Category: Security

I’ll admit that I’m far from an expert on the challenges and inequities of women in the workforce. I think that everyone that knows me knows that I love working with women and I love strong empowered women. It’s what I hope my daughter will become one day. I’m proud that the Healthcare IT Marketing…

Just 36 percent of healthcare organizations said that within their entity, security and compliance policies are at most only moderately enforced, according to a survey from the Morristown, N.J.-based health information service provider (HISP) DataMotion. Just 36 percent of healthcare organizations said that within their entity, security and compliance policies are at most only moderately…

The following is a guest post by Vishal Gandhi, CEO of ClinicSpectrum as part of the Cost Effective Healthcare Workflow Series of blog posts. Follow and engage with him on Twitter @ClinicSpectrum and @csvishal2222. In healthcare we love to talk about ways we use technology with patients. We chart patient visits in the Electronic Medical…

A cybersecurity firm in Virginia has connected the massive hack of health insurer Anthem to Chinese government-sponsored researchers, according to a report from the Washington Post. A cybersecurity firm in Virginia has connected the massive hack of health insurer Anthem to Chinese government-sponsored researchers, according to a report from the Washington Post. read more …read…

In light of yesterday’s short story post, and also my post on EMR and EHR about concierge medicine, I thought it timely for me to document might entrance into what many are calling the next generation of healthcare. They talk about it as primary care that puts people first. In my case, it’s my recent…

Breaches of protected health information increased more than 25 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to a new analysis published this week. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/phi-breaches-25-percent-2014/2015-02-25?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

When we start purchasing our EHR, many times we don’t spend enough time thinking about what happens when we reach the end of life for the software we’re purchasing. I was particularly reminded of this when writing my post about the legacy EHR ticking time bombs. During our EHR or other healthcare IT software purchase,…

A recent research report on data breaches in healthcare indicates that the hack of Anthem could end up costing more than a billion. A recent research report on data breaches in healthcare indicates that the hack of Anthem could end up costing more than a billion. Redspin Inc., a Carpinteria, Calif.-based health IT security consultant,…

​Cybersecurity in healthcare is easier said than done. In this special report, FierceHealthIT examines what providers and payers currently are doing to prevent data breaches, as well as what they should be doing. We also speak to attorneys and patient advocates to gain a better understanding of the cybersecurity challenges that lie ahead. Full report…