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Healthcare Information Security: Still No Respect
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WKash
WKash,
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2/10/2014 | 6:07:22 PM
50 Reasons Why We Need Better EHR Security
Depending on what report you read, a stolen medical ID number and record currently sells on the black market for $50 (and as much as $100), whereas a stolen credit card number is only worth $1.  The reason: In gaining access to a person's health records, a hacker has – in one fell swoop – acquired almost full reign of a person's identity, and the opportunity for prolonged fraud against the medical establishment. Yet it's clear the medical community is no where close to having the security controls of say, the banking industry, or the federal government.
zcobb
zcobb,
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2/10/2014 | 3:25:56 PM
Breaching misperceptions
Thank you so much for this article. Sheds light on a serious problem. Not enough organizations realize any PII is fair game for cyber crooks, the fact that it might be PHI doesn't enter the equation for many of them. And this is so true: "But too many breaches today -- not only in healthcare but in other sectors -- aren’t due to zero-day attacks exploiting previously undiscovered vulnerabilities. They are avoidable events that are frequently tied to lack of security expertise and resources to implement security controls." Agreed! Stephen Cobb, CISSP
Laurianne
Laurianne,
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2/10/2014 | 2:37:52 PM
Funding or structure?
This paints quite a different picture than what I have heard from top hospital CIOs, who say things like "It is part of my job to keep us out of the newspaper." Those CIOs speak of a crushing regulatory burden right now. How are the smaller healthcare organizations keeping up with it, if the lack of expertise is this extreme?
David F. Carr
David F. Carr,
 User Rank: Strategist
2/10/2014 | 11:13:44 AM
Exceptions to the rule?
Kate,

Frightening that you see this as such a strong pattern, despite all we hear about HIPAA.

You must have seen some exceptions, right? What organization would you hold up as the positive example to follow?

 

 
Drew Conry-Murray
Drew Conry-Murray,
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2/10/2014 | 9:44:50 AM
Re: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
If healthcare is anything like retail, it's going to take a dozen high-profile breaches and significant financial losses for security to be taken seriously.
Marilyn Cohodas
Marilyn Cohodas,
 User Rank: Strategist
2/10/2014 | 9:42:39 AM
Re: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I'm taking a wait-and-see position on whether the recent data breaches at Target etc will trigger an ephiphany in the retail industry. My guess is that security officers in that industry don't get any respect either. And that's with PCI-DSS regs to contend with.

In terms of healthcare, it's a sad commentary that 10 years after HIPAA, hospitals and other organizations talk the talk, but still don't walk the walk. What will it take for business leaders to empower security officers in the post ACA-era? I wish I knew. It certainly seems like it should be an urgent prioritiy to me. 
RobPreston
RobPreston,
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2/10/2014 | 9:16:39 AM
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I'm sure there's new found respect for information security in the retail industry -- at least I hope there is -- following the recent high-profile breaches at Target and other outlets. Will it take a major breach at a major private sector healthcare provider to wake up that indusry?
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