Senators Press Ascension on Data Sharing Agreement with Google
Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-Louisiana, Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, are pressing Ascension on its data sharing agreement it holds with Google, given the tech...Judge Finalizes Quest Diagnostics Settlement Over 2016 Data Breach
The US District Court in New Jersey issued a final approval of a class-action lawsuit settlement between Quest Diagnostics and the patients impacted by a 2016 data breach. The testing giant will pay...OCR Settles with Utah Provider for $100K Over HIPAA Security Failures
The provider office of Steven Porter, MD in Ogden, Utah has settled with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after failing to implement certain HIPAA security...OIG Finds NIH Security Practices Potentially Put EHR Data at Risk
The security policies and practices around the electronic health system of the National Institutes of Health may have potentially put the security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its...OIG Finds Serious Misuse of Medicare Data Transactions by Pharmacies
The Department of Health and Human Service Office of the Inspector General recently discovered widespread inappropriate access and use of Medicare beneficiary data by pharmacies and other healthcare...Judge Rules Against HHS Over HIPAA Right of Access Third-Party Fees
Washington, DC US District Court Judge Amit Mehta issued a blow to the Department of Health and Human Services for its 2013 HIPAA Right of Access rule around third-party requests for patient records,...Key Elements for Secure Business Associate Agreements, Relationships
The healthcare sector relies on a vast number of third-party vendors, supply chain businesses, and other business associates to ensure relatively seamless care transactions. But with each transaction...Sen. Warner Digs into DHA Over Exposed Army Medical Center Images
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia is scrutinizing the Defense Health Agency’s cybersecurity practices, as the sensitive medical data of servicemembers continues to be exposed online due to unsecured...ONC Draft Federal Health IT Strategy Puts Privacy, Security in Focus
The Department of Health and Human Services released its proposed Federal Health IT Strategy for 2020 to 2025, developed with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology....Health Plans Struggle with HIPAA Compliance, Unprepared for Audit
Many health plan group sponsors are struggling to remain or are not fully compliant with HIPAA rules. Further, those same healthcare organizations are not prepared for a HIPAA audit, according to new...HSCC Tells HHS: Include Patching in Stark Law Cybersecurity Donations
The Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute should include patching and update language in...Proposed Bill Would Close HIPAA Gaps, Curb Health App Privacy Risks
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, unveiled legislation on June 14, focused on closing privacy gaps in HIPAA, which does not currently cover tech like health apps,...Sponsored by ClearDATA
What Pharma Needs to Know about Compliance Regulation in the Cloud
An increasing portion of healthcare is moving its business and data to the cloud. About two-thirds of healthcare technology leaders reported using the cloud or cloud services, according to a 2017 HIMSS...Sponsored by Insight
Medical Devices and Other Endpoints Offer Attractive Targets to Attackers
“Attackers see medical devices and other endpoints in the healthcare environment as rich targets,” explains Julie Connolly, principal cybersecurity engineer at MITRE. Connolly identifies...Sponsored by Insight
Securing Patient Data While Embracing Innovation
Healthcare organizations are increasingly looking to the latest technologies to improve patient care and cost efficiencies. These technologies include telemedicine and virtual care, mobile devices and...Sponsored by Insight