Author/Authors :
Dehghan, Elham Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Peikari, Hamid Reza Department of Management - Islamic Azad University, Isfahan , Tavakoli, Nahid Health Information Technology in Health Research Center - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Abstract :
Introduction: The aim of this study is to identify the security status of information on the
managerial, technical, and physical dimensions in the information systems of the hospitals
affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This is an applied descriptive study conducted in 2017-2018. The study population
consisted of 35 Information Technology Department Managers (ITDM). The instrument
for data collection was adopted and adapted from Mehrayin; this questionnaire consisted of
three dimensions, namely managerial, technological, and physical, formatted into a Likert
scale. The data were collected by ITDM census sampling and then by mean analysis using
SPSS version 22.
Results: From the viewpoint of ITDM, the information security at the hospital information
systems was unsatisfactory, with the mean values of 1.37, 1.28, and 1.218 on managerial,
technological, and physical dimensions respectively at the hospital information systems.
Conclusion: In order to improve the physical security for this purpose, hospitals need to
take measures to physically control the resources, create security policies for areas containing
such information as the server room, use physical protection to counter human damages and
natural disasters such as power cuts. To improve technological security, it is recommended
that technological arrangements should be made to verify the person requesting access to
electronic information prior to its application.
