title: Health data security: a new priority.
abstract: As more health care information is computerized, concerns about the security of on-line data are growing. Some well-publicized health data security breaches illustrate the potentially devastating impact of confidentiality violations. This package of stories offers and in-depth look at the state of health data security. It includes a "roundtable discussion" by five prominent chief security officers, as well as articles on data encryption, biometrics, legislation and other topics.
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authors.lastname: Siwicki
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D003219:Confidentiality; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States