An incident affecting 4.9 million TRICARE enrollees was the largest U.S. healthcare breach reported in 2011. What were the other top healthcare breaches of the year?
The American Health Information Management Association plans to work with various states next year to move toward more uniform privacy and security requirements that are in synch with federal requirements, says Lynne Thomas Gordon, AHIMA's new CEO.
Deven McGraw, co-chair of the Privacy and Security Tiger Team, would like to see regulators take action on the team's recommendations before it makes additional proposals.
When it comes to issuing regulations that affect the privacy and security of healthcare information, federal authorities have plenty on their to-do list as 2012 begins.
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to redouble your organization's breach prevention efforts. After all, no one wants to see their organization's name on the federal breach list.
The federal "wall of shame" tally of major healthcare information breaches now lists 380 incidents affecting more than 18 million individuals. Meanwhile, yet another class action lawsuit has been filed in the wake of a breach.
A free HIPAA Security Rule Toolkit can help healthcare organizations identify areas where additional security safeguards are needed, says Kevin Stine, who helped guide the project.
Healthcare policy advisers, associations and information security professionals are pressing federal regulators to issue long-overdue HIPAA rules as well as more extensive compliance guidance.
The delay in the release of final versions of HIPAA modifications and the HIPAA breach notification rule makes it difficult for healthcare organizations to set information security investment priorities, says hospital privacy officer Kari Myrold.
The lack of uniformity in federal and state privacy and security requirements is creating major challenges for health information managers attempting to comply, says Lynne Thomas Gordon, the new CEO of the American Health Information Management Association.
Smaller hospitals and clinics soon will get some extra guidance from federal regulators about preparing risk assessments. But a federal advisory group has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to offer far more guidance on a variety of information security issues.
The firing of a hospital staff member who inappropriately accessed former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's records sends a strong signal about the importance of protecting patient privacy.
Healthcare is currently being shaped by several major trends, from migration to EHR's, to HIE, caregiver mobility, social media, cloud computing, cost reduction pressure and others. These trends promise compelling benefits, but also drive significant privacy and security risks. Breaches and other security incidents...
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