Research Projects: Healthcare IT

Health IT and Quality

This project is exploring  the links between IT usage and care quality in the healthcare sector (supported by DHS and NSF). More ›

Information Security Investment and Healthcare Data Breaches

We are examining the impact of the types and timing of security investment on compliance and security performance (supported by NSF). More ›

“CISO vs Adversary” Healthcare Security Investment Game Photo

“CISO vs Adversary” Healthcare Security Investment Game

As part of the Center’s STEM educational outreach to high school students, we are developing security curriculum for Dartmouth’s security camp. Like the BTIS program the center runs for MBA students, the outreach helped students understand the impact of technology on business (supported by DHS). More ›

Data Hemorrhages and Medical Identity Theft

Confidential data hemorrhaging from health-care providers pose financial risks to firms and medical risks to patients. In this project, we are examining the consequences of data hemorrhages including privacy violations, medical fraud, financial identity theft, and medical identity theft. We also exploring the types and sources of data hemorrhages (supported by NSF and I3P). More ›

Privacy, Security and HIPPA Compliance

Drawing from the literature on organizations and institutional theory, we are examining the relationship between IT investment, security, and measures of provider performance  (supported by NIST). More ›

Mapping IT and Operating Risk Photo

Mapping IT and Operating Risk

How vulnerable are hospitals to IT disruptions and security failures? Through field studies with healthcare partners, we examined the role of IT in continuity planning and the potential impact of security failures (supported by DHS and I3P). More ›