Ethical Issues and Security Monitoring Trends in Global Healthcare: Technological Advancements

Steven Brown and Mary Brown, who both work in information assurance and security and health informatics at Capella U., compile 15 articles by researchers in the fields of health informatics, information technology and security, e-health, computer science, business systems, and nursing from around the world on technology practices and strategies being developed for the healthcare industry and challenges to their use and implementation. Topics include electronic health records, impacts on the privacy rights of disabled individuals, the readiness of the Scottish health system, and security aspects like disaster recovery and business continuity plans, identity theft, trustworthiness of health data, and biometric technologies. Others address ethical issues related to radiofrequency identification, Internet security, nursing, and integrating technology into work processes. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)