Title Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- The Individual, Society and the Protection of Personal Data -- The European Challenge in Health Information Systems -- Medical Requirements in Data Protection -- Data Protection in Nursing in Europe -- Data Protection in Nursing -- Evolution and Protection of the Health Care Record as a European Document -- A Survey of Legal Issues and Gaps in Legal Coverage in the EC -- Legal Aspects of Data Protection in Medical Informatics -- Data Protection Issues in Database Management and Expert Systems -- La Protection des Données Médicales Informatisées en France -- Benefits and Threats of New Technologies -- Safety Standards in Medical Software -- Medical Database Security -- Security in Medical Networks -- Data Protection in Networks -- Medical Network Security and Viruses -- User Authorization in Distributed Hospital Information Systems -- The Six Safety First Principles of Health Information Systems: A Programme of Implementation Part 1 Safety and Security -- Management and Staff Issues in Data Protection -- Practical Aspects of Handling Data Protection and Data Security -- Administrative Aspects of Data Protection -- Risk Analysis and Management -- List of Participants -- Author Index