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Abstract

Universal internet access to a patient's critical medical records is obtainable by creating an anonymous medical homepage for each patient which is devoid of any personal identifiers. The anonymous medical homepage is hosted on a centralized data server which receives medical information from a participating physician's electronic medical records program. At the time of an office or consultation visit, EMR data is captured by the data center and processed so as to append critical patient medical information to the patient's anonymous homepage. The owner of the anonymous homepage is identified solely by a pseudoname and password, such that the patient's identity is maintained in confidence. A medical alert bracelet or medical alert card, containing the patient's pseudoname and password, gives notice and grants access to an emergency physician in cases where the patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate a scientifically rigorous and detailed medical history.

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