In the quest to prevent data breaches, healthcare providers should take advantage of the free privacy and security resources available from federal regulators. Find out about the most popular guides offered.
A recent spike in major health data breaches added to the Department of Health and Human Service's "wall of shame" website brings the total tally to 804 incidents. What's behind the upswing?
Another federal investigation of a relatively small health data breach has resulted in a financial penalty, this time for a physician group practice in Massachusetts. Find out the details behind the settlement.
One key way to reduce the risk of a breach is continuous improvement of information security programs. It's dangerous to put security controls in place and then walk away, thinking you're finished, warns security expert Kate Borten.
More than twice as many individuals have been affected by healthcare data breaches this year than in 2012. The main reason? A handful of mega-breaches. What's the outlook for 2014?
Cottage Health System in California says patient information was apparently exposed on Google for 14 months because of a lapse in a business associate's protections for one of its servers. Experts discuss the implications for the BA.
Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, offers insights on the best ways to prevent data breaches involving lost or stolen devices or records snooping.
Business associates have been involved with fewer major health data breaches so far this year, compared with 2012. Are they getting better at prevention, or are they just under-reporting breaches?
When health information breaches involving identity theft occur, problems can resurface for patients and providers. Find out how some Sutter Health patients are still being victimized.
Now that business associates are directly liable for HIPAA compliance, they need to ensure they perform a thorough risk analysis to identify gaps in their controls, says consultant Andrew Hicks.
The number of reported breaches is up considerably this year, but so is the overall quality of organizations' breach preparedness, says Michael Bruemmer of Experian Data Breach Resolution.
The number of reported breaches is up considerably this year, but so is the overall quality of organizations' breach preparedness, says Michael Bruemmer of Experian Data Breach Resolution.
A lawsuit filed against a former employee at an Atlanta pediatric healthcare system calls attention to the need to detect and mitigate insider threats, including those related to departing workers.
The settlement of a class action lawsuit against AvMed, a health plan company, stemming from a 2009 data breach, is significant because it awards payments to those who were not victims of identity theft.
Attorney Ellen Giblin describes who should be involved in determining whether a breach should be reported in compliance with the new breach notification requirements of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. She also offers other compliance insights.
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