Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:57 am
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle case involving theft of 57 unencrypted hard drives that contained protected health information. By Nicole Lewis Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) will have to fork over $1.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to settle potential […]
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:54 am
By Ron Shinkman Although hospital operators know that a data breach can lead to significant consequences–lawsuits, loss of business and reputation–a new report by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) can help them place a specific price tag on such mishaps. The report released last week includes a section on what it refers to as “PHIve”–a five-step process […]
Posted on March 12, 2012 at 9:52 am
By Michelle McNickle The risk of protected health information being breached has grown dramatically within the past few years, and to combat the threat, the HIPAA Security Rule was created to provide organizations with administrative, physical, and technical guidelines to safeguard their electronic PHI. “The guidelines underscore a higher goal of the HIPAA Security Rule: helping […]
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 9:50 am
By Risk Management Magazine The Information Age. The Digital Age. The Computer Age. Whichever name you use, we’re in an era where many companies’ most valuable asset is information, from consumer buying habits to patient diagnoses to scientific data. At the same time, this asset also comes with a burden: companies are responsible for safeguarding the […]
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By Jack Anderson CEO Compliance Helper Here is a quote from Rebecca Herold, CIPP, CISSP, CISM, FLMI, in the February 2010 edition of Compliance Today: “CEs are now accountable for more active validation of BA security and privacy program compliance, beyond just having a BA contract in place. It is more important than ever for […]
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DATA BREACHES PUT PATIENTS AT RISK FOR IDENTITY THEFT By: Robin Erb DETROIT – Walk into a doctor’s office and chances are that some of your most private information — from your Social Security number to the details of your last cervical exam and your family’s cancer history — is stored electronically. Your doctor might […]
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Report is a call to action for healthcare to invest more to protect patient information To view the original article please click here. By Don Bailey Washington, DC, March 5, 2012: With the release today of The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security, health care organizations now have […]
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By Dissent Nick Budnick reports: A Northwest Portland psychiatrist is putting out public notice that personal information of 480 current and former patients on a laptop was stolen from his office. A burglar broke into Dr. David Turner’s office last October, stealing the laptop and other items. Turner is now seeking current and former patients to […]
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By Steve Campbell With the release of the recent The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security, health care organizations now have a new method to evaluate the “at risk” value of protected health information (PHI) that will enable them to make a business case for appropriate investments to better […]
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 4:23 pm
To view the original article please click here. By Brian Eastwood Since 2009, the number of Americans affected by data breaches caused by lax protection of health information (PHI) security stands at more than 19 million — roughly the population of the state of Florida.