Masked data record access

• US 8,452,619 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2012
• Issued: 05/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 23andme Incorporated (23andMe Holding Co.)
• Original Assignee: Expanse Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Kenedy, Andrew Alexander, Eldering, Charles Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Phongsvirajati, Sind
• Application Number:
  US13/485,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20120239433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

A computer based method and system for masked data record access are presented in which data masks are applied to sensitive personal information so that non-masked portions of that information can be used in the selection of products, services and service providers for a consumer. In one application the method and system are utilized in the selection of healthcare products, services and providers based on pangenetic (genetic and epigenetic) and non-pangenetic information associated with the consumer.

Claims

1. A computer based method, said computer including a processor, an information display interface, a data receiving interface, a memory, and a data transmitting interface, for utilization of masked healthcare data records including pangenetic data associated with a consumer to consider a proposed medical treatment, said computer based method comprising:

a) transmitting a request via said data transmitting interface for at least one healthcare data record associated with said consumer;

b) receiving, via the data receiving interface, said at least one healthcare data record and storing said record in said memory, wherein said at least one healthcare data record contains pangenetic data associated with the consumer that has been masked at one or more locations to reveal a set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors and conceal a set of treatment non-relevant pangenetic factors;

c) correlating, using said processor, said at least one healthcare data record with a pangenetic database containing pangenetic based treatment records including efficacy data corresponding to a set of pangenetic related medical treatments to determine a correlation between said set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors contained in the at least one healthcare data record and an efficacy of a particular pangenetic related medical treatment from said set of pangenetic related medical treatments;

d) repeating step (c) for a plurality of pangenetic related treatments to determine at least one proposed medical treatment which correlates with said set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors above a threshold parameter;

e) storing said at least one proposed medical treatment which correlates with said set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors above said threshold parameter wherein said at least one proposed medical treatment is associated with said consumer'"'"'s set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors.

2. The computer based method of claim 1, wherein the masking of one or more locations of the pangenetic data associated with said consumer conceals one or more pangenetic features associated with one or more disease predispositions.

3. The computer based method of claim 1, further comprising:

f) transmitting, via said data transmitting interface, said at least one proposed medical treatment to at least one destination selected from the group consisting of a user, a database, a dataset, a computer readable memory, a computer readable medium, a computer processor, a computer network, a printout device, a visual display, and a wireless receiver.

4. The computer based method of claim 3, further comprising:

g) transmitting, via said data transmitting interface, approval for said at least one proposed medical treatment when said correlation is above said threshold parameter.

5. The computer based method of claim 3, further comprising:

g) approving an insurance claim for the pangenetic based treatment when said correlation exceeds said threshold parameter.

6. The computer based method of claim 1, wherein correlating in step (c) comprises identifying pangenetic data contained in the at least one healthcare data record that is equivalent to pangenetic data contained in said pangenetic based treatment records.

7. The computer based method of claim 6, wherein pangenetic data are identified as being equivalent if they are identical.

8. The computer based method of claim 6, wherein pangenetic data are identified as being equivalent if said pangenetic data are pangenetic features known to be statistically associated with a same outcome with respect to said particular pangenetic related medical treatment.

9. The computer based method of claim 6, wherein pangenetic data are identified as being equivalent if the pangenetic data differ with respect to one or more silent pangenetic variations.

10. The computer based method of claim 6, wherein step (f) further comprises transmitting at least a portion of said pangenetic data identified as being equivalent.

11. The computer based method of claim 1, wherein said pangenetic data are selected from the group consisting of single nucleotide polymorphisms, nucleotides, base pairs, nucleotide sequences, gene sequences, genomic sequences, gene mutations, epigenetic modifications, epigenetic sequence patterns, and pangenetic based disorders, traits and conditions.

12. The computer based method of claim 1, wherein the healthcare data record is selected from the group consisting of an electronic medical record, an electronic health record, and a personal health record.

13. The computer based method of claim 1, wherein said proposed medical treatment is selected from the group consisting of a healthcare service, a non-healthcare service, a clinical service, a medical procedure and a surgical procedure.

14. A computer system for utilization of masked healthcare data records including pangenetic data associated with a consumer to consider a proposed medical treatment, said computer system comprising:

a transmitting interface configured to transmit a request for at least one healthcare data record associated with and identifying said consumer and to transmit said proposed medical treatment having a correlation with said at least one healthcare data record;

a receiving interface configured to receive said at least one healthcare data record wherein the at least one healthcare data record contains pangenetic data associated with said consumer that has been masked at one or more locations to reveal a set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors and conceal a set of treatment non-relevant pangenetic factors;

a memory configured to store said at least one healthcare record;

a processor comprising instructions which when executed by the computer system cause the computer system to perform the steps of;

(a) correlate said at least one healthcare data record with a plurality of said pangenetic based treatment records to determine said correlation between said set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors contained in the at least one healthcare data record and the efficacy of a proposed medical treatment from said set of medical treatments, and to determine said a of possible medical treatments having a correlation with said at least one healthcare data record;

repeating step (a) for a plurality of pangenetic related treatments to determine at least one proposed medical treatment which correlates with said set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors above a threshold parameter; and

a database configured to store said at least one proposed medical treatment which correlates with said set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors above said threshold parameter wherein said at least one proposed medical treatment is associated with said consumer'"'"'s set of treatment relevant pangenetic factors.