From Info Security Magazine:
Websense Warns Doctors to be on High Alert for 2015 Cyber Blitz
Healthcare providers have the most valuable data on the market. A personal health record is worth much more than a SSN or CC number as it usually contains at least a SSN as well as other pertinent info that can be used to commit ID theft. Also, health insurance info can be used to obtain healthcare services without the affected individual learning it has occurred for some time.
Fraudulent purchases made on a credit card will appear on the victims latest statement. The back & forth between the provider and insurer can take quite some time to straighten out. Healthcare fraud may take months or even years for the victim to discover because of the amount of red tape involved in patient billing.
If your organization, or medical practice, retains this type of data you need to take cybersecurity very seriously. Do not think for one nanosecond you're too small. Healthcare records, regardless of the size of the organization they originate from, are a very valuable commodity in the cyberunderworld.
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