CyberLiability Getting More Neccesary
A recent article in the New York Times outlined some disturbing trends in health care records breaches and what law makers under the current administration are ding about it. Care providers are especially at risk with the passing of the HITECH additions to the current HIPPA laws. I would recommend reading the article ad then getting in touch with one of our risk management professionals to discuss how you protect your organization.
Breaches Lead to Push to Protect Medical Data
By Milt Freudenheim, New York Times. May 30, 2011
While the Obama administration makes the push toward getting the health industry switched over to electronic record systems, concerns over breaches of medical privacy prevail. In fact a government webpage displays a list of almost 300 doctors, hospitals and insurance companies that have reported major privacy breaches in the last two years.
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