Privacy and emergency response in e-healthcare leveraging wireless body sensor networks

Jinyuan Sun, Yuguang Fang, Xiaoyan Zhu

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

76 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Electronic healthcare is becoming a vital part of our living environment and exhibits advantages over paper-based legacy systems. Privacy is the foremost concern of patients and the biggest impediment to e-healthcare deployment. In addressing privacy issues, conflicts from the functional requirements must be taken into account. One such requirement is efficient and effective response to medical emergencies. In this article, we provide detailed discussions on the privacy and security issues in e-healthcare systems and viable techniques for these issues. Furthermore, we demonstrate the design challenge in the fulfillment of conflicting goals through an exemplary scenario, where the wireless body sensor network is leveraged, and a sound solution is proposed to overcome the conflict. © 2010 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Article number5416352
Pages (from-to)66-73
JournalIEEE Wireless Communications
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publication details (e.g. title, author(s), publication statuses and dates) are captured on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis at the time of record harvesting from the data source. Suggestions for further amendments or supplementary information can be sent to [email protected].

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Privacy and emergency response in e-healthcare leveraging wireless body sensor networks'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this