Method for secure physiological data acquisition and storage

A method for secure physiological data acquisition and storage, comprising:

• obtaining by a programming wand an identifier of a physiological monitoring device that is configured to store the identifier within a cryptographic circuit on that device;
• generating by the programming wand a password for accessing physiological monitoring data collected using that device based on at least a portion of the identifier, encrypting the password using a secret key, and loading the encrypted password into the cryptographic circuit;
• loading by the programming wand the secret key into a monitor recorder configured to couple with the device and to obtain the physiological monitoring data using the device, wherein the monitor recorder retrieves the identifier and the password from the device, decodes the password, and offloads the physiological monitoring data together with the identifier and the decoded password;
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• reporting by the programming wand the identifier and the password within the cryptographic circuit to at least one server;
• storing by the at least one server the offloaded physiological monitoring data using the identifier within a secure database;
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• granting by the at least one server access to the physiological monitoring data upon receipt of the decoded password from a user.