The world of identification and authentication in (Dutch) healthcare is changing rapidly. New regulation on European level (EHDS) is recently published and will come into effect the coming years. Also on and national level (DIAZ law) and NEN7518 are currently developed. The UZI-register will be replaced by the DEZI-register and new technologies for authentication, like digital wallets and supporting technical standards (Verifiable Credentials, Decentralized Identifiers) will be come more broadly available and supported. Therefore Twiin does not set technical requirements that won’t be future-proof in a few years.
Identification and and authentication of healthcare workers and healthcare providers is important, though. Identification and authentication across the entire network help build the trust required for the exchange of medical data, therefore it is not surprising that NEN7512 defines specific requirements for this.