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Identity Finder, Llc
Obama's Support for Digital Health Records May Increase Identity Theft
May 24th, 2009
President Obama has proposed sweeping reform of the nation's healthcare system and said he believes all medical records should be computerized and standardized within five years. The President hopes this will result in increased quality of care, decreased costs, and creation of thousands of new jobs. Todd Feinman, a published security expert and CEO of Identity Finder cautions, however, that electronic medical records add higher risk of identity theft unless they are carefully protected. "The HIPAA Privacy rules have only been around for a couple of years; many healthcare providers are still unprepared to protect patients' personally identifiable...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-05-24)
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