Patent ID: 8577697

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for registering results of a first medical test on a subscriber so that the results are accessible only to authorized parties over a communication network, as evidence of a medical condition of the subscriber, the computer-implemented method comprising: under the control of one or more computing devices, receiving, at a registry site from a testing agency that performed the first medical test, the results of the first medical test of the subscriber and an indicator of an identity of the subscriber comprising an image of at least the face of the subscriber, wherein the indicator of the identity of the subscriber is distinct from the results of the first medical test, wherein the indicator is generated by the test agency in conjunction with administration of the first medical test, and wherein the first medical test corresponds to at least one predefined type of medical test, and wherein the at least one predefined type of medical test is not modifiable by the subscriber; processing the indicator of the identity of the subscriber with the results of the first medical test to link the indicator of the identity of the subscriber and the results of the first medical test; storing, in a data store associated with the registry site, the results of the first medical test of the subscriber together with the indicator of the identity of the subscriber to which the results are linked; receiving, from a party authorized by the subscriber, a request for at least the results of the first medical test; and providing, to the party authorized by the subscriber, all results of medical tests corresponding to the at least one predefined type of medical test and the linked indicator of the identity of the subscriber that is stored in the data store associated with the registry site.