| Biometrics for electronic health records. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20703610 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Securing electronic health records, in scenarios in which the provision of care services is share among multiple actors, could become a complex and costly activity. Correct identification of patients and physician, protection of privacy and confidentiality, assignment of access permissions for healthcare providers and resolutions of conflicts rise as main points of concern in the development of interconnected health information networks. Biometric technologies have been proposed as a possible technological solution for these issues due to its ability to provide a mechanism for unique verification of an individual identity. This paper presents an analysis of the benefit as well as disadvantages offered by biometric technology. A comparison between this technology and more traditional identification methods is used to determine the key benefits and flaws of the use biometric in health information systems. The comparison as been made considering the viability of the technologies for medical environments, global security needs, the contemplation of a share care environment and the costs involved in the implementation and maintenance of such technologies. This paper also discusses alternative uses for biometrics technologies in health care environments. The outcome of this analysis lays in the fact that even when biometric technologies offer several advantages over traditional method of identification, they are still in the early stages of providing a suitable solution for a health care environment. |
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Authors:
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Alejandro Enrique Flores Zuniga; Khin Than Win; Willy Susilo |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-06-02 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical systems Volume: 34 ISSN: 0148-5598 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Syst Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-09 Completed Date: 2010-12-15 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806056 Medline TA: J Med Syst Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 975-83 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. aefz871@uow.edu.au |
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Biometric Identification* Computer Security* Confidentiality Electronic Health Records* Humans |
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