ICT as a Global Solution for Patients Information Security

Security of data for patients is the most overriding obstacle in the healthcare sector when contemplating the implementation of HIS. The sharing of clinical data across Nigeria's health systems through a single IT platform seems to be a significant issue, perhaps owing to the country's poor technical progress. The current transfer of such data manually via the internet continues to mislead the supposedly private data of patients. The manual transfer as witnessed was terrible and violated the safety, delivery, confidentiality and ethical risk systems for the dissemination of health information. Electronic health record (EHR) containing patient information is considered extremely vulnerable in healthcare companies, in order to safe and protect unwanted access, sensitive patient care information has to be managed. Patients may get high-quality treatment if the appropriate information is provided at the correct time via health management system. Accessibility and availability are important elements of information security, and information that is available and accessible to users both inside and beyond organizational boundaries must be available. At the same time, patient safety must be protected from unauthorized access and an adequate degree of information security health care is required. The objective of this thesis is to examine current information security management with regard to Electronic Health Records and to examine ways in which sensitive information is exchanged between different health and cross-border players from potential threats to safety and health risks to the environment. Therefore, potential problems and possible recommendations and proposals were examined, with the aim of improving existing data security by preventing the required risks for health-sensitive information.