Security Challenges in Implementing a Secured Hybrid Cloud Model for e-Health Services

Abstract

Hybrid cloud is combinational form of two or more clouds i.e. private, public or community cloud. This deployment model of cloud computing allows data and application portability in e- Health services. While using this approach one can divide e-Health applications or data in public and private cloud. The e-Health data which requires a high level of security e.g. electronic health record, would be deployed in private cloud whereas compliance and remedial information about various health issues can be made in public deployment model. The proliferation in the usage of hybrid cloud allows practitioners and various cloud providers to take notice of this technology. But at the same time some critical issues has also been raised while using this technology for e-Health services. In this paper we have discussed various issues and challenges which are to be faced by various cloud providers while implementing the e-Health services through Hybrid cloud computing.