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J Telemed Telecare 2008;14:386-388
doi:10.1258/jtt.2008.007014
© 2008 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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Identity-management factors in e-health and telemedicine applications

Mario Savastano * , Asbjorn Hovsto {dagger}, Peter Pharow {ddagger} and Bernd Blobel {ddagger}


* Institute of Bio-Structures and Bio-Images, National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy; {dagger} ITS Norway, Oslo, Norway; {ddagger} E-health Competence Center, University of Regensburg Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany

Correspondence: Mario Savastano, CNR/IBB, c/o Department of Electrical Engineering, Federico II University of Napoli, Via Claudio 21, 80123 Napoli, Italy (Fax: +39 081 239 6897; Email: Mario.savastano{at}unina.it)

Reliable identification is essential in e-health and telemedicine applications. This necessitates a secure and trustworthy method of communication and collaboration between parties, which depends on common acceptance. This in turn is related to privacy and ethical matters. Different technologies, including biometrics and RFID, allow high levels of security and safety in identifying both human beings and goods. However, the diffusion of standards relating to identity management in e-health is far from satisfactory. In order to support standardization in e-health, the European Commission funded the BioHealth project. This project has proved to be useful in promoting standards and creating awareness among the stakeholders.


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