I found a recent Wall Street Journal’s article, called “Are your Medical Record at Risk” (by Sarah Rubenstein), very interesting. It provides good insights about the trade-offs adopted by the Healthcare industry when considering privacy against Quality Care:
“When it comes to protecting the privacy of patients' computerized information, the main threat the health-care industry faces isn't from hackers, but from itself …”.
This article focuses on the US reality – but some of the points it raises can be of concern also in other countries …
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