Healthcare semantic interoperability platform

• US 9,961,156 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Natoli, Joseph D., Kermanshahche, Kristina M., Painter, Joshua, Boucher, Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Chea, Philip
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ahmed, Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US14/304,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20150006612A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,418 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/35 Switches specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A system and method for efficiently linking local databases having different data formats or standards into a network, wherein a content based router is provided between each of the databases and a network “party line” bus and translates data from the respective database into a common canonical form or format so that all information within the network between the content based routers complies with the common canonical form and are validated according to single standard or mechanism, for example when information first enters the network. Also provided is a tracking or audit mechanism whereby each item of information provided with a unique network identifier when it first enters the network, and is also provided with or associated with a local identifier from each local database that originates or accesses the information item and router identifiers of the content based routers corresponding to those local databases.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor configured to validate data for compliance with a canonical standard in accordance with a metric;

a communication port configured to provide a connection between the device and an entity associated with the device; and

a memory configured to store a translation key configured to map information between a first form compliant with the canonical standard and a second form compliant with an information standard of the entity associated with the device,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

transform information that is in the second form into the first form or vice-versa based on the translation key,

validate the transformed information in accordance with the metric, and generate diagnostic information associated with the validate of the transformed information,

indicate, responsive to a failure of a validation of the transformed information in accordance with the metric, that the translation key is inaccurate, and convey the diagnostic information provided by the validate for a determination as to whether the translation key needs to be corrected,

assign or obtain, for each communication transferred through the device between a network device connected with the device and the entity associated with the device, a local identification label that identifies the device and the entity, the local identification label including a device identifier, an entity identifier, and a network identifier, and

transmit, via the communication port, the local identification label to the network device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the communication port is further configured to receive a new communication from any of the entities associated with the device, and wherein the processor is further configured to assign or obtain a unique network identification label for the new communication.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the communication port is further configured to connect with other devices to form a network.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to:

associate the local identification label with the communication;

store, in the memory, a copy of the communication and a copy of the local identification label.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to receive and store, in the memory, local identification labels associated with the communication by the other devices.

6. The device of claim 3, wherein the canonical standard enables structural and semantic standardization or normalization of data within the network.

7. The device of claim 3, wherein all communications between the device and the other device in the network comply with the canonical standard.

8. A computer-readable non-transitory medium having information stored thereon, the information comprising:

a metric for validating data electronically communicated in a network between content-based routers for compliance with a canonical standard;

a translation key configured to map information between a first form compliant with the canonical standard and a second form compliant with an information standard of an entity associated with a content-based router device; and

instructions when executed on a processor cause a processor to;

enable electronic communication between the content-based router device and the entity associated with the content-based router device;

transform information that is in the second form into the first form and vice versa based on the translation key;

validate the transformed information in accordance with the metric and generate associated diagnostic information;

indicate, responsive to a failure of a validation of the transformed information in accordance with the metric, that the translation key is inaccurate, and convey the diagnostic information for a determination as to whether the translation key needs to be corrected,

assign or obtain, for each communication transferred through the content-based router device between a network device connected with the content-based router device and the entity associated with the content-based router device, a local identification label that identifies the content-based router device and the entity, the local identification label including a content-based router device identifier, an entity identifier, and a network identifier, and

transmit, via the communication port, the local identification label to the network device.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

enable receiving a new communication from the entity associated with the content-based router device; and

obtain or assign a unique network identification label for the new communication.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to enable connection between the content-based router device and other content-based router devices forming the network.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

associate the local identification label with the communication;

store, in a memory, a copy of the communication and a copy of the local identification label.