A computer security invention patented a decade ago at Commerce's National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now poised to help safeguard patient
privacy in hospitals. The invention—an algorithm that can be built into a larger piece of software—is
designed to control access to information systems, and it has attracted the
attention of a company that is putting it to use in the health care field. John
Barkley, the algorithm’s creator, says the idea could solve one of the pervasive
issues in the country’s health care system.
“We think this software will provide dramatically improved security and privacy to patients,” says Barkley, now retired from NIST’s Software and Systems Division and now consulting with Virtual Global, which is commercializing the product. “It solves the problem of overly broad access to patient information, which is widespread.” Read more
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