Cybersecurity

Patient health data breaches can cost healthcare providers and legal business associates up to $1.5 million for violations of a single HIPAA provision, and the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, which took effect on Sep. 23, 2013, changed the definition of what…

CMS has selected a new contractor, consulting firm Accenture, to oversee maintenance of the federal health insurance exchange site, HealthCare.gov, according to a report from The Hill.

A new bill about to be introduced into the House of Representatives would require HHS to quickly disclose data breaches on any of the new health insurance exchanges.

Reps. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) and Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) have asked the Internal Revenue Service to provide an explanation of how it will protect taxpayer data against fraud and abuse as it administers premium tax credits under the Patient Protection and…

A burglary of one of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care's administrative buildings has put the personal health information of more than 4 million Advocate Medical Group patients at risk, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

When I was asked earlier this year to write about the lessons from the audits performed under the Office for Civil Rights new audit program, I sat down and began to write. Having discussed this topic many times, it was…

Social media has tremendous power as a tool for effective, affordable marketing and customer service — and yet many companies in highly regulated industries, such as healthcare, avoid engaging it for fear of the legal and regulatory challenges it introduces.…

Health insurer Humana announced it has ended business with Washington lobbying firm Greeberg Traurig and begun an internal investigation into a leak in which a lobbyist allegedly shared nonpublic political information that led to a huge spike in the company's…

Teleflex has launched The Invisible Risk Campaign to educate anesthesiologists and clinicians on the dangers of waste anesthetic gas exposure in post-anesthesia care units, according to the Fort Mill Times.

Meeting the Challenges of HIPAA Compliance, Phishing Attacks and Mobile Security Healthcare organizations face three major IT security and compliance challenges: – Regulations such as HIPAA are getting stricter and enforcement actions are becoming more common and costly. – Hackers…