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M AY/ JUNE 2019 / ISSUE 58
IS YOUR PODIATRY PRACTICE CYBER SECURE?
By PICA Risk Management
Part two in a three-part series.
With the increased use of technology
in health care come increased risks of
cyberattacks and cyber liability, as
well as regulatory investigations, fines,
and penalties. Anything created,
stored, or transmitted electronically is
at risk of being compromised by an
innocent mistake or-worse yet-
maliciously stolen by a criminal. When
it comes to data breaches, not all
industries are on equal ground. Some
have traditionally been much bigger
targets than others. Health care,
including podiatry, is one of those
prime targets.
Transition to EHRs, dated systems,
and weak security measures pave the
way for cyberattacks.
The transition to electronic health records
(EHRs) has given criminal hackers more
opportunities to steal medical records, and
the biggest reason is ease of access. Many
hospitals and health-care facilities are using
EHR systems that have not been updated
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in more than 10 years. While hospitals and
physician practices grappled with more
urgent matters like ICD-10 implementation
and meaningful use, robust cybersecurity
measures fell down the priority list. Once
a hacker penetrates whatever security the
system does have, the exposed information
is there for the taking.1
Cyberattacks on EHR systems take
many forms.
In addition to outright theft of medical information, emerging cyber threats also include
various forms of cyberterrorism and cyberextortion. Recent reports of ransomware attacks
are particularly troublesome. Sophisticated
hackers launch malicious codes (typically
via entry through email) that crawl through
a target's computer system, encrypting and
locking up data files. The hackers then
demand payment (ransom) in exchange for
providing the decryption key. An example
of this situation occurred in Connecticut in
2016 when a podiatry office discovered a
breach in its EHR base; more than 40,000
"...health-care
providers make good
targets for ransomware
attacks because they
do not usually have
the advanced backup
systems and resilience
measures other
organizations typically
use."
patient records were compromised. While it
could not be confirmed that the hackers had
copied any information, the podiatry practice
was still responsible for providing notice to
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