Electronic Healthcare Information Security [electronic resource] / by Charles A. Shoniregun, Kudakwashe Dube, Fredrick Mtenzi.

to e-Healthcare Information Security -- Securing e-Healthcare Information -- Laws and Standards for Secure e-Healthcare Information -- Secure e-Healthcare Information Systems -- Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Secure e-Healthcare Information -- Towards a Unified Security Evaluation Framework for e-Healthcare Information Systems -- Discussions.

The ever-increasing healthcare expenditure and pressing demand for improved quality and efficiency of patient care services are driving innovation in healthcare information management. The domain of healthcare has become a challenging testing ground for information security due to the complex nature of healthcare information and individual privacy. Electronic Healthcare Information Security explores the challenges of e-healthcare information and security policy technologies. It evaluates the effectiveness of security and privacy implementation systems for anonymization methods and techniques. The first comprehensive book dedicated to electronic healthcare information security also introduces new standards. Designed for practitioners and researchers in the healthcare sectors, this book is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science and medicine, as a secondary textbook or reference.