TW202013389A - Passive medical data exchanging cloud system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A passive medical data exchanging cloud system and method based on blockchain concept are provided. The system includes a cloud server, a requester server and a data provider server. The cloud server includes a central processing unit and a register unit connected to the central processing unit; the requester server is connected with the cloud server through the internet and generates a request signal which is transmitted to the cloud server through the internet; the data provided server is connected to the cloud server through the internet and obtains the request signal from the cloud server for generating a data signal corresponding to the request signal which is transmitted to the cloud server and stored in the register unit by the central processing unit. Based on the system and the method provided by the instant disclosure, secure data exchange can be achieved.

Description

Passive cloud medical data exchange system and method taking the concept of blockchain

This case is related to a cloud medical data exchange system and method, in particular to a passive cloud medical data exchange system and method with the concept of blockchain.

In response to the international medical device management trend, the Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on October 30, 104 that the single device identification system specification (UDI, Unique Device Identification, UDI specification) for medical devices This enables rapid identification of medical equipment at the user end (eg, in a medical institution). In this way, the identification rate of medical material barcodes (UDI codes) can be significantly improved, which in turn helps hospitals to successfully introduce automatic identification (barcode) applications.

In addition to the above advantages, the medical device single identification system specification can be used in practice to establish an information exchange bridge between medical institutions, medical device suppliers, and government units. Specifically, through UDI regulations, medical institutions, medical device suppliers and government units can achieve the tracking and tracing of medical devices by establishing a data exchange system, and confirm the medical device circulation status, thereby further ensuring the use of medical devices Security.

However, in the prior art, cloud data sharing or exchange servers are mostly used to exchange data between two parties or multiple parties. Existing systems that use cloud data sharing or exchange servers use cloud servers with active data exchange functions as cloud data sharing or exchange servers, and most of these systems include storage units built in the cloud. , Used to store data for different users to exchange.

In detail, for existing systems, when information sharing or information exchange is performed, the party requesting information usually makes a request to the party providing information through a cloud server to obtain the information corresponding to the above request. In other words, the cloud server is actively sharing and exchanging data. However, when the request for active data sharing and exchange is passed to the party providing information (such as a medical institution), the security concerns of data sharing and exchange are often increased through the verification of the network security mechanism of the party providing information .

In addition, when the data to be shared and exchanged is stored in a storage unit built in the cloud, the security risk will also be greatly increased. In particular, when the party providing the information is a medical institution and other users with high information confidentiality needs, it is urgent to avoid storing the data for a long time outside the internal network of the medical institution, especially if it may be used by others In the cloud server accessed by the user.

Therefore, there is still a need to provide a cloud medical data exchange system and method to solve the above problems.

In view of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a passive cloud medical data exchange system based on the concept of blockchain, which includes a cloud server and a request server data provider server. The cloud server includes a central processor and a temporary storage unit connected to the central processor. The requesting server is connected to the cloud server through a network, the requesting server generates a request message, and the request message is transmitted to the cloud server through the network. The data provider server is connected to the cloud server through a network, and the data provider server obtains the request message from the cloud server through the network and generates a corresponding to the request message Information message. The data message is transmitted to the cloud server through the network and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit by the central processor. The data message temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit is obtained by the requesting server through the network, so that the cloud server, the requesting server, and the data providing server have A data link.

The present invention further provides a passive cloud medical data exchange method based on the concept of blockchain, which includes the following steps: generating a request message through a request server and transmitting the request message to a cloud through the network A server, wherein the cloud server includes a central processing unit and a temporary storage unit connected to the central processing unit; through a data provider server to obtain the request from the cloud server through the network Message, and generates a data message corresponding to the request message, wherein the data provider server transmits the data message to the cloud server through the network, and the data message is sent by the central The processor is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit; and the data message temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit is downloaded from the cloud server through the network through the requesting server, so that the cloud server, all A data link is formed between the requesting server and the data providing server.

The main technical means of the present invention is that through the configuration of the cloud server, the request server and the data provider server, the passive cloud medical data exchange system and method based on the concept of the blockchain provided by the present invention can make the cloud In the process of data exchange, the server operates in a passive manner, and can avoid the risk of long-term storage of data with high confidentiality in the cloud. In this way, the data on the requesting server and the data providing server can be established under the condition of ensuring information security by forming a block between the requesting server and the data providing server and forming a data chain that trusts each other Sharing and interactive coordination mechanism.

S‧‧‧System

1‧‧‧ cloud server

11‧‧‧ CPU

12‧‧‧Temporary storage unit

2‧‧‧Request server

21‧‧‧ supplier barcode information maintenance module

22‧‧‧Supplier notification management module

23‧‧‧ supplier inventory management module

3‧‧‧Data provider server

31‧‧‧ Barcode information maintenance module for medical institutions

32‧‧‧Consumed modules in medical institutions

33‧‧‧ warehouse inventory management module

1 is a functional block diagram of a system provided by an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is another functional block diagram of a system provided by an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method provided by an embodiment of the present invention Figure.

The following is a specific embodiment to illustrate the implementation of the "medical device identification and management system and method" disclosed by the present invention. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments. Various details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are merely schematic illustrations, not drawn according to actual sizes, and will be described first. The following embodiments will further describe related technical contents of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed contents are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention.

First, please refer to Figures 1 and 2. 1 is a functional block diagram of a passive cloud medical data exchange system S based on a blockchain concept provided by an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is another functional block diagram of the system S provided by an embodiment of the present invention . In detail, compared to FIG. 1, the functional block diagram of FIG. 2 further illustrates the functional modules that the system S may further include.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system S of the present invention includes a cloud server 1, a request server 2 and a data provider server 3. Both the request server 2 and the data provider server 3 are connected to the cloud server 1 via the network. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, in the embodiment provided by the present invention, the cloud server 1 may be a passive data exchange server, and includes a central processing unit 11 and a temporary storage unit 12 connected to the central processing unit. In detail, the cloud server 1 is a cloud server that performs data exchange in a passive manner, that is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the cloud server 1 does not actively generate or transmit data exchange requests, nor does it actively initiate from other Download data on the server side. The technical content related to data exchange by the cloud server 1 will be described later.

In addition, the cloud server 1 does not include the cloud database commonly used in the prior art. Different from the prior art, the system S provided by the present invention utilizes the concept of blockchain and uses a decentralized database, that is, the database is distributed in one or more data providers, rather than in The cloud server 1 of the data exchange center.

Please also refer to Figures 1 and 2. As mentioned above, the request server 2 is connected to the cloud server 1 through the network. The request server 2 can be used to generate a request message, and the request message is transmitted to the cloud server 1 through the network. On the other hand, the data provider server 3 is also connected to the cloud server 1 via the network. The data provider server 3 can be used to obtain the request message from the cloud server 1 through the network and generate a data message corresponding to the request message. Furthermore, the data message is transmitted from the data provider server 3 to the cloud server 1 via the network, and is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12 by the central processor 11 of the cloud server 1. The data message temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12 can be obtained by the requesting server 2 through the network.

As mentioned above, in the passive cloud medical data exchange system S based on the concept of blockchain provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the request server 2 may be installed in a medical institution (such as a hospital or clinic) and supplied The provider (such as a medical equipment supplier) is located in one of the bases, and the data provider server 3 may be installed in the other of the medical institution and the supplier base. In other words, when the request server 2 is installed in a medical institution, the data provider server 3 may be installed in the supplier's base; and when the request server 2 is installed in the supplier base, the data is provided The end server 3 may be installed in a medical institution. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments, the requesting server 2 may be installed in a government unit.

Specifically, both the requesting server 2 and the data providing server 3 can have the functions of sending and receiving messages. The requesting server 2 is used to generate and send a request message. The request message is sent to the cloud server 1 via the network. For example, the request message generated by the requesting server 2 is used to request the corresponding data from the data providing server 3. For example, the request message may be used to request the data providing server 3 to provide information about the consumption status, inventory status, or other related usage status of the medical device.

Next, the data provider server 3 automatically downloads the request message stored in the temporary storage unit 12 of the cloud server 1 according to a predetermined time interval. In other words, in the system S provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the cloud server 1 does not actively send the request message to the data provider server 3, but the data provider server 3 actively confirms the cloud server 3 If there is a request message, if so, the data provider server 3 downloads the request message and processes it.

As mentioned above, the data provider server 3 is used to generate the corresponding data message according to the downloaded request message, and send the data message to the cloud server 1, and the CPU 11 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12. It is worth mentioning that the central processor 11 of the cloud server 1 can also periodically clear the temporary storage in the temporary storage unit 12 according to a predetermined period after temporarily storing the data message from the data provider server 3 in the temporary storage unit 12 Information message. In detail, the cloud server 1 can provide the function of temporarily storing data messages. The length of the predetermined period can be set by the user. For example, the central processor 11 of the cloud server 1 can clear (delete) the data messages temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12 at midnight (0 o'clock) every day. In this way, the system S provided by the embodiment of the present invention can greatly reduce the time that data messages stay in the cloud (the temporary storage unit of the cloud server 1), thereby reducing the security risk.

In addition, the aforementioned data information provided by the data providing server 3 may include at least one of medical equipment consumption information, medical equipment inventory information, and medical equipment coding information. In other words, the data message can cover various related information about the medical device, and the data message can correspond to the request message provided by the requesting server 2. For example, when the request message provided by the requesting server 2 is used to request information about the inventory of a specific medical device, the data message provided by the data providing server 3 may include medical device inventory information. In this way, the requesting server 2 can perform other related operations based on the medical device inventory information, such as arranging the replenishment schedule of the medical device.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 again. Through the aforementioned design of the cloud server 1, the request server 2 and the data provider server 3, there is a data link between the cloud server 1, the request server 2 and the data provider 3 server. In fact, through the configuration of the passive data exchange server, namely the cloud server 1, the request server 2 and the data provider server 3 can achieve the effect of data transmission or data exchange.

Next, one of the request server 2 and the data provider server 3 includes the supplier barcode information maintenance module, the supplier warehouse notification management module and the supplier warehouse management module, and the request server The device 2 and the other server 3 of the data provider include a bar code information maintenance module of the medical institution, a consumption module of the medical institution, and a warehouse inventory management module of the medical institution.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the requesting server 2 may further include a supplier barcode information maintenance module 21, a supplier warehouse notification management module 22, and a supplier warehouse inventory management module 23, and the data is provided The end server 3 includes a medical institution bar code information maintenance module 31, a medical institution consumption module 32, and a medical institution warehouse management module 33. The modules with different functions in the above-mentioned data providing server 3 can be used to manage different data in medical institutions. However, it should be noted that the content shown in FIG. 2 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, the passive cloud medical data exchange method based on the concept of blockchain provided by the present invention will be described.

Please refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a passive cloud medical data exchange method based on the concept of blockchain provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: generating a request message through the request server 2 and transmitting the request message through the network To the cloud server 1, wherein the cloud server 1 includes a central processing unit 11 and a temporary storage unit 12 connected to the central processing unit 11 (step S100 ); Obtain the request message and generate a data message corresponding to the request message, wherein the data provider server 3 transmits the data message to the cloud server 1 through the network, and the data message is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit by the central processor 11 12 (step S102); and download the data message temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12 from the cloud server 1 through the network through the request server 2 so that the cloud server 1, the request server 2 and the data provider server A data link is formed between the devices 3 (step S104).

Specifically, the passive cloud medical data exchange method provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be executed by the aforementioned passive cloud medical data exchange system S based on the concept of blockchain. Therefore, for each component or element used in the method, please refer to the foregoing description and related drawings.

In the following, in conjunction with various steps, a specific embodiment will be used to describe the passive cloud medical data exchange method based on the concept of blockchain provided by the embodiments of the present invention. In a specific embodiment, the request server 2 is installed in the supplier's base, and the data provider server 3 is installed in the medical institution. When the supplier wants to be able to exchange data with the medical institution, for example, if he wants to obtain the inventory status of specific medical equipment in the medical institution, he can use the passive cloud medical data exchange based on the concept of the blockchain provided by the present invention The system S and method achieve the goal. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

First, in step S100, the requesting server 2 generates a request message and transmits the request message to the cloud server 1 through the network. In a specific embodiment, the supplier generates the request message through the request server 2. Then, the request message is transmitted from the requesting server 2 to the cloud server 1 through the network. At this time, the cloud server 1 receives the request message, and the central processor 11 can store the request message in the temporary storage unit 12.

As mentioned above, since in the present invention, the cloud server 1 serves as a passive data exchange server, it does not actively send the request message to the data provider server 3. In contrast, in step S102, the medical institution obtains the request message from the cloud server 1 (eg, the temporary storage unit 12 of the cloud server 1) through the data provider server 3 through the network. In this way, the data provider server 3 actively confirms whether there is a request message in the cloud server 1 through the network.

In addition, the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention may further include the following steps: the data provider server 3 automatically downloads the request message stored in the temporary storage unit 12 of the cloud server 1 according to a predetermined time interval. For example, the data provider server in the medical institution's mainland can confirm whether there is a request message in the cloud server 1 according to a predetermined time interval, such as every 6 hours, every 8 hours, every 12 hours, or every 24 hours. The request message is downloaded after confirmation. In other words, in the present invention, the request server 2 does not actively send a request message to the data provider server 3, but the request message is first stored in the cloud (cloud server 1) and then provided by the data The end server 3 actively confirms and downloads the request message. In this way, the method and system S provided by the embodiments of the present invention can effectively improve the security of information exchange and simplify the complexity of data procedures. For example, the present invention can eliminate the use of complicated identity authentication procedures and other techniques commonly used in the prior art, thereby achieving the purpose of fast, safe and effective data exchange.

Next, also in step S102, the data provider server 3 generates a corresponding data message according to the downloaded request message. In fact, after the data provider server 3 downloads the request message from the cloud server 1, according to the content of the request message, other information modules or databases in the medical institution can generate corresponding data, and then the data provider The server 3 generates data messages and transmits them to the cloud server 1 through the network. The central processor 12 of the cloud server 1 temporarily stores the received data message in the temporary storage unit 12. As mentioned above, the data message includes at least one of medical device consumption information, medical device inventory information, and medical device coding information. The data provider server 3 may include a medical institution bar code information maintenance module 31, a medical institution consumption module 32, and a medical institution warehouse storage management module 33, which are used to provide data of the same or different contents, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

In other words, in step S102, the data message provided by the data provider server 3 is temporarily stored in the cloud server 1, and is not directly transmitted from the data provider server 3 to the request server 2. The cloud server 1 can establish a relay station for data exchange between the request server 2 and the data provider server 3.

It is worth noting that the passive cloud medical data exchange method based on the concept of blockchain provided by the embodiments of the present invention further includes the following steps: The central processor 11 periodically clears the data temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 12 according to a predetermined period message. In detail, one of the technical means of the embodiment of the present invention includes storing the data message in the cloud server 1 temporarily. Compared with the prior art, a cloud database is established in the cloud, the technical means of the embodiments of the present invention can further ensure information security.

For example, the central processor 11 of the cloud server 1 can clear (delete) the data messages temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12 at midnight (0 o'clock) every day. Therefore, the predetermined period may be every 4 hours, every 6 hours, every 8 hours, every 12 hours, or every 24 hours. In this way, the system S provided by the embodiment of the present invention can greatly reduce the time that the data message stays in the cloud (the temporary storage unit of the cloud server 1), thereby reducing the security risk.

Next, please refer to Figure 3 again. In step S104, the supplier may download the data message temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12 from the cloud server 1 through the network through the requesting server 2 through the network. In other words, the requesting server 2 actively confirms whether the temporary storage unit 12 of the cloud server 1 stores data messages. In this way, a data link is formed between the cloud server 1, the request server 2 and the data provider server 3.

The above is only one specific embodiment of the present invention. In other specific embodiments, the request-end server 2 may also be installed in a government unit. In this way, the system S and the method provided in the embodiments of the present invention can be used to monitor the specific medical treatment in the medical institution by the government unit. The effect of the use status of equipment (or drugs). However, the present invention is not limited to this.

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In summary, the beneficial effect of the present invention is that the passive cloud medical data exchange system S and method based on the concept of blockchain provided by the embodiments of the present invention can be accessed through the "cloud server 1" and "request server "2" and "data-providing server 3" design and mutual technical means, and data exchange in a more secure environment.

In detail, the system S and the method provided in the embodiments of the present invention use a passive data exchange server as the cloud server 1, and the request message provided by the request server 2 is stored in the cloud server 1 for data. The provider server 3 actively confirms and downloads, and the data message provided by the data provider server 3 is temporarily stored in the cloud server 1 for the request server 2 to download and obtain. Still further, the data messages temporarily stored in the cloud server 1 can be periodically cleared according to a predetermined period, further enhancing the security of the information.

It is worth emphasizing that the present invention uses the concept of blockchain, and then uses a decentralized database, which means that the data in the database is stored on different users before sharing (such as stored in a data supply In the end server unit), when the data needs to be transmitted, exchanged or shared, it is only passively obtained by the cloud server, and further obtained by the data requesting server.

The above are only preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

S‧‧‧System

1‧‧‧ cloud server

2‧‧‧Request server

3‧‧‧Data provider server

Claims (12)

A passive cloud medical data exchange system based on the concept of blockchain, including: a cloud server, the cloud server includes a central processor and a temporary storage unit connected to the central processor; a requesting end A server, which is connected to the cloud server through a network, and the requesting server generates a request message, wherein the request message is transmitted to the cloud server through the network; and a data provider An end server, which is connected to the cloud server through a network, and the data provider server obtains the request message from the cloud server through the network, and generates a corresponding to the request message Data message, wherein the data message is transmitted to the cloud server via the network, and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit by the central processor; wherein, the temporary storage in the temporary storage unit The data message is obtained by the requesting server through the network, so that there is a data link between the cloud server, the requesting server and the data providing server. The passive cloud medical data exchange system with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 1, wherein the cloud server is a passive data exchange server, and the request server is installed in a medical institution and One of the supplier bases, and the data provider server is installed in the medical institution and the other of the supplier bases. The passive cloud medical data exchange system with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 1, wherein the central processor periodically clears the data messages temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit according to a predetermined period. The passive cloud medical data exchange system with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 1, wherein the data provider server automatically downloads the temporary storage unit of the cloud server according to a predetermined time interval The stored request message. The passive cloud medical data exchange system with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 1, wherein the data message includes at least one of a medical device consumption message, a medical device inventory message, and a medical device coding message . The passive cloud medical data exchange system with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 1, wherein one of the request server and the data provider server includes a supplier barcode information maintenance module , A supplier warehouse notification management module and a supplier warehouse inventory management module, and the other of the requesting server and the data providing server includes a bar code information maintenance module of a medical institution , A medical hospital consumption module and a medical warehouse inventory management module. A passive cloud medical data exchange method based on the concept of blockchain, including the following steps: generating a request message through a requesting server, and transmitting the request message to a cloud server through the network, wherein, The cloud server includes a central processor and a temporary storage unit connected to the central processor; through a data provision server to obtain the request message from the cloud server through the network and generate a corresponding A data message in the request message, wherein the data provider server transmits the data message to the cloud server via the network, and the data message is temporarily stored by the central processor in The temporary storage unit; and downloading data messages temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit from the cloud server through the network through the request server to make the cloud server and the request server A data link is formed with the data provider server. The passive cloud medical data exchange method with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 7, wherein the cloud server is a passive data server, and the request server is installed in a medical institution and a One of the supplier bases, and the data provider server is installed in the medical institution and the other of the supplier bases. The passive cloud medical data exchange method with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 7 further includes the following steps: the central processor periodically clears the data temporarily stored in the temporary storage area according to a predetermined period message. The passive cloud medical data exchange method with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 7 further includes the following steps: the data provider server automatically downloads the temporary data of the cloud server according to a predetermined time interval The request message stored in the storage unit. The passive cloud medical data exchange method with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 7, wherein the data message includes at least one of a medical device consumption message, a medical device inventory message, and a medical device coding message . The passive cloud medical data exchange method with the concept of blockchain as described in claim 7, wherein one of the requesting server and the data providing server includes a supplier barcode information maintenance module , A supplier warehouse notification management module and a supplier warehouse inventory management module, and the other of the requesting server and the data providing server includes a bar code information maintenance module of a medical institution , A medical hospital consumption module and a medical warehouse inventory management module.

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