Protecting Patient Information

Paul Cerrato, MA, has had over 30 years of experience working in healthcare, as a clinician, researcher, author, editor, and college lecturer. The last 7 years have been spent researching and writing about healthcare technology. He has served as Editor of Information Week Healthcare, Executive Editor of Contemporary OB/GYN, and Senior Editor of RN Magazine. Cerrato is the author of Protecting Patient Information and the co-author with John Halamka of Realizing the Promise of Precision Medicine. He has been named one of the most influential bloggers in healthcare IT by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

"This is an unusual, yet interesting and important small volume… physician leaders, business executives of health care organizations, and those with smaller or bigger offices would find it useful. Considering the topic, it is highly readable." --Annals of Clinical Psychiatry"...it’s a good primer that condenses the main points of the regulations protecting patients’ data, and you will get some helpful tips. It’s a good way to get a sense of what you’ll be in for if you start the journey." --Help Net Security

• 1. Introduction: Dissecting a book title2. Healthcare IT Security: Perception Versus Reality3. Regulations Governing Protected Health Information4. Risk Assessment5. Reducing the Risk of a Data Breach6. Mobile device security7. Securing Medical Devices8. Educating Medical and Administrative Staff for Information Security 9. Managing Business Associates 10. Coping with a Data Breach