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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464857503321

Autore

Soman A. K.

Titolo

Cloud-based solutions for healthcare IT / / A.K. Soman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Enfield, N.H. : , : Science Publishers

Boca Raton : , : Distributed by CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-06467-5

1-4398-5827-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Disciplina

651.5/04261

Soggetti

Medical informatics

Cloud computing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; SECTION I. INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD-BASED SYSTEMS; Chapter 1. What are Cloud Services?; Chapter 2. Benefits and Drawbacks of Cloud Services; Chapter 3. Cloud Technologies; SECTION II. CLOUD SERVICES FOR HEALTHCARE IT; Chapter 4. Cloud-based Solutions for Healthcare IT; Chapter 5. HIPAA and HITECH-Cloud Perspective; 6. Adopting Cloud Services; SECTION III. TOPICS IN HEALTHCARE IT; Chapter 7. Interoperability; Chapter 8. Cloud-based Personal Health Records (PHR); Chapter 9. Case Studies; APPENDICES; APPENDIX A. HIPAA Security Checklist

APPENDIX B. Sample Business Associate ContractAPPENDIX C. Meaningful Use Guidelines and Certification Criteria; APPENDIX D. Sample-Interview and Document Request for HIPAA Security Onsite Investigations and Compliance Reviews; APPENDIX E. Evolution of State Health Information Exchange; APPENDIX F. SSL Handshake; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Offering an introduction to Cloud-based healthcare IT system, this timely book equips healthcare providers with the background necessary to evaluate and deploy Cloud-based solutions to today's compliance and efficiency issues. Divided into three sections, it first discusses Cloud Service technologies and business models as well as the pros and cons of Cloud Services as compared to traditional in-house IT



solutions. The second reviews applications in healthcare and a review of HIPAA and HITECH provisions. Finally, the book addresses the process of adopting Cloud solutions, including vendor eval