As if it were not bad enough that hackers are attacking retail businesses like Target and Neiman Marcus to obtain consumer credit card information, it turns out that the bad guys are also targeting health-care records. According to sources cited in a February 18, 2014 Wall Street Journal report entitled “Nursing Homes Are Exposed to
Health Care Reform and the Antitrust Laws: Big Concerns for Health Care Organizations and Their D&O Insurers
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