A design of security framework for data privacy in e-health system using web service

E-Health is a common term used for electronic health, where the services and systems provided include electronic health records, prescriptions, consumer health information, healthcare information systems, and so on. In this period of time, several patients have started to use e-health, considering the convenience of services delivered and cost reduction. The popularity has abruptly been increasing due to a wide range of services. From the system administrator´s perspectives, not only protecting privacy of patients is considered a difficult task, but also building trust of patients in e-health. In this paper, a design of security framework for data privacy in e-Health system based on web service architecture is proposed. It is interesting to note that the approach proposed in this paper is not limited to e-Health system.