You’re likely to visit the doctor when you have an infection, but what if the e-health records in her office were infected themselves — with viruses, worms and other malware? That could be detrimental to your health, and depending on the severity of the computer problems, could even change the course of your life. That’s not the prognosis you want to hear when you’re ill.
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IT Security Issues Pose Major Risk for E-Healthcare
Posted by: Gene Koprowski March 9, 2006 05:00 AMYou’re likely to visit the doctor when you have an infection, but what if the e-health records in her office were infected themselves — with viruses, worms and other malware? That could be detrimental to your health, and depending on the severity of the computer problems, could even change the course of your life. That’s not the prognosis you want to hear when you’re ill.