A Study on Encryption Techniques to Protect the Patient Privacy in Health Care Systems

Khandare, Laxman; Sreekantha, D. K.; Sairam, Kvssss

doi:10.1109/i-pact44901.2019.8960235

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“…However, a specific method for the data protection with wearable device has not yet been established due to the variation, various characteristics, and small size of smart wearable devices. Therefore, an access control system based on encryption was required to preserve the security of patient health data (Khandare et al, 2019). Stine and Dang (2011) suggested that if there is a chance that an unauthorized individual could access any patient health information that has to be kept confidential, it should be encrypted.…”

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Assessing Security Mechanisms for Protecting Patient Health Information at the Berekum Holy Family Hospital.

2024

IJFMR

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INTRODUCTION The security and privacy of patient health information remains a major concern for most health facilities in recent times where patient data can easily be shared between institutions. Patient health information is considered by many as one of the most confidential of all types of personal information. Protecting this confidentiality is therefore essential if the privacy of subjects of care is to be maintained. Securing patient health information involves security mechanisms versus any party not authorized to access the data. Security and privacy in electronic health records systems can be seriously threatened by hackers, viruses, and worms. According to studies carried out in several countries, concerns regarding data security and privacy have appeared. A recent study estimated that each year there are 25 million compelled authorizations for the disclosure of health records in the United States. In order to prevent these concerns, organizations such as the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) offer a certified program which covers a rigorous inspection of, among other things, security aspects based on existing standards, which is relevant for the United States. There is a real concern about both people’s and entities’ access levels to patient health information. A patients’ health information might be expose and accessible from several networks or devices in the health facility. (by visiting different doctors’ offices, departments, providers, etc. Security defects in some of these areas could cause the disclosure of information to unauthorized persons or companies. Patient health information therefore need protection against manipulations, unauthorized accesses and abuses, which includes taking into account training on the security techniques, encryption of health information, user-authentication and authorization. Patient health information might be tempered with to the extent that administrative staff could for example access information without the patient’s explicit consent in a financial and billing reviews. According to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, patients’ privacy violations and breaches are becoming more expensive than ever Therefore, there is the need to assess the various security mechanisms for protecting patient health information from unauthorized access to improve the quality of care delivery.

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Assessing Security Mechanisms for Protecting Patient Health Information at the Berekum Holy Family Hospital.

2024

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“…To reduce the vulnerability of computers and customers in a network, organizations could choose from a variety of products or a combination of them to secure their networks [6]. These tools include encryption authentication mechanisms, intrusion detection, security management and firewalls [7]. Aside from electronic commerce websites with questionable practices, some online storefronts that are scammers posing as retailers to steal credit card and other personal information [8].…”

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An Integrated Vulnerability Assessment of Electronic Commerce Websites

Baako¹,

Umar²

2020

IJIEEB

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This paper examines the security issues on electronic commerce websites in Ghana using technical and nontechnical procedures. The study assessed e-commerce websites for the security tools employed to protect user data and other related privacy issues on the websites. It also analyzed e-commerce websites for encryption security tools that protect customer data and test e-commerce websites for the presence of security vulnerabilities that could threaten the security of the sites and their users using w3af. The study used a combination of three methods; web content analysis, information security audit and testing of the websites using w3af, a vulnerability assessment tool. Web application attack and audit framework (w3af) was used to test and identify possible vulnerabilities on the e-commerce websites that could be used by malicious users to steal customer data for fraudulent intent. The research focused to reveal the security vulnerabilities present on e-commerce websites that could affect the trust of clients, the satisfaction of clients, and patronage of e-commerce services by customers. The study found credit card number disclosures, full path disclosures vulnerabilities, cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities and social security number exposures of clients on the e-commerce websites. These security weaknesses in these e-commerce websites have been highlighted as findings in the study that would inform policy direction on electronic data collection, protection and use in the e-commerce industry in Ghana. The findings will also inform industry players in the e-commerce sector on the need to strengthen security on their websites and caution customers to be security conscious on all e-commerce websites. The major significance of the study is the fact that majority of the electronic commerce websites have a lot of vulnerabilities making them unsecure for customers to trust their private data into their care. This study as such informs the customer society and the electronic commerce industry of these security weaknesses and the urgent need to get them fixed. Some solutions have been suggested in the paper to assist in fixing these security vulnerabilities. These solutions have provided the best results. A diligent application of these methods in addressing the vulnerabilities would provide a more secure and less vulnerable e-commerce websites for users. The precautions suggested could assist protect customers and reduce cyber threats during online shopping.

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A Practical and Secure Certificateless Signcryption for Privacy-Preserving Scheme in Healthcare Management System

Balde

Zhang

Elkhalil

et al. 2021

2021 16th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Knowledge Engineering (ISKE)

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A Study on Encryption Techniques to Protect the Patient Privacy in Health Care Systems

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Assessing Security Mechanisms for Protecting Patient Health Information at the Berekum Holy Family Hospital.

Assessing Security Mechanisms for Protecting Patient Health Information at the Berekum Holy Family Hospital.

An Integrated Vulnerability Assessment of Electronic Commerce Websites

A Practical and Secure Certificateless Signcryption for Privacy-Preserving Scheme in Healthcare Management System

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