Security and privacy practices of electronic health records in terms of HIPAA standards: A case study in Turkey

Vedat Mehmet PAKSOY

Makale detayları

Security and privacy practices of electronic health records in terms of HIPAA standards: A case study in Turkey

Yazarlar:

Vedat Mehmet PAKSOY

Yayıncı:

Dünya Kongre

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Sağlık Akademisyenleri Dergisi 2019 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.67-73

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000612510

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2636-7572

pISSN:

2148-7472

Özet:

 


In this study; It is aimed to evaluate the safety and privacy of electronic health records (EHR) with HIPAA rules in general and branch special hospitals. Six private hospitals participated the research in the province of Kayseri, Turkey. A questionnaire was applied to 447 people, including administrative and health practitioners using the electronic health record system, using a face-to-face interview method. The items in the scale were evaluated with a 5-point Likert scale (1: strongly disagree - 5: strongly agree). As a result of factor analysis, three subgroups related to EHR security and privacy are defined. 

Security and privacy scores of electronic health records were higher in general hospitals (78,54±23,5) compare to branch hospitals (68,49±26,8) (p=0.002). Moreover, it is seen that electronic health record use ability is higher in administrative units (75,99±22,5),  compare to medical units (70,93±25,7) (p=0.033). it was determined that 69.8% (n = 264) of the staff working in general hospitals were trained and 34.8% (n = 24) of branch hospitals were trained (p=0.000). It is seen that the subscale scores are high in the individuals who are trained and in the groups who have higher age averages. Moreover, it was found that the average score of “Organizational Security” sub-dimension of female employees (3,91±0,68) was significantly higher than male employees (3,76±0,80) (p=0.042). There were no significant differences in all sub-dimensions that the security and privacy of electronic health records between the managers and other employees (p> 0.05).

It is seen that healthcare institutions do not completely comply with HIPAA rules. General hospitals are more successful than branch hospitals in terms of security and privacy of electronic health records. Moreover, the level of consciousness of the administrative unit employees is higher than medical unit employees. Human factors and educational practices are very important in security measures.

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Makale detayları

Security and privacy practices of electronic health records in terms of HIPAA standards: A case study in Turkey

Yazarlar: Vedat Mehmet PAKSOY

Yayıncı: Dünya Kongre

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Sağlık Akademisyenleri Dergisi 2019 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.67-73

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000612510

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2636-7572

pISSN: 2148-7472

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Vedat Mehmet PAKSOY

Yayıncı:

Dünya Kongre

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Sağlık Akademisyenleri Dergisi 2019 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.67-73

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000612510

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2636-7572

pISSN:

2148-7472