Diagnostic image security system
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Abstract
A method for restricting unauthorised access to a patient'"'"'s diagnostic images. Patient identification data is stored in a first database and diagnostic images associated with the patient are stored in a remote second database. The patient is issued with an access code which is provided to a user who is authorised by the patient to access the patient'"'"'s diagnostic image. Use of the access code permits an authorised user to match the patient identification data retrieved from the first database with the associated diagnostic image stored in the second database.
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38 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method for restricting unauthorised access to a patient'"'"'s diagnostic images, the method including the following steps:
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(a) storing patient identification data in a first database;
(b) storing a diagnostic image associated with the patient in a second database;
(c) issuing the patient with an access code; and
(d) providing the access code to a user authorised by the patient or a person designated by the patient to authorise access to the patient'"'"'s diagnostic image;
wherein use of the access code permits an authorised user to match the patient identification data retrieved from the first database with the associated diagnostic image stored in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for restricting unauthorised access to a patient'"'"'s diagnostic images, the system including:
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(a) a first database for storing patient identification data;
(b) a second database for storing a diagnostic image associated with the patient;
(c) a processing component for generating an access code to be issued to the patient; and
(d) a transmission component for providing the access code to a user authorised by the patient or a person designated by the patient to authorise access to the patient'"'"'s diagnostic image;
wherein the access code is required by the authorised user to match the patient identification data retrieved from the first database with the associated diagnostic image stored in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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