Method and system for providing family medical history data

• US 7,949,546 B1
• Filed: 10/26/2007
• Issued: 05/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Inventors: Frasher, Thomas Anthony, Sholtis, Steven, Fitch, Todd M., Klieman, Michael S.
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor; Gerald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHONGSVIRAJATI, POONSIN
• Application Number:
  US11/925,022
• Time in Patent Office: 1,306 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3, 600/300
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A method and system for providing family health history data includes a process for providing family health history data whereby, all, or part of, a family member'"'"'s health data is obtained from, but not limited to, any of the following sources: the family member and/or agents of the family member; one or more other family members, one or more healthcare providers; one or more healthcare insurance plan providers; one or more healthcare benefit program administrators; one or more financial institutions; and/or any other source of a family member'"'"'s health data. All, or part of, the family member'"'"'s health data is then provided to other family members, healthcare providers for family members, state and/or private agencies, and/or any other party as designated by the family member, and on a selective access basis, as designated by the family member, for use as family health history data by the designated parties.

Claims

1. A system for providing family health history data comprising:

a processor for executing at least part of a process for providing family health history data, the process for providing family health history data comprising;

aggregating health data associated with two or more family members of a given family from a plurality of different sources at different remote locations, at least a portion of the health data being obtained by the process for providing family health history electronically from a remote website of one of either a healthcare provider or a health insurance provider, at least a portion of the health data being obtained from individual ones of the family members, a guardian of one or more of the family members if such a guardian is assigned, a private and/or government agency having jurisdiction over one or more of the family members if such a jurisdiction exists over a family member, wherein different portions of the obtained data are weighted by relationship weighting factors based on the relationship of any given family member with any other given family member, the relationship weighting factors being greater for closer genetic links;

providing each of the two or more family members, or their authorized agents if such authorized agents exist, the capability to place restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the respective family members; and

providing or denying a party access to portions of the health data associated with the family in accordance with the access restrictions placed on the portions of the health data by individual ones of the family members associated with each portion.

2. The system for providing family health history data of claim 1, wherein;

the restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the family member comprise at least one accessing party restriction designating what parties may access at least part of the health data associated with the family member.

3. The system for providing family health history data of claim 2, wherein;

at least one accessing party restriction comprises one of the following accessing party restrictions;

the accessing party must be a designated family member;

the accessing party must be a healthcare provider;

or

the accessing party must be an authorized party.

4. The system for providing family health history data of claim 1, wherein;

the restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the family member comprise at least one content accessing restriction designating what portion of the health data associated with the family member may be accessed.

5. The system for providing family health history data of claim 4, wherein;

at least one content accessing restriction designating what portion of the health data associated with the family member may be accessed comprises one of the following content accessing restrictions;

the accessing party is given access to only a designated portion of the health data associated with the family member;

the accessing party is given access to only designated classes of the health data associated with the family member;

the accessing party is given access to only the health data associated with the family member associated with health issues having a genetic link;

or

the accessing party is given access to only the health data associated with the family member that is related to a specific symptom.

6. The system for providing family health history data of claim 1, wherein;

the family member is a biological family member of an adopted child; and

the party given access to the at least part of the health data associated with the biological family member of the adopted child is a party and or agency obtaining the data on behalf of the adopted child.

7. The system for providing family health history data of claim 1, wherein;

the party provided access to the at least part of the health data associated with the family member is provided the access to the at least part of the health data associated with the family member for filling in a form requesting family health history data.

8. A system for providing family health history data comprising:

one or more computing system implemented data management systems; and

a processor for executing at least part of a process for providing family health history data, the process for providing family health history data comprising;

aggregating health data associated with two or more family members of a given family from a plurality of different sources at different remote locations, at least a portion of the health data being obtained by the process for providing family health history electronically from a remote website of one of either a healthcare provider or a health insurance provider, at least a portion of the health data being obtained from individual ones of the family members, a guardian of one or more of the family members if such a guardian is assigned, a private and/or government agency having jurisdiction over one or more of the family members if such a jurisdiction exists over a family member, wherein different portions of the obtained data are weighted by relationship weighting factors based on the relationship of any given family member with any other given family member, the relationship weighting factors being greater for closer genetic links;

providing each of the two or more family members, or their authorized agents if such authorized agents exist, the capability to place restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the respective family members; and

providing or denying a party access to portions of the health data associated with the family in accordance with the access restrictions placed on the portions of the health data by individual ones of the family members associated with each portion.

9. The system for providing family health history data of claim 8, wherein;

the one or more computing system implemented data management systems comprise at least one a computing system implemented healthcare management system.

10. The system for providing family health history data of claim 8, wherein;

the one or more computing system implemented data management systems comprise at least one computing system implemented personal financial management system.

11. The system for providing family health history data of claim 8, wherein;

the restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the family member comprise at least one accessing party restriction designating what parties may access at least part of the health data associated with the family member.

12. The system for providing family health history data of claim 8, wherein;

the restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the family member comprise at least one content accessing restriction designating what portion of the health data associated with the family member may be accessed.

13. A computer program product for providing family health history data comprising:

a tangible computer readable medium;

and computer program code, encoded on the computer readable medium, comprising computer readable instructions for;

aggregating health data associated with two or more family members of a given family from a plurality of different sources at different remote locations, at least a portion of the health data being obtained by the process for providing family health history electronically from a remote website of one of either a healthcare provider or a health insurance provider, at least a portion of the health data being obtained from individual ones of the family members, a guardian of one or more of the family members if such a guardian is assigned, a private and/or government agency having jurisdiction over one or more of the family members if such a jurisdiction exists over a family member, wherein different portions of the obtained data are weighted by relationship weighting factors based on the relationship of any given family member with any other given family member, the relationship weighting factors being greater for closer genetic links;

providing each of the two or more family members, or their authorized agents if such authorized agents exist, the capability to place restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the respective family members; and

providing or denying a party access to portions of the health data associated with the family in accordance with the access restrictions placed on the portions of the health data by individual ones of the family members associated with each portion.

14. The computer program product for providing family health history data of claim 13, wherein;

the restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the family member comprise at least one accessing party restriction designating what parties may access at least part of the health data associated with the family member.

15. The computer program product for providing family health history data of claim 14, wherein;

at least one accessing party restriction comprises one of the following accessing party restrictions;

the accessing party must be a designated family member;

the accessing party must be a healthcare provider;

or

the accessing party must be an authorized party.

16. The computer program product for providing family health history data of claim 13, wherein;

the restrictions on the access to at least part of the health data associated with the family member comprise at least one content accessing restriction designating what portion of the health data associated with the family member may be accessed.

17. The computer program product for providing family health history data of claim 16, wherein;

at least one content accessing restriction designating what portion of the health data associated with the family member may be accessed comprises one of the following content accessing restrictions;

the accessing party is given access to only a designated portion of the health data associated with the family member;

the accessing party is given access to only designated classes of the health data associated with the family member;

the accessing party is given access to only the health data associated with the family member associated with health issues having a genetic link;

or

the accessing party is given access to only the health data associated with the family member that is related to a specific symptom.

18. The computer program product for providing family health history data of claim 13, wherein;

the family member is a biological family member of an adopted child; and

the party given access to the at least part of the health data associated with the biological family member of the adopted child is a party and/or agency obtaining the data on behalf of the adopted child.

19. The computer program product for providing family health history data of claim 13, wherein;

the party provided access to the at least part of the health data associated with the family member is provided the access to the at least part of the health data associated with the family member for filling in a form requesting family health history data.