Title :
On the diversity of eHealth security systems and mechanisms
Author :
Adibi, Sasan ; Agnew, Gordon B.
Author_Institution :
ECE Department in University of Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Abstract :
This paper examines the security requirements for eHealth (Electronic Health) records and the provided current and future technological solutions. This includes the Security and Privacy (S&P) requirements for diverse electronic health information, the current frameworks and standards maintaining proper handling (processing, storing, and transmitting) of such sensitive information and the related network architectures.
Keywords :
Availability; Collaboration; Cryptography; Data privacy; Data security; Databases; Information security; Paper technology; Risk management; Standards development; Computer Security; Confidentiality; Humans; Management Information Systems; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Risk Assessment;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649447
