Electronic health record transaction monitoring
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing individuals with notifications pertaining to use of health records, comprising:
- providing a network-accessible storage repository configured to store a plurality of electronic health records regarding a plurality of individuals;
receiving, over a data communications network, requests to access selective records of the plurality of individuals;
for each individual whose respective records are accessed, generating a report describing the access; and
providing the reports to the respective individuals.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing individuals with notifications pertaining to use of health records. In one embodiment, a network-accessible storage repository is configured to store a plurality of electronic health records regarding a plurality of individuals. Requests to access selective records of the plurality of individuals are received over a data communications network. For each individual whose respective records are accessed, a report is generated describing the access. The reports may then be provided to the respective individuals.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing individuals with notifications pertaining to use of health records, comprising:
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providing a network-accessible storage repository configured to store a plurality of electronic health records regarding a plurality of individuals;
receiving, over a data communications network, requests to access selective records of the plurality of individuals;
for each individual whose respective records are accessed, generating a report describing the access; and
providing the reports to the respective individuals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium including a program, which when executed on a processor performs a method for providing individuals with notifications pertaining to use of heath records, comprising:
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generating a report describing accesses to health records of respective individuals of a plurality of individuals whose respective health records are accessed in a network-accessible storage repository configured to store a plurality of electronic health records for the plurality of individuals;
wherein the network-accessible storage repository is configured to allow research organizations access to the health records and wherein each of the accesses described in the report are related to a one or more research projects; and
providing the reports to the respective individuals, whereby each report is specific to the health records of the respective individual being provided the report. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing notifications of patient-controlled access to electronic health records, comprising:
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a network-accessible storage repository configured to store a plurality of electronic health records regarding a plurality of patients;
a plurality of electronic health records accounts (HMR accounts) provided to the plurality of patients, wherein each HMR account identifies which electronic health records are associated with a particular patient;
a computer with a memory containing a program configured to receive, over a data communications network, requests to access selective records contained in the plurality of HMR accounts;
a report generator configured to;
generate a report describing each access for each individual whose respective records are accessed; and
provide the reports to the respective individuals, whereby each report is specific to the health records of the respective individual being provided the report. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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