RESHEN, a best practice approach for secure healthcare networks in Europe.

Georgoulas, A; Bourka, A; Kaliontzoglou, A; Polemi, N; Koutsouris, D

dc.contributor.author	Georgoulas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Bourka, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaliontzoglou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Polemi, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Koutsouris, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:53:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:53:01Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	09269630	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/26826
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dc.subject.other	access to information	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	computer network	en
dc.subject.other	computer security	en
dc.subject.other	confidentiality	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	legal aspect	en
dc.subject.other	organization and management	en
dc.subject.other	system analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Access to Information	en
dc.subject.other	Computer Communication Networks	en
dc.subject.other	Computer Security	en
dc.subject.other	Confidentiality	en
dc.subject.other	Efficiency, Organizational	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Systems Integration	en
dc.title	RESHEN, a best practice approach for secure healthcare networks in Europe.	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Electronic communication of healthcare related information (in the framework of Regional Healthcare Information Networks), introduces a number of security risks with regard to confidentiality, integrity and availability, which can become quite crucial taking into account its sensitive nature. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is acknowledged as an appropriate means for dealing with such risks, as long as all the involved critical factors are first practically assessed. This paper presents a best-practice approach for secure regional healthcare networks in Europe, examining all the identified crucial parameters (technical, organisational, legal/regulatory, medical and business). Our approach is conducted at two levels (the regional and the European), including the integration of PKI-aware security mechanisms (strong authentication, encryption, digital signature, time-stamping) in three regional pilot sites in Greece, Finland and Germany and demonstrating their interconnection in a pan-European architecture. Following the above approach, some major conclusions are excluded, pointing out existing open issues and possible steps forward.	en
heal.journalName	Studies in health technology and informatics	en
dc.identifier.volume	96	en
dc.identifier.spage	51	en
dc.identifier.epage	59	en