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HHS' Measurement Project presents comprehensive data on U.S. healthcare system
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a web-based tool that makes it easier to find detailed U.S. healthcare industry data. The Health System Measurement Project "will allow policymakers, providers and the public to develop consistent data-driven views of changes in critical U.S. health system indicators," according to HHS.
Spending on security of health data breaches to hit $70B by 2015
With the cost of healthcare data breaches continuing to rise year after year , it shouldn't come as a surprise that spending on the security of that information is estimated to hit $40 billion this
Personalized medicine helps researcher discover, tackle diabetes
In an extended look at the impact of personalized medicine, a Stanford University genetics professor was able to uncover a genetic predisposition to diabetes, then--after potential turned into
Stanford-created algorithm distinguishes medication side effects
A computer algorithm created by researchers at Stanford University allows doctors to differentiate between drug-related adverse events in patients and adverse events from another illness, according
Sutter Health stolen computer risks 4.2M patients' data
The personal data of 4.24 million Sutter Health patients has been jeopardized after a desktop computer was stolen last month, reports the Sacramento Business Journal. Sutter Health immediately
Breach of info for 20K patients at Stanford underscores gaps in business associate security
Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., recently found that a spreadsheet containing health data on about 20,000 emergency department patients had been posted on a website unrelated to the
Internal issues are a bigger health IT security threat than hackers
A security consultant tells Healthcare IT News in an interview that security threats to the information systems of healthcare organizations are proliferating with the growth of mobile devices,
Personal data for thousands of patients leaked online
Another day, another privacy breach. New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center "inadvertently" posted the personal information of about 6,800 patients--including names,
Feds propose stronger patient privacy rights
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new federal healthcare information privacy rule yesterday that would expand patients' rights to access their information and restrict
SPOTLIGHT: 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
