What's missing from remarks by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and others is how the stalemate that led to the filibuster of the Cybersecurity Act could be resolved. Will the election make a difference?
"The lack of clear disclosures to consumers about how their location data are used and shared means that consumers lack adequate information to provide informed consent about the use of these data," the Government Accountability Office says.
Suspending the HITECH Act's electronic health record incentive program, as suggested by four GOP congressmen, is a misguided idea that could hamper efforts to cut healthcare costs and jeopardize data security.
Healthcare providers often fail to conduct comprehensive, timely risk assessments, as required by regulators. But security expert Kate Borten says they can leverage new guidance to help get the job done.
Two groups of federal advisers are tackling the issue of how best to confirm the identities of patients seeking online access to their electronic health records. Find out why the task is so urgent.
The Cloud Security Alliance has formed a big data working group to address privacy and security challenges among organizations. What are those challenges and how does the group aim to tackle them?
Four clinics in New York will test using tablet computers to educate patients before they make a decision on granting their consent for health information exchange. Find out how the program will work.
Lost and stolen unencrypted mobile devices are reoccurring culprits in health data breaches. So why isn't the use of encryption more widespread? And how are organizations ramping up mobile security?
The Department of Veterans Affairs' mobile device management system, which will support 100,000 devices, will be cloud-based and will be paired with an apps store.
By participating in our annual Healthcare Information Security Today survey, you'll help us to track breach prevention trends and information security priorities at healthcare organizations of all sizes.
To avoid large breach penalties, organizations must be proactive in HIPAA compliance efforts, advises Thor Ryan, chief security officer of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.
HIPAA compliance audits for 115 healthcare organizations will be completed by year's end, and federal officials are investigating options for how to continue the program beyond this first round.
Healthcare providers implementing electronic health records need to take steps to ensure that their EHR vendors are adequately addressing privacy and security issues, says Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
Federal regulators stirred up controversy when they sent a letter to five healthcare associations warning that the government will prosecute healthcare providers who "game" the system by using EHRs to submit fraudulent bills.
Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers are using new technology to securely e-mail sensitive documents to each other and outside collaborators. Find out how the system works.
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