Re: [Health] GNU Health

[Cédric Krier]

On 2015-06-16 08:37, Maria Cecilia Santos Popper wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 4:27 AM, Cédric Krier <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > On 2015-06-16 17:08, Robert Schilt wrote:
> > > Thanks for your ideas and comments on this one.
> > >
> > > Basically, there is no such thing as a social security number in PNG. The
> > > government is currently trying to introduce a national ID card but is
> > still
> > > some years away. Furthermore, peoples names can change from visit to
> > visit
> > > (the concept of a fixed name is a very alien concept to many tribal folks
> > > around the world - not only PNG). The concept of uniquely ID'ing a
> > patient
> > > easily is therefore a pre-req for any HIS in this part of the world.
> >
> > If the government did not have one, why can't you manage one yourself?
> > You just have to give to the patient an ID card from the hospital. This
> > is far cheaper than having any biometric machinery and it will be far
> > better for privacy protection.
> >
> >
> I think I see what Robert is trying to point: if the patient has no ID
> number provided by the goverment, and because of cultural issues, patient
> can change her name from visit to visit, then the only way to relate a
> patient to GNUHealth's ID is by the means of biometrics.

But why would a patient want to prevent you to find its medical records?

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