Secure exchange of medical data: requirements and solutions.
It is now common to access and to exchange data through computer networks. The major applications used are Web access and, e-mail. But while there is no security concern when accessing classical or anonymous data, the exchange of sensitive data (e.g. patient-related information) is subject to legal constraints. This paper summarizes the current legal obligations in Switzerland and presents state of the art techniques for applying the legal rules. A commercial implementation in Switzerland is taken as illustration.
Spahni
Stéphane
S
Health Info Net (Suisse-Romande), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Weber
Patrick
P
D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics; D013557:Switzerland