AHA Stat Blog: Mergers help health systems keep patient data secure
Among other benefits to the community, mergers can help hospitals deploy more effective safeguards against hackers, writes AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton. “That is because larger systems often have the capital to devote additional money, experts and technology to cybersecurity. By any measure, that is a significant benefit to patients’ security and peace of mind.”
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