More than half of IT managers at health care delivery organizations do not protect patient data used for software development and testing, according to a survey released Tuesday, InformationWeek reports.
The report, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Informatica, is based on interviews with 450 IT professionals working at U.S. health care organizations.
Key Findings
According to the report, 74% of IT managers believe that meeting privacy and data protection requirements is important, but only 35% believe their company successfully achieves these goals.
The study also found that:
Researchers also asked IT managers about the consequences of data breaches and found that:
Recommendations
To improve data protection during software development, the Ponemon Institute recommends that health care organizations:
Source: iHealthBeat
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