HealthCare.gov’s Security Issues: Did Government Put ePatients’ Health Data Privacy at Risk?
It's fair to say that HealthCare.gov has been plagued with problems. It's…
HIPAA Data Breaches Result in Hit to Patient Loyalty and High Costs
Another case of stolen, unencrypted laptops has compromised the health data of…
Protect Personal Info from Medical Thieves
Private, personal information can be bought and sold on the black market…
Get Compliant or Get Out of the Game: HIPAA’s No Joke
Attention hosting companies currently supporting healthcare clients: get compliant or get out…
HIPAA Rights Expanded: Opening the Door to Patient Access to Lab Results
We're inching closer to promulgation of final regulations that will likely make…
When Doctors Email: Concerns for Quality, Accuracy in Patient Communication
Nearly 30 percent of doctors between 35 and 44 years old use…
Medical Identity Theft: The Low-Hanging Fruit for Thieves
The Ponemon Institute and Medical Identity Fraud Alliance has released their 2013 Survey…
Social Media’s Effect on HIPAA Privacy and Security
Updates and Implications on Understanding, Policy, Compliance and EnforcementTechnology has enabled many…
HIPAA Challenges
Oh, for the day when medical records were on paper. In the…
Healthcare’s Interoperability Problem: A Q and A with HIMSS CEO
First published in MedCityNews.The idea that providers own patient data is still…