Systems and methods for extending an information standard through compatible online access

Abstract

A personal health record communications network system including a document source for originating a healthcare information document associated with a patient wherein the document includes identifying elements of at least one of the patient and a document consumer. A sending agent, associated with the document source and in communication with the communications network, sends the document to an intended destination address associated with the document consumer. An intermediary server receives the healthcare information document based on the intended destination address and processes the healthcare information document based on at least a portion of the identifying elements. A receiving agent, associated with the document consumer and in communication with the communication network, receives the processed healthcare information document from the intermediary server.

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