A 234-page proposal to significantly update the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules is designed to ensure that patients' rights are protected as more health records are digitized and exchanged.
Those involved in forming health information exchanges recently got yet another reminder that they had better pay serious attention to privacy and security.
If you're looking for a way to persuade your CEO and board of directors to provide increased funding for information security, show them the list of major breaches reported to federal regulators.
We're watching to see whether a "tiger team" formed to advise regulators on healthcare privacy and security issues will speed up federal policy development and turn into more than a short-term effort.
A new federal "tiger team" on healthcare privacy and security is preparing its first set of recommendations, focusing on making sure healthcare organizations exchanging clinical information take adequate precautions.
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.
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