System and method for secured sharing of medical data generated by a patient medical device

Abstract

Methods and systems provide for receiving, at a remote server, first data and a first sharing key acquired from a first processor associated with a first medical practice, and receiving, at the remote server, second data and a second sharing key acquired from a second processor associated with a second medical practice. The methods and systems provide for comparing, by the remote server, the first sharing key to the second sharing key, and granting, to the first and second processors by the remote server, access to the first and second data stored in the remote server in response to a successful comparison of the first and second sharing keys. The methods and systems provide for sharing, by the remote server, the first and second data with the first and second processors in response to the grant of access.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, at a remote server, first patient-related data originating from a first medical practice for a patient;   receiving, at the remote server, second patient-related data originating from a second medical practice for the patient;   recognizing, by the remote server, that the first medical practice and the second medical practice are treating the patient;   reviewing, by the remote server, one or more requirements relating to accessing information of the patient on the server; and   automatically forwarding, by the remote server, the first patient-related data to the second medical practice when the one or more requirements are satisfied.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more requirements includes at least one of:
 the remote server receiving authorization from the patient; and   the remote server receiving authorization from the first medical practice.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of recognizing includes comparing a first sharing key provided by the first medical practice to the remote server and a second sharing key provided by the second medical practice to the remote server. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the first patient-related data includes patient medical data and the first sharing key. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the second patient-related data includes patient medical data and the second sharing key. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the first sharing key is obtained by the first medical practice via interrogation of a medical device assigned to the patient. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the medical device assigned to the patient is one of a therapy device and a diagnostic device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the medical device assigned to the patient is one of an implanted medical device and an external medical device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving the first patient-related data includes the remote server receiving the first patient-related data from a first processor of a first medical patient system of the first medical practice. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the step of receiving the second patient-related data includes the remote server receiving the second patient-related data from a second processor of a second medical patient system of the second medical practice. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second medical practices are legally unaffiliated such that the first patient system is distinct from and unavailable to the second patient system. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 initially storing the first patient-related data in a first location of a memory of the remote server; and   initially storing the second patient-related data in a second location of the memory of the remote server, the second location being different from the first location.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 automatically forwarding, by the remote server, the second patient-related data to the first medical practice when the one or more requirements are satisfied.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 granting, to the second medical practice by the remote server, access to data associated with the patient saved in a memory of the remote server.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 granting, to the first medical practice by the remote server, access to the data associated with the patient saved in a memory of the remote server.