Medical Information Processing and Security: Techniques and applications

Medical information refers to any data related to a patient's medical history, mental or physical condition, diagnoses or treatment. Processing refers to the way the information is obtained, stored and analysed. Security of information refers to the information being kept in a secure format so the patient's information is not compromised. With the widespread increase in the sheer volume of medical data being collected and created all the time, it has never been more important to ensure that such information is collected, stored and processed in a reliable and secure manner.