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The shock value of the more than 75 major healthcare information breaches reported to federal authorities so far could be a catalyst for increased funding for security at hospitals and clinics.
The list of major healthcare breaches reported to federal authorities now stands at 77, with about 70 percent stemming from the theft or loss of a computer device or paper records.
Two February incidents are among those recently added to the federal tally of major healthcare breaches. One involves a laptop theft; the other the loss of DVDs.
Draft legislation began circulating through the corridors of the Capitol complex that would establish - in the words of its sponsors - meaningful privacy protections for Internet users, which they say is particularly important as businesses begin to adopt cloud computing.
About 89 percent of healthcare organizations say users have too much access to information resources that are not pertinent to their roles, a new small survey shows.
Federal CISOs are aggressively seeking well-trained and qualified IT security professionals. And to do so, they are turning to fresh college graduates.
A suburban Chicago emergency physician group is alerting 180,000 patients about a breach stemming from the theft of an unencrypted portable hard drive at a billing service.
Federal regulators are seeking advice and insights as they prepare to tackle the tough challenge of writing a rule enabling patients to receive an accounting of who has viewed their electronic health records.
Fifteen communities will receive a total of $220 million in federal grants to support projects that involve the secure sharing of healthcare information among organizations.
The most difficult part of complying with the HITECH breach notification rule is determining whether a breach poses enough of a threat of harm to merit reporting it.
Healthcare organizations should take steps to prevent financial identity theft regardless of whether the Federal Trade Commission actually follows through with plans to enforce its Red Flags Rule on June 1, security experts advise.
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