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How to calculate the cost of a hospital data breach

Although hospital operators know that a data breach can lead to significant consequences--lawsuits, loss of business and reputation--a new report by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Report: Securing protected health information 'not always a top priority'

A comprehensive new report released this week, outlines the fragile state of patient information security, offering up a five-step methodology to help healthcare CIOs and CEOs determine the right

ONC: Rule for punishing non-performing EHR accreditors finalized

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule outlining the steps that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) would take to handle improper

ONC delays permanent EHR certification program

The permanent health IT certification program for Meaningful Use of electronic health records, which was to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, has been pushed back until at least next summer by the

ONC delays permanent EHR certification program

The permanent health IT certification program for Meaningful Use of electronic health records, which was to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, has been pushed back until at least next summer by the

Government selected accreditor now reviewing potential EHR certifiers

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is now accepting applications from electronic health record certification bodies for accreditation. It will continue taking applications until Oct. 7,

ANSI named authorized accreditor for permanent EHR certification

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has received the nod from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT to become the sole approved accreditor under its permanent

Industry groups launch initiative to examine impact of breached PHI

Healthcare organizations looking for better ways to protect their patient information and to understand the financial harm that can occur when protected health information (PHI) is lost or stolen may