A new guide from WEDI offers some basic tips for organizations assessing incidents under the HIPAA Omnibus breach notification rule. But it's important to address additional factors for effective beach assessment and response, two experts say.
Healthcare organizations can take several key steps to help avoid the scrutiny of their state's attorney general and defend against possible class action lawsuits in the aftermath of data breaches, says privacy attorney David Navetta.
Attorney Kim Peretti helped put TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez behind bars, and now she is helping organizations investigate and respond to their own data breaches. What tips and tools does she recommend?
At a Feb. 4 Senate hearing, a senior executive from Target Corp. endorsed a shift to chip cards, combined with PINs, to enhance security, while a Neiman Marcus executive questioned if that was a prudent move.
In the quest to prevent data breaches, healthcare providers should take advantage of the free privacy and security resources available from federal regulators. Find out about the most popular guides offered.
A stolen unencrypted laptop recently led to one of the largest health data breaches ever reported in Canada, a nation that lacks federal notification guidelines. Find out how many individuals were affected.
Nearly a week after news broke about the Neiman Marcus data breach, the retailer's CEO today issued her first statement addressing the breach, which compromised customer credit and debit cards.
The House of Representatives approved a bill Jan. 10 that would require notification of consumers within two days of discovery of breaches of data on Obamacare's health insurance exchanges.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a third-party billing error that exposed patient information at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Federal agencies audited by the Government Accountability Office showed inconsistent responses to computer breaches involving personally identifiable information.
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Jan. 10 on two Republican bills addressing breach notification requirements and data security for Obamacare's HealthCare.gov website and health insurance exchanges.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently mailed almost 49,000 Medicaid ID cards to the wrong recipients, its second breach incident reported in recent months.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor plans to push new legislation aimed at bolstering the security of the HealthCare.gov website as part of a GOP call for "greater transparency" overall for Obamacare.
Breach detection provider FireEye has acquired incident response and remediation services company Mandiant , forming a formidable company that can provide soup-to-nuts products and services to detect, mitigate and respond to breaches.
Another federal investigation of a relatively small health data breach has resulted in a financial penalty, this time for a physician group practice in Massachusetts. Find out the details behind the settlement.
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