Federal regulators will likely announce a number of eye-popping financial settlements for HIPAA violations later this year as a result of breach investigations, predicts privacy attorney Adam Greene.
Lucia Savage, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, describes an updated privacy and security guide for physician practices and discusses a variety of other cybersecurity issues in an interview at HIMSS15.
A former respiratory therapist at an Ohio hospital has been indicted for HIPAA violations in connection with alleged inappropriate access to the records of nearly 600 patients. Such criminal cases remain relatively rare.
Auxilio Inc., best known for its managed print services to hospitals and other healthcare entities, is acquiring Redspin, a provider of HIPAA risk assessment services.
The proposed rules for Stage 3 of the HITECH Act "meaningful use" electronic health record incentive program come up short on privacy and security. But regulators have time to fix that.
The addition of the Anthem Inc. hacking incident to the federal tally of major health data breaches triples the number of breach victims tracked since 2009. And the tally likely will soon include more hacking incidents, based on recent reports.
As the next wave of medical school graduates begins clinical training at healthcare organization across the U.S., it's critical these new clinicians be prepared to protect patient privacy, says healthcare attorney and professor Julie Agris.
Massive breaches, such as the recent hacker attack on health insurer Anthem, highlight why it's important for organizations to understand their breach notification obligations under state laws as well as HIPAA, says attorney Brad Rostolsky.
A recent incident involving disposed in a vendor's dumpster is an example of why healthcare organizations say business associates taking inadequate security steps ranks as their No. 1 perceived breach threat today.
Within health systems such as Navicent Health, the already serious risk of targeted threats is compounded. Besides laptops, notebook computers, and smartphones, the hospital's network hosts numerous biomedical devices that are not under the control of the in-house
technology team, and do not run standard antivirus...
In today's Cybercrime black market, protected healthcare data has become even more valuable than credit card information. Hackers are increasing in sophistication and gaining access to unencrypted data - costing health organizations millions and destroying reputations.
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As the number of major health data breaches continues to climb, federal regulators are taking steps to make the process of reporting breaches using online tools more efficient, hoping that will help ease the launching of investigations.
The inappropriate use and disclosure of patient information for marketing purposes by an insurer in Tennessee offers a reminder of the importance of complying with HIPAA's marketing-related provisions.
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Last year, several high profile security incidents occurred at healthcare organizations where a HIPAA Risk Assessment (HSRA) had previously been conducted. This should provoke some pointed questions: Was the HSRA comprehensive enough? Was the remediation plan implemented correctly and in a timely manner? Was an...
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