Apparatus and Method for Medical Information Exchange Consent Policy Data Filtering

An electronic medical record system includes a first electronic medical record system to store a complete medical record for a patient. An electronic medical record appliance is connected to the first electronic medical record system. The electronic medical record appliance includes a medical information exchange consent policy module including instructions executed by a processor to supply to the patient a medical information exchange consent policy interface with selectable medical information exchange consent policy elements, receive selected medical information exchange consent policy elements from the patient, accept from a second electronic medical record system a medical record request for the patient, filter the complete medical record for the patient in accordance with the selected medical information exchange consent policy elements to form a consent filtered medical record and transfer the consent filtered medical record to the second electronic medical record system.