Here’s my confusion. We used to have to sign a piece of paper stating that we ‘agreed to the digitizing of our medical records.’ I refused to sign and have thus been protected for some time. Perhaps something has changed, anybody know what?
@Stemwinder_Gary, the ‘old fogies’ are right. The young fogies agree with you wholeheartedly. More than you ever wanted to know here: Healthcare data security Please see the reference list if you are genuinley interested. Medical/hospital records are some of the most insecure and frequently breached records that exist. Healthcare records cost more, on the black market, than financial records. That’s because one can cancel a credit card, but one cannot cancel their healthcare data. Once its out there, its there for good. Breached healthcare records often include credit card information - so, its a 2 for 1. Healthcare records are also the most targeted - by hackers and by ‘insider’ attacks. 60% of hospitals have been breached (but they are rarely required to report that). Its an issue. That’s why we always had the freedom to ‘opt out.’