Privacy and confidentiality of patient records was a big concern that troubled the healthcare industry until mid-1990s. But everything changed with the introduction of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996. The act which makes it mandatory for every healthcare player to maintain electronic electronically records also requires that every healthcare practices to set up certain technical, physical and administrative safeguards for electronic patient data, including creation of Emergency Mode Operation Plan, Disaster…
