Emergency Medical Data Registry for Unconscious Patient Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to securely and efficiently share emergency medical data with healthcare providers during medical emergencies, particularly when patients are unconscious, due to limitations in existing data access protocols and lack of integration with medical data storage systems.
Innovation Solution
A secure online data sharing network is established, allowing patients to validate and authenticate their identity, consent to share emergency medical data, and provide access to licensed healthcare workers through a smartphone-based system, using multi-factor authentication and a registry for emergency medical data, ensuring secure and timely access to critical health information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing data access protocols are used, then patient privacy is protected, but emergency medical data cannot be accessed timely when patients are unconscious
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining patient consent in advance and storing emergency contact information and medical data in a registry before emergencies occur. When a patient is unconscious, the system can immediately access pre-authorized data without requiring real-time consent, thus resolving the contradiction between privacy protection and timely access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary emergency data registry system that mediates between patient privacy requirements and emergency access needs. The registry acts as a trusted intermediary that holds pre-authorized emergency information and releases it to healthcare providers when needed, eliminating the need for real-time patient interaction while maintaining privacy controls.
2Reliability
If multi-factor authentication is implemented, then data security is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is segmented into multiple independent factors (knowledge-based questions, biometric verification, device identifiers) that can be evaluated separately. This segmentation allows the system to implement robust multi-factor authentication while maintaining modularity and manageability, reducing the perceived complexity through structured organization.
3Productivity
If emergency medical data is made accessible, then patient care quality improves, but risk of data misuse increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements local quality by providing different levels of data access to different authorized entities based on their specific needs and roles. Healthcare providers receive only the minimum necessary emergency information required for treatment, while maintaining stricter access controls for other entities. This selective data disclosure improves care quality while minimizing exposure to misuse risks.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for verifying and validating identifiable attributes of a user includes electronically receiving the attributes of a user and verifying their authenticity. The attributes are also validated by confirming each matches a corresponding evidenced based attribute. An internal unique identity number is assigned in concert with authenticated user attributes. Access to the identifiable attributes having the identifier is only permitted by the user or a designee of the user. A level of confidence is established from a ranking of the validated attributes. An authenticated digital identity is then formed from the identifiable validated attributes, and a level of confidence for the authenticated digital identity is established from the ranking.