Logmein website says it uses SSL and uses 256bit encryption on data
transmitted.
https://secure.logmein.com/go.asp?page=support_faq#security-03
Is this enough security?
Greg Twyford wrote:
> Michael Christie wrote:
>
>> Hi to all,
>> Our local GP division is doing a project to enable GPs to access
>> their medical software at their surgery at the nursing home via the
>> Internet. The nursing home is providing Internet Access.
>> They are using free software called Logmein (www.logmein.com)
>> It seems to work well. I can very easily log into my computer at the
>> clinic via the net. The screen looks just like it would back at the
>> surgery. I can check path and XR results and check and add to any of
>> my pts EHR.
>> The only drawback I can see is I would not be able to print out say
>> the Comprehensive Medical Assessment forms that my software can
>> generate, or print out the progress notes I make on my EHR to put in
>> the nursing homes paper history.
>> They would print of course but back at my surgery!
>> Have any of you really bright fellows think of a way around this
>> limitation?
>> Regards
>> Michael Christie
>
>
> Michael,
>
> What's the security like?
>
> I have set-up some GPs with hardware-based VPN's that use VNC or
> PcAnywhere inside the IPSEC VPN tunnel. PcAnywhere has the remote
> printing that you seek.
>
> I wouldn't use VNC, PcAnywhere or RDP without the VPN. I expect that
> Logmein uses a similar technology, so I'd pass on it as well, unless
> someone can convince me otherwise.
>
> As a third party support person I don't ever want a GP coming back to
> me saying he got hacked and lost data or had unauthorised access
> through a technology I recommended and installed, thanks very much.
>
> Similarly, our Cardiab-Argus project encrypts everything it transmits
> and receives, and provides no new security hole at the practice end.
>
> What choices GPs make for themselves is another, 'caveat emptor' matter.
>
> Greg
--
***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
This communication is confidential to the named addressee, may contain legally
privileged information and is subject to copyright.
By the use of email over the Internet, West Brunswick Clinic is not waiving
either confidentially of, or legal privilege in, the content of the email and
of any attachments.
No-one else may read, print, store, copy, forward or act in reliance on all or
any of this email or its attachments.If you are not the intended recipient, any
use, reliance upon it, disclosure or copying of this email is prohibited and
unlawful.
If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately
(at our cost) 03 9387 9088 Australia. West Brunswick Clinic does not warrant
that this email and any attachments are error or virus free and recommends that
all attachments be checked for computer viruses.
***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
_______________________________________________
Gpcg_talk mailing list
[email protected]
http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
