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The column Dear Abby gives advice to a wife who illegally accessed her husband’s medical records. Read the whole article here. DEAR CONCERNED: Unless you claim to be clairvoyant, I don’t see how you can discuss this without admitting you accessed his medical records, which is against the law. Be prepared for him to be...
The following is a guest post by James Hinton In 1854 John Snow had a moment. At the time it hadn’t seemed like that significant an event, but Dr. Snow’s use of collected data and maps to pinpoint the source of a cholera outbreak in London started something. Though it started small, Big Data and Geographic...
Publication: Medical Practice Insider Patient portals seem like the logical next step for a healthcare system that’s becoming increasingly more reliant on electronic health records and other various digital constructs.
The below infographic gives some frightening facts about healthcare related breaches. Click on the image to see the whole infographic Source: Datamotion [framed_box bgColor=”#ffd390″] Free HIPAA Security Training! All Covered Entities and Business Associates need to train their employees on HIPAA security. We now offer free online HIPAA security training for Covered Entities and...
The total budget request (PDF) for the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is $83 billion. This includes $43 million for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) which is a $4 million increase over the 2015 budget. The increase will help support the permanent HIPAA audit process. OCR conducted a pilot program to ensure...
Publication: Business Solutions Magazine “Security is the place to focus on now and in the future,” advises Art Gross, president and CEO of HIPAA Secure Now! “It’s not going away.”
Security experts have been predicting that large healthcare related data breaches will continue into 2015. With the Anthem Inc., breach of 80 million records this prediction is now a reality. An article over at Forbes explores why healthcare data is so valuable. Here are some of the reasons: Quantity of information—Think of the 15 pages...
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