical profile.         
           [0072]      FIG. 12 : Fingerprint Access Diagram
       This diagram shows the flow for accessing the individual profile through fingerprint recognition.         
           [0074]      FIG. 13 : The Facility Access flow
       This diagram shows the flow available to facility personnel identified at an earlier time period. Facilities include senior apartments, independent living, assisted living, rehabilitation centers, and home healthcare. This allows those personnel access to the individual&#39;s profile if access has been granted.         
           [0076]      FIG. 14 : The Pre Discharge/Pre-Registration Workflow Diagram
       This diagram shows the process that would take place prior to a hospital discharge. This process is optional.         
           [0078]      FIG. 15 : The Registration for Discharged Patient with Pre Discharge Completed Roadmap
       This diagram shows the discharge process for utilizing the registry if the pre discharge process was completed.         
           [0080]      FIG. 16 : The Registration for Discharged Patient without Pre Discharge Completed Workflow
       This diagram shows the process during discharge for entering the registration when the pre discharge process was not done.         
           [0082]      FIG. 17 : The Registered Person Discharge Action Item Process
       This diagrams highlights the action items that a discharged person is supposed to do once leaving the hospital. It includes reminder emails for any discharge action items not completed.         
           [0084]      FIG. 18 : The Children Registration Workflow
       This diagram shows the registration process for children with allergies. This is a different section of the registry.         
           [0086]      FIG. 19 : The Children Incident Process Diagram
       This diagram shows the flow when an allergic reaction happens to a registered child. The specific individuals this is intended for are teachers, school nurses, sports coaches, mentors, or anyone else who has responsibility for a child during a parent approved activity.         
           [0088]      FIG. 20 : The Registry Entity Relationship Diagram
       This is a data model of the objects that reside in the personal medical registry. The boxes are objects and the lines show the relationships between objects. The blue boxes indicate double encryption while the red lines/arrows is showing lines that cross other lines.         
           [0090]      FIG. 21 : The Children Allergy Entity Relationship Diagram
       This is a data model for the objets within the Child/Allergy portion of the registry. The blue box indicates double encryption and the red line/arrow indicates that the line crossed another line.         
           [0092]      FIG. 22 : The Key Pages within the Registry—Roadmap Pages
       This is a screen print of our roadmap page for the first half of the initial registration. This is to highlight our unique navigational system for registration. It shows the green arrow for you are here and has icons with descriptive words to identify the subject being covered.       
 
           [0094]      FIG. 23 : The Contact Page
       This is a screen print to show how contacts, people who identified as being allowed access to an individual&#39;s medical information is completed. It is unique to allow numerous individual&#39;s access to this information and is determined by the registered person.         
           [0096]      FIG. 24 : The Events Picture
       This is a screen shot of the events area of the registry. This allows an individual to enter past and future events and document what transpired. With future events events are sent to the contacts as a reminder of upcoming appointments or tests.         
           [0098]      FIG. 25 : The Patient Discharge Action Items
       This is a picture of the screen for a given registered person that has been discharged from a hospital. It shows what action items need to be completed and a completed mark once those items are done. Emails are sent out to contacts if any action items are not completed.         
           [0100]      FIG. 26 : The Patient Discharge Medications
       This is a picture of a screen that highlights the pre hospital medications from the registry and the discharge medications. This information is to be taken to the normal pharmacist to determine if there are any drug interactions.         
           [0102]      FIG. 27 : The Log File Report
       This is a report that shows all activity against an individual&#39;s registry for a time period.         
           [0104]      FIG. 28 : The Facility Report
       This is a summary report of an individual&#39;s registry for facility personnel.         
       
    
    
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION SECTION 
       [0106]    Our invention is not the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or the Personal Medical Record (PMR). It is the vehicle for capturing, maintaining, accessing, communicating, and integrating current critical medical information in support of emergency and discharge situations. It communicates and integrates information from the patient to emergency personnel, as well as discharge information from the medical facility to the patient, the family and other impacted healthcare providers. 
         [0107]    The Product, The EMS Ready Kit, has two components: one for the elderly/chronically infirmed and the other for the family/caregiver
       For the elderly/chronically infirmed (refer to Brief Description of Diagrams Section). This component consists of the physical portion of the product.
           Magnetic Document Holder for the refrigerator   Doorknob hanger for the EMS Notification Sticker   EMS Notification Sticker for the front door   Integration with 911 Dispatch   ER Access Sticker for the insurance card   The Profile   
           For the family/caregiver
           Secure Registry with easy navigation through Roadmap pages   For children (an extension of the registry for times the child is not under the care of his/her parent or guardian)   Integrated Email System for notifications and reminders   Future Event Calendar   Contacts to control access, allowing controlled read/write access to multiple people   
           Integrated Discharge communications channel between the hospital and the patient, caregiver, and other medical providers such as, but not limited to, home healthcare, visiting physicians, rehabilitation centers, physicians, hospitals and facility caregivers   Easy to use secure registry through a navigational Roadmap for all access to the registry   A mobile component for access to the registered person&#39;s current critical medical information.   Fingerprint access to the registered person&#39;s profile   Integrated email system with registry   Integrated with 911 dispatch centers   Special medical personnel access to profile   Healthcare facility access to summary information in case of catastrophic events   The concept of authorized contacts. Allowing anyone defined to receive emails and to view or update the registry information   Controlled access to the child/allergy registry       
 
       Brief Description of the Physical Components of the Invention 
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             The diagrams below show the physical aspects of The EMS Ready Kit. The below physical components of the product are for the elderly/chronically infirmed. These include:
           The 9″×5″ document holder. It is magnetized and is to be placed on the refrigerator. It will contain two copies of the Registered Person&#39;s Profile Report. ( FIG. 3 )   The Registered Person&#39;s Profile Report. ( FIG. 4 )   The Emergency Room Access Sticker. This 1⅞″×½″ sticker is to be placed on either the Registered Person&#39;s insurance or identification card. ( FIGS. 5 and 6 )   The Emergency Medical Technician Alert sticker. This 3″×3″ laminated sticker is to alert the emergency responders that the current medical information is on the refrigerator. It is to be placed on either the front door or on the doorknob hanger, which in turn, should be placed on the front doorknob. ( FIG. 7 )   
         
           
         
       
     
         [0136]    Product—Document Holder ( FIG. 3 ) 
         [0137]    See the Document Holder in the Drawing document.
       Profile Report ( FIG. 4 )   See the Profile Report on page 50. Emergency Room Access Sticker ( FIG. 5 )
           See the Emergency Room Access sticker in the Drawing document.   
           Emergency Room Access Sticker on Insurance Card ( FIG. 6 )   See the Emergency Room Access Sticker on Insurance Card in the Drawing document.   Emergency Medical Technician Alert sticker and doorknob hanger ( FIG. 7 )   See Emergency Medical Technician Alert sticker and door knob hanger in the Drawing document       
 
       Detailed Description of Invention Section 
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             The Product, The EMS Ready Kit, has two components: one for the elderly/chronically infirmed and the other for the family/caregiver
           For the elderly/chronically infirmed
               Magnetic Document Holder for the refrigerator   Doorknob hanger for the EMS Notification Sticker   EMS Notification Sticker for the front door   Integration with 911 Dispatch   ER Access Sticker for the insurance card   The Profile   
               For the family/caregiver
               Secure Registry with easy navigation through Roadmap pages
                   For children (an extension of the registry for times the child is not under the care of his/her parent or guardian   
                   Integrated Email System for notifications and reminders   Future Event Calendar   Contacts to control access, allowing controlled read/write access to multiple people   
               Integrated Discharge communications channel between the hospital and the patient, caregiver, and other medical providers such as, but not limited to, home healthcare, visiting physicians, rehabilitation centers, physicians, hospitals and facility caregivers   Easy to use secure registry through a navigational Roadmap for all access to the registry   A mobile component for access to the registered person&#39;s current critical medical information.   Fingerprint access to the registered person&#39;s profile   Integrated email system with registry   Integrated with 911 dispatch centers   Special medical personnel access to profile   Healthcare facility access to summary information in case of catastrophic events.   The concept of authorized contacts. Allowing anyone defined to receive emails and to view or update the registry information   The Registry captures the following information:
               Contacts   Contacts Relationship to Registered Person   Registered Person&#39;s Personal Information (including a photo) as well as
                   Alternate Residence   Limitations (physical and mental)   History   Insurance Information   Shipping Information   Medical Conditions   Allergies/Surgeries   Physicians   Other Medical Providers   Events   Discharge Action Items   Physical Identifiers   
                   The child extension of the registry also captures
                   Immunizations   School/Daycare Centers   Classroom   Teacher   Team   Coach/Leader   
                   
               The software registry is a cloud-based service built on a secure modern JEE (java enterprise edition), and JME (java micro edition) web/mobile application framework, providing a natural rich client style programming model with integrated audit, alert, event, access, communication, identity and security engines.   There are eight engines driving the software. They are:
               1. Data—captures, stores and ensures referential integrity, valid data look ups, and data clean up.   2. Communications for mail and reminder/notification/discharge emails   3. Alerts—monitors and notifies authorized contacts of related medical events. This includes changes to information, inactivity, not completed discharged action items, upcoming events and recently past events.   4. Reporting—reports include Registered Person Profile, Log/Audit Trail Report, Discharge Action Item Report, Facility Mini Report (a summary report for residence of a facility), a discharge report for other medical providers, school/classroom/child report for teachers, and a team/coach-leader/child report.   5. Security—we use a 256K bit encryption for the personal data. MedStatFacts uses a secondary encryption, on top of the first encryption for all medical information. The key to the medical information is different than the key to the personal information adding an additional layer of security. We also provide access to the registry through fingerprints.   6. Audit—reports of all activity against the registry is available to the contacts   7. Event—captures calendar related and medical episodes.   8. Identity—provides authentication and authorization controls through web/mobile platforms.   
               
         
             The registry is different than the Electronic Health Record and Personal Health Record. We are not trying to solve all of a person&#39;s healthcare information. We exist for emergency and discharge situations. We are focused on helping people under stressful medical situations by improving communications with the patient/caregiver and medical facilities. Today, over 98% of people do not have their emergency medical information accessible. With Emergency Medical Technicians having a mini emergency room on the truck they need current information to treat individuals. Also, we need to improve patient accountability in discharge situations. By providing an action item list and sending emails every other day to all contacts there is a much greater chance that the patient will follow through on the action items. Along with that, by showing the normal pharmacists changes in medications due to a hospital stay will reduce drug interactions. 
             There are numerous access points into the registry. They are the normal sign on with an identifier and password, through fingerprint recognition when a person is not at home and unconscious where a PDF file of the profile is shown, a special emergency code that when entered will show a PDF file of the profile, a facility sign on to view a list of residents and create a summary report of each resident, a discharge sign on to enter the appropriate discharge action items and facility instructions, and a child/allergy sign on which only deals with the child portion of the registry. 
             Access to the registry and receipt of email notices/reminders are controlled by establishing contacts. Contacts may read or update the registry based upon being defined as part of the registration process. Identifying who should receive emails is also defined at that time. 
             We have also developed a calendar for future events. An event can be anything such as a doctor appointment, a lab test, a hospital discharge, medical episodes, surgery . . . . Emails are triggered to remind contacts of upcoming future events that occur within fourteen days. Also, as an event happens another email is sent to remind the contacts to update the results of the event. 
             For discharge, a hospital discharge person or a transition person may enter the patient&#39;s action items and the instructions needed by the living facility or other medical providers of the registered person. This will trigger emails to all the appropriate people regarding action items that need to be done for the discharged person as well as instructions for therapists, visiting doctors/nurses and living facilities. We continue to automatically send the discharge action item emails until all action items are completed, which is tracked by the software. 
             We have integrated the current medical information with the discharge information through relating dropped medications, new prescriptions, and changes to the discharged person in the one registry. 
             Upon a completed registration, we create and mail a package consisting of the document holder, Emergency Room Access sticker, the EMT Alert sticker, a doorknob hanger, and the first profile of the registered person. We also integrate with the local 911 dispatch system. MedStatFacts personnel contacts the local 911 dispatch center and have them add a note to the local 911 system. When an emergency call comes in from a certain address the emergency responders will know that the current medical information resides on the refrigerator. 
             Our process is the key. We have integrated the current medical information in case of an emergency with the information from a facility discharge. Technology is a key component of the process. Email notifications and reminders will help keep the information maintained. 
           
         
       
     
         [0209]    Additional Access to the Registry/Registered Person&#39;s Profile
       Below are the access paths to the Registry beyond normal sign on.
           Emergency Room Access to Profile
               This is for the Emergency Room administrator. On the insurance or identification card of the registered person the ER Access sticker will contain a URL and ID that can be entered into our system and the profile of the person will be available for viewing or printing. The only access to the registry is during the sign on process. Once there is successful sign on the registry is exited and the PDF file is created.   
               Facility Access
               The facility (independent living, rehabilitation center, assisted living, home healthcare, visiting physician, visiting nursing, nursing home, or hospice) can sign into our system and access a summary profile report of all people that are in our registry that reside at their facility or that are responsible for the registered person&#39;s healthcare.   
               Discharge Process
               This is for access for communicating discharge instructions from the discharge facility (typically a hospital) to receiving organizations/people (the patient/caregiver, independent living, assisted living, home healthcare, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, other hospitals, or hospice). This process includes entering the discharge action items/instructions as well as, obtaining the profile through a PDF file of the registered person.   
               Registered Person—not at home, unconscious, and there is no access to insurance card
               You can access the person&#39;s profile through their fingerprint. You do not enter the registry. Only a PDF report file of the registered person is created.   
               Parent/Guardian access to child/allergy information
               A parent or guardian may access through a special url for this information.   
               
               
 
       Integrated Email System 
       [0221]    Emails consist of reminders and notifications. They are sent to the appropriate contacts, based on whether the contact is flagged to receive emails. 
       Emails 
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             Daily (sent every other day)
           Open Discharge Action Items for Patient/Caregiver for the first 60 days after discharge   
         
             Weekly
           Updated profile,   Notification of future events within the next 14 days, and   Past events that happened within the past 7 days to update the results of the event   
         
             Monthly
           Email to appropriate contacts where the registry has not been updated for the past 30 days   
         
             Annually
           In October, reminder to change/verify Medicare insurance   
         
             On demand
           An email is sent to organizations that need discharge instructions for a registered person. Organizations include other hospitals, home healthcare, independent living facilities, rehabilitation centers, visiting doctors, visiting nurses, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and hospice care.   
         
           
         
       
     
         [0234]    Workflow Diagrams for the Registration and Maintenance Processes: 
         [0235]    See MedStatFacts Registry Process, MedStatFacts Registration Process ( FIG. 9 ), and MedStatFacts Maintenance Process ( FIG. 10 ) in the Drawing document. 
       ER Access Flow 
       [0236]    See MedStatFacts ER Access ( FIG. 11 ) in the Drawing document. 
       Fingerprint Access 
       [0237]    See MedStatFacts Unconscious Person, Not At Home Access ( FIG. 12 ) in the Drawing document. 
       Facility Access Flow 
       [0238]    See MedStatFacts Facility Access ( FIG. 13 ) in the Drawing document. 
       Workflow Diagrams for the Discharge Process 
       [0239]    See the Pre Discharge/Pre Registration workflow ( FIG. 14 ) and the Registration for Discharged Patient with Pre Discharge Completed Roadmap ( FIG. 15 ) in the Drawing document. 
       Workflow Diagrams for the Discharge Process (Continued) 
       [0240]    See the Registration for Discharged Patient without Pre Discharge Completed Workflow ( FIG. 16 ) and the Registered Person Discharge Action Item Process ( FIG. 17 ) in the Drawing document. 
       Child/Allergy Workflows 
       [0241]    See the Children Registration workflow ( FIG. 18 ) and the Children Incident Process ( FIG. 19 ) in the Drawing document 
         [0242]    Workflow Diagrams for Child/Allergies Registry 
       Data Diagram of Objects Maintained in the Registry 
       [0243]    See Registry Entity Relationship Diagram ( FIG. 20 ) and Child/Allergy Diagram ( FIG. 21 ) in the Drawing document. 
         [0244]    All data in the registry is encrypted. The medical information about the registered person has a double encryption so no one can tell which medical information is about which registered person. The registered person through the establishment of contacts controls access to the data. Contacts may view or update the information based on what access the registered person establishes for that contact. Additional access to the profile only is available to emergency medical personnel, and for the child/allergy section of the registry to the teacher/coach/leader/Daycare Provider, as defined by the parent/guardian. 
       Screen Shots 
     Web Site Homepage 
       [0245]    Below is the link to the website homepage—demo site. This page has a sign on area and an area for new users to register a new person.
       https://demo.medstatfac
 
Key Pages within the Registry
       
 
       Roadmap Pages 
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             See Roadmap screen ( FIG. 22 ) in the Drawing document 
             Roadmap Page for Personal Information Registration (example of screens to traverse the registry). This shows the ease of use through icons and a green arrow to show the current access point. It also highlights the checkmark visited comment below each icon that has already been accessed. 
           
         
       
     
       Contact Page 
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             See Contact screen ( FIG. 23 ) in the Drawing document. 
             This page within the registry is where additional people are granted access to the Registered Person&#39;s information. 
           
         
       
     
       Events 
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             See Events screen ( FIG. 24 ) in the Drawing document 
             Events are for historical or future things that effect a person&#39;s healthcare. They include things like doctor visits, lab tests among other things.
 
Discharge Screens within the Registry
 
           
         
       
     
       Patient Discharge Action Items 
       [0253]    See Patient Discharge Action Items ( FIG. 25 ) in the Drawing document. 
         [0254]    This part of a registry is to help ensure that the registered person or caregiver understands what they are supposed to do. It includes an every other day reminder to ensure discharge follow through. 
       Discharge Output on Medications 
       [0255]    See Patient Discharge Medications ( FIG. 26 ) in the Drawing document. 
         [0256]    This part of the registry is to show a pharmacist all medications. This is key if upon discharge a person fills the discharge prescriptions at a different pharmacist than normal. 
       Email Examples 
     Past Event Email 
       [0257]    Below is the email sent for past events. This email is sent weekly to appropriate people where an event has past within the last 7 days. 
         [0258]    Hello, 
         [0259]    As part of registering Mr. Fred Markman in the MedStatFacts Registry, as a courtesy you will receive weekly reminders of past week events for Mr. Fred Markman. List events that happened in the previous 7 days: 
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                 Jun. 7, 2013 
                 4:00 
                 Hospital 
                 Patient Discharge Action Items: 1. Get 
                 Discharge Instructions for 
               
               
                   
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                 therapy for breathing. List of therapist 
                 Other Healthcare providers 1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 companies and prescription are in the 
                 vitals 2 last time fed 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 discharge package. 2. Get therapy for your 
                 medications given by 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 weak left let. List of therapist companies 
                 medication breathing therapy 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
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                 9:00 
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         [0260]    Please be sure to update Mr. Fred Markman&#39;s registry with any changes or updates. 
       Upcoming Event Email 
       [0261]    Below is the email sent for future events. This email is sent weekly to the appropriate people where an event is upcoming within the next 14 days 
         [0262]    Hello, 
         [0263]    As part of registering Mr. Fred Markman in the MedStatFacts Registry, as a courtesy you will receive weekly reminders of upcoming events that have been entered for Mr. Fred Markman. Over the next week, the following events are scheduled: 
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         [0264]    If you need more details on these events, please refer to the MedStatFacts Calendar of Events that can be found by simply logging into the Medstatfacts registry. 
         [0265]    If you have any questions, please send all inquiries to test.help@medstatfacts.com. 
         [0266]    Thank you, 
         [0267]    MedStatFacts 
       Changed Registry Information Email 
       [0268]    Below is the email sent for changes to the registry. This email is sent weekly to the appropriate people where information in the registry has changed. 
         [0269]    Hello, 
         [0270]    There have been updates to Mr. Fred Markman&#39;s profile over the past 7 days. Attached you will find a link to a log file of who made the changes and whether any emergency medical personnel accessed the information.