> 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?
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