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WO2013192008A1 - Method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to electronic health records - Google Patents

Method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to electronic health records Download PDF

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WO2013192008A1
WO2013192008A1 PCT/US2013/045646 US2013045646W WO2013192008A1 WO 2013192008 A1 WO2013192008 A1 WO 2013192008A1 US 2013045646 W US2013045646 W US 2013045646W WO 2013192008 A1 WO2013192008 A1 WO 2013192008A1
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Jeffrey RENTON
Aloy CHIFE
Jean-Carlos JAIMUNGAL
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  • a patient of professional medical services may utilize the services of one or more medical service providers.
  • the patient may be treated by a primary physician that serves as a generalist focused on internal medicine and one or more specialists that provide specialized medical services.
  • Specialists may, for example, provide professional medical services in the areas of cardiology, endocrinology, hematology, oncology, radiology, gynecology, urology, dermatology, infectious disease, pulmonary disease, or surgery.
  • Each medical service provider may maintain an electronic health record
  • EHR electronic medical record
  • EMR electronic medical record
  • EPM electronic practice management
  • the electronic health record may include, for example, demographic information, physician's notes, and clinical information.
  • Demographic information may include the patient's name, address, date of birth, advanced directives, informed consent required by the medical service provider, and the name of a legal representative authorized to make medical decisions.
  • Physician's notes may include the reasons the patient sought care, treatment, or medical services, impressions and conclusions relating to a physical examination, diagnoses, diagnostic impressions, and any other observations relevant to the care, treatment, and services provided.
  • Clinical information may include the patient's medical history including known allergies and immunization records, diagnostic test results including lab panels, x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, diagnoses, diagnostic impressions, treatment plans, and medication history.
  • a computer-implemented method includes receiving information to authenticate an identity of a patient, identifying one or more medical service providers of the patient, identifying an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers, acquiring the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service providers' EMR or EPM system, aggregating the patient's acquired 01003-000002
  • EHRs integrating the patient's aggregated EHRs, and storing a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EMRs.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium includes software instructions that, when executed by a processor, receives information to authenticate an identity of a patient, identifies one or more medical service providers of the patient, identifies an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers, acquires the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service providers' EMR or EPM system, aggregates the patient's acquired EHRs, integrates the patient's aggregated EHRs, and stores a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EHRs.
  • a computer system includes a processor, a system memory device, a network interface device, and a storage device.
  • the storage device includes a non-transitory computer readable medium that includes software instructions that, when executed by the processor, receives information to authenticate an identity of a patient, identifies one or more medical service providers of the patient, identifies an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers, acquires the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service providers' EMR or EPM system, aggregates the patient's acquired EHRs, integrates the patient's aggregated EHRs, and stores a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EMRs on the storage device.
  • Figure 1 shows a method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to
  • EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows the integration of aggregated EHRs from one or more identified medical service providers in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 shows a patient interface of a portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. 01003-000002
  • Figure 4 shows a medical service provider interface of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 shows a support interface of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 shows a schematic of the portal for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 shows a computer system for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • a medical service provider maintains a unique EHR for each patient.
  • the medical service provider maintains a database of EHRs for their practice in an EMR or EPM system.
  • the EMR or EPM system may allow the medical service provider to enter, view, and update a patient's EHR including medical history, medication history, lab results, and other medical records, and create, modify, or access patient appointments.
  • a medical service provider may provide patient access to their EHR maintained in the EMR or EPM system.
  • the medical service provider may provide patient access to some or all of their EHR maintained in the medical service provider's EMR or EPM system via an internet accessible interface, such as web- based browser or software application.
  • the patient access may allow the patient to view their medical history, medication history, lab results, and other medical records, and create or modify appointments.
  • the patient may use the services of a plurality of medical service providers, each of which maintains an EHR specific to the patient.
  • Each medical service provider may maintain their EHRs in a proprietary or otherwise unique EMR or 01003-000002
  • the patient may have a number of EHRs distributed across a plurality of medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems.
  • each medical service provider does not have access to holistic EHR data for the patient across medical service providers.
  • a medical service provider may wish to view the patient's EHR maintained by one or more other medical service providers.
  • the requesting medical service provider may request a copy of the EHR from one of more other medical service providers. If the other medical service providers utilize the same EMR or EPM system, the requesting medical service provider may be able to import the patient's EHR from the other medical service providers EMR or EPM system into the requesting medical service provider's EMR or EPM system. However, even in the case where the requesting medical service provider and other medical service providers utilize the same EMR or EPM system, their usage may differ in how their EMR or EPM system is setup, configured, and defined, as well as how the EHR is setup, configured, and defined.
  • the requesting medical service provider may have to manipulate the EHR data to import the patient's EHR from the other medical service providers.
  • the requesting medical service provider does not have the technical know-how, software tools, or resources to import the patient's EHR data from one or more other medical service providers' EMR or EPM system into their own EMR or EPM system.
  • the requesting medical service provider must request a paper copy of the patient's EHR from the other medical service providers, at the expense of production costs, delivery delay, and delayed access to the patient's important medical records.
  • the process of importing the EHR from the other medical service providers may not be possible because the EHR of one EMR or EPM system may not be compatible with another EMR or EPM system.
  • the EHR of one medical service provider's EMR or EPM system may be in a proprietary file format that is not supported and is not compatible with another medical service provider's EMR or EPM system.
  • the requesting medical service provider may not have the technical know-how, software tools, or resources to convert the patient's EHR data from one or more other medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems into their own EMR or EPM system.
  • the requesting medical service provider must request a paper copy of the patient's EHR from the other 01003-000002 medical service providers, at the expense of production costs, delivery delay, and delayed access to the patient's important medical records.
  • the patient may wish to view their EHR from one or more medical service providers. While some of the medical service providers may provide patient access to their EHR, the patient has to go to each medical service provider to seek out and access their EHR. As a consequence, the patient may not have access to the entirety of their EHR data. This lack of patient access to the entirety of their EHR data can complicate the treatment of the patient. For example, a geriatric patient may not remember the entirety of their medical history. The patient may have previously taken or presently be taking various medications. The patient may have exhibited allergies to certain medications. The patient may not recall their immunization records.
  • the medical service providers may or may not have access to the patient's EHR from other medical service providers, and in many instances, they must rely on paper copies of the patient's EHR from other service providers.
  • the medical service provider may rely on the patient's recollection of their medical history. Should the patient fail to recall critical aspects of their medical history, the medical service provider may undertake a course of treatment that is not appropriate for the patient in view of the entirety of their EHR. As such, patient access to their holistic EHR from all medical service providers may be important to their care.
  • the patient may require the services of a plurality of medical service providers that are interdependent on one another.
  • the patient may require lab panels in advance of diagnostic testing.
  • the results of the diagnostic testing may be analyzed by a specialist that specializes in the reading of diagnostic test results.
  • the patient may require further treatment from another medical specialist in view of the lab panels and the analyzed diagnostic test results. From the patient's perspective, scheduling these activities is complicated in that some aspects of the overall treatment require the completion of prior activities, in this instance, lab panels, diagnostic testing, and reading of diagnostic test results.
  • the patient must secure appointments well in advance for medical service providers that are heavily booked. As a consequence, the patient must schedule a variety of appointments with various medical service providers, without the benefit of knowing whether the medical service providers will have the requisite information to provide the necessary care and treatment. 01003-000002
  • one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in a portal that facilitates patient and medical service provider access and use of the patient's holistic EHR data and facilitates patient interaction with medical service providers.
  • the portal may include an integration hub, patient interface, a medical service provider interface, and a support interface.
  • FIG. 1 shows a method 100 of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • a patient may be identified by authenticating the identity of the patient.
  • the patient's identity may be authenticated through the patient provision of unique information to the portal through the patient interface.
  • the patient interface may be a web-based browser interface or a software application interface.
  • Unique information may include one or more of a name, an address, a date of birth, a driver's license number, a Social Security number, and/or any other information that may be relevant to the identification and authentication of the patient's identity as part of a registration process.
  • the patient's identity may be authenticated through a registration process that includes a validation step.
  • the patient may register for access and receive a validation communication from an administrator of the portal or a participating medical service provider that utilizes the portal.
  • the patient may then log into the portal using the validation communication to authenticate their identity.
  • the validation communication may be provided via email, postal mail, or in person at a participating medical service provider.
  • the patient's identity may be authenticated by an algorithm implementing the Healthcare Services Specification Project Entity Identification Service ("HSSPEIS") specification.
  • HSSPEIS Healthcare Services Specification Project Entity Identification Service
  • one or more medical service providers that have previously treated or are presently treating the patient may be identified.
  • the patient identifies one or more medical service providers to the portal through the patient interface.
  • the patient may identify one or more medical service providers by name, address, 01003-000002 medical specialty, and/or any other information that may be relevant to the identification of the medical service providers.
  • the portal may cross-reference the patient's identity with one or more medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems through a network interface. For example, the portal may query all participating medical service providers to determine whether the participating medical service providers have an EHR for the identified and authenticated patient.
  • a type of EMR or EPM system may be identified for each of the identified medical service providers.
  • an EMR or EPM system for each participating medical service provider may be configured by an administrator of the portal. For example, when a medical service provider becomes a participating medical service provider, an administrator of the portal may configure the portal to associate a type of EMR or EPM system with a participating medical service provider.
  • the portal may query the EMR or EPM system of one or more medical service providers to identify a type of EMR or EPM system.
  • One of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that it may not be necessary to identify a type of an EMR or EPM system if the type of the EMR or EPM system is configured by an administrator of the portal when the medical service provider becomes a participating medical service provider. Further, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that there are a number of ways to identify a type of EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the patient's EHR from each of the identified medical service providers may be acquired.
  • the portal may request the patient's EHR from each participating medical service provider through a network interface.
  • the EMR or EPM system of each medical service provider may provide the patient's EHR to the portal for aggregation through a network interface.
  • the patient's EHRs acquired from one or more identified medical service providers are aggregated.
  • one or more EHRs acquired from one or more identified medical service providers are aggregated in an integration hub of the portal.
  • the aggregated EHRs may be integrated into a holistic EHR.
  • the holistic EHR may be stored in a data store of the portal.
  • a patient interface to the portal may be provided to the patient via a web-based browser interface or software application interface.
  • the patient interface provides the patient access to their holistic EHR and allows the patient to interact with participating medical service providers. For example, the patient may schedule an appointment with a medical service provider, request a refill of a prescription, or communicate with a medical service provider.
  • a medical service provider interface to the portal may be provided to one or more participating medical service providers.
  • the medical service provider interface may provide a medical service provider access to a patient's holistic EHR and allows the medical service provider to interact with the patient. For example, the medical service provider may schedule a patient's appointment, approve or deny a request for a refill of a prescription, or communicate with the patient.
  • a support interface to the portal may be provided to an administrator of the portal through a network interface. The support interface provides the administrator of the portal the ability to setup, configure, and administrate the portal.
  • the administrator may setup and configure participating medical service providers, provide user support, manage the portal interactions with the participating medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems, and manage content of the portal.
  • participating medical service providers provide user support
  • manage the portal interactions with the participating medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems and manage content of the portal.
  • the patient interface, medical service provider interface, and support interface operate independent of one another and may be accessed simultaneously.
  • FIG. 2 shows the integration 200 of aggregated EHRs from one or more identified medical service providers in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the patient's aggregated EHRs may be filtered according to one or more criteria. If the patient's aggregated EHRs are voluminous, a filter may be applied to segregate relevant medical information from irrelevant information to expedite the integration process.
  • the patient's aggregated EHRs may be parsed to identify data relevant to the patient's care and treatment. For example, a parser may parse the aggregated EHRs to identify meta-data such as 01003-000002 field headers that identify the type of data contained in various fields of the aggregated EHRs and the data contained therein.
  • the parser may also parse the aggregated EHRs to identify one or more of the patient's demographic information, medical history, family history, social history, allergies, immunizations, medications, labs, encounters, diagnoses, conditions, and treatment plans.
  • filtering 205 and parsing 210 may be used separately or in combination to achieve efficiency in the provision of a holistic EHR in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the patient's filtered and/or parsed and aggregated EHRs may be configured for use by the portal.
  • the configuration may include mapping one or more fields from one or more aggregated EHRs to one or more predefined fields of the holistic EHR.
  • the configuration may include changing a data type of one or more fields from one or more aggregated EHRs to one or more predefined data types of the holistic EHR.
  • the configuration may include changing the data of one or more fields from one or more aggregated EHRs in accordance with a data structure of the holistic EHR.
  • the patient's holistic EHR may be prepared from the configured, filtered and/or parsed, and aggregated EHRs.
  • the preparation may include segregating, organizing, and/or arranging data from the aggregated EHRs into the patient's holistic EHR.
  • the data may be segregated so that like data from each of the aggregated EHRs is collocated for subsequent processing.
  • the data may be segregated in various ways in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the data may be arranged to facilitate presentation of the data in the holistic EHR.
  • the data may be organized according to one or more criteria.
  • the criteria may include, for example, a time span, a condition, a medication, a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or medical service provider.
  • the data may be arranged to facilitate presentation of the data in the holistic EHR.
  • the preparation of the patient's holistic EHR may include preparing the holistic EHR for display in accordance with the patient interface, medical service provider interface, and support interface of the portal.
  • the data may be arranged in various ways in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the data may be arranged to facilitate presentation of the data in the holistic EHR.
  • FIG. 3 shows a patient interface 300 of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the patient may access their holistic EHR through the patient interface of the portal via a web-based browser interface.
  • the patient may access, view, or print their holistic EHR from their local browser.
  • the patient may submit updates to their demographic information through the patient interface.
  • the patient may communicate with any of the participating medical service providers that treat the patient through a secure interface of the portal.
  • the patient may manage one or more prescriptions and request refills.
  • the patient may schedule an appointment with one or more medical service providers.
  • the patient interface may include the ability to update login credentials for the patient, find a physician, review a physician's credentials, register with a medical service provider, access patient educational materials, receive appointment reminders, manage medical bills, make a payment for a medical bill, ask a question about a medical bill, or any other interaction between the patient, one or more medical service providers, and/or the portal.
  • the patient interface could be varied in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows a medical service provider interface 400 of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • a medical service provider that treats a patient may access the patient's holistic EHR.
  • the medical service provider may view all data in the holistic EHR, including data provided by other medical service providers. If the medical service provider wishes 01003-000002 to update the patient's holistic EHR, the medical service provider updates the patient's EHR stored in their EMR or EPM system and the change propagates to the patient's holistic EHR.
  • the medical service provider may communicate with the patient through a secure interface of the portal. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the secure patient-medical service provider communication may be via email facilitated by the portal.
  • the secure patient-medical service provider communication may be via instant messaging facilitated by the portal.
  • instant messaging facilitated by the portal.
  • the medical service provider may communicate with one or more other medical service providers through a secure interface of the portal via a web- based browser interface or software application interface.
  • the secure medical service provider-medical service provider communication may be via email facilitated by the portal.
  • the secure medical service provider- medical service provider communication may be via instant messaging facilitated by the portal.
  • the medical service provider may manage prescriptions for the patient, including authorizing or declining requests for refills.
  • the portal may forward medical service provider's authorized refills to a patient identified pharmacy.
  • the pharmacy may be a participating medical service provider and the refill authorization may be communicated via the medical service provider-medical service provider interface.
  • the medical service provider may manage their schedule, including requests for appointments, requests to cancel appointments, and requests to change appointments through the portal.
  • FIG. 5 shows a support interface 500 of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • an administrator may access the portal through a support interface to setup, configure, and manage medical service providers via a web-based browser interface.
  • the administrator 01003-000002 may add, delete, or modify a medical service provider or a medical service provider profile of the portal.
  • the administrator may provide user support to one or more patients that utilize the portal.
  • the administrator may communicate with one or more patients through a secure interface of the portal.
  • the administrator may provide user support to one or more medical service providers.
  • the administrator may communicate with one or more medical service providers through a secure interface of the portal.
  • the administrator may run metric -based reports on various aspects of the portal. Reports may include information regarding patient logins, medical service provider logins, population based health reports, or other analytics.
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic of the portal 600 for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Each of one or more medical service providers 605 maintains an EMR or EPM system that contains one or more patients' EHR specific to their EMR or EPM system.
  • the medical service providers 605 may communicate with the portal 600 through a repository or integration hub 610 of the portal via a secure communication link.
  • the secure communication link may be a bi-directional link established between each medical service provider 605 and the portal 600.
  • the secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology.
  • the integration hub 610 may aggregate and integrate the EHRs, for example, in accordance with the method discussed with respect to Figures 1 through 5.
  • a patient interface 615 may provide an interface between the portal 600 and a patient 625 via a secure communication link.
  • the secure communication link may be a bi-directional link established between the portal 600 and the patient 625.
  • the secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology.
  • One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various encryption technologies are within the scope of one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • a medical service provider interface 620 may provide an interface between the portal 600 and one or more medical service providers 630 via a secure communication link.
  • the secure communication link may be a bi-directional link 01003-000002 established between the medical service provider interface 620 and one or more medical service providers 630.
  • the secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology.
  • Medical service provider 630 may differ from medical service provider 605 in that medical service provider 630 does not maintain an EMR or EPM system or an EHR for a patient, but requires access to the patient's holistic EHR.
  • a support interface 635 may provide an interface between the portal 600 and a portal administrator 640 via a secure communication link.
  • the secure communication link may be a bi-directional link established between the portal 600 and the portal administrator 640.
  • the secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology.
  • the portal administrator 640 may be any one of a number of support staff that maintains the portal 600.
  • a bi-directional communication link may be established between the portal 600 and the portal administrator 640.
  • FIG. 7 shows a computer system 700 for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Computer system 700 may include computer 705 that includes one or more printed circuit boards (not shown) on which one or more processors (not shown) and system memory (not shown) are disposed.
  • the computer 705 may include a display 710, a keyboard 715, and a mouse 720, and a human computer interface (“HO") device 725.
  • the HO device 725 may be a touchscreen interface included as part of display 710 or any other input device.
  • the computer 705 may include one or more local storage devices 730.
  • Local storage device 730 may be a solid-state memory device, a hard disk drive, a hard disk drive array, or any other non-transitory computer readable medium.
  • the computer 705 includes a network interface device 735 that provides a network interface to the computer 705.
  • the network interface may be an Ethernet interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a Bluetooth interface, or any other network interface suitable to facilitate networked communications.
  • the computer 705 may utilize one or more network storage 01003-000002 devices 740 in addition to, or instead of, one or more local storage devices 730.
  • Network storage device 740 may not be collocated with computer 705.
  • Network storage device 740 may be located anywhere in the world and accessible to the computer 705 via the network interface device 735.
  • computer 705 may be a server, a workstation, a desktop, a laptop, a netbook, a tablet, a smartphone, a mobile device, or any other type of computing system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs may be executed by computer 705.
  • local storage device 730 is a non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains software instructions that, when executed by the processor of computer 705, perform the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs discussed above.
  • the software instructions that comprise the portal and the integration hub may reside on the local storage device 730.
  • a portion of the portal may reside on local storage device 730 and a portion of the portal may reside on network storage device 740.
  • the patient interface, medical service interface, and support interface may reside on local storage device 730 and the integration hub may reside on network storage device 740.
  • the network storage device 740 may be a cloud-based network storage provider.
  • the portal may be distributed among one or more local storage devices 730 and one or more network storage devices 740 in various ways in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs may be executed by computer 705.
  • network storage device 740 is a non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains software instructions that, when executed by the processor of computer 705, perform the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs discussed above.
  • the software instructions that comprise the portal including the integration hub, the patient interface, the medical service provider interface, and the 01003-000002 support interface may reside on network storage device 740.
  • the network storage device 740 may be a cloud-based network storage provider.
  • the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs may be executed by computer system 705.
  • Computer system 700 may be part of a cloud-based service provider.
  • the cloud based service provider may distribute one or more aspects of computer system 700 among various cloud-based computing resources that comprise the components of computing system 700.
  • One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that any configuration and distribution of computer system 700 within the cloud-based computing resources and the configuration and distribution of software components across computer system 700, or any other cloud-based computing resources are within the scope of one or more embodiments of the present invention.
  • Advantages of one or more embodiments of the present invention may include one or more of the following:
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs may aggregate and integrate otherwise incompatible EHRs from various medical service providers into a holistic EHR accessible to all medical service providers and the patient.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to access a holistic EHR that contains the relevant data of one or more EHRs maintained by one or more medical service providers.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to access their holistic EHR via a web-based browser interface or software application interface.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to schedule an appointment with one or more participating medical service providers.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to communicate with one or more participating medical service providers via a secure interface of the portal. 01003-000002
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to request refills to one or more medications prescribed by one or more participating medical service providers.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to access a patient's holistic EHR via a web-based browser interface or software application interface.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to exchange a patient's medical information with other medical service providers.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to schedule a patient appointment in view of the patient's other medical appointments and pending diagnoses and test results.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to communicate with a patient via a secure interface of the portal.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to approve or deny a patient's request for a refill of one or more medications in view of the patient's medication history provided by the holistic EHR.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs encourages frequent interaction between a patient and one or more medical service providers that may result in better medical outcomes.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs reduces patient medical expense by facilitating the exchange of complete medical history and eliminating redundancies that may otherwise occur.
  • the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows for the auditing of a patient's medical history, diagnoses, and treatment plans. 01003-000002

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Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes receiving information to authenticate an identity of a patient. One or more medical service providers of the patient are identified. An electronic medical record or electronic practice management system is identified for each of the identified medical service providers. The patient's electronic health record is acquired from each of the identified medical service providers electronic medical record or electronic practice management system. The patient's acquired electronic health records are aggregated. The patient's aggregated electronic health records are integrated. A holistic electronic health record based on the patient's integrated electronic health records are stored.

Description

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METHOD OF AGGREGATING, INTEGRATING, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] A patient of professional medical services may utilize the services of one or more medical service providers. For example, the patient may be treated by a primary physician that serves as a generalist focused on internal medicine and one or more specialists that provide specialized medical services. Specialists may, for example, provide professional medical services in the areas of cardiology, endocrinology, hematology, oncology, radiology, gynecology, urology, dermatology, infectious disease, pulmonary disease, or surgery.
[0002] Each medical service provider may maintain an electronic health record
("EHR") specific to the patient in an electronic medical record ("EMR") or electronic practice management ("EPM") system. The electronic health record may include, for example, demographic information, physician's notes, and clinical information. Demographic information may include the patient's name, address, date of birth, advanced directives, informed consent required by the medical service provider, and the name of a legal representative authorized to make medical decisions. Physician's notes may include the reasons the patient sought care, treatment, or medical services, impressions and conclusions relating to a physical examination, diagnoses, diagnostic impressions, and any other observations relevant to the care, treatment, and services provided. Clinical information may include the patient's medical history including known allergies and immunization records, diagnostic test results including lab panels, x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, diagnoses, diagnostic impressions, treatment plans, and medication history.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] According to one aspect of one or more embodiments of the present invention, a computer-implemented method includes receiving information to authenticate an identity of a patient, identifying one or more medical service providers of the patient, identifying an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers, acquiring the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service providers' EMR or EPM system, aggregating the patient's acquired 01003-000002
EHRs, integrating the patient's aggregated EHRs, and storing a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EMRs.
[0004] According to one aspect of one or more embodiments of the present invention, a non-transitory computer-readable medium includes software instructions that, when executed by a processor, receives information to authenticate an identity of a patient, identifies one or more medical service providers of the patient, identifies an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers, acquires the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service providers' EMR or EPM system, aggregates the patient's acquired EHRs, integrates the patient's aggregated EHRs, and stores a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EHRs.
[0005] According to one aspect of one or more embodiments of the present invention, a computer system includes a processor, a system memory device, a network interface device, and a storage device. The storage device includes a non-transitory computer readable medium that includes software instructions that, when executed by the processor, receives information to authenticate an identity of a patient, identifies one or more medical service providers of the patient, identifies an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers, acquires the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service providers' EMR or EPM system, aggregates the patient's acquired EHRs, integrates the patient's aggregated EHRs, and stores a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EMRs on the storage device.
[0006] Other aspects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description and claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] Figure 1 shows a method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to
EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0008] Figure 2 shows the integration of aggregated EHRs from one or more identified medical service providers in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0009] Figure 3 shows a patient interface of a portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. 01003-000002
[0010] Figure 4 shows a medical service provider interface of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[001 1] Figure 5 shows a support interface of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0012] Figure 6 shows a schematic of the portal for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0013] Figure 7 shows a computer system for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0014] One or more embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying figures. For consistency, like elements in the various figures are denoted by like reference numerals. In the following detailed description of the present invention, specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. In other instances, well-known features to one of ordinary skill in the art are not described to avoid obscuring the description of the present invention.
[0015] A medical service provider maintains a unique EHR for each patient. The medical service provider maintains a database of EHRs for their practice in an EMR or EPM system. The EMR or EPM system may allow the medical service provider to enter, view, and update a patient's EHR including medical history, medication history, lab results, and other medical records, and create, modify, or access patient appointments. A medical service provider may provide patient access to their EHR maintained in the EMR or EPM system. The medical service provider may provide patient access to some or all of their EHR maintained in the medical service provider's EMR or EPM system via an internet accessible interface, such as web- based browser or software application. The patient access may allow the patient to view their medical history, medication history, lab results, and other medical records, and create or modify appointments.
[0016] The patient may use the services of a plurality of medical service providers, each of which maintains an EHR specific to the patient. Each medical service provider may maintain their EHRs in a proprietary or otherwise unique EMR or 01003-000002
EPM system. As a consequence, the patient may have a number of EHRs distributed across a plurality of medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems. As a consequence, each medical service provider does not have access to holistic EHR data for the patient across medical service providers.
[0017] A medical service provider may wish to view the patient's EHR maintained by one or more other medical service providers. The requesting medical service provider may request a copy of the EHR from one of more other medical service providers. If the other medical service providers utilize the same EMR or EPM system, the requesting medical service provider may be able to import the patient's EHR from the other medical service providers EMR or EPM system into the requesting medical service provider's EMR or EPM system. However, even in the case where the requesting medical service provider and other medical service providers utilize the same EMR or EPM system, their usage may differ in how their EMR or EPM system is setup, configured, and defined, as well as how the EHR is setup, configured, and defined. As such, the requesting medical service provider may have to manipulate the EHR data to import the patient's EHR from the other medical service providers. In many instances, the requesting medical service provider does not have the technical know-how, software tools, or resources to import the patient's EHR data from one or more other medical service providers' EMR or EPM system into their own EMR or EPM system. As a consequence, the requesting medical service provider must request a paper copy of the patient's EHR from the other medical service providers, at the expense of production costs, delivery delay, and delayed access to the patient's important medical records.
[0018] If the other medical service providers do not utilize the same EMR or EPM system, the process of importing the EHR from the other medical service providers may not be possible because the EHR of one EMR or EPM system may not be compatible with another EMR or EPM system. For example. The EHR of one medical service provider's EMR or EPM system may be in a proprietary file format that is not supported and is not compatible with another medical service provider's EMR or EPM system. Further, the requesting medical service provider may not have the technical know-how, software tools, or resources to convert the patient's EHR data from one or more other medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems into their own EMR or EPM system. As a consequence, the requesting medical service provider must request a paper copy of the patient's EHR from the other 01003-000002 medical service providers, at the expense of production costs, delivery delay, and delayed access to the patient's important medical records.
[0019] The patient may wish to view their EHR from one or more medical service providers. While some of the medical service providers may provide patient access to their EHR, the patient has to go to each medical service provider to seek out and access their EHR. As a consequence, the patient may not have access to the entirety of their EHR data. This lack of patient access to the entirety of their EHR data can complicate the treatment of the patient. For example, a geriatric patient may not remember the entirety of their medical history. The patient may have previously taken or presently be taking various medications. The patient may have exhibited allergies to certain medications. The patient may not recall their immunization records. As noted-above, the medical service providers may or may not have access to the patient's EHR from other medical service providers, and in many instances, they must rely on paper copies of the patient's EHR from other service providers. In the event of a medical emergency, or a requirement for urgent care, the medical service provider may rely on the patient's recollection of their medical history. Should the patient fail to recall critical aspects of their medical history, the medical service provider may undertake a course of treatment that is not appropriate for the patient in view of the entirety of their EHR. As such, patient access to their holistic EHR from all medical service providers may be important to their care.
[0020] Moreover, the patient may require the services of a plurality of medical service providers that are interdependent on one another. For example, the patient may require lab panels in advance of diagnostic testing. The results of the diagnostic testing may be analyzed by a specialist that specializes in the reading of diagnostic test results. Once analyzed, the patient may require further treatment from another medical specialist in view of the lab panels and the analyzed diagnostic test results. From the patient's perspective, scheduling these activities is complicated in that some aspects of the overall treatment require the completion of prior activities, in this instance, lab panels, diagnostic testing, and reading of diagnostic test results. Further, the patient must secure appointments well in advance for medical service providers that are heavily booked. As a consequence, the patient must schedule a variety of appointments with various medical service providers, without the benefit of knowing whether the medical service providers will have the requisite information to provide the necessary care and treatment. 01003-000002
[0021] Accordingly, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in a portal that facilitates patient and medical service provider access and use of the patient's holistic EHR data and facilitates patient interaction with medical service providers. The portal may include an integration hub, patient interface, a medical service provider interface, and a support interface.
[0022] Figure 1 shows a method 100 of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. In step 105, a patient may be identified by authenticating the identity of the patient. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the patient's identity may be authenticated through the patient provision of unique information to the portal through the patient interface. The patient interface may be a web-based browser interface or a software application interface. Unique information may include one or more of a name, an address, a date of birth, a driver's license number, a Social Security number, and/or any other information that may be relevant to the identification and authentication of the patient's identity as part of a registration process. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the patient's identity may be authenticated through a registration process that includes a validation step. For example, the patient may register for access and receive a validation communication from an administrator of the portal or a participating medical service provider that utilizes the portal. The patient may then log into the portal using the validation communication to authenticate their identity. The validation communication may be provided via email, postal mail, or in person at a participating medical service provider. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the patient's identity may be authenticated by an algorithm implementing the Healthcare Services Specification Project Entity Identification Service ("HSSPEIS") specification. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that there are a number of ways in which to authenticate the identity of the patient in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0023] In step 110, one or more medical service providers that have previously treated or are presently treating the patient may be identified. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the patient identifies one or more medical service providers to the portal through the patient interface. For example, the patient may identify one or more medical service providers by name, address, 01003-000002 medical specialty, and/or any other information that may be relevant to the identification of the medical service providers. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, once the identity of the patient is authenticated, the portal may cross-reference the patient's identity with one or more medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems through a network interface. For example, the portal may query all participating medical service providers to determine whether the participating medical service providers have an EHR for the identified and authenticated patient. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that there are a number of ways to identify one or more medical service providers that have previously treated or are presently treating a patient in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0024] In step 115, a type of EMR or EPM system may be identified for each of the identified medical service providers. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, an EMR or EPM system for each participating medical service provider may be configured by an administrator of the portal. For example, when a medical service provider becomes a participating medical service provider, an administrator of the portal may configure the portal to associate a type of EMR or EPM system with a participating medical service provider. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the portal may query the EMR or EPM system of one or more medical service providers to identify a type of EMR or EPM system. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that it may not be necessary to identify a type of an EMR or EPM system if the type of the EMR or EPM system is configured by an administrator of the portal when the medical service provider becomes a participating medical service provider. Further, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that there are a number of ways to identify a type of EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0025] In step 120, the patient's EHR from each of the identified medical service providers may be acquired. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the portal may request the patient's EHR from each participating medical service provider through a network interface. The EMR or EPM system of each medical service provider may provide the patient's EHR to the portal for aggregation through a network interface. In step 125, the patient's EHRs acquired from one or more identified medical service providers are aggregated. In one or more embodiments of 01003-000002 the present invention, one or more EHRs acquired from one or more identified medical service providers are aggregated in an integration hub of the portal. In step 130, the aggregated EHRs may be integrated into a holistic EHR. The integration process is discussed in more detail with reference to Figure 2. In step 135, the holistic EHR may be stored in a data store of the portal. In step 140, a patient interface to the portal may be provided to the patient via a web-based browser interface or software application interface. The patient interface provides the patient access to their holistic EHR and allows the patient to interact with participating medical service providers. For example, the patient may schedule an appointment with a medical service provider, request a refill of a prescription, or communicate with a medical service provider.
[0026] In step 145, a medical service provider interface to the portal may be provided to one or more participating medical service providers. The medical service provider interface may provide a medical service provider access to a patient's holistic EHR and allows the medical service provider to interact with the patient. For example, the medical service provider may schedule a patient's appointment, approve or deny a request for a refill of a prescription, or communicate with the patient. In step 150, a support interface to the portal may be provided to an administrator of the portal through a network interface. The support interface provides the administrator of the portal the ability to setup, configure, and administrate the portal. For example, the administrator may setup and configure participating medical service providers, provide user support, manage the portal interactions with the participating medical service providers' EMR or EPM systems, and manage content of the portal. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the patient interface, medical service provider interface, and support interface operate independent of one another and may be accessed simultaneously.
[0027] Figure 2 shows the integration 200 of aggregated EHRs from one or more identified medical service providers in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. In step 205, the patient's aggregated EHRs may be filtered according to one or more criteria. If the patient's aggregated EHRs are voluminous, a filter may be applied to segregate relevant medical information from irrelevant information to expedite the integration process. In step 210, the patient's aggregated EHRs may be parsed to identify data relevant to the patient's care and treatment. For example, a parser may parse the aggregated EHRs to identify meta-data such as 01003-000002 field headers that identify the type of data contained in various fields of the aggregated EHRs and the data contained therein. The parser may also parse the aggregated EHRs to identify one or more of the patient's demographic information, medical history, family history, social history, allergies, immunizations, medications, labs, encounters, diagnoses, conditions, and treatment plans. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that filtering 205 and parsing 210 may be used separately or in combination to achieve efficiency in the provision of a holistic EHR in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0028] In step 215, the patient's filtered and/or parsed and aggregated EHRs may be configured for use by the portal. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the configuration may include mapping one or more fields from one or more aggregated EHRs to one or more predefined fields of the holistic EHR. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the configuration may include changing a data type of one or more fields from one or more aggregated EHRs to one or more predefined data types of the holistic EHR. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the configuration may include changing the data of one or more fields from one or more aggregated EHRs in accordance with a data structure of the holistic EHR. One or ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that there are a number of ways in which the aggregated EHRs can be configured in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0029] In step 220, the patient's holistic EHR may be prepared from the configured, filtered and/or parsed, and aggregated EHRs. The preparation may include segregating, organizing, and/or arranging data from the aggregated EHRs into the patient's holistic EHR. The data may be segregated so that like data from each of the aggregated EHRs is collocated for subsequent processing. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that the data may be segregated in various ways in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. The data may be arranged to facilitate presentation of the data in the holistic EHR. The data may be organized according to one or more criteria. The criteria may include, for example, a time span, a condition, a medication, a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or medical service provider. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize 01003-000002 that the data may be organized in various ways in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. The data may be arranged to facilitate presentation of the data in the holistic EHR. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the preparation of the patient's holistic EHR may include preparing the holistic EHR for display in accordance with the patient interface, medical service provider interface, and support interface of the portal. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that the data may be arranged in various ways in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. The data may be arranged to facilitate presentation of the data in the holistic EHR.
[0030] Figure 3 shows a patient interface 300 of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. In step 305, the patient may access their holistic EHR through the patient interface of the portal via a web-based browser interface. The patient may access, view, or print their holistic EHR from their local browser. The patient may submit updates to their demographic information through the patient interface. In step 310, the patient may communicate with any of the participating medical service providers that treat the patient through a secure interface of the portal. In step 315, the patient may manage one or more prescriptions and request refills. In step 320, the patient may schedule an appointment with one or more medical service providers. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the patient interface may include the ability to update login credentials for the patient, find a physician, review a physician's credentials, register with a medical service provider, access patient educational materials, receive appointment reminders, manage medical bills, make a payment for a medical bill, ask a question about a medical bill, or any other interaction between the patient, one or more medical service providers, and/or the portal. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that the patient interface could be varied in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0031] Figure 4 shows a medical service provider interface 400 of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. In step 405, a medical service provider that treats a patient may access the patient's holistic EHR. The medical service provider may view all data in the holistic EHR, including data provided by other medical service providers. If the medical service provider wishes 01003-000002 to update the patient's holistic EHR, the medical service provider updates the patient's EHR stored in their EMR or EPM system and the change propagates to the patient's holistic EHR. In step 410, the medical service provider may communicate with the patient through a secure interface of the portal. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the secure patient-medical service provider communication may be via email facilitated by the portal. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the secure patient-medical service provider communication may be via instant messaging facilitated by the portal. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that other methods of communication may be used in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0032] In step 415, the medical service provider may communicate with one or more other medical service providers through a secure interface of the portal via a web- based browser interface or software application interface. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the secure medical service provider-medical service provider communication may be via email facilitated by the portal. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the secure medical service provider- medical service provider communication may be via instant messaging facilitated by the portal. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that other methods of communication may be used in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. In step 420, the medical service provider may manage prescriptions for the patient, including authorizing or declining requests for refills. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the portal may forward medical service provider's authorized refills to a patient identified pharmacy. The pharmacy may be a participating medical service provider and the refill authorization may be communicated via the medical service provider-medical service provider interface. In step 425, the medical service provider may manage their schedule, including requests for appointments, requests to cancel appointments, and requests to change appointments through the portal.
[0033] Figure 5 shows a support interface 500 of the portal in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. In step 505, an administrator may access the portal through a support interface to setup, configure, and manage medical service providers via a web-based browser interface. The administrator 01003-000002 may add, delete, or modify a medical service provider or a medical service provider profile of the portal. In step 510, the administrator may provide user support to one or more patients that utilize the portal. In step 515, the administrator may communicate with one or more patients through a secure interface of the portal. In step 520, the administrator may provide user support to one or more medical service providers. In step 525, the administrator may communicate with one or more medical service providers through a secure interface of the portal. In step 530, the administrator may run metric -based reports on various aspects of the portal. Reports may include information regarding patient logins, medical service provider logins, population based health reports, or other analytics.
[0034] Figure 6 shows a schematic of the portal 600 for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. Each of one or more medical service providers 605 maintains an EMR or EPM system that contains one or more patients' EHR specific to their EMR or EPM system. The medical service providers 605 may communicate with the portal 600 through a repository or integration hub 610 of the portal via a secure communication link. The secure communication link may be a bi-directional link established between each medical service provider 605 and the portal 600. The secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various encryption technologies are within the scope of one or more embodiments of the present invention. The integration hub 610 may aggregate and integrate the EHRs, for example, in accordance with the method discussed with respect to Figures 1 through 5.
[0035] A patient interface 615 may provide an interface between the portal 600 and a patient 625 via a secure communication link. The secure communication link may be a bi-directional link established between the portal 600 and the patient 625. The secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various encryption technologies are within the scope of one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0036] A medical service provider interface 620 may provide an interface between the portal 600 and one or more medical service providers 630 via a secure communication link. The secure communication link may be a bi-directional link 01003-000002 established between the medical service provider interface 620 and one or more medical service providers 630. The secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various encryption technologies are within the scope of one or more embodiments of the present invention. Medical service provider 630 may differ from medical service provider 605 in that medical service provider 630 does not maintain an EMR or EPM system or an EHR for a patient, but requires access to the patient's holistic EHR.
[0037] A support interface 635 may provide an interface between the portal 600 and a portal administrator 640 via a secure communication link. The secure communication link may be a bi-directional link established between the portal 600 and the portal administrator 640. The secure bi-directional communication link may be a network connection or an internet connection that utilizes encryption technology. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various encryption technologies are within the scope of one or more embodiments of the present invention. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the portal administrator 640 may be any one of a number of support staff that maintains the portal 600. A bi-directional communication link may be established between the portal 600 and the portal administrator 640.
[0038] Figure 7 shows a computer system 700 for aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. Computer system 700 may include computer 705 that includes one or more printed circuit boards (not shown) on which one or more processors (not shown) and system memory (not shown) are disposed. The computer 705 may include a display 710, a keyboard 715, and a mouse 720, and a human computer interface ("HO") device 725. The HO device 725 may be a touchscreen interface included as part of display 710 or any other input device. The computer 705 may include one or more local storage devices 730. Local storage device 730 may be a solid-state memory device, a hard disk drive, a hard disk drive array, or any other non-transitory computer readable medium. The computer 705 includes a network interface device 735 that provides a network interface to the computer 705. The network interface may be an Ethernet interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a Bluetooth interface, or any other network interface suitable to facilitate networked communications. The computer 705 may utilize one or more network storage 01003-000002 devices 740 in addition to, or instead of, one or more local storage devices 730. Network storage device 740 may not be collocated with computer 705. Network storage device 740 may be located anywhere in the world and accessible to the computer 705 via the network interface device 735. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that computer 705 may be a server, a workstation, a desktop, a laptop, a netbook, a tablet, a smartphone, a mobile device, or any other type of computing system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0039] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs may be executed by computer 705. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, local storage device 730 is a non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains software instructions that, when executed by the processor of computer 705, perform the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs discussed above. The software instructions that comprise the portal and the integration hub may reside on the local storage device 730. Alternatively, a portion of the portal may reside on local storage device 730 and a portion of the portal may reside on network storage device 740. For example, the patient interface, medical service interface, and support interface may reside on local storage device 730 and the integration hub may reside on network storage device 740. The network storage device 740 may be a cloud-based network storage provider. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize the portal may be distributed among one or more local storage devices 730 and one or more network storage devices 740 in various ways in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0040] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs may be executed by computer 705. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, network storage device 740 is a non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains software instructions that, when executed by the processor of computer 705, perform the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs discussed above. The software instructions that comprise the portal including the integration hub, the patient interface, the medical service provider interface, and the 01003-000002 support interface may reside on network storage device 740. The network storage device 740 may be a cloud-based network storage provider.
[0041] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, integrating, and providing access to EHRs may be executed by computer system 705. Computer system 700 may be part of a cloud-based service provider. The cloud based service provider may distribute one or more aspects of computer system 700 among various cloud-based computing resources that comprise the components of computing system 700. One of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, will recognize that any configuration and distribution of computer system 700 within the cloud-based computing resources and the configuration and distribution of software components across computer system 700, or any other cloud-based computing resources are within the scope of one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0042] Advantages of one or more embodiments of the present invention may include one or more of the following:
[0043] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs may aggregate and integrate otherwise incompatible EHRs from various medical service providers into a holistic EHR accessible to all medical service providers and the patient.
[0044] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to access a holistic EHR that contains the relevant data of one or more EHRs maintained by one or more medical service providers.
[0045] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to access their holistic EHR via a web-based browser interface or software application interface.
[0046] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to schedule an appointment with one or more participating medical service providers.
[0047] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to communicate with one or more participating medical service providers via a secure interface of the portal. 01003-000002
[0048] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a patient to request refills to one or more medications prescribed by one or more participating medical service providers.
[0049] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to access a patient's holistic EHR via a web-based browser interface or software application interface.
[0050] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to exchange a patient's medical information with other medical service providers.
[0051] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to schedule a patient appointment in view of the patient's other medical appointments and pending diagnoses and test results.
[0052] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to communicate with a patient via a secure interface of the portal.
[0053] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows a medical service provider to approve or deny a patient's request for a refill of one or more medications in view of the patient's medication history provided by the holistic EHR.
[0054] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs encourages frequent interaction between a patient and one or more medical service providers that may result in better medical outcomes.
[0055] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs reduces patient medical expense by facilitating the exchange of complete medical history and eliminating redundancies that may otherwise occur.
[0056] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the method of aggregating, configuring, and accessing EHRs allows for the auditing of a patient's medical history, diagnoses, and treatment plans. 01003-000002
While the present invention has been described with respect to the above- noted embodiments, those skilled in the art, having the benefit of this disclosure, will recognize that other embodiments may be devised that are within the scope of the invention as disclosed herein. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

01003-000002 CLAIMS What is claimed is:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving information to authenticate an identity of a patient;
identifying one or more medical service providers of the patient;
identifying an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service
providers;
acquiring the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service
providers' EMR or EPM system;
aggregating the patient's acquired EHRs;
integrating the patient's aggregated EHRs; and
storing a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EHRs.
2. The computer- implemented method of claim I, further comprising:
providing a patient interface via a software application interface or a web-based
browser interface.
3. The computer- implemented method of claim I, further comprising:
providing a medical service provider interface via a software application interface or a web-based browser interface.
4. The computer- implemented method of claim I, further comprising:
providing a support interface via a software application interface or a web-based browser interface.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim I, wherein integrating comprises:
filtering the patient's aggregated EHRs according to one or more criteria.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein integrating comprises:
parsing the patient's aggregated EHRs.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein integrating comprises: 01003-000002 configuring the patient's parsed EHRs.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein integrating comprises:
preparing a holistic EHR based on the parsed and configured EHRs.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising software instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:
receiving information to authenticate an identity of a patient;
identifying one or more medical service providers of the patient;
identifying an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service
providers;
acquiring the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service
providers' EMR or EPM system;
aggregating the patient's acquired EHRs;
integrating the patient's aggregated EHRs; and
storing a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EHRs.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:
providing a patient interface via a software application interface or web-based
browser interface.
1 1. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:
providing a medical service provider interface via a software application interface or web-based browser interface.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:
providing a support interface via a software application interface or web-based
browser interface.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein integrating comprises: filtering the patient's aggregated EHRs according to one or more criteria.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein integrating comprises: parsing the patient's aggregated EHRs. 01003-000002
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein integrating comprises configuring the patient's parsed EHRs.
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein integrating comprises preparing a holistic EHR based on the parsed and configured EHRs.
17. A computer system comprising:
a processor;
a system memory device;
a network interface device; and
a storage device;
wherein the storage device comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform:
receiving information to authenticate an identity of a patient;
identifying one or more medical service providers of the patient;
identifying an EMR or EPM system for each of the identified medical service providers;
acquiring the patient's EHR from one or more of the identified medical service providers' EMR or EPM system;
aggregating the patient's acquired EHRs;
integrating the patient's aggregated EHRs; and storing a holistic EHR based on the patient's integrated EHRs on the storage device.
18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the software instructions further comprise: providing a patient interface via a software application interface or a web-based
browser interface.
19. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the software instructions further comprise: providing a medical service provider interface via a software application interface or a web-based browser interface. 01003-000002
20. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the software instructions further comprise: providing a support interface via a software application interface or a web-based browser interface.
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