title: [A computerized system for the management of letters of authorization for access to sensitive data in a research and teaching hospital].
abstract: This paper describes the experience of a hospital which has introduced a system of computerized management of letters of authorization for healthcare workers to access sensitive health data, through the use of open source software. A new corporate intranet portal was created with access given only to the privacy contacts of each operational unit of the hospital. Once the privacy contact has entered the relevant user authorization, these must be approved first by the Directors of the respective operational units and finally by the privacy officer. The introduction of this system has allowed a systematic approach to the management of authorization for access to health data by hospital staff, regular updating and monitoring of the authorization and the start of a process of digitalization of documents.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Microbiologia e Virologia, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bodina
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brizzolara
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vadruccio
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castaldi
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*