BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement and carry out a corrective action plan in the wake of a 2009 breach that affected more than 1 million individuals.
Consumer advocate Deven McGraw describes what she likes and doesn't like about the privacy and security provisions in the proposed rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program.
A free report offers a detailed method for calculating the potential cost of healthcare breaches and a method for justifying an investment in data security.
Attorney Adam Greene and security specialist Mac McMillan review lessons learned from major healthcare information breaches and provide insights on breach prevention.
High-profile class action lawsuits filed in the wake of major health information breaches will prove to be a strong catalyst for ramped up data security, a panel of attorneys says.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has set a March target date for release of the long-delayed final version of the HIPAA breach notification rule.
Healthcare information security thought-leaders offer eight insights on how to prevent breaches, based, in part, on lessons learned from the major incidents reported so far.
Healthcare breach statistics reflect an unfortunate trend: "IT security has not really kept pace with the progress that's been made in the adoption of electronic health records," says Dan Berger, CEO of Redspin.
One of the most important healthcare information breach prevention steps is to safeguard mobile devices and limit the data stored on them, says attorney David Szabo.
With the tardy addition of the Sutter Health breach, the U.S. tally of major healthcare information breaches now includes 385 incidents affecting more than 19 million individuals since September 2009.
The first step toward avoiding a data breach: Be aware of and learn from other organizations' mistakes. Listen to hear attorney David Szabo's top three tips for breach prevention and detection.
A small health plan in Tennessee is making a big investment in information security, using encryption, secure e-mail and other technologies to help prevent breaches.
Notifying patients about a healthcare information breach requires a "difficult balancing act" by entities to ensure that risks are not exaggerated, says attorney Robert Belfort, an expert in HIPAA compliance, fraud and abuse.
One good way to prepare for a HIPAA compliance audit is to read a recent government report that identified vulnerabilities discovered in seven audits, says attorney Timothy McCrystal.
One good way to prepare for a HIPAA compliance audit is to read a recent government report that identified vulnerabilities that could lead to breaches, says attorney Timothy McCrystal.
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