Diagnostic image security system

a technology of image security and diagnostic image, applied in the field of diagnostic image security system, can solve problems such as mismatching diagnostic images of one patien

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-08
INTELLIRAD SOLUTIONS
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Another security risk, which is unique to the diagnostic imaging industry is the problem of mismatching the diagnostic images of one patient with the patient identification and personal details of another.

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[0033] Referring firstly to FIG. 1, a radiology or other diagnostic imaging centre having a computer based imaging system 10, is located in a hospital or any other suitable healthcare service clinic 12. Patient data including personal identification and contact details are stored in a first patient record database 14. Any diagnostic image associated with the patient 16 including diagnostic images such as radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans and the like, are stored in a second database 18 which is independent from the first database containing patient data 14. The patient's personal data is stored separately from the patient's diagnostic image data files and the personal data and image data is not linked or associated in any way.

[0034] A consulting physician or other authorised user at a remote location 22, accesses the computer based imaging system 10 over the Internet, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) or other s...

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A method for restricting unauthorised access to a patient's diagnostic images. Patient identification data is stored in a first database and diagnostic images associated with the patient are stored in a remote second database. The patient is issued with an access code which is provided to a user who is authorised by the patient to access the patient's diagnostic image. Use of the access code permits an authorised user to match the patient identification data retrieved from the first database with the associated diagnostic image stored in the second database.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention broadly relates to methods and systems for restricting unauthorised access to patient medical records, and more particularly for restricting unauthorised access to diagnostic images. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Diagnostic images generated by medical imaging technologies including radiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized axial tomography (CAT), may be managed by computerised information systems such as Radiology Information Systems or Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS). Such systems enable transmission of diagnostic images to remote physicians, clinics and hospitals. [0003] For hospitals, enabling electronic distribution of diagnostic images overcomes the time, cost, and labour of producing and distributing film images and reports. However, security measures must be implemented to prevent unauthorised access to a patient's personal data. [0004] The risk of patient images being accessed b...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/00G06Q50/00G06F1/00G06F17/30G06F21/00G16H10/60G16H30/20G16Z99/00
CPCG06F21/32G06F19/321G06Q50/22G16H10/60G16H30/20G16Z99/00
Inventor BURTON, DAVID
Owner INTELLIRAD SOLUTIONS
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