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.
A new federal healthcare task force on privacy and security, which will hold its first meetings June 10 and 11, will initially focus on policies and standards for the exchange of health information.
Many observers have their fingers crossed that the formation of a federal healthcare privacy and security task force will greatly speed up efforts to create policies.
The new chief privacy officer for the federal government's health information technology initiatives is ramping up efforts to set consistent policies for privacy and security.
A new Dartmouth College study illustrates the risks involved in using peer-to-peer networks as well as the dangers of storing patient information in spreadsheets and documents outside of electronic health records.
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