CONCLUSION: As to be able to fully address the privacy and security issues in interoperable EHRs and the long-life virtual EHR it is necessary to realize a paradigm shift from storing all incoming information in a local system to retrieving information from external systems whenever that information is deemed necessary for the care of the patient.
PMID: 18760661 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).