Integrated personal health record (PHR) security: requirements and mechanisms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Personal Health Records (PHRs) are designed to fulfill the goals of electronic health (eHealth) and empower the individual in the process of self-care. Integrated PHR can improve the quality of care, strengthen the patient-healthcare provider relationship, and reduce healthcare costs. Still, the process of PHR acceptance and use has been slow and mainly hindered by people's concerns about the security of their personal health information. Thus, the present study aimed to identify the Integrated PHR security requirements and mechanisms.

Methods

In this applied study, PHR security requirements were identified with a literature review of (library sources, research articles, scientific documents, and reliable websites). The identified requirements were classified, and

SUBMITTER: Hosseini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334660 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature