Title :
A Digital Rights Management Model for Healthcare
Author :
Sheppard, Nicholas Paul ; Safavi-Naini, Reihaneh ; Jafari, Mohammad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
Electronic healthcare records promise to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems, but also introduce new risks to the security and privacy of healthcare information. In this paper, we outline how digital rights management can be used to protect health information transmitted throughout a distributed healthcare system. Our proposal allows for information to be disclosed on a need-to-know basis as defined by workflows, and in line with the wishes of patients.
Keywords :
digital rights management; health care; medical information systems; security of data; digital right management model; distributed healthcare system; electronic healthcare record; health information protection; information privacy; information security; Access control; Computer science; Control systems; Electronic mail; Health information management; Information security; Licenses; Medical services; Privacy; Protection; access control; digital rights management; electronic consent; health informatics; workflow management systems;
Conference_Titel :
Policies for Distributed Systems and Networks, 2009. POLICY 2009. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3742-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3742-9
DOI :
10.1109/POLICY.2009.8
