Standardizing Secure Text Messaging
LTC Compliance Alert – Text Messages and PHI Do Not Mix! Is There a Solution? By Rod Baird Unsecure Text Messages between facility staff and…
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Email, PHI and Direct
Privacy, Security and Accountability By Andy Nieto, IT Strategist at DataMotion Twitter: @DataMotion Email and clinical medicine have historically been kept apart. Privacy, security and accountability have…
HIPAA and eMail: A Compliance Nightmare?
Security Focuses on Protections and Safety Measures By Matthew Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher In the world of HIPAA, concerns of privacy and security are of paramount importance….
Insider Breaches a Growing Risk
Organizations Should Implement Strong Monitoring Plans Steve Spearman, Founder and Chief Security Consultant Ashley Booth, Marketing Coordinator Health Security Solutions Twitter: @HIPAASolutions Eligible providers and their…
PHI Protection Network Forum Addresses Current and Future Threats to PHI
PHI Protection Network (PPN) Forum – the event for best practices to protect sensitive patient information – April 10, 2014 in Anaheim, California Rick Kam,…
ePHI Mobile Security Best Practices
Research Finds PHI Can Be Compromised in One Minute Brandon Barney, CISSP Security Support Manager, SecurityMetrics Follow him on Twitter @Brand_Barney Hundreds of thousands of…
ONC to Hold Virtual Hearing on Uses of Digital Health Information
Accounting of Disclosures Hearing The HIT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Tiger Team will be holding a virtual, public hearing to explore practical ways to…
Why Healthcare Must Operationalize Data Breach Response
COMMENTARY Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts Over the last decade, the scope of identity theft has widened from credit card and financial fraud…
National Pilot Program Launched to Advance Protected Health Information, PHI
Program to Focus on PHI in Electronic Request for Medical Records The Standards and Interoperability (S&I) Framework was launched to work with healthcare stakeholders in…