Secure Electronic Medical Record Management Using Hierarchically Determined and Recursively Limited Authorized Access
First Claim
1. A method for providing secure access to a patient'"'"'s medical records, said method comprising:
- receiving an access authorization account that specifies access parameters relating to the patient'"'"'s medical records, said access authorization account specifying;
an authorized user identification that specifies one or more user identification codes that may be utilized to access the patient'"'"'s medical records;
content scope authorization that specifies the scope of data content within the patient'"'"'s medical records that is accessible using the authorized user identification;
access scope authorization that specifies the extent to which the accessible data content is modifiable using the authorized user identification; and
an access period that specifies an access termination time; and
processing the access authorization account to determine and implement limited access to the patient'"'"'s medical records.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing secure access to a patient'"'"'s medical records. In one embodiment, an access authorization account is received that specifies access parameters relating to the patient'"'"'s medical records. The access authorization account specifies: an authorized user identification that specifies one or more user identification codes that may be utilized to access the patient'"'"'s medical records; content scope authorization that specifies the scope of data content within the patient'"'"'s medical records that is accessible using the authorized user identification; content access authorization that specifies the extent to which the accessible data content is modifiable using the authorized user identification; and an access period that specifies an access termination time. The access authorization account is processed by an access manager to determine and implement limited access to the patient'"'"'s medical records.
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1. A method for providing secure access to a patient'"'"'s medical records, said method comprising:
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receiving an access authorization account that specifies access parameters relating to the patient'"'"'s medical records, said access authorization account specifying; an authorized user identification that specifies one or more user identification codes that may be utilized to access the patient'"'"'s medical records; content scope authorization that specifies the scope of data content within the patient'"'"'s medical records that is accessible using the authorized user identification; access scope authorization that specifies the extent to which the accessible data content is modifiable using the authorized user identification; and an access period that specifies an access termination time; and processing the access authorization account to determine and implement limited access to the patient'"'"'s medical records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing secure access to a patient'"'"'s medical records, said system comprising:
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means for receiving an access authorization account that specifies access parameters relating to the patient'"'"'s medical records, said access authorization account specifying; an authorized user identification that specifies one or more user identification codes that may be utilized to access the patient'"'"'s medical records; content scope authorization that specifies the scope of data content within the patient'"'"'s medical records that is accessible using the authorized user identification; access scope authorization that specifies the extent to which the accessible data content is modifiable using the authorized user identification; and an access period that specifies an access termination time; and means for processing the access authorization account to determine and implement limited access to the patient'"'"'s medical records. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible computer-readable medium having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions for providing secure access to a patient'"'"'s medical records, said computer-executable instructions performing a method comprising:
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receiving an access authorization account that specifies access parameters relating to the patient'"'"'s medical records, said access authorization account specifying; an authorized user identification that specifies one or more user identification codes that may be utilized to access the patient'"'"'s medical records; content scope authorization that specifies the scope of data content within the patient'"'"'s medical records that is accessible using the authorized user identification; access scope authorization that specifies the extent to which the accessible data content is modifiable using the authorized user identification; and an access period that specifies an access termination time; and processing the access authorization account to determine and implement limited access to the patient'"'"'s medical records. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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