White Paper Warns WC May be next for Data Breaches

A white paper published by Genex, a workers’ compensation management solutions company, warns how workers’ compensation providers and employers that exchange medical information may be the next targets for data security breaches like the ones seen last year at Target, Home Depot and other mega-retailers.  As a result of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health, or HITECH, Act that was passed and signed into law in 2009, more hospitals and medical service providers have adopted electronic health record systems.  According to the Washington Post,...