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Study Finds Electronic Health Records Vulnerable

Robert Vamosi writes on the C|Net News Blog:

The results of a fifteen-month study accessing the time to patch software associated with electronic health record (EHR) systems were published today by the eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program. The program is a collaboration of health care industry organizations, technology companies and security professionals that is attempting to establish best practices within the emerging field of electronic health records in the adoption and reliance of eHealth systems, including electronic medical records (EMR), picture archiving and communication system (PACS), and medical devices. The 39-page report [.pdf] found much room for improvement.

It's one thing to have your credit card information compromised--that can be replaced. It's another to have your health history hacked and made public. The report focused mainly on how medical equipment providers currently disclose vulnerabilities to customers, preventing hospitals and doctors from appropriately managing risk.

posted by Fergie @ 9/17/2007 04:15:00 PM