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Information Security in Health Care- Four Critical Errors

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Kevin Doyle, CISSP, ISSMP, CISM Security Audit and Assessment Manager @ Reclamere

An individual who was previously employed at the Information Security Manager at a financial institution provides insight into four critical mistakes Healthcare Instutitions make when dealing with security. These include:

Presuming that HIPAA Compliance is Security

Basing Security on Systems Rather Than on Critical Information

Awareness Programs are Ineffective

Failure to Control Access to Information