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By Kris The U.S. government is encouraging healthcare organisations to utilise electronic healthcare records. However this will mean much more is required to be spent on Cyber Security. As “no organisation can afford to ignore the potential consequences of a data breach,” according to the American National Standards Institute. To view the original article please click here. […]

By Thor Olavsrud Given that stolen medical records can bring $50 apiece on the underground market, the frequency and magnitude of data breaches involving electronic health records is increasing. In an effort to help CIOs and CSOs build a better business case for enhancing security, a group of standards and security organizations have issued a new […]

By: Simply Security Outside attacks were most responsible for data breaches in 2011. To view the original article please click here. Verizon Business recently released some of the results of its 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report, which took into account around 90 of the 855 global breaches the company tracked last year. Among the most glaring results […]

How much should a company handling Protected Health Information (PHI)[1]spend to protect itself from a data breach?  Businesses typically use quantitative methods such as Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return and Payback Period to make investment decisions.  But investments to prevent breaches of PHI have until now relied on compliance arguments and subjective judgments.  […]

By Aliya Sternstein Faced with the reality that health care data breach legislation is unlikely to emerge, the American National Standards Institute on Monday set forth a financial reason for providers to protect their patients’ online privacy. To view the original article please click here. The cost of patient data losses during the past year ranged between […]

By  Kathleen Roney The American National Standards Institute, The Santa Fe Group/Shared Assessments Program Healthcare Working Group and the Internet Security Alliance have announced a collaborative report which provides information for healthcare organizations to better understand and limit data breach risks and liabilities. To view the original article please click here. According to the report, healthcare organizations […]

By Brian T. Horowitz As the Obama administration provides incentives for meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), efforts by the health care industry to secure patient data, or protected health information (PHI), have lagged behind, according to a new report by the PHI Project, an initiative of 100 health care leaders, including providers and insurance companies, as well […]

Bernie Monegain, Editor To view the original article please click here. WASHINGTON – Several healthcare groups have joined together to demand a tightening of security for protected health information. And they’re making a financial case for it. With the release of “The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security,” healthcare organizations […]

To view the original article please click here. Many health care organizations lack sufficient resources to adopt strong privacy and security protections for patient data, according to a report by a coalition of health care and data security groups, Modern Healthcare reports (Conn, Modern Healthcare, 3/5).About the ReportThe coalition includes the: American National Standards Institute; Internet Security Alliance; and Santa Fe […]