The Health Care Information Security Handbook: How to Protect Your Hospital from Data Breaches and Theft (English Edition)

Written in plain-English with actionable steps, "The Health Care Information Security Handbook" is the best resource hospital administrators, health care executives, and the health care administration professionals of tomorrow will find for protecting their patient data and competitive advantage. Seasoned professionals and students alike will find within the means to secure computer systems from the threat of data exposure. The book takes a straightforward information security approach, walking the reader through various potential attacks, then outlining the steps needed to thwart criminals. Topics covered include securing email servers, locking down web servers and websites, protecting Electronic Medical Records (EMR / EHR), and general information security (infosec) in a medical environment.