New Data Spill Shows Risk of Online Health Records - ABC News

Electronic records can lower costs, cut bureaucracy and ultimately save
lives. The government is offering bonuses to early adopters and threatening
penalties and cuts in payments to medical providers who refuse to change.

But there are not-so-hidden costs with modernization.

"When things go wrong, they can really go wrong," says Beth Givens, director
of the nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, which tracks data breaches.
"Even the most well-designed systems are not safe. ... This case is a good
example of how the human element is the weakest link."


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