Healthcare Informatics Security and Privacy

Catalog description

The course will provide an understanding of security and privacy in healthcare informatics. The focus is on the need for guidance in regard to best practice, regulation and technology in privacy and security. There is a burgeoning and critical need to recognize the risk in the implementation of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, medical practices and healthcare systems as new software develop at breakneck speed. Yet privacy and security considerations are often an afterthought, putting healthcare organizations at risk of fines and damage to their reputation. Specific topics include information governance, roles ands and occupations, risk assessment and management, incident response, patient rights, and cybersecurity.