Method for generating medical intelligence from patient-specific data
US7921020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H70/60
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for compiling, storing and organizing data, and gathering and reporting medical intelligence derived from patient-specific data. A patient's Minimum Data Set (“MDS”) data generated by health care facilities are merged with that patient's pharmacy data to create a comprehensive clinical/pharmacological data set for each patient. The data may first be encrypted to ensure patient privacy before being transmitted by the facility to a data repository via an electronic communication network. Upon receipt at the data repository, the data first must pass through a security screen. If the data is determined to be valid and virus-free, it is decrypted as necessary before being added to a data warehouse for use in a wide variety of therapeutic, statistical, and economic analyses. The data may be partially or completely “de-identified” to remove patient-identifying information so as to protect patient privacy.
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