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Electronic health records privacy compliance News

March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18
Cybersecurity in healthcare ails from lack of IT talent

Healthcare cybersecurity woes continue unabated, with more frequent cyberattacks amid a lack of IT talent and employee awareness, but organizations are spending more on security.
December 28, 2016 28 Dec'16
Joint Commission bans CPOE secure texting for physicians

Vendors and patient advocates criticize computerized physician order entry ban following new Joint Commission and CMS clarification of secure texting rules.
October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16
OCR HIPAA guidance

As Boston lawyer and HIPAA healthcare expert David Harlow points out in his eminently useful blog post on the Office for Civil Rights' recent guidance on cloud computing, there's really not that ...
July 21, 2016 21 Jul'16
Under HIPAA audit program, 167 healthcare organizations to be audited

OCR has emailed notices to 167 healthcare organizations that they will be scrutinized under the HIPAA program for compliance with the law's privacy and security rules.

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Investigate uses for secure messaging for healthcare

Secure communications are a pivotal piece of the physician-patient relationship, so protecting the clinical data within those messages becomes paramount. Continue Reading
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. Continue Reading
HIPAA Privacy Rule

The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, commonly known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule, establishes the first national standards to protect patients' personal health information. Continue Reading

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Natural-language processing technology boosts BI at Penn Medicine

Natural-language processing technology lets Penn Medicine tap unstructured data, improving its analytics and patient care. Success required a multidisciplinary effort. Continue Reading
Providers advance in battle against data breaches in healthcare

The new year could be one of healthcare cybersecurity catchup, after 2015 logged huge health data breaches and 2016 saw devastating ransomware attacks on providers. Continue Reading
Blockchain healthcare promise, problems aired at government conference

Blockchain distributed ledger technology bears big potential and poses challenges for health IT applications; supporters and skeptics debated blockchain at a government workshop. Continue Reading

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Don't overlook HIPAA issues when developing AI healthcare tools

So you have an idea for using AI in healthcare software? Be sure you adhere to HIPAA rules, suggests a healthcare regulatory expert, to avoid noncompliance problems. Continue Reading
Ward off insider healthcare security threats with this tech

Healthcare cybersecurity expert John Nye shares what technologies he recommends that healthcare organizations can use to fight against insider healthcare security threats. Continue Reading
Security advice from expert who weathered Anthem data breach

After weathering the infamous Anthem data breach, Steve Moore has learned a thing or two about healthcare cybersecurity. He shares the main challenges he thinks healthcare needs to overcome. Continue Reading

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Hospital cybersecurity isn't easy; CIO and CISO offer advice

There is no magic bullet, no single software that will fully secure a healthcare organization. But there are strategies that will help with hospital cybersecurity. Experts weigh in. Continue Reading
How to battle ransomware in healthcare: Tips from a pro

Fighting ransomware in healthcare is an ongoing and seemingly never-ending battle. A health IT security expert discusses effective tactics healthcare organizations can take. Continue Reading
Healthcare ransomware attack: Prevention and backups are critical

A healthcare ransomware attack may be inevitable. They've increased 300% since 2015. One CIO says that prevention measures and backups are key to protecting the organization. Continue Reading

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