Nursing Assignment: Data Security in Healthcare Processes

This nursing assignment report addresses the critical issue of patient data protection within healthcare systems, emphasizing the impact of globalization and technology on healthcare processes. It identifies key problems such as data breaches, ransomware, and phishing, which compromise patient data integrity. The paper outlines strategies to mitigate these risks, including the implementation of robust security mechanisms, defining access levels, and proper handling and disposal of confidential information. It stresses the importance of educating healthcare professionals on data security policies and providing training on handling healthcare information systems. Furthermore, the report highlights the roles of administrative and healthcare personnel in ensuring data privacy and security, advocating for a comprehensive approach involving education, feedback evaluation, and the establishment of clear responsibilities. The conclusion reinforces the significance of protecting patient data confidentiality and integrity, aligning with ethical rights and promoting effective patient care.

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Introduction
Globalisation and development has included multiple technologies in the healthcare
processes that have increased the efficiency of professionals for serving the patients for their
effective health and wellbeing (Guo et al., 2016). However, there are multiple examples of
patient data compromise due to which healthcare processes are also compromised. The
primary aim of this paper is to discuss all those situations and strategies using which these
compromised data could be protected and helps the care professionals to maintain an
effective care process.
Problems in Healthcare
Healthcare faces the problem of data breach, ransomware, and phishing of emails and
so on. This is affected by the fact that the data storage system in the healthcare organization is
not protected enough. Thus, there should be proper protection interface where the data can be
stored appropriately with security (Asija & Nallusamy, 2019). There should be proper
analysis of the systems storing the data that will protect the confidential information in the
healthcare organization.
Strategies to protect patient information
As per Asija & Nallusamy (2019), maintaining the security and safety of healthcare is
an iterative process that should be followed by every healthcare professional so that they
could understand the importance of it and contribute in the enhancement of the care process.
There are multiple strategies implementation of which could help the care professionals to
understand the way they can protect the patient information. There are strategies such as
security mechanism, determining the level of access for each information, as well as handling
and disposal of information important for patient information which would be discussed in
the next sections.

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Security mechanisms
There are multiple strategies that could be used for the protection of the information
and that could protect the patient data by limiting the unauthorised access or by modifying
the security access of the data so that confidentiality and integrity of the data could be
protected. In this aspect, it is seen that majority of the care professionals are unaware of the
data security act or policies implemented by the government as well as the hospital
authorities so that data security could be maintained (Matthews Chang, Evans & Parker,
2015). This leads to multiple complication and finally results in compromised data. Hence,
the first strategy would be implementation of education and training processes in the care
process so that they could help each other to understand the importance of it. Further, every
nursing professional would be provided with complete details of the security process
implemented by the hospital authority so that they can contribute in the determination of
safety and security in the care process. Further, they would also be provided with a basic
training of handling and managing the healthcare information system so that they could
understand process using which direct prevention of the compromising patient information
could be protected. Therefore, it could be the first strategy for healthcare data breaching
prevention.
Administrative and Personnel Issues
The primary aim of the health care administrators is to understand the day to day
activities that are conducted within the care facility and then finalise the roles and
responsibilities of the members of the health service managers to plan and supervise a range
of professionals to take part in the care process. However, if the care professionals,
administrators and the healthcare personnel are unable to understand the importance of this
process and could not conduct the process effectively, then the chances of personal data
breaching is higher for the healthcare facility (Asija & Nallusamy, 2019). Hence, in this

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process, the administration would be asked to understand the importance of it and they would
be educated about the process effectively due to which they would be able to understand the
processes important for the privacy and security of the patient data (Matthews Chang, Evans
& Parker, 2015). Further, it was also mentioned that with the application of the care process,
they would be able to understand that privacy and safety are two primary aspects of the care
process and while leading a health care information system in a health care facility which has
details of multiple patients, it is important to have detailed administration and health
professionals responsibilities.
Level of access
The healthcare professionals that work in hospitals are able to understand that every
patient and their data is the responsibility of the health care professional so that they could
understand the importance of the process and help in the protection of the data. In this
process, it is important that every nursing professional is given a level in the healthcare
facility and hence, it is mentioned that every nursing professional should be provided with
their roles and responsibilities with the help of level of access of the patient data so that
depending upon these aspect, they could understand the importance of it. Therefore, level of
access has been developed and Implemented in the care process for the growth and
development of quality and efficiency of the care process (Asija & Nallusamy, 2019).
Through the determination of level of access, nursing professionals are provided with
opportunities to learn about the roles and responsibilities of these professionals and the way
they can prevent the compromised patient information in the care process. Hence, in this
aspect, it is mentioned that while undergoing critical breaching of the patient data and
associated care process, they should be applied to the care process for the development of the
care process (Matthews Chang, Evans & Parker, 2015).

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Handling and Disposal of Confidential Information
Handling and disposal of the confidential information is one of the primary roles of
the healthcare professionals while using and entering data in the health care information
system. As per Chang, Evans and Parker (2015) it is mentioned that with the application of
the handing strategy the nursing professionals that are assigned to take care of the data
system and are responsible for the data entry in the system would be able to provide the
patients with effective abilities. Further, it was also mentioned that with application of the
confidential information, they would be able to understand the aspects which should be
included in the care process and they should understand the importance of it so that the data
could reach to its ideal place and no one can become affected to the process. Therefore, from
this discussion it is identified that with the application of the handing and data disposal
system, they would be able to handle the patient data effectively and they would be able to
understand the importance of it through the development and achievement of the data
protection policies.
Educational method that could be used by care professionals
Training and feedback evaluation is the most effective and efficient process that
would be ideal for its application in the care process so that the nursing professionals that are
under radar for the education and training purpose could be identified effectively (Chang,
Evans & Parker, 2015). Further, it will also help the professionals to learn the process
through the application of ideal training processes that would help the nurses to understand
the minute details of the process. Therefore, this process would be used for the educational
purpose.

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Evaluation
While evaluating the effectiveness of the training and educational process, it is
important that the nurse involved in the data protection process mentions the complications
that they might suffer from in the care process and identifies the loopholes included in the
process. Hence, feedback and questionnaire would be selected for the evaluation of the
educational and training session used in this process (Chang, Evans & Parker, 2015).
Conclusion
While concluding this paper, the prime aim of this paper should be re-established.
This paper highlights the complications nursing professionals suffer from while maintaining
confidentiality and integrity of the patient data in the health care information system and then
identifies the strategies nursing which they could eliminate this complication and help the
patients with their ethical rights.

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