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Building HIPAA compliance, patient privacy investment business cases
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Obsolete technology hits efficiency, raises costs
Using outdated technology like pagers and faxes makes doctors inefficient and costs healthcare billions, a new study finds.News | 06 May 2013
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SharePoint in healthcare settings can boost employee policy training
SharePoint in healthcare has myriad uses: training employees, distributing compliance policy updates and more. Here's how to get the most ROI.Tip
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HIPAA regulations to bring compliance challenges for providers, BAs
Updates to HIPAA's regulations could bring new compliance challenges to providers, sometimes without real benefits to patients.News | 24 Apr 2013
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Prioritizing tasks at the top of risk assessment best practices
There are many potential threats to health data security. The best practices for a risk assessment include how to prioritize those threats.Tip
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Tips for healthcare data breach prevention from Verizon research
Verizon researchers share tips for sharpening risk assessments to prevent healthcare data breaches. The focus is on devices and business associates.News
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What healthcare CIOs need to know from Verizon data breach report
Verizon's report on data breaches covers all industries, but says healthcare's focus should be on laptops, thumb drives, credit card data.News | 22 Apr 2013
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Consider identity theft when planning HIPAA breach prevention
A reader shares an example of healthcare fraud and explains why ID theft must be considered as part of a HIPAA breach prevention plan.Feature
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Q&A: Invest smart in health information security at your facility
Trying to decide how to use limited capital to upgrade the security of your organization's health information? Start with a HIPAA risk assessment.Tip
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New patient engagement strategies needed to capitalize on opportunity
Many factors are driving an increased focus on strategies to engage patients. New thinking is needed to make the most of these opportunities.Tip
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A HIPAA compliance checklist for corporate mergers and acquisitions
Learn about the important HIPAA compliance best practices that can help maintain compliance before and after a corporate merger or acquisition.Tip
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Obsolete technology hits efficiency, raises costs
Using outdated technology like pagers and faxes makes doctors inefficient and costs healthcare billions, a new study finds.News | 06 May 2013
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Implementing HIPAA-grade health data storage and security
Getting to HIPAA compliance and building cutting-edge storage systems for health data takes more than just an out-of-the-box approach.Tip
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Vendor selection, operating system ugrades part of encryption strategy
Hospitals must pre-screen their vendors to determine whether they meet HIPAA's encryption requirements.Tip
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Epocrates app to support secure physician-to-physician SMS texting
Many docs use the Epocrates drug reference app once a month. New features will support physician SMS texting, rudimentary sharing of patient records.News | 30 Apr 2013
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HIPAA regulations to bring compliance challenges for providers, BAs
Updates to HIPAA's regulations could bring new compliance challenges to providers, sometimes without real benefits to patients.News | 24 Apr 2013
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Tips for healthcare data breach prevention from Verizon research
Verizon researchers share tips for sharpening risk assessments to prevent healthcare data breaches. The focus is on devices and business associates.News
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What healthcare CIOs need to know from Verizon data breach report
Verizon's report on data breaches covers all industries, but says healthcare's focus should be on laptops, thumb drives, credit card data.News | 22 Apr 2013
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Consider identity theft when planning HIPAA breach prevention
A reader shares an example of healthcare fraud and explains why ID theft must be considered as part of a HIPAA breach prevention plan.Feature
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Q&A: Invest smart in health information security at your facility
Trying to decide how to use limited capital to upgrade the security of your organization's health information? Start with a HIPAA risk assessment.Tip
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Common use of mobile devices makes case for strong BYOD management
Considering the constant connectivity of today's employees, organizations would be well-served to examine their BYOD policy.Tip
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Enterprise portals improving patient engagement for meaningful use
With Google Health canceled, hospital and provider portals will be main patient engagement tools moving into meaningful use stage 2.Tip
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How health IT drives patient engagement, improves healthcare workflow
Small physician groups improve workflow with health IT, such as tablets and patient portals, driving patient engagement for meaningful use stage 2.Feature
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Payers, providers must share data to improve quality of care
To improve quality of care and cut costs, payers must align incentives and share longitudinal patient data with providers.News | 18 Apr 2013
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SIEM systems monitor compliance, combat patient data security threats
SIEM systems prove a proactive -- not reactive -- way to monitor HIPAA compliance and dodge security threats to patients' data.News | 15 Apr 2013
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Data analytics thwart drug diversion from medication dispensing kiosks
Drug dispensing machines create hospital workflow efficiency and opportunities for theft. Data analytics help pharmacists detect drug diversion.case study
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Health IT can improve patient safety, Bipartisan Policy Center says
Recent anecdotes have underscored health IT safety issues, but a new report says tech is a key way to improve patient safety.News | 27 Feb 2013
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Guide: iHT2 coverage and commentary
Read this guide of iHT2 conference coverage and opinions from health IT experts.Guide
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Healthcare Experience Design show plans patient engagement strategies
Listen to this podcast on patient engagement strategies with Healthcare Experience Design conference organizer Amy Cueva.Podcast
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CES gadgets promote data mining in health care, consumer analysis
Health IT leaders might not have come away from CES with much, but vendors are getting creative with personal data mining in health care.Podcast
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