Towards Developing Secure Transmission of Electronic Medical Records using Mobile Devices

Abstract

Establishing a secure exchange of health information through mobile devices is a major concern in health care initiative due to the advancement in ICT era; however, this task poses challenges. This study aims to shed light on conducting a survey on secure transmission technique that employs health information through mobile devices to encourage researchers to study these techniques. In this study, we discuss the mobile data transmission. We also elaborate on the security issues with mobile transmission, along with the possible difficulties it may present. This study also analyzes the techniques of transmission methods and security methods related to mobile EMR and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.