If successful, the project will raise questions about the need for costly dedicated IT infrastructure developments elsewhere in the NHS. However it is also likely to provoke new concerns about electronic health records' privacy and confidentiality.
According to a press release from Flexiant, the "E-Health Cloud" is ready for testing after 18 months in development. It quotes Professor Bill Buchanan of Edinburgh Napier University, as saying: "The current infrastructure in the UK often has a non-integrated approach to patient care, where data is not used effectively between GP, hospital and assisted living. Our system allows for data to be stored with its context, such as where it was captured, and then used in whatever way is necessary through well-managed clinical services."
Tony Lucas, founder of Flexiant, said: "Hosting the data in the cloud as soon as results are published means that the patient can go online and access them, sharing them in real time with everyone who needs to see them. They will be able to invite their GP, consultants, health carers and family members - people they trust and who need to know the results. This has massive implications for the future of patient treatment in the UK. For the first time patients can have control over their treatment and their records and that is enormously empowering."
The security of patient records will be critical to the success of the pilot and Flexiant will implement a multi-factor authentication process on the demonstrator using technology that builds on and integrates seamlessly with existing NHS security systems. New identity checking methods include mobile phone checking and trusted identity providers like Facebook or Paypal, the company says.
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Quelle/Source: UKauthorITy, 20.06.2011
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