A workflow-based approach to virtual patient record security.

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Computer Science
• Information Security

Background:

• Virtual patient records enable integrated access to dispersed patient information across healthcare organizations.
• Intranets offer a secure technological infrastructure for implementing virtual patient records.
• Existing security measures combine Intranet and intraorganizational system features.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address the need for enhanced security in interorganizational healthcare processes automated by workflow systems.
• To present a novel authorization architecture for securing virtual patient records in cross-organizational workflows.

Main Methods:

• The study focuses on designing and presenting an authorization architecture.
• The architecture integrates with existing Intranet and intraorganizational system security features.
• It specifically addresses security challenges in automated interorganizational healthcare workflows.

Main Results:

• The proposed authorization architecture provides an additional security layer for interorganizational healthcare processes.
• It enhances the security of virtual patient records when shared across different healthcare entities.
• The architecture aims to ensure secure and controlled access to patient information.

Conclusions:

• Implementing virtual patient records requires robust security measures, especially for interorganizational data sharing.
• The presented authorization architecture offers a solution for securing automated healthcare workflows.
• This approach can improve the integration and security of patient information across healthcare networks.