Collaborative tools, such as videoconference, are vital. Cardiologist can acquire and retrieve the ECG from a distant patient, aided with videoconference to supervise the positioning of the electrodes. This remote control is only available if an authorised user is in the station, and only allowed if no user is working or using the remote station. This kind of super-user must specify the IP address of the remote computer and the password. Then access is granted.
Previous tools imply that some user have more privileges than other users.
To guarantee the right use and avoid the abuse of these privileges users access must be controlled and verified. Identity is the key to enable the several modules. Identity log is kept for every user in order to maintain accurate record of every action. Security and safety are also observed. Encryption is another user-transparent module, because it runs every time a file is sent trough the network.