MULTIFUNCTION TELEMEDICINE SOFTWARE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD

摘要

A teleconferencing system is disclosed that enables patient and physician teleconferencing stations ( 100 ) to communicate over a global network ( 104 ), wherein the teleconferencing stations include access to a database of electronic medical records ( 110 ). The system includes means for instant text messaging ( 130 ), audio/video conferencing ( 142 ), and secure e-mail exchange ( 146 ). The patient and physician have differential access to the electronic medical records, such that the electronic medical records can be updated. The physician station includes means for capturing image data received from the patient station and storing the captured image data into a medical record. In the preferred embodiment the system is able to teleconference more than two stations at a time. In the preferred embodiment, the physician station includes means for entering a prescription ( 310 ) and for entering hospital orders ( 304 ).