Toward Proper Authentication Methods in Electronic Medical Record Access Compliant to HIPAA and C.I.A. Triangle.

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Information Security
• Cybersecurity

Background:

• Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) contain sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI).
• Ensuring confidentiality and secure access to EMRs is paramount in modern healthcare.
• Existing authentication methods require sophisticated approaches for both desktop and mobile access.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine various user authentication methods for accessing Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).
• To enhance the understanding of security sophistication needed to protect patient privacy.
• To explore the legal aspects of healthcare data accessibility, focusing on HIPAA.

Main Methods:

• High-level investigation of multiple authentication methods.
• Comparative analyses of different security approaches.
• Inclusion of real-world examples for practical context.

Main Results:

• Identified various authentication methods for EMR access from desktop and mobile platforms.
• Provided comparative analyses highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
• Demonstrated the need for advanced security to protect Protected Health Information (PHI).

Conclusions:

• Sophisticated authentication is crucial for safeguarding patient privacy in EMR systems.
• Understanding confidentiality, a key goal of information security, is vital for healthcare data protection.
• Legal frameworks, such as HIPAA, underscore the importance of secure EMR accessibility for physicians and patients.