Original message snipped
>
> My questions stand, can we find a threat that is real and
> quantifiable that
> we can write a business case against it, or are we going to pay
> through the
> nose for security and encryption that would protect the us against nothing
> and get in the way of the necessary interaction with patient data.
>
> Do people remember the Zergo Report, try reading it again, if you have a
> copy, they could not find the threat and neither can I.
>
> Regards
>
> John
The most important point about this, and the one few GP's will be
comfortable with, is the business case. You should only spend money on
improvements that can be supported if they have a positive cost/benefit
ratio. Most GP's do not use the (expensive) capacity they have in their IT
systems at the moment. Not understanding their information needs they go for
what is recommended. Thus we all get Pentiums on our desktops when 486's
would do.
We must be aware of the security issues, and implement sensible safeguards,
but not let the 'what ifs' dictate the level of expenditure.
Trefor Roscoe
GP Beighton Health Centre
Queens Road, Sheffield
GP Tutor Informatics - N Trent
http://www.medical-legal.co.uk
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|