Apparatus and method for processing and/or for providing healthcare information and/or healthcare-related information
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor, wherein the processor processes a request to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file of a patient, wherein the processor determines whether an individual or entity is authorized to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file, and further wherein the processor generates a notification report containing at least one of information regarding the individual or entity making the request, identification information regarding the individual or entity, and a time and date of the request, and further wherein the notification_report contains an actual change, alteration, or modification, sought to be made or made to the information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file; and
a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification report to a patient communication device of the patient via, on, or over, a communication network, and further wherein the notification report is transmitted to the patient communication device at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, at least one of an accessing, an obtaining, a changing, an altering, and a modifying, of the information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file by the individual or entity, or at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, a processing of the request.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, including processing, with a processor, a request by a person or entity to access, obtain, change, alter, or modify, an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or file which contains healthcare information or healthcare-related information personal to the individual or patient, generating a message containing information regarding the person or entity and/or identification information regarding the person or entity, and containing an actual change, alteration, or modification, sought to be made or made to the individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or file, and transmitting the message to a communication device of the individual or patient during, concurrently with, at a same time as, or prior to a completion of, an accessing, obtaining, changing, altering, or modifying, of the individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or file or a processing of the request.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor, wherein the processor processes a request to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file of a patient, wherein the processor determines whether an individual or entity is authorized to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file, and further wherein the processor generates a notification report containing at least one of information regarding the individual or entity making the request, identification information regarding the individual or entity, and a time and date of the request, and further wherein the notification_report contains an actual change, alteration, or modification, sought to be made or made to the information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification report to a patient communication device of the patient via, on, or over, a communication network, and further wherein the notification report is transmitted to the patient communication device at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, at least one of an accessing, an obtaining, a changing, an altering, and a modifying, of the information contained in a patient'"'"'s healthcare record or a patient'"'"'s healthcare file by the individual or entity, or at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, a processing of the request.
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2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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processing, with a processor, a request by a person or an entity to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file of the individual or patient wherein the individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or the individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file of the individual or patient contains healthcare information or healthcare-related information personal to the individual or patient; generating a message containing at least one of information regarding the person or the entity making the request and identification information regarding the person or the entity making the request, and further wherein the message contains an actual change, alteration, or modification, sought to be made or made to the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file; and transmitting the message to a communication device of the individual or patient via, on, or over, a communication network, wherein the message is transmitted to the communication device of the individual or patient at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, at least one of an accessing, an obtaining, a changing, an altering, and a modifying, of the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file by the person or the entity, or at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, a processing of the request to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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20. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving information regarding a restriction or limitation regarding an ability of a person or an entity to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file, wherein the individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or the individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file contains healthcare information or healthcare-related information personal to the individual or patient, wherein the restriction or limitation contains information regarding at least one of a healthcare provider, a healthcare payer, a healthcare insurer, and an authorized entity, and information regarding a designated purpose for allowing each of the at least one of a healthcare provider, a healthcare payer, a healthcare insurer, and an authorized entity, to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file, wherein the designated purpose is at least one of to perform a diagnosis, to perform a diagnosis for a certain ailment, illness, or symptom, to provide a second opinion, to verify or disprove a condition or a pre-existing condition, to submit an insurance claim, and to process an insurance claim; storing the information regarding a restriction or limitation regarding an ability of a person or an entity to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file; processing, with a processor, a request by a person or an entity to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file; determining, using the information regarding the restriction or limitation, whether the person or the entity is allowed or authorized to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file; generating a message containing at least one of information regarding the person or the entity making the request, and identification information regarding the person or the entity making the request, and further wherein the message contains an actual change, alteration, or modification, made to the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file; and transmitting the message to a communication device of the individual or patient via, on, or over, a communication network, wherein the message is transmitted to the communication device of the individual or patient at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, an at least one of an accessing, an obtaining, a changing, an altering, and a modifying, of the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file by the person or the entity, or at least one of during, concurrently with, at a same time as, and prior to a completion of, a processing of the request to at least one of access, obtain, change, alter, and modify, the information contained in an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare record or an individual'"'"'s or patient'"'"'s healthcare file.
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