HIPAA

2011 ◽  
pp. 219-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Deshmukh ◽  
David Croasdell
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Health Care Networks ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Difference

This chapter explores privacy and security issues in health care. It describes the difference between privacy and security in the context of health care, identifies sources of concern for individuals who use information technologies for health-related purposes, and presents technology-based solutions for privacy and security in health care networks. The purpose of the chapter is to provide an investigation of the sources of concern for regulations and technologies in the health care industry. The discussion is based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its eight guiding principles. The chapter explores the implications of legal and regulatory environments driving HIPAA regulations, the need for privacy and security in health care networks, and information technologies used in the health care industry. Related ethical issues, current technologies for providing secure solutions that comply with the regulations, and products emerging in the market are also examined.

HIPAA

2011 ◽  
pp. 1897-1909
Author(s):  
Pooja Deshmukh ◽  
David Croasdell
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Health Care Networks ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Difference

This chapter explores privacy and security issues in health care. It describes the difference between privacy and security in the context of health care, identifies sources of concern for individuals who use information technologies for health-related purposes, and presents technology-based solutions for privacy and security in health care networks. The purpose of the chapter is to provide an investigation of the sources of concern for regulations and technologies in the health care industry. The discussion is based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its eight guiding principles. The chapter explores the implications of legal and regulatory environments driving HIPAA regulations, the need for privacy and security in health care networks, and information technologies used in the health care industry. Related ethical issues, current technologies for providing secure solutions that comply with the regulations, and products emerging in the market are also examined.

HIPAA

2008 ◽  
pp. 2770-2781
Author(s):  
Pooja Deshmukh ◽  
David Croasdell
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Health Care Networks ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Difference

This chapter explores privacy and security issues in health care. It describes the difference between privacy and security in the context of health care, identifies sources of concern for individuals who use information technologies for health-related purposes, and presents technology-based solutions for privacy and security in health care networks. The purpose of the chapter is to provide an investigation of the sources of concern for regulations and technologies in the health care industry. The discussion is based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its eight guiding principles. The chapter explores the implications of legal and regulatory environments driving HIPAA regulations, the need for privacy and security in health care networks, and information technologies used in the health care industry. Related ethical issues, current technologies for providing secure solutions that comply with the regulations, and products emerging in the market are also examined.

Florida Health Information Exchange

2013 ◽  
pp. 152-170
Author(s):  
Alice Noblin ◽  
Kelly McLendon ◽  
Steven Shim
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Health Information Exchange ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Security Regulations

Florida began the journey to health information connectivity in 2004 under Governor Jeb Bush. Initially these efforts were funded by grants, but due to the downturn in the economy, the state was unable to support growth in 2008. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided funding to further expand health information exchange efforts across the country. As a result, Florida is now able to move forward and make progress in information sharing. Harris Corporation was contracted to provide some basic services to the health care industry in 2011. However, challenges remain as privacy and security regulations are put in place to protect patients’ information. With two seemingly opposing mandates, sharing the information versus protecting the information, challenges continue to impede progress.

Governance Structures for IT in the Health Care Industry

2011 ◽  
pp. 1684-1688
Author(s):  
Reima Suomi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Operational Information ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Operational Activities

The pressures for the health care industry are well known and very similar in all developed countries (i.e., altering population, shortage of resources for staff and from taxpayers, higher sensitivity of the population for health issues, new and emerging diseases, etc.). Underdeveloped countries experience different problems, but they have the advantage of learning from the lessons and actions that developed countries underwent perhaps decades ago. On the other hand, many solutions also exist, but they all make the environment even more difficult to manage (i.e., possibilities of networking, booming medical and health-related research and knowledge produced by it, alternative caretaking solutions, new and expensive treatments and medicines, promises of biotechnology, etc.). From the public authorities’ points of view, the solution might be easy—outsource as much as you can out of this mess. Usually, the first services to go are marginal operational activities, such as laundry, cleaning, and catering services. It is easy to add information systems to this list, but we believe this is often done without a careful enough consideration. Outsourcing is often seen as a trendy, obvious, and easy solution, which has been supported by financial facts on the short run. Many examples show that even in the case of operational information systems, outsourcing can become a costly option, not to mention lost possibilities for organizational learning and competitive positioning through mastering of information technology.

TXTING4HEALTH: The Role of the Mobile Channel in the Health Care Industry and in the Sphere of Public Health

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 30-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Holmen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Health Related

The vast mobile network created by high adoption rates and increasing familiarity with mobile device capabilities worldwide has potential for far more than the commercial operations to which it is currently relegated. This will be the next wave of mobile: the social and socially conscious dimension of an already broad medium. Mobile's potential is virtually limitless, and the advantages unique to it align well with the demands of the health care industry. The accuracy and speed provided by the medium are particularly valuable to health care professionals and their patients. The emerging social aspect of mobile is being tapped for myriad health-related uses, including smoking cessation and the treatment of eating disorders. Moreover, the ubiquity of the mobile device is advancing public health initiatives across the globe. This article endeavors to describe the state of the mobile medium and what effects it can have on both the health care industry and public health. It also discusses the particular effect the social aspect of mobile technology is having on certain health initiatives and cites specific examples of the synergy between mobile communication and health-related programs. This article concludes by looking toward the future of mobile health projects.

Governance Structures for IT in the Health Care Industry

2005 ◽  
pp. 1305-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reima Suomi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Higher Sensitivity

The pressures for the health care industry are well known and very similar in all developed countries (i.e., altering population, shortage of resources for staff and from taxpayers, higher sensitivity of the population for health issues, new and emerging diseases, etc.). Underdeveloped countries experience different problems, but they have the advantage of learning from the lessons and actions that developed countries underwent perhaps decades ago. On the other hand, many solutions also exist, but they all make the environment even more difficult to manage (i.e., possibilities of networking, booming medical and health-related research and knowledge produced by it, alternative caretaking solutions, new and expensive treatments and medicines, promises of biotechnology, etc.).

scholarly journals Acquisitions And Common Stock Returns In The Health Care Industry: 1982-1985

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Rubin ◽  
Imre Karafaith ◽  
Kenneth L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Common Stock ◽  
Excess Returns ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Specific Event ◽  
Acquiring Firms ◽  
The Difference

Employing a methodology commonly used to determine the movement of stock returns around a specific event, we examined the movement of common stock returns of acquiring firms in the health care industry for three periods, 1982-1983, 1984, and 1985. We find that in the 1982-1983 period, investors could expect negative excess returns from holding tock in acquiring firms in the health care industry. In contrast, for the 1984 and 1985 periods we find no evidence of excel returns for investors. The difference between the two periods, we believe, is due to the more competitive environment which existed in the industry in the latter two periods.

scholarly journals Comprehensive overview of Decision-Fusion technique in healthcare: a scoping review protocol

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Elham Nazari ◽  
Reza Pour ◽  
Hamed Tabesh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Decision Fusion ◽  
Fusion Technology ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Review Protocol ◽  
Research Questions

Introduction: In recent decades, the use of Decision-Fusion techniques has attracted the attention of many scholars and academics. The use of this technique to manage challenges such as diversity and scalability in the Big Data is very common in various industries, including the health care industry. Hence, a comprehensive review of studies on the use of this technique in the field of health care and its review of the types of applied methods, the type of used data, the obtained data, the use and purpose of technique can be useful. Therefore, the protocol of this Scope Review article will be presented to examine this technique in the field of health care.Method: The protocol was designed based on O'Malley and Arksey's five-step framework in combination with Levac et al.enhancement. First, a field-specific structure was defined for study. This structure consists of three main aspects: the purpose and hypothesis, modeling, model achievements. Considering this structure, the 5-step framework was created for the study. Three pubmed, science direct, and EMBASE databases were selected for search and an appropriate strategy for incorporating health related articles that utilized this technique was used. Data was extracted based on defined aspects, and categories were created based on their frequency. To analyze the extracted data from articles, frequency analysis, descriptive statistical methods and qualitative thematic analysis will be used.Advantages of the present study:-          this paper is the first study of Scope Review regarding the use of Decision-Fusion technology in health care.-          Reference frame questions aspects are designed as field-specific.-          To clarify the research questions, O'Malley Arksey's five-step framework was used in combination with Levac et al.enhancement.-          A classify scheme for the category of the aspects [for the categorization of the dimensions] was presented based on the frequency of their values.

Governance Structures for IT in the Health Care Industry

2011 ◽  
pp. 1685-1688
Author(s):  
Reima Suomi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Operational Information ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Operational Activities

The pressures for the health care industry are well known and very similar in all developed countries (i.e., altering population, shortage of resources for staff and from taxpayers, higher sensitivity of the population for health issues, new and emerging diseases, etc.). Underdeveloped countries experience different problems, but they have the advantage of learning from the lessons and actions that developed countries underwent perhaps decades ago. On the other hand, many solutions also exist, but they all make the environment even more difficult to manage (i.e., possibilities of networking, booming medical and health-related research and knowledge produced by it, alternative caretaking solutions, new and expensive treatments and medicines, promises of biotechnology, etc.). From the public authorities’ points of view, the solution might be easy—outsource as much as you can out of this mess. Usually, the first services to go are marginal operational activities, such as laundry, cleaning, and catering services. It is easy to add information systems to this list, but we believe this is often done without a careful enough consideration. Outsourcing is often seen as a trendy, obvious, and easy solution, which has been supported by financial facts on the short run. Many examples show that even in the case of operational information systems, outsourcing can become a costly option, not to mention lost possibilities for organizational learning and competitive positioning through mastering of information technology.

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