One of the most significant conferences of the year devoted to healthcare information security issues will be held next week in Washington, and we'll be providing full coverage.
In his first three weeks on the job, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., national coordinator for health information technology, made good on his pledge to improve communication in his office.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a healthcare privacy case dealing with the power of states to bar data mining companies from selling information about doctors' prescription-writing habits to drug companies.
Physicians who use social media to discuss their work, even without naming patients, risk privacy violations, a recent case in Rhode Island clearly illustrates. The case is an eye-opener for all clinicians about social networking risks.
The ongoing effort to enable the secure exchange of health information from coast to coast recently got a very important boost when five well-known healthcare organizations joined forces to serve as trailblazers.
Farzad Mostashari, M.D, the new head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, appears to be well-qualified for the role.
Let's hope the final version of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for 2011-2015 contains more details about new privacy and security initiatives than the draft that was recently issued.
Three recent breach incidents, each involving the loss or theft of back-up drives, illustrate that some organizations are doing a better job than others in informing consumers about the steps they're taking to prevent more breaches.
There are some encouraging signs that stage two criteria for the HITECH Act's electronic health record incentive program will include substantial privacy and security requirements.
Roundup of news and insights from the National HIPAA Summit, including the announcement that state attorneys general soon will receive training on how to file federal civil lawsuits for HIPAA violations.
Two high-profile announcements of penalties for HIPAA privacy rule violations last week came as good news for those of us who've been waiting for enforcement efforts to ramp up.
In case you weren't one of the more than 31,000 who attended this year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference in Orlando, here's a rundown of some of the privacy and security news from the show.
Physicians adopting electronic health records systems need to demonstrate to their patients that they're taking adequate steps to keep records secure because so many consumers are worried about health information privacy.
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