PCASSO: A design for secure communication of personal health information via the internet

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-104

  Baker, Dixie B ^a   Masys, Daniel R ^b  

^a Chief Scientist   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer communication networks; Computer security; Confidentiality; Medical records systems, computerized

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER PRIVACY; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA PRIVACY; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SECURITY OF DATA;

MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS; PATIENT-CENTERED ACCESS TO SECURE SYSTEMS ONLINE (PCASSO);

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033135172     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(98)00088-4     Document Type: Article

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