Where the biggest threat to PHI was once physical breaches, such as a break-in or stolen devices, healthcare organizations are now challenged with facing a much less tangible enemy.
A new report from Chicago-based AHA Solutions and Hendersonville, Tenn.-based Clearwater Compliance details the five most critical issues facing patient data security in the health IT sphere today:
1. The constantly evolving threat environment.
2. Insufficient resources to combat those threats.
3. Ability to effectively measure information security risks and processes.
4. Organizational apathy toward information security.
5. Lack of available tools to prevent or eliminate threats.
Read the full white paper here.
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