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Method of and system for controlling access to personal information records

  • US 20040111622A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2002
  • Published: 06/10/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of controlling access to personal information records, comprising the steps of:

  • A. categorizing personal information for an individual into a plurality of hierarchical sets of personal information;

    B. assigning, by said individual, access priority data representative of an access priority level to each of said plurality of sets of personal information in said hierarchical sets, said access priority levels being based on differing criteria for release authorization for each of said plurality of sets of personal information established by said individual;

    C. storing, at a datastore, each of said plurality of sets of personal information in said hierarchy and associated access priority data;

    D. providing, by said individual to one or more requesters, access priority data corresponding to a desired level in said hierarchy;

    E. receiving, from a requester, by way of a communications network, a request for at least one of said plurality of sets of health information in said hierarchy, said request including access priority data correlated to an access priority level;

    F. processing said access priority data to determine whether said access priority data corresponds to said access priority level for said requested health information; and

    i. when said access priority data corresponds to said access priority level for said requested health information, transmitting said requested health information to said requester by way of said communications network; and

    ii. when said access data fails to correspond to said access priority level, denying access to said requestor to said health information.

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