Federal authorities are seeking comments on plans for voluntary national standards, including privacy and security guidelines, for health information exchanges. Their announcement poses 66 questions.
Federal regulators have received hundreds of comments about proposed rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act EHR incentive program, sparking debate on many issues, including how to provide patients with prompt, secure access to their records.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has published an in-depth guide to keeping health information private and secure.
The social network Myspace has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over misrepresenting its privacy policies by sharing personally identifiable information with advertisers without first getting permission from users.
The Health IT Policy Committee is seeking some modifications in the privacy and security provisions of the proposed rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program.
Voluntary national standards, including privacy and security guidelines, for health information exchanges are inching forward. Federal authorities soon will seek comments on plans for a Nationwide Health Information Network Governance Rule.
Susan McAndrew of the HHS Office for Civil Rights provides insights about an omnibus package of regulations - including a revised version of the HIPAA breach notification rule - that's now in the final stages of review.
New federal privacy and security guidance for health information exchanges
provides a good framework, but the recommendations will need to be phased in over time, says the director of a statewide HIE initiative in Indiana.
Symantec says Internet vulnerabilities are down, but don't get too comfortable. We can expect more attacks in 2012. Why are the same threats still posing so much concern?
Though not perfect, says House Cybersecurity Co-Chair Jim Langevin, D-R.I., "CISPA represents an important good-faith effort to come together as a necessary first step toward better cybersecurity for our nation."
The new HITRUST Cybersecurity Incident Response and Coordination Center is an excellent concept. But will the collaborators be able to achieve their lofty goals of identifying and helping thwart hacker attacks?
What do the proposed Stage 2 rules for the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program have to say about encryption and other security measures? Consumer advocate Deven McGraw provides an analysis.
The White House says President Obama would veto a bipartisan House bill that civil libertarians contend would threaten individual privacy but many businesses contend is needed to defend against cyber attacks.
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