Category: Security
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University of Mississippi Medical Center Notifies Patients of Data Breach
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has issued a breach notice to an unknown number of patients after a laptop containing patients' personal health information had been lost. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has issued a breach notice to an unknown number of patients after a laptop containing patients' personal health information…
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Stolen health data increasingly sought after for commercial ventures
Though hackers generally go after healthcare information they can use in identity theft and other fraud schemes, that data increasingly is prized for numerous commercial ventures–even marketing, according to an article published by The Information Daily . read more
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House lawmakers outline life-sciences agenda
Ensuring that health-related mobile applications are not hampered by excessive regulations and taxes, creating a board of directors at the Food and Drug Administration, and enhancing the security of the U.S. drug supply chain are among the top…
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Feds ask firms about HIPAA audit experience
The top federal healthcare privacy and security regulator wants to know what officials from more than 100 organizations that have undergone privacy and security audits thought of the process and what can be done to improve it.
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U.N. official says North Korea needs external assistance to ensure food, health security
“The well-being of millions of people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) still depends on external assistance, a United Nations humanitarian official said [Friday], warning that without aid, their health and food security would be seriously compromised,” the U.N. News Centre reports.
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SecureCare Announces Updates to Sfax – a HIPAA Compliant Cloud Faxing ProductProduct
SecureCare has announced the release of an updated version of Sfax – its secure, HIPAA compliant, cloud-based faxing product. Sfax v3 maintains the essential benefits that keep faxing relevant but removes the pain associated with manual faxing by bringing it to the cloud. Healthcare organizations rely on fax for business-critical documents – Sfax v3, now…
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PCI Compliance In The Healthcare Industry
Health care providers are acutely aware of the requirements set forth by the complex network of state and federal data privacy protection laws (e.g., HIPAA) to maintain protected health information (PHI). Yet, it’s been widely identified that the healthcare industry as a whole is sorely lagging in compliance with PCI DSS, a set of Data…
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The Security Risks of Medical Devices
Beth Israel Deaconess has been outspoken about the risks of malware on FDA 510k approved medical devices such as radiology workstations, echocardiogram machines, and patient monitors. Although these devices appear to be “appliances” that you simply plug into the network and use for patient care, they are actually sophisticated computers, often running outdated…
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It’s Time for a National Patient Identifier
Here’s a guest post from Meg Aranow, Principal at Aranow Consulting LLC. Some of us remember that the early HIPAA discussions included the concept of a national patient identifier. As legislators and administrators attempted to find the right balance between the risks and rewards of automation, ultimately the patient identifier was thought to pose…
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New Tools To Help Protect Against Payment Card Fraud
Over the past 10 years, cybercriminals have consistently targeted their cyber attacks against large merchants, having successfully hacked a number of large cardholder databases. They have stolen large quantities of unprotected card numbers and made billions of dollars of fraudulent transactions.