Web-browser encryption of personal health information.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic health records provide access to an unprecedented amount of clinical data for research that can accelerate the development of effective medical practices. However it is important to protect patient confidentiality, as many medical conditions are stigmatized and disclosure could result in personal and/or financial loss.

Results

We describe a system for remote data entry that allows the data that would identify the patient to be encrypted in the web browser of the person entering the data. These data cannot be decrypted on the server by the staff at the data center but can be decrypted by the person entering the data or their delegate. We developed this system to solve a problem that arose in the context of clinical research, but it is applicable in a ran

SUBMITTER: Morse RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3276430 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature