Doctors put patients at risk by using file sharing software
March 17th, 2010
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File sharing sites have never been known for their security but now physicians are starting to put their patients’ data up on these peer to peer sites, potentially exposing private and confidential information, and clearly violating HIPAA requirements.
Healthcare IT News is reporting on this study and it’s really quite scary: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/docs-file-sharing-risky-business-patient-data
