Encryption in Healthcare
Protected Health Information (PHI) is the lifeblood of a health system. Electronic health records include information on insurance, type of therapies, adequate dosage amounts of prescribed drugs, and other strictly personal and sensitive information. The digital age of healthcare allows easy access to this information to deliver more efficient care and optimize costs. With data of this importance, used in daily healthcare operations, very effective levels of protection are absolutely necessary to avoid any escape or manipulation by third parties. For this reason, encryption systems facilitate this protection, with the use of complex algorithms such as the homomorphic one.