Medical Economics June 29, 2022
13 tips to keep your patient data safe
Picture this: You come into the office and all your electronic patient files are encrypted. When you try to access them, this is what you see: “You can’t access information unless you pay a ransom.” If you’re lucky, it might only be a few thousand dollars. Experts say “bad actors” have been known to demand hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. Without a system backup, you could face significant operational disruptions.
“The data that medical practices have is incredibly valuable to the bad guys,” says Errol Weiss, M.S., chief security officer at Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC), a global, nonprofit, member-driven organization that collaborates with other entities to share...