Method for proving a user with a service for accessing and collecting personal health records
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user with a service to access and collect personal health records associated with the user in a private manner through use of a user account, the method comprising:
- assigning through a web site associated with a web server, a destination address associated with the user account of the user for receiving private fax communications from at least one health care provider;
associating access information with the user account of the user for the user to use to access the web site hosted on the web server using a web-enabled device;
providing authorization to the health care provider to send personal health records to the destination address associated with the user account;
receiving a private fax communication from one of the at least one health care providers at the web site, the private fax communication comprising a personal health record associated with the user for which the user has requested and given permission to the health care provider to send to the destination address;
storing the personal health record such that the personal health record is accessible through the web site, wherein the personal health record is from the set consisting of a patient chart, a birth certificate, a vaccination record, a medical history, a lab report, a test result, a prescription, an x-ray result or image, a scan, and an EKG result or image;
associating the personal health record with a user account of the user on the web site;
alerting the user of the private fax communication from the health care provider;
providing the user with access to the user account on the web site through use of the access information;
providing on the web site an interface to organize the personal health record;
receiving on the web site a voice communications message from one of the at least one health care providers directed to the user and maintaining the voice communications message as private;
alerting the user of the voice communications message from the health care provider; and
providing the user with access to the voice communications message using the access information.
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Abstract
A method for providing a user with a service to access and collect personal health records associated with the user in a private manner through use of a user account may include assigning a destination address associated with the user account of the user for receiving private communications from at least one health care provider, associating access information with the user account of the user, providing authorization to the health care provider to send personal health records to the destination address, receiving a private communication from one of the at least one health care providers at the web site, storing the personal health record such that the personal health record is accessible through the web site. The method may further include receiving authorization from the user to send to the web site and sending a personal health record to the web site.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user with a service to access and collect personal health records associated with the user in a private manner through use of a user account, the method comprising:
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assigning through a web site associated with a web server, a destination address associated with the user account of the user for receiving private fax communications from at least one health care provider; associating access information with the user account of the user for the user to use to access the web site hosted on the web server using a web-enabled device; providing authorization to the health care provider to send personal health records to the destination address associated with the user account; receiving a private fax communication from one of the at least one health care providers at the web site, the private fax communication comprising a personal health record associated with the user for which the user has requested and given permission to the health care provider to send to the destination address; storing the personal health record such that the personal health record is accessible through the web site, wherein the personal health record is from the set consisting of a patient chart, a birth certificate, a vaccination record, a medical history, a lab report, a test result, a prescription, an x-ray result or image, a scan, and an EKG result or image; associating the personal health record with a user account of the user on the web site; alerting the user of the private fax communication from the health care provider; providing the user with access to the user account on the web site through use of the access information; providing on the web site an interface to organize the personal health record; receiving on the web site a voice communications message from one of the at least one health care providers directed to the user and maintaining the voice communications message as private; alerting the user of the voice communications message from the health care provider; and providing the user with access to the voice communications message using the access information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing a user with a service to access and collect personal health records associated with the user in a private manner, comprising:
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assigning through a web site hosted on a web server, a destination address associated with a user for private fax communications from a health care provider without having the health care provider enter a personal identification number of the user; associating access information with the user for the user to use to access the web site hosted on the web server using a web-enabled device; providing authorization to the health care provider to send personal health records to the destination address; receiving a private fax communication at a fax server, the private fax communication comprising a personal health record associated with the user for which the user has requested and given permission to the health care provider to send to a fax number; converting the personal health record into an image file format at the fax server; storing the personal health record encoded in the image file format such that the personal health record is accessible through the web site, wherein the personal health record is from the set consisting of a patient chart, a birth certificate, a vaccination record, a medical history, a lab report, a test result, a prescription, an x-ray result or image, a scan, and an EKG result or image; associating the personal health record encoded in the image file format with a user account of the user on the web site; providing the user with access to the user account on the web site through use of the access information; providing a means of receiving a voice communications message from the health care provider to the user and maintaining the voice communications message as private; providing a means of alerting the user of the voice communications message from the health care provider; and providing the user with a means to access the voice communications message using the access information.
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20. A method for providing a user with a service to access and collect personal health records associated with the user in a private manner, comprising:
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providing a web accessible personal health record system, the personal health record system providing means for; (a) assigning through a web site hosted on a web server, a destination address associated with a user for private fax; (b) associating access information with the user for the user to use to access the web site hosted on the web server using a web-enabled device; (c) providing authorization to the health care provider to send personal health records to the destination address; (d) receiving a private fax communication from a fax server, the private fax communication comprising a personal health record associated with the user for which the user has requested and given permission to the health care provider to send to a fax number, the personal health record encoded in an image file format; (e) storing the personal health record encoded in an image file format such that the personal health record is accessible through the web site, wherein the personal health record is from the set consisting of a patient chart, a birth certificate, a vaccination record, a medical history, a lab report, a test result, a prescription, an x-ray result or image, a scan, and an EKG result or image; (f) associating the personal health record encoded in the image file format with a user account of the user on the web site; (g) providing the user with access to the user account on the web site through use of the access information; (h) providing a means of receiving a voice communications message from the health care provider to the user and maintaining the voice communications message as private; (i) alerting the user of the voice communications message from the health care provider; (j) and providing the user with access information to access the voice communications message; receiving the authorization from the user; and sending the private fax communication to the destination address associated with the user for private fax communications. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing a user with a service to access and collect personal health records associated with the user in a private manner, comprising:
- providing a personal health record system, the personal health record system providing means
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(a) assigning through a web site, a destination address associated with a user for private fax communications from a health care provider without having the health care provider enter a personal identification number of the user;
(b) associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a web site hosted on a web server using a web-enabled device;
(c) providing authorization to the health care provider to send personal health records to the destination address;
(d) receiving a private fax communication from a fax server, the private fax communication comprising a personal health record associated with the user for which the user has requested and given permission to the health care provider to send to a fax number;
(e) storing the personal health record encoded in an image file format such that the personal health record is accessible through the web site, wherein the personal health record is from the set consisting of a patient chart, a birth certificate, a vaccination record, a medical history, a lab report, a test result, a prescription, an x-ray result or image, a scan, and an EKG result or image;
(f) associating the personal health record encoded in the image file format with a user account of the user on the web site;
(g) providing;
the user with access to the user account on the web site through use of the access information;
(h) providing a means of receiving a voice communications message from the health care provider to the user and maintaining the voice communications message as private; and
alerting the user of the voice communications message from the health care provider;
(i) providing the user with access information to access the voice communications message;receiving the authorization from the user; sending the private fax communication to the destination address associated with the user for private fax communications. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
- providing a personal health record system, the personal health record system providing means
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