The HIPAA Omnibus Rule streamlines the process of obtaining patients' permission for use of their information in medical research projects. Privacy attorney Adam Greene sorts through the details.
A privacy dispute has erupted between the city's public health officials and first responders in the wake of the Boston marathon bombing. Find out what's being debated.
From a risk-management perspective, Bloomberg didn't consider its reputation when it allowed its reporters to track the log activity of Bloomberg Terminal customers.
Unless they earn patients' and providers' trust, healthcare information exchanges are destined to fail. That's why it's essential to tackle key privacy and security issues right away.
Federal advisers will refine recommendations for how patient privacy can be protected when records are queried by clinicians through health information exchanges.
Intel Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer Malcolm Harkins sees having one leader who handles IT security and privacy responsibilities as essential. "At the end of the day," he says, "there's a level of common objectives."
NIST's Ron Ross, a big NASCAR fan, likens new security controls guidance to the tools race-car builders use to prevent drivers from breaking their necks when crashing into a brick wall at 200 miles an hour.
Accountable care organizations face complex data security and privacy issues as patient information is accessed and shared among many providers, says security expert Bill Fox.
A Senate panel approved a bill to strengthen e-mail privacy protections despite concerns expressed by the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission that the legislation could hinder investigations.
It isn't just the quantity of cyber-attacks that's staggering; it's the quality. The average hacker now has access to nation-state-level attack capabilities, says James Lyne of Sophos. How can organizations defend?
As data protection regulations continue to be refined, organizations throughout Europe are more sensitive to privacy restrictions in individual countries, says Dwayne Melancon, CTO of Tripwire.
A 143-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average proves the power of social media and the havoc it can cause when an account gets hacked. It's time for social media companies to tighten the authentication process.
The UK government pledges at Infosecurity Europe to help businesses improve cybersecurity. But it's going to take more than vouchers and training to address Europe's top threats to security and privacy.
When a health information exchange shuts down, what happens to the patient data that was stored and shared? The leader of a recently closed HIE in Wisconsin explains its approach.
Ignoring a White House threat to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bill known as CISPA, sending the measure to the Senate.
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