Offline Medical Record Index with Embedded HTML Styling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic medical record systems face challenges in providing accessible and user-friendly data to patients when Internet connectivity is unavailable, as the data stored on removable media lacks the familiar features and context of personal health record websites.
Innovation Solution
The index file associated with health record files on removable media is augmented with HTML or XML style sheets, along with improved file descriptions and links, to create a familiar environment for patients, allowing them to access and understand their medical records effectively offline, and ensuring data integrity by linking back to the patient's PHR when Internet access is available.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If medical records are stored on removable media with basic index files, then data portability is improved, but user accessibility and understanding are worsened due to lack of familiar PHR features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the PHR environment by embedding HTML/CSS code within the index file. This copy replicates the visual appearance and basic functionality of the online PHR interface, allowing users to access their medical records offline with a familiar look and feel, thus resolving the contradiction between portability and accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the offline removable media experience equivalent to the online PHR experience by embedding the same styling and interface elements. Users can access their records with the same ease and familiarity whether online or offline, eliminating the disparity between the two access modes
2Ease of operation
If offline access to medical records is enabled, then patient accessibility is improved, but data up-to-dateness may deteriorate without connection to central PHR
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the offline index file contains embedded links to the central PHR system. When patients connect to the internet, the system can automatically check for updates and notify patients of changes, creating a feedback loop that ensures data remains current while maintaining offline accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent prepares the offline environment in advance by embedding all necessary HTML, CSS, and structural code within the removable media during the initial setup. This preliminary action ensures that when patients go offline, they immediately have full access to their records without needing to download additional resources, maintaining both accessibility and data integrity
3Ease of operation
If HTML/CSS code is embedded in index files to create familiar PHR environment, then user interface quality is improved, but file complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the HTML structure, CSS styling, and index file functionality into a single integrated file. By combining these elements that would traditionally be separate files, the system improves user interface quality while avoiding the complexity of managing multiple files, as everything is self-contained in one document
Solution Approach 2:
The index file serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the structural framework, the styling source through embedded CSS, the navigation interface, and the data container. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate files for each purpose, reducing overall system complexity while enhancing interface quality
Data Source
AI summary
A health-data-portal aggregator executing a stored program to accept medical information entered by the patient for storage on the electronic computer, upload electronic clinical records generated by a healthcare institution in electronic format viewable in a browser interpreting HTML, and generate a downloaded index file in a format viewable in a browser interpreting HTML, the index file including patient medical data selected from at least one of: (1) the medical information from the patient and (2) the clinical records of the patient and accessible by at least one HTML link.