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Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL 1
Research Proposal on Security and Privacy of Health Data
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Research Proposal on Security and Privacy of Health DataSummary of the Research
The health sector is important because it ensures the health of the populace. Over the years, there has been digitization of health data with the aim of enabling faster efficient and effective delivery of healthcare services. Digitization of health care enables faster retrieval of health records hence facilitates faster and informed healthcare decisions (Nass, Levit & Gostin, 2009). Due to the importance of digitization of healthcare data, big healthcare data emerged; it changed the way data was previously managed (Abouelmehdi, Beni-Hessane & Khaloufi, 2018). The availability of big healthcare data comes with privacy and security challenges that must be solved. In cognizance of the challenges, the research focuses on identifying mechanisms used in ensuring the security and the limitations of available solutions and how they can be improved amidst increasing amount of healthcare data.
Outline of the Research
The Introduction to the Research
Overview of healthcare data
Justification of the research
Research objectives
Research questions
Review of Literature
The differences between privacy and security of health data
Data protection laws in relation to health
Privacy and security concerns of health data
Technologies use in privacy and security of health data
Authentication
De-identification
Encryption
Data masking
Access control
Monitoring and auditing
Challenges of existing technologies
Methodology
Sample selection
Methods of data collection,
Online surveys
Oral interviews
Data analysis
Thematic analysis
Research Findings and Discussion
Recommendations
Ways of improving the limitations of existing technologies
Conclusion
The available opportunities for preserving the privacy and the security of health data
Limitations of the Study
Considerations for future research
References
Abouelmehdi, K ., Beni-Hessane, A and Khaloufi, H (2018). Big Healthcare Data: Preserving Security and Privacy. Journal of Big Data, 5(1), pp. 15-28.
Nass, S. J., Levit, L.A and Gostin, L. O (eds.) (2009). Beyond The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Enhancing Privacy, Improving Health Through Research. Washington DC: National Academies Press.