Electronically signed documents in health care: Analysis and assessment of data formats and transformation

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 520-527

  Hollerbach, Antje ^a   Brandner, R ^b   Bess, A ^c   Schmucker P ^d   Bergh, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b InterComponentWare AG   (Germany)

^c PERGIS Systemhaus GmbH   (Germany)

^d MANNHEIM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computerized patient records; Data security; Documentation standards; Electronic signature; Transformation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 25144504754     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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