Connie Brown Doherty

US Patent:

60731060, Jun 6, 2000

Filed:

Oct 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/183687

Inventors:

Michael J. Rozen - Palm Beach Garden FL
Connie B. Doherty - Cincinnati OH
Karen L. Chesko - Cincinnati OH

Assignee:

NEHDC, Inc. - Portland OR

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

Via Internet communications or via phone/fax/mail, a participant is prompted to provide a constant identifier and a selected password. Emergency and confidential categories of medical information are identified, and the participant is prompted to provide personal information in each of the categories and a different personal identification number (E-PIN, C-PIN) for each category. The participant is also prompted to provide an instruction to disclose or to not disclose the personal information in the emergency category in the event a requester of the information is an emergency medical facility and is unable to provide the participant's E-PIN. Alteration of any of the participant's medical information is enabled upon presentation of the participant's identifier and password by the requester. The emergency information or the confidential information is disclosed upon presentation of the participant's identifier and E-PIN or C-PIN. In addition, the emergency information is disclosed to an emergency medical facility verified as such by a service provider in the event the participant has provided an instruction to disclose the emergency information.