This book chapter reviews the history of Healthcare Information Systems (HISs), discusses
recent cyber security threats affecting HISs, and then introduces the autonomic computing …

Information and communication technologies are widely used in health care. With the
development of cloud computing, Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) are adopting mature …

With the fast development of information and communication technologies over the past
decade, Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) has been widely implemented for health …

Background Health information systems (HISs) are continuously targeted by hackers, who
aim to bring down critical health infrastructure. This study was motivated by recent attacks on …

Various reports of information security breaches, unintended information disclosures of
confidential patient information, and computer attacks have raised the awareness about …

Security in health care information systems is among the highest priority research topics.
Introduction of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) …

Objectives Approximately 20 years have passed since hospital information systems (HISs)
featuring full-scale electronic medical records were first implemented in Japan. Patient …

System and network security are vital parts of any autonomic computing solution. The ability
of a system to react consistently and correctly to situations ranging from benign but unusual …

The volume and severity of information security breaches encountered continues to increase
as organizations, including healthcare organizations, struggle to identify more effective …

The Open and Trusted Health Information Systems (OTHIS) Research Group has formed in
response to the health sector's privacy and security requirements for contemporary Health …