Health IT Security May 29, 2018
Fred Donovan

The US federal government needs to do a better job at EHR data security and privacy, concluded a federal IT systems audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released May 23.

The federal government also must ensure privacy is guaranteed when facial recognition systems are used and better protect the privacy of users’ data on state-based health insurance marketplaces, GAO concluded.

To accomplish these goals and improve lax federal cybersecurity in general, agencies should implement the information security program mandated by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), GAO recommended.

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Topics: Cybersecurity, EMR / EHR, GAO, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Market Research, Privacy / Security, Provider, Technology, Trends
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