Cybersecurity: Page 14

New wireless network options offer benefits, despite security concerns

By Erik L. Ridley

Healthcare providers are increasingly demanding mobile computing devices for use as decision-support tools. And wireless networking is a fundamental enabling technology for mobile computing. For example, it gives users the ability to show images to patients in a more intimate fashion than a standard PC, according to Dr. Paul Chang, director of radiology informatics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

April 1, 2004

Analysts offer advice on keeping HIPAA security compliance simple

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

In an electronic presentation at the 2004 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Kristen Sostrom, information security analyst with Integrated Management Services in Arlington, VA, and Jeff Collmann, Ph.D., from the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, shared their thoughts on keeping HIPAA security simple.

March 11, 2004

Analysis of PACS audit logs proves fruitful

By Erik L. Ridley

Maintaining HIPAA-compliant security and privacy practices in a PACS environment isn’t easy, with myriad healthcare personnel requiring access to images and reports. But a new solution -- analyzing audit logs with a multidimensional online analytical processing (OLAP) tool -- has proved highly efficient in identifying security problems and analyzing departmental benchmarks.

October 30, 2003

AuntMinnie PACS Insider

By Erik L. Ridley

Need practical advice on complying with the security and privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? A multimedia presentation by Herman Oosterwijk of OTech Health Care Technology Solutions is an excellent resource.

October 26, 2003

HIPAA security and privacy compliance concerns

Compliance efforts with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security and privacy standards are adding to already long workdays around the U.S. for many IT administrators. Ensuring that the right protocols are in the right place at the right time is a critical compliance component. However, equally important is implementing a system that has minimal impact on the day-to-day processes of a radiology practice.

October 22, 2003

Siemens releases secure messaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has launched an application service provider (ASP)-based messaging system aimed at complying with recent Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security regulations.

July 1, 2003

DVI retains UBS Securities

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare financing firm DVI of Jamison, PA, said yesterday that it has retained investment bank UBS Securities to assist it in conducting a review of strategic alternatives.

June 30, 2003

Security strategies for wireless technology

(MEEN Imaging Technology News) Wireless networks continue to enjoy explosive growth, with the demand for radio wave media connections among computing devices seen as a solution to the cost of cable media connectivity. In healthcare, Web technologies are being used to access patient data wherever and whenever it is needed.

June 9, 2003

Summary of Wireless Security Standards

A chart Summary of Wireless Security Standards.

June 8, 2003

HIPAA security: best practices drive implementation roadmap

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Tom Walsh, a consultant on e-security practice with CTG Healthcare Solutions of Overland Park, KS, offers his insights on HIPAA best-practice security implementation, including risk assessment and analysis.

February 19, 2003

HHS issues HIPAA final security standards

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has adopted the final security standards for protecting individually identifiable health information when it is maintained or transmitted electronically, as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

February 13, 2003

Girding for HIPAA’s privacy rule

By Brian Casey

After a long wait, the U.S. government is finally set to implement the final privacy rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

February 11, 2003

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