Managing Compliance in the Healthcare Industry

The Essential Series

With all the complexities associated with information systems and business processes in healthcare, management in the healthcare industry must be extra vigilant to ensure compliance with all the regulations.

This first article explores the compliance realities affecting the healthcare industry in the UK. It focuses on the National Health Service (NHS) and other regulations that apply to healthcare organisations and outlines how healthcare managers can address information risks and compliance in the healthcare environment as effectively and efficiently as possible.

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Author Biography

Kevin Beaver, is an independent information security consultant, author, keynote speaker, and expert witness with US-based Principle Logic. He has two decades of experience in various IT and IT security roles in several sectors, including finance and healthcare.

Kevin is author/co-author of seven books on information security including the highly-successful ethical hacking book Hacking For Dummies, Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies, Securing the Mobile Enterprise For Dummies, and Laptop Encryption For Dummies (all by Wiley) as well as The Definitive Guide to Email Management and Security (Realtime Publishers) and The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (Auerbach Publications).

About Realtime Publishers

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