Keywords:
Electronic health, Electronic health record, Electronic health card, Health information system
Abstract
Electronic healthcare (e-healthcare), or the electronic healthcare system, allows for a more efficient performance of all participants in the healthcare chain reducing administrative costs. In developing e-healthcare, healthcare institutions are given an opportunity to improve the quality of their services through the use of advanced electronic systems. This treatise presents the strategy of designing and constructing a healthcare information system, which will require that all information on health status of every citizen be stored in a central database. It should take the form of a electronic health record, while the citizens will have their own personal health record - file, which will allow communication with the central database. Unlike some other types of electronic transactions, where security issues are predominantly concerned with payments, e-healthcare has an added “complication” of sending confidential, important and sensitive information on a person’s health over the Internet. For this reason, introduction of electronic “smart” cards within the new healthcare information system is planned, as their security encryption mechanisms will ensure secure communication within the proposed system.
