Patent ID: 7266846
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating compliance with one or more information sharing regulations, comprising the steps of: storing, in a storage medium, data sharing guidelines according to their applicability to predetermined sharing relationship/data type combinations, thereby allowing for efficient retrieval of applicable data sharing guidelines, wherein said data sharing guidelines stored in said storage medium include paraphrased State and/or Federal information sharing regulations applicable to one or more data sharing arrangements; identifying at least one primary party for sharing data and at least one secondary party for receiving shared data; classifying said primary party as belonging to a first party type, wherein said first party type is selected from a plurality of predetermined party types; classifying said secondary party as belonging to a second party type, wherein said second party type is selected from said plurality of predetermined party types; utilizing said first party type and said second party type, defining a sharing relationship between said primary party and said secondary party, wherein the act of defining a sharing relationship includes identifying the first and second parties as being one of affiliated and non-affiliated; defining said data as belonging to a data type, wherein said data type is selected from a plurality of predetermined data types including a public data type, a non-public data type, and a non-public personally identifiable data type, and wherein said non-public personally identifiable data type is divided into subcategories including at least health related data and credit related data; utilizing said relationship and said data type, as well as information concerning a purpose of a proposed information sharing activity, defining a data sharing arrangement between said primary party and said secondary party; and retrieving from said storage medium data sharing guidelines relating to said sharing arrangement, said guidelines providing guidance to facilitate compliance with said information sharing regulations applicable to said data sharing arrangement.