Warding off fraud

The healthcare industry is under attack, with imposters, fraudsters and cyber-criminals pretending to be people they are not to acquire personal patient data. But the ID theft clampdown has begun. The migration to electronic medical records is an important transition for the healthcare industry. Not only is it aimed at making healthcare more efficient and improving the quality of patient care, but the concept ties in with other e-health initiatives that can take advantage of emerging technology to improve the quality of patient care. Electronic medical records have received a good deal of attention in recent years, and not necessarily for the most positive reasons. Whilst the UK's NHS and the USA's Obama administration have encouraged healthcare organisations to invest heavily in electronic healthcare records, it has become increasingly clear that there is a need to guard against playing into the hands of cybercriminals.