Ethical Issues and Security Monitoring Trends in Global Healthcare: Technological Advancements - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1609601742 ISBN 13: 9781609601744

Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference, 2011

Synopsis

A significant benefit of the move towards electronic creation and storage of personally identifiable health information is the opportunity for secondary use of this data.

Ethical Issues and Security Monitoring Trends in Global Healthcare: Technological Advancements identifies practices and strategies being developed using the new technologies that are available. This book encourages academics, teachers, researchers, and professionals to engage in thoughtful consideration of the impact that these tools might have on public health and safety practices.

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About the Author

Steven Brown, Ph.D., is an experienced published professional with over 25 years of technical and business experience in telecommunications, data networks, strategic communications, organizational design, electronic commerce, security and business management. Projects have included security assessments, project risk analysis, network security, cybersecurity and terrorism, homeland security and forensic investigations. I ve also worked on business planning, strategy development, government technology restriction. He holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Doctor of Business Administration degree, concentrated in Information Systems Technology Management. He also holds several leading security certifications such as CISSP-ISSAP. He is currently responsible for curriculum development in the information assurance and security curriculum areas for the PhD and Masters programs at Capella University and responsible for managing Capella s NSA Center of Excellence in information security initiative and making sure Capella stays on the cutting edge of Information Security curriculum and making the site a strategic resource for Capella students and the overall public to share information security information. Mary Brown is an experienced professional with many years of experience in the field of information security and health informatics. She has extensive experience in the health care industry and contributes to security and health informatics education efforts including giving presentations, webinars and workshops on a variety of related topics, Recent examples include a couple of ISC2 Think Tank webinars on security regulations and application security and a presentation at the Minnesota Government IT Symposium on the topic of the National Health Information Network. She is involved in a number of IT and information security professional organizations. She was selected as the Minnesota ISSA Security Professional of the Year for 2006 and received the Harold Able Distinguished Faculty award in 2009. Mary Brown has earned CISSP and CISA certifications and has an MS in Information Security. She is currently finishing up a PhD in IT Education with an emphasis in health informatics education. Mary teaches undergraduate courses in information assurance and security and health informatics for Capella University. She is responsible for development of the curriculum and for ensuring that the curriculum provides a complete education that covers the range of skills needed by today s information security and health informatics professionals.

Review

In their book, Ethical issues and security monitoring trends in global healthcare, Drs. Steven and Mary Brown provide a comprehensive look at ongoing technology advances within the healthcare industry. The comprehensive approach taken in the book provides the reader in-depth insight to the challenges facing the industry with regards to the use and implementation of information technology. Recognizing the challenges are vast, the Drs. Brown provide recommendations and considerations that should be taken into account by all healthcare professionals working to more effectively streamline their operations. This book is a must read for all those interested in understanding the challenges and concerns related to the protection of patient information and the use of technology. --Brett Miller

About this edition

• Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1609601742
• ISBN 13: 9781609601744
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Brown Steven A, Brown Mary