Privacy-preserving telemonitoring for ehealth

Mohamed Layouni*, Kristof Verslype, Mehmet Tahir SandIkkaya, Bart De Decker, Hans Vangheluwe

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Abstract

Advances in communication technology have opened a myriad of new possibilities for the remote delivery of healthcare. This new form of service delivery, not only contributes to the democratization of healthcare, by reaching far-away populations, but also makes it possible for elderly and chronically-ill patients to have their health monitored while in the comfort of their homes. Despite all of these advantages, however, patients are still resisting the idea of medical telemonitoring. One of the main obstacles facing the adoption of medical telemonitoring, is the concern among patients that their privacy may not be properly protected. We address this concern, and propose a privacy-preserving telemonitoring protocol for healthcare. Our protocol allows patients to selectively disclose their identity information, and guarantees that no health data is sent to the monitoring centre without the patients' prior approval. The approval process can be automated, and requires only an initial configuration by the patient.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationData and Applications Security XXIII - 23rd Annual IFIP WG 11.3 Working Conference, Proceedings
Pages95-110
Number of pages16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event23rd Annual IFIP WG 11.3 Working Conference on Data and Applications Security - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: 12 Jul 200915 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5645 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference23rd Annual IFIP WG 11.3 Working Conference on Data and Applications Security
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period12/07/0915/07/09

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