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Online repository for personal information

  • US 9,465,913 B1
  • Filed: 11/05/2013
  • Issued: 10/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method of permitting access to a patient'"'"'s personal health record (PHR) stored in an online repository, the method comprising the following steps:

  • establishing an account for a patient with a server computer, the account being associated with data storage area configured to store the patient'"'"'s personal health information;

    receiving, via a first client computer operated by the patient, one or more pieces of the patient'"'"'s personal health information;

    storing, in the data storage area associated with the account established for the patient, the one or more pieces of the patient'"'"'s personal health information received from the patient, thereby creating a PHR for the patient;

    associating patient-established control settings with the patient'"'"'s personal health information stored in the PHR, the patient-established control settings being configurable by the patient via the first client computer, wherein the patient-established control settings enable the patient to restrict access to the patient'"'"'s personal health information to one or more designated requesters;

    receiving from a designated requester an access request via a second computer, the access request being accompanied by an identifier for the patient and authorization information to obtain at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s PHR;

    verifying the authorization information received from the second computer;

    in accord with patient-established control settings, selecting a portion of the patient'"'"'s PHR; and

    sending to the second computer the selected portion of the patient'"'"'s PHR stored in patient'"'"'s account;

    recording each and every access of the patient'"'"'s PHR;

    enabling access to the patient'"'"'s PHR in case of a medical emergency involving the patient;

    receiving and storing updates to the patient'"'"'s personal health information, the updates being from a party authorized to make such update by the patient; and

    if the patient'"'"'s PHR is changed, then automatically notifying the patient via an electronic message that a change has been made to the patient'"'"'s PHR.

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