Charac­teristics of IS Security Approaches with Respect to Healthcare

Proceedings of the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2009), San Fran­cisco, California, 6-9 August 2009, Article 609

Posted: 29 Sep 2012

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Ali Sunyaev

University of Cologne; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Mariana Atherton

Technische Universität München (TUM)

Christian Mauro

Technische Universität München (TUM)

J. M. Leimeister

University of St. Gallen; University of Kassel - Information Systems

Helmut Krcmar

Technische Universität München (TUM)

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

In this paper, we provide a detailed overview of specific characteristics required to evaluate IS security approaches with regard to their applicability in the healthcare domain. The future of integrated treatment is enabled by e-health solutions that comprise health services and information delivered or enhanced through communication and information technologies. This is based on the communication between medical information systems involving all healthcare stakeholders. Thus, the implementation of e-health requires not only the establishment of IS communication infrastructures and the appropriate reorganization of current processes, but also requires the deployment of adequate security approaches concerning information systems in healthcare. Due to the special requirements that need to be met to ensure the security of personal health information and due to the healthcare processes that directly affect the care and service delivered to the patients, there is a strong need for clear, concise and healthcare specific IS security approach characteristics.

Keywords: IS Security, Healthcare Information Security, Healthcare Security Characteristics

Suggested Citation

Sunyaev, Ali and Atherton, Mariana and Mauro, Christian and Leimeister, Jan Marco and Krcmar, Helmut, Charac­teristics of IS Security Approaches with Respect to Healthcare (2009). Proceedings of the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2009), San Fran­cisco, California, 6-9 August 2009, Article 609, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2153037

Ali Sunyaev (Contact Author)

University of Cologne ( email )

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Germany

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ( email )

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Mariana Atherton

Technische Universität München (TUM) ( email )

Arcisstrasse 21
Munich, DE 80333
Germany

Christian Mauro

Technische Universität München (TUM) ( email )

Arcisstrasse 21
Munich, DE 80333
Germany

Jan Marco Leimeister

University of St. Gallen ( email )

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Saint Gallen, St. Gallen CH-9000
Switzerland

University of Kassel - Information Systems ( email )

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Kassel, 34121
Germany

Helmut Krcmar

Technische Universität München (TUM) ( email )

Arcisstrasse 21
Munich, DE 80333
Germany

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