US 2019/0087542 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-REGION PATIENT DATA MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

Abstract

A multiple zone and global-based architecture able to address security and privacy concerns and requirements that arise when managing patient data, communicating with patients, and engagement with patients is described. A primary motivation for the various embodiments centers around the security, privacy, and protection of health and healthcare-related data that can be linked or identifiable with a specific patient. Governments agencies at different levels in a growing number of countries are proposing guidelines and enacting regulations and laws that specifically address security, protection, and privacy of health data relating to individuals. The zone-based system of the present invention facilitates abiding by the myriad data privacy regulations and allows for customizing rules to meet regional standards as they change.

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A method of managing patient data, the method comprising:

connecting with a client database to access client data stored on a client server in a first zone in a geographic region;
examining the client data to identify recently modified data, wherein the the recently modified client data is converted from a pre-existing format to a service-provider format;
storing the converted recently modified data in a service-provider application storage are in the first zone;
applying a data privacy rule set to the client data wherein said rule set is specific to the geographic region;
and
applying the rule set to the recently modified data in the service-provider format.

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System and method for cross-region patient data management and communication

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