title: mHealth Security.
abstract: With the implementation of Electronic Health Record (EHR), the patients' health information will reside on the network of computers that can be accessed through a variety of techniques and technologies. One of the widely used present-day communication technology is the mobile/cell phone that has great potential in the healthcare delivery and management as the healthcare providers can remotely access electronically stored health information of patients from anywhere anytime. One of the greatest advantages of the mobile health technology is convenience of time-independent communication from geographically distant places with the healthcare centers and patients that enhances healthcare quality at reduced cost. However, its equally great disadvantage lies in sending and receiving the health information wirelessly through atmosphere which can be easily intercepted, eavesdropped, interjected, modified or even destroyed.
authors.affiliation: Mohammad Bajwa, PhD, Program Director, Healthcare Systems Management, Metropolitan College of New York, 431 Canal Street, NY 10013, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bajwa
keywords: Electronic Health Record (EHR); Electronic Medical Record (EMR); Global Positioning System (GPS); Laptop Computers; Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs); Radio Frequency (RF); Smart phones; Tablet Personal Computers
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