In the healthcare industry, smartphones and other mobile devices are generally seen as security threats, from sending and receiving unsecured patient data to having data collected on a device that can easily be misplaced or stolen.
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Much of the U.S. has been battered by severe winter weather this month. Extreme temperatures, snowfall and icy roads can make it difficult for hospital staff to come to work, potentially causing staffing shortages.
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., has notified 858 patients affected when paper records were stolen from an independent physician's car.
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.
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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.…