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It’s almost as if it’s some science fiction coming to life. People impersonating other people and accessing their most precious medical records. It sounds like it’s a small problem but in reality, it is scary at the very least. This was one of the bigger concerns in the past when we just kept our health records inside filing cabinets. In reality, people who had access to the cabinet can easily just pull up your records and do whatever they want with it. For this reason, Medical Records Retrieval Systems were created. Simply put, it was a paperless system that eliminated the common fears of patients.
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Choice Legal
2601 East 4th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
855-875-8550
http://choicelegal.com/
Biometrics to Strengthen Health Sector Data Security
It’s almost as if it’s some science fiction coming to life. People impersonating other people and accessing
their most precious medical records. It sounds like it’s a small problem but in reality, it is scary at the
very least.
This was one of the bigger concerns in the past when we just kept our health records inside filing
cabinets. In reality, people who had access to the cabinet can easily just pull up your records and do
whatever they want with it. For this reason, Medical Records Retrieval Systems were created. Simply
put, it was a paperless system that eliminated the common fears of patients.
This, however, came into fruition without any hitches. It created new problems and new ways of
exploiting the system. For one, duplicates and overlays became rather imminent. Lastly, the new
method of keeping the records also meant new ways for bad elements to exploit the system.
According to a blog post by Fortune.com. The health industry is the number one victim in hacking on all
sectors. Almost 43% of the total data breaches during last year were all from the health sector. Is it
because of poor security? Not necessarily. But one can say that people have been spending a lot of time
making sure they access the said data banks.
In order to combat this threat, medical companies resorted to using biometrics as a security feature.
They use data from a patient’s fingerprints, veins, iris, and facial features. This feature not only aims to
reduce overlays and duplicates, it also aims to remove the incentive of hacking health information
because hackers will still have a hard time decoding the information itself.
Think about it, in order to open your medical records or add information on your account, you will be
required to confirm that it is actually you by facial or iris verification. If by any chance hackers do still get
your records, they still need to have your iris or face to access them.
Now, you can rest assured, knowing your medical records won’t be easily stolen, destroyed, or even
tampered with. To learn more about medical records retrieval, visit the website of Choice Legal.
Contact Information
Choice Legal
2601 East 4th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
855-875-8550
http://choicelegal.com/
