Patent ID: 8706529

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for linking two or more medical records, wherein a first patient has a first medical record, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a desire to link the first medical record of the first patient to a second medical record of a second patient; searching a connected health network for at least one of the first medical record associated with the first patient or the second medical record associated with the second patient; automatically selecting a sharing level from among a plurality of sharing levels based on a type of relationship between the first patient and the second patient, wherein each of the sharing levels indicates an extent of healthcare information that can be shared between the first medical record and the second medical record in accordance with a unique set of health concerns associated with the type of relationship between the first patient and the second patient; requesting the second patient to accept a link between the first medical record and the second medical record; linking the first medical record associated with the first patient and the second medical record associated with the second patient; in accordance with the sharing level, automatically searching, via a computing device, the second medical record associated with the second patient for any conditions, medications, allergies, or genetic markers that may affect the health of the first patient; and in response to identifying at least one condition, medication, allergy, or genetic marker that may affect the health of the first patient, automatically alerting the first patient that a potential health risk exists in association with the first patient.