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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Richard D. Dettinger, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel P. Kolz, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard J. Stevens, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard D. Dettinger, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel P. Kolz, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard J. Stevens, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for controlling access to electronic health records associated with an individual are provided. Individuals are provided with an electronic health records account (EHR account), wherein the EHR account is available to store electronic health records associated with the individual, in a network accessible storage repository. Additionally, an individual may be provided with plurality of disposable access devices, wherein the access devices may be presented to an entity. In turn, the entity may access the individual's EHR account, based on a predefined authorization specified for a particular access device.