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Tips for patient data security: Policies, education, funding

Recent news broke of patient data breaches across the country, including one at Beth Israel that could affect more than 2000 patients. FierceHealthcare caught up with Andrew Lenardon (pictured), Read more...

Patient data security breached at Jackson Health

Almost 8 million people have experienced a breach of their medical data during the last two years, according to data from Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights. And that Read more...

Medical data protections ramp up

Government enforcers are taking a stronger stance on healthcare providers, organizations and insurance companies that leak medical information. Often cited as the key to reducing healthcare costs, Read more...

Texas hospital patient data for sale

If you've been a patient in a Texas hospital over the past 10 years, chances are high that the details of your stay have wandered the U.S. and popped up in all kinds of places. The Texas Department Read more...

Personal data for thousands of patients leaked online

Another day, another privacy breach. New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center "inadvertently" posted the personal information of about 6,800 patients--including names, Read more...

Seattle health system will pay $100K HIPAA fine

A Seattle-based health system has agreed to pay a $100,000 HIPAA fine--as well as improve its medical data security--after failing to properly secure data backup tapes, disks and laptops. During 2005 Read more...

Audit finds that IL Medicaid paid providers late

An audit of Illinois'' Medicaid program has found that a $1.5 billion financial shortfall led to delays in paying physicians, hospitals and nursing homes over recent years. However, in recent times Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Hospitals have data security blind spot; NYU Medical Ctr. gets $100 million gift; and much more...

> Increasingly, it's looking like U.S. hospitals have a blind spot when it comes to data security. Read more...

Press Releases

Liaison Technologies Connects Its Community with Microsoft HealthVault®

Connection to Provide Patients with Access to Greater Amounts of Personal Health Information, More Control of Health Data ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Liaison Technologies, a global provider of secure Read more >>

When a Healthcare Data Breach Strikes: Don't Be Exposed Like the Back of a Hospital Gown; 10 Actions Patients Can Take

New Ponemon Study Reveals Hospitals and Healthcare Providers are Sloppy When Dealing with Private Patient Records TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. and PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "Sloppy" is Read more >>

Cbeyond Resource Guide Provides Healthcare Practitioners with Insights to Help Leverage Cloud Technology

Guide Designed to Help Medical Practices Reduce IT Costs, Improve Security and Meet Regulatory Requirements ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cbeyond (NASDAQ: CBEY), a leading provider of IT and Read more >>

meridianEMR Advanced Monitoring System Catches Security Breach

Patient Records Protected by meridianEMR's Security TechnologyLIVINGSTON, N.J., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- meridianEMR®, the Livingston, New Jersey-based market leader in Electronic Health Read more >>

Pediatric Alliance Selects Ascent Data for Colocation and Managed Services

PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascent Data, Pittsburgh's trusted provider for data center colocation and managed services, including data security, backup, virtualization and cloud Read more >>