The California Department of Health Care Services has notified nearly 30,000 individuals of a breach stemming from the loss of a compact disk that may not have been encrypted.
The official federal tally of major healthcare information breaches is now "new and improved," with a searchable format and the names of private practices revealed.
Physician group practices should ask electronic health records vendors tough questions about privacy and security before selecting a system, says security specialist Eric Nelson.
An audit has determined that 10 to 20 percent of the Department of Veterans Affairs' vendor contracts lack information security clauses, VA CIO Roger Baker says.
Two final rules for the federal electronic health record incentive program require that participants conduct a risk analysis and use EHR software that has encryption and authentication capabilities.
Physician group practices should complete a thorough risk assessment before they begin shopping for an electronic health records system, says security expert Susan Miller.
Two final rules tied to the federal incentive program for electronic health records, both of which touch on privacy and security issues, will be released July 13.
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