DocumentCode
2388046
Title
Impacts of legislation on electronic health records systems and security implementation
Author
Piliouras, T. ; Xin Tian ; Desai, D. ; Patel, A. ; Shah, D. ; Yang Su ; Pui Lam Yu ; Sultana, N.
Author_Institution
Center for Adv. Res. on Emerging Healthcare Technol., Tech. Consulting & Res., Inc., Weston, CT, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
4-4 May 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
7
Abstract
This paper presents an overview of HIPAA and ARRA HITECH legislation and its impacts on the implementation of security in Electronic Health Records systems (EHRs). Best practices for EHR system security to aid in legal compliance are discussed.
Keywords
legislation; medical information systems; security of data; ARRA HITECH legislation; HIPAA legislation; electronic health records systems; legal compliance; security implementation; Authentication; Legislation; Medical services; Monitoring; Privacy; Standards; ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act); Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH); Health Insurance and Portability Act (HIPAA); compliance; confidentiality; electronic health records systems; legislation; privacy; safety; security;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT), 2012 IEEE Long Island
Conference_Location
Farmingdale, NY
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1342-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LISAT.2012.6223106
Filename
6223106
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