Remote Server Medical Data Sharing via Key Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for sharing medical data between different medical practices are antiquated, relying on phone calls, emails, and faxes, which cannot be integrated into patient data systems and are limited to recent information, hindering comprehensive patient care.
Innovation Solution
A system and method where a remote server compares sharing keys from patient medical devices to grant access and share medical data between multiple medical practices, enabling secure and automatic sharing of current, previous, and future data across different clinicians and practices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional methods (phone calls, emails, faxes) are used for sharing medical data, then communication between medical practices is simple and direct, but the data cannot be integrated into patient data systems and is limited to recent information
Solution Approach 1:
A remote server acts as an intermediary between multiple medical practices and patient medical devices. The server receives data uploads from different practices, compares sharing keys to verify authorization, and distributes relevant data to authorized parties. This mediator approach enables comprehensive data integration without requiring direct complex connections between all medical practices.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote server provides multiple functions: receiving data uploads, storing data securely, comparing sharing keys for authorization, and distributing data to authorized medical practices. This multi-functional system replaces multiple separate communication channels (phone, email, fax) with a single universal platform that handles all data sharing needs.
2Reliability
If a remote server with sharing key comparison is implemented, then secure and comprehensive data sharing is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Sharing keys are pre-loaded into patient medical devices before data collection. When data is uploaded to the remote server, the sharing key is automatically compared to verify authorization. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for complex real-time authentication negotiations, as authorization is established in advance through the sharing key comparison mechanism.
3Productivity
If manual data sharing methods are used, then system implementation is simple, but time consumption increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The remote server automatically performs data distribution to authorized medical practices without requiring manual intervention. After a data upload is processed and sharing keys are compared, the server autonomously identifies which practices are authorized to receive the data and distributes it accordingly. This self-service mechanism eliminates manual data forwarding and significantly improves sharing efficiency.
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AI summary
Methods and systems provide for receiving, at a remote server, first data and a first sharing key acquired from a first processor associated with a first medical practice, and receiving, at the remote server, second data and a second sharing key acquired from a second processor associated with a second medical practice. The methods and systems provide for comparing, by the remote server, the first sharing key to the second sharing key, and granting, to the first and second processors by the remote server, access to the first and second data stored in the remote server in response to a successful comparison of the first and second sharing keys. The methods and systems provide for sharing, by the remote server, the first and second data with the first and second processors in response to the grant of access.