Two organizations have received federal funding to support projects, including development of security best practices, designed to pave the way for nationwide health information exchange. Claudia Williams of ONC describes the goals.
The federal budget sequester could impact health data privacy and security projects under way. Find out what could be cut - as well as the reaction from security experts and CISOs.
A class action lawsuit alleges that IRS agents unlawfully seized medical records for 10 million individuals, including state judges, during a raid of a California company.
Despite a major change in their integrated electronic health record strategy, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense are sticking with many of the same security plans. Find out all the details.
Roger Baker, CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced to his staff on Feb. 15 that he's resigning. Baker led a number of projects that dealt with security issues, including a breach prevention initiative.
The departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense are dropping plans to build an integrated electronic health record system from scratch. Find out why the new approach focuses on interoperability and secure data exchange.
Susan McAndrew of the HHS Office for Civil Rights offers a detailed analysis of the final omnibus rule, which extensively modifies HIPAA and provides new guidance about when to report a breach.
As the National Institutes of Health ramps up research projects involving human genomes, electronic health records and other sensitive data, it's exploring the best ways to protect that data, says research director Eric Green, M.D., PhD.
The sentencing of a former hospital emergency department worker in a data theft case serves as a reminder of why healthcare organizations need to take steps to prevent improper access to records.
A federal advisory panel has recommended that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT issue guidance soon on how to verify the identities of patients seeking online access to their records.
While a privacy advocate is demanding federal guidance on protecting health data in the cloud, one federal official says pending HIPAA modifications will help ensure patient data is safeguarded.
A federal panel is seeking comments on recommendations for boosting privacy and security requirements for electronic health record modules in the next round of HITECH Act software certification requirements.
"Accessing medical records [should be] as easy as accessing banking records today," says Farzad Mostashari, M.D., national coordinator for health IT, addressing a hearing on patient ID authentication.
A new report says the Department of Health and Human Services must improve oversight of the HITECH Act's EHR incentive program, so that providers show better proof of compliance, including risk assessments.
Comments are being accepted through Jan. 14, 2013, on potential privacy and security requirements to be included in the meaningful use rule for Stage 3 of the HITECH Act's electronic health record incentive program.
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