Visiting the World of Health IT in Copenhagen (4-6 November 2008) I could not hear any new steps, ideas or visions in the identity management arena.
Viviane Reding, European Commissioner, DG Information Society and Media Belgium.
Dr Ilias Iakovidis PhD Deputy Head of Unit ICT for Health, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission Belgium and
Karin Johansson, State Secretary to the Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Sweden
all talked about the important EC/EU actions taken and the roadmap ahead but
thinking of the EPSOS project and the importance of succeeding I find it a bit curious no one talks about the identity issues and the current problems around it.
Citizens must be able to have a lifetime identity including health records and be able to for example change nationality without loosing healthcare records etc.
The identity management is also an important bit in the puzzle to protect Medical Identity Theft and enable the Personal Health Records.
Do you see anything out there addressing these issues?