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E-Health Privacy and Security Issues
Postgraduate | TAS-CRH503 | 2023
Course information for 2023 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
E-Health Privacy and Security Issues
About this subject
On completion of this subject, you will be able to:
- Discuss concepts and terms relevant to privacy and security
- Critically review the Australian legal framework as it applies to the use of health information confidentiality, integrity, and availability
- Analyse stakeholder perspectives and challenges on the use of health information
- Justify the recommendation of appropriate information security measures to manage identified risks
- Consider the contribution of ethical frameworks for guiding health informatics professionals
- Module 1: Privacy Overview
- Module 2: Information Security
- Module 3: Threats and Risks
- Module 4: Stakeholder Perspectives
- Module 5: Security Techniques
This subject explores the information security issues arising from technology use in the health care environment. Consideration is given to legal and ethical concepts and issues, with an emphasis on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health information. Students are provided the opportunity to apply their learning by undertaking a risk analysis and mitigation process related to the core business of a health organisation. Security standards and systems are discussed in context to protecting personal health information, including the limitations of the technology to support this.
- eHealth Security Report (30%)
- Risk Analysis (30%)
- Risk Mitigation Report (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
TAS-CRH503-E-Health Privacy and Security Issues (no longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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