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4 Health IT Security Priorities for Hospital Risk Managers
As CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program drives EHR adoption, hospitals are increasingly focusing on protecting patients’ electronic information from being exposed.
Some politicians are voicing their concerns about hospitals’ ability to safeguard patients’ information on EHRs. Furthermore, the Office of Civil Rights is beginning the HIPAA Audit Program this month to ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy and security rules and breach notification standards.
The pressure to secure data requires hospitals to prioritize how they will mitigate the risk of data breaches. Kim Holmes, assistant vice president of Chubb Specialty Insurance, shares four top tasks hospital risk managers should tackle to ensure health data security.
Employ these 4 health IT strategies to get results.
