Protection of electronic health records (EHRs) in cloud

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013:2013:4191-4. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610469.

Abstract

EHR technology has come into widespread use and has attracted attention in healthcare institutions as well as in research. Cloud services are used to build efficient EHR systems and obtain the greatest benefits of EHR implementation. Many issues relating to building an ideal EHR system in the cloud, especially the tradeoff between flexibility and security, have recently surfaced. The privacy of patient records in cloud platforms is still a point of contention. In this research, we are going to improve the management of access control by restricting participants' access through the use of distinct encrypted parameters for each participant in the cloud-based database. Also, we implement and improve an existing secure index search algorithm to enhance the efficiency of information control and flow through a cloud-based EHR system. At the final stage, we contribute to the design of reliable, flexible and secure access control, enabling quick access to EHR information.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Computer Communication Networks*
  • Computer Security*
  • Confidentiality*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Humans
  • Privacy
  • Programming Languages
  • Software