Can you imagine having your social security number, bank statement, 401k transactions and credit card numbers all on one USB flash drive? Imagine that you would carry this around with you every time you are involved in a financial transaction. How secure would you feel? What happens if it is lost, stolen or misplaced?
Now imagine that your bank provided this to you as part of a federal requirement because you want access to your information. Wouldn’t you ask if this information was available online? Wouldn’t you demand it? Meanwhile, what if the competing bank had this information available online and it was secure? Which bank would you go to?
With Meaningful Use, hospitals will give patients access to their information by giving them a…USB flash drive or a CD. How do you think patients will react?
A very interesting blog addresses this from a very different perspective. It certainly got me thinking…
To view the blog, click here.
Now imagine that your bank provided this to you as part of a federal requirement because you want access to your information. Wouldn’t you ask if this information was available online? Wouldn’t you demand it? Meanwhile, what if the competing bank had this information available online and it was secure? Which bank would you go to?
With Meaningful Use, hospitals will give patients access to their information by giving them a…USB flash drive or a CD. How do you think patients will react?
A very interesting blog addresses this from a very different perspective. It certainly got me thinking…
To view the blog, click here.
