Method and system for generating personal/individual health records

US 20070027722A1
Filed: 07/28/2006
Published: 02/01/2007
Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2000
Status: Active Grant

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1. A method for selectively restricting access to a personal/individual health record, said method comprising:

associating an access list for each user capable of accessing a personal/individual health record associated with a patient, wherein said access list categorizes said personal/individual health record into a restricted set of data elements and an accessible set of data elements;

receiving a request from a user for a data element in said personal/individual health record;

determining whether said data element is in said restricted set of data elements by reviewing an access list associated with said user;

if said data element is in said restricted set of data elements, denying access to said access; and

if said data element is in said accessible set of data elements, allowing said user to access said data element.

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A system and method for generating and/or updating a personal/individual health record. Inputs of data to the system may come from diverse sources including, but not limited to, patient questionnaires, insurance company (or other payor) claims data, hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers, and individual physicians and physicians'"'"' offices.

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1. A method for selectively restricting access to a personal/individual health record, said method comprising:
- associating an access list for each user capable of accessing a personal/individual health record associated with a patient, wherein said access list categorizes said personal/individual health record into a restricted set of data elements and an accessible set of data elements;
  
  receiving a request from a user for a data element in said personal/individual health record;
  
  determining whether said data element is in said restricted set of data elements by reviewing an access list associated with said user;
  
  if said data element is in said restricted set of data elements, denying access to said access; and
  
  if said data element is in said accessible set of data elements, allowing said user to access said data element.
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- - 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a predetermined list of possible restricted areas to said patient and creating at least one access list responsive to selections by said patient of said predetermined list of possible restricted areas.
  - 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating at least one access list based on input from said patient.
  - 4. The method of claim 1, further establishing a default access list based on data received from a payor associated with said patient, wherein said default access list is associated with each user capable of accessing said personal/individual health record associated with said patient in said associating step.
  - 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising adjusting access rights in said default access list based on input from said patient.
  - 6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one access list includes a predetermined categorization of data elements in said personal/individual health record.
  - 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined categorization of data elements is based on the type of user that will be accessing said personal/individual health record.
  - 8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one access list is categorized based on health issues.
  - 9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one access list is categorized based on SNOMED codes in said personal/individual health record.
  - 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising overriding denial of access to said data element based on a reason received from said user.
  - 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
    - receiving a request from a computer system associated with said patient for a data element in said personal/individual health record;
      
      determining whether said data element has been released for patient viewing; and
      
      if said data element has not been released for patient viewing, denying said request from said computer system.

12. A method of filtering data in a personal/individual health record, said method comprising:
- receiving a request from a health care provider for a personal/individual health record associated with a patient;
  
  identifying a specialty associated with said health care provider;
  
  determining which data elements in said personal/individual health record relate to said specialty; and
  
  responding to said request with any data elements in said personal/individual health record that were determined to relate to said specialty.

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Current Assignee
Healthtrio LLC (Spok Holdings, Inc.)
Original Assignee
Healthtrio LLC (Spok Holdings, Inc.)
Inventors
Hasan, Malik, Peterson, John, Wallen, J.

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US 7,509,264 B2
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705/3
CPC Class Codes

G06Q 40/08   Insurance

G16H 10/60   for patient-specific data, ...

G16H 50/70   for mining of medical data,...

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