Principles of Information Accountability

2016 ◽  
pp. 149-166
Author(s):  
Randike Gajanayake ◽  
Tony Sahama ◽  
Renato Iannella
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Accountability Systems ◽  
Computer Scientists ◽  
Privacy Issues ◽  
The Web

Information accountability is seen as a mode of usage control on the Web. Due to its many dimensions, information accountability has been expressed in various ways by computer scientists to address security and privacy in recent times. Information accountability is focused on how users participate in a system and the underlying policies that govern the participation. Healthcare is a domain in which the principles of information accountability can be utilised well. Modern health information systems are Internet based and the discipline is called eHealth. In this paper, the authors identify and discuss the goals of accountability systems and present the principles of information accountability. They characterise those principles in eHealth and discuss them contextually. They identify the current impediments to eHealth in terms of information privacy issues of eHealth consumers together with information usage requirements of healthcare providers and show how information accountability can be used in a healthcare context to address these needs. The challenges of implementing information accountability in eHealth are also discussed in terms of our efforts thus far.

scholarly journals Principles of Information Accountability

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randike Gajanayake ◽  
Tony Sahama ◽  
Renato Iannella
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Accountability Systems ◽  
Information Usage ◽  
Computer Scientists ◽  
Privacy Issues ◽  
The Web

Information accountability is seen as a mode of usage control on the Web. Due to its many dimensions, information accountability has been expressed in various ways by computer scientists to address security and privacy in recent times. Information accountability is focused on how users participate in a system and the underlying policies that govern the participation. Healthcare is a domain in which the principles of information accountability can be utilised well. Modern health information systems are Internet based and the discipline is called eHealth. In this paper, the authors identify and discuss the goals of accountability systems and present the principles of information accountability. They characterise those principles in eHealth and discuss them contextually. They identify the current impediments to eHealth in terms of information privacy issues of eHealth consumers together with information usage requirements of healthcare providers and show how information accountability can be used in a healthcare context to address these needs. The challenges of implementing information accountability in eHealth are also discussed in terms of our efforts thus far.

Telemedicine and Collaborative Health Information Systems (Telemedizin und Kollaborative Gesundheitsinformationssysteme)

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Ulrich Prokosch ◽  
Thomas Ganslandt ◽  
Roxana Corina Dumitru ◽  
Frank Ückert
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Electronic Patient Records ◽  
Health Telematics ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Recent Trends

SummaryIn this paper two major tasks of health telematics are identified: telemedicine to support the physicians and collaborative health information systems additionally incorporating the patient. In the field of telemedicine, exemplary scenarios of teleconsultation/teletherapy but also the creation of joint electronic patient records by several healthcare providers are described in detail and analysed. Those are teleradiology, telepathology, and telesurgery. On the other side, collaborative health information systems provide several means to actively incorporate the empowered patient in the care process. We illustrate the approach of sharing a patient's electronic medical record with the patient and distinguish it from alternative approaches, such as email communications between patients and doctors or patient empowerment through web-based information services. For all such applications, recent trends in research and implementation are analysed and the technological as well as legal requirements are discussed.

A Survey of Security Standards Applicable to Health Information Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Akowuah ◽  
Xiaohong Yuan ◽  
Jinsheng Xu ◽  
Hong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Security Standards

The information maintained by Health Information Systems (HIS) is often faced with security threats from a wide range of sources. Some government's regulations require healthcare organizations and custodians of personal health information to take practical steps to address the security and privacy needs of personal health information. Standards help to ensure an adequate level of security is attained, resources are used efficiently and the best security practices are adopted. In this paper, the authors survey security standards applicable to healthcare industry including Control OBjective for Information and related Technology (COBIT), ISO/IEC 27002:2005, ISO/IEC 27001:2005, NIST Special Publication 800-53, ISO 27799:2008, HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF), ISO 17090:2008, ISO/TS 25237:2008, etc. This survey informs the audience currently available standards that can guide the implementation of information security programs in healthcare organizations, and provides a starting point for IT management in healthcare organizations to select a standard suitable for their organizations.

scholarly journals Designing a reference architecture for health information systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joep Tummers ◽  
Hilde Tobi ◽  
Cagatay Catal ◽  
Bedir Tekinerdogan
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Domain Analysis ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Reference Architecture ◽  
System Study ◽  
Application Architecture

Abstract Background Healthcare relies on health information systems (HISs) to support the care and receive reimbursement for the care provided. Healthcare providers experience many problems with their HISs due to improper architecture design. To support the design of a proper HIS architecture, a reference architecture (RA) can be used that meets the various stakeholder concerns of HISs. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop and analyze an RA following well-established architecture design methods. Methods Domain analysis was performed to scope and model the domain of HISs. For the architecture design, we applied the views and beyond approach and designed the RA’s views based on the stakeholders and features from the domain analysis. We evaluated the RA with a case study. Results We derived the following four architecture views for HISs: The context diagram, decomposition view, layered view, and deployment view. Each view shows the architecture of the HIS from a different angle, suitable for various stakeholders. Based on a Japanese hospital information system study, we applied the RA and derived the application architecture. Conclusion We demonstrated that the methods of the software architecture design community could be used in the healthcare domain effectively and showed the applicability of the RA.

Health Information System

2017 ◽  
pp. 308-317
Author(s):  
Aman Tyagi ◽  
Preetvanti Singh
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Individual

Information systems (IS) help in managing healthcare costs and in improving the quality of care. IS are uniquely positioned to capture, store, process, and communicate timely information to decision makers for better coordination of healthcare at both the individual and population levels. One of the most interesting aspects of HIS (Health Information System) is how to manage the relationship between healthcare providers and patients. The main focus of this Chapter is a brief overview of Health Information Systems and the description of the techniques that can be used to develop the health information systems. There are various emerging tools and technologies in creating and managing HIS like data mining and geographical information system. Developing HIS can improve access for geographically isolated communities; provide support for health care workers; aid in data sharing; provide visual tools linking population and environmental information with disease outbreaks.

Health Information System

2019 ◽  
pp. 1554-1564
Author(s):  
Aman Tyagi ◽  
Preetvanti Singh
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Individual

Information systems (IS) help in managing healthcare costs and in improving the quality of care. IS are uniquely positioned to capture, store, process, and communicate timely information to decision makers for better coordination of healthcare at both the individual and population levels. One of the most interesting aspects of HIS (Health Information System) is how to manage the relationship between healthcare providers and patients. The main focus of this Chapter is a brief overview of Health Information Systems and the description of the techniques that can be used to develop the health information systems. There are various emerging tools and technologies in creating and managing HIS like data mining and geographical information system. Developing HIS can improve access for geographically isolated communities; provide support for health care workers; aid in data sharing; provide visual tools linking population and environmental information with disease outbreaks.

Information Security Framework for Health Information Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 50-79
Author(s):  
Lech J. Janczewski
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Patient Identification ◽  
Medical Information Systems ◽  
Privacy Law ◽  
Privacy Issues ◽  
Basic Medical

This chapter outlines the major issues related to the security of medical information systems. Medical information systems are unique in this sense that integrity of the records and privacy issues are dominant. The presentation includes the formulation of the basic medical information security tenets as well as the discussion of the major components of the security subsystem: patient identification, access mechanism, reference monitor, communication subsystem and database subsystem. Also examples of privacy law are quoted and discussed.

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