Background Several obstacles prevent the adoption and use of personal health record
(PHR) systems, including users' concerns regarding the privacy and security of their …

Recently, the rapid advance in genome sequencing technology has led to production of
huge amount of sensitive genomic data. However, a serious privacy challenge is confronted …

Personal health records (PHRs) are private and vital assets for every patient. There have
been introduced many works on various aspects of managing and organizing the PHR so …

Molecular diagnostics, the use of diagnostic testing to understand the molecular
mechanisms of an individual patient's disease, will be pivotal in the delivery of safe and …

Blockchain technology is the most trusted all-in-one cryptosystem that provides a framework
for securing transactions over networks due to its irreversibility and immutability …

Background Personally controlled health records (PCHRs), a subset of personal health
records (PHRs), enable a patient to assemble, maintain and manage a secure copy of his or …

Nowadays, medical healthcare always plays a vital role for humans in society, especially
problems related to personal health records due to its security and sensitivity. For each …

Studies on the adaptation of electronic medical and personal health records in developing
countries are scarce. There are sharp differences between barriers to adaptation and …

However, researchers do not know who the patient is and so broadcast to the system of the
IC—conditional on the ICOB editorial process and approval—a description of the kind of …

The biomedical community is increasingly migrating toward research endeavors that are
dependent on large quantities of genomic and clinical data. At the same time, various …