Abstract: A national standardized protocol developed by interfacing the FDA, medical societies, pharmaceutical companies, surgical companies, and patient focus groups for education patients about medications and surgical procedures which can be modified as new risks are discovered is desirable. Linking patient metadata to received information and then being able to identify patients about new risks and communicate to each patient is also desirable. Patients should receive all currently available information about a medication or surgical procedure and receive any newly discovered information.

Abstract: Electronic medical records have to evolve from the isolated hospital systems or insurance company owned storage data silos based on a binary code accessed by patients through portals to the patient themselves becoming the data silo with portals to which all hospital systems or insurance companies send data for storage and future access. Transfer processes for binary or non-binary data systems facilitate data into patient centered servers, which combine source of origination codes. Combining the patient specific genome sequence with binary data generates a 3D data set which has more information than each data set alone. The patient's binary code represents the externally expressed DNA sequence. From this combination, future medical events can be predicted. Also, the system enables bidirectional data transfer so that health systems no longer need to maintain expensive data silos which are incomplete.

Abstract: A system provides for documenting and sharing health insurance policy benefits that policy owners are actually receiving to assist patients and care providers in understanding policy coverages and costs. Health Benefits and prescription claims adjudicated by health insurance companies are documented, and adjudication results of the claims are recorded and stored. The adjudication results are organized by specific health insurance companies, and results are published for public access over a global network. Specific health insurance company benefits are continually updated with actual claim results providing real time benefit summaries for physicians to use when treating patients and for patients to compare insurance companies.

Abstract: Physicians providing education about prescriptions, storing this information for patient access, and adjudicating prescriptions can be compensated by patients for their efforts avoiding Stark and anti-kickback laws if the compensation is paid separately from a prescription. Additional compensation can be paid to physicians from pharmacies for patient education and adjudication. Adjudication in a physician's exam room increases efficiency, decreases patient sticker shock at pharmacies, assures patients are given the best price on a medical prescription and assures patients that all coupons or discount cards are used. In-office adjudication also allows physician/patient discussion of cost.

Abstract: Quality assurance reporting enables efficient and concise reports of errors, omissions or deficiencies relating to medical claims and procedures. The system maintains a public record, establishes a communication platform for interested parties, and establishes time metrics for corrective action. A web page standardizes a format for parties to report the errors, omissions or deficiencies. A deficiency report is generated and delivered to a deficient party. The web page publicizes the deficiency report and notifies a controlling authority, and time metrics are defined for follow-up resolution by the deficient party.

Abstract: A pole with an eyelet disposed at one end and the first and second group of furled cup shaped furled containers are connected along the longitudinal length of the pole. The pole with the containers is inserted into a substance. The substance may, if desired, be sand, mud or mud-like soil. If desired, the insertion process may be accomplished by forcing the pole into the substance by applying downward force on the eyelet or twisting the pole in a clockwise direction into the substance. Once the pole is inserted into the substance the pole may, if desired, be twisted in the counterclockwise direction to unfurl the cup shaped containers. To extract the pole, the pole is twisted in the clockwise direction closing the cup shaped containers and pulling the pole in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A system and method for administering a prescription and treatment regimen for a patient utilizes a computer including a processor, a memory, a display, a network interface, and a user interface. After inputting a diagnosis, patient data and peripheral data are accessed. Based on this data, the treatment regimen is identified and displayed for the diagnosis based on the patient data and the peripheral data. The treatment is varied depending on the patient data and the peripheral data.

Abstract: Signing an informed consent can be recorded and archived for future reference. A reason may be discovered for signing a second informed consent based on a parcel of additional or changed information. After updating the informed consent to a second informed consent, a patient signing the second informed consent is also recorded. The informed consent may also be modified to take into account characteristics of the patient that may affect the patient's ability to understand the informed consent.