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Health care informatics, privacy remain top 2012 issues
Health IT will stay in the spotlight in 2012. Health care informatics, privacy concerns remain among the industry's top issues, PricewaterhouseCoopers says.News | Wed Dec 28 11:48:04 EST 2011
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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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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 | Thu Dec 01 18:50:48 EST 2011
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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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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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Proposed HIPAA privacy rules changes may demand new tools, processes
Proposed HIPAA privacy rules changes may require companies to keep closer tabs on electronic health records. Charles Denyer explains what it may mean for enterprise compliance.Tip
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AHIMA members make case for hospital chief knowledge officer position
With ACO initiatives, more complex EHR systems and stronger patient privacy regulations all looming, it's time to give the knowledge officer a seat at the C-suite table.News | Mon Oct 24 09:53:57 EDT 2011
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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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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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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 | Fri Apr 27 10:15:32 EDT 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 | Thu Apr 26 20:25:37 EDT 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 | Thu Apr 05 09:55:41 EDT 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 | Fri Mar 30 11:11:47 EDT 2012
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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 | Thu Mar 08 13:34:57 EST 2012
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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 | Thu Feb 02 13:33:07 EST 2012
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Debunking the myths of the NIST EHR Usability Protocol
NIST EHR Usability Protocol measures how likely your software will – or won't – introduce certain errors during patient care, and puts results in standard industry format.Tip
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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 | Fri Mar 30 11:11:47 EDT 2012
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Key to patient engagement may be portals, not PHRs, experts say
Health leaders at a recent conference agree that portals, not personal health records, could be the game-changer that spurs patient engagement and meaningful use compliance.News | Thu Feb 16 17:56:26 EST 2012
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Alarm hazards, dose errors remain atop ECRI hazards list
The ECRI Institute released its top 10 health care technology hazards for 2012. Health care organizations, take note -- some hazards can be controlled or prevented altogether.Tip
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Photoshop feature raises image integrity issues
This reader feedback questions Photoshop’s role in radiology given integrity and quality issues.Feedback
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Radiologists highlight adverse events disclosure at RSNA 2011
As RSNA 2011 broadens its focus to see how specialists integrate with fellow health care providers, radiologists take on a greater role in adverse events disclosures.News | Tue Nov 29 09:51:30 EST 2011
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IOM report poised to shape EHR safety regulation
EHR safety will likely get new scrutiny in the wake of an Institute of Medicine report. It remains to be seen if the FDA, ONC, TJC or some other entity will do the watchdog work.News | Mon Nov 14 11:46:03 EST 2011
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Medical device safety ratings on tap at new site
A biomedical engineer is launching a new site where medical device safety data is more accessible and searchable than on government sites. Future plans include a ratings system.News | Tue Sep 27 10:03:36 EDT 2011
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Experts mull safety of EHR, medical device interoperability
A new safety committee is advising the FDA on theoretical scenarios that could eventually regulate biomedical device and EHR interoperability. CIOs should get prepared now.News | Tue Sep 20 09:58:05 EDT 2011
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Public-private coalition announces EHR adverse event reports site
EHRevents.org offers health care providers a place to file adverse event reports concerning EHR technology. Reports will be forwarded to the FDA, which wants to track EHR safety.News | Wed Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 2011
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