A key to the success of emerging healthcare information exchanges is to build trust among physicians and consumers alike by paying close attention to privacy and security issues, says the leader of one HIE in New York.
A new federal healthcare task force on privacy and security will begin spelling out on June 15 its priorities for developing policies governing health information exchanges.
Faced with a batch of bad publicity about healthcare information security, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an effort to help polish its image.
The California Department of Public Health has fined five hospitals a total of $675,000 for failing to prevent unauthorized access to confidential patient medical information.
An earlier reported case of a stolen unencrypted laptop that led to a breach of information on New Mexico Medicaid patients also affects Medicaid patients in Tennessee.
It's been a busy news week, and once again as I scan our sites I see stories that have relevant threads for anybody interested in information security, risk management or privacy.
The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act also would replace paper-based FISMA compliance with continuous monitoring of technology systems and assaults by "friendly hackers" to test IT vulnerabilities.
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