title: A review of security of electronic health records.
abstract: The objective of this study is to answer the research question, "Are current information security technologies adequate for electronic health records (EHRs)?" In order to achieve this, the following matters have been addressed in this article: (i) What is information security in the context of EHRs? (ii) Why is information security important for EHRs? and (iii) What are the current technologies for information security available to EHRs? It is concluded that current EHR security technologies are inadequate and urgently require improvement. Further study regarding information security of EHRs is indicated.
authors.affiliation: School of Information Technology and Computer Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. win@uow.edu.au
authors.forename: Khin Than
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Win
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D016494:Computer Security / Q000592:standards*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States