Pharmacy Information Security

Information Security in Pharmacies

Information security is vital in many firms especially pharmacies and other sensitive fields. Security officers are, therefore, necessary to ensure both physical and logical safety. The Information Security Officer/Manager (ISO) will have different duties such as managing the information security functions in according to the firm's established guidelines and provisions/policies, providing reports to the firm's management at reasonable intervals, establishing and ensuring implementation of information security procedures and standards, according to the state's provisions regarding risk management policies, consulting and recommending to the pharmacy on issues of security enhancement, conducting information security analysis and assessment programs and many others.

Protecting medication, funds and health information

According to statistics, many health firms such as pharmacies and hospitals have adopted the electronic health records (EHR) model to store their information. However, these firms still use physical records such as filing to store their information. In...
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