Automation of Patient Information in Healthcare System
01 Jan 2018-pp 93-103
TL;DR: The Automated Healthcare System consists of an NFC system, sensors, ZigBee communication module and a terminal and will authenticate the patient through his/her NFC card, which will take the patient’s readings by sensors and display it in the LCD screen.
Abstract: Patients spend much time in hospitals for non-functional activities such as registering themselves, depositing money, and then collecting bands/tokens from the reception. Manual efforts such as taking the readings and recording it again take time. Hospitals lose some patients (i.e., money) and patients lose their time due to inefficient system. The Automated Healthcare System consists of an NFC system, sensors (temperature, pressure, and ECG), ZigBee communication module and a terminal (i.e., a display device). The system will authenticate the patient through his/her NFC card. It will take the patient’s readings (temperature, pressure, and beat rate) by sensors and display it in the LCD screen. The communication module, ZigBee, will then transfer the readings wirelessly to the doctor’s PC.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a secure multi-factor authentication (MFA) system that requires bi-directional communication for mutually authenticating two NFC devices. And the proposed methodology is experimentally verified using NFC-enabled Android smartphones and a Kerberos server as the third-party authenticator.
Abstract: Near Field Communication (NFC) is a prominent short-range, contact-less communication technology, which is rapidly getting popular in modern smart devices. For communication between two active devices via NFC, applications generally choose the peer-to-peer operation mode. In this paper, we exploit the possibility of using the NFC read/write mode, designed primarily for unidirectional data transfer from an active NFC reader to a passive NFC tag, for bi-directional half-duplex communication between two active NFC devices. The advantages of using the NFC read/write mode include low protocol overhead and permitting different data formats. However, the challenges are avoiding the reader collision problem, maintaining a secure session, and completing all transactions in an acceptable time frame. In this paper, we address the above challenges and propose a methodology for efficient communication between active NFC devices using NFC read/write mode. To evaluate the scheme, we design a secure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) system that requires bi-directional communication for mutually authenticating two NFC devices. The proposed methodology is experimentally verified using NFC-enabled Android smartphones and a Kerberos server as the third-party authenticator.
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TL;DR: This paper presents the concept of NFC technology in a holistic approach with different perspectives, including communication essentials with standards, ecosystem and business issues, applications, and security issues.
Abstract: Near Field Communication (NFC) as a promising short range wireless communication technology facilitates mobile phone usage of billions of people throughout the world that offers diverse services ranging from payment and loyalty applications to access keys for offices and houses. Eventually NFC technology integrates all such services into one single mobile phone. NFC technology has emerged lately, and consequently not much academic source is available yet. On the contrary, due to its promising business case options, there will be an increasing amount of work to be studied in the very close future. This paper presents the concept of NFC technology in a holistic approach with different perspectives, including communication essentials with standards, ecosystem and business issues, applications, and security issues. Open research areas and further recommended studies in terms of academic and business point of view are also explored and discussed at the end of each major subject's subsection. This comprehensive survey will be a valuable guide for researchers and academicians as well as for business world interested in NFC technology.
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TL;DR: A novel architecture for improving healthcare system with the help of Android based mobile devices with NFC and Bluetooth interfaces, smartcard technology on tamper resistant secure element for storing credentials and secure data, and a HealthSecure service on a hybrid cloud for security and health record management is proposed.
Abstract: With the recent increase in usage of mobile devices especially in developing countries, they can be used for an efficient healthcare management. In this work, we have proposed a novel architecture for improving healthcare system with the help of Android based mobile devices with NFC [1] and Bluetooth interfaces, smartcard technology on tamper resistant secure element (SE) for storing credentials and secure data, and a HealthSecure service on a hybrid cloud for security and health record management. The main contribution of this paper is proposal of applications for i) Secure Medical Tags for reducing medical errors and ii) Secure Healthcard for storing Electronic Health Record (EHR) based on Secure NFC Tags, mobile device using NFC P2P Mode or Card Emulation Mode. We have also briefly mentioned a basic security framework requirement for the applications. Since NFC NDEF format is prone to security attacks [2], we have utilized low level APIs on Android based mobile devices, to securely access NFC tags such as MIFARE Classic tags with NFC-A (ISO 1443-3A) properties. Simple touch of NFC enabled mobile devices can benefit both the patient as well as the medical doctors by providing a robust and secure health flow. It can also provide portability of devices and usability for health management in emergency situation, overpopulated hospitals and remote locations.
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