The Client:
Our client, the US Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (IND), is an independent nonprofit research institute. Their expert research team includes neurologists, nurses, study coordinators, neuropsychologists, and nuclear medicine specialists. A significant focus of the institute's work is developing innovation neuroimaging
tools to detect neurologic conditions before symptoms appear, facilitate accurate diagnoses, and monitor disease progression. IND also participates in evaluating new treatments and developing medications.
Building a Secure Medical Data Platform for Global Expansion
The Business and Technical Challenges:
Our task involved developing a new version of the patient data management system using Python, while supporting the legacy
system on Scala. The client aimed to expand into the European
market, which introduced the challenge of adapting to differing
privacy regulations. It was essential to create a platform for
managing patients' medical information compliant with HIPAA.
The Solution:
It was decided to divide the existing data warehouse into two
parts:
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A U.S.-based data storage.
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A Europe-based data storage.
The platform was split into two branches:
1. A central database (general patient information) for Europe.
2. An auxiliary database (detailed patient information) for
the U.S.
The Tech Stack, Used in the Project:
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Python
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Scala
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AWS
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PostgreSQL
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dbt
The Result:
Our developers helped to build the platform that now operate in
the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands. The
new platform also features functionality that supports adding
data storage for new countries securely and independently,
without the need for platform modifications.
The Data Security:
Security and confidentiality were ensured using AWS tools. Our
team followed AWS best practices, including the
AWS Well-Architected Framework and HIPAA compliance, to
build a reliable, secure data platform.
