The Essential Guide to HITECH Act - HealthcareInfoSecurity
WEBFeb 8, 2010 · The HITECH Act specifies that covered entities should limit uses and disclosures of personal health information to the "minimum necessary" to conduct a particular function. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is expected to issue regulations this year governing the "minimum necessary" provisions.
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WEBHealthInfoSecurity.com is your source for health industry information security related news, articles, interviews and analysis, focusing on electronic health records, health information exchanges, HIPAA and HITECH compliance, as well as the latest breaches to healthcare organizations and what it means for the industry and those directly affected.
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WEBArticle Amazon CISO Amy Herzog on Embedding Security in Ring, Alexa. Michael Novinson • October 2, 2024. Amy Herzog, chief information security officer for Ads and Devices at Amazon, shares how her cybersecurity team accelerates product development by integrating security from the start to secure customer data on popular consumer devices like Ring and Alexa.
Delayed Data Breach Detection: Facing the Consequences
WEBJul 8, 2021 · Dominion National has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit involving a data breach that lasted nine years. Two health data breaches that each took about a decade to discover illustrate just how tough it can be to detect a security incident.
Why Health Data Breaches Go Unreported - HealthcareInfoSecurity
WEBSome 37 percent of senior healthcare information security executives taking part in the Healthcare Information Security Today survey said their organizations had no breach of any size in 2013, and 53 percent said their business associates also had no data breaches in the previous 12 months.. See Also: Identity Security Trailblazers - Health First "I suspect there are many more breaches ...
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WEBMarianne Kolbasuk McGee • September 19, 2024. As threat actors continue to evolve their attacks to circumvent security measures, cyber insurers are raising the bar for prospective healthcare security clients. Underwriters are increasing their scrutiny and adding new coverage requirements, said Chris Henderson of cybersecurity company Huntress.
Apple Watch: The HIPAA Privacy Issues - HealthcareInfoSecurity
WEBSep 25, 2014 · Apple Watch, which is due out next year, is tied to HealthKit, middleware which stores a user's encrypted health and fitness data. Apple announced recently that the release of HealthKit was delayed until the end of this month due to the discovery of a software bug. In the interview, Ganow also discusses: Why …
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WEBMarianne Kolbasuk McGee • March 13, 2024. The vast healthcare ecosystem disruption caused by the recent attack on Change Healthcare, which affected more than 100 of the company's IT products and services, underscores the concentrated cyber risk when a major vendor suffers a serious cyber incident, said Keith Fricke, partner at tw-Security.
HIPAA Omnibus and Offshore Vendors - HealthcareInfoSecurity
WEBAug 14, 2013 · Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 14, 2013. Credit Eligible. Get Permission. Under the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, business associates and subcontractors are directly liable for HIPAA compliance, including penalties for data breaches. And enforcement actions by federal regulators can range up to $1.5 million per HIPAA violation.
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