Competency based device access

A system for device access control comprising:

• a medical device comprising:
• a network interface coupled to a communication network;
• a memory;
• a user interface;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing instructions from the memory for sending through the communication network a received user identifier from a technician user and a device identifier, the medical device providing functions having associated access control restrictions associated therewith wherein the user interface is configured based on the associated access control restrictions;
• a server comprising:
• a network interface coupled to a communication network;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing instructions from the memory for receiving the user identifier and the device identifier from the medical device coupled to the network, the processor determining one or more parameters for configuring the medical device providing the user identifier to enable or disable functions through the associated user interface of the medical device that are presented to the technician user of the device based on the associated access control restrictions, the parameters determined based upon competencies determined for the associated technician user stored in the server, the competencies being indicative of the technician user's experience with or training for certain functions of the medical device, the competencies defining a level of skill determined for the technician user by a competency checklist, wherein access to the medical device by the technician user is disabled until competencies associated with the technician user are determined and the parameters are provided to the medical device to thereby restrict or permit device functionality based on the competencies such that the technician user is permitted to operate the medical device in certain modes.

A method of medical device access control, the method comprising:

• receiving in a user interface of a device user credentials and a device identifier associated with a technician user of the medical device;
• sending the user credentials and device identifier to a server coupled to a network;
• receiving a response from the server identifying a permission level associated with the technician user, the permission level determined by one or more competencies demonstrated by the technician user and stored in the server required to operate the medical device, the one or more competencies being indicative of the technician user's experience with or training for certain functions of the medical device;
• and
• configuring a user interface of the medical device based upon the received permission level to enable or disable access to one or more functions associated operations of the medical device that are presented to the technician user through the user interface mapped to the one or more demonstrated competencies for the user to restrict or permit device functionality based on the one or more competencies such that the technician user is permitted to operate the medical device in certain modes.