MEDSIGN Design

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06180A000200110001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 16, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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MEKORANDt 4 FOR : Director, SIPS Task Force
SUBJECT : MEDSIGN Design
REFERENCE : MEDS IGH Design Requirements Statement, dated
16 December 1970
As requested, the referent statement has been reviewed.
As you know,, the OMs Medical Systems Development Officer (Dr.
has the staff responsibility within OHS for systems
matters such as the proposed MEDSIGN, and it was for this reason
that I asked him to confer with you and to convey our position
25X1A9a
on the matter. As a result of the meetings between 25X1A9a
and yourself and staff, I would summarize our position on the
MEDSIGN design plan as follows :
We concur in the M:IGN design plan provided the
following revisions are made:
a. OMS Chart Number and Locator information should
be accessible only to OMS personnel, should be obtainable
only from a terminal located in t3M5, and to obtain this
information the user in the OMS terminal must know and
use the correct "passwords".
b. These passwords for MEDSIGN should be controlled
by individual(s) in the office of Computer Services
other than those OCS individual (s) who are knowledgeable
of the MEDSIGN file structure.
c. Peripheral hardware to create hard copy from
MEDSIGN should be located in OMB. Also, OHS should
be the only location where such hard copy would link
OHS Chart and Locator information with individual names,
SSNs and administrative dispositions. This we believe
necessary in order to limit and control the use of con-
fidential medical information.
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d. with reference to conversion, it is our estimate
that we could provide administrative disposition data
at one time on individuals we have evaluated during the
preceding 18 months. Locator information would have to
be handled as an on--going process,
e. Ores should, as a user, participate with HRS/SIPS
in any decisions involving terminals or other hardware
for O MS (This is in contrast to the unilateral decision
by HRS/SIPS proposed on page 23 of the plan). we also
believe that hardware will be required for our medical
facility in the Ames Building an well as in the Headquarters
Building,
f. It is premature at this time to provide for
the inclusion of immunization information in the MEDSIGN
plan. we believe further discussion is required and
propose that officials of your task force meet with
and those O NS officials involved in 25X1A9a
immunization to review this point.
25X1A
JOHN R. TIETJNN, H. D.
Director of medical Services
OMS /Ex0 : j v (12May 71)
Distribution:
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Orig & 1 - Addressee 6v b~5c
1 - MSDO
2 - D/MS Files
1 - c/S D
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