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NewsReport: 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...
Office of Civil Rights carrying out mandate to enforce HIT security
A year and a half ago, when authority for enforcing the security and privacy provisions of HIPAA was transferred from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in Read more...
Security breaches of personal health information widespread
Hackers and other malefactors steal a surprising amount of personal health information by breaching computer security. Between August 2009 and December 2010, the electronic health records of more Read more...
Kroll: Interoperability, social networking mean more security breaches
Everyone appears to be throwing in their two cents when it comes to predicting security concerns for this year, and New York-based risk consulting firm Kroll Security Services is no exception. In its Read more...
Unencrypted thumb drive compromises vets' health info
Unencrypted thumb drive. "Those three words don't make VA CIOs happy," said Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker during his monthly press briefing on data breaches. According to Baker, an Read more...
Hackers, peer-to-peer networks, human error all threaten health data security
The great thing about the Internet is that it's global. The bad thing about the Internet is that it's global. Just ask Dr. John Halamka, CIO of CareGroup Health System in Boston. "I spend about $1 Read more...
Privacy and security in today's health society
Whether we're talking about Nadya Suleman (the "Octo Mom"), Britney Spears, or John Doe, patient privacy has been a big concern in recent years. Between security breaches and lack of HHS regulation, Read more...
Study: Peer-to-peer file sharing apps can expose medical data
Here's a new problem to add to the list of ways in which health data can be left exposed to intruders: A university technology professor has submitted research demonstrating that he could obtain Read more...
HITRUST releases proposed security framework
In recent times, we've been telling you about new requirements for health IT security, including a new requirement from the FTC that since healthcare providers are creditors, they need to have 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...
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