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Special Session on Certification and Security in Health-Related Web Applications
Introduction The main issue of concern in health-related applications is the protection of medical data. A patient’s profile data is deemed as sensitive data and is protected by data protection laws. Medical data needs to be accessible only by authorized people. It needs to remain confidential, maintain its’ integrity, and be available to authorized people upon request. In the classic model of CIA, this perspective publication seeks to integrate two new aspects of security, authorization, and non-repudiation. In the case of health related web applications, medical information that is transferred across the network should be encrypted, secured, and protected. Additionally, to secure the exchanging endpoints we need to accurately verify the real identity of the exchanging parties, in order to prevent cases of identity theft. Any transfer of medical data also needs to be audited properly, in order for the administrators responsible or the authorities to be able to connect any faulty transaction with the exchanging parties and attribute responsibilities. Processes need to be established to be able to certify each transacting party, each transfer, and the associated level of security. Certification, in terms of security, refers to the compliance to suitable standards and regulations ranging from the ISO 27001:2005 standard to HIPAA and data protection laws. Certification in health-related web applications springs from the need to verify the accurate, impervious, and protected exchange of medical data. Submission Procedure All papers are peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. If you would like to present your work at the Special Session, and have your paper published in the Conference Proceedings, submit a short abstract (200 words) to icicth@ineag.grThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Mandatory CC
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. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) before 8 May 2009. Authors will be notified on the acceptance of the abstract by 15 May 2009 and should proceed with submission of the full paper on or before 31 May 2009. Extended versions of the papers of the session will be published as book chapters in the book: “Certification and Security in Health-Related Web Applications: Concepts and Solutions” http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=611 published by IGI Global, after peer revision by members of Conference Scientific Committee and the Book’s Editorial Advisory Board. Call for Papers 
Special Session on The ICT Aspects of Medical Tourism (and Health Tourism) …does Health Tourism need ICT? Introduction Health Tourism is a “catch all” collective term for diverse services related to health and involving some travel. Medical Tourism is one of the 8 Health Tourism Segments, which includes: § Medical Tourism § Dental Tourism § Spa Tourism § Wellness (and Fitness) Tourism § Culinary Tourism § Sports Tourism § Accessible Tourism § Assisted Residential Tourism (Ambient Assisted Living – Abroad – see more on this, below). But how relevant (for Health Tourism) is “ICT in Health” – or simply “eHealth”? And what aspects of eHealth are we talking about? § International Classification of Disease – ICD § CPT - Current Procedural Terminology § Diagnosis Related Groups – DRGs § eBilling § Communication Protocols (HL7) § Nomenclature (SNOMED) § Electronic Medical / Health / Consumer Record § Ambulatory Payment Classifications § Tele-consultation, Telediagnosis, Tele-follow-up, Tele-assessment § Portable and Embedded Systems Submission Procedure If you would like to present your work at the Special Session, and have your paper published in the Conference Proceedings, submit a short abstract (200 words) to
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before 8 May 2009. Authors will be notified on the acceptance of the abstract by 15 May 2009 and should proceed with submission of the full paper on or before 31 May 2009. Call for Papers
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