Winter is upon us, and with it comes the dreaded flu season. In turn, this means more trips to the doctor’s office and the potential for high medical bills – a monetary incentive that fraudsters have not overlooked. According to the FBI, healthcare fraud costs the United States an estimated $80 billion a year, with Read more…
Employment for IT security professionals is at an all-time high. Information Security Media Group reports on the woes of organizations trying to fill key security roles: Demand is growing, but supply is limited. This shortage is even more apparent for healthcare organizations, as many are undergoing major initiatives to provide digitized healthcare information and processes. Read more…
Tags: Healthcare, Healthcare Security, HIPAA
In reviewing the recent report from the United States Government Accountability Office August 2012 on Medical Devices, a few lessons jumped at me regarding the evolution of information security. 1) Information security is viewed as part art, part science, and part luck! This is partially in reference to the medical device manufacturers and partially to the Read more…
Tags: Healthcare, Healthcare Security, medical device security
I recently had the pleasure of listening to Sue McAndrew, the Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy of the HHS Office for Civil Rights, at the annual 2012 NCHICA conference. Lately I’ve been spending hours reviewing documentation with sales, customers, and partners at McAfee, and it was refreshing to hear from an industry leader on Read more…
Tags: Healthcare, Healthcare Security, HITECH
What if a criminal held your healthcare information for ransom, so you and your doctor had no way of accessing critical medical records? The adoption of electronic healthcare records has brought to light a plethora of security concerns. Worries about unauthorized access, information breaches, and questions about how the proliferation of sensitive data could impact Read more…
Tags: data breach, Healthcare, Healthcare Security
In my research, healthcare providers have rated their use and desire to use the cloud as relatively low compared to other industries. Since the HITECH Act of 2009 encouraged the adoption of electronic health records, many providers have been looking for a cost-effective way to support the infrastructure needed for electronic records. And while the Read more…
Tags: critical infrastructure, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare, Healthcare Security
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