Title: The use of smart tokens to permit the secure, remote access of electronic health records

Authors: Andrew Dalley, Ken Lynch, Peter Feltham, John Fulcher, David Bomba

Addresses: Illawarra Division of General Practice, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia. ' Illawarra Division of General Practice, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia. ' Illawarra Division of General Practice, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia. ' School of Information Technology and Computer Science, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia. ' School of Information Technology and Computer Science, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia

Abstract: A model is described whereby Electronic Health Records (EHRs) stored on a remote central server can be accessed from doctor|s surgeries in regional Australia. The centrepiece of the model is a smart token on which reside unique identifiers, which facilitate secure, remote, transportable access by consulting physicians of patient clinical data, at the discretion of the patient.

Keywords: electronic health records; flash memory; information security; patient access; patient consent; smart tokens; unique patient identifier; USB I-key; USB memory stick; secure access; remote access; Australia; patient clinical data; electronic healthcare; e-healthcare.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2006.008687

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 2006 Vol.2 No.1, pp.1 - 11

Published online: 16 Jan 2006 *

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