To avoid violating regulations, which could result in tens of thousands of dollars (or more) of fines and negative publicity, healthcare providers must ensure that their facilities are in compliance and be constantly on the lookout for security threats.
And “while the governance of information causes headaches for IT leaders across all industries, when it comes to healthcare, the myriad of confidentiality and privacy concerns for CIOs and health information management administrators creates added complexity,” says Ken Mortensen, data protection officer at InterSystems. One slip-up and “IT leaders risk exposing [sensitive] health information, or, even worse, contributing to an unfortunate patient outcome.”…
