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Medical record management system and process with improved workflow features

Assignee: Sherwood Medical Co

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Filing: 1996-03-01

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Granted: 1999-10-26

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Expires: 2016-03-01

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Abstract

Abstract A patient medical record system includes a number of caregiver computers, and a patient record database with patient data coupled to the caregiver computers selectively providing access to the patient data from one of the caregiver computers responsive to a predetermined set of access rules. The predetermined set of rules includes a rule that access to a predetermined portion of the patient data by a first caregiver must be terminated before access to the same predetermined portion by a second caregiver is allowed.

Inventors

👤 Melanie Ann Clark
👤 John Finley Gold
👤 Michael Edward Huska
👤 Geoffrey Harold Kabel
👤 Marc Merrill Graham

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 21:09

CPC Classifications

G; G16; G16H; G16H10/00; G16H10/60; G16H40/00; G16H40/20; G16H80/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99938

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18

Claim 1

Independent Claim 130 words

A patient record system for recording and maintaining medical information for a patient, comprising: a first caregiver's terminal to allow a first caregiver to access the patient record system; a second caregiver's terminal to allow a second caregiver to access the patient record system; a patient record database having patient data, the patient record database being coupled to said first and second caregivers' terminals, the patient record database providing a first contact portion corresponding to access by the first caregiver to the patient record system and a second contact portion corresponding to access by the second caregiver to the patient record system, the patient record database selectively providing access to the patient data from one of the first and second caregiver's terminals responsive to a predetermined set of access rules.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 130 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 57 words

A patient record system as in claim 1, wherein the predetermined set of access rules includes a rule selectively permitting access to a portion of the patient data responsive to the first caregiver having authorization for access to said portion of the patient data and responsive to the portion of data not being accessed by another caregiver.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 62 words

A system as in claim 1, further comprising a patient chart workflow subsystem operatively coupled to said patient record database and said first and second caregiver's terminals, the patient chart workflow subsystem configured to allow the first caregiver to engage in a first patient encounter corresponding to a first patient while engaging in a second patient encounter corresponding to a second patient.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 37 words

A system as in claim 3, wherein the patient chart workflow subsystem is further configured to allow said first caregiver to open a plurality of encounters for a plurality of patients, upon commencing a round of activities.

Claim 6

Independent Claim 90 words

A method of maintaining a patient record, comprising: providing a first caregiver with a terminal; providing a second caregiver with a terminal; and selectively permitting the first and second caregivers, using said terminals, to access portions of patient data from a patient record database according to a predetermined set of access rules, the patient record database providing a first contact portion corresponding to access by the first caregiver to the patient record system and a second contact portion corresponding to access by the second caregiver to the patient record system.

Claim 7

Independent Claim 90 words

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 52 words

A method as in claim 5, wherein the predetermined set of rules includes a rule selectively permitting access to said portions of the patient data when more than one caregiver seeks access to said portions of the patient data and responsive to caregiver authorization to access said portions of the patient data.

Claim 9

Independent Claim 108 words

A method of maintaining patient records, comprising: providing a first caregiver with a first terminal; providing a second caregiver with a second terminal; creating encounter records for a plurality of patients; and selectively permitting the first and second caregivers, using said first and second terminals, to access portions of patient data corresponding to a subset of said plurality of patients from a patient record database according to a predetermined set of access rules, the encounter records including a first contact record corresponding to access by the first caregiver to the patient records and a second contact record corresponding to access by the second caregiver to the patient records.

Claim 10

Independent Claim 108 words

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 56 words

A method as in claim 7, wherein said predetermined set of rules includes a rule permitting said first caregiver to access said portions for all of said plurality of patients for whom said first caregiver is authorized, other than ones of said patients for whom said second caregiver is accessing corresponding portions of said patient data.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 31 words

A method as in claim 7, further comprising maintaining the patient record in a writeable mode permitting said first caregiver to transfer, to said second caregiver, access to said selected portions.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 32 words

A method as in claim 7, further comprising sending a patient record from said first caregiver performing a first type of processing, to said second caregiver performing a second type of processing.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 26 words

A method as in claim 7, further comprising accessing a second record for a second patient while maintaining said patient record as an open patient chart.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 16 words

A method as in claim 7, further comprising maintaining a list of said subset of patients.

Claim 16

Independent Claim 86 words

A method of maintaining a patient record, comprising: providing a terminal; and selectively permitting a plurality of caregivers, using said terminal, to access portions of patient data from a patient record database according to a predetermined set of access rules, the patient database providing a plurality of encounter records, each corresponding to interaction with data for a particular patient, the encounter records further including a plurality of contacts, each corresponding to interaction with said data for said particular patient by one of said plurality of caregivers.

Claim 17

Independent Claim 86 words

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 53 words

A method as in claim 13, further comprising: locking said terminal by a first one of said caregivers; and accessing said portions of patient data by a second one of said caregivers responsive to said second caregiver unlocking said terminal and said second caregiver having access privileges to said portions of patient data.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2002-10-25	2003-04-26	2003-10-26	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2006-10-25	2007-04-26	2007-10-26	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2010-10-25	2011-04-26	2011-10-26	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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