Healthcare Cybersecurity Still Top Issue, Says CHIME Leader

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http://healthitsecurity.com/2015/01/14/healthcare-cybersecurity-still-top-issue-says-chime-leader/

By Elizabeth Snell
Health IT Security
January 14, 2015

While new technology can give cyber criminals new outlets to gain access 
to protected health information (PHI), it also gives more opportunities to 
healthcare organizations to keep that data safe. Moreover, healthcare 
cybersecurity is an area that the College of Healthcare Information 
Management Executives (CHIME) hopes to be a leader in, according to 2015 
CHIME Board of Trustees Chair Charles Christian, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO.

In an interview with EHRIntelligence.com, Christian explained that 
positive patient identification and cybersecurity are some of the top 
health IT challenges in 2015.

The national patient identifier is one area in particular that has 
benefited from evolving technologies, Christian said. Now, there are 
numerous options that can protect data while it is in motion and at-rest. 
Moreover, one of CHIME’s goals is to ensure that its members are properly 
educated on the best practices to keep all data secure.

The patient identifier is a critical matter for the healthcare industry, 
according to Christian.

“We’re going to find that care for the patient is going to be provided at 
a much different level than it ever has before because they’re trying to 
bend the cost curve down,” he said. “In order to do that, they’re going to 
have to find other alternatives for primary or urgent care.”

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