Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems

Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems

As the enhancement of Information Technology (IT) in various management fields escalates, the realization of knowledge management (KM) concept is considered as significant. This concept can be applied in considering information privacy as a component in designing a computerized system. Consequently,...

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Main Authors: Samsuri, Suhaila, Ismail, Zuraini, Ahmad, Rabiah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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T10.5 Communication of technical information
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spelling iium-364602018-05-24T07:27:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36460/ Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems Samsuri, Suhaila Ismail, Zuraini Ahmad, Rabiah T10.5 Communication of technical information As the enhancement of Information Technology (IT) in various management fields escalates, the realization of knowledge management (KM) concept is considered as significant. This concept can be applied in considering information privacy as a component in designing a computerized system. Consequently, this paper proposes the adoption of explicit and tacit knowledge concepts in identifying the privacy of information components in order to construct a secured electronic medical record (EMR) system. A preliminary investigation involving interviews with a selected group of hospital information system (HIS) developers has been conducted earlier on. The findings of this study revealed four important components to be factored in any privacy preservation framework for HIS. They are namely, legislation, ethical, technology and cultural. By applying the KM concept into these four components, it can further derive more systematic guidelines in order to achieve the privacy preservation of information. Nevertheless, further research must be developed as to yield a more inclusive guideline in designing an EMR system that is reliable, specifically in addressing the need of securing patient’s personal medical information privacy. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36460/1/adopting.pdf Samsuri, Suhaila and Ismail, Zuraini and Ahmad, Rabiah (2013) Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems. In: 7th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations: Service and Cloud Computing, 11th-13th July 2012, Salamanca, Spain. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-30867-3_49
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Samsuri, Suhaila
Ismail, Zuraini
Ahmad, Rabiah
Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems
description As the enhancement of Information Technology (IT) in various management fields escalates, the realization of knowledge management (KM) concept is considered as significant. This concept can be applied in considering information privacy as a component in designing a computerized system. Consequently, this paper proposes the adoption of explicit and tacit knowledge concepts in identifying the privacy of information components in order to construct a secured electronic medical record (EMR) system. A preliminary investigation involving interviews with a selected group of hospital information system (HIS) developers has been conducted earlier on. The findings of this study revealed four important components to be factored in any privacy preservation framework for HIS. They are namely, legislation, ethical, technology and cultural. By applying the KM concept into these four components, it can further derive more systematic guidelines in order to achieve the privacy preservation of information. Nevertheless, further research must be developed as to yield a more inclusive guideline in designing an EMR system that is reliable, specifically in addressing the need of securing patient’s personal medical information privacy.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Samsuri, Suhaila
Ismail, Zuraini
Ahmad, Rabiah
author_facet Samsuri, Suhaila
Ismail, Zuraini
Ahmad, Rabiah
author_sort Samsuri, Suhaila
title Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems
title_short Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems
title_full Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems
title_fullStr Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems
title_full_unstemmed Adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems
title_sort adopting a knowledge management concept in securing the privacy of electronic medical record systems
publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/36460/
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