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Doctors Worry That Cybersecurity Risks Will Hinder the Shift to Digital Healthcare

Most European physicians believe digital patient data will improve care, if it is secure.

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Doctors Worry That Cybersecurity Risks Will Hinder the Shift to Digital Healthcare
Concerns over data breaches could slow the benefits from digital healthcare in Europe
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More than 75% of physicians in Europe believe that digitalization of patient data could help them improve the quality of care in the next three to five years. Cybersecurity risks, however, remain a major obstacle to rapid change. Bain research shows healthcare organizations across Europe have been reluctant to embrace new approaches to care delivery and the digital technologies that enable them.

Nitin Chaturvedi is a partner with the Bain & Company’s Healthcare practice and is based in in the London office. Loïc Plantevin is coleader of Bain’s Healthcare practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and is based in the Paris office.

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