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Security and Privacy Issues in Remote Healthcare Systems Using Wireless Body Area Networks

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In recent years, the advancement in wireless sensor networks which has led to body area networks (BAN) has become an emergent research technology. A BAN allows for remote health monitoring of patients. Patient monitoring is possible by deploying the low-power sensor nodes on human body as implant or an external wearable gadget. A huge amount of health data generated during the treatment process has been maintained as electronic healthcare record (EHCR) systems. To enhance the service provided by healthcare sectors, EHCRs could be possibly shared to a variability of users. This process has significant privacy and security issues related to its use in daily life. A large body of research is ongoing to derive standards and solutions to solve the aforementioned problems, by far generating meager solutions. In this chapter, a systematic literature review is conducted on the security and privacy issues of EHCR systems.

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  1. Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science (Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Anantapuram), Angallu, Andhra Pradesh, India

    R. Nidhya

  2. SNS College of Technology (Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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Nidhya, R., Karthik, S. (2019). Security and Privacy Issues in Remote Healthcare Systems Using Wireless Body Area Networks. In: Maheswar, R., Kanagachidambaresan, G., Jayaparvathy, R., Thampi, S. (eds) Body Area Network Challenges and Solutions. EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00865-9_3

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