EMS Health Data Integration for Emergency Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Emergency medical system personnel often face delays and inaccuracies in patient care due to incomplete or erroneous information, leading to unnecessary delays and inefficient operations.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables real-time access to patient health data by registering EMS and member profiles, receiving and packaging relevant information into a member care file, and providing it to responding EMS devices, utilizing a server with a processor and non-transitory computer-readable medium to facilitate this process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If first responders attempt to gather information from patients or callers during emergencies, then they can obtain patient health data, but this process causes unnecessary delays in care
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-registers member profiles with health information in healthcare servers before emergencies occur. When an emergency happens, first responders can immediately access pre-packaged care files without needing to gather information during the critical response time, thus eliminating the time delay while ensuring information availability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a healthcare server system as an intermediary between patients and first responders. The server stores and manages patient health information, and automatically provides relevant care files to responders through trigger information (such as patient identifiers), eliminating the need for responders to directly extract information from patients or callers during emergencies
2Loss of information
If first responders rely on information from callers or caregivers, then they can obtain patient data, but the information is often inaccurate and incomplete
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates accurate digital copies of patient health records from authoritative healthcare sources and stores them in healthcare servers. These copied records include comprehensive medical history, medications, allergies, and provider information, ensuring that first responders receive complete and accurate information rather than relying on potentially erroneous verbal reports from callers or caregivers
Solution Approach 2:
The healthcare server acts as a trusted intermediary that validates and verifies patient information before providing it to first responders. The system uses trigger information to securely retrieve and package accurate medical data, ensuring reliability through systematic data management rather than relying on unverified human reports
3Productivity
If first responders make assumptions about patient medications and healthcare providers, then they can proceed with care, but this leads to patients being taken to multiple healthcare providers before reaching the right facility
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-packages comprehensive care files that include patient insurance coverage information, preferred healthcare providers, and appropriate facility recommendations before emergencies occur. First responders receive this information in advance through automated delivery, enabling them to transport patients directly to the correct facility on the first attempt rather than making assumptions that lead to multiple transfers and delays
Data Source
AI summary
A method for presenting health data to a responding emergency medical system (EMS) device includes: (a) registering an EMS profile and a member profile, the member profile to include an option for sharing member information, and the EMS profile to include one or more authorizations for receiving the member information; (b) receiving trigger information including a request for the member information; (c) receiving the member information from one or more sources; (d) packaging the member information in a member care file based on the request for the member information being valid; and (e) providing the member care file to the EMS device.