There is a report in Dark Reading that the IT company Verus, Inc. (the link to their site is dead) has gone out of business. Verus built websites for hospitals across the company, but its work was cited in at least five security breaches where confidential patient information was exposed.
Not only is this a warning to IS&T suppliers about taking security seriously, but also for those in the medical community about ensuring that their suppliers can handle the security & privacy requirements. It also points out a warning to those who want to place electronic health records on the web.
