Secure Electronic Health Record Access during an Emergency Medical Event

Secure Electronic Health Record Access during an Emergency Medical Event

Access to Electronic Health Records (EHR) is protected by law in many countries, including the US through HIPAA. During an emergency medical situation however, access to this information by the Emergency Care Team (ECT) may save the life of the Person In Distress (PID). The present invention describ...

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Hauptverfasser: Zhu, Davis, Brooks, David Andrew
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:Access to Electronic Health Records (EHR) is protected by law in many countries, including the US through HIPAA. During an emergency medical situation however, access to this information by the Emergency Care Team (ECT) may save the life of the Person In Distress (PID). The present invention describes a system and method for managing the access to EHRs based on the membership in a pre-established ECT and the communication status of the ECT Members during an Emergency Event. This invention includes a method of Encryption key exchange to ensure EHRs are only shared with authorized participants during the emergency event. This system and method further provides for the secure and immutable recording of the individuals who accessed the EHRs during this emergency event.