Overview of Data Security Issues in Hospital Information Systems

Abstract

Nowadays, hospital information systems (HIS) provide real-time data and information in order to guide public health organizations especially in decision-making. The hospital information systems are integrated information systems designed to manage the administrative, financial and clinical tasks or aspects of a hospital. It plays an important role in planning, initiating, organizing and controlling the operations of the hospital, and a crucial role in providing quality healthcare services. The aims of this paper are to explore and provide a better understanding of data security aspects in hospital information systems, and add more body of knowledge in information systems (IS) field in the healthcare industry. The views of previous researches are presented and discussed, and new area of interest to the IS and HIS community then are proposed.

Knowledge Profile in PAJAIS: A Review of Literature and Future Research Directions

“…They searched and collected 101 papers, published in 72 journals of different disciplines. Masrom and Rahimly (2015) provided a deeper understanding of data security in hospital information systems, and contributed more knowledge to the field of healthcare industry. Masrom and Rahimly (2015) conducted a meta-analysis of 67 published studies and explored the influence of antecedents of trust in the e-service.…”

“…Masrom and Rahimly (2015) provided a deeper understanding of data security in hospital information systems, and contributed more knowledge to the field of healthcare industry. Masrom and Rahimly (2015) conducted a meta-analysis of 67 published studies and explored the influence of antecedents of trust in the e-service. The results showed that structural assurance (STA), reputation (REP), perceived usefulness (PU), system quality (SYQ), and service quality (SEQ), demonstrated the strongest effects on the antecedents of trust.…”

“…Lin et al (2014) built a multi-agent simulation system to predict possible outcomes under differently tuned conditions. Masrom and Rahimly (2015) investigated the use of the technology innovation in the healthcare sector. They also described the security issues existing in the current HIS.…”

Assured and Coherent Sharing of Healthcare Data in Cloud using Cryptography

“…A structure of healthcare information system [15] is shown in the below figure The various components present in figure 1 is described below Patients: Patient is used to gather, store and handle the information about patients. Laboratories: HIS manages the various lab related information like patient's medical testing including hematology, chemistry, immunology and microbiology.…”

Understanding organisational responses to regulative pressures in information security management: The case of a Chinese hospital

“…Sony was also castigated for putting the personal and financial data of numerous customers at risk, with Sony UK fined $395,000 by the UK Information Commissioner for the breach of Data Protection Act (BBC, 2013). In the healthcare sector, which is the focus of this article information security is the most critical issue in the operation of information systems, as the data that is stored and processed is particularly sensitive (Masrom and Rahimly, 2015). It is clear that if sensitive medical information, such as mental health history; is accessed by unauthorised users, the subsequent infringement of patient privacy could have serious consequences for the individual concerned (Win, 2005).…”