Cybersecurity: Page 12

Security awareness in healthcare is coming of age
NEW ORLEANS - Issues surrounding data security are finally becoming more prevalent in healthcare. Although multiple sessions at this year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference touted various concepts, a common theme was educating the industry on how to better plan for security. Healthcare IT consultant Tom Walsh discussed the challenges of positioning the costs of implementing a security program with institutional management.
March 1, 2007
HIPAAT introduces consent aggregation tools
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information privacy and security firm HIPAAT is unveiling a consent aggregation toolkit with new application interface (API) functionality at next week's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in New Orleans.
February 21, 2007
Security considerations in transmitting medical information
Whether it involves physicians, patients, or insurance companies, communicating information is an essential component of day-to-day healthcare practices. But data that is being transmitted is exposed to public systems, and is in jeopardy of being accessed by potentially malicious third-party users. Rocklyn Lien, a radiologic technologist and PACS administrator trainer, discusses the security considerations of transmitting digital medical information in today's healthcare environment.
January 18, 2007
U.S. healthcare lags in HIPAA security compliance
By Brian Casey
November 6, 2006
HIPAA security still problematic
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
While healthcare security and privacy breaches have become recurrent front-page stories, a recent report found that nearly half of U.S. healthcare providers have made little progress in HIPAA Security Rule compliance.
November 6, 2006
Crafting an RFP for device and systems security
Increasing awareness and concern over IT security and information privacy has shaped the current U.S. regulatory climate. Accordingly, medical device manufacturers have seen a significant increase in questions related to these aspects of healthcare. Kristen Knight, an attorney and senior marketing manager for Phillips Medical Systems' product security division, offers some guidance to healthcare entities seeking security-related information for medical devices and systems.
November 5, 2006
Indiana man sues over health system security miscue
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Indiana man is suing Sisters of St. Francis Health Services for an alleged security lapse that might have exposed the private information of more than 260,000 patients.
November 1, 2006
GAO: CMS needs to improve IT security
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A report from the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) chides the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for missing some key information security controls and not effectively implementing existing ones.
October 3, 2006
Private parts: Breast cancer screening and HIPAA compliance
By Shalmali Pal
What happens when a patient's emotional issues surrounding breast cancer screening come face-to-face with an imaging center's legal requirements surrounding HIPAA? AuntMinnie.com asked this question of Robert Tennant, a senior policy advisor in health informatics at the Washington, DC, office of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Tennant offered his thoughts on how breast imaging centers can gain their patients' trust by making privacy paramount.
October 1, 2006
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Practices that embrace EHR security regulations inspire patient confidence
By Shalmali Pal
Recent headlines about stolen veterans' medical records privacy haven't done much to quell the fears of the general population that their medical privacy is under constant threat. As a result, practice managers should be prepared to deal with patients who are fairly certain that their healthcare information is mishandled, according to a presentation at the recent 2006 Health Care Information Technology Forum.
July 13, 2006
Mantis Technology
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Radiology informatics developer Mantis Technology of New York City will introduce its MantisIQ Security Service for RIS clients.
November 17, 2005
HIPAAT
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Healthcare software developer HIPAAT of Mississauga, Ontario, will introduce two new products to RSNA 2005 attendees: its ATNA Auditlog Toolkit (Sun Microsystems Java version) and Privacy Manager.
November 17, 2005
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