Patents
US 8494874 B2: System and method for recruiting patients for medical research across a vast patient population
- Granted
- 2013-07-23
- Filed
- 2011-04-08 application 13082820
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method for recruiting participants for medical research over an extended computer network is disclosed. The system and method comprise an enhanced services server built on the same architecture as a plurality of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, an input device configured to receive search criteria corresponding to clinical criteria that a patient must satisfy to qualify to participate in the medical research, search functionality configured to search the patient data captured by each of the plurality of EHR systems based on the search criteria, an output device configured to output data for a plurality of qualifying patients identified by the search functionality as satisfying the search criteria, and messaging functionality configured to send an electronic message via a network connection to one or more healthcare provider sites at which patient data for at least one of the plurality of qualifying patients was captured, wherein, upon receiving authorization in response to the request, the researcher can access the patient-identifying information associated with the patient data for the at least one of the plurality of qualifying patients identified with the output data and use it to recruit that patient for medical research.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130723.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. 9 patents | US company or organization | Carrollton, GA | GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Thomas Green, III | Carrollton, GA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James T. Ingram | Carrollton, GA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Johnathan Samples | Woodland, AL | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory H. Schulenburg | Carrollton, GA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason Colquitt | Carrollton, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Felt | LaGrange, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q30/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H10/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC signed 2023-12-20 | GREENWAY HEALTH, INC. TAMPA, FL | 67141/251 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-12-21 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | GREENWAY HEALTH, INC. signed 2023-12-20 | GREENWAY HEALTH, INC. TAMPA, FL | 65933/753 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-12-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GREENWAY HEALTH, LLC signed 2023-12-20 | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC NEW YORK, NY | 65927/640 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-11-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GREENWAY HEALTH, INC. signed 2023-11-17 | GREENWAY HEALTH, LLC TAMPA, FL | 65604/526 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-05-12 | Name change Change of name | GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2014-03-19 | GREENWAY HEALTH, INC. TAMPA, FL | 52634/726 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-03-07 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GREENWAY HEALTH, INC. signed 2017-02-17 | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC NEW YORK, NY | 41484/482 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-03-07 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC signed 2017-02-17 | VITERA HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC TAMPA, FL LIGHTNING ACQUISITION, LLC TAMPA, FL RED MOUNTAIN HOLDCO, INC. TAMPA, FL SUCCESSEHS, INC. TAMPA, FL EHS HOLDINGS, INC. TAMPA, FL INTEGRATED PHYSICIAN SYSTEMS, L.L.C. TAMPA, FL CRESTVIEW ACQUISITION CORP. TAMPA, FL GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TAMPA, FL GREENWAY REGISTRY, LLC TAMPA, FL GREENWAY, LLC TAMPA, FL | 41484/218 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-03-07 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC signed 2017-02-17 | VITERA HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC TAMPA, FL LIGHTNING ACQUISITION, LLC TAMPA, FL RED MOUNTAIN HOLDCO, INC. TAMPA, FL SUCCESSEHS, INC. TAMPA, FL EHS HOLDINGS, INC. TAMPA, FL INTEGRATED PHYSICIAN SYSTEMS, L.L.C. TAMPA, FL CRESTVIEW ACQUISITION CORP. TAMPA, FL GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TAMPA, FL GREENWAY REGISTRY, LLC TAMPA, FL GREENWAY, LLC TAMPA, FL | 41484/165 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-11-14 | Security interest Security interest Second lien patent security agreement | GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2013-11-04 GREENWAY REGISTRY, LLC signed 2013-11-04 GREENWAY, LLC signed 2013-11-04 | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC NEW YORK, NY | 31644/386 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-11-14 | Security interest Security interest First lien patent security agreement | GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2013-11-04 GREENWAY REGISTRY, LLC signed 2013-11-04 GREENWAY, LLC signed 2013-11-04 | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC NEW YORK, NY | 31644/365 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-06-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | COLQUITT, JASON signed 2011-05-25 GREEN, W. THOMAS, III signed 2011-05-25 INGRAM, JAMES T. signed 2011-05-25 SAMPLES, JOHNATHAN signed 2011-05-25 SCHULENBURG, GREGORY H. signed 2011-05-25 FELT, STEVE signed 2011-05-26 | GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CARROLLTON, GA | 26472/903 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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