Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Privacy-Friendly Management of Electronic Health Records in the eHealth Context

Privacy-Friendly Management of Electronic Health Records in the eHealth Context

Milica Milutinovic, Bart De Decker
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522522379|ISBN10: 1522522379|EISBN13: 9781522522386
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2237-9.ch023
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Milutinovic, Milica, and Bart De Decker. "Privacy-Friendly Management of Electronic Health Records in the eHealth Context." Healthcare Ethics and Training: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 528-542. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2237-9.ch023

APA

Milutinovic, M. & De Decker, B. (2017). Privacy-Friendly Management of Electronic Health Records in the eHealth Context. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Healthcare Ethics and Training: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 528-542). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2237-9.ch023

Chicago

Milutinovic, Milica, and Bart De Decker. "Privacy-Friendly Management of Electronic Health Records in the eHealth Context." In Healthcare Ethics and Training: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 528-542. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2237-9.ch023

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are becoming the ubiquitous technology for managing patients' records in many countries. They allow for easier transfer and analysis of patient data on a large scale. However, privacy concerns linked to this technology are emerging. Namely, patients rarely fully understand how EHRs are managed. Additionally, the records are not necessarily stored within the organization where the patient is receiving her healthcare. This service may be delegated to a remote provider, and it is not always clear which health-provisioning entities have access to this data. Therefore, in this chapter the authors propose an alternative where users can keep and manage their records in their existing eHealth systems. The approach is user-centric and enables the patients to have better control over their data while still allowing for special measures to be taken in case of emergency situations with the goal of providing the required care to the patient.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.