The New York Times ran an interesting story discussing breaches of confidentiality in electronic medical record systems. Worth a read.
"Dr. Craig Smith performed heart surgery on former President Bill Clinton two years ago at NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital. Computer hackers tried to get a peek at the famous patient’s electronic medical records."
Sure, prevent the hackers - but watch out for the insiders:
"The same hospital thwarted 1,500 unauthorized attempts by its own employees to look at the patient records of a famous local athlete"
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