Healthcare Information Security and Privacy

 

INTRODUCTION

If you are reading this introduction, you are probably one of two types of people. The first type is someone who has worked in healthcare for a few years and whose responsibilities are becoming more dependent on information technology—and therefore information security. Perhaps you work in healthcare records management, and your organization recently implemented an electronic healthcare record. You have been chosen to provide your records management expertise to the new digital system. Congratulations! You are clearly valued in your organization. And this book will serve you because it will address, in a practical manner, your concerns about moving from paper-based records to digital, networked systems.

The second type of person ...