Digitization of healthcare sector: A study on privacy and security concerns

Paul, Metty; Maglaras, Leandros; Ferrag, Mohamed Amine; Almomani, Iman

Abstract

The digital revolution has taken business sectors to a new height through the advancement of technology. The healthcare sector also embraced digital technology to facilitate technological change from mechanical and analogue electronic devices to the digital technology that is available today. The common use of digital technology in the healthcare sector includes searching medical knowledge resources, monitoring quality patient care and improving clinical support. The article presents the impact of technology in healthcare along with the privacy and security concerns related to technology use in healthcare.

Citation

Paul, M., Maglaras, L., Ferrag, M. A., & Almomani, I. (2023). Digitization of healthcare sector: A study on privacy and security concerns. ICT Express, 9(4), 571-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2023.02.007

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 15, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Feb 21, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-08
• Deposit Date: Feb 22, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 17, 2023
• Electronic ISSN: 2405-9595
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 571-588
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2023.02.007
• Keywords: Cybersecurity, Digitization, Healthcare, Privacy