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Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:32 pm | March 26, 2018
Christopher Wlaschin is stepping down at the end of March for family reasons, but his departure comes amid controversy surrounding the abrupt removal of two cybersecurity leaders.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:45 pm | March 26, 2018
Cohen, Bergman, Klepper, Romano MDs left a database open to the public, containing backup data of 3 million clinical notes.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 05:33 pm | March 22, 2018
Several employee emails were breached exposing a range of patient data from Medicaid details to Social Security numbers.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 01:34 pm | March 21, 2018
The Arizona health system is cooperating with the investigation but expects to receive negative findings and a potential fine.
Analytics
By Wendy Almeida | 11:33 am | March 21, 2018
A roundup of big ideas from experts on interoperability, patient engagement, security, cloud computing, innovation, policy and more during HIMSS18.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 10:31 am | March 21, 2018
By May 25, U.S. providers caring for EU patients will need to brush up on consent forms, data sharing and privacy monitoring because the General Data Protection Regulation is tougher than HIPAA.
Interoperability
By Mike Miliard | 02:51 pm | March 20, 2018
The group says privacy can still be maintained while giving care providers secure access to relevant substance abuse data and calls on Congress to allow HHS to pursue patient ID strategies.
Data Warehousing
By Bill Siwicki | 03:23 pm | March 19, 2018
Cybersecurity experts offer valuable advice on dealing with third parties because while a third party may be responsible for a breach, it's the healthcare organization that is accountable.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:32 pm | March 19, 2018
Hackers broke into four employee email accounts of the Iowa provider, allowing access to a wide range of sensitive data.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:11 pm | March 16, 2018
From Google to NIH, the message was clear at the annual health IT conference: Hospitals need to make cybersecurity a budget priority and tackle security as a team.