Standards, Interoperability and Regulations in Health Informatics, 5 op

Core content

• Health informatics regulations, particularly for health software production: key international directives, national regulation, self-regulation.
• Security, privacy, and data protection. Principles, regulation and guidelines for application in health informatics.
• Standards and interoperability in health informatics. Key standards: HL7, CDA, IHE, etc.

Complementary knowledge

• Examples of practical cybersecurity incidents
• Status of application of standards in Finland and other EU countries and in cross-border health information exchange.