Tactivo approved for Pascal

Precise Biometrics has announced that its Tactivo smart card reader has been approved for use with the Swedish national healthcare system Pascal, a prescription tool for dose packaged medicals used by nurses, doctors and midwives.The solution with Tactivo provides swift and secure access to the prescription tool Pascal from iPhones or iPads using SITHS-card login, an identification card for Swedish care professionals. Pascal has more than 50,000 users within the municipalities and private care providers for prescription of medicals distributed in dosage bags.The approval of Tactivo for mobile access to Pascal is a breakthrough for secure mobile services within Swedish healthcare and we are certain that more care systems will follow this development. There are many situations where mobile access to patient information can improve quality for both staff and patients, and at the same time protect confidentiality through two-factor authentication," says Håkan Persson, CEO, Precise Biometrics.According to Precise Biometrics, the mobile solution with Tactivo makes it possible for care providers to reduce staff workload and implement a more efficient way of working that provides staff with access to accurate and secure information, independent of location."We have been waiting a long time to use Pascal on mobile devices in a secure fashion. Thanks to Tactivo it is now possible for our staff to be more effective in their work with patients," says Lise-Lotte Carlsson, system administrator, Kungsbacka municipality. "We can increase our presence with patients not having to return to the office to update patient files on medication. This solution also increases patient security as we always have access to accurate information."Besides iPhone, iPad and Tactivo, the solution consists of the access service Mobilt SITHS from Svensk e-identitet and the log-on application NetID from SecMaker. As part of the approval process, Nordic Medtest has evaluated that the solution follows security requirements for usage of patient data on mobile devices.Pascal is owned and administered by Inera, the Swedish county and regional eHealth company. The system is scheduled to be deployed on April 24, when it will become accessible for all Pascal users.

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