Patent ID: 8977572
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for a patient to access medical record data of said patient, said medical record data including one or more entries from a clinic, said method comprising: registering said patient to access said medical record data, said registering comprising: receiving, by a patient computer, a patient identifier and password to authenticate said patient; receiving, by said patient computer, the encrypted medical record data from an external source and saving said encrypted medical record data to a personal health record arranged in a local memory at said patient computer; receiving, by said patient computer, a unique encryption key assigned to said patient; decrypting, by said patient computer, said encrypted medical record data with said unique encryption key assigned to said patient, wherein said encrypted medical record data is not decrypted at said external source but instead in said local memory at said patient computer; displaying at said patient computer said medical record data to said patient and locally receiving changes to said medical record data from said patient, wherein said patient is unable to modify said one or more entries from said clinic in said encrypted medical record data; encrypting, by said patient computer, at least the changes to said medical record data with said unique encryption key assigned to said patient; and, communicating, via said patient computer, at least said encrypted changes to said medical record data to said external source from said patient computer, wherein said external source receives said encrypted changes but not unencrypted medical record data.