Investigating risk exposure in e-health systems

Abstract

Convergence towards a viable universal solution for our electronic health records is not imminent and trust in e-health is fragile. Policies that data custodians follow need to be flexible and updated on a regular basis. Technological solutions are at best a stop gap to avoid the common hazards associated with access control and secure messaging. A wider range of analysis techniques to determine the key issues for a dependable health information system can derive longer term sustainable solutions.

Heuristic evaluation of a telehealth system from the Danish TeleCare North Trial

“…It is a method for finding problems in a user interface design by inviting experts to evaluate the interface based on established usability principles. In several studies, the method has been used to support the choice of clinical information systems, medical devices, telemedicine programs, and other information systems [12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

Adoption of information technology in primary care physician offices in New Zealand and Denmark, part 5: final comparisons

“…[8][9][10][11] Reference functional models for electric health record systems representing the static relationships between them have been developed and the computerised problem-oriented medical record has been evaluated. 12 Studies have been conducted to determine whether physician experience with and attitude towards computers is associated with adoption of specific functionalities.…”

Risk - Cash-flow Evaluation of the E-Health Implementation Project in the Slovak Republic

“…(Ahern et al, 2006;Babeľa, R. et al, 2008;Bates, D. et al, 1997;Chilingerian, J. et al, 1990;Croll et al, 2007). In the paper, contrary to the E-Health impact study by Empirica, 2004, for instance, the present underlying CBA analysis was not summarized horizontally in the health care sector, i.e.…”