Central Patient Access System for Distributed Electronic Health Record Network
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260111598A1 on April 23, 2026, disclosing a system and method for central patient access to a distributed electronic health record (EHR) network. The system comprises multiple EHR systems connected via secure communication links and a central network node that authenticates patient identities and establishes pre-authorized central patient accounts capable of accessing and modifying patient data across all connected EHR systems. The application (No. 19363561) was filed on October 20, 2025, with six named inventors.
“A distributed network of electronic health record systems comprises a plurality of electronic health record systems connected in a network, each of the electronic health record systems adapted to communicate with other electronic health record systems in the network via secure communication links; and a central network node in communication with each of the plurality of electronic health record systems.”
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USPTO published patent application US20260111598A1 titled 'System and Method for Central Patient Access to a Distributed Electronic Health Record System Network.' The application discloses a distributed network architecture where multiple electronic health record systems communicate via secure links, with a central network node providing a patient-facing interface for identity authentication and account establishment. The central patient account is pre-authorized to access each connected EHR system and to initiate changes to patient records.
Affected parties—including healthcare providers, health IT vendors, EHR system developers, and hospital networks implementing interoperable patient portal solutions—should review the disclosed architecture for potential licensing considerations or competitive landscape implications. The patent application's CPC classifications (G06F 21/6245 for privacy-authorization schemes, G06F 16/27 for distributed databases, and G16H 10/60 for health data capture) indicate the invention spans health data security, distributed database interoperability, and patient data management.
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRAL PATIENT ACCESS TO A DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM NETWORK
Application US20260111598A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Inventors
David Fuhrmann, Trevor Berceau, Haruko Okamoto, Zachary Walters, Benjamin Heiligenthal, William Subach
Abstract
A distributed network of electronic health record systems comprises a plurality of electronic health record systems connected in a network, each of the electronic health record systems adapted to communicate with other electronic health record systems in the network via secure communication links; and a central network node in communication with each of the plurality of electronic health record systems. The central network node is configured to display a user interface to a patient, the user interface configured to receive data from the patient to authenticate an identity of the patient; and to establish a central patient account for the patient, the central patient account being pre-authorized to access each of the plurality of electronic health record systems, and to change patient data in an electronic health record associated with the authenticated patient requesting the change.
CPC Classifications
G06F 21/6245 G06F 16/27 G16H 10/60
Filing Date
2025-10-20
Application No.
19363561
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