MHealth data security: The need for HIPAA-compliant standardization

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 284-288

  Luxton, David D ^a   Kayl, Robert A ^a   Mishkind, Matthew C ^a  

^a National Center for Telehealth and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

encryption; HIPAA; mobile health; security; telehealth

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC DATA; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACTS; HIPAA; MEDICAL DEVICES; MHEALTH; MOBILE HEALTH; SECURITY; TABLET PERSONAL COMPUTERS; TELEHEALTH;

CRYPTOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MOBILE DEVICES;

SECURITY OF DATA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SECURITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER SECURITY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; PRIVACY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860711960     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0180     Document Type: Article

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