Security Spotlight
The theft of electronic personal data has been rarely out of the news over the last few years, highlighting just how big a problem it is.
A 2008 survey carried out by the Data Protection Commissioner revealed that privacy in relation to medical records is the public’s number one concern when it comes to data protection.
Detailed In the survey the protection of personal medical information ranked higher than that of either financial history or credit card information.
full survey details
Often practice managers believe their patient records are protected and secure when in fact the may not have a firewall, data encryption or a working backup solution in place. There are a number of security measures practice mangers need to implement to safely secure and protect patient data.
Please contact us to discuss how our solutions and services will help you protect your patient data.
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