Issue 24-1, 2025

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https://doi.org/10.38025/2078-1962-2025-24-1-112-119

Risk Analysis of Information Security in Medical Rehabilitation Centers: Problems and Outlook. A Review

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* ORCIDTatiana N. Zaytseva, ORCID Kristina M. Baraksanova

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia


ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION. The article discusses the main aspects of information security risks in medical organizations, including medical rehabilitation centers. The team of authors noted a number of problems that may arise in the digital space of the health system. First of all the loss of personal data of patients, the unauthorized access to diagnostic, analytical results and the misuse of treatment and rehabilitation methods.

AIM. To identify particular risks to information security in the sector of digital healthcare.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. The research material included representative databases on PubMed, Google Scholar, CyberLeninka, eLIBRARY.RU. These phrases and words were used as search tools: information security in medicine, information security in rehabilitation, personal data protection, information security in health, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence in medicine.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. A team of authors reviewed available scientific sources, systematized and presented a concise overview of the key issues relating to the security of information, the use of information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence in digital healthcare, with particular reference to medical rehabilitation centers. The analysis of the presented scientific and literary data leads to the conclusion that a competent combination of strategies is required to ensure the safety of patients at the level of a medical institution and at the regional and federal levels.

CONCLUSION. The combination of patient safety strategies depends on the specifics of the provision of medical services. The formation of a unified digital medical environment at the national and then international level, with the development of standardized automated workplaces for specialists and compliance with data confidentiality requirements, will significantly enhance the performance of medical institutions. Additionally, it can help strengthen patient’s confidence in the medical services provided.


KEYWORDS: information security, digital healthcare, telemedicine, personal data protection, artificial intelligence

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Zaytseva T.N., Baraksanova K.M. Risk Analysis of Information Security in Medical Rehabilitation Centers: Problems and Outlook. A Review. Bulletin of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2025; 24(1):112–119. https://doi.org/10.38025/2078-1962-2025-24-1-112-119 (In Russ.).

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FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Tatiana N. Zaytseva, Е-mail: zaytsevatn@rmapo.ru


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