Survey: Many Organizations Don’t Protect Patient Data During Software Development, Testing

A survey conducted by Ponemon Institute suggests patients’ data are at high risk during the development and testing stages of healthcare software, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

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The survey included feedback from more than 450 IT professionals. The following are among the key findings from the survey:

Fifty-one percent reported that they do not protect patient data used in software development and testing.
Seventy-eight percent are not sure if their organization is able to detect identify theft of loss of data in development or testing.
Thirty-eight percent have experienced a data breach during the development and testing stage, while 12 percent are not sure if they had a breach.

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