Physicians Practice November 18, 2022
Judi Mitchell

Failure to pay attention to the security of health IT could put practices at risk.

Digital technologies are transforming healthcare by reducing human errors, facilitating the coordination of care, and improving efficiencies within medical practices. Healthcare IT enables providers to more easily manage the practice, big or small, so they can focus on serving their patients. Because of the sensitive personal and health information stored and transmitted via digital health services, there are many regulations designed to protect patients. This makes regulatory compliance a critical element of any healthcare practice.

Healthcare is a massive industry in the U.S, with healthcare spending representing over 19.7% of GDP in 2020, or an estimated $12,530 per person annually. Estimates show that health spending...

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