Accountable Care Organization participants face a number of challenges regarding security and privacy, including obtaining patient consent for sharing their information, says Bill Spooner, CIO at Sharp Healthcare.
The latest updates to the federal tally of major health information breaches confirm that the loss or theft of unencrypted devices continues to plague the industry. Learn all the latest details.
The guidance discusses methods, techniques and best practices for the sanitization of target data on different media types and risk-based approaches organizations can apply to establish and maintain a media sanitization program.
The federal government has unveiled five pilot projects, including two that involve healthcare, that, if successful, could help build trust in online commerce and boost the economy, says Jeremy Grant, head of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace National Program office.
Across the board, the job market in the U.S. is extremely competitive. Yet, fraud examiners are in demand -- and there are some tactics you can use to give yourself an edge when seeking a new job.
In the past, just writing "privacy pro" on a business card could get you into the field. "That's not the case today," says the IAPP's Trevor Hughes, who details today's challenges for privacy professionals.
A recent appellate court ruling might pave the way for the first U.S. class action lawsuit involving a health data breach to move forward to trial. Find out the details of this potentially groundbreaking case.
Two hefty fines issued as part of recent HIPAA settlements reveal that the Office for Civil Rights is getting tougher on enforcing compliance - especially when it comes to risk assessments.
States preparing to roll out online health insurance exchanges in 2014 need to pay special attention to authenticating users, says Bryce Williams, who heads a commercial exchange.
Experts analyze a recent decision by federal regulators to back away from issuing voluntary "rules of the road" for secure health information and offer predictions for what happens next.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed several ways to improve post-market medical device surveillance for adverse events and safety issues, including malware-related incidents. Find out the details of a new report.
Thor Ryan, chief security officer at the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, offers lessons learned as a result of his organization's $1.7 million settlement following a HIPAA compliance investigation triggered by a small breach incident.
A federal agency is offering a free online training program that provides useful insights on protecting information privacy. Learn how this clever training "game" works.
Federal authorities have dropped plans to draft regulations setting voluntary "rules of the road," including privacy and security guidelines, for health information exchanges to help pave the way for the national exchange of information.
Sen. Susan Collins, who, like President Obama, backs the Cybersecurity Act, cautions the president against issuing an executive order to protect the nation's critical IT, saying it would send an signal that congressional action isn't urgently needed.
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