Health IT Security July 15, 2019
Jessica Davis

While the majority of providers said they’re confident in the security of their patient portals and telemedicine platforms, many rely on legacy security methods to verify users and protect data.

Payers and healthcare providers are rolling out patient portals and telemedicine platforms at a record pace, but many lean on traditional security models that can put data at risk, according to a recent LexisNexis Risk Solutions Report.

The State of patient Identity Management report includes the responses of more than 100 leaders from hospitals, physician group practices, and payers, meant to determine current best practices around patient identity management and investment plans to improve their programs.

Seventy percent of healthcare providers have deployed an online patient portal, with another 18...

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Topics: Cybersecurity, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Privacy / Security, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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