E-health and the national electronic medical record is on our doorstep. Your General Practitioner is the cornerstone to its success. Who will have access to your records? Do you want your record shared? Would you like to have control over their distribution? Before consideration of such questions, perhaps your first question should ask, are they safe? Medical Practices are more vulnerable to security breaches than other organisations. They are small business entities who are mainly unaware of the dangers and are similarly ill equipped to manage their security effectively. There is a lack of security awareness and expertise, which is further complicated by an inherent culture of trust. Medical practices raise complex issues of a more socio-technical nature in information security. It is the security profession’s responsibility to address these issues. These socio-technical issues may by the undoing of medical practice and e-health in Australia unless a holistic governance.
The Security of Medical Information: “Boobs, Breaches and Backdoor Blunders”
Tuesday 18th August, 12-30 to 1.30
Joondalup Campus – Edith Cowan University
Building 1, Room 1.2107
Please RSVP to d.cook@ecu.edu.au