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A Survey of Security Standards Applicable to Health Information Systems

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  • Francis Akowuah

    (Department of Computer Science, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA)

  • Xiaohong Yuan

    (Department of Computer Science, Center for Cyber Defense (a CAE/IAE), North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA)

  • Jinsheng Xu

    (Department of Computer Science, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA)

  • Hong Wang

    (Department of Management, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA)

Abstract

The information maintained by Health Information Systems (HIS) is often faced with security threats from a wide range of sources. Some government's regulations require healthcare organizations and custodians of personal health information to take practical steps to address the security and privacy needs of personal health information. Standards help to ensure an adequate level of security is attained, resources are used efficiently and the best security practices are adopted. In this paper, the authors survey security standards applicable to healthcare industry including Control OBjective for Information and related Technology (COBIT), ISO/IEC 27002:2005, ISO/IEC 27001:2005, NIST Special Publication 800-53, ISO 27799:2008, HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF), ISO 17090:2008, ISO/TS 25237:2008, etc. This survey informs the audience currently available standards that can guide the implementation of information security programs in healthcare organizations, and provides a starting point for IT management in healthcare organizations to select a standard suitable for their organizations.

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  • Francis Akowuah & Xiaohong Yuan & Jinsheng Xu & Hong Wang, 2013. "A Survey of Security Standards Applicable to Health Information Systems," International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP), IGI Global, vol. 7(4), pages 22-36, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jisp00:v:7:y:2013:i:4:p:22-36
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    1. Tejaswini C. Herath & Hemantha S. B. Herath & David Cullum, 2023. "An Information Security Performance Measurement Tool for Senior Managers: Balanced Scorecard Integration for Security Governance and Control Frameworks," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 25(2), pages 681-721, April.

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