Category: Security

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate A new bill in Congress calls for the permanent repeal of the SRG, but also names health IT interoperability a national priority to be achieved by the end of 2018. Graphical Display of Diagnostic Test Results in…

A government agency warned health insurer Premera that its data protection practices were not up to industry standards right before it was victimized by a major cyber attack. A government agency warned health insurer Premera that its data protection practices were not up to industry standards right before it was victimized by a major cyber…

This post is part of the #HIMSS15 Blog Carnival which explores “The Future of…” across 5 different healthcare IT topics. Healthcare has a major challenge when it comes to the term “Patient Engagement.” $36 billion of government money and something called meaningful use has corrupted the word Patient Engagement. While meaningful use requires “5% patient…

The following is a guest blog post by Jennifer Bergeron, Learning and Development Manager at The Breakaway Group (A Xerox Company). Check out all of the blog posts in the Breakaway Thinking series. Healthcare is applying innovations from other industries to make advancements in the study of disease, surgery, and research. If you’re fascinated by…

A massive data breach has hit the healthcare industry again. Premera Blue Cross, a Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based health insurer, has acknowledged that it was victim of a cyber attack that could affect 11 million of its customers. A massive data breach has hit the healthcare industry again. Premera Blue Cross, a Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based health…

This post is part of the #HIMSS15 Blog Carnival which explores “The Future of…” across 5 different healthcare IT topics. Innovation is a fascinating concept. Historians and philosophers have been thinking and investigating the key to innovation forever. I’m not sure anyone has ever found the true secret sauce to innovation. Every innovation I’ve ever…

For Cybersecurity, Prevention First, But Don’t Forget About the Treatment By Terry Edwards Cyber-attacks are nothing new. We’ve all seen the attacks on major retailers, entertainment giants, and financial institutions. Healthcare is gaining attention as the next industry under attack since cyber-criminals are finding unprecedented value in patient health records. A patient record can sell…

This post is part of the #HIMSS15 Blog Carnival which explores “The Future of…” across 5 different healthcare IT topics. In yesterday’s post about The Future of…The Connected Healthcare System, I talked a lot about healthcare data and the importance of that data. So, I won’t rehash those topics in this post. However, that post…

A holistic approach to security can help healthcare organizations identify risks and flaws in their network before a breach occurs, says a security expert from the cybersecurity firm TSC Advantage According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, last year saw 287 breaches and more than 7.7 million records compromised in the medical and healthcare industry…

Nearly half (45 percent) of surveyed patients reported that they are at least moderately concerned about a security breach involving their personal health information, according to new research from the Austin, Tx.-based electronic health record (EHR) selection group Software Advice. Nearly half (45 percent) of surveyed patients reported that they are at least moderately concerned…