Privacy Issues

• Safety and Security for Wearables

• Safeguards to Consider in the Era of Interoperability

• Beating Burnout in Cybersecurity

• Releasing Medical Records

• Renovating Your Release of Information Program

• Lessons Learned From a Recent Data Breach

• Data Breaches on the Rise

• Navigating Privacy and Compliance Post Dobbs

• State AGs Crack Down on Data Privacy

• Get Set for HIPAA Changes

• Shoring Up Safe Harbor

• The People Factor

• Defining the Designated Record Set

• Security Tips for Personal Devices in the Workplace

• Health Care’s Digital Health Balancing Act

• How to Deal With Sensitive Information

• The Privacy Rule May Be In for a Makeover

• When the Police Come Knocking

• CISA Report Sounds the Alarm on Cyber Threats

• New Law Changes the Security Landscape

• Multilayered Response

• Keep Pace With Disclosure Management Changes

• A Better Line of Defense

• Strategies for Filling the CISO Role

• For Hackers, It’s as Simple as 1, 2, 3, 4

• Records for Ransom

• SDoH Raise Interesting Privacy Questions

• Overcoming Obstacles to Obtaining Medical Records

• Embedding IG to Optimize Cybersecurity

• Balancing Policy and Technology

• Keeping Tabs on Data

• Eight ROI Missteps to Avoid

• Breach Preparedness Know-How

• The Labyrinth That Is HIPAA

• Mitigating Risks Associated With Research Data

• What’s Your Business Associate Agreement Strategy?

• Shutdown or Not, Washington Wheels Turn

• Privacy With a European Flair

• The Rise of the Chatbots

• EHRs Pose Malpractice Risk

• Data Breaches: Insights Into a Pervasive Problem

• Fax Machines Still Prevalent

• ICYMI: The Challenges Associated With Texting 

• Health Care's BAA Breach Readiness Quandary

• Battle Lines Drawn

• Medical Device Security

• Tale of the Tape

• Print and Save This Article

• Deidentification Done Right

• ROI Vendors Face Confusion Over Fees

• A Ransomware Wakeup Call

• Litigation Evolves With Data Breach Scope, Frequency

• Should Clearinghouses Be Allowed to Use PHI?

• Is Right to Access Being Taken to Excess?

• The Human Errors Behind Data Breaches

• Governance Efforts Shape Reidentification Risks

• Funding, Personnel Issues Hamper Cybersecurity Efforts

• The Quest for a Better Records Request Strategy

• Digital Engagement Demands a Nimble HIPAA Strategy

• In Case of Emergency …

• Next-Generation Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trials

• New Medicare ID Cards to Impact Providers 

• Privacy Concerns Complicate X-ray Silver Mining 

• Swift Response Can Limit Cyber Attack Damage

• Cyberattack on Nuance Offers Teaching Moment

• How HIPAA Affects Research Efforts

• How to Adopt a Security Culture

• Can Health Care Trust Its Security Practices?

• Improve Security Through Information Governance

• OCR Puts Audit Controls on the Front Burner

• How to Conquer Compliance Challenges 

• Is Texting Physician Orders 2G2BT?

• Preventing and Preparing For IoT Attacks

• Make Patient Privacy a Priority

• The Regulatory Challenges of Population Health Management

• What Lies Ahead?

• Record Destruction: When, Which Ones, and How

• A Critical Juncture for Clinical Data Sharing

• Call In the Reinforcements

• On High Alert for Hackers

• Health Data: What's Yours Is Yours

• @Risk-Filled Routine

• Information Governance: A Bright Future in the Cloud

• Disclosure Management in a Risky World

• Legal Concerns in Information Governance

• PHI: Valuable and Vulnerable

• Keep Watch for Medical Identity Theft

• mHealth in the Mental Health Sector

• Next Steps for the EHR Code of Conduct

• Digitization Complicates the ROI Process

• Beware of HIPAA Zealots

• The Changing Face of Disaster Recovery

• A Phish Story

• Long on Potential, Short on Results

• HIPAA a Back Breaker for Chiropractic Interns

• The Deidentification Dilemma

• What a Patient Wants

• Keep Text Messaging Secure

• So You Want to Be a Privacy Officer?

• Rise of the Scribes

• Wireless Networks Need HIPAA-Focused Makeover

• Into the Abyss

• MTSOs Gear for OCR Audits

• Boston Data Breach Raises Questions

• The Reward of HIPAA Risk Assessment

• The Friends and Family Plan for Online Records

• Disclosure Management — More Complicated Than Ever

• Patient Portals: How to Balance Security vs. Usability

• Cloud Computing on the Rise

• Risky Business

• Take Steps to Ensure Mobile Device Security

• Does the Government Spy on PHI?

• The New Omnibus Rule

• HIPAA’s Omnibus Rule Makes Its Mark

• Thoughts on Sending Transcription Overseas

• Healthcare Information: The New Terrorist Target

• Mining Untapped Data

• Big Year Ahead for Disclosure Management

• Mobile Device Security Concerns

• To Catch a Thief

• Big Data Creates Big Privacy Concerns

• Random HIPAA Compliance Audits Have Arrived

• Clinic Uses Tracking Software as HIPAA Tool

• Ethical Business Practices in Transcription

• Get It in Writing—BA Agreements Grow in Importance

• How to Dispose of Retired PCs Properly

• Mobile Devices Create HIPAA Concerns

• OCR Layin’ Down the Law on Noncompliant Providers

• Finding Holes in IT Security

• Make Privacy and Security a Year-Round Focus

• Discover the Value of Secondary EHR Data

• Keys to Effective Breach Management

• 2010’s Overlooked Noisemakers

• Should HIEs Obtain Consumer Consent?

• National MPI: Why Such a Numbering System Raises Concerns

• Cell Phone Camera Use in Hospitals

• Myriad Issues Obstruct Data Sharing

• Deciding on a Document Destruction Vendor

• Do Privacy Hurdles Impede Data Exchange?

• Cloud Computing: IT in the Sky

• Pulling It Together — The HITECH Act & HIPAA

• Keep Data Contained

• Ushering in Change: ARRA Adds New Challenges to ROI Requests

• Medical Identity Theft: Will the Real John Doe Please Stand Up?

• The New Red Flags Rule and Healthcare Organizations

• Dispose Properly of Patient Files

• Prudent Data Security Practices

• Is RFID Technology Too Nosy?

• Navigate the E-Discovery Maze

• Striking Gold or Striking Out? Data Mining Delves Into Private Information

• Virtual Visits — The Way of the Future?

• A HIPAA Crackdown?

• Unannounced HIPAA Audits: Don’t Get Spooked

• Minding the Privacy Store

• Pulp Friction: Destroying Confidential Information

• All Tied Up — ePrescribing Restrictions

• A Tall Order — What to Do With Old Paper Records

• PHRs: Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Purpose