Denise Thomas

US Patent:

7318059, Jan 8, 2008

Filed:

Oct 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/256865

Inventors:

Denise Marie Thomas - Salt Lake City UT, US
Gaylene Curtis - Taylorsville UT, US
John E. Grant - Layton UT, US

Assignee:

Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation - Malvern PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

707 3, 707 4, 707 5

Abstract:

A system () for providing multiple facility healthcare corporations the ability to assign and maintain shared medical record numbers () across multiple entities. The system establishes a parent/child relationship among the entities to share medical record number ranges, formats, and data. A patient record identifier database () contains patient records in a searchable unit record file () and an identification number file (). A search processor () locates relevant records and a rules processor () applies various tests to the returned data in order to assign a medical record number () to a single unique unit reference number () to a person without duplication or conflict with identifiers used at other entities (). The reference numbers and their associated medical records are shared among the various entities. The sharing relationships may be altered by authorized users accessing on line file maintenance () and programs ().

US Patent:

20030177132, Sep 18, 2003

Filed:

Oct 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/281602

Inventors:

Denise Thomas - Salt Lake City UT, US
Gaylene Curtis - Taylorsville UT, US
John Grant - Layton UT, US

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/100000

Abstract:

A system () for providing multiple facility healthcare corporations the ability to assign and maintain shared medical record numbers () across multiple entities. The system establishes a parent/child relationship among the entities to share medical record number ranges, formats, and data. A patient record identifier database () contains patient records in a searchable unit record file () and an identification number file (). A search processor () locates relevant records and a rules processor () applies various tests to the returned data in order to assign a medical record number () to a single unique unit reference number () to a person without duplication or conflict with identifiers used at other entities (). The reference numbers and their associated medical records are shared among the various entities. The sharing relationships may be altered by authorized users accessing on line file maintenance () and programs ().

US Patent:

20060010015, Jan 12, 2006

Filed:

Sep 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/225220

Inventors:

Denise Thomas - Salt Lake City UT, US
Gaylene Curtis - Taylorsville UT, US
John Grant - Layton UT, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705003000, 705002000

Abstract:

A system () for providing multiple facility healthcare corporations the ability to assign and maintain shared medical record numbers () across multiple entities. The system establishes a parent/child relationship among the entities to share medical record number ranges, formats, and data. A patient record identifier database () contains patient records in a searchable unit record file () and an identification number file (). A search processor () locates relevant records and a rules processor () applies various tests to the returned data in order to assign a medical record number () to a single unique unit reference number () to a person without duplication or conflict with identifiers used at other entities (). The reference numbers and their associated medical records are shared among the various entities. The sharing relationships may be altered by authorized users accessing on line file maintenance () and programs ().