Abstract: A method of collecting input from individuals comprising searching a database containing a plurality of individual's electronic health records (EHRs), assigning a unique patient key to each individual's EHR and removing the individual's identifying characteristics from the EHR with a computer having a memory and a processor operating a HIPAA privacy filter to provide de-identified EHRs, maintaining a confidential record of each individual's identifying characteristics associated with the unique patient key. De-identified EHRs are analyzed to define members of a target group. An electronic communication including a survey is passed through a linker/delinker to link contact information associated with the unique patient key of a member of the target group and sent to a member of the target group. A response from the member is received and passed through the HIPAA privacy filter to associate the response with the unique patient key.

Abstract: A method of collecting input from individuals comprising searching a database containing individual consumer data, assigning a unique customer key to each individual consumer data and removing the identifying characteristics from the individual consumer's data with a computer having a memory and a processor operating a privacy filter to provide de-identified individual consumer data, maintaining a confidential record of each individual consumer's identifying characteristics associated with the unique customer key. De-identified individual consumer data are analyzed to define members of a target group. An electronic communication including a survey is passed through a linker/delinker to link contact information associated with the unique customer key of a member of the target group, sending the electronic communication to a member of the target group. A response from the member is received and passed through the privacy filter to associate the response with the unique customer key.