Patient-centric health record system and related methods

A method of managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the method comprising executing with at least one processor a plurality of steps comprising:

• communicating with the source systems over the data network;
• receiving a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• determining that the given one of the patients authorizes medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the computing device;
• transmitting the medical information about the given one of the patients to the computing device over the data network;
• and
• controlling visibility of the medical information about the given one of the patients at the computing device.

A computer system for managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the computer system comprising at least one processor and computer-readable memory and being configured to:

• communicate with the source systems over the data network;
• receive a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• determine that the given one of the patients authorizes medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the computing device;
• transmit the medical information about the given one of the patients to the computing device over the data network;
• and
• control visibility of the medical information about the given one of the patients at the computing device.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions executable by at least one processor of at least one computer for managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the instructions being configured to cause the at least one computer to:

• communicate with the source systems over the data network;
• receive a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• determine that the given one of the patients authorizes medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the computing device;
• transmit the medical information about the given one of the patients to the computing device over the data network;
• and
• control visibility of the medical information about the given one of the patients at the computing device.

A method of managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the method comprising executing with at least one processor a plurality of steps comprising:

• communicating with the source systems over the data network;
• receiving a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• determining that the given one of the patients authorizes medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the computing device;
• transmitting the medical information about the given one of the patients to the computing device over the data network;
• and
• authenticating a user of the computing device prior to every instance of showing the medical information about the given one of the patients at the computing device.

A method of managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the method comprising executing with at least one processor a plurality of steps comprising:

• communicating with the source systems over the data network;
• receiving a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• determining that the given one of the patients authorizes medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the computing device;
• transmitting the medical information about the given one of the patients to the computing device over the data network;
• and
• rendering the medical information about the given one of the patients invisible at the computing device after the medical information about the given one of the patients is shown at the computing device.

A method of managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the method comprising executing with at least one processor a plurality of steps comprising:

• communicating with the source systems over the data network;
• receiving a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• determining that the given one of the patients authorizes medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the computing device;
• transmitting the medical information about the given one of the patients to the computing device over the data network;
• and
• deleting the medical information about the given one of the patients from the computing device after the medical information about the given one of the patients is shown at the computing device.

A method of managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the method comprising executing with at least one processor a plurality of steps comprising:

• communicating with the source systems over the data network;
• receiving a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• determining that the given one of the patients authorizes medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the computing device;
• transmitting the medical information about the given one of the patients to the computing device over the data network;
• and
• noting if the medical information about the given one of the patients was not viewed at the computing device after a set period of time.

A method of managing health records regarding patients, the health records being stored in source systems distributed in a data network, the method comprising executing with at least one processor a plurality of steps comprising:

• communicating with the source systems over the data network;
• receiving a request to view at least one of the health records regarding a given one of the patients at a third-party computing device remote from the source systems over the data network;
• obtaining an authorization from a personal computing device of the given one of the patients over the data network that authorizes the medical information about the given one of the patients conveyed by the at least one of the health records regarding the given one of the patients to be shown at the third-party computing device;
• transmitting the medical information about the given one of the patients to the third-party computing device over the data network.