Hospitals and other healthcare organizations are in the midst of a major digital revolution that's forcing them to change their traditional ways of capturing, storing, and sharing information. To keep up with their needs for greater IT infrastructure agility, performance, security, and compliance, many savvy...
The hack of health insurer Anthem exposes data on 80 million Americans. A breach of an electronic health records vendor affects dozens of clinics. A California hospital pays a ransom to get data decrypted by hackers. These and other headline-grabbing breaches are getting the attention of CEOs and boards of directors....
New long-awaited federal guidance clarifies that cloud services providers that handle protected health information are nearly always considered business associates under HIPAA and, as a result, must meet the regulation's security requirements.
Hacker attacks continue to account for the vast majority of health data breach victims this year, according to the latest federal tally. Some security experts expect that trend will persist as long as many organizations focus narrowly on HIPAA compliance rather than larger cybersecurity issues.
It's a story you'll watch unfold time and time again. The breach. The headlines. The confusion. The public apologies. The finger-pointing. And it's often followed by some form of the following statement: "But I was compliant." Compliance is never enough. The challenges are understandable, but taking the path of least...
The rising cost of pharmaceuticals is an unfortunate reality that can render patients unable to afford medication. This struggle was evident to Dr. Michael Rae who created the Rx Savings Solutions app that helps consumers save on prescription costs. Dr. Rae is a medical expert, but since technology is not his forte,...
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) began a search for a secure cloud solution for their Common Security Framework (CSF) application. CSF gives businesses the structure, detail and clarity needed to more efficiently and effectively meet healthcare regulatory compliance standards, including HIPAA.
The...
To help simplify the difficulties associated with HIPAA compliance, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), a non-profit organization, collaborated with leaders in healthcare and information security to develop the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF). CSF is a certifiable security framework that scales...
Because the legal relationships between healthcare organizations can be very complex, it's not always crystal clear when business associate agreements should be in place to help safeguard patient data, says privacy attorney Adam Greene. He explains the legal issues in this in-depth interview.
Attackers have healthcare entities in their crosshairs, and their favorite targets are easily compromised credentials. Tracy Hulver of Synchronoss offers new ideas for how security leaders can better manage and secure identities.
Even when entangled in billing or other disputes with covered entities, business associates may not hold hostage the protected health information of patients, federal regulators say in recently issued guidance.
There are a wide variety of known security issues with printers and other peripheral devices. This report from Red Tiger Security shows how these devices can be exploited—and how to protect yours from threat.
Read this report to learn why:
Printers and embedded devices are often the weakest link in IT...
This research report from the Ponemon Institute provides an in-depth look into the security risks created by insecure printers and other devices, with a focus on strategies and best practices that can address these risks.
This report reveals why:
53% of IT managers realize printers are vulnerable to cyber...
Through extensive research and interviews, IDC was able to better understand the quantitative and qualitative of an organization's use of enterprise security solutions—and the business value of deploying a print security solution.
See the results.
This whitepaper explores why:
80% of companies indicate that...
A new watchdog agency report says HHS needs to provide much more guidance on how healthcare organizations should implement controls identified by the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. But some security experts are calling for bolder action - an update of the HIPAA Security Rule.
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