In the healthcare world mobile devices are commonly used. It can be a
simple mobile device like a smartphone, tablet, or special handheld device
for point of care testing. Patients in this society have now become
accustomed to staying in contact with their healthcare providers through
patient portals, emails and Telemedicine services. Many mobile apps are not
intended to replace desktop applications but are meant to complement them.
(Ventola, 2014)
Digital healthcare services have paved the way for easier and more
accessible patient treatment. (Seh et al., 2020) Data security breaches
happen more frequently in healthcare due to the technological world of
healthcare. Healthcare records are shown to be exposed by both internal and
external attacks, such as hacking, theft/loss, unauthentic internal disclosure,
and the improper disposal of sensitive data. (Seh et al., 2020) To help
prevent security breaches the IT team needs to oversee the technological
tools at the healthcare organization.
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