Clinical Data Interchange Framework for Multi-Protocol EHR Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing healthcare IT systems lack interoperability, necessitating complex and costly software solutions for exchanging clinical data across heterogeneous electronic health record systems due to the absence of a standardized format and varying access protocols.
Innovation Solution
A clinical data access system that communicates with multiple remote databases using linkage information and data modeling templates to identify and retrieve data across different protocols, applying necessary conversions and translations to provide unified access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vendor-specific solutions and healthcare IT standards are used to facilitate data exchange, then interoperability between heterogeneous systems is improved, but device complexity and development costs increase due to non-interoperability of these standards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a standardized intermediary framework that mediates between heterogeneous healthcare systems. This framework includes standardized data exchange formats and protocols that act as a common language, allowing different vendor-specific systems to interoperate without requiring complex custom integration solutions for each pair of systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal data exchange framework that can handle multiple healthcare data formats and protocols through a single standardized interface. This multi-functional approach allows one system to communicate with various heterogeneous systems using the same standardized protocols, eliminating the need for multiple specialized integration solutions.
2Reliability
If software modules are re-implemented for each protocol to handle data exchanges, then protocol-specific functionality is improved, but development and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data exchange functionality into standardized, reusable protocol handlers that can be independently implemented and maintained. Each protocol is handled through a modular component that follows standardized interfaces, allowing reliable protocol-specific functionality while reducing development costs through code reuse and simplifying maintenance through standardized update procedures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If no standardized format is used for health records, then flexibility in data storage is improved, but data exchange efficiency deteriorates due to lack of interoperability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing each healthcare system to store data in its preferred local format while maintaining a standardized interface for data exchange. The standardized format is applied only at the boundaries where systems interact, while internal storage formats can vary according to each system's requirements, thus preserving both flexibility and efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
A method (100) for accessing clinical data using a clinical data access system in communication with a plurality of remote clinical data databases comprising two or more different access protocols, comprising: (i) receiving (120) an access request for clinical data in one or more of the remote clinical data databases about one or more subjects; (ii) obtaining (130) linkage information for the one or more subjects; (iii) obtaining (140) one or more data modeling templates that specify protocol-specific data fields to be retrieved from the one or more remote clinical data databases; (iv) instantiating (150) a protocol-specific network socket for an identified one of the plurality of remote clinical data data-bases; (v) retrieving (160) clinical data about the one or more subjects from the identified one of the plurality of remote clinical data databases; and (v) providing (190) the retrieved clinical data about the one or more subjects.