The double standard is that it only applies to us sending information to other Dr's. As mentioned in my other reply to you, it excludes data being sent electronically to patient self. Surely if they want us to send encrypted information it should be encrypted no matter to whom we send it.
Cedric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oliver Frank Sent: Thursday, 7 December 2006 9:36 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Re: [Nat-Div] More questions on Argus Cedric Meyerowitz wrote: > An interesting scenario with IT/IM expectations. A Dr. has to encrypt > patient data being sent to HIC or another Dr. Yet if I send a patient > a copy of a report etc. by E-mail because patient requests it, no > encryption criteria apply. > > Surely this is completely wrong that HIC expects this double standards > ?? Where does the HIC have a double standard about this? Its standard says: "The practice also uses appropriate security (e.g. encryption systems) when patient information and/or clinical data are transferred electronically." This is a single standard. As I have pointed out just now in my message about the patient who asks his or her GP *not* to encrypt the message, its problem is that it leaves undefined what "appropriate" security is in each case. -- Oliver Frank, general practitioner 255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia 5086 Phone 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 Mobile 0407 181 683 _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
