title: Data security in occupational health.
abstract: Occupational health nurses are increasingly using computer systems in the delivery of efficient, high-quality occupational health services. However, potential breaches in data security are posing more risks to these data systems. The purpose of this article is to address concerns related to data security in occupational health nursing. Occupational health nurses must protect the personal health information of employees by proactively developing methods to ensure data security.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Mantana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Damrongsak
authors.forename: Kathleen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D020407:Internet; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States