Secure e-Health: Managing risks to patient health data

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 76, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 402-406

  Kluge, Eike Henner W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; e Health; Electronic health record; Harmonization; Information ethics; Privacy; Security; USA Patriot Act

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTEROPERABILITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION; SECURITY PROTOCOLS;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; E-HEALTH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947644308     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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