Resources for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

George Clooney, Ideantity and Access Management and You

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To save time, many hospitals leave one user logged into a terminal, allowing anyone to view sensitive data.

You may have more in common with George Clooney than you think. It's possible that your personal medical records are being seen by doctors, nurses and clinicians who have no part in your care, simply because many hospitals fail to implement adequate identity management and information security practices.

And while your records probably won't get leaked to the press, as Clooney's did earlier this year, it's still an important privacy issue.

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