The impact of cybersecurity and its role in health care

Abstract

There is no doubt that digitalization or the application of advanced information technologies plays a vital role in the functioning of healthcare institutions in the modern era (G. Gopal,2019).
However, it also brings some challenges. One of them is cybersecurity (M. Mijwil,2023). Protecting information is one of the most important tasks of healthcare organizations. (X. Liu,2022) Most use health information systems such as “electronic prescribing systems, electronic health record systems, practice management support systems, clinical decision support systems, radiological information systems, and computerized order entry systems.” Doctors", to name a few. (N. Al-Shorbaji,2022) These systems are usually connected to the Internet of Things, the Internet, etc. and have the possibility of remote access (R.T. Sutton,2020). The fact is that these technological systems simplify various tasks and help in managing healthcare processes.