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You're probably right that ignorance is the root of their apathy. Hopefully with this event making the news, doctors at least in the same specialty will hear a
by bigbubba 6y ago
You're probably right that ignorance is the root of their apathy. Hopefully with this event making the news, doctors at least in the same specialty will hear about it and do something. Unencrypted offline records physically secured in the office building seems more than adaquate in all but the most exceptional scenarios though. Maybe it wouldn't be good enough for doctors of high-value targets (celebrities, politicians, etc.) Burglars targetting medical records seems uncommon.
Harsh fines are probably the best way to make doctors care though. If they know they risk financial ruin for not securing their records, they'll have a strong personal incentive to remediate their ignorance.
- cratermoon 6y agoYou'd think that, but... SolarWinds
- bigbubba 6y agoI'd think it specifically of doctors who specialize in human bodies, not computer stuff. SolarWinds on the other hand could not possibly be excused for ignorance.
- cratermoon 6y agoOne of my first jobs out of college was working at a medical school. Doctors in general think computers are magic and that compared to their actual medical expertise programming is easy. I neither expect nor, to be honest, want them worrying about computer stuff. I won't try to tell them how to cure sick people.