Security of Electronic Medical Records

February 19th, 2009 Rob Douglas

Under his recently unveiled fiscal stimulus plan, President Obama seeks to invest up to US$20 Billion in federal funds to achieve widespread deployment of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). A principal reason for his initiative is to improve our nation’s health care system by reducing long term costs and increasing effectiveness of our health outlays. So what exactly is an Electronic Medical Record and what does this new direction mean for security and privacy professionals?

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