Seygen & Healthcare

Secure Health Data Exchange

Securely sharing healthcare data among providers and patients to improve patient outcomes is a top concern of healthcare providers around the world.

To meet that need, Seygen has used elements of our SMX API Integration platform to provide data integration, data transformation, and data analysis in the healthcare industry.

The solutions we create provide system interoperability and secure health data exchange. They also ensure all healthcare standards are being followed, including HL7 and CCD formats.

These two case studies demonstrate our capabilities with health information exchanges and domino-matching algorithms.

  • DirectHIE is a health information exchange we created that allows patients, hospitals, doctors, labs, and insurance companies to safely and securely share patient and diagnostic information. It was developed as a solution to cut costs and expedite the process for diagnostics and referrals as part of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”).

    This health information exchange includes features such as:

    Direct protocol implementation with secure SMTP combined with an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This feature uses public-private key mechanisms to secure emails between healthcare providers including physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies.

    EHR-Edge server gateway supports asynchronous messaging and web services. This feature is used by external providers to obtain health information without impacting the EHR system’s performance. It allows patient query, discovery, and information retrieval using HL7 and CCD formats.

    The solution integrates with a third-party records management system that maintains patient information securely while allowing users to query (retrieve) patient data and upload new data.

    The user interface allows clinic and medical staff to refer patients to other physicians, labs, etc., display patient records, schedule patient visits, and message patients and providers.

  • The Domino Organ Matching solution that Seygen created for an India-based healthcare company integrates an organ matching algorithm to identify and recommend matches with the best chance of success.

    The complex algorithm was trained on a series of data variables to rank combinations of recipients and donors. With this ranking, the doctor or hospital can select the most appropriate donor matches.

    It was built with the following features:

    Implement both Hungarian and Blossom algorithms to derive donor-recipient matching score

    Generate matching scores for multiple donor-recipient pairs that enable medical personnel to set up a domino transplant process

    The parameters for the matching algorithm include:

    Blood group

    HLA antigen

    Recipient sensitization (antibodies – CPRA/Previous crossmatch positive)

    Waiting time on dialysis

    Failed vascular access

    Previous failed transplants

    Period from registration

    Kidney function of donor (GFR)

    Age difference between donor-recipient

    Location of patient in relation to donor

    Presence of Hepatitis B/C and/or HIV

    General health of donor (BMI & presence of hypertension)

    Health of recipient (presence of diabetes and other complications)

    A central database where multiple nodal agencies can enter and manage donor/recipient data

    Ability to run a match at center, city, state or national levels

Learn more about our healthcare industry experience creating health information exchanges and domino order matching solutions.

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