| Abstract: | Healthcare has always been a favouring area for the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and healthcare organisations were among the first to incorporate information systems in their operation. Following the trend, Health Information Systems (HIS) have followed an evolutionary course leading to a new generation of e-Health systems. Personalization of service, ubiquitous information management, integration of intelligent and communicating devices, are only a few of the new features that HIS are expected to embed in the near future. Moreover, HIS store and process information, which is characterised as highly sensitive. Therefore, privacy and security have been acknowledged as high-priority issues and critical factors for the adoption and effective integration of ICT in the healthcare sector. Furthermore, when considering a shared care environment with the participation of many independent healthcare organisations and the requirement for exchanging electronic healthcare records, the situation becomes much more complex
since the implementation of global security policy may turn out to be an over ambitious task. This paper presents some of the most important international and European Health Informatics Standards, highlighting their contribution towards
Health Information Systems’ interoperability, fulfilment of safety, security and legal requirements and market efficiency. |
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