Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has sued health insurer WellPoint Inc., alleging the firm took too long to notify Indiana residents affected by a health information breach.
As hospitals and clinics develop strategies for complying with the privacy and security provisions of the HITECH Act and HIPAA, they must be careful not to overlook the additional risks involved in using wireless technologies.
Could methods employed by the World Health Organization to quarantine people to prevent the spread of deadly diseases be a roadmap on how to prevent virtual viruses from spreading in the cyberworld?
This week's top news and views: EHR Security: Lessons From a Pioneer; Grading Obama on Privacy; Strategic Tips on Wireless Security. And don't miss our audio week-in-review podcast by Howard Anderson, managing editor.
Following is the latest state-by-state list of academic institutions selected and approved by the NSA and DHS as Centers of Academic Excellence in information assurance.
"There is no scary part in the process when it's all well thought out and planned," says George Tumas, SVP and CIO of internet services development at Wells Fargo.
Clinics implementing electronic health records for the first time can learn some valuable security lessons from physician group practices that have had EHRs in place for a while.
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