This project involves the development of an application through which doctors can obtain and share essential patient information and can view aggregate patient data. Currently, access to a patient's history regarding previous medical problems, previous surgery, medications, allergies and other factors is often difficult or obtainable only from a patient's recollection. Now as more hospitals and doctor's offices are automated, this information is available electronically, but is not accessible by other doctors and is often only viewed through some proprietary software so it can not be shared.
The final product is a site where health care workers can access important patient information, the non-emergency access can be controlled, and all access would be tracked. Security and privacy of such a system is of paramount importance. HIPAA rules protect patient's information and also allow a patient to dictate who can access this information.