System and method for creating and maintaining an internet-based, universally accessible and anonymous patient medical home page

A system for anonymously presenting clinically relevant medical history information over a public wide area network, the system comprising:

• a private, secure communication network;
• a database server coupled to a publicly accessible wide area network and the private, secure communication network;
• a medical history database hosted on the database server, wherein a patient has medical history information that is controlled by the patient and wherein a unique pseudoname and password chosen and controlled by the patient is associated with the medical history information and the patient can modify the medical history information;
• an electronic medical records program, coupled to the database server over the private, secure communication network;
• a particular anonymous webpage based on the medical history information of a particular patient, wherein the particular anonymous webpage is identified by the unique pseudoname and password chosen and controlled by the particular patient and wherein the particular anonymous webpage does not contain any personal identifiers of the particular patient;
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• wherein, the particular anonymous webpage is accessed by a party other than the patient over the public wide area network is controlled by the particular patient and is granted in accordance with the particular patient's pseudoname chosen and controlled by the particular patient.

A system for allowing public access to clinically relevant medical history information for a particular individual, the system comprising:

• a private, secure communication network;
• a database server coupled to a publicly accessible wide area network and the private, secure communication network;
• a medical history database hosted on the database server, the database including electronic medical records, each associated to one of a plurality of individuals wherein a patient has medical history information that is controlled by the patient and wherein a unique pseudoname and password chosen and controlled by the patient is associated with the medical history information and the patient can modify the medical history information;
• a particular anonymous webpage based on the medical history information of a particular patient, wherein the particular anonymous webpage is identified by the unique pseudoname and password chosen and controlled by the particular patient and wherein the particular anonymous webpage does not contain any personal identifiers of the particular patient;
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• wherein, the particular anonymous webpage is accessed by a party other than the patient over the public wide area network is controlled by the particular patient and is granted in accordance with the particular patient's pseudoname chosen and controlled by the particular patient.

A method for developing a universally accessible electronic patient medical history, the method comprising:

• defining a medical history database, the database accessible by an electronic data input and processing device, the input device writing medical history information associated to particular patients to the database wherein each patient has medical history information that is controlled by the patient and wherein a unique pseudoname and password chosen and controlled by the patient is associated with the medical history information and the patient can modify the medical history information, the medical history information further comprising a medical summary of the patient and one or more of a surgical history of the patient and diagnosis of the patient;
• generating a particular anonymous webpage based on the medical history information of a particular patient, wherein the particular anonymous webpage is identified by the unique pseudoname and password chosen and controlled by the particular patient and wherein the particular anonymous webpage does not contain any personal identifiers of the particular patient;
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• accessing the particular anonymous webpage by a party other than the particular patient over a public wide area network, wherein access to the particular anonymous webpage is controlled by the particular patient and is granted in accordance with the particular patient's pseudoname and password chosen and controlled by the particular patient.