Curtis A White

US Patent:

7543149, Jun 2, 2009

Filed:

Apr 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/420218

Inventors:

Thomas N. Ricciardi - Portland OR, US
Curtis White - Sherwood OR, US

Assignee:

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc. - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713176, 713180, 713181, 707 6, 705 51

Abstract:

A method for securing patient identity comprising accessing an electronic medical records database including patient data for a plurality of patients. Each patient in the electronic medical records database is assigned a unique patient identifier. Patient data for a first patient, including a first patient identifier, is retrieved from the electronic medical records database. The first patient is de-identified from the patient data. De-identifying includes the creation of a first encoded patient identifier responsive to the first patient identifier. The de-identifying results in de-identified first patient data and includes the replacement of the first patient identifier with the first encoded patient identifier. The de-identified first patient data is transmitted to a data warehouse system. The method further comprises identifying a second patient in response to receiving report data that includes a second encoded patient identifier from the data warehouse system.

US Patent:

7945048, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Apr 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/424904

Inventors:

Thomas N. Ricciardi - Portland OR, US
Curtis White - Sherwood OR, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

380259, 713176, 713180, 713181, 705 51, 705 2, 707705

Abstract:

A method for securing patient identity comprising accessing an electronic medical records database including patient data for a plurality of patients. Each patient in the electronic medical records database is assigned a unique patient identifier. Patient data for a first patient, including a first patient identifier, is retrieved from the electronic medical records database. The first patient is de-identified from the patient data. De-identifying includes the creation of a first encoded patient identifier responsive to the first patient identifier. The de-identifying results in de-identified first patient data and includes the replacement of the first patient identifier with the first encoded patient identifier. The de-identified first patient data is transmitted to a data warehouse system. The method further comprises identifying a second patient in response to receiving report data that includes a second encoded patient identifier from the data warehouse system.

US Patent:

20110191245, Aug 4, 2011

Filed:

Apr 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/083071

Inventors:

Thomas N. Ricciardi - Portland OR, US
Curtis White - Sherwood OR, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenetady NY

International Classification:

G06F 21/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 51

Abstract:

A method for securing patient identity comprising accessing an electronic medical records database including patient data for a plurality of patients. Each patient in the electronic medical records database is assigned a unique patient identifier. Patient data for a first patient, including a first patient identifier, is retrieved from the electronic medical records database. The first patient is de-identified from the patient data. De-identifying includes the creation of a first encoded patient identifier responsive to the first patient identifier. The de-identifying results in de-identified first patient data and includes the replacement of the first patient identifier with the first encoded patient identifier. The de-identified first patient data is transmitted to a data warehouse system. The method further comprises identifying a second patient in response to receiving report data that includes a second encoded patient identifier from the data warehouse system. The identifying includes the creation of a second patient identifier responsive to the second encoded patient identifier.