SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING DESIGNATED ENTITIES OF ACCESS TO PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS
First Claim
1. A medical information server adapted to:
- receive a request for information pertaining to a personal medical record from a first communications device operated by a first entity;
send the requested information to the first communications device; and
send a notification of access to the personal medical record by the first entity to a second communications device operated by a second entity.
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Abstract
A medical information server and corresponding methods are disclosed for processing of personal medical information, providing some or all of the medical information to authorized requesting entities, and providing notifications of access to personal medical records to designated entities. The server may receive a request for personal medical record information from a communications device of a requesting entity; authenticate and authorize the request; send the requested information to the authorized requesting entity; and send notification of the access to one or more designated entities. The server may further update an access history pertaining to the personal medical record to note the access. The server may further receive a request for the access history of a personal medical record, and send the requested access history information to the authorized requesting entity. Additionally, the server may send notification of the access to the history to one or more designated entities.
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32 Claims
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1. A medical information server adapted to:
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receive a request for information pertaining to a personal medical record from a first communications device operated by a first entity; send the requested information to the first communications device; and send a notification of access to the personal medical record by the first entity to a second communications device operated by a second entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of processing medical information, comprising:
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receiving a request for information pertaining to a personal medical record from a first communications device; sending the requested information to the first communications device; and sending a notification of access to the personal medical record by the first communications device to a second communications device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medical information server, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of personal medical records, and a list of authorized access entities; a network interface adapted to send and receive communications to and from a network; and a processor adapted to; receive a request for information pertaining to a personal medical record from a first communications device by way of the network interface; access the requested information from the database; send the requested information to the first communications device by way of the network interface; and send a notification of the access to the personal medical record information to a second communications device via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of determining abuse of emergency room (ER) visits, comprising:
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sending a request for information pertaining to a medical record of a patient seeking medical treatment to a medical record server by way of a communications network; receiving the requested information by way of the communications network, wherein information includes data related to visits to ER made by the patient; and examining the information to determine whether the patient has abused ER visits. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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