Category: Security

State insurance exchanges in Maryland, Oregon and Colorado are under the microscope and drawing criticism. Meanwhile, Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee and Texas propose legislation to undermine the health law in those states. And a cybersecurity official at the Department of Health and Human Services tells congressional investigators that testing of healthcare.gov, the federal online…

The theft of a password-protected unencrypted desktop computer from the Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital has compromised the information of 6,777 patients. The theft of a password-protected unencrypted desktop computer from the Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital has compromised the information of 6,777 patients. After conducting a detailed review of the incident, which…

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) continued his quest for answers on the security of HealthCare.gov before its launch this fall today at a Committee on Oversight & Government Reform meeting. read more …read more

The Privacy and Security Tiger Team–which makes recommendations to the Health IT Policy Committee–laid out its 2014 agenda and named a new co-chair at its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 13. read more …read more

Coalfire announced today the launch of HIPAAcentral, a new compliance exchange that provides a comprehensive suite of services for covered entities and business associates and their subcontractors to manage, maintain and exchange healthcare regulatory compliance data. …read more

0 HITRUST is leading an industry-wide effort to conduct exercises to simulate cyber attacks on healthcare organizations. In my opinion, this is the kind of “fire drill” that could go a long way in curbing the increasing rate of data breaches in healthcare. Fire drills are a part of life — annoying, disruptive, but ultimately,…

The healthcare entity that slapped the Internal Revenue Service with a class action lawsuit back in March over allegedly seizing the private medical records of 10 million Americans has now been identified. The company’s founder, the subject of extensive investigation by the IRS, was indicted last summer on 13 counts of tax evasion, conspiracy and…

How ready would the federal government and health sector be if faced with a cyber attack? They’re set to find out in March, when simulated attacks against healthcare networks–dubbed CyberRX–will test their vulnerability to hackers. read more …read more

The IRS seizure of a server containing medical records on 10 million Americans was part of the investigation of Chula Vista, Calif.-based Three Rivers Provider Network’s founder Blaine Pollock,… read more …read more

This morning, the House of Representatives passed a bill to bolster security for HealthCare.gov, requiring the government to alert users of data breaches involving their personal information entered into the site within two days of any incident. read more …read more