CIO on security: 'You can't do it alone'
This past week, Healthcare IT News heard from Pamela Arora, senior vice president and chief information officer at Children's Medical Center Dallas, as she attended HITRUST Health Industry Third Party...
View Article5 ways OIG checks hospital safety
The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services is charged with overseeing the agency's programs to make sure they function efficiently and safely. OIG recently released...
View ArticleLahey pays $850K for 'widespread' HIPAA non-compliance
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center has settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights for potential HIPAA violations related to lax security. The nonprofit...
View ArticleInsurance company pays $3.5M HIPAA settlement for poor PHI protections
Triple-S Management Corporation has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to the tune of $3.5 million, after...
View Article10 steps to achieving interoperability
When nine organizations -- several of them health IT vendors -- urged Congress in a Dec. 7 letter to resist delaying Stage 3 of the Meaningful UseEHR Incentive Program, the plea came with an outline...
View ArticleUniversity of Washington Medicine pays $750,000 over security lapses tied to...
The University of Washington Medicine will spend $750,000 to settle charges that it potentially violated the HIPAA Security Rule by failing to implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect,...
View Article10 most recent HIPAA breaches
As the year 2015 draws to a close with a warning that healthcare – more than ever before – has become a target for cyber security attacks, we list the most recent data breaches reported to the HHS...
View Article5 key takeaways from Cybersecurity Act of 2015
When President Barack Obama signed The Cybersecurity Act of 2015, which was included in the federal omnibus government spending package, the legislation included nine pages of healthcare-related...
View ArticleFew consequences for health privacy law's repeat offenders
This story was co-published with NPR's Shots blog.When CVS Health customers complained to the company about privacy violations, some of the calls and letters made their way to Joseph Fenity. One...
View ArticleFarrah Fawcett was right: We have little medical privacy
This story first appeared on ProPublica, and was co-published with the Washington Post.Seven years ago, I sat across from Farrah Fawcett in the living room of her Los Angeles condo. In what would be...
View ArticleCIO on security: 'You can't do it alone'
This past week, Healthcare IT News heard from Pamela Arora, senior vice president and chief information officer at Children's Medical Center Dallas, as she attended HITRUST Health Industry Third Party...
View Article5 ways OIG checks hospital safety
The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services is charged with overseeing the agency's programs to make sure they function efficiently and safely. OIG recently released...
View ArticleLahey pays $850K for 'widespread' HIPAA non-compliance
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center has settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights for potential HIPAA violations related to lax security. The nonprofit...
View ArticleInsurance company pays $3.5M HIPAA settlement for poor PHI protections
Triple-S Management Corporation has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to the tune of $3.5 million, after...
View Article10 steps to achieving interoperability
When nine organizations -- several of them health IT vendors -- urged Congress in a Dec. 7 letter to resist delaying Stage 3 of the Meaningful UseEHR Incentive Program, the plea came with an outline...
View ArticleUniversity of Washington Medicine pays $750,000 over security lapses tied to...
The University of Washington Medicine will spend $750,000 to settle charges that it potentially violated the HIPAA Security Rule by failing to implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect,...
View Article10 most recent HIPAA breaches
As the year 2015 draws to a close with a warning that healthcare – more than ever before – has become a target for cybersecurity attacks, we list the most recent data breaches reported to the HHS...
View Article5 key takeaways from Cybersecurity Act of 2015
When President Barack Obama signed The Cybersecurity Act of 2015, which was included in the federal omnibus government spending package, the legislation included nine pages of healthcare-related...
View ArticleFew consequences for health privacy law's repeat offenders
This story was co-published with NPR's Shots blog.When CVS Health customers complained to the company about privacy violations, some of the calls and letters made their way to Joseph Fenity. One...
View ArticleFarrah Fawcett was right: We have little medical privacy
This story first appeared on ProPublica, and was co-published with the Washington Post.Seven years ago, I sat across from Farrah Fawcett in the living room of her Los Angeles condo. In what would be...
View Article
