Abstract: An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for delivering digital coaching content on a computing device, such as a mobile device. The method includes: receiving, by the mobile device from a server device over an electronic network, data corresponding to a care plan for a patient; displaying a prompt on a display screen of the mobile device, the prompt associated with the care plan for the patient, wherein the prompt requests the patient to provide an input; receiving a first input from the patient in response to the prompt; and displaying digital coaching content on the display screen, wherein the digital coaching content includes at least one recommendation associated with the care plan for the patient that is based on the first input received from the patient.

Abstract: A method for identifying medical diverters includes identifying users having similar job functions. Use data indicative of user access to a medication dispensing system is retrieved and is analyzed to identify periods of use of the system for users. Boundaries of work shifts are determined and users are organized into work shifts based on periods of use. A comparison period is determined. Diversion data indicative of behavior associated with diversion for each user is identified. A diversion score indicative of a likelihood that a user is diverting medication is generated by averaging the data by shifts worked for each user and statistically comparing the averaged data. Diversion scores are combined for a medication type to generate a group score. A consistency factor is determined and an overall score is generated. A determination whether any overall scores exceed an overall threshold is made. Users whose score exceeds the threshold are flagged.

Abstract: Certain examples provide systems and methods to monitor and control hospital operational systems based on occupancy data and medical orders. An example healthcare workflow management and reasoning system includes a workflow engine including a first particularly programmed processor to monitor one or more medical orders from one or more hospital information systems to identify a condition indicating that a first patient in a first room is ready for a clinical activity such as discharge. The example healthcare workflow management and reasoning system includes a sensing component including a second processor to gather occupancy data regarding the first patient in the first room and transmit the occupancy data to the workflow engine. The example workflow engine controls one or more hospital operational systems to trigger cleaning of the first room, lighting settings for the first room, and transportation of a second patient to the first room based on occupancy data from the sensing component.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for notifications and automatic selections based on location proximity. The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system that are contextually aware of a user's proximity to other subjects, hence providing the user with automatically enhanced and improved healthcare workflow. The embodiments of the present invention are useful for improved workflow and enhanced efficiency in healthcare facilities. The contextual awareness is prescriptively providing users with the necessary information based on their location proximity. The information gathered from proximity may be used to aid in the determination of additional improvements to healthcare workflows.

Abstract: A system and method for providing logistical management support of objects for consumption at one or more localities within a facility that sources the objects from a store. The system includes a server that allows subscribers to access relevant parts of datastore providing data on objects in the store. Devices are used by different subscribers to setup templates defining use of the objects in variety of situations in a dynamically scheduled manner. Applications operate on the devices for a particular subscriber to perform a task associated with using objects in accordance with different templates. Each application progresses the subscriber through functions involving the creation or performance of a procedure using the objects in accordance with a template. Some of the applications track the use of objects in real time and update the server and datastore with status information.

Abstract: A system and method tracks touches in a healthcare environment in order to analyze paths of transmission and contamination for the purpose of eliminating and containing transmission of colonizing, drug-resistant pathogens. Touches are identified and tracked with the use of recording devices. Each touch is logged and a touch graph is generated to identify transmission paths.

Abstract: A system and method for automatic coding of medical claims, so as to minimize or eliminate possible human error and oversight that is common with prior art solutions.

Abstract: A computerized system and method that automates diagnosing and prescribing treatment plans for patients with medical conditions, such as: dermatological (e.g. acne, dark spots, anti-aging), high blood pressure, diabetes, pre and post-surgical care, pain management, simple infections, and other medical conditions with standardized treatment protocols. The user inputs data comprising symptoms on their mobile device or a kiosk, e.g. a digital photograph of the user's body and/or face made with the computer's camera. The data is analyzed locally or on a remoter server, and an email is returned comprising the diagnosis and treatment plan. If a doctor's approval is required, the server will electronically communicate with a doctor's office computer, and receive the approval, to include authorization for a medical-drug prescription.

Abstract: A system provides an overview of patient medical condition by automatically converting a financial diagnosis description of a medical condition, into clinical terminology and associating a clinical diagnosis with a patient in a record that persists the association across multiple patient visits for a lifetime type medical condition. A system provides an overview of patient medical condition identifying both long term and short term medical conditions. The system includes a designation processor for designating an identified patient medical condition as being long term in response to user command. At least one repository stores information associating a designated long term patient medical condition with a patient and with a plurality of encounter identifiers identifying corresponding interactions of the patient with a healthcare provider organization and medical conditions associated with the encounters.

Abstract: A tool and method for operating the tool are provided. The tool includes a housing and a power generator, such as a motor, disposed in the housing. The power generator has an operating parameter, such as rotational speed. A trigger member and associated magnet are displaceable relative to the housing. A plurality of sensors each generate an output signal based on movement of the magnet. A controller receives the output signals from the sensors, determines a base digital integer from each of the output signals, concatenates the base digital integers to form a concatenated digital integer. The controller varies the operating parameter based on the concatenated digital integer.

Abstract: A medical instrument includes a remaining visits indicator. The remaining visits indicator visually identifies a number of patient visits that can be completed before recharging the medical instrument.

Abstract: A physiological monitor device is programmed to: store a device ID for the device, the device ID being a number that uniquely identifies the device, the device being configured with the device ID by a user; store a location ID for the device, the location ID identifying a location in a medical facility, the device being configured with the location ID by a user; send the device ID and the location ID to a server computer; after the device ID and the location ID are sent to the server computer, receive a list of patients for the location specified by the location ID; and display the list of patients on the device.

Abstract: Ventilator management systems are provided. In one aspect, a ventilator management system includes a memory that includes an initial configuration profile configured to designate operating parameters for a ventilation device, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive ventilator data from the ventilation device, the ventilator data includes at least one of operating parameters of the ventilation device or physiological statistics of a patient associated with the ventilation device, and determine, based on the ventilator data, a modification to the initial configuration profile for the ventilation device. The processor is also configured to generate a modified configuration profile for the ventilation device based on the determined modification. Methods and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: Evaluating future healthcare event risks of a patient includes receiving, at one or more computers, patient healthcare data for the patient, wherein the patient healthcare data represents a healthcare event and includes one or more healthcare codes, accessing, with the one or more computers, a database that associates the healthcare event and the healthcare codes with risks of potentially preventable healthcare events, and presenting, with the one or more computers, indications of the risks of potentially preventable healthcare events to a user to facilitate mitigation of the risks of potentially preventable healthcare events for the patient.

Abstract: A system and method for providing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation risk notifications in real time or near-real time is described. Rescue and controller medication events are detected by sensors associated with the patient's medicament device/s, and provide a basis to determine to rescue and controller medication use trends for the patient. This data is analyzed to determine the patient's risk for COPD exacerbation after each event, and is used to send notifications to one or both of the patient and their health care provider.

Abstract: Systems for use with a medical device for reducing medical facility readmission risks are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a medical device that is configurable with operating limit parameters for providing testing or treatment to a patient, and a limiting system. The limiting system includes a memory that includes patient-specific information for the patient and a database that includes readmission risk information, and a processor. The processor is configured to compare readmission risk parameters with the patient-specific information, and provide a readmission risk score for integration with medical devices and processes corresponding to the patient. Methods and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for measuring blood pressure, the method comprising: obtaining a pulse waveform of an measured object, and extracting a plurality of characteristic points from the pulse waveform according to a preset rule; selecting and loading a best blood pressure measurement model group from a model library according to a physiological index of the measured object; and operating the best blood pressure measurement model group to obtain blood pressure parameters of the measured object by calculating according to the plurality of characteristic points. Correspondingly, the present invention further provides an embedded device that may implement the above method for measuring blood pressure. The present invention can, according to measured objects of different types, correspondingly select the best blood pressure measurement model group that is suitable for the measured object, so as to obtain the blood pressure parameters that are more precise.

Abstract: In a biological simulation apparatus, an operation unit represents a structure domain where tissues of a biological organ exist by a structure mesh model based on a Lagrange description method and a fluid domain where fluid inside the biological organ exists by an ALE fluid mesh model based on an ALE description method. In a fluid-structure interaction simulation, the operation unit deforms the structure mesh model, and then deforms the ALE fluid mesh model so as to form no gap on a first interface between a domain where a site other than a certain site of the biological organ in the structure domain exists and the fluid domain or no overlap with the structure domain. The operation unit captures a position of a second interface between a domain where the certain site exists and the fluid domain by using the ALE fluid mesh model as a reference.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying and tracking diverters of controlled medications. A system may receive signals indicative of medication dispensing activities by one or more health care providers such as nurses, physicians, or pharmacists. Based on the received signals, the system may determine one or more factor scores for each health care provider. The factor scores may be numerical indicators of potential diversion for corresponding factors related to usage, waste, dosage, or other factors. The factor scores may be combined to determine a total diversion score for each of one or more potential diverters.

Abstract: A method for monitoring medicine dispensing is disclosed. A set of events from an intelligent container is received. The intelligent container belongs to a set of intelligent containers, each container associated with a medicine. It is determined whether the set of events satisfies a rule associated with the intelligent container. If the rule is satisfied, a message is created to be sent to a subscribing device as a result of the determination.

Abstract: Described herein are integrated programs and systems that manage or treat chronic conditions such as elevated cholesterol or elevated blood pressure and other health conditions. The integrated system may include a combination of: a dietary supplement; behavior change messaging through packaging (including use of unit dose packaging) and/or package inserts; video content available through the web or mobile means; interactive discussions with healthcare providers; and an app or website that supports behavior change as well as tracks ongoing compliance to the dietary supplement and behavior change as well as physiologic endpoints. The integrated system may thus create a routine set of behaviors for the user to help manage or treat various health conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for transmitting instructions from healthcare providers to patients. In certain embodiments, instructions for completing exercises, prescribed by a physical therapist, are transmitted to patients in the form of video demonstrations with accompanying audio instruction. Other embodiments also incentivize patient compliance with prescribed treatment.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system for assessing the ability of a patient to participate in a shared decision making process with a clinician is provided. The system may include a user interface configured to receive, from a patient, user input indicative of responses to questions of a questionnaire. The user interface may present, to the patient, educational content associated with a medical condition of the patient. The system may include one or more processors configured to receive data indicative of the patient's responses before and after the patient is presented with the educational content. The system may include one or more storage media storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors perform a method. The method may include generating one or more scores based on the patient's responses and generating an indication of the patient's ability to participate in the shared decision making process with the clinician based on the one or more scores.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for identifying potential clinical trial participants from one or more databases of patient electronic health information includes analyzing the clinical trial requirements and mapping those requirements to an interface terminology, where concepts of the interface terminology include a key concept and a group of one or more additional concepts that are related in the context of the clinical trial. The method further includes mapping the patient electronic health information to the interface terminology, building a query of one or more interface terminology elements; analyzing the patient health information for matches to the one or more interface terminology elements and, if necessary, iterating the process by adding additional interface terminology elements to the query.

Abstract: A Trustonic DRM Plug-in is provided that can be downloaded and operate in conjunction with an Android framework. The solution also includes a PVP with the downloadable DRM. The system includes components that can be added by Trustonic based on the Android 4.3 Framework in addition to current t-base 300 that can be used by any DRM vendor. The system enables the DRM to be downloaded in the field since all DRMs could use the standard API services of the Android 4.3 OS. With a codec component employed like H.264 or HEVC that can use the PVP with the downloaded DRM component, the Android video player can use the component to satisfy HD content security requirements.

Abstract: A database processing system is disclosed for accessing databases, updating nested data items and generating nth generation data items. The database processing system can include a server can retrieve and store data items in the databases. The server can receive a first HTTP request from a first computer over a network, the first HTTP request including a first instruction to store a digital object including a first derivative copyright content. The server can identify a first reused content in the first derivative copyright content. The server can query the databases to identify the first reused content. The server can map the first reused content with the stored identification data associated with the digital object and transmit, over a network, a message to an owner of the first reused content.

Abstract: [Object] To enable information sharing of access-controlled content also with a user not having a use right becomes possible. [Solution] There is provided an information processing device including: a processing part adapted to, on a basis of a content sharing instruction from a user having a use right of content provided with the use right, place a use restriction to provide the content to a user not having the use right of the content.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for borrowing licenses. The method may include retrieving a license file associated with a software program from a data storage device, whereby the license file includes a plurality of borrowing information. The method may also include recording a plurality of usage information to the data storage device based on a plurality of user interactions with the software program. The method may further include updating the plurality of borrowing information within the retrieved license file using the recorded plurality of usage information. The method may also include revoking the retrieved license file based on the updated plurality of borrowing information expiring.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for modifying application specific feature rights are disclosed herein. In one example, a system for modifying application specific feature rights (ASFR) is disclosed. The example system can include a file system to store a file, where the file system includes a number of ASFR corresponding to the file, where the number of ASFR designates a client type that is to trigger activation of features indicated by the number of ASFR. The system can include a processor and a computer-readable memory storage device storing executable instructions to be executed by the processor to cause a modifying service implemented on a computing device to perform actions. In an example these actions can include detecting a selection of the file stored in a file system. In an example, the system can also modify the file to indicate the number of ASFR associated with the file. The system can also send the modified file to a first user device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a plurality of interfaces each capable of receiving identification information identifying a user and input authentication information being a character string that is input by the user and circuitry that identifies one of the plurality of interfaces that has been used by the user to input the identification information and the input authentication information, as a used interface, selects, from among a plurality of items of authentication information for verification respectively provided for the plurality of interfaces, authentication information for verification that is provided for the used interface and corresponds to the identification information of the user, and authenticates the user based on a match between the input authentication information and the acquired authentication information for verification.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for performing authentication using data analytics such as machine learning.

Abstract: A method and system for verification of a pattern based passcode. User input of a series of key inputs to a keyboard is received from a user. A registered pattern for the user of a sequence of keyboard direction movements is retrieved, wherein the pattern based passcode is the registered pattern. A first character in a first key input of the series of key inputs is identified, wherein the first key input is the first key, of the series of key inputs, that was inputted by the user. It is determined is made that that the identified first character is not in an excluded group of characters and in response, it is verified that a pattern of directional movements from the first character to the remaining characters after the first character in the series of key inputs matches the registered pattern for the user.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for improving iris recognition for providing access to the electronic device. The electronic device includes an iris scanner, an ambient light sensor, a memory and a processor. The memory includes computer program code for providing access control to the electronic device to a user by iris recognition of the user's iris. The processor causes the electronic device to prompt the user to provide iris samples of the user's iris to the iris scanner in a particular lighting condition measured by the ambient light sensor in occurrence of at least one of first event and second event. The first event occurs if the processor determines a missing information associated with an iris sample in the particular lighting condition in the electronic device. The second event occurs if the processor detects an unsuccessful iris recognition attempt for accessing the electronic device in the particular lighting condition.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided securing information. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method, which may include receiving, at a user equipment, biometric data from a user of the user equipment; receiving, at the user equipment, sensitive data to be encoded and/or decoded; encoding, based on at least one feature detected in the biometric data, the sensitive data, when the user equipment is in a storage mode; and decoding, based on at least the at least one feature detected in the biometric data, the sensitive data, when the user equipment is in a read mode. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: According to the invention a system for authenticating a user of a device is disclosed. The system may include a first image sensor, a determination unit, and an authentication unit. The first image sensor may be for capturing at least one image of at least part of a user. The determination unit may be for determining information relating to the user's eye based at least in part on at least one image captured by the first image sensor. The authentication unit may be for authenticating the user using the information relating to the user's eye.

Abstract: Technology for performing continuous authentication of a mobile device utilizes user activity context data and biometric signature data related to the user. A biometric signature can be selected based on the activity context, and the selected biometric signature can be used to verify the identity of the user.

Abstract: A computer receives human generated reference strings and determines the character, n-gram, type switch, and subtype switch distributions of the reference strings. Each of the aforementioned distributions include corresponding statistical data, such as an average frequency, maximum frequency, minimum frequency, and standard deviation. The computer then receives one or more test strings from which the computer similarly computes the aforementioned statistical data for each of the aforementioned distributions. The computer then compares the distributions of the test string(s) with the distributions of the reference strings. Based on the deviation of the test string distributions from the reference string distributions, the computer determines whether the test strings are human or machine generated.

Abstract: A method for securing operation of a computing device operated with a stylus includes recognizing a pre-defined gesture performed by a stylus on a touch screen, the pre-defined gesture defined as a user command to lock an item displayed on the touch screen, determining a location of the gesture, determining identity of the stylus, locking an item displayed at the location determined, and recording identity of the stylus. A method for operating a computing device with a stylus includes receiving a command with a stylus to add restricted annotations to a document, receiving identity of the stylus, linking an annotation to the identity, restricting display of the annotation on the document to a computing device receiving input from the stylus; and displaying the document absent the at least one annotation on a computing device on which input from the stylus is not received.

Abstract: A software widget running on a user device may be designed to operate in a locked or an unlocked mode. In unlocked mode, the user has full interactivity with the widget. In locked mode, however, at least some of the interactivity with the widget is restricted, despite the fact that the widget still operates normally otherwise while in the locked mode. While in locked mode, first user input and second user input may be compared against a predefined unlocking sequence to determine if the widget should be unlocked.

Abstract: A control panel may prevent access to one or more aspects of the control panel based at least in part on one or more security parameters. The security parameters may include a default locked status and a takeover locked status. The default locked status may prevent a user or other personnel from accessing the software, code, or other intellectual property on the control panel while still allowing the user to interface with the security and/or automation system. The takeover locked status may prevent any access or use of the control panel. To protect the automation system and the automation system provider, it may be desired to use a unique identifier to unlock at least one or more aspects of the control panel. The unique identifier may be loaded onto an external storage device which the control panel may automatically recognize.

Abstract: A screen sharing server receives a connection request each from a sender's user terminal and a receiver's user terminal, receives an authentication number to specify the sender's user terminal with which a screen is to be shared, in response to the connection request, allows the receiver's user terminal to display a prompt to ask for an input of the authentication number, authenticates the authentication number in response to receiving the authentication number from the receiver's user terminal, receives shared screen data from the sender's user terminal and sequentially transfers the shared screen data to the receiver's user terminal, if the authentication number is correct, detects that the sender's user terminal discontinues transmitting the screen data, and makes an inquiry to the receiver's user terminal with an authenticated authentication number about whether or not to transmit the shared screen data, in response to the detection.

Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to run a particular process; determining whether the particular process is to be run in isolation on the computer system; selecting a particular permission scheme from among a plurality of permission schemes based, at least in part, on one or more characteristics of the particular process; fetching, according to the particular permission scheme, a copy object that corresponds to an actual object for the particular process, wherein the copy object is instantiated in an isolated environment; running the particular process is isolation on the computer system by executing the copy object in the isolated environment; applying, according to the particular permission scheme, one or more changes to the copy object; and mapping, according to the particular permission scheme, the one or more changes in the copy object to the actual object.

Abstract: A vehicle network system employing a controller area network protocol includes a bus, a first electronic control unit, and a second electronic control unit. The first electronic control unit transmits, via the bus, at least one data frame including an identifier relating to data used for a calculation for obtaining a message authentication code indicating authenticity of transmission content. The second electronic control unit receives the at least one data frame transmitted via the bus and verifies the message authentication code in accordance with the identifier included in the at least one data frame.

Abstract: This document describes techniques (300, 400) and apparatuses (100, 500, 600, 700) for in-band peripheral authentication. These techniques (300, 400) and apparatuses (100, 500, 600, 700) may communicate via a non-media channel allowing host device (102) to authenticate peripheral (106), enable an enhanced operational mode of the host device (102), and/or provide content configured for the peripheral (106) without the use of out-of-band signaling.

Abstract: A journaling system provides access to subsets of user information in a segregated fashion. This permits its users to define access settings for their user information thereby limiting which other users may access the user information. In one or more embodiments, the journaling system may include a server or other computing device and one or more storage devices used to store the user information, associated access settings, or both. The access settings may define particular criteria which must be met before a subset of user information may be accessed, and may identify particular users that may access the subset of user information.

Abstract: Systems and methods that use probabilistic grammatical inference and statistical data analysis techniques to characterize the behavior of systems in terms of a low dimensional set of summary variables and, on the basis of these models, detect anomalous behaviors are disclosed. The disclosed information-theoretic system and method exploit the properties of information to deduce a structure for information flow and management. The properties of information can provide a fundamental basis for the decomposition of systems and hence a structure for the transmission and combination of observations at the desired levels of resolution (e.g., component, subsystem, system).

Abstract: There is described a method of protecting an item of software. The method comprises (a) identifying an invariant which holds true at a specified point in the item of software; and (b) generating a protected item of software by inserting code at the specified point in the item of software. The code, when executed by a processor, is arranged to check whether the invariant holds true and, in response to the invariant not holding true, is arranged to invoke a security incident procedure. There is further described an apparatus arranged to carry out the method of protecting an item of software. There is also described a computer program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to carry out the method of protecting an item of software. There is additionally described a computer-readable medium storing the aforementioned computer program.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing features that enable anti-malware protection on storage devices are described. In one embodiment, a storage device includes a controller, firmware, and memory. The controller manages input/output operations for the storage device. The firmware provides features for protection against malware. The memory includes secure storage that is configured to provide a set of storage operations.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array, a voltage generator, and a control circuit. The voltage generator generates word-line voltages to be applied to the memory cell array. The control circuit generates control signals that control the voltage generator in response to a command and an address. The control circuit includes a hacking detection circuit. The hacking detection circuit disables an operation of the nonvolatile memory device when a hacking is detected, wherein the hacking is detected when an access sequence of the command and the address does not match a standard sequence of the nonvolatile memory device a consecutive number of times.