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Patient privacy concerns loom large as providers shift to the cloud
The cloud is all the rage today, and healthcare providers are storing personal health information (PHI) on remote servers for an increasing variety of purposes. In a commentary on iHealthBeat,
New HIPAA rules need more clarification
When it comes to the new HIPAA privacy and security standards, it seems like everybody has an opinion. Quite a few organizations are spreading the word about the comments they've filed in response to
HHS proposes stronger privacy protections under HIPAA
Proposed changes to the HIPAA privacy regulations would expand patients' rights to access their information and restrict certain types of disclosures of protected health information to health plans,
Survey: Half of IT professionals say health data is less secure than a year ago
Nearly half of IT security professionals responding to a recent survey believe that their personal health information is less secure than it was a year ago, according to security and compliance
Survey: Business associates not prepared for new HIPAA breach notification rules
About one-third of companies considered business associates of healthcare providers under HIPAA were not even aware that they now are equally responsible as providers for protecting electronic
