Diagnostic image security system
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1. A method for restricting unauthorised access to an image of a patient'"'"'s diagnostic physiological medical record, the method including the following steps:
- (a) storing patient identification data in a first database;
(b) storing a diagnostic image of a diagnostic physiological medical record associated with the patient in a second database, wherein the diagnostic image of the diagnostic physiological medical record is unique to the patient;
(c) generating by a processor an image derived key including a unique pixel sequence sample generated from a selection of graphical elements derived from the diagnostic image;
(d) assigning the patient with the image derived key;
(e) providing the image derived key to a user authorised by the patient or a person designated by the patient to authorise access to the diagnostic image;
(f) indexing each of the patient identification data stored in the first database and the diagnostic image stored in the second database by associating the image derived key with said each of the patient identification data and the diagnostic image; and
(g) securely retrieving, by a processor, the diagnostic image by matching the image derived key provided by the user authorised by the patient or the person designated by the patient to the indexed patient identification data and the indexed diagnostic image.
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Abstract
A method for restricting unauthorized access to a patient'"'"'s diagnostic images is provided.
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1. A method for restricting unauthorised access to an image of a patient'"'"'s diagnostic physiological medical record, the method including the following steps:
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(a) storing patient identification data in a first database; (b) storing a diagnostic image of a diagnostic physiological medical record associated with the patient in a second database, wherein the diagnostic image of the diagnostic physiological medical record is unique to the patient; (c) generating by a processor an image derived key including a unique pixel sequence sample generated from a selection of graphical elements derived from the diagnostic image; (d) assigning the patient with the image derived key; (e) providing the image derived key to a user authorised by the patient or a person designated by the patient to authorise access to the diagnostic image; (f) indexing each of the patient identification data stored in the first database and the diagnostic image stored in the second database by associating the image derived key with said each of the patient identification data and the diagnostic image; and (g) securely retrieving, by a processor, the diagnostic image by matching the image derived key provided by the user authorised by the patient or the person designated by the patient to the indexed patient identification data and the indexed diagnostic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for restricting unauthorized access to an image of a patient'"'"'s diagnostic physiological medical record, the system including:
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(a) a computer storage medium comprising a first database for storing patient identification data and a second database for storing a diagnostic image of a diagnostic physiological medical record associated with the patient, wherein the diagnostic image of the diagnostic physiological medical record is unique to the patient; (b) a computer processor for generating an image derived key including a unique pixel sequence sample generated from a selection of graphical elements from the diagnostic image; (c) a transmission component for providing the image derived key to a user authorized by the patient or person designated by the patient to authorise access to the diagnostic image; (d) an indexing component for indexing each of the patient identification data stored in the first database and the diagnostic image stored in the second database by associating the image derived key with said each of the patient identification data and the diagnostic image; and (e) an image matching processor for securely retrieving the diagnostic image by matching the image derived key provided by the user authorised by the patient or the person designated by the patient to the indexed patient identification data and the indexed diagnostic image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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