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Electronic Records Force Healthcare Security Conversation

Posted by Michael Vizard
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When it comes to electronic healthcare records (EHR) there is always a lot of debate about the security of the IT systems used to house these records. After all, it’s hard to hack into an office where all the relevant records in papers locked up in file cabinets. That doesn’t mean those records, however, are secure by any means. With the going rate for a medical record on the black market being about $50, you can imagine the temptation some insiders might experience when it comes to selling those records.