US 12,424,339 B2
Apparatus and method for providing healthcare services remotely or virtually with or using an electronic healthcare record and/or a communication network
Raymond Anthony Joao, Yonkers, NY (US); and Roger David London, Tarrytown, NY (US)
Filed by Raymond Anthony Joao, Yonkers, NY (US); and Roger David London, Tarrytown, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,411.
Application 18/122,411 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/224,838, filed on Apr. 7, 2021.
Application 18/122,411 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/070,605, filed on Nov. 29, 2022.
Application 17/224,838 is a continuation of application No. 16/202,448, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,587,688, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/009,986, filed on Apr. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/019,410, filed on May 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/038,866, filed on Jun. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0238152 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G16H 80/00 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 15/00 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 80/00 (2018.01) [G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 15/00 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 12/1831 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/155 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a central processing computer, wherein the central processing computer is specially programmed for creating a controllable electronic health record, wherein the central processing computer receives and processes information regarding a user selected electronic health record transmitted from a user communication device associated with an individual or a patient, wherein the user selected electronic health record is provided by a participating provider or vendor, and further wherein the central processing computer receives and processes information regarding an instruction or a permission for granting full, partial, or limited, access to the controllable electronic health record to any number of healthcare providers, and further wherein the central processing computer receives and processes information for creating a user profile or a patient profile for the individual or the patient, and further wherein the central processing computer is specially programmed for facilitating a tele-health visit including a video call and the controllable electronic health record for or associated with the individual or the patient, wherein the central processing computer further comprises:
a database, wherein the database stores the controllable electronic health record for or associated with the individual or the patient, and further wherein the database also stores information regarding or contained in a master records file, wherein the master records file contains information for updating any of a plurality of electronic healthcare records for or associated with the individual or the patient; and
a distributed ledger and Blockchain technology system;
wherein the apparatus facilitates a video call between a user communication device associated with the individual or the patient and a first provider communication device associated with a first healthcare provider, wherein the first provider communication device records a photograph or a video clip of the individual or the patient and generates a video call alert message, and further wherein the first provider communication device transmits the video call alert message to the user communication device, wherein video information regarding the individual or the patient is displayed along with a portion of the controllable electronic health record for or associated with the individual or the patient on a display device of the first provider communication device, and further wherein the first provider communication device processes information for updating the controllable electronic health record for or associated with the individual or the patient, and further wherein the central processing computer stores the information for updating, and stores an update to, the controllable electronic health record for or associated with the individual or the patient in the database, and further wherein the distributed ledger and Blockchain technology system stores information regarding the update to the controllable electronic health record for or associated with the individual or the patient,
and further wherein the central processing computer processes information for identifying the plurality of electronic healthcare records for or associated with the individual or the patient, and further wherein the central processing computer identifies a healthcare provider associated with each electronic healthcare record of the plurality of healthcare records, and further wherein the central processing computer utilizes information stored in the master records file to process information for updating, and updates, each of the plurality of electronic healthcare records for or associated with the individual or the patient, and further wherein the central processing computer generates a record update message for each of the plurality of electronic healthcare records, and further wherein the central processing computer transmits the record update message to each of a plurality of second provider communication devices, wherein each second provider communication device of the plurality of second provider communication devices is associated with each healthcare provider of a plurality of healthcare providers for the individual or the patient, and further wherein information regarding the update to the controllable electronic health record and information regarding the update to each of the healthcare records is stored in the distributed ledger and Blockchain technology system.