Study reveals security weaknesses in file-sharing methods used in clinical trials
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 12:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Patients who participate in clinical trials expect that their personal information will remain confidential, but a recent study led by Dr. Khaled El-Emam, Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institute, found that the security practices used to transfer and share sensitive files were inadequate.