Protection of personal data, and security in e-prescription and health information systems: A systematic review

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Unit:
Διαπανεπιστημιακό - Διατμηματικό ΠΜΣ Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας-Πληροφορική Υγείας
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2018-09-20
Year:
2018
Author:
Kontes Apostolos
Supervisors info:
Ιωάννης Μαντάς, Καθηγητής, Νοσηλευτική, ΕΚΠΑ
Αφροδίτη Τσαλγατίδου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Πληροφορική, ΕΚΠΑ
Άγγελος Πικράκης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Πληροφορική, ΠαΠει
Original Title:
Προστασία προσωπικών δεδομένων και ασφάλεια ηλεκτρονικής συνταγογράφησης και πληροφοριακών συστημάτων υγείας: Συστηματική ανασκόπηση
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Protection of personal data, and security in e-prescription and health information systems: A systematic review
Summary:
Τhe need for the protection of privacy and personal information, and for the security of information systems is universally acknowledged in our time, as of extreme importance. This becomes more imperative in Healthcare as it is a profoundly complex and sensitive environment, which with the introduction of modern information and communication technologies in every aspect of its spectrum, becomes even more complex. Τhe reason for the introduction of IT technologies in the Healthcare sector is to support, improve and also control the sector.
To this end multiple measures should be considered and addressed both in theoretical and practical level. Cybercrime is expected to rise in numbers world-wide, and the expected cost for businesses to be enormous. Τhis means that both Europe and the global community will have to adjust and invest in IT security fields. The need for relevant legislation against illegal actions in an international level is always necessary, but even more so in the case of digital technologies, as the digital borders are even harder to be monitored and controlled from the average person.
For this purpose and for decades now in accordance with the evolution of IT, relative technical protocols, legislative acts are endorsed and are being continuously updated in a dynamic and constantly developing environment, as is the introduction of IT in all aspects of society and in Healthcare in particular. This will be the object of this thesis, to outline the threats, the legal aspects, the risk-management, and the technical measures that must be considered in order to place digital health security under control, and thus protect both public health and society values. This in the end will increase trust in the use and development of new digital technologies in Healthcare, which is the main objective.
For this research, search engines like Google Scholar, PubMed, and IEEExplore were searched using relevant to the subject Keywords and also official business, national and international websites of important relevant organisations were visited.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Cybersecurity, Health information systems security, Systems security, E- prescription security, Personal data protection
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
97
Number of pages:
199
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