Results from the 2010 HIMSS Security Survey showed that 75 percent of respondents reported their organizations perform a risk assessment at their facilities; however, 33 percent of respondents said they do not conduct risk assessments at their medical practices compared to 14 percent of respondents who work at a hospital.
Other key findings include the following:
• Those working for a hospital were more likely to report they had a chief security officer or chief information security officer in place at their organizations.
• More than half of respondents from hospital organizations reported using two or more types of controls to manage data access compared to 40 percent of respondents from medical practices.
• About 85 percent of respondents said that their organization shares patient data in an electronic format. However, hospital respondents (83 percent), compared to their medical practice counterparts (77 percent), are more likely to share data in the future.
Read the HIMSS news release about the 2010 HIMSS Security Survey.
Read other coverage about healthcare IT surveys:
– Budget, Power, Availability Are Top Health IT Concerns for Hospitals
– Study: Personal Health Record Portal Could Substantially Improve Chronic Disease Management
