Medical emergency-response data management mechanism on wide-area distributed medical information network

A computer program product for providing medical information on a communication network, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving encrypted medical information in a decryption request from a first computer connected to the communication network at a second computer, the second computer being connected to the communication network and holding decryption information;
• determining at the second computer whether or not the second computer holds decryption information for decrypting the encrypted medical information;
• in response to the second computer determining that the second computer holds the decryption information, checking by the second computer with a third computer whether the first computer is authenticated, the third computer being connected to the communication network and performing authentication of the first computer and registration of encryption information for the first computer;
• and
• in response to the first computer being authenticated, the second computer:
• acquiring the encryption information for the first computer from the third computer;
• decrypting the encrypted medical information by using the decryption information to create decrypted medical information;
• encrypting the decrypted medical information by using the encryption information to create encrypted decrypted medical information;
• and
• sending the encrypted decrypted medical information to a sender that has sent the encrypted medical information.

A system for providing medical information on a communication network, the system comprising:

• a first computer being connected to the communication network and issuing a request for decrypting encrypted medical information;
• a third computer being connected to the communication network and performing authentication of the first computer and registration of encryption information for the first computer;
• and
• a second computer connected to the communication network, the second computer comprising:
• a decryption information holding section holding decryption information;
• a receiving section for receiving encrypted medical information in a decryption request from the first computer;
• a determination section for determining whether or not decryption information for decrypting the encrypted medical information is held in the decryption information holding section;
• an authentication check section for, when the determination section determines that the decryption information is held, checking with the third computer whether or not the first computer is authenticated and, when the first computer is authenticated, acquiring the encryption information for the first computer from the third computer;
• a decryption section for decrypting the encrypted medical information by using the decryption information held in the decryption information holding section;
• an encryption section for using the encryption information acquired by the authentication check section to encrypt the medical information decrypted by the decryption section;
• and
• a sending section for sending the decrypted medical information encrypted by the encryption section to a sender that has sent the encrypted medical information.