[Biomedical Telemedicine ]

Usability, Privacy and Security

CSCI E-170 Fall 2004Final ProjectLee & Oghra

Overview

Goals & Objectives of Telemedicine. Benefits of Telemedicine in

Healthcare. Privacy issues. Current industry players. Industrial Trend . Conclusion. Questions and Answers

Goals & Objectives of Telemedicine

Increase diagnosis efficiency. Provide integrated database for

patients. Expand time and space to monitor

patients. Saves Lives

Benefits of Telemedicine in Healthcare

Cost Reduction Increase productivities Real-time monitoring Saves Patients’ Lives

Privacy issues

Unwanted Commercial Attention Criminals Legal Injustices Social Injustices “Lojack” dangers Innocent Until Proven Guilty?

Current industry players Lifeguard System Vital Positioning System Verichip Caregiver Smart Bandage V-TAM Shirt LifeShirt

Lifeguard System

Lifeguard System

Sensor Pad

CPOD– Crew Physiological Observation Device

Base Station

Base Station

Vital Positioning System

Utilizes cellphones Simplistic user setup Detects cardiac infarctions up to 20 mins

prior Next step towards telemedicine?

VeriChip ®

Applied Digital Solutions RFID tag implanted under the skin in

humans Uses:

– Communicating information about user in emergency situations

– Identification and verification of individuals– Tracking

*Roughly ~2000 implanted in humans

VeriChip®

How does this work at VeriChip Corp.?

Some vulnerabilities…

Likelihood of widespread use

VeriChip SystemOverview

c/o Applied Digital Solutions

Caregiver’s Assistant®

Image of portable RFID tag

How does this work?

Implications…

Fig. 1 Caregiver’s Assistant portable RFID tagFig. 2 Caregiver’s Assistant System Overviewc/o Intel Corp.

Caregiver’s Assistant®

Intel Corporation - Research Targeted to the elderly population Improving Care, Reducing Cost

The promise of:- Enhanced Healthcare, preventing crippling falls, monitoring the user for

cognitive degeneration (taking medicines, brushing teeth)

- Allowing elderly to delay moving to nursing homes and stay at home, keeping them

- Easing burden on ‘caregivers’ (children, doctors, nurses)

Caregiver’s Assistant®

Industrial TrendProvide affordable healthcare environment

to meet the growing aging population Secure the privacy to protect the most

vulnerable group of people Improve of quality of life for the

unfortunateProvide critical medical information in a

timely and accurate manner.

Conclusion

Privacy must be addressed Secure Transfers Secure Data Management Data Storage Sanitation Corporate Responsibility

Questions and Answer