Title: Information security and privacy in healthcare: current state of research

Authors: Ajit Appari, M. Eric Johnson

Addresses: Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. ' Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA

Abstract: Information security and privacy in the healthcare sector is an issue of growing importance. The adoption of digital patient records, increased regulation, provider consolidation and the increasing need for information exchange between patients, providers and payers, all point towards the need for better information security. We critically survey the literature on information security and privacy in healthcare, published in information systems journals as well as many other related disciplines including health informatics, public health, law, medicine, the trade press and industry reports. In this paper, we provide a holistic view of the recent research and suggest new areas of interest to the information systems community.

Keywords: information security; privacy; healthcare information systems; research literature; e-healthcare; electronic healthcare.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2010.035624

International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, 2010 Vol.6 No.4, pp.279 - 314

Published online: 01 Oct 2010 *

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