EMR Transfer System with Intermediary Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The transfer of electronic medical records is complicated by lack of interoperability among systems, time-consuming patient authorization processes, and non-standardization in medical record content, leading to communication failures and delays.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that uses a software utility to receive user credentials, validate them without external authorization, retrieve and store electronic medical records in a single data repository, and transmit them to receiving provider systems, while reformating the records into a common format to address interoperability issues and eliminate the need for time-consuming authorization processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication and authorization processes are used for EMR transfer, then security and access control are maintained, but time delays and transfer efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining patient authorization through mobile device notifications before the actual EMR transfer is requested. The authorization token is validated in advance, and the system proactively retrieves EMRs from source providers before they are needed, eliminating the need for time-consuming authentication during the transfer process itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authorization server that acts as a mediator between patients, providers, and EMR systems. This server manages authentication tokens and authorization validation, allowing seamless EMR transfers without requiring direct authentication between multiple systems. The intermediary handles security verification efficiently, reducing transfer delays while maintaining security.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate systems are used for EMR management, then system specialization and functionality are improved, but interoperability and communication efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal data exchange standard that enables multiple specialized EMR systems to communicate effectively. The standardized data format and protocol allow different provider systems, patient portals, and repositories to interchange EMRs seamlessly, maintaining the specialized functionality of each system while ensuring reliable interoperability across the entire network.
3Reliability
If comprehensive patient authorization processes are implemented, then data security and patient control are improved, but process complexity and transfer speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables patients to self-manage their EMR sharing preferences through mobile device notifications and selections. Patients can independently authorize specific providers to access their EMRs without requiring complex manual authorization processes. The system automatically manages token validation and provider authorization, significantly reducing process complexity while maintaining comprehensive patient control and data security.
4Ease of operation
If EMR records are stored in multiple separate repositories, then data accessibility and provider autonomy are improved, but data aggregation and analytics capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges EMR data from multiple separate provider repositories into a unified patient record while maintaining the original data locations. The standardized data exchange format allows comprehensive aggregation of EMRs from different providers into a single accessible repository, enabling complete patient information consolidation without compromising provider autonomy or data accessibility at the source.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums store computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive inputs from one or more request sources. The inputs include user credentials to an electronic medical record (EMR) source provider system. The computer instructions, when executed by the processor, also cause the processor to validate the credentials via communication with the EMR source provider system without an external authorization process, retrieve one or more EMRs from the EMR source provider system after the credentials are validated by the EMR source provider system, and store the one or more EMRs in a single data repository.