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Updated: Nov 18, 97 |
ISHTAR | |
| Implementing Secure Healthcare Telematics Applications in Europe |
| Project Nr: | HC 1028 | Group: IV | Project Duration: 36 months |
| Key words: | Data Security | ||
| Category: | Data Security in Health Telematics | ||
| Summary: | The problem of ensuring that healthcare security requirements are addressed appropriately throughout the European Union is considerable and will take a substantial amount of time to take effect. Healthcare security requirements are organisational, managerial, professional, legal and technical issues. The danger is that they are side-lined into the technical arena instead of being taken seriously at the level of education and awareness of healthcare professionals at the highest managerial level of HCEs. The ISHTAR Project takes a major step in the awareness process and seeks to ensure that HCEs and 4FW Health Telematics Projects are kept in touch with the legal and safety issues arising from:
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| Mission: | Tight precautions to protect data in telematics-supported health services in Europe are the central concern of ISHTAR. The project will set up an expert group to advise and support the Commission and other personnel involved in security-sensitive health telematics projects. Existing guidelines on protection will be reinforced and products and services tested. The usefulness of telematics in handling the technicalities of data security will also be demonstrated. The project will launch publicity to heighten awareness of protection issues and also consider their legal and social implications. | ||
| URL: | ted.see.plym.ac.uk/ishtar/ | ||
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| Name of Institution | City+Postal Code | Country | Region |
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| University of the Aegean | Athens GR 11472 | Greece | GR254 |
| HEIMDALL Limited | Kingston upon Thames KT2 5EL | GB | UK532 |
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Brussels B-1050 | Belgium | BE1 |
| Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden | Leiden 2300 RC | Netherlands | NL331 |
| r3 Security Engineering AG | Aathal CH-8607 | CH | |
| Universitartsklinikum Magdeburg | Magdeburg D-39120 | Germany | DEE3 |
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The project’s main objective is to address the problems of health data protection and health information systems security within telematics applications in a horizontal way. This will be achieved by actioning programmes to raise the level of security awareness within healthcare establishments across Europe.
The work will be structured as follows:
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Users involved Security is an issue to be addressed by the whole organisation and users of telematics applications will be represented by the 10 verification centres involved in the project (estimate over 30,000). Key users and a major verification centre representative will also be a part of the project board. Technologies and/or approach used The project will use the most up-to-date information systems security guidance to impact on the technology applied to current information system architectures used in the European health environment. Expected benefits for the citizen The project will provide a greater awareness with the health care community of the significance and importance of security breaches - leading to patient damage, distress and possible death - if a breach occurs. This will highlight the importance of accuracy, integrity and availability in providing high quality health care services to patients. Expected benefits for the users of the application The successful implementation of security guidelines in health care establishments will mean that users can have confidence that the information systems they use has been satisfactorily reviewed from a security point of view and that they will not be open to legal action for negligence. Expected benefits for the European Industries The incorporation of effective security measures will give European health telematics systems a competitive edge in world markets where such security has not, until now, been adequately addressed. It will expand the market in Europe for security products. Contribution to EU-policies The EU Directive on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, especially the security requirements of Article 17, advocates the need to conduct risk analysis and appropriately secure information systems. The ISHTAR project will support and complement this Directive and its associated requirements. The requirements for the authentication of users, and the assurance of the integrity of the telematics systems and associated facilities is fundamental to the acceptance of EU policies on the utilisation of telematics to improve the cost effectiveness of European activities. In addition, facilities for ensuring the confidentiality of the information are vital in the sensitive area of patient care. |
| Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden | Leiden | Zuid-Holland | NL |
| Université Catholique de Louvain | Brussels | Bruxelles Cap. | BE |
| The Royal Hospitals NHS Trust | London | Greater London | UK |
| AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Kentriki Makedonia | GR |
| Centre d'Evaluation et de Normalisation des Biotechnologies | Dijon | Bourgogne | FR |
| Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg | Magdeburg | Magdeburg | DE |
| Centre for Health Systems, Information and Communication | Prague | CZK | |
| Hospital Egas Moniz | Lisbon | Lisboa e Vale do Tejo | PT |
| RATE OY/Helsinki City Health and Data Protection Departments | Espoo | Uusimaa | FI |
| Università di Brescia | Brescia | Lombardia | IT |
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