iShare Medical® Blog

Walk into any doctor’s office, hospital, or pharmacy and the first question you are most likely asked is some version of, “What is your name and date of birth?”

This is because patient matching in the U.S. healthcare system is done based on the patient’s name and date of birth. The problem is that there are many people who have the same name and date of birth. The larger the geographical area, the more common the name, the more likely that there will be two or more matches on the same name and date of birth.

Sight unseen behind the scenes PKI plays an essential role in safeguarding medical information through advanced authentication and encryption methods.

What is PKI?

PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is a security and identity framework that uses digital keys and certificates for digital identity, authentication, authorization, encryption, access, and digital signatures to help ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of health information.