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Concerns Raised About Security Breaches in Electronic Medical Record Systems

Many of the electronic medical record systems hospitals and physician groups are rushing to install are vulnerable to security breaches from hackers, finds a year-long investigation by the Washington Post reported in yesterday's edition of the paper. The report cited security researchers who warned that "intruders could exploit known gaps to steal patients' records for use in identify theft schemes and even launch disruptive attacks that could shut down critical hospital systems." Avi Rubin, technical director of Johns Hopkins University's Information Security Institute, said he has "never seen an industry with more...

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Published By: Psychiatric News - 2 days ago