Principles of Healthcare Security

Principles of Healthcare Security - LAWN600

3 Credits

This course presents the student with foundational concepts and processes to achieve optimal information security in a modern healthcare environment. The course covers the organization, financing, and delivery of healthcare, and discusses technology, terminology, and data management principles. The topic coverage continues across all aspects of information security and privacy, with a special emphasis on real-life scenarios in clinical practices and business operations in healthcare. The course addresses best practices for healthcare information security and privacy with detailed coverage of essential topics such as information governance, roles and occupations, risk assessment and management, incident response, patient rights, and cybersecurity. Finally, the course addresses U.S. laws and regulations as well as a summary of those laws and regulations within the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada