Scalable and secure sharing of personal health record in cloud computing is an emerging trend in Health field for exchange and the use of personal Health information. This sensitive data is shared and stored by the third party reference in cloud computing. Therefore the need of encrypting data stored at this sites is highly essential to reduce the storage space and for the cost reduction. Since...

BACKGROUND Data stored in personally controlled health records (PCHRs) may hold value for clinicians and public health entities, if patients and their families will share them. We sought to characterize consumer willingness and unwillingness (reticence) to share PCHR data across health topics, and with different stakeholders, to advance understanding of this issue. METHODS Cross-sectional 200...

In today’s health care, a growing interest in more active patient involvement in their treatment is emerging. Along with the fact that electronic health records is now commonly used by most health care provides, a unique possibility to improve patient involvement through personal health records exists. This paper investigates the premisses under which a personal health record system is to be im...