Posts Tagged ‘IT security’
WellPoint Data Breech possibly exposes 470,000 enrollees’ to Identity Theft
It is happening again, a large corporation has the potential loss of data due to a security breech. this means medical records, social security numbers even credit card information may have been exposed. The threat of Medical Identity Theft is even greater in a a case like this. Read California Health Line article at: http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2010/6/30/wellpoint-breach-could-have-exposed-enrollees-medical-financial-data.aspx
Electonic Health Record Security
More worries about the security of patient information and private medical data with the onset of Electronic Healthcare Records. Read the article available at:
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/survey-personal-health-information-less-secure-2010
