Healthcare Information Security

Catalog description

This course is designed for students seeking to learn more about the field of health care information security. It covers the fundamentals of computer and network security theories and practices that can be used to significantly reduce the security vulnerability of health care information on internal networks or the Internet. An in-depth view of health care information is provided by examining health care regulatory requirements and the functions of a health care organization, including its medical business operations, hardware, software, networking, and security. Topics include electronic health records, security policy, web security, database security, security administration, and health care ethics, privacy, and law.