Many observers have their fingers crossed that the formation of a federal healthcare privacy and security task force will greatly speed up efforts to create policies.
A California hospital will fire five employees and discipline another because they used social media to post personal discussions about hospital patients.
A data loss prevention system can help focus efforts to encrypt sensitive patient information, says Steve Scott, IT security manager St. Charles Health System in Oregon.
The nation's 39 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans saved or recovered 47 percent more money last year as a result of three key anti-fraud strategies, a leader of the effort says.
The rapid growth of telemedicine, especially the use of cell phones for healthcare applications, is raising new security issues, says Jon Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association.
Utica College in New York now offers unique programs at the bachelor's and master's level that focus exclusively on preparing young adults to take up careers in the emerging areas of cybercrime, cyber intelligence, fraud and forensics investigations.
Health insurer WellPoint Inc. is encouraging its business partners to use the HITRUST Common Security Framework to demonstrate their capabilities for keeping health information secure.
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