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Privacy Protection Scheme of Healthcare Patients using Hierarchical Multiple Property (계층적 다중 속성을 이용한 헬스케어 환자의 프라이버시 보호 기법)

  • Shin, Seung-Soo
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.275-281
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    • 2015
  • The recent health care is growing rapidly want to receive offers users a variety of medical services, can be exploited easily exposed to a third party information on the role of the patient's hospital staff (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc.) depending on the patient clearly may have to be classified. In this paper, in order to ensure safe use by third parties in the health care environment, classify the attributes of patient information and patient privacy protection technique using hierarchical multi-property rights proposed to classify information according to the role of patient hospital officials The. Hospital patients and to prevent the proposed method is represented by a mathematical model, the information (the data consumer, time, sensor, an object, duty, and the delegation circumstances, and so on) the privacy attribute of a patient from being exploited illegally patient information from a third party the prevention of the leakage of the privacy information of the patient in synchronization with the attribute information between the parties.

A Protection System of Medical Information using Multiple Authentication (다중 인증 기술을 이용한 의료정보 보호시스템)

  • Kim, Jin-Mook;Hong, Seong-Sik
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.14 no.7
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    • pp.3-8
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    • 2014
  • Recently, A utilization request of the U-Healthcare services are increasing rapidly. This is because the increase in smartphone users and ubiquitous computing technology was developed. Furthermore, the demand for access to and use of medical information systems is growing rapidly with a smartphone. This system have the advantage such as they can access from anywhere and anytime in the healthcare information system using their smartphone quickly and easily. But this system have various problems that are a privacy issue, the location disclosure issue, and the potential infringement of personal information. this problems are arise very explosive. Therefore, we propose a secure information security system that can solve the security problems in healthcare information systems for healthcare workers using smartphone. Our proposed system, doctors record, store, modify and manage patient medical information and this system would be safer than the existing healthcare information systems. The proposed system allows the doctor to perform further authentication by transmitting using SMS to GOTP message when they accessing medical information systems. So our proposed system can support to more secure system that can protect user individual information stealing and modify attack by two-factor authentication scheme. And this system can support confidentiality, integrity, location information blocking, personal information steal prevent using cryptography algorithm that is easy and fast.

Reflections on the US FDA's Warning on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

  • Yim, Seon-Hee;Chung, Yeun-Jun
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.151-155
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    • 2014
  • In November 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to 23andMe, Inc. and ordered the company to discontinue marketing of the 23andMe Personal Genome Service (PGS) until it receives FDA marketing authorization for the device. The FDA considers the PGS as an unclassified medical device, which requires premarket approval or de novo classification. Opponents of the FDA's action expressed their concerns, saying that the FDA is overcautious and paternalistic, which violates consumers' rights and might stifle the consumer genomics field itself, and insisted that the agency should not restrict direct-to-consumer (DTC) genomic testing without empirical evidence of harm. Proponents support the agency's action as protection of consumers from potentially invalid and almost useless information. This action was also significant, since it reflected the FDA's attitude towards medical application of next-generation sequencing techniques. In this review, we followed up on the FDA-23andMe incident and evaluated the problems and prospects for DTC genetic testing.

Perception of Privacy and Sensitivity of Personal Information among University Students (대학생들의 개인정보보호의 인식과 개인정보의 민감도에 대한 연구)

  • Boo, Yoo-Kyung;Noh, Jin-Won;Kim, Yun-Mi;Kim, Sung-Soo;Rha, Young-Ah
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.25-37
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    • 2015
  • By studying the awareness level of students, for the need to protect personal information, and also by studying students' level of perception as to which information needs protection, this study aims to show that increased education is beneficial, and necessary, across all university majors. This increased education is necessary to improve information security, and increase the responsible sharing of private data which has many benefits, specifically in the Healthcare field. Utilizing student volunteers across multiple majors at a university in South Korea. These questionnaires measured the students' awareness of private information, their perception of private information and also the students' experience in receiving university level education regarding private information and the need for its protection. This study shows that, when compared to students in other fields, students in the field of public health had a higher level of awareness regarding the consequences of personal information disclosure for both public purposes and medical research. Within the parameters of this study, this outcome can be explained as the result of exposure to educational curriculum which contained information related to personal information protection. This increased education raised the student's awareness of which information is considered private, as well as, which information is valuable when responsibly shared. As a result, this study shows that an increase in education regarding information privacy, should be included in all university majors, and gives us evidence to support that this additional education is valuable to students at all levels and should be encouraged.

A Study on the Actual Profile of Emergency Medical Personnel's Pre-admission Infection Control - Based on Jeollabuk-do provincial area - (병원 전 응급의료종사자의 감염관리 실태 연구 - 전북지역 중심으로 -)

  • Shin, Sang-Yol;Jeong, Tae-Oh
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.19-27
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: By identifying the actual profile of emergency medical personnel's pre-admission infection control practices, this study intended to provide a basic reference material for the improvement and reorientation of pre-admission infection control measures, and thereby help establish an effective plan for pre-admission infection control activities. Methods: Total 119 EMT's working for Jeollabuk-do Provincial Fire Defense HQ were asked to join a structured questionnaire survey from June to August 2006. Results: 1. It was found that 56.1% respondents answered no guideline available on the prevention of infection. Out of our rescue brigade members who knew about relevant guideline available, 34.2% respondents answered that their department conducted quality control program for the guideline. 2. For protective outfit in emergency practice, it was found that most respondents put on gloves or nothing at all(38%), which was followed by sterile gloves(29.2%), disposable mask(26.9%), gown(4.3%) and protective goggle(1.6%). And it was noted that all respondents(100%) washed out any clothing contaminated with somatic secretion on their own. 3. For a question about any experience in emergency activities exposed to infectious diseases, it was found that most of all respondents(77.9%) answered 'No', which was followed by 'Don't Know'(18.6%) and Yes(3.9 %). 4. For a question about any experience in inquiring of patients about infectious diseases, it was found that most respondents(49.4%) answered 'Yes' and 'Sometimes'(9.1%). It was noted that 20.2% respondents had extra medical examination in medical institution in terms of whether they were exposed to infectious diseases, apart from regular medical examination. Conclusions: In order to protect 119 EMT's from infectious diseases, it will be necessary to acquire emergency medical staffs specializing in infection control and organize corresponding personnel training units to keep providing reorientation and evaluation. In addition, it will be also necessary to supply them with a full set personal protection apparatuses and other equipments required for disinfection and sterilization.

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Legal Issues for the Implementation of Non-Face-to-Face Treatment (비대면진료 실행을 위한 법적 쟁점)

  • Kwon, Ohtak
    • The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.47-87
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    • 2022
  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, non-face-to-face treatment was temporarily permitted. A lot of consensus has been formed on the need to continuous non-face-to-face treatment. However, the current 「Medical Service Act」 only permits telemedicine between doctors and medical personnel. On the other hand, as a result of legal interpretation, there is an opinion that non-face-to-face treatment is allowed. But considering the overall legal system, non-face-to-face treatment is not allowed. Nevertheless, we have to consider the reality such as the development of science and technology and the outbreak of infectious diseases. Therefore, it is not advisable to allow face-to-face treatment only. Ultimately, it is necessary to find ways to ensure that non-foce-to-face treatment can be performed in a safe and effective manner. And it should be institutionalized. This is strategically necessary and important. Therefore, we must look over ahead legal issues to be discussed. First of all, the scope, the target disease and the subject of implement have to be clear. Also, structurally, the standards of facilities and equipment must be prepared for non-face-to-face treatment to be implemented. Functionally, communication and information exchange between doctors and patients should be well conducted. In addition, the information protection management system that occurs in the process of non-face-to-face treatment should be materialized. Lastly, the issue of responsibility and cost of non-face-to-face treatment should be decided in detail. When these problems materialize, it can be expected that a safe non-face-to-face treatment environment will be established.

A Study on the Patient Privacy Protection of Medical Information (의료정보화와 환자개인정보보호 방안)

  • Shin, Seung-Jung;Ji, Hye-Jung;Kwack, Kae-Dal
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.1171-1174
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    • 2008
  • 의료정보화는 환자의 개인정보를 침해할 수 있다. 우리나라의 상당수 의료기관은 환자개인정보보호에 소극적이다. 의료정보의 유출을 방지하기 위한 법령과 표준안 및 체계적인 지침이 개발되어 있지 않다. 환자 개인정보 침해유형을 사례를 통해 살펴보고, 법제도적 측면 기술적 측면 관리적 측면에서 환자 개인정보를 보호 할 수 있는 방안을 모색해 보고자 한다.

Improving Legislation on the use of Healthcare Data for Research Purposes (보건의료 빅데이터의 연구목적 사용에 대한 법제 개선방안)

  • Park, Dae Woong;Jeong, Hyun Hak;Jeong, Myung Jin;Ryoo, Hwa Shin
    • The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.315-346
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    • 2016
  • With the development of big data processing technology, the potential value of healthcare big data has attracted much attention. In order to realize these potential values, various research using the healthcare big data are essential. However, the big data regulatory system centered on the Personal Information Protection Act does not take into account the aspect of big data as an economic material and causes many obstacles to utilize it as a research purpose. The regulatory system of healthcare information, centered on the primary purpose of patient treatment, should be improved in a way that is compatible with the development of technology and easy to use for public interest. To this end, it is necessary to examine the trends of overseas legal system reflecting the concerns about the balance of protection and utilization of personal information. Based on the implications of the overseas legal system, we can derive improvement points in the following directions from our legal system. First, a legal system that specializes in healthcare information and encompasses protection and utilization is needed. De-identification, which is an exception to the Privacy Act, should also clearly define its level. It is necessary to establish a legal basis for linking healthcare big data to create synergy effects in research. It is also necessary to examine the introduction of the opt-out system on the basis of the discussion on the foreign debate and social consensus. But most importantly, it is the people's trust in these systems.

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Design of robust Medical Image Security Algorithm using Watershed Division Method (워터쉐드 분할 기법을 이용한 견고한 의료 영상보안 알고리즘 설계)

  • Oh, Guan-Tack;Jung, Min-Six;Lee, Yun-Bae
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.12 no.11
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    • pp.1980-1986
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    • 2008
  • A digital watermarking technique used as a protection and certifying mechanism of copyrighted creations including music, still images, and videos in terms of lading any loss in data, reproduction and pursuit. This study suggests using a selected geometric invariant point through the whole processing procedure based on the invariant point so that it will be robust in a geometric transformation attack. The introduced algorithm here is based on a watershed splitting method in order to make medical images strong against RST transformation and other processing. This algorithm also proved that is has robustness against not only RST attack, but also JPEG compression attack and filtering attack.

The Effect of Social Media Marketing Capability on International Patient Satisfaction through Perceived Risk in the Medical Tourism Context (의료기관의 소셜 미디어 마케팅 역량이 인지된 위험 및 의료관광 환자 만족도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • ANVARJONOV NODIRBEK BAKHROMZHON UGLI;Um, Ki-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.51 no.2
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    • pp.203-221
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: The purpose of the research is to explore the role of social media in attracting international patients for cosmetic services in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aims to conceptualize social media as an effective marketing tool for minimizing perceived risks associated with cosmetic services and increasing patient satisfaction. Methods: The study validated proposed hypotheses using the PROCESS macro for SPSS with overseas patients who received cosmetic treatment in private Korean plastic surgery clinics in Busan. Results: This study found that information delivery capability reduced perceived risk and contributed to patient satisfaction, while communication capability did not show any significant relationship with perceived risk and satisfaction. In addition, information delivery capability had a significant direct effect on patient satisfaction, but communication capability did not. Conclusion: It is expected that the outcomes of this study will broaden our understanding of the use of social media in reducing perceived risk and increasing satisfaction.