title: Personal identity verification for regional emergency workers.
abstract: South Central Texas emergency planners have organised a regional Personal Identity Verification (PIV) project for hospital and emergency workers. This paper describes the development and administrative challenges in designing and implementing an electronic PIV system across multiple organisations in a 22-county region.
authors.affiliation: Accounting & Information Systems Department, College of Business Administration, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA. amcleod@unr.edu
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Epley
authors.forename: Rasa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silenas
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense / Q000458:organization & administration; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods; D012637:Security Measures; D000078329:Workforce