Title: Ensuring the security and privacy of information in mobile health-care communication systems

Authors: Adesina, Ademola O.

Place: [Tygervalley

Publisher: OpenJournals publishing (OJP)]

Year: 2011

Journal: South African journal of science

Volume: vol. 107, no. 9/10

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: data collection, health services, confidentiality, mobile telecommunication services

Abstract: Mobile communication and electronic patient records have enabled remote medical consultancy, treatment, drug administration and provision of laboratory results as well as sharing among healthcare providers. The authors examine how the integrity and privacy of patients’ information can be ensured.

URL: http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532011000500012

Document type: E-article