Location-aware distributed file allocation for low-delay access to electronic medical records.

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Health Informatics
• Network Engineering

Background:

• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems face challenges with data access delays.
• Efficient file allocation is crucial for timely retrieval of sensitive health information.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a new distributed file allocation method utilizing femtocaching.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of this method in reducing EMR access latency.

Main Methods:

• A femtocaching-based distributed file allocation strategy was designed.
• Performance was evaluated through simulations measuring access delay.

Main Results:

• The proposed femtocaching scheme demonstrated substantial reductions in EMR access delay.
• Delay was reduced by a range of 41.11% to 93.3% in simulation tests.

Conclusions:

• Femtocaching offers a viable solution for accelerating EMR data access.
• The developed distributed file allocation method significantly enhances EMR system efficiency.