Providing lists of id numbers that they have to look up on paper is over doing it.. but I wouldn't post protected private health information on a shared server. There is no way to secure it. The techs at the ISP have a password and physical access to the computer and can browse all of your files and database. Can you trust those people? I wouldn't risk it. It isn't that expensive to set up your own server and get a DSL line to it.. especially if you aren't serving a high volume or large files.. this way you have total control. And this will let you make it easier for your staff - you can look up patients names. Al
t 09:02 AM 3/4/2005, Claremont, Timothy wrote: >This MAY be more a hosting question, but I am looking into how I can >best share sensitive PATIENT information over the internet to our >nursing staff out in the field. > >We have a CrystalTech shared hosting account, and have the typical SSL >directory available to us. I can even go so far as to ONLY store >information like Client Number instead of identifying information like >name, etc. I would simply provide the nursing staff with a physical >listing of patient and ID numbers. > >My question becomes, since we are on a shared server, what real security >do I have, even with an SSL directory available to me? And, when it >comes to CF, what are my options to maximize security under my >less-than-ideal environment? Am I asking too much? > >TIA, -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.0 - Release Date: 3/2/2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197461 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
