A new report outlines the options for obtaining patient consent for transmitting records via Health Information Exchanges, but it stops short of endorsing an approach.
Should health insurers follow Medicare's lead and give physicians incentives to adopt secure electronic health records? Some are saying that the healthcare reform measure signed into law March 23 should have required all insurers to provide EHR incentives. Do you think commercial insurers should follow in Medicare's...
The final version of regulations to carry out the HITECH Act must include far more details on privacy and security to ensure widespread adoption of electronic health records, says William R. Braithwaite, M.D., Ph.D.
In an interview, Braithwaite, widely known as "Dr. HIPAA" for his work in drafting the HIPAA...
The International Organization for Standardization has published two documents that provide guidelines for secure long-term preservation of health records in any format.
Organized crime has targeted healthcare organizations for insurance fraud scams. What are the risks? What are the solutions?
Dr. Andrea Allmon, senior director with FICO, discusses:
Insurance fraud trends;
How organizations are most vulnerable;
What to do now to reduce fraud today.
Allmon is responsible for...
Following President Obama's signing of healthcare reform legislation March 23, tens of millions of uninsured Americans could gain coverage in the next few years. That will create new responsibility to keep their insurance information, as well as their patient records, private and secure. Think of the millions of new...
Two federal agencies will host a conference in Washington May 11-12 focusing on health information security topics ranging from risk assessments to compliance issues.
A federal agency will survey U.S. consumers on their attitudes toward electronic health information exchange and related privacy and security issues.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services announced in the Federal Register March 19...
Interview with Dawn Cappelli of Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute
Insider crimes are among the biggest threats to public and private sector organizations. And yet too many groups continue to struggle to prevent or even detect these crimes.
In an exclusive interview, Dawn Cappelli of...
By transitioning from information security into law, Patrick Mueller took advantage of an opportunity many information security professionals now see: The chance to leverage practical experience in a growing legal field.
Although many healthcare organizations are making broader use of encryption, they're typically taking a "wait and see" approach to encrypting their clinical databases, citing serious concerns about an adverse impact on performance.
Two consultants, however, argue that hospitals and clinics can apply encryption on...
The risk of medical identity theft is growing as more hospitals and physicians adopt electronic health records and prepare to exchange this information, experts say.
When it comes to protecting your organization and your customers from a data breach, what is considered "reasonable security?"
This question is at the center of several ongoing lawsuits, and how the courts answer it may be one of the biggest stories of 2010.
Shedding light on this hot topic is David Navetta,...
With the highest unemployment in more than 20 years and competition dense for open positions, the pressure is on for job seekers to have flawless interview skills - especially within information security.
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