title: European security framework for healthcare.
abstract: eHealth and telemedicine services are promising business areas in Europe. It is clear that eHealth products and services will be sold and ordered from a distance and over national borderlines in the future. However, there are many barriers to overcome. For both national and pan-European eHealth and telemedicine applications a common security framework is needed. These frameworks set security requirements needed for cross-border eHealth services. The next step is to build a security infrastructure which is independent of technical platforms. Most of the European eHealth platforms are regional or territorial. Some countries are looking for a Public Key Infrastructure, but no large scale solutions do exist in healthcare. There is no clear candidate solution for European-wide interoperable eHealth platform. Gross-platform integration seems to be the most practical integration method at a European level in the short run. The use of Internet as a European integration platform is a promising solution in the long run.
authors.affiliation: National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (Stakes), Centre of Excellence for IC, Helsinki, Finland. pekka.ruotsalinen@stakes.fi
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruotsalainen
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pohjonen
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D005062:European Union; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D012984:Software; D017216:Telemedicine