A Security Framework for Nationwide Health Information Exchange based on Telehealth Strategy.

This study focuses on the situation of health information exchange (HIE) in the context of a nationwide network. It aims to create a security framework that can be implemented to ensure the safe transmission of health information across the boundaries of care providers in Malaysia and other countrie...

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Published in:Journal of Medical Systems Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 1 - 20
Main Authors: Zaidan, B., Haiqi, Ahmed, Zaidan, A., Abdulnabi, Mohamed, Kiah, M., Muzamel, Hussaen
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature May2015
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Summary:This study focuses on the situation of health information exchange (HIE) in the context of a nationwide network. It aims to create a security framework that can be implemented to ensure the safe transmission of health information across the boundaries of care providers in Malaysia and other countries. First, a critique of the major elements of nationwide health information networks is presented from the perspective of security, along with such topics as the importance of HIE, issues, and main approaches. Second, a systematic evaluation is conducted on the security solutions that can be utilized in the proposed nationwide network. Finally, a secure framework for health information transmission is proposed within a central cloud-based model, which is compatible with the Malaysian telehealth strategy. The outcome of this analysis indicates that a complete security framework for a global structure of HIE is yet to be defined and implemented. Our proposed framework represents such an endeavor and suggests specific techniques to achieve this goal.