Comparing the security risks of paper-based and computerized patient record systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3035, Issue , 1997, Pages 172-182

  Collmann, Jeff ^a   Meissner, Marion C ^a   Tohme, Walid G ^a   Winchester, James ^a   Mun, Seong K ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PAPER; RECORDS MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

COMPUTERIZED PATIENT RECORD; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY; INTRINSIC FEATURES; PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RECORD; SECURITY RISKS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85051984590     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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