Securing electronic health records with novel mobile encryption schemes

Int J Electron Healthc. 2007;3(4):395-416. doi: 10.1504/IJEH.2007.015320.

Abstract

Mobile devices have penetrated the healthcare sector due to their increased functionality, low cost, high reliability and easy-to-use nature. However, in healthcare applications the privacy and security of the transmitted information must be preserved. Therefore applications require a concrete security framework based on long-term security keys, such as the security key that can be found in a mobile Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The wireless nature of communication links in mobile networks presents a major challenge in this respect. This paper presents a novel protocol that will send the information securely while including the access privileges to the authorized recipient.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Communication Networks
  • Computer Security*
  • Computers, Handheld*
  • Humans
  • Medical Records Systems, Computerized / organization & administration*