On 01/15/98 08:48:15, Chris Pearson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I wonder if some kind of hard encrypription would satisfy the legal
> aspects? If the encrypted Rx could only have emanated from a particular
> GP, would the pharmacist accept that as a reasonable excuse to dispense
> until a weekly signed batch arrived?
It is still easier to scan the handwritten signature and put it in an
e-mail template for all e-scripts.
You'de doing really well if you also digitally sign the message as well.
Since it is a LAN (effectively an intranet), I can't see the need for
encryption anyway.
Ahmad
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr Ahmad Risk
http://www.cybermedic.org
Chairman British Healthcare Internet Association <http://www.bhia.org>
Director Internet Healthcare Coalition - USA <http://www.ihc.net>
Home: +44 1273 724866/748198
Work: +44(1737)240022 Fax: +44 1737 244660
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|