Digital patient records creation and secure cloud storage

Purpose

1.1. Digitally generate, update, and securely store patient medical records for abortion clinic visits, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations and operational efficiency.
1.2. Eliminate manual paperwork, reduce errors, enable seamless health data retrieval and sharing between staff, and maintain an auditable record of patient care.
1.3. Structure workflows for automatic cloud-backed record keeping from check-in, consent, and procedures, through aftercare documentation.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New patient check-in via clinic front-desk system, kiosk, or web form.
2.2. Submission of clinical notes by healthcare provider after patient encounter.
2.3. Upload of scanned documents or signed consent forms by staff or patient.
2.4. Scheduled appointment completion triggers clinical summary storage.
2.5. Lab result upload associates results with an existing patient record.

Platform Variants

3.1. Google Cloud Healthcare API
• Feature/Setting: DICOM & FHIR stores; configure 'projects.locations.datasets.fhirStores.resources.create'—for new record creation, set data schema for demographic and procedure details.
3.2. Amazon HealthLake
• Feature/Setting: 'StartFHIRImportJob' for FHIR-compliant record ingestion—set S3 URI of scanned or digital medical documents.
3.3. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
• Feature/Setting: Azure API for FHIR, POST request to '/Patient' and '/Observation' endpoints for structured clinical data intake.
3.4. AWS S3
• Feature/Setting: Server-side encryption (SSE-S3/SSE-KMS), define bucket policy for access controls, store non-structured scanned documents.
3.5. Dropbox Business
• Feature/Setting: File requests for patient consent scans; configure folder structure by patient ID; set admin-only access.
3.6. Box for Healthcare
• Feature/Setting: Metadata templates; configure 'File Upload' endpoint for nurse uploads; shield folders with Box Governance.
3.7. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: 'Envelope' API for uploading/saving signed consents; 'folders' feature for automatic sorting by patient or date.
3.8. OneDrive for Business
• Feature/Setting: Automated flows for moving intake forms from shared to secure folder when new entries arrive.
3.9. Zoho Creator
• Feature/Setting: Form builder for e-intake; 'Records API' for pushing patient form data to cloud.
3.10. Jotform
• Feature/Setting: HIPAA-compliant form submissions; API for fetching submitted response and pushing to EHR.
3.11. Salesforce Health Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Health Cloud REST API, use 'Patient' object for new entries; configure triggers for appointment-related updates.
3.12. Epic Systems
• Feature/Setting: Open.epic APIs—'POST /Patient' and 'POST /DocumentReference'; configure for digital record intake.
3.13. Cerner Millennium
• Feature/Setting: Millenium Open Developer Experience (code: 'POST /Person', 'POST /Document'); API key with patient identifier logic.
3.14. Medplum
• Feature/Setting: FHIR REST API for new resource creation; define structure for reproductive health events.
3.15. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Web form for intake; 'createRecord' API for storing input; field-level security by care staff role.
3.16. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Form-based intake mapping to protected sheets; 'rows' endpoint for updates after visit.
3.17. ShareFile
• Feature/Setting: Secure upload links for staff; configure e-signature workflow for documentation.
3.18. MongoDB Atlas
• Feature/Setting: Realm HTTPS endpoint for incoming patient form data; enable encryption at rest.
3.19. M-Files
• Feature/Setting: Automatic document class assignment (Medical Record) on upload; workflow for 'new document' approval.
3.20. Nextcloud
• Feature/Setting: Form plug-in for web intake; file access granularly set by group (Doctors, Staff, Admins).
3.21. eClinicalWorks
• Feature/Setting: API integration for pushing clinical data after workflows; document imaging module ingestion.
3.22. Formstack
• Feature/Setting: Secure forms and document automation; webhook for notification and upload to cloud storage.

Benefits

4.1. Compliance-ready, HIPAA-aligned record creation and storage with audit trails.
4.2. Real-time, secure document availability for authorized staff, improving patient care continuity.
4.3. Reduced manual workload, minimizing risk of data loss or incomplete paperwork.
4.4. Ease of scaling and quick adaptation for evolving clinical needs or additional regulatory requirements.
4.5. Enhanced patient trust through transparent, secure digital record management.