Is the EQ-5D online system safe?
Yes, we have taken a number of precautions: a. We use a secure web-server. This prevents eavesdropping on communication with parameters/ b. All communication is done through HTTP Post methods (instead of GET methods which allow the snatching of data though browser history). c. We do not collect any user identifiable information. For storage of EQ-5D records, we use an internal ID numbering scheme. Although we allow you to provide us with a custom respondent ID (meaningful only to you) when one of your respondents answers the EQ-5D, this ID does not show up as a visible field to any of our administrators. d. The EuroQol Groups EQ-5D system is compliant with the EU Directive on Data Privacy, HIPAA, EMEA Annex 11, CFR 21 Part 11. We store a full audit trail of all data collected. This is done on an anonymous basis based on our internal ID numbering scheme. In other words, we dont know who the data is for. However, if you approach us and request documented proof that authentic data was col
