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2014 to 2017
By D. Kellus Pruitt DDS
Three years ago
“When Patients Fear EHR – When patients believe paper medical records are safer and more private than electronic ones, their health can suffer. Many members of the public mistakenly believe electronic health records (ehrs) are less secure than paper files. Magnified by misinformation and political distortion of facts, an unnecessary fear has taken root in the minds of many consumers — often with serious consequences.”
-Mansur Hasib
Cybersecurity Professional – Author and Speaker in commentary for informationweek, July 28, 2014
This week
“Doctors claim medical records system puts patient safety at risk – PROBLEMS with Queensland Health’s electronic medical record system are angering health workers, with fed-up senior doctors circulating a document slamming the technology and those in charge of it.”
-Kara Vickery and Janelle Miles – The Courier-Mail, July 25, 2017.
“300,000 records breached in ransomware attack on Pennsylvania health system – The breach on Women’s Health Care Group of Pennsylvania was discovered in May, but hackers had unauthorized access to the system as early as January.”
-Jessica Davis – Health Care IT News, July 26, 2017
“HIPAA Data Breaches, Cyber Attacks Reported by 47% of Orgs – KPMG found that there was a 10 percentage point increase in reported HIPAA data breaches or cyber attacks from 2015 to 2017.”
-Elizabeth Snell – Health IT Security, July 27, 2017
Https://healthitsecurity.com/news/hipaa-data-breaches-cyber-attacks-reported-by-47-of-orgs
“Doctors frustrated that electronic records steal time from patients – Dr. Rebekah Gardner has to make a choice each time she sees a patient in her Rhode Island office: she can scroll computer screens and click boxes, or she can focus on the patient and take home the computer work.”
-Ronnie Cohen – Reuters, July 28, 2017
Http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-records-electronics-iduskbn1ad2gt
“Plastic Surgery Associates data breach: Patients’ records, payment card details possibly compromised – The company said it discovered that some of its systems were infected with ransomware in February.”
-Hyacinth Mascarenhas – International Business Times, July 29, 2017
Conclusion
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HIMSS: % of Healthcare Organizations That Budget for Cybersecurity
1. 60% surveyed claim cybersecurity commanded 3% or more of the budget
2. 40% reported only allocating 1% to 2% to cybersecurity
3. 32% said 3% to 6% of the budget
4. 17% allocate 7% to 10%
5. 11% of respondents allocate more than 10% of their budget to cybersecurity
6. 8% of respondents indicated that no funds have been allocated for cybersecurity
Source: 2017 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey
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