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As part of the move from paper to electronic documents ClinPhone sought a digital signature solution that would enable compliance with stringent industry regulations. These include the US FDA’s Title 21 CFR Part 11 – federal regulation for the use of electronic records and electronic signatures. 

The Health eSignature Authority, a subsidiary the Australian federal public health insurer, issues digital certificates to doctors.

In Australia, a number of localised communications solutions and services have arisen to support secure messaging between medicos. Once a national PKI for doctors reaches critical mass, it is expected that it will be taken up across the board for secure messaging in general.