METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING HEALTH INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DATA SHARING RULES

摘要

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the sharing of health information between entities in accordance with data sharing rules effective for the entities. In the context of a method, a request is received to share health information of a patient between at least two entities. The method determines a data sharing group of which the at least two entities are members and determines data sharing rules for health information to be shared between members of the data sharing group of which the at least two entities are members. The method also shares the health information of the patient between the at least two entities in accordance with the data sharing rules.