Cybersecurity and Healthcare IT

This course provides the IT professional with the required knowledge to adequately traverse the vastness of the Healthcare IT environment. In this course students will be introduced to the U.S. health care system and explore career opportunities within the health information profession. The health record is dissected and its many components are carefully reviewed. Students will have the opportunity to examine various formats of the medical record and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR). Students will cover medical terminologies and classification systems and an overview of the basics of reimbursement systems.

This course covers basic security principles; compliance and operational security; threats and vulnerabilities; application, data, and host security; access control and identity management; and cryptography. It also covers mobile device security, cyber-attacks and defenses, and recent developments and emerging trends in information security, such as virtualization.

Cybersecurity specialists working in the Healthcare field must have a thorough knowledge of the Electronic Medical Record System (EMRS) and the Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (IACAP).  As medical records continue to transition into electronic forms, the Healthcare IT profession needs to be aware of how the data is used and stored by software. Additionally, the Healthcare IT professional needs to be able to assess the entire IT system and ensure that the system is hardened against attack while meeting industry accreditation and certification standards.