HHS Says Push for EHRs Overlooks Security Gaps

It seems HHS is laying the groundwork for the issuance of the updates to HIPAA privacy and security rules under the HITECH Act.  As reported May 16th in the Washington Post:

“The nation’s push to computerize medical records has failed to fully address longstanding security gaps that expose patients’ most sensitive information to hackers and snoops, government investigators warn.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hhs-inspector-general-says-push-for-electronic-medical-records-overlooks-some-security-gaps/2011/05/16/AFpaH54G_story.html