Privacy & Security

It seems simple enough: If a piece of medical equipment is storing, receiving, transmitting, or processing electronic protected health information, it falls within the category of devices that are covered under HIPAA.

Aiming to help HIPAA covered entities strengthen their cybersecurity preparedness, HHS Office for Civil Rights has published a crosswalk identifying mappings between NIST's Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and the HIPAA Security Rule.

Too many healthcare organizations are focused on securing the wrong assets, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks and putting patients at risk, a new report from Independent Survey Evaluators claims.

(SPONSORED) In February 2016, Verizon security team issued an alert regarding an elevated threat level affecting the payment systems within the hospitality industry.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires certain healthcare organizations dealing with protected health information to implement stringent security measures to safeguard that data.

Group joins with insurance broker Willis Towers Watson on new program.

Kalorama Information says electronic health record systems are here to stay after recent situations in Flint, Michigan and Hollywood Presbyterian in which electronic medical records played key roles in times of crisis.

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The Healthcare Leadership Council has identified six healthcare reforms that should be implemented by the White House, Congress and the healthcare industry to reform healthcare; it was announced last week at a Capitol Hill briefing and in a report highlighting the changes.

Healthcare organizations are making big investments in population health and patient engagement platforms as they prepare to move past meaningful use and toward value-based reimbursement, according to "The Big Mega HIT Purchasing Report" released Monday by market research firm peer60.