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Healthcare Cybersecurity Still Top Issue, Says CHIME Leader
While new technology can give cyber criminals new outlets to gain access to protected health information (PHI), it also gives more opportunities to healthcare organizations to keep that data safe....
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HIT Usability, Interoperability Key in ONC Plan, says AAFP
Better health information technology (HIT) usability and a continued emphasis on the industry’s movement toward interoperability are important aspects of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan written by...
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Healthcare Leaders Discuss Latest EHR Security and MU Concerns
Whether a healthcare organization is working toward Stage 1 or Stage 2 Meaningful Use, it is essential for the facility to remain aware of the latest EHR security concerns. As more entities become...
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NY Provider Implements Secure HIE to Improve Care
Electronic communication, along with the electronic storage and transfer of data, has drastically altered how the healthcare industry functions. As providers communicate with one another and continue...
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Meaningful Use Secure Messaging Increases, Says HIMSS Survey
Meeting the different stages of Meaningful Use is a challenge that various healthcare industries are working to overcome. Whether a facility is working to achieve Stage 1, Stage 2 or even Stage 3, a...
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Education Critical, Says AHA
Strong healthcare cybersecurity education is important for facilities of all sizes, and can be improved through information sharing, according to a recent blog post by the American Hospital Association...
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Enhanced Privacy Measures Part of HIMSS Letter to Congress
Enhanced privacy measures and healthcare security initiatives are part of the recommendations that the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently sent to Congress. It is...
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NH-ISAC, CIS Partner for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity
Last week the the National Health Information Sharing & Analysis Center (NH-ISAC), and the Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced a strategic partnership to help create stronger healthcare...
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FDA Updates Medical Device Regulation, Risk Classification
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance on certain medical device regulation policies, as well as draft documents pertaining to how the FDA determines different levels of risk...
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Why Secure Medical Devices Should be a Priority
As more healthcare organizations implement electronic health records (EHRs) and begin to connect to health information exchanges (HIEs), the need for secure medical devices also increases in...
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Healthcare Cybersecurity May Need Greater Email Protection
Healthcare cybersecurity is a critical security measure that providers of all sizes need to consider. The same cybersecurity measures may not be appropriate from one organization to the next, but if a...
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HIE Security Underlined at Ohio HIT Event
HIE security is an essential aspect of an organization’s overall privacy and security measures, and facilities of all sizes can use HIEs for HIPAA compliant communications. Those ideas were just some...
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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...
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HITRUST 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...
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Healthcare 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,...
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Breaking 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...
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AHA 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...
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Calif. 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,...
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Houston 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...
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Will 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...
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