Israeli medical institutions, labs deficient at protecting patient data

The most acute problem among all institutions seemed to be in the realm of patient information being processed by external companies - some 40% of institutions were deficient.

A member of medical staff wearing a protective face mask, works at an N95 face mask collection point, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020

(photo credit: REUTERS/CHRISTOPHER PIKE)

ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

MAY 11, 2020 12:44

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