Prison term for ID theft

Claudette Lew | | Radiology Business | Economics

A breach at an Alabama hospital that resulted in a two-year jail term for a hospital employee suggests that insider threats to patient data security may be greater challenge than many providers understand.

Prison term for ID theft at hospital

Claudette Lew

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