If you need one more reason to take additional steps to prevent health information breaches, here's something to consider. An attorney argues that if breaches, and their high costs, are not brought under control, "I think where we are headed is to an insurance crisis."
Organizations need to constantly conduct risk assessments in order to improve the storage and protection of critical data, says David Finn, Health Information Technology Officer at Symantec.
Security expert Kate Borten contends the proposed accounting of disclosures rule's requirement to provide patients with a report listing those who have accessed their records is a good idea.
What's the top threat on the minds of global IT leaders? Employee-owned mobile devices - or BYOD (bring your own device), as the trend is known. The struggle: Do mobile device benefits outweigh the organizational risks?
Quantifying the safety or danger of cyberspace is tough. But a highly respected IT security practitioner and an experienced risk management consultant have teamed to develop an index they contend reflects the relative security of cyberspace by aggregating the views of information security industry professionals.
Lockheed Martin, the country's largest military contractor, is investigating the root of a "significant and tenacious" attack against its information network. Could this attack be linked to the RSA SecurID hack earlier this year?
The fate of pending regulations, an upcoming HIPAA Security Rule compliance toolkit and a crackdown on records snoops were among the most popular news items on HealthcareInfoSecurity in May.
Many have been asking lately if the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has been effective in carrying out its HIPAA enforcement role. The question is a fair one.
Best practices for protecting medical devices are sorely lacking. That's why it's excellent news that a new consortium is attempting to devise some best practices for keeping medical devices secure.
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