Reliability, Security, and Authenticity of Meta Medical Image Archive for the Integrated Healthcare Enterprise
Abstract
Meta-management using broker concept has been increasingly accepted for interconnecting multiple Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) via global network in the Integrated Healthcare Enterprise (IHE). An example of multiple PACS integration is the planned project entitled "U.S. Army Virtual Radiology Environment (USAVRE)", announced by the U.S. military. We propose methods to enhance this broker-based meta-management approach in the aspects of interchange and information protection for medical images within an IHE. The proposed project will use our existing asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network and the being implemented next generation internet (NGI) to interconnect four hospitals with different clinical settings in Northern California. Our study consists of two major components. The first component is to develop a meta medical image archive (MMlA) prototype system as the testbed to simulate the mete-management of multiple PACS in an IHE environment. The second component is to implement a comprehensive information protection infrastructure based on reliability, security, and authenticity for multi-PACS medical images on top of MMIA. We will evaluate the two components in both technical and clinical aspects. Results from this study will provide important guidelines in multiple PACS integration to support healthcare delivery systems for the IHE.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA415805
Entities
People
- Robert Gould
Organizations
- University of California Regents