Controlling access to medical records
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Abstract
A method for controlling the access of healthcare providers to the medical records of a patient held in a medical record database. A patient controls the access of healthcare providers to the patient'"'"'s medical records held in a medical record database. The patient determines access rights to be granted to the healthcare provider and generates an access authorisation message which specifies the access rights. The access authorisation message is transmitted from the patient to one or more healthcare providers. The healthcare provider transmits the access authorisation message together with a request for access to the patient'"'"'s medical records to the medical record database. The medical record database verifies that the access authorisation message originated from the patient before granting the healthcare provider access to the patient'"'"'s medical records in accordance with the access authorisation message.
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40 Claims
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22. A method for controlling the access of healthcare providers to the medical records of a patient held in a medical record database, the method including the steps of:
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(a) the patient determining access rights to be granted to one or more healthcare providers;
(b) generating an access authorisation message which specifies the access rights;
(c) transmitting the access authorisation message from the patient to one or more healthcare providers;
(d) transmitting the access authorisation message together with a request for access to the patient'"'"'s medical records from the healthcare provider to the medical record database;
(e) verifying that the access authorisation message originated from the patient;
wherein the healthcare provider is granted access to the patient'"'"'s medical records in accordance with the access authorisation message if it can be verified that the access authorisation message originated from the patient whose medical records the health provider wishes to access. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for controlling the access of healthcare providers to the medical records of a patient held in a medical record database, the system including:
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(a) an input component for entering patient determined access rights to be granted to one or more healthcare providers;
(b) a processor for generating an access authorisation message that specifies the access rights;
(c) a first transmitter for transmitting the access authorisation message from the patient to one or more healthcare providers;
(d) a second transmitter for transmitting the access authorisation message together with a request for access to the patient'"'"'s medical records from the healthcare provider to the medical record database;
(e) a verification component for verifying that the access authorisation message originated from the patient;
wherein the healthcare provider is granted access to the patient'"'"'s medical records in accordance with the access authorisation message if it can be verified that the access authorisation message originated from the patient whose medical records the health provider wishes to access. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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