Category: Security

Compared with some industries, mobile computing came late to healthcare. But now, the revolution is accelerating—both on the clinician end-user side, and in the arena of clinician-patient communications and care management. How are IT leaders engaging clinicians and helping clinicians engage patients, in the emerging healthcare? CIOs and CMIOs are figuring out how to help…

A new report by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that almost four million Canadians are struggling to put the food they need on the table because of food insecurity. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130726/Report-shows-almost-4-million-Canadians-struggle-to-afford-food.aspx

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs last week motioned to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it following a data breach made public in April by the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA medical center in Columbia, S.C.. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/va-seeks-dismissal-data-breach-lawsuit/2013-07-23?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Four rules for physicians who want to securely engage online without ruining their reputations – or careers. By John W. Little, manager of physician relations, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center From: http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/doc/security-for-the-digital-doctor-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a

Federal regulators should set some “minimal necessary” security protections for medical devices, but too much regulation could hamper vendors' efforts to improve them, according to Sharon Finney, data security leader at Adventist Health System. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/minimal-necessary-security-standards-make-sense-med-devices/2013-07-19?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Federal regulators should set some “minimal necessary” security protections for medical devices, but too much regulation could hamper vendors' efforts to improve them, according to Sharon Finney, data security leader at Adventist Health System. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/adventist-health-system-ciso-cut-med-device-security-red-tape/2013-07-19?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT 's first surveillance guidance, issued earlier this month to help the ONC-Authorized Certification Bodies (ONC-ACBs) monitor the electronic health record products they have certified, covers a lot of ground. It identifies ONC's current surveillance priorities: exchange capabilities, safety related capabilities, security capabilities and population management capabilities.…

A computer system designed to determine which Americans get what subsidies to help them buy health coverage will be hugely important to the success or failure of Obamacare, Bloomberg reports. And new federal data show doctors have filed more than 190 million prescriptions electronically. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130718/Health-law-computer-database-hub-links-7-agencies-spurs-privacy-concerns.aspx

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and Democrats wanted to do away with it. Oregonian columnist Susan Nielsen opined against it. Even AARP was OK with its demise. But when the smoke cleared this week, the Oregon Legislature merely curtailed it. Beginning this tax year, only seniors age 62 or older can deduct out-of-pocket medical expenses, not…