Apparatus and Method for Processing and/or Providing Healthcare Information and/or Healthcare-Related Information
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor, wherein the processor processes a request to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in a provider'"'"'s or a payer'"'"'s record or file, wherein the processor determines whether a requesting individual or entity is authorized to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in the provider'"'"'s or the payer'"'"'s record or file, wherein the processor either allows the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or the file, or the processor denies the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or the file, and further wherein the processor generates a notification report containing information regarding the allowance or the denial of the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or the file; and
a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification report to a communication device associated with the provider or the payer.
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Abstract
An apparatus, including a processor which processes a request to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in a provider'"'"'s or payer'"'"'s record or file, wherein the processor determines whether a requesting individual or entity is authorized to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in the provider'"'"'s or payer'"'"'s record or file, wherein the processor either allows the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or file, or the processor denies the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or file, and further wherein the processor generates a notification report containing information regarding the allowance or the denial of the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or file, and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification report to a communication device associated with the provider or payer.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor, wherein the processor processes a request to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in a provider'"'"'s or a payer'"'"'s record or file, wherein the processor determines whether a requesting individual or entity is authorized to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in the provider'"'"'s or the payer'"'"'s record or file, wherein the processor either allows the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or the file, or the processor denies the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or the file, and further wherein the processor generates a notification report containing information regarding the allowance or the denial of the accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the information contained in the record or the file; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification report to a communication device associated with the provider or the payer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving or a memory device for storing a restriction or a limitation regarding an ability of an individual or entity to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in a provider'"'"'s or a payer'"'"'s record or file; and a processor for processing a request by an individual or entity to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in the record or file, wherein the processor processes the request by the individual or entity in conjunction with the restriction or limitation regarding an ability of the individual or entity to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, information contained in the record or file, and further wherein the processor determines whether an accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modification, of the information contained in the record or file is authorized, allowed, not authorized, not allowed, restricted, limited, unrestricted, or unlimited.
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input device for inputting information regarding an individual and information regarding the individual'"'"'s health condition, wherein the information regarding an individual and the information regarding the individual'"'"'s health condition, is input automatically into the apparatus from a healthcare device; a processor for processing the information in conjunction with the individual'"'"'s healthcare history or information, healthcare diagnosis information, healthcare analysis information, or healthcare treatment information, wherein the processor generates a report containing information regarding a diagnosis of, a prognosis of, a treatment for, a treatment plan for, or analysis of, the individual'"'"'s condition; and an output device or a transmitter for outputting or transmitting information contained in the report. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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