Privacy & Security

OhioMHAS sent clients a postcard inviting them to take part in a satisfaction survey, thereby disclosing that the individuals had received treatment. And it’s not the first time the department has sent such a postcard.

Former Walnut Hill Medical Center CIO will also serve as VP of government relations for the security vendor.

The Health and Human Services chief said that HHS is working to eliminate data blocking, enable interoperability, and protect patient data as it moves around the healthcare system. 

The Office for Civil Rights said that many HIPAA-covered entities do not believe business associates will notify them in the event of a data breach but since providers are on the hook anyway they must be ready should that happen. 

Two-thirds of healthcare organizations believe personalized medicine is already having a measurable effect on patient outcomes, according to a new survey. Even more, 75 percent, say it will impact their organizations over the next two years.

With the healthcare industry suddenly accounting for nearly 25 percent of all data breaches, a new study from The Brookings Institution suggests some new cybersecurity strategies are needed.

Michael Kaiser on how healthcare organizations struggling to find great employees can guard against an array of new cyberthreats. And it begins with finding farm teams akin to ones that Major League Baseball teams use to cultivate players.

Given the increase in threats and vulnerabilities introduced to the market on a daily basis, the process of moving protected healthcare data securely is critical to the role of IT teams in healthcare organizations.

The National Association for Trusted Exchange and CommonWell Health Alliance are teaming up to keep momentum on interoperability, with each becoming a member of the other's organization. Members of the two groups will begin working together immediately.

UMMC CHIO John Showalter, MD, describes what associative data lakes, honest brokers and more mean to becoming a learning health system.