Data privacy

HIT Think Why federal worry over cyberattacks puts pressure on providers

Melissa L. Jampol
Member, Health Care and Life Sciences and Litigation practices Epstein Becker Green

Rising attention will shine a spotlight on the healthcare industry’s efforts to protect data carefully and demonstrate improved performance.

Data security June 20

Data security June 20
HIT Think What can healthcare providers do about the rising number of security breaches?

Brett McDowell
Executive Director FIDO Alliance

A combination of new computing device capabilities may go a long way in protecting patient data, according to security expert Brett McDowell.

Data privacy June 19

Data privacy June 19
Providers to have access to new model privacy notices

New descriptions will better explain how, why health information is shared, says Genevieve Morris.

Data privacy Joseph Goedert June 6

Data privacy Joseph Goedert June 6
Patient campaign releases about 700 patient email addresses

Rutland Regional doesn’t indicate whether it will report incident as a breach under HIPAA rules.

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 17

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 17
Why a national patient identifier may be closer to reality

Softening of congressional limitations seen as enabling federal research efforts, says Leslie Krigstein.

Interoperability Joseph Goedert May 16

Interoperability Joseph Goedert May 16
DeepMind's access to Royal Free data deemed inappropriate

UK regulator’s ruling contends app research effort did not have appropriate patient consent.

Data privacy Bloomberg News May 16

Data privacy Bloomberg News May 16
HIT Think 8 steps that improve security in a cloud migration

Ron Winward
Security evangelist Radware

With more organizations transitioning data storage offsite, here are important considerations to ensure that information is well protected.

Data security April 5

Data security April 5
Security practices around confidential documents fall short

Most respondents say they know of incidents where sensitive information has been released.

Data security Bob Violino March 23

Data security Bob Violino March 23
Agency updates privacy rule for substance use disorder records

SAMHSA final rule aims to balance need to share data, protect confidentiality, says Kimberly Johnson.

Data privacy rules Greg Slabodkin March 20

Data privacy rules Greg Slabodkin March 20
AHIMA toolkit helps facilities prepare for HIPAA Phase 2 audits

Onsite investigations will look at broader scope of HIPAA requirements, says Kathy Downing.

HIPAA regulations Greg Slabodkin March 8

HIPAA regulations Greg Slabodkin March 8

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