Health Database Updating via Intermediary PHR System
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Solution Overview
Problem
In a distributed medical treatment system, existing electronic medical record (EMR) systems struggle to efficiently manage and update medical information across multiple specialized centers and healthcare professionals, leading to difficulties in accessing and storing relevant medical data for patients.
Innovation Solution
A health database system that assesses medical updates for relevance and stores them in a patient-centric database, using a combination of electronic devices and distributed ledger technology to ensure secure and up-to-date patient information, allowing for the integration of data from multiple sources and providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If EMR systems are used to store medical information in a distributed system, then medical information can be stored electronically, but access to medical information becomes increasingly difficult for various healthcare parties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a personal health record (PHR) system that acts as an intermediary between multiple healthcare providers and the patient's medical information. The PHR consolidates data from various EMR systems and provides a unified access point, thereby improving information accessibility without increasing the complexity of individual EMR systems. The PHR serves as a mediator that manages data aggregation, normalization, and distribution to authorized parties.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple data generating systems are used to provide medical data, then comprehensive patient information is available, but managing and updating the information becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal PHR system that can interface with multiple different data generating systems (hospitals, clinics, labs, imaging centers) through standardized protocols. The PHR performs multiple functions including data aggregation, validation, normalization, and distribution, thereby managing comprehensive patient information from diverse sources without proportionally increasing management complexity. The system adapts to different data formats and sources while maintaining a consistent interface.
3Ease of operation
If a patient-controlled PHR is used, then patients can control their data, but updating the PHR with new information becomes challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated mechanisms where the PHR system itself performs the work of updating. When new medical information is generated at participating healthcare facilities, the system automatically retrieves, validates, and updates the PHR without requiring manual patient intervention. The patient maintains control through authorization settings and access permissions, while the system handles the tedious updating process autonomously, thereby maintaining ease of operation while improving update efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments are directed to a health database system. The health database system receives health data relating to a patient and medical updates from multiple data generating systems. The system determines if a received medical update is relevant for the patient, and, if so, store the medical update in a database storage associated with the determined patient.