PC Magazine - USA (2020-09)

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lectronic medical records are an incredible boon to healthcare. When

necessary, doctors can obtain important information such as your

allergies, medical history, and known conditions, which can make all the

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hands could be a serious problem.

Regulations such as HIPAA aim to promote a super-high standard of security

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security failure doesn’t necessarily create security success. Doctors and medical

organizations rely on software vendors for secure systems, and as we’ve seen,

software can be buggy. Worse, the medical organizations don’t have the

knowledge to use the secure systems correctly and keep them disconnected

from insecure systems.

Your Personal Health Data

Is Not Safe BY NEIL J. RUBENKING

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