Title page -- Preface: Prof. Dr. Herbert Burkert -- Preface: Prof. Dr. Heyo Eckel -- Table of Contents -- Executive Summary -- Zusammenfassung -- Resume -- Resumen -- Sammanfattning -- The Editors, Key Authors, and Experts -- 1. Digital Signatures and Encryption as Key Elements of Security in Health Telematics -- 2. Methodologies Used in the Legal Studies -- 3. Liability Reference Model -- 4. Strategic Reference Model -- 5. Specific Issues in Health Care -- 6. Outlook -- 7. Materials -- Index of Subjects and Names