Security In Healthcare

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• Security can be defined as the protection measures and tools for safeguarding information
• Security can be defined as the protection measures and tools for safeguarding information

Security in Healthcare
Joyce L. Stephens
San Jacinto College
Security management is the recognition of an organization's assets (including information assets), followed by the development, documentation, and implementation of policies and procedures for protecting these assets. (“Security management-Wikipedia (nd Retrieved from https://en Wikipedia org/wiki/management)

In healthcare, one of its greatest resources is patient information. All medical facilities house this legal document in paper form or electronic health record inside of computers. …show more content…

The responsibility has intensified due to the constantly changing legislative and regulatory environment. For example, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996 restricted access to patient information on a "need to know" basis or more specifically, only those directly involved in the care of the patient should receive legal access. This provision restricts operational and administrative users also. However, many secondary users collect information kept in the patient's health record. These users include researchers (those engaged in pure research and those doing research on clinical outcomes for evidence-based practice), pharmaceutical companies, health and life insurance companies, credit card agencies, financial institutions, and the civil and criminal justice systems ( Sayles, Health Information Management Technology: Applied Approach 4Th Edition …show more content…

The three link together but are distinct, concepts. In the context of healthcare, privacy means the right of an individual to control access to their personal health information. Confidentiality refers to the expectation that the personal information shared by a person with a healthcare provider during care will be used only for its intended purpose. Security is the protection of the privacy of individuals and the confidentiality of health records. In other words, security allows only authorized users to access medical records. In the broader sense, security also includes the protection of healthcare information from damage, loss, and unauthorized alteration. (Sayles, Health Information Management Technology: Applied Approach 4Th Edition

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