ACCESS CONTROL IN AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to a patient'"'"'s medical record information comprising the steps:
- providing an electronic medical record account for storing a patient'"'"'s medical records;
providing the patient with read access to the electronic medical record account over a computer network;
providing the patient with a list of registered healthcare providers that can be authorized to access the electronic medical record, such that the patient can select a registered healthcare provider;
identifying the selected registered healthcare provider as an authorized healthcare provider;
providing the authorized healthcare provider with read and write access to the electronic medical record account; and
recording individual medical records entered by the authorized healthcare provider into the electronic medical record account.
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Abstract
A patient-centric medical record access and control method is disclosed wherein the patient has full read privileges and limited write privileges to the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record account, and further wherein the patient can designate specific individual and institutional healthcare providers with access to the patients EMR account, and can limit access by previously designated providers. In an embodiment of the method, the patient is provided with a selectable list of providers, and selects one or more providers for access. The selected providers receive access, notification and demographic information on the patient. In another aspect, the patient can removably designate a guardian to have access generally the same as the patient'"'"'s access to the EMR account. In another aspect of the invention, the selected providers can optionally terminate their write access to the EMR account, and termination notification is provided to the patient.
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1. A method for controlling access to a patient'"'"'s medical record information comprising the steps:
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providing an electronic medical record account for storing a patient'"'"'s medical records;
providing the patient with read access to the electronic medical record account over a computer network;
providing the patient with a list of registered healthcare providers that can be authorized to access the electronic medical record, such that the patient can select a registered healthcare provider;
identifying the selected registered healthcare provider as an authorized healthcare provider;
providing the authorized healthcare provider with read and write access to the electronic medical record account; and
recording individual medical records entered by the authorized healthcare provider into the electronic medical record account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling access to information in an electronic medical record account comprising the steps:
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providing an account owner with a first software component for opening a patient electronic medical record account, the software component having fields for entering demographic information such that the account owner has full read access and limited write access to the electronic medical record;
registering a plurality of physicians that may be authorized to access the electronic medical record account, and providing the registered physicians with a second software component that is capable of accessing the electronic medical record account;
displaying with the first software component a list of the registered physicians such that the account owner can select one or more of the registered physicians;
providing the selected registered physicians with read and write access to the electronic medical record account through the second software component, such that the selected registered physicians can enter medical records into the electronic medical record account;
notifying the selected registered physician through the second software component that the registered physician has access to the electronic medical record account. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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