http://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/security-and-privacy/sloppy-handling-of-patient-data-always-a-danger/d/d-id/899835
By Alex Kane Rudansky
InformationWeek
11/18/2013
The rules of the privacy game have changed and the stakes are higher than
ever before when protecting patient information in transit.
With advancements in both consumer and healthcare technology, protection
of patient information is critically important and equally challenging to
achieve. Providers want to get information from point A to point B in the
easiest way possible, even if it means using insecure email channels and
violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
"If it's going to be secure, it's going to be harder to deal with," said
Aaron Titus, chief privacy officer and counsel at Identity Finder, a
sensitive data management firm. "Doctors and end-users will always find a
way to do their jobs following the path of least resistance."
Most HIPAA violations occur accidentally, usually due to a lack of
understanding of the law, which was enacted in 1996 and updated under the
2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
(HITECH).
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