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?
None. I doubt the trick with a hardcopy of the Client Number is going to convince anybody: there is reason to assume that the Client Number the nursing staff is accessing is the Client Number of the patient they are seeing at that moment. That makes the Client Number identifying information. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197576 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