Assessment and adoption of web-based health information systems

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tugrul U. Daim ◽  
Leong Chan ◽  
Muhammad Amer ◽  
Fahad Aldhaban
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Web Based

Security in Health Information Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Christina Ilioudi ◽  
Athina Lazakidou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Vital Component ◽  
Multiple Health

The development of Internet technology and Web-based applications made health information more accessible than ever before from many locations by multiple health providers and health plans. In this chapter, security in health information systems is put into perspective. The further penetration of information technology into healthcare is discussed, and it is concluded that information systems have already become a vital component, not only for the logistics of the healthcare institution but also for the rendering of care and cure.

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.

Accountability, Beneficence, and Self-Determination

2010 ◽  
pp. 274-286
Author(s):  
Tina Saryeddine
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Accountability For Reasonableness

Existing literature often addresses the ethical problems posed by health informatics. Instead of this problem-based approach, this chapter explores the ethical benefits of health information systems in an attempt to answer the question “can health information systems make organizations more accountable, beneficent, and more responsive to a patient’s right to self determination?” It does so by unpacking the accountability for reasonableness framework in ethical decision making and the concepts of beneficence and self-determination. The framework and the concepts are discussed in light of four commonly used health information systems, namely: Web-based publicly accessible inventories of services; Web-based patient education; telemedicine; and the electronic medical record. The objective of this chapter is to discuss the ethical principles that health information systems actually help to achieve, with a view to enabling researchers, clinicians, and managers make the case for the development and maintenance of these systems in a client-centered fashion.

Security in Health Information Systems

2008 ◽  
pp. 1759-1765
Author(s):  
Christina Ilioudi ◽  
Athina A. Lazakidou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Vital Component ◽  
Multiple Health

The development of Internet technology and Web-based applications made health information more accessible than ever before from many locations by multiple health providers and health plans. In this chapter, security in health information systems is put into perspective. The further penetration of information technology into healthcare is discussed, and it is concluded that information systems have already become a vital component, not only for the logistics of the healthcare institution but also for the rendering of care and cure.

Rationale and Design Considerations for a Semantic Mediator in Health Information Systems

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (04/05) ◽  
pp. 518-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sauquet ◽  
M.-C. Jaulent ◽  
E. Zapletal ◽  
M. Lavril ◽  
P. Degoulet
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Heterogeneous Systems ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Semantic Interoperability ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Current State ◽  
Engineering Environment

AbstractRapid development of community health information networks raises the issue of semantic interoperability between distributed and heterogeneous systems. Indeed, operational health information systems originate from heterogeneous teams of independent developers and have to cooperate in order to exchange data and services. A good cooperation is based on a good understanding of the messages exchanged between the systems. The main issue of semantic interoperability is to ensure that the exchange is not only possible but also meaningful. The main objective of this paper is to analyze semantic interoperability from a software engineering point of view. It describes the principles for the design of a semantic mediator (SM) in the framework of a distributed object manager (DOM). The mediator is itself a component that should allow the exchange of messages independently of languages and platforms. The functional architecture of such a SM is detailed. These principles have been partly applied in the context of the HEllOS object-oriented software engineering environment. The resulting service components are presented with their current state of achievement.

Data Security in Health Information Systems by Applying Software Techniques

1979 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 214-222
Author(s):  
K. Sauter
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Data Security ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Database Systems ◽  
Modern Computer ◽  
Proper Design ◽  
Software Construction ◽  
Organizational Procedures ◽  
Software Measures

The problems encountered in achieving data security within computer-supported information systems increased with the development of modern computer systems. The threats are manifold and have to be met by an appropriate set of hardware precautions, organizational procedures and software measures which are the topic of this paper. Design principles and software construction rules are treated first, since the security power of a system is considerably determined by its proper design. A number of software techniques presented may support security mechanisms ranging from user identification and authentication to access control, auditing and threat monitoring. Encryption is a powerful tool for protecting data during physical storage and transmission as well.Since an increasing number of health information systems with information-integrating functions are database-supported, the main issues and terms of database systems and their specific security aspects are summarized in the appendix.

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