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Security School: Data protection strategies for health care
This Security School provides health IT professionals with data protection strategies that will cover an organization's entire infrastructure. Feature
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Quiz: Data protection strategies for health IT professionals
Test your knowledge of health care data protection strategies, HIPAA compliance best practices and cloud service provider policies in this quiz. Quiz
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Briefing: How to avoid a health care data breach
A data breach can be quite costly to a provider's budget and reputation. This briefing offers advice for securing health care data to comply with HIPAA and HITECH Act rules. Briefing
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Virtualization vendors working with iPad see opportunity, challenges
Virtualization vendors see a huge opportunity for bringing the iPad to health care -- but face challenges in dealing with Apple's lock-down mentality. News | 27 Apr 2012
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iPad EHR interoperability progressing as virtualization improves
Hospitals turn to iPad EHR implementations to help with meaningful use compliance -- and warm up to the idea of establishing BYOD policies. News | 26 Apr 2012
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Channel executives see need to bolster hospital IT security
Regulations leave hospitals scrambling to strengthen security. Channel executives are helping hospitals implement IAM, DLP and encryption technology -- albeit on a budget. News | 05 Apr 2012
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Experts, users discuss mobile device security in health care
Mobile devices have added a new dynamic to privacy and security issues. Panelists at an ONC roundtable gave advice on best practices to address those issues. News | 30 Mar 2012
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Report offers PHI security guidance, metrics for breach cost analysis
Without evidence, CIOs and CSOs struggle to prove to hospital leaders that cybersecurity is crucial against threats to PHI security. A multi-group report aims to give IT the ammo it needs. News | 08 Mar 2012
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Creating a HIPAA-compliant backup in the cloud
For HIPAA covered entities and, increasingly, business associates, cloud services offer a feasible option for meeting backup and disaster recovery compliance requirements. News | 02 Feb 2012
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Network security services could provide value in health care
Network security is critical in today's health care environment, where sensitive patient data flows among many systems and devices. Security service providers could help. News | 15 Jan 2012
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Web traffic monitoring aids legal EHR, HIPAA compliance, productivity
A recent Facebook data breach underscores a need for Web traffic monitoring in health care IT's expanding role of enabling HIPAA compliance. Here one provider offers some advice. News | 15 Jan 2012
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Lax security means health data breaches will only get worse
As long as data security remains a low priority in the health care industry, breaches will only continue, and get bigger, research from the Ponemon Institute and ID Experts says. News | 01 Dec 2011
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Compliance, health IT adoption hot topics at ONC meeting
The ONC annual meeting shined a spotlight on cutting-edge health IT implementation strategies. Meanwhile, the OCR head discussed HIPAA compliance regulations and IT risk analyses. News | 23 Nov 2011
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For health care, mobile device support means management, security
As health care organizations are forced to support growing numbers and varieties of mobile devices, robust management, security and user education policies will make things easier. Tip
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Hardware encryption a must with patient data so vulnerable at rest
Given the high number of health care data breaches that are attributed to lost or stolen mobile devices, encryption at the hardware level is arguably the most fundamental way to secure data. Tip
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Ten iPad EHR security strategies for HIPAA compliance
When deploying an EHR system to iPhones and iPads, organizations need a sound security strategy. These 10 tips will make security policy, and HIPAA compliance, straightforward. Tip
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Business continuity plans protect patients, organizations
Even trivial events can suddenly leave health workers unable to access clinical applications and patient data. Effective business continuity plans will keep key systems running. Tip
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Meeting HIPAA disaster recovery requirements tough but possible
The HIPAA Security Rule requires all covered entities to create a disaster recovery plan but says little about what should go into such a plan. This tip fills in the gaps. Tip
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Avoiding a patient data breach -- and how to handle one if it does occur
More stringent state and federal laws require a more proactive patient data breach prevention and response by health care providers. Experts from AHIMA 2011 offer tips for both. Tip
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Health care, cloud storage providers and data ownership
Before a health care organization contracts with a cloud storage provider, both sides must settle the thorny issues of data ownership, possession, backup and retrieval. Tip
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Negotiating maximum cloud uptime from service providers
Uptime issues with health care cloud services can lead to HIPAA compliance issues, not to mention lawsuits. To avoid problems, be firm when negotiating service agreements. Tip
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Choosing among data backup options for health care organizations
Health care IT departments have several data backup options. This tip covers the pros and cons of tape, optical media, external hard drive, disk-to-disk and cloud backup. Tip
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Brave new health care tech world brings medical liability issues
Health IT systems can improve care and reduce errors. Lawyers chasing malpractice plaintiffs also may cash in on how technology increases liability, one expert cautions. Tip
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HIPAA covered entity
A HIPAA covered entity is any organization or corporation that directly handles Personal Health Information (PHI) or Personal Health Records (PHR). Definition
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HIPAA disaster recovery plan
A HIPAA disaster recovery plan is a document that specifies the resources, actions, personnel and data that are required to protect and reinstate healthcare information in the event of a fire, vandalism, natural disaster or system failure. Definition
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Tips for managing life after a health care data breach
While preventing a health care data breach is a chief concern among hospitals and medical practices, the steps taken after a breach occurs are equally important for future stability. Podcast
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Developing a data encryption strategy for health care
There are many options for the use of data encryption in health care. Developing an encryption strategy is key to protecting personal health information. Video
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Conducting IT risk analysis for HIPAA, meaningful use compliance
Meaningful use requires an IT risk analysis that documents a facility's vulnerabilities. So does HIPAA. Here's advice for completing such analyses and achieving compliance. Podcast
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Improving security in health care with identity and access management
As health care records move from paper to electronic, the rules for identity and access management must change. This podcast explains the basics of IAM in health care. Podcast
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Educating patients on health data security
While a survey of 2,700 U.S. adults shows that some patient concerns about health data security in EHR systems are warranted, physicians can still help allay unwarranted fears. Podcast
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Managing and securing mobile devices in a health care setting
The sensitive nature of patient data means that securing mobile devices is something health care providers must take seriously. This webcast provides strategies and analysis. Video
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Avoiding data breaches in interoperability testing, development
Many hospitals use live patient data for interoperability and application development test bed. That's a potential HIPAA data breach violation. Here's what to do instead. Podcast
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Virtualization vendors working with iPad see opportunity, challenges
Virtualization vendors see a huge opportunity for bringing the iPad to health care -- but face challenges in dealing with Apple's lock-down mentality. News
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iPad EHR interoperability progressing as virtualization improves
Hospitals turn to iPad EHR implementations to help with meaningful use compliance -- and warm up to the idea of establishing BYOD policies. News
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Channel executives see need to bolster hospital IT security
Regulations leave hospitals scrambling to strengthen security. Channel executives are helping hospitals implement IAM, DLP and encryption technology -- albeit on a budget. News
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Experts, users discuss mobile device security in health care
Mobile devices have added a new dynamic to privacy and security issues. Panelists at an ONC roundtable gave advice on best practices to address those issues. News
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Tips for managing life after a health care data breach
While preventing a health care data breach is a chief concern among hospitals and medical practices, the steps taken after a breach occurs are equally important for future stability. Podcast
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For health care, mobile device support means management, security
As health care organizations are forced to support growing numbers and varieties of mobile devices, robust management, security and user education policies will make things easier. Tip
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Hardware encryption a must with patient data so vulnerable at rest
Given the high number of health care data breaches that are attributed to lost or stolen mobile devices, encryption at the hardware level is arguably the most fundamental way to secure data. Tip
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Report offers PHI security guidance, metrics for breach cost analysis
Without evidence, CIOs and CSOs struggle to prove to hospital leaders that cybersecurity is crucial against threats to PHI security. A multi-group report aims to give IT the ammo it needs. News
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Ten iPad EHR security strategies for HIPAA compliance
When deploying an EHR system to iPhones and iPads, organizations need a sound security strategy. These 10 tips will make security policy, and HIPAA compliance, straightforward. Tip
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Creating a HIPAA-compliant backup in the cloud
For HIPAA covered entities and, increasingly, business associates, cloud services offer a feasible option for meeting backup and disaster recovery compliance requirements. News
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About Electronic health records security compliance
Electronic health records security compliance is a top priority. Learn about security systems and how, when and where to deploy encryption to secure personal health information and records, medical records, electronic health records and health systems, and manage secure health information systems under the requirements of HIPAA, HITECH and ARRA.