Opinion

Opinion

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

• Health information privacy threatened in race for marketing data

  The recent repeal of broadband privacy rules may affect how consumers' health information is used for marketing and advertising purposes.  Continue Reading

• Data security in healthcare competes with HIPAA compliance

  It's not easy balancing patient data security steps with privacy requirements from HIPAA. For starters, getting through to busy clinicians may be a tough task for IT professionals.  Continue Reading

• HIPAA-compliant cloud storage seen through my kid's data

  For many of us, viewing and downloading family medical records from the cloud brings a sense of what HIPAA protection involves. Our new handbook looks at this concern.  Continue Reading

• Tech plays big role in improving the patient experience

  The push for better user experience has rubbed off on healthcare with the idea of improved patient engagement. It's no surprise to learn technology plays a role.  Continue Reading

• Wanted: Super sleuths to find healthcare data security risks

  To secure patient data in a world on the go, learn from breaches others have experienced, experts say, and look at how analytics can boost your security strategy.  Continue Reading