System and method for storing, accessing, and displaying specialized patient information and other medical information

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method of providing a user with specialized patient information comprising: uploading, storing, requesting, receiving, and displaying cardiological patient information for a patient. The display of the cardiological information is configured to optimal care to be provided to a patient.

1 . A method of providing a user with specialized patient information comprising:
 uploading the specialized patient information for a patient into a secure database;   storing said specialized patient information in said database;   receiving a request for said specialized patient information from a user; and   transmitting said requested specialized patient information to said user to allow said user to display the specialized patient information;   wherein said specialized patient information is configured to display the specialized information such that optimal health care can be provided to the patient.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the specialized patient information comprises cardiological patient information. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the specialized patient information comprises a patient history. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the specialized patient information includes an image. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the cardiological patient information further includes a electrocardiogram. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the cardiological patient information further includes a patient history comprising a medical history of the patient, said medical history comprising a cardiologically relevant factor. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the cardiologically relevant factor is selected from:
 Hypertension; 
 CNS Bleed; 
 Diabetes; 
 GI Bleed; 
 Asthma; 
 Anemia; 
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; 
 Deep Vein Thrombosis; 
 Chronic Renal Insufficiency; 
 Pulmonary Embolus; 
 Hemodialysis; 
 Inferior Vena Cava Filter; 
 Cerebral Vascular Accident; 
 Carotid Endarterectomy; 
 Transient Ischemia Attack; 
 a malignancy; 
 an allergy; and 
 a medication. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the cardiological patient information further includes a patient history comprising a cardiac history of the patient, said cardiac history comprising a cardiologically relevant factor. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the cardiologically relevant factor is selected from:
 Neurocardiogenic Syncope; 
 Cardiomyopathy; 
 Orthostatic Syncope; 
 HOCM/IHSS; 
 Syncope due to Autonomic Dysfunction; 
 Cardiac Transplant; 
 Coronary Artery Disease; 
 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; 
 Myocardial Infarction; 
 AAA Repair; 
 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; 
 Congestive Heart Failure; 
 Aortic Valve Replacement; 
 Ejection Fraction; 
 Mitral Valve Replacement; and 
 data regarding Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. 
 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the factor further comprises the history of an implant. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the implant is selected from:
 a Permanent Pacemaker; 
 an ICD; 
 a stent; 
 a BiVentricular Device; and 
 an Implantable Loop Recorder, 
 wherein the history includes identifying information about the implant. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user comprises the patient and said patient is prevented from altering the displayed information. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user of said method is also a provider of said method. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the method further comprises enrolling the patient into said database. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein said provider is a health care professional. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the method further comprises:
 preventing access to the database until provision of a user identifier. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the method further comprises offering the health care professional an option, wherein said option selected from:
 an option to enroll a patient into said database; and 
 an option to access the stored specialized patient information of a patient associated with the health care professional. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the specialized patient information further comprises patient identification information. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein a password must be provided in combination with the user identifier. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the method further comprises confirming the cardiological patient information uploaded into said database.