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. 2010 Sep;16(7):807–817. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0023

Table 2.

The Seven Major Regulation Categories and Related Regulations

Category Names Reg. No. Regulations Preconsideration Postconsideration
Organizational policy (OP)
OP.1
Information security preventive measures
GL, OP, UO
ED, GD
 
OP.2
Information security management points
GL, OP, UO
ED, GD, SD
 
OP.3
System crash emergent processing guideline
OP, UO, HS, NS, SS
ED, GD, SD
User obligation (UO)
UO.1
Password operating rules
OP, UO
SD, PD
 
UO.2
Official PC authority points
OP, UO
SD, PD
 
UO.3
Official E-mail utilization points
OP, UO
SD
Hardware security (HS)
HS.1
IT equipment management regulation
OP, HS
PV, UV
 
HS.2
Computer classroom regulation
OP, UO, HS
PV, UV
 
HS.3
IT environment management points
OP, HS
PV, UV
 
HS.4
PC utilization classification guideline
OP, HS
PV, UV
 
HS.5
Information room management guideline
OP, HS
PV
 
HS.6
Vendor maintenance management guideline
OP, HS
PV, UV, DV
 
HS.7
Vendor recognizance
OP, HS
PV, UV
Networking security (NS)
NS.1
Network utilization management points
OP, NS
PV, UV, DV
 
NS.2
Network utilization recognizance
OP, NS
PV, UV
 
NS.3
Virtual private network management points
OP, UO, NS
PV, UV, DV
Software security (SS)
SS.1
Software development and maintenance regulation
OP, SS, DE, AC
PV, DV
 
SS.2
Web site setup operating rules
OP, UO, SS, DE, AC
PV, UV, DV
 
SS.3
PACS user privilege regulation
OP, UO, SS, DE, AC
PV, UV, DV
 
SS.4
HIS user privilege regulation
OP, UO, SS, DE, AC
PV, UV, DV
Access control (AC)
AC.1
Information security management constrain
GL, OP, DE, AC
KA, StdA, AI, SecA
 
AC.2
Database account management regulation
OP, HS, NS, SS, AC
KA, StdA, AI, SecA
Data exchange (DE)
DE.1
Data request guideline
GL, OP, UO, DE, AC
KA, StdA, SecA
 
DE.2
Data request recognizance
GL, OP, UO, DE, AC
KA
 
DE.3
EHR request management regulation
GL, OP, UO, DE, AC
KA, StdA, SecA
 
DE.4
EHR request guideline for teaching/research
GL, OP, UO, DE, AC
KA, SecA
  DE.5 Official PC installing packages guideline OP, AC AI, SecA

AI, application integration; DV, data view; ED, enterprise domain; EHR, electronic health record; GD, generic domain; GL, governmental laws; HIS, health information system; IT, information technology; KA, knowledge acquisition; PACS, picture archiving and communication system; PC, personal computer; PD, portal domain; PV, policy view; StdA, standard adoption; SecA, security auditing; SD, service domain; UV, user view.