Category: Security

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I’m in Japan today lecturing at the TOPOS Conference. per the request of several colleagues. Think of it as TED in Tokyo. I’ve been asked to discuss the Meaning of Life in an Aging Society without referencing Healthcare IT, which is a real challenge for a CIO. The approach I’ve taken is to explore life…

Jocelyn Samuels to head HHS Office for Civil Rights

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Jocelyn Samuels has been named the next director of the Office for Civil Rights, the unit within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that enforces HIPAA compliance, an OCR spokeswoman confirmed in an email to FierceHealthIT. read more …read more

Hospital CISO: Balancing security of, access to patient data my toughest task

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The ability to protect patient data while simultaneously ensuring that clinicians can use that data to provide adequate care requires a tremendous ability to balance priorities. read more …read more

Montana’s Health Agency Suffers Massive Data Breach, Affects 1.3 Million

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The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) in the State of Montana suffered a massive data breach that affected 1.3 million people, which is a higher number than the state’s population (1.01 million). The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) in the State of Montana suffered a massive data breach that…

Hospital CIOs lukewarm about security abilities

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Roughly half of the respondents to HealthsystemCIO.com‘s most recent CIO advisory panel survey said that when it comes to their security ability, they rank “about average.” read more …read more

Health IT advisors: Protecting teens’ health data privacy a complex challenge

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The Privacy and Security Tiger Team will tackle data security and privacy complexities involving minors’ electronic records at its next meeting on July 14. read more …read more

Hospitals ‘very sloppy’ about security efforts

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Healthcare facilities are constantly in danger of being hacked and having data stolen, but two researchers have found that many hospitals themselves leak valuable information online. read more …read more

Hackers steal health data of 1.3M

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In one of the largest HIPAA breaches ever reported, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is notifying some 1.3 million people after hackers gained unfettered access to an agency server for nearly a year before being discovered. Hackers likely first gained accessed to the server as far back as July 2013, according…

Be Prepared, Provider Organizations: HIPAA Fines Will Get Heavier

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