Patent ID: 7509264

Claim:
A method for selectively restricting access to a personal/individual health record, said method comprising a computer performing the steps: (a) making a personal health record (“PHR”) system with a personal/individual health record of a patient accessible at least to said patient and a health care provider of said patient via the Internet, wherein the personal/individual health record includes a plurality of entries that are associated with at least one universal health care concept code; (b) inserting to the PHR system an entry into said personal/individual health record based on input received by the personal health record system from said patient via the Internet; (c) inserting to the PHR system an entry into said personal/individual health record based on input received by the personal health record system from said health care provider via the Internet; (d) associating at the PHR system an access list with each user capable of accessing said personal/individual health record of said patient, wherein said access list categorizes said personal/individual health record into a restricted set of entries and an accessible set of entries based on the universal health care concept codes associated with entries in said personal/individual health record; (e) denying access at the PHR system to a user requesting an entry in the personal/individual health record if the requested entry is in the restricted set of entries; (f) allowing access at the PHR system to a user requesting an entry in the personal/individual health record if the requested entry is in the accessible set of entries; and (g) adjusting access rights at the PHR system in said access list based on input received by the personal health record system from said patient via the Internet.