System and method for providing personal control of access to confidential records over a public network
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining confidential records of an individual comprising the steps of:
- selecting, by the individual, a record server that is publicly accessible over a network;
encrypting a confidential record of the individual;
storing the encrypted confidential record on the selected record server; and
accessing the encrypted confidential record stored on the selected record server through a defined gateway system.
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Abstract
Described are a system and method for maintaining confidential records of an individual over a publicly accessible network. The system and method provide adequate confidentiality of the confidential records, mobility of individual access to the records, security of the data in the records, individual control of the confidential records, and integration with institutional information systems. The individual selects a publicly accessible record server for storing a confidential record. The confidential record is encrypted and stored by the gateway system on the selected record server. A predetermined agent is given an access token for accessing the confidential record over the network through the gateway server system. In a medical context, for example, the predetermined agent can be a health care institution, a medical research facility, or the individual who is a patient. The individual determines the privileges for the predetermined agent for accessing the confidential records. Such privileges can include reading, creating, modifying, annotating, and deleting. The individual also determines each portion of the confidential record that is accessible to the predetermined agent.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining confidential records of an individual comprising the steps of:
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selecting, by the individual, a record server that is publicly accessible over a network;
encrypting a confidential record of the individual;
storing the encrypted confidential record on the selected record server; and
accessing the encrypted confidential record stored on the selected record server through a defined gateway system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a network, a system for providing access to confidential records of an individual comprising:
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digital information representing a confidential record of the individual;
a publicly accessible server system connected to the network and selected by the individual for storing the confidential record; and
a gateway system, in communication with the server system, comprising software for accessing the confidential record of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21-27. -27 (Cancelled).
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