Medical data retrieval system

Abstract

Systems and methods for centrally storing relaying medical messages. A system containing databases related to patients and health care providers receives an electronic communication another computer regarding the patient, the current status of the patient, a health care provider, and a procedure which the patient is undergoing (or preparing to undergo). The system analyzes the electronic communication, looks up data associated with the patient and the physician, and communicates a message regarding the procedure to yet another computing device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, at a first computing system and from a second computing system, an electronic communication indicating:
 a patient; 
 a current status of the patient; 
 a physician; and 
 a procedure associated with the patient and the physician; 
   retrieving, at the first computing system and from a patient database, a patient record associated with the patient;   identifying, via a processor at the first computing system, contact information for the patient from the patient record;   retrieving, at the first computing system and from a health care provider database, a provider record associated with the physician;   identifying, via the processor at the first computing system, a specialty of the physician from the provider record; and   communicating, from the first computing system to a third computing system, a message regarding the procedure, the third computing system being associated with the contact information of the patient, wherein the message further comprises the specialty of the physician.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying, on the first computing system and based on the specialty of the physician, an advertisement associated with the procedure.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the specialty of the physician is a dentist. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the advertisement is specific to a current time. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the third computing device is a mobile phone. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, from a family member of the patient, a mobile phone number; and   recording the mobile phone number in the patient database as the contact information.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic communication further indicates a location of the physician. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the procedure is an appointment between the patient and the physician, and wherein the message is a reminder of the appointment which includes the location and a map to the location. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message comprises diagnosis information. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic communication is triggered by the physician scanning a barcode on the patient. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic communication is triggered by the patient scanning a barcode on a prescription. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 retrieving, from within the health care provider database, a photograph of the physician; and   wherein the message contains the photograph.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message contains prescription information associated with a prescription for the patient. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 performing, via the processor at the first computing system, a search to identify websites associated with the prescription; and   wherein the message contains links to the websites.   
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 a processor; and   a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, at a first computing system and from a second computing system, an electronic communication indicating:
 a patient; 
 a current status of the patient; 
 a physician; and 
 a procedure associated with the patient and the physician; 
 
 retrieving, at the first computing system and from a patient database, a patient record associated with the patient; 
 identifying, at the first computing system, contact information for the patient from the patient record; 
 retrieving, at the first computing system and from a health care provider database, a provider record associated with the physician; 
 identifying, at the first computing system, a specialty of the physician from the provider record; and 
 communicating, from the first computing system to a third computing system, a message regarding the procedure, the third computing system being associated with the contact information of the patient, wherein the message further comprises the specialty of the physician. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: identifying, on the first computing system and based on the specialty of the physician, an advertisement associated with the procedure. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the specialty of the physician is a dentist. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the advertisement is further based on a location of the physician and a time of day. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the electronic communication is triggered by the patient scanning a barcode on a prescription. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device
 receiving, at a first computing system and from a second computing system, an electronic communication indicating:
 a patient; 
 a current status of the patient; 
 a physician; and 
 a procedure associated with the patient and the physician; 
   retrieving, at the first computing system and from a patient database, a patient record associated with the patient;   identifying, at the first computing system, contact information for the patient from the patient record;   retrieving, at the first computing system and from a health care provider database, a provider record associated with the physician;   identifying, at the first computing system, a specialty of the physician from the provider record; and   communicating, from the first computing system to a third computing system, a message regarding the procedure, the third computing system being associated with the contact information of the patient, wherein the message further comprises the specialty of the physician.