An integrated access interface to multimedia EPR

Abstract This paper describes a multi-platform interface system that provides integrated access to a distributed Electronic Patient Record (EPR). Information associated with this kind of EPR may be stored either at the wide level of the Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) or at a more specific instance such as a departmental PACS. The system is supported by strong authentication and access control mechanisms, ensuring privacy, confidentiality and no-repudiation of clinical acts, providing the adequate privileges in the patient data handling.