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SPOTLIGHT: Security headaches loom with e-health efforts
There's been a steady push on the healthcare industry to go digital and get information, services and processes online for quicker patient response and better medical care. But, the security issues around online medical data are still a big hurdle to jump as stolen identification could lead to theft of medical services and misuse of prescription programs. As experts note, the security threat is greater than in other industries, such as finance, because patients rarely have the opportunity check their medical files for problems or issues--so theft could occur and go undetected for a long while. Article
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