APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES REMOTELY OR VIRTUALLY WITH OR USING AN ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD AND/OR A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A computer-implemented method, including storing an electronic healthcare record of an individual or patient, providing information for facilitating a video call between a provider communication device of a provider and a user communication device of the individual, patient, or caregiver, wherein the video call takes place in communication. in connection, in conjunction, or in association, with the electronic healthcare record of the individual or patient or information contained in the electronic healthcare record of the individual or patient, receiving information regarding the individual or patient during the video call, receiving information input into or entered into the provider communication device by the provider during or after the video call, storing a recording of the video call, generating a report containing information regarding the video call and information obtained by or provided by the provider, and storing the report in the electronic healthcare record of the individual or patient.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
storing, in a memory device or in a database, an electronic healthcare record of or for an individual or a patient; providing, with a processing device or with a computer, information for facilitating a video call, a video chat session, or a videoconference, of a remote or virtual office visit with a healthcare provider or of a remote or distance examination by a healthcare provider, wherein the video call, the video chat session, or the videoconference, takes place or occurs between a provider communication device of or associated with a healthcare provider and a user communication device of or associated with the individual, the patient, or a caregiver of or for the individual or the patient, wherein the video call, the video chat session, or the videoconference, takes place in communication with, in connection with, in conjunction with, or in association with, the electronic healthcare record of the individual or the patient or information contained in the electronic healthcare record of the individual or the patient; receiving, with a receiver, information regarding the individual or the patient during the video call, the video chat session, or the videoconference; receiving, with the receiver, information input into or entered into the provider communication device by the healthcare provider during or after the video call, the video chat session, or the videoconference, wherein the information input into or entered into the provider communication device is transmitted to the receiver, or receiving information input into or entered into the user communication device by the individual, the patient, or the caregiver of or for the individual or the patient, before, during, or after, the video call, the video chat session, or the video conference, wherein the information input into or entered into the user communication device is transmitted to the receiver; storing a recording of the video call, the video chat session, or the videoconference; generating, with or using the processing device or with or using the computer, a report containing information regarding the video call, the video chat session, or the videoconference, information obtained by the healthcare provider during the video call, the video chat session, or the videoconference, information regarding any notes, comments, observations, or examination findings, made by the healthcare provider, information regarding a diagnosis made by the healthcare provider, information regarding a treatment prescribed by the healthcare provider, information regarding a prescription issued by the healthcare provider, information regarding a referral issued by the healthcare provider, or information regarding a recommendation made by the healthcare provider; and storing the report in the electronic healthcare record of or for the individual or the patient.