Health care services in German hospitals are causing immense expenses. Successful IT Governancemight help to support specific challenges for every organization with an adequate use of IT. Themarket structure of hospitals in Germany is very heterogeneous, e.g. in size and sponsorship. Thispaper...

In this paper, we provide a detailed overview of specific characteristics required to evaluate IS security approaches withregard to their applicability in the healthcare domain. The future of integrated treatment is enabled by e-health solutions thatcomprise health services and information...

Wichtige Sicherheitsfragen der Deutschen Gesundheitstelematik sind noch offen. Sie sollten vor der flächendeckenden Einführung der elektronischen Gesundheitskarte in Deutschland unbedingt behoben bzw. verhindert werden. [...]

Dieser Beitrag identifiziert und klassifiziert mögliche Angreifer und Angriffe rund um die Einführung der neuen elektronischen Gesundheitskarte bzw. rund um die Telematik-Infrastruktur in Deutschland aus sicherheitstechnischer Perspektive. Dadurch soll mehr Transparenz zur IT-Sicherheit für...

Using micro data on virtually all of the drugs and diseases of over 500,000 people enrolled in Puerto Rico's Medicaid program, we examine the impact of the vintage (original FDA approval year) of drugs used to treat a patient on the patient's 3-year probability of survival, controlling for...