Category: Security

Imprivata offers many strong authentication device solutions that healthcare organizations can choose from. Matching the method to users’ roles, needs, and relative security risks to the selected device is a critical success factor. In general, clinicians will welcome a solution that does not require them to alter or abandon their established workflows. Moreover, gaining clinician…

The risks associated with sending Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) via unencrypted text messaging are significant, especially given the climate of rising enforcement of compliance with The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. However, there is high demand amongst healthcare providers to…

Cantrell Drug Company today announced amendment of its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registration to include the new 503B “compounding outsourcing facility” designation established under the recently passed Drug Quality and Security Act so that it can continue to serve patients nationwide with sterile medications that meet the most exacting quality standards. …read more

An Alberta, Canada-based medical group has come under fire this week after it announced that the health records of some 620,000 patients have been compromised in a data breach reportedly undisclosed for months. Medicentres Family Health Care Clinics, a 27-clinic medical group in Western Canada, failed to notify federal officials until Jan. 22, some four…

The “wall of shame” for health data breaches at the Department of Health and Human Services has seen a lot of action this month. read more …read more

According to a recent survey of IT managers, the healthcare industry has made considerable gains in security and compliance when compared to other sectors. Still, the survey revealed the industry is not faultless. read more …read more

Zix Corporation, a leader in email data protection, announces that CIPROMS has signed a three-year renewal for Zix Email Encryption. Providing revenue cycle management to 80 private medical practices throughout Indiana, CIPROMS uses Zix Email Encryption to secure protected health information in email, meet requirements under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and protect client…

miSecureMessages is a powerful secure text messaging and paging application built for Android™, Apple® and BlackBerry® mobile devices. miSecureMessages replaces paging and SMS technology and enables HIPAA-compliant, two-way instant communications using the power of your miSecureMessages App to easily reply and organize your communications. …read more

Traditional FTP has been made obsolete in healthcare given the extensive compliance requirements outlined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH). Strong security is now required when electronic patient health records must be transferred, and tight administrative control and audit reports are essential.…

Federal prosecutors filed a record number of health care fraud cases last fiscal year, perhaps reflecting the greater emphasis the government has placed on combatting the crime costing taxpayers billions of dollars per year. …read more