ABSTRACT
Storing and exchanging data electronically has enabled healthcare providers to accelerate patient care, expand opportunities for collaboration and streamline administrative costs. Digitally stored medical histories, billing information and clinical trial data are all more susceptible to online attack and theft. As one of New England’s leading healthcare institutions and an early adopter of electronic medical records, Boston Medical Center (BMC) was quick to recognize the benefits—and risks—of electronic information. BMC cost-effectively phased in self-encrypting drives (SED) equipped laptops by replacing legacy equipment that came in for regular maintenance or service. Mulvaney also recognized that a complete data-protection solution required more than encryption. It required simple activation of encrypted drives. BMC cost-effectively phased in SED-equipped laptops by replacing legacy equipment that came in for regular maintenance or service.
