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Healthcare CIO: Final Report
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Internal breaches of security continue to be identified as the primary concern regarding data security, and healthcare IT executives continue to secure data with multiple technologies. |
Survey respondents continue to express concern that internal breaches may compromise the security of electronic medical information. This was identified as a top concern by 65 percent of respondents, compared to 55 percent in 2003 and 46 percent in 2002. As in 2003, rounding out the top three are compliance with HIPAA's security regulations (33 percent) and limitations of existing technology (27 percent).
Healthcare organizations continue to place an emphasis on data security. All healthcare organizations represented in this survey use at least one security application, and 99 percent use more than one application. In fact, nearly 70 percent use at least six of the security tools identified in the survey; last year 75 percent reported using six or more technologies.
Firewalls (99 percent), user access controls (86 percent), off-site storage (78 percent) and multi-level passcodes (77 percent) are the top security tools in place at this time. These were also among the top four in 2003.
Survey respondents were most likely to identify single-sign on as the security tool they would use at their organization in the next two years, identified by 72 percent of respondents. Presently, only 16 percent of respondents use this technology. Fifty-six percent of survey respondents report that their organization will use biometric technologies for data security in two years; present use is 11 percent. Disaster recovery rounds out the top three, identified by 52 percent of respondents.
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Figure 15. Top Concerns—Security of Computerized Medical Information |
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