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PPV: Protect your EHR security and confidentiality
EHR Connection, December 10, 2007
Feeling insecure about your health data security? If so, it is no wonder, considering the frequent security breach headlines and the eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program's declaration in September that many EHR systems-including some Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology-certified products-are at risk for security threats. How worried should providers be, and what should they do to bolster security against would-be hackers?
"There is a risk of exposure of the medical record," says Norm Martel, president of Medical Technology Research Corp. in East Kingston, NH. Hackers traditionally pursue money by targeting financial information that's available through entities such as financial companies, banks, and retailers. Because EHRs don't currently offer direct financial links, the risk of a hacker breaking in is probably low. However, that risk certainly does exist, Martel says, and keepers of EHRs should take preventive steps to avoid a security breach.
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