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BMC Health Services Research BioMed Central Research article Open Access An assessment of technology-based service encounters network security on the e-health care systems of medical centers in Taiwan Hsin Hsin Chang†1 and Ching Sheng Chang*†1,2 Address: 1Dept. of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd., Tainan City 701, Taiwan and 2Department of International Trade Business Administration, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, 900 Mintsu 1st Rd., Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan Email: Hsin Hsin Chang - easyhhc@.tw; Ching Sheng Chang* - arthur0660@.tw * Corresponding author †Equal contributors Published: 17 April 2008 Received: 20 August 2007 Accepted: 17 April 2008 BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:87 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-87 This article is available from: /1472-6963/8/87 © 2008 Chang and Chang; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Enhancing service efficiency and quality has always been one of the most important factors to heighten competitiveness in the health care service industry. Thus, how to utilize information technology to reduce work load for staff and expeditiously improve work efficiency and healthcare service quality is presently the top priority for every healthcare institution.