• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.73-91
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• 2011

This paper demonstrates empirically that individuals who monitor indicators of their current cardiovascular health status by undergoing medical examinations are more likely to invest in their own health than those who do not observe such monitoring protocols. Using data from the 2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of Korea in a structural econometric model, this paper attempts to control the endogeneity problem inherent to the individual decision as to whether to undergo medical examinations, and provides estimation results showing that increased individual health awareness via medical examinations exerts a statistically significant positive effect on health investments. From the policy perspective, the estimation results of this paper may provide a rationale supporting the health policy of free provision of health examination services to the insured via National Health Insurance.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.2683-2688
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• 2015

Internet of Things(IoT) using a variety of technologies in combination provides a convenient, elevated range of services to users. IoT has been noted in combining the fields of medical service in particular. However, with the advent and growing of IoT, the more medical services are evolving, security problems caused by leakage of personal health information will become more serious. U-Health and medical devices, which deal mainly the personal health information, is required to a high level of privacy and security of health information. Therefore, the introduction of the IoT in the healthcare industry requires the medical information security as a prerequisite. This study analyzes security status and trend of IoT, personal medical information leakage cases, the health information protection measures in accordance with the life cycle of medical information, and the standardized protection technologies.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.27 no.9
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• pp.15-22
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• 2010

세계 최고로 예상되는 급속한 인구구조의 고령화로 향후 우리나라는 보건, 의료, 복지 등에서 심각한 사회 문제에 직면할 것으로 예상되고, 고령화 사회로 인한 만성질환 증가는 의료비 증가로 이어져 국가 재정에 대한 부담으로 작용할 것이다. 정보통신기술을 이용하여 시간과 공간에 구애 받지 않고 언제 어디서나 건강과 생활을 관리하여 건강한 삶을 유지시키는 새로운 형태의 서비스인 유헬스(ubiquitous-Health)가 주목을 받고 있다. 일반인, 고령자, 만성질환자를 대상으로 하는 유헬스용 개인 건강 기기의 개발은 기존의 제품에서 네트워크와 연동이 되는 제품으로 보급되고 있으나, 데이터 상호 운용성이 고려되지 않은 제품이 주류를 이루고 있어 향후 진정한 유비쿼터스 개념의 건강관리를 위한 서비스를 실현하는데 문제가 될 것으로 예상되고 있다. 유헬스 기술이 표준화 되면, 생체정보 데이터의 취합 및 전송, 분석 및 피드백이 표준적인 방법으로 운용이 될 수 있으므로, 개인 건강 기기들과, 이들을 처리하는 유헬스 서비스간의 상호 운용성이 보장이 된다. 본 고에서는 최근 유헬스 분야에서 가장 활발한 표준화가 진행중인 IEEE 11073 PHD 표준화 동향에 대해서 살펴보고, 본 연구원에서 개발한 국제 표준기반 유헬스 플랫폼에 대한 소개를 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.181-182
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• 2012

최근 개인 건강 관리에 대한 관심과 중요성이 증가함에 따라, 정보통신 기술과 융합한 헬스 케어 시스템에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 개인 의료 정보를 안전하게 저장 및 관리하고, 이를 통하여 개인에게 최적화된 건강 관리 방법 분석 시스템을 제안한다. 이때 NFC 기반 USIM을 활용함으로써, 보다 안전하고 효율적으로 개인 건강 정보를 저장 및 관리하고 최적화된 정보를 제공할 수 있도록 설계하였다.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.159-177
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• 2018

With an extensive proliferation of information and communication technology, the volume and amount of digital information collected and utilized on the Internet have been increasing rapidly. Also on the rapid rise are side effects such as unintended breach of accumulated personal information and consequent invasion of personal privacy. Informational self-determination is rarely practiced, despite various states' legal efforts to redress data subjects' damage. Personal health information, in particular, is a subcategory of personal information where informational self-determination is hardly practiced enough. The observation is contrasted with the socio-economic inconvenience that may follow due to its sensitive nature containing individuals' physical and health conditions. This research, therefore, reviews factors of self-determination on personal health information while referring to the protection motivation theory (PMT), the long-time framework to understand personal information protection. Empirical analysis of 200 data surveyed reveals threat-appraisal (perceived vulnerability and perceived severity of threats) and coping-appraisal (perceived response effectiveness), in addition to individual levels of concern regarding provided personal health information, influence self-determination to protect personal health information. The research proposes theoretical findings and practical suggestions along with reference for future research topics.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.433-439
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• 2009

With the help of fast growing popularization of internet, all areas of e-Health have expanded rapidly; such that people have become interested in digital personal health record and its management. This paper examined the characteristics of personal health record and made the analysis of the structure of Google Health, the internet-based personal health record system. Google Health allows you to store and manage all of your health information, import medical records from hospitals and pharmacies, share your health records, and explore online health services. This examples represents not only a significant change of current medical systems but also enables to estimate the future stream of it. As a result, this paper, in the areas of e-Health which will be expanded in various service areas, may give you a greater sense of importance of personal health record and will eventually provide more complemental structure of future personal health record through comparative studies on the strength and weakness of it.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.163-171
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• 2015

Personal Health Records(PHR) service offers patients a convenient and easy-to-use solution for managing their personal health records, crucial medical files, and emergency contacts. In spite of the indispensable advantages, PHR service brings critical challenges that cannot be avoided from consumer side if the security of the data is concerned. The problem of user's privacy infringement and leaking user's sensitive medical information is increasing with the fusion of PHR technology and healthcare. In this paper, therefore, we analyze the various security aspects that are vulnerable to the PHR service and needed to be resolved. Moreover, we analyze the security requirements from the point of view of the PHR users and application service providers and provides the PHR security mechanism for addressing PHR security threats and satisfying PHR security requirements.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.9
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• pp.123-131
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• 2014

The demand of the real-time data was promoted by significant development of network and IT technology. In particular, the entry of an aging society and income growth increase the demand for personal health related data which attempt to provide various and evolutional healthcare services by several healthcare institutions. Especially the presentation of the medical examination result is the most basic healthcare services which should be expressed to maximize understanding in personal health records for their own health. However according to absence of systematic visualization framework and visualization model, intuitive understanding of healthcare related data is difficult. Cosequently In this study, customized visualization representation based on the results of medical examination was provided to aviod consistent format for health examinee and establish a variety of data representations.

• Smart Media Journal
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.57-62
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• 2016

By using personal health devices, a type of bio-censor at home and building, for telemedicine, this paper proposes a new method to protect more robust patient's privacy than before scheme [1] by ensuring the integrity and the secure transmission further when it communicates with gateway which collecting bio-information from them. As the suggested method is designed to conform with ISO/IEEE 11073-20601 [2], which is international standard, it considered interoperability with various health devices.

• Review of KIISC
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.125-133
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• 2009

윤택하고 건강한 삶에 대한 인간 본연의 욕구와 급격한 정보화 흐름의 시대적 만남은 보건의료정보 교류를 위한 연구개발을 가속하는 한편, 개인의 가장 민감한 정보인 보건의료정보를 위험으로부터 어떻게 보호할 것인가에 관한 우려 또한 증대시키고 있다. 본 논문에서는 보건의료정보화 현황을 고찰하고 HL7, CCHIT, 그리고 보건복지가족부 등에서 추진 중인 보건의료 분야의 정보보호관리 표준화 동향을 소개하였다.