Developing a comprehensive information security framework for mHealth: a detailed analysis

Vithanwattana, Nattaruedee, Mapp, Glenford E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-5852 and George, Carlisle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8600-6264 (2017) Developing a comprehensive information security framework for mHealth: a detailed analysis. Journal of Reliable Intelligent Environments, 3 (1) . pp. 21-39. ISSN 2199-4668 [Article] (doi:10.1007/s40860-017-0038-x)

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Abstract

It has been clearly shown that mHealth solutions, which is the use of mobile devices and other wireless technology to provide healthcare services, deliver more patient-focused healthcare, and improve the overall efficiency of healthcare systems. In addition, these solutions can potentially reduce the cost of providing healthcare in the context of the increasing demands of the aging populations in advanced economies. These solutions can also play an important part in intelligent environments, facilitating real-time data collection and input to enable various functionalities. However, there are several challenges regarding the development of mHealth solutions: the most important of these being privacy and data security. Furthermore, the use of cloud computing is becoming an option for the healthcare sector to store healthcare data; but storing data in the cloud raises serious concerns. This paper investigates how data are managed both on mHealth devices as well as in the cloud. Firstly, a detailed analysis of the entire mHealth domain is undertaken to determine domain-specific features and a taxonomy for mHealth, from which a set of security requirements are identified in order to develop a new information security framework. It then examines individual information security frameworks for mHealth devices and the cloud, noting similarities and differences. Furthermore, key mechanisms to implement the new framework are discussed and the new framework is then presented. Finally, the paper presents how the new framework could be implemented in order to develop an Advanced Digital Medical Platform.

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