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assistance in this area, but remember their expertise is creation and functionality. Hiring in-house cybersecurity experts or may be the best options to protect your organization and your patients.
Several organizations, such as the Department of Homeland Security, the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology offer guidance and resources on cybersecurity. Their web addresses are included in the endnotes of this article.6 These are just a few of the vast number of resources available to organizations regarding cybersecurity.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR
■ JEREMY A. WALE, JD, is a licensed attorney in Michigan, where he works as a risk resource advisor for ProAssurance and conducts loss prevention seminars to educate physicians about new and emerging risks.
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2. Murphy T, Bailey B. Hackers mine for gold in medical records. The Boston Globe. February 6, 2015. Accessed April 28, 2015.
3. Shahani A. The black market for stolen health care data.
NPR website. Available at: http://www.npr.org/blogs/ alltechconsidered/2015/02/13/385901377/the-black-market-for- stolen-health-care-data. February 13, 2015. Accessed April 28, 2015.
4. Humer C, Finkle J. Your medical record is worth more to hackers
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5. Radcliffe S. Patients beware: hackers are targeting your medical information. Healthline News website. Available at: http://www. healthline.com/health-news/hackers-are-targeting-your-medical- information-010715#1. January 7, 2015. Accessed April 28, 2015.
6. http://www.dhs.gov/topic/cybersecurity, http://www.aha.org/advocacy- issues/cybersecurity.shtml, http://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/index. cfm, http://www.cms.gov.
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