Healthcare Information Security and Privacy

Operational, tested information security and privacypractices for the healthcare environmentWritten by an expert in the field with multiple industry certifications, this definitive resource fully addresses information security and privacy considerations and their implications within the business of patient care. The book begins with an overview of the organization, financing, and delivery of healthcare and discusses technology, terminology, and data management principles. The topic coverage continues across all aspects of information security and privacy, with a special emphasis on real-life scenarios in clinical practices and business operations in healthcare.Learn best practices for healthcare information security and privacy with detailed coverage of essential topics such as information governance, roles and occupations, risk assessment and management, incident response, patient rights, and cybersecurity. Written for a global audience, this comprehensive guide addresses U.S. laws and regulations as well as those within the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada.Healthcare Information Security and Privacy covers:Healthcare organizations and industryRegulatory environmentRisk-based decision makingNotifications of security and privacy eventsPatient rights and healthcare responsibilitiesAnatomy of a cyber attackProtecting digital health informationPrivacy and security impact on healthcare information technologyInformation governanceRisk assessment and management