Necessity to improve common understanding about the security issues among hospitals in Japan and some feasible approaches

Int J Biomed Comput. 1994 Feb:35 Suppl:205-12.

Abstract

To improve common understanding about security issues, the importance of classifying the information is stressed, after describing briefly the social background concerning privacy-related problems in Japan. We discuss here the classification only from the following two points of view: (a) the ownership; and (b) how to use. We will derive a two-dimensional fuzzy membership function to describe the ownership and a 'how to use' three-dimensional one as models for describing the framework concerning access right and informed consent.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Security*
  • Confidentiality / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Hospital Information Systems*
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Japan
  • Medical Informatics Applications
  • Medical Records / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Patient Advocacy / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Security Measures