Personal identity verification for regional emergency workers

Alexander McLeod Jr; Eric Epley; Rasa Silenas

doi:10.1504/IJEH.2008.01979

Personal identity verification for regional emergency workers

Int J Electron Healthc. 2008;4(2):153-65. doi: 10.1504/IJEH.2008.01979.

Authors

Alexander McLeod Jr¹, Eric Epley, Rasa Silenas

Affiliation

¹ Accounting & Information Systems Department, College of Business Administration, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA. amcleod@unr.edu

PMID: 18676341
DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2008.01979

Abstract

South Central Texas emergency planners have organised a regional Personal Identity Verification (PIV) project for hospital and emergency workers. This paper describes the development and administrative challenges in designing and implementing an electronic PIV system across multiple organisations in a 22-county region.

MeSH terms

Civil Defense / organization & administration
Disaster Planning / methods
Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / organization & administration*
Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / standards
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Emergency Service, Hospital / standards
Health Personnel / organization & administration
Health Personnel / standards
Humans
Safety Management / methods
Security Measures*
Workforce