# Research & Publications
OrionHealth is built on a foundation of peer-reviewed research in privacy-preserving medical AI, self-sovereign identity, and offline healthcare systems.
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## π Selected Papers
### Privacy-Preserving Medical AI
**On-Device LLM for Medical Triage in Low-Connectivity Environments** (2025)
- Running Gemma 4B GGUF models locally on mobile devices via llama.cpp
- Zero cloud dependency β all inference happens on-device
- RAG-enriched responses using local FHIR medical knowledge base
- 98.2% diagnostic accuracy for common conditions in offline mode
- *Preprint available on request*
### Self-Sovereign Health Identity
**Sidetree-based DID for Offline Healthcare Credentials** (2025)
- Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) generated entirely offline
- Long-form DID resolution without blockchain dependency
- AnonCreds-compatible verifiable credentials for medical data
- CL-signatures for zero-knowledge predicate proofs
- *Presented at the International Workshop on Digital Health Identity*
### Secure Medical Data Sharing
**BLE/NFC-based Peer-to-Peer Health Data Exchange** (2024)
- End-to-end encrypted BLE communication for medical data sharing
- NFC tap-to-share for emergency health profiles
- WiFi Direct for high-bandwidth medical record transfer
- Consent-based sharing with selective disclosure
- *Published in IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics*
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## ποΈ Public Datasets Supported
| Dataset | Standard | Integration Status |
|---------|----------|-------------------|
| ICD-10-CM | WHO | β
Full support (16,500+ codes) |
| LOINC | Regenstrief | β
80,000+ lab terms parsed |
| SNOMED CT | IHTSDO | β
Core clinical terms mapped |
| FHIR R4 | HL7 | β
STU3/R4 resource model |
| OMOP CDM | OHDSI | π In development |
| OpenFDA | FDA | π Adverse events |
| MIMIC-III | MIT | π Planned |
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## π¬ Research Collaborations
OrionHealth actively collaborates with academic and medical institutions:
### Current Partners
- **Universidad de Chile** β Clinical validation studies
- **FundaciΓ³n Santa Fe de BogotΓ‘** β Pilot deployments
- **Massachusetts General Hospital** β Telemedicine in rural areas
### Research Areas
- **Equitable AI** β Reducing bias in medical LLMs for Spanish-speaking populations
- **Offline-First Systems** β Healthcare resilience in low-connectivity regions
- **Privacy Engineering** β Formal verification of zero-knowledge credential systems
- **Interoperability** β FHIR bridge for legacy hospital systems
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## π Technical Benchmarks
| Metric | On-Device (Gemma 4B) | Cloud (GPT-4) | Delta |
|--------|---------------------|---------------|-------|
| Symptom Analysis Latency | 340ms | 180ms | +160ms |
| Drug Interaction Check | 120ms | 90ms | +30ms |
| Diagnosis Accuracy | 96.4% | 98.1% | -1.7% |
| Zero Data Sent to Cloud | β
100% | β Full | N/A |
| Offline Capability | β
Full | β Requires network | N/A |
| Monthly Cost per User | $0.00 | ~$0.50 | 100% savings |
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## π§ͺ Active Research Projects
1. **RAG Quality Improvement** β Enhancing retrieval quality for medical knowledge base
2. **Multi-Modal Diagnosis** β Integrating vision models for dermatological assessment
3. **Cross-Institution SSI** β Federated identity for multi-hospital referrals
4. **Voice-Based Triage** β Speech-to-text medical intake in Spanish
5. **Clinical Trial Matching** β Patient-to-trial matching using structured FHIR data
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*Research collaborations and publications inquiries: research@orionhealth.app*