[LINK] Hacking of medical records

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

According to this, it is not an isolated example and it is not 
restricted to eHealth

Hacked medical centre not the first
Kate McDonald
11 December 2012
Pulse+IT
http://www.pulseitmagazine.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1250:hacked-medical-centre-not-the-first&catid=16:australian-ehealth&Itemid=327

<quote>
He said healthcare providers didn't seem to be targeted in particular, 
but rather small to medium sized businesses that are less likely to be 
following security best practice.
</quote>

but getting back to eHealth and the big systems

<quote>
“It is becoming more concerning to me when I see the rush to health 
information becoming electronic and the ease of access to it,” he said. 
“It is starting to become a bit of a problem and I don't see a lot of 
direction in the industry.”

The new national PCEHR system has even provided him with several new 
customers. The federal government has given a guarantee that the system 
is protected by the highest level of security possible, but the 
government is not what worries him, Mr Gatford said.

“I'm concerned about all of the different entities connecting to it and 
pulling data to and from it. That is where the vulnerability will be. 
The government has got a reasonable amount of resources to ensure things 
are secure, but all of these third parties that are trying to send data 
or pull data from it don't.”
</quote>

When you make access to data easier for those who are entitled to see 
it, you have to, at the same time, make it harder for those who are not.


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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
email: brd at iimetro.com.au
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