Patent ID: 8639534
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for facilitating patient viewing of his/her health records over a communications network, the method comprising the steps of: providing a database having stored electronic medical records of a plurality of patients, wherein the electronic medical records of the patients are maintained and used by at least one health care provider of the patients in the regular care of the plurality of patients; receiving a request from a user for at least a portion of an electronic medical record of a selected patient through a user interface; retrieving the requested electronic medical record of the selected patient from the database and; establishing a secure connection via the Internet between a computer system of the selected patient and the database; the provider computer validating whether the user is authorized to access the selected patient's electronic health record, wherein the user is selected from the group consisting of a patient and a health care provider; responsive to validation of the user as the health care provider, providing an electronic interface that allows the health care provider to perform at least the following actions: responsive to validation of the user as the patient, providing an electronic interface that allows the patient to view at least a portion of the patient's health record via the electronic interface and receiving an access list from the selected patient via the electronic interface over the Internet, wherein the access list is indicative of access rights to at least a portion of the selected patient's electronic health record.