Electronic Message Data Transfer with Unique References
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic messaging systems often lose semantic data and metadata when transferring medical data, which can lead to misinterpretation or loss of context, particularly when sharing patient records between healthcare providers.
Innovation Solution
The system transfers data via unique references that specify the location of the data, allowing recipients to retrieve and duplicate the original data with its associated metadata, ensuring that the context and meaning are preserved during transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data is transferred as file attachments in electronic messages, then the data can be sent and received, but the semantic data and metadata are lost or misinterpreted
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a persistent copy of the original data with its semantic data and metadata when the recipient requests it through the reference link. This ensures the copied data maintains all contextual information while allowing the original to remain unchanged in its source system.
Solution Approach 2:
A unique reference identifier acts as an intermediary between the sender's data system and the recipient. This reference contains encoded information about the data's location and characteristics, enabling the recipient to retrieve the complete data package without directly handling the original file.
2Quantity of substance
If complete data files are attached to electronic messages, then all data is transferred, but the message size increases and retrieval becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential identifying information (unique reference) from the complete data file and places it in the electronic message. The full data is then retrieved on-demand from its source system using this reference, significantly reducing initial message size while maintaining access to complete data when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-generates unique references for data items before they are shared. These references contain pre-encoded information about data location, type, and access parameters, enabling rapid retrieval without requiring the recipient to search or process large file attachments.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If data is stored locally after receiving electronic messages, then the recipient has permanent access, but duplicate data storage increases
Solution Approach 1:
When a recipient needs permanent access to data, the system creates a controlled copy in the recipient's system. This copy is generated on-demand from the original data source using the unique reference, ensuring data freshness while allowing the recipient to store only what they actually need for their specific purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the state of data from centralized original to distributed copy based on access patterns. The unique reference enables the system to track which recipients have which data, allowing intelligent management of storage redundancy by copying only when necessary and maintaining the ability to refresh from the source.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to sharing patient care information through electronic messaging. Systems for managing electronic health records may comprise extensive patient information, e.g., names, addresses, insurance coverage and/or other financial arrangements, health conditions, allergies, procedures undergone, and/or tests performed. The invention involves transfer of such information between users. Embodiments of the invention may pass such information by adding to electronic messages pointers that uniquely refer to one or more patient records. Some embodiments may thereby send health information electronically while preserving metadata and/or other meaning associated with the data.