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How the 'Blue Button' Works - HealthcareInfoSecurity
WEBThe Markle Foundation's "blue button" concept for enabling patients to download their records on a secure website is suitable for a wide variety of healthcare organizations, says Josh Lemieux, the foundation's director of personal health technology.. In an interview (transcript below), Lemieux points out that the Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare soon will implement the concept ...
How Aligned Is the Industry to NIST and HICP Best Practices?
WEBHow Aligned Is the Industry to NIST and HICP Best Practices? Censinet • July 27, 2023. Credit Eligible. As healthcare organizations introduce new technology into their environments, questions often arise as to how and where to allocate resources in order to best reduce cyber risk. This report—a collaboration between KLAS and the American ...
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 …
Guide | OT Cybersecurity Glossary & Quick Start Guide
WEBGuide | OT Cybersecurity Glossary & Quick Start Guide. Dragos • June 18, 2024. Credit Eligible. This guide is for IT security veterans who have a great understanding of well-worn cybersecurity concepts, principles, and lingo. We will not waste anyone's time explaining what a firewall is or what exploitation means.
2006 VA Breach: Assessing the Impact - HealthcareInfoSecurity
WEBMay 25, 2012 · In May 2006, the Department of Veterans Affairs reported a breach stemming from a stolen unencrypted laptop that contained information on more than 26 million individuals. Although the device was eventually recovered and the FBI determined that no personal information was inappropriately accessed, the VA agreed to pay $20 million to settle a ...
Rite Aid to Pay $1 Million in HIPAA Case - HealthcareInfoSecurity
WEBJul 27, 2010 · Pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corp. has agreed to pay a $1 million fine and take corrective action to settle federal charges that it violated the HIPAA privacy rule and the FTC Act when some of its stores improperly disposed of prescription information in dumpsters. The Department of Health and Human Services levied the …
Latest breaking news articles on healthcare information security
WEBMathew J. Schwartz • September 12, 2024. Android malware first seen in the wild in late 2023 has been targeting users' bank and online payment accounts, bolstered by its ability to steal one-time access codes sent via SMS. The banking Trojan, which security researchers call Ajina, appears to be a joint endeavor with affiliates.
Latest interviews and insights on healthcare information security
WEBMarianne Kolbasuk McGee • July 17, 2024 18 Minutes. Healthcare groups should consider several key points about a recent Texas federal court ruling and its impact on the use of online tracker technology on the healthcare websites of HIPAA-regulated organizations, said privacy attorney Iliana Peters of the law firm Polsinelli. Endpoint Security.