National Public Health Week – April 4-10, 2016
In 1995, President Bill Clinton proclaimed the first full week of April as National Public Health Week (@NPHW). For over 20 years now the APHA…
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Steep Price Tag for Not Entering a Business Associate Agreement
By Sam Barnes – North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota recently agreed to settle charges that it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules by essentially failing to enter into a Business Associate Agreement.
2016: The Year of Increased Risk for EHRs
By Mark Menke – Last year, we witnessed a number of data breaches occur within hospital networks, health insurers, physicians’ offices, and much more. In fact, Community Health Systems, Premera and Anthem were just some of the bigger names who made cybersecurity headlines in 2015, resulting in more than 94 million records exposed.
That’s a Wrap: Recapping #HIMSS16
Rounding up the after thoughts and takeaways of HIMSS 2016 in Las Vegas from around the industry. Read our story.
5 Ways to Improve Workflow Efficiency
By Patti Peets – By leveraging health care IT software, not only will efficiency improve, but practices will be able to work smarter. Here a 5 ways to improve your workflow efficiency.
HITRUST CEO Testifies at Congressional Hearing
Daniel Nutkis, CEO of HITRUST testified at a Homeland Security Committee hearing on the Role of Cyber Insurance in Risk Management in front of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
Another Perspective on #HIMSS16
By Manu Tandon – Population health conversation last year was about maximizing revenue for the organization. Now it’s about identifying and managing cohorts of patients using patient generate data as a source. The best thinking we saw aligns very well with ours.
The Outdated Browser: Breeding Ground for Cybercrime
By Don Dally – Is your health system’s browser up to date? Too many organizations don’t know the answer to that question and are unaware of the consequences for using unsupported browsers. Or, if they do know the answer, they aren’t in a position to act on it.
More Lists that Deserve Sharing
Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. Here are some interesting lists I think deserve sharing.