Why Strong Cybersecurity Measures Require Collaboration
Numerous industries, including healthcare, could greatly improve their cybersecurity measures through collaboration, according to Guy Delp, director of Cyber and Data Analytics at Lockheed Martin. A...
View ArticleHITRUST Finds Lack of Healthcare Cybersecurity Awareness
Healthcare organizations are consistently lacking in their overall healthcare cybersecurity awareness, according to recent research from the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST). Moreover, many...
View ArticleHealthcare Data Security Not Major Priority For Hospitals
Finding ways to implement and use new technology is something that hospitals want to focus on in the upcoming year, but few facilities seem to have a focus on tools for healthcare data security needs,...
View ArticleBreaking Down HIPAA Rules: HIE Security
HIE security is an increasingly important issue, especially as the push for interoperability continues. We’ve previously discussed how the HIPAA Omnibus Rule made important impacts on several aspects...
View ArticleAHA Wants Improved Health IT Policies, Interoperability
Better health IT policies, including national interoperability standards, are essential for the US healthcare industry as it continues to rely on health IT, according to the American Hospital...
View ArticleCalif. Patients Say HIEs Worsen Patient Data Privacy
While EHRs and HIEs are being touted as necessary tools for the improvement of the nation’s healthcare system, some Californians believe that the use of HIEs in fact worsen patient data privacy,...
View ArticleHouston HealthConnect Talks Health Data Security at HIMSS
CHICAGO – Patient health data security continues to be an important discussion point at HIMSS15, and it is not an issue relegated to just EHRs. HIEs are also working to ensure that they are using...
View ArticleWill Cybersecurity Data Sharing Bill Benefit Healthcare?
Healthcare cybersecurity could potentially be affected by a recent cybersecurity data sharing bill that was passed in the US House of Representatives earlier this week. HR 1560, or The Protecting Cyber...
View ArticleONC Must Clarify Roadmap Health Security Plan, Says EHRA
The health security plan and privacy measures outlined in the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Interoperability Roadmap need further clarification, according to comments by the HIMSS EHR...
View ArticleOvercoming Health Data Privacy Hurdle is Key for Healthcare
Health data privacy and security problems are one of the top issues that the healthcare industry is currently facing, according to former head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health...
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