Healthcare chains - enabling application and data privacy controls for healthcare information systems

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Computer Science
• Cybersecurity

Background:

• Healthcare applications require robust access control, disclosure management, and privacy enforcement.
• Implementing these security measures can be challenging due to technical and non-technical factors.
• Existing solutions are often implemented at the application or database level, or both.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a novel, flexible, and simple approach for integrating security and privacy functionality into healthcare applications.
• To introduce the Chain method as a seamless solution for enhancing healthcare infrastructure security.
• To demonstrate the effectiveness and power of the Chain method compared to traditional approaches.

Main Methods:

• The study introduces the Chain method, a new approach for security and privacy in healthcare IT.
• The method is designed to be seamlessly integrated into existing healthcare applications and infrastructure.
• Consideration is given to both technical and non-technical factors influencing implementation.

Main Results:

• The Chain method offers a smaller design footprint compared to traditional security solutions.
• Implementation and use of the Chain method are significantly easier.
• The Chain method proves to be as powerful and effective as established methods for security and privacy enforcement.

Conclusions:

• The Chain method provides a flexible, simple, and effective way to enhance security and privacy in healthcare applications.
• This novel approach addresses the challenges posed by technical and non-technical factors.
• The Chain method represents a significant advancement in securing healthcare data and infrastructure.