The Department of Health and Human Services raised some eyebrows with its announcement that it will pay $26 million to Ketchum Inc. for a public education campaign about the privacy and security of electronic health records and related topics. Some consumer advocates are questioning the selection of Ketchum, given its...
When it comes to keeping healthcare information private and secure, hospitals that focus primarily on regulatory compliance are making a huge mistake, says Sharon Finney, corporate data security officer for the 37-hospital Adventist Health System.
The topic has been discussed for years, but now truly is the time for organizations to invest in federated identity management.
So says Tom Smedinghoff, partner at Chicago-based law firm Wildman Harrold. In an exclusive interview, Smedinghoff discusses:
What's new about federated ID management;
Challenged to...
A Michigan hospital is notifying an undisclosed number of patients that an external hard drive containing some patient demographic information was recently lost or stolen.
Getting senior executives involved early and making sure they understand the organization's security vulnerabilities are two vital steps in any risk management initiative, says consultant Mark Ford of Deloitte.
In an interview, Ford offers advice on how to:
Win the support of senior executives as well as boards...
John Muir Health, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based health system, is notifying 5,450 patients about a potential breach of information stemming from the theft of two unencrypted laptop computers.
Scam artists are capitalizing on healthcare reform to sell fraudulent insurance policies, warns Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services.
At an online session to solicit comments on a proposed framework for a new Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, planners asked for additional advice on tactics for ramping up enforcement of existing privacy and security regulations.
The federal government has awarded $267 million in grants to establish another 28 Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers to educate doctors and others on how to implement secure electronic health records.
Interview with Prof. Sree Sreenivasan of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
Social media aren't just coming - they're here. And senior leaders need to understand how to maximize Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other popular sites, as well as how to protect their organizations from very real security...
Federal regulators have added four more breaches to the tally of major healthcare incidents, with 56 cases now reported since September 2009, when new federal reporting requirements kicked in.
A new survey of executives at 250 hospitals found that 19% had experienced at least one security breach in the past 12 months, up from 13 percent in a similar survey conducted in early 2008.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $60 million in economic stimulus funds under the HITECH Act to four universities for healthcare IT research projects, three of which will address privacy and security issues.
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