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Health Information Technology Executives: Work Together on Security


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March 3, 2008 By

A new survey shows that 96 percent of health information technology (HIT) executives think it is important to have a uniform way for verifying the security of sensitive healthcare information, and 85 percent think it is time for the industry to come together and develop a comprehensive framework that can provide that uniformity.

 

The survey, the first of an annual series commissioned by the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) and conducted by KRC Research, also shows that more than half of those surveyed are frustrated that there are no standardized practices for complying with HIPAA.


"The results of this survey confirm what we've known anecdotally for a long time," said Daniel Nutkis, CEO of HITRUST. "That there is a substantial need for a common security framework that is created by industry for industry and is therefore better able to quickly adapt to changes in technology and business practices as well as to constantly changing threats."


HIT leaders worry most about loss of customers' trust if their organization mishandled sensitive information. Minimizing the risk of information theft is the number one benefit that HIT executives think will result from adopting a common set of healthcare information standards and practices, and 77 percent believe a common set of standards and practices would make it easier to obtain necessary funding for information security from top management.


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