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Daniel Agbesi Dzissah1, Joong-Sun Lee1, Hiroyuki Suzuki1
1Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
Healthcare Informatics Research
|May 28, 2019
Summary
This study introduces a new architecture for home-based nursing care, enhancing data security and privacy. It ensures accountability and reduces errors in distributed healthcare systems.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Computer Science
- Nursing Care
Background:
- Home-based nursing care is expanding, increasing challenges in data accountability, privacy, and security.
- Heterogeneous medical devices in home care lead to architectural inconsistencies, causing data delays and inaccuracies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel architecture for distributed home-based care systems.
- To balance accountability and privacy while improving security in remote healthcare.
- To address limitations of conventional systems in home care data sharing.
Main Methods:
- Implemented a context-aware approach for managing remote data access.
- Utilized the Japanese Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Health Informatics-PKI for personnel identification and validation.
- Employed government-issued smart cards for PKI mechanisms.
Main Results:
- Context-awareness facilitates appropriate data access for users in home nursing settings.
- The architecture enables secure online access to patient data for healthcare providers.
- Transaction recording ensures accountability and supports accurate service delivery.
Conclusions:
- The proposed architecture enhances healthcare data access and secures information delivery, preserving user privacy.
- A prototype system demonstrated feasibility, potentially reducing patient neglect and healthcare costs.
- This research provides a foundation for intelligent treatment options and a model for home-based nursing care.
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