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Medical database security evaluation
1Faculty of Technology, General Department, Aristotelean University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Medical Informatics = Medecine Et Informatique
|October 1, 1993
Summary
Ensuring medical information system security requires evaluating confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This study presents a framework for assessing medical database security functions and proposes evaluation methods.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Computer Science
- Information Security
Background:
- Users require confidence in medical information system security.
- Evaluating and comparing system security capabilities is essential.
- Medical systems have specific requirements for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a general framework and requirements for medical database security.
- To discuss parameters for evaluating medical database security.
- To propose specific methods for medical database security evaluation.
Main Methods:
- Discussion of general framework and requirements for medical database security.
- Analysis of parameters for security evaluation.
- Presentation of specific proposals based on existing systems.
Main Results:
- A framework for medical database security requirements is outlined.
- Parameters for evaluating security functions like access control and auditing are discussed.
- Specific evaluation proposals are derived from existing medical database security systems.
Conclusions:
- Establishing trust in medical information systems depends on verifiable security mechanisms.
- A structured approach to evaluating medical database security is necessary.
- The proposed framework and methods can enhance confidence in medical system security.