Protecting and safeguarding a patient's privacy is a key criterion when processing health information, and therefore, the regulatory aspects of security in the management and interchange of data are crucial. It goes without saying that the electronic health card, the professional identity card (health worker or pharmacist), the electronic prescription and the electronic medical record (aka EMR or EHR) all constitute a significant improvement where efficiency, service and cost reduction are concerned.
PKI technology is especially suited to the recommendations in the area of security put forward by the different organizations for standardization in relation to Health Information Systems (HIS): ISO, CEN, HL7 or DICOM recommendations on medical information formats and on the interchange of data and graphics. PKI facilitates the integration of mechanisms for authentication, authorization, administration and data access or modification auditing. However in particular, and due to the widespread adoption of these mechanisms in current standards and by the industry, this technology stands out for its features of interoperability and data interchange.
Safelayer KeyOne and TrustedX solutions constitute a comprehensive PKI solution for the health sector. KeyOne satisfies the needs of digital certificate management for citizens' and professionals' health cards. TrustedX, on the other hand, provides the required security technology to applications in a simple way: using a policy-based management along with Web services and XML-oriented architecture.
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