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Cinda Becker

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PubMed2006

Technical difficulties. Recent health IT security breaches are unlikely to improve the public's perception about the safety of personal data.

Consumers who claimed in recent surveys that they were "more afraid of cyber crimes than physical crimes" may have had reason for caution. A spate of well-publicized information thefts and security breaches at healthcare organizations have eroded trust in technology, says Carol Diamond, left, of the Markle Foundation, and that could have an adverse effect on acceptance of electronic medical records.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed2006

One question: credit or debit? As health savings accounts gain in popularity, insurers and the financial services industry want to bank the cash.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has a new sideline-banking. By chartering its own bank, the Blues is joining other insurers that have moved into financial services to adapt to the changes being wrought by health savings accounts. And other insurers have been faster to make the move. The Blues "is certainly late to the game" of banking, says analyst Katy Henrickson, left.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans↗