Systems, methods and machine readable programs for isolation of data

Abstract

The disclosure provides systems, methods and machine readable programs for isolation of data. In some implementations, this is performed on a healthcare information system (HCIS). It will be noted, however, that the disclosed embodiments can be used for different fields of endeavor, and for data other than medical patient data. After capturing data elements, such as patient records, the system automatically reviews and can extract the data elements in an isolated location, generates and stores reports, encrypts the reports, and sends them to multiple designated workstations and devices throughout a network at regular intervals to ensure that the most recent patient data is captured. After a compromising event, such as a system outage or a cyberattack, the updated patent data can be accessed locally by way of a locally installed client program.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of isolating data to permit access to the data during a system outage, comprising:
 identifying data to be isolated on a first computer system via processor;   selecting the data to be isolated on the first computer system;   forwarding the data to a second computer system via processor to isolate the data from the first computer system;   analyzing the data on the second computer system via processor; and   transforming the data into a document file.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising writing the selected data to a data file via a processor on the first computer system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising reading the data from the data file on the second computer system via processor prior to the analyzing step. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data is selected on the first computer system in accordance with a plurality of predefined rules. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data file includes no executable code 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data file is a text file. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the text file includes ASCII characters. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein writing the data to the data file includes sending the data to a printer port. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data file is a print file. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the print file is a PCL file. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the print file is a post script file. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data to be transferred is patient data. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data to be transferred is selected from the group consisting of financial data, message data, personal data, form data and image data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the analyzing step include analyzing characters in the data file for patient information. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transforming the data into the document file includes encrypting the data in the document file. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the data file includes a database file. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising delivering the document file to a third computer system. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein analyzing the data includes determining at least one location for delivering the document file based on at least one user-defined rule. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the document file is delivered to the at least one location automatically. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein said at least one location includes a plurality of disparate locations.