75 Percent of Hospitals and Clinics Are Worried about HealthCare.gov Hacks

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http://www.nextgov.com/health/2014/03/75-percent-hospitals-and-clinics-are-worried-about-healthcaregov-hacks/80344/

By Aliya Sternstein
Nextgov
March 12, 2014

A major concern about Obamacare is that the online swap of patient 
information between providers and the federal government's data hub will 
jeopardize consumers' privacy and security, according to a new study by 
the Ponemon Institute.

As far as cyber threats that affect patients, "the Affordable Care Act 
(ACA) is seen as a contributing factor because of the documented insecure 
websites, databases and health information exchanges that are highly 
vulnerable to insider and outsider threats,” state the findings of the 
report released on Wednesday.

Health and Human Services officials have maintained, ever since 
registration for Obamacare plans launched on Jan. 1, that HealthCare.gov 
is safe and that there have not been any breaches detected.

About 70 percent of hospitals and clinics said they believe the Affordable 
Care Act, in general, increases the risk of compromising patient data.

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