As healthcare organizations step up their efforts this year to exchange more patient data with others to improve care, it's urgent that they address the "significant risks" involved, says Erik Devine, chief security officer at an Illinois hospital.
Federal regulators are sending a powerful message about the importance of applying software patches by slapping an Alaska mental health services providers with a $150,000 HIPAA sanction. Learn what's included in the corrective action plan.
An ongoing legal dispute between the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and its former contractor, Xerox, has led the state agency to report a breach it claims affected 2 million individuals. Learn what both sides have to say about the case.
The Massachusetts Attorney General has fined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston as a result of a 2012 breach involving a stolen unencrypted laptop. Find out the size of the penalty.
A settlement finalized this past week in a class action lawsuit filed in 1997 against Tenet Healthcare for a privacy breach involving thousands of patients' paper records offers important lessons for healthcare providers today.
Organizations are at a crossroads when deciding on the proper course of action for compliance with regulations applicable to the healthcare industry and how to manage risk to the security of sensitive health information. This is an important decision that shapes the foundation of an organization's security culture and...
Cedars-Sinai Health System says approximately 33,000 patients were affected by a data breach involving the theft of a laptop computer from an employee's home. Find out what information is at risk.
In the year since federal regulators began enforcing the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, there's been a huge spike in the number of major breaches reported. What's behind the surge?
One year after HIPAA Omnibus Rule enforcement began, why do so many healthcare entities and business associates continue to struggle with even the most basic requirements? Security expert Andrew Hicks offers insights.
Like every major industry, the U.S. healthcare system is just beginning to understand the implications of big data. The potential benefits are enormous, with senior management consulting firm McKinsey & Company recently estimating that big data solutions could save American healthcare companies as much as $300 billion...
The rise of big data is more than a technical challenge. It's a business imperative. Companies in every industry are actively harnessing the volume, variety, and velocity of multistructured data across a broad range of channels for sustained competitive advantage.
In the U.S. healthcare industry, companies have...
It's hard to believe, but a year has already passed since the deadline for the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule went into place. Although the language is set, the full impact is still playing out.
Recent changes within the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and its leadership have energized enforcement and changed what...
While a congressional committee will hold a hearing this week to probe the security of HealthCare.gov, Rep. Elijah Cummings says a hearing into the Community Health Systems breach is more urgent.
Once the now-delayed HIPAA compliance audits resume, federal regulators will be conducting more on-site audits and fewer remote desk audits of covered entities and business associates than originally planned.
Distributed healthcare networks have grown in complexity over the last decade as they expand network access and add more sophisticated security technologies to protect their networks. In addition, the adoption of standards such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and HIPAA have also improved...
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