Debriefing The PHI Report: Determining The True Cost Of A Data Breach
DEBRIEFING THE PHI REPORT: DETERMINING THE TRUE COST OF A DATA BREACH By Jenny Laurello This week I had the chance to listen to a webinar highlighting the recently released report on The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information. Released on March 5, the “PHI Report” has already been downloaded by more than 1,700 users, with its goal being […]
March 21 Free Webinar to Highlight Finding From The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information
NEW YORK, — On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. ET, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), The Santa Fe Group/Shared Assessments Program Healthcare Working Group, and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) will host a free webinar to help health care organizations assess security risks and help them build a business case to better […]
Cybersecurity Bill Faces Uncertain Future In Fight Over Regulation
By Gerry Smith (Huffington Post) WASHINGTON — It is a scenario that many officials in Washington say keeps them awake at night: a cyberattack against critical infrastructure. Many lawmakers believe the nation’s vital computer networks are vulnerable to such an event, which they say could lead to the collapse of the banking system, sustained blackouts or […]
Bluecross Blueshied of Tennessee Fined $1.5 Million
By Integracon The Department of Health and Human Services is fining BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee $1.5 million for the 2009 loss of 57 hard drives that contained unencrypted protected health information (PHI). In addition to the fine, the agency must submit to a 450-day corrective action plan.[1] In 2009, 57 hard drives were stolen from […]
New Report Highlights The Costs of Document Security Breaches for Healthcare Providers
The American National Standards Institute has released a report emphasizing the business incentives for healthcare providers to improve their IT security, and the potential costs of failures to increase security protocols. The report notes that the healthcare industry’s move toward fully adopting electronic health records increases the opportunities for protected health information (PHI) to be […]
Healthcare Security Pros Need To Speak The Language Of Finance
Experts say PHI protectors can’t pay for data protection because they don’t know how to make the business case for it. As the number of healthcare data breaches continues to snowball, executives put in charge of safeguarding protected health information (PHI) can’t keep up with the risks inherent with increased deployment of electronic health records […]
ANSI Releases Business Case For Safeguarding PHI Data
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released a report on protected health information (PHI) security, namely, The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security, which offers a novel means of evaluating PHI at risk. The report would enable healthcare providers to conceive a business case for the investment […]
Nobody Cares About HIPAA
Compliance in many organizations is seen as only a costly inconvenience By Glenn S. Phillips Sometimes clarity comes out of the blue, including clarity about compliance issues. Recently I was meeting with friend and business associate Ben Drake. His company works with networking and data protection technology for a number of businesses. I mentioned how some organizations […]
FREE WEBINAR: How To Calculate The Cost Of A Data Breach And What To Do About It
Clearwater Compliance, a prominent HIPAA-HITECH compliance consultancy and software provider, announced today another upcoming free webinar entitled “How to Calculate the Cost of a Data Breach and What to Do About It.” Based on the new report recently published by ANSI and co-sponsored by Clearwater entitled “The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A […]
5 Things CIOs Need To Know About Funding The Protections Of PHI
By Michelle McNickle With groups recently banding together to demand a tightening of security for protected health information, looking at the financial side of a breach has been put front and center. But according to Rick Kam, president and cofounder of ID Experts, there’s an aspect of protecting PHI that’s “not getting picked up,” and is […]
