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NewsSmall physician practices are targets of hackers, too
While data security breaches at big healthcare organizations capture most of the media attention, small medical practices are actually more vulnerable to data losses and theft, according to a Kroll Read more...
Report: Healthcare accounts for 3 of the 6 worst data breaches in 2011
Data security breaches occur in every industry, but those in healthcare were particularly significant in 2011. Three of the six worst security breaches in the U.S. were in healthcare this year, Read more...
Patient privacy concerns lead VA to test cloud application
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is testing an unnamed commercial "cloud" application that will allow VA employees to share data in the cloud without compromising the personal health Read more...
Arizona hospital, California health department lose patient records
Two more patient privacy incidents made news last week. Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., lost data cards that contained information on 2,284 endoscopy patients, the Arizona Republic Read more...
Massachusetts hospital may have lost backup files affecting 800,000 people
A third-party firm contracted out by a Massachusetts hospital to destroy sensitive computer files cannot confirm that it wiped them clean, leaving hundreds of thousands of patients at risk for Read more...
Kaiser hospital hit with another fine for privacy violation
If California officials were hoping to make a point, they're certainly going about it great guns. In 2008, California became the first state to enact a law requiring providers to let individuals know Read more...
U.S. law now requires data breach warnings
Back in 2003, California became the first state to enact a law requiring companies to notify individuals if personal data had been compromised, expanding the rule in 2008 to include EMRs and health Read more...
Johns Hopkins investigating identity theft incident
Authorities are investigating the theft of patient information from Johns Hopkins Hospital, possibly by a former employee. The theft appears to have been part of a scheme to make fraudulent Virginia Read more...
GA hospital health data breach due to outsourcing error
In recent years, Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital has made the news for its long-standing financial problems and board-room dramas. This time, however, it's a medical data breach that is bringing Read more...
Firm offers data breach insurance
A unit of hospital purchasing alliance Premier Inc. has begun offering insurance designed to protect members against the cost of data breaches. We're guessing that HIT leaders and their colleagues Read more...
| Press ReleasesTop 11 Trends for 2012 in Healthcare Data, According to Industry ExpertsA Look Ahead Points to Increased Risks; Regulatory Expectations; Reputational FalloutPORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals and healthcare organizations will need more than a couple Read more >> Harris & Ruble Announces Filing of Class-Action Against Sutter Medical Foundation and Sutter Physician ServicesLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Harris & Ruble, a prominent class-action law firm based in Los Angeles, announced their November 16, 2011, filing of a class-action lawsuit against Sutter Medical Read more >> ID Experts Offers Complete Privacy and Data Breach Solutions for HealthcareData Breach in Healthcare is Rising; ID Experts is Go-To Expert for Privacy and Risk Management, HITECH Compliance and Data Breach Prevention and ResponsePORTLAND, Ore., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >> CompTIA Submits Testimony to House Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology Regarding Implementation of HITECH ActAsks that IT solution providers be key partner in transition to Electronic Health Records WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, CompTIA submitted testimony to the House Subcommittee on Healthcare and Read more >> Data Breach Mistakes Feared More than Hackers by Compliance ProfessionalsBusiness Investment in Data Privacy Oversight Rising Survey Conducted by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and the Health Care Compliance Association MINNEAPOLIS, April 4, 2011 Read more >> |
