Document management helps solve health care cyber security concerns
Many health care organizations switched to using electronic medical records many years ago, but a sizable share of the industry still uses paper files in many instances, and the resulting mix of physical and digital documents can be difficult to handle. As such, it's important for decision makers at any health care facility to make sure they have a sound document management solution going forward.
The decision to switch to a digital document management platform is vital not only because it will help to simplify care and management for both patients and workers, but will also increase security of sensitive information on an ongoing basis, according to CIO Review. As such, when crafting a security plan, incorporating a document management strategy is vital to an organization's success.
High alert
Data breaches in the health care industry are growing increasingly common – and costly – in large part because of just how much sensitive data health care providers actually protect, the report said. With this in mind, the more care providers can do to assess their needs as they employ bulk scanning in the transition to mostly digital documentation, the better off they will be when it comes time to start the transition.
At this point, no health care organization should consider itself too small to undertake such an effort, because the cost of scanning and ongoing document management is quite small compared with the average cost of even one data breach.
Keeping up with the industry
Indeed, many within the health care sector seem to recognize just how important the transition to digital document protection is, because it's expected that investment in medical document management systems is going to skyrocket in the next few years, according to Persistence Market Research. North America in particular is likely to be the epicenter for such investment, thanks to its stringent health care infrastructure and efforts on the part of the government to modernize the industry as a whole.
With so much emphasis now being placed on medical information security and increasing migration to emerging technology in this regard, it's vital for care providers to make sure they're doing all they can to invest in the right equipment and software to aid in their efforts.
