Method and system using combined healthcare-payment device and web portal for receiving patient medical information
US8788284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/60
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods in accordance with the present invention relate to a centralized portal for making healthcare information of a patient accessible to a plurality of entities, including but not limited to the patient himself/herself, healthcare providers authorized by the patient, and healthcare payers (insurance carriers) authorized by the patient. In one embodiment, the portal comprises a website associated with a portable consumer device (such as a HSA magnetic stripe credit/debit card) of the patient, and hosted on a server accessible over the world wide web or another computer network. The patient sets a privacy level associated with his or her medical record on the host site, the privacy level granting certain entities (for example healthcare providers or insurance carriers) access to particular medical records of the patient. Upon presenting the portable consumer device to an authorized healthcare provider, medical information previously transmitted through a payment processing network may be received at the authorized healthcare provider.
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